The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-02


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Yes sir, am Tor giving TO the people of Territories
the right to carry the principles OF selfgoveInmsnt 10
The furhest limit that Prudenee and safety would Justify
The right to elect nearly all the officers that perfect
cbineIy OF government might require would make
Them independent ~ every sense Of the term ss
oag they kept within the limits OF the constitution
would lei them nhae the pure air oi freedom in ths deer
gens OF the forest well upon the more highly cul
tyated PLAN, or ia our magnificent and refined cities
This il what they entitled to, and for which God
cIeaed them. And who will deny them thiss None.
SIR but the man OF limited thought OF narrow views,
and an enemy TO his race.
have before, sir, spoken OF the consistency OF the
South In the support Of the Missouri Compromise
should certainly be chaIgeabe with making nvidious
distinctions aLd doing inuslce did not, with equal sen
tmens OF commendaton and praise refer to The rm and
steady conduct OF portion OF the national democracy OIL
the North, whose syRpshies enlisted 10 tavOr OF the
south, and which have stood by 4 N AL ITS troubles from
1890 70 the present ume fo although the storm Of abo
lion'sm came down IRON that quarter, there were some
men firmly aachoed upou princps and patriotsm ~
not be driven by its fures from their position But ~
time will not per refer 10 them sl and point you
TO their noble Jeeds will only befy refer the course
pursued by Mr. Buchanan. our present distinguished
minister 10 the Court o ST. james As early - 1884,
when he entered the Senate OF the United States, ne
identified himself with the southern opposition 10 aboli-
time with unwayerns fidelity For proof Of il. 1 viii
first refer to the course which he pursued in 1885, when
the Territory OF Arkansas was admitted into the Union
As State On the 25th OF April OF batye he presents
ed to the Senate he memorial of the yearly meeting OF
the Religious Society OF Ffends which had been then
recently held in the city Of Philadelphia. demonstrating
against the admission oil Arkansas into the Union while
provision remained in her constitution which admitted OF
and might pepeuale slavery" When the committee
which had charge q The memorial called upon MN g
been requested by The delegate from Arkansas 10 lake
charge OF the application Of that Territory 70 be admitted
into the Union, and that he had cheerfuy taken upon
himself the performance Of lha day" He rered them
to the eighth section OF the Of Congress, OF March g.
1920, containing the Missouri Compromise, and informed
them that the whole Territory OF Arkansas was south
of the parallel Of 3oA deg OF north laude and that be re-
garted this compromise, considering the alarming circum
stances under which il was made and the dangers TO the
existence OF the Union which had removed TO be almost
sacred constitutional provision" In pursuance OF
his promise, he introduced resolution into the Senate,
as have before remarked. or the admission OF Arkan
into the Union, and voted for it And here may
with truth remark, that several Of the democratic repre-
sentatives from the State, 10 the House, voted in
the same way, also.
Again. August 25, 1s47. Mr., Buchanan addressed q
letter TO the citizens OF Berks county. in which, speak
ing OF the Missouri Compromise, he said:
After Louisiana was acquired from France by Mr.
tuied part of IT, about be admitted into the Union,
s hs s T
OF the last generation as other important and dangerous
s Sssa q
prohibited north Of the parallel Of SO deg 80 min and
he people Congress in the admission Of Texas, follow
ing the footsteps OF their predecessors adopted the same
spsn ae aa secu W Of III. Union .s eaus that he line
the Missouri Compounds should be extended to any new
territory which we may acquire from Mexico" @
This letter. sir was hailed with applause, not only in
Penns but in various other sections OF the Union
and the public presses ieemed with expressions Of the
most decided approval For the special % Osnen n o. .ns
paragraph which appeared eoon after in the Vermont
Spirit Of the Age, oil the following character:
Nh BucHAs.s on THE raoyso-we place before our
pensal the very able letter OF this
this aImporant question II was written In an-
invitation to attend ceiebrson in Beiks coun
TN pappsy 10 ~ mia md.
tngs OF that is frank, clear, and concise We like
grounds and much admire the concession and compro
mi.e which pervade his letter. believe il there
OF the kin, and less oil the anacai productions
WITH dark and threatening clond which
now hangs over country would pass barmesy by and
let the clear and bright Of Uaon shine once more upon
almost Distracted State"
Vermont in ls47; yet in $780, the representatives from
ha, State not in favor OF that line but now. in
1854 they The first 10 claim IT, From that State the
ocsin OF has been frs, sounded, and from it the
FIRST gun has been fred at the present bill and, after
such vacillsting conduct. shall Vermont charge with
mpunity the South with having violated contracts and
plghted faith Sir, leave II for this committee and the
country to judge. But TO return.
Mr. Buchanan. having planted himself upon the Mis-
souri Compromise stood firm and immovabe through
the exciting controversy unti 1850. when be considered
the compromise measures OF a year as full and nna
settlement OF the questions anu he went into the contest
of 1852 with all the energies OF his great and powerful
mind The entire democracy OF Pennsy wanna, following
their disnguishe leader took he view OF the sub
jeci and gave very large majority in favor OF our pres
time the democratic party have considered The qucs
on OF slavery no longer open, but fully and finally
settled They want no more agitation OF so fruiiess q
subject. As evidence OF this, resolution was re-
Gently offered in the Senate 10 instruct Its senator's and
request its repre- ssntaves Congress TO oppose the
present BILL which postponed by the democratic vote
being cast against it, The democratic press has generally
expressed its appreciation of that decision that there
can be little doubt that the prevailing sentiment IN Penn
eylvana is in favor of the bill,
will now, sir, proceed TO show that the opposition
which has for long time been continued by the North
against the South has been unreasonable and unjust, and
that from 1890 TO this time the North has had reason TO
complain. Ii will be recolec,ed that the Missouri Com
promise prohibited slavery north Of 80 deg 80 min but
did absolutely establish slavery south oil that line,
but merely permitted il il the people wished IT. Now,
this gave the North two chances 10 one AGAINST the
South All the territory north OF the line was, beyond
petadyepture TO free territory Its character az such
was fixed and settled, while the territory south OF the
line depended upon the contingency OF choice OF The
people whether should be free slave territory The
North, then. bad the right 10 send its people into the
Territory in sufcent numbers 10 determine s character
II II has neglected TO do this has not word OF COM
plant TO make II certainly had the advantage, and
the arrangements OF 1870 ought 10 have been perfectly
satisfactory.
Bu, not only has the North had the advantage OF the
South in legislation, but location SOIL and climate have
been in its favor. II is admitted and was so in 1850,
that the laws Of Nature and the laws OF production are
unavoabe 10 The introduction OF slavery into any part
of the uired Mexico This M q dOubt