Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-07-06

a1d he rcvsrbcr.toa q e.nsoa and he rejoicing uhich
snnoe.ssd he pas..re q he Knnsssbil have
disd sway. i nay Be inproPer il an hstbls cid.
z~sf repOvsd lsoF, The sPhsrs ~ federal politics,
but Who regards rifh deep ,oliee everything hat
eset. ne sfs.is q Ii eauutys enser ii,s "a n
sesiigafio. q a. nature q he ne.rnreI eunpPaly
knovn = ne Missouri cszapru-lises ssd essier ne
ensti. likely % Gov from is abrOsatioa. feIdns 20
40 one IL patriotism. AID shinaie u IorsIs sosssry
.. esnPssheusss.s he limit, d or don.ii; desire
still 10 speak scsthsr1 nas. sss % view e lgis-
I.tion 70 which have sdyeried 10 i, inane;s uPoa
section q tie Unipa IN which and yh whose
sol ] wish that my dast nay eonm}agie.
The Missnuri Coupruuiss had ts.orgin ii The pFn-
cpe established b. he crdnanee oil7s7 which Parti-
tonsd nearly posssible The tha ,srrsss q The
I Uated States, equally, between Re freesnd Stare
States; and i thsrefore older than :ths cossftuon
BY he eessioa o he Immense tsrripry q L1hisana in
1884, which ronprsed. 10 part. wi:bn lis Cents. the
State bearing that well Masouri The terri
tories d Nebraska and Kansas. the kane ru was sb
served and new line Of dvisi1a adopted. The bind
ing character Of tie ordnance Of i7;T fully reecg
nized AFTER the adoption Of the ton, ana Congress
though Eve times appealed % b. tOne q the eiti<cas
Of the teritory-rsased TO Ieg.lais as IN y i,e to
impair is prOViscu II Is well known also. hat III all
that vast country eeded by France p e Uaied states
iH.lS03 slavery had existed IRON hi earliest period Of
lis COLONIZATION aswe under the doEainioa 81 pan a.
ofFranee but sapiher fact may mi be 50 geaeraily
known-asd which have recently seen stated upha
good snthority-to wit that in TIA Greatly a ls03 de
Government Of the United stas BIZ express rorsidn,
stands pledged to protect slars yropsy in all iAat cp
try Let this fact be borne ia min5. Ia 1901 Is aid
49, Congress Proelame that they Soad ac16iesee in
and nsintain the suaatee given spoa that cceasicn
but is2O. upon the question Of th application Of Ms
souri, for adm into the Union, Congress- divided
and menb from the free States niinased pretty eeas
~ that they would not agree 10 t3e Incorporation pf
Missouri as Stare State, without spuatien that that
portion Of the territory lying north y certain degree
Of latitude should be lree in othi words an exiea
sion Of the ae laid down in the crdi Of 1851 Here
the men Of the SOsth yielded, and tbs proposition Of
compromise. though from Northeru.man, Mr. Thomas
Of IIlinois) was accepted and afieryards urged BY te
South Whether this acteTen lade the circqn stances,
and for the purpose Of settling a. sgry eolOversy
was right. is not for TO deterineS but certain i is
that the Government did then reeedd from obligation
which some may think should have Peen bisaing uPon
ii, viz 20 protect sIape gropetyin 81 ne territory
! CURED from France.
Yetexen after this concession BY tle South The North
acted in bad faith, when in the following year, Mis-
sonr-wiih constitution framed in sccordacs with the
compromise Of theprecedlg yesf-yas relpsfd admis
sion by nearly two thirds Of nabers @ the free
States and was incorporated into the Union sny through
the fundamentally and the eoaciliatiry measures pro-
posed by that venerated patriot. Hesry clas.i
And now. having stated very briefly tSei principle
facts bearing upon this question as pave beeh able
CLEAN them from mass Of Congressional speeches. and
taken the pains place the grievances Of he South
prominently in view, still think ii susceptible of de-
monstratioa that the South has gained noihig by the
recent legislation if her interests haze sshal been
L.. II hask ~
the Nebraska bill il is expressed 81 the BILL 'hai
Congress has no ght tgsaie slavery any terri
tory exclude II theFefron, and the ac Of 1870.
being inconsisten with this principle" j. declared
"inoperatiVe and void" Now this announeetnent Of
fact which statesmen have been 50 slow 10 learn, but
which am not able TO coatroyet il accompanied and
enforced by declaration that hereafter, from the
passage Of this act "a statute Shch i rePsaabe
BY another satue The exciting subject of slavery is
20 be kept Of the halls Of coagre believe rep
resent fairly the position assumed By the friends Of the
measure aSd would that that object stained by
this act, but cannot believe it. s.
Again fthe compromise Of 1920: was ''inconsstent
with the principle ofnon nterveniicB." il certainly
was in conflict with the solemn CATION Of onr Govern
meat protect sre properly in that Territory late
legislation elds eectually power which it was
pledged eret-to the decision Of taers over whom il
can exrIrisv NO cond-a assuming ,hSs doUtine 70 be
true.
Here is a strange dilemma The iouse = RePresen-
tatites struck OFF the ony clause ,ha bill se Clayton
anandment) upon which the South could hase based
hope Of gettinSa foohod in the neIE ferrtos that
there any thias Of "promse'.i ia the b they
tended, they have most assuredly "broesh il 70 the
hope BY giving unqualified suffrage to aehi Aide
Of foreign immigration rapidly flowing into those
gios, and only few days ago real IN d the news
papers that hundred and thirty German emigfanis
passed through cincinnsti da On there ray to
Nebraska. company Of German IisIian,; and o:her
foreign refugees ii Boston and New York. have been
forming with view 81 laying ost free sihle in that
coaniry and said TO be eonacthg for The convey
anes Of 10000 emigraats thither il Is also stated that
they are nstigated BY the AboIiionlsts. Non know
that the foreign population generally opposed 70
gro slavery as it exists in this cOurT, from apPre
henson il from no other cause tina: il initiates against
the rights Of labor. These slonc SithOut the horde Of
restless Yankees who viii pour into that coo5try, would
turn the scale against slavery but with bota combined
would as soon think Of seeing Cot Walker, the late
President Of the deanct republic q Sonora, with hi.
hand full Of rssamhn aaventurers attempt the subju
CATION Of this country as to expect thar ave State
could spring into existence that iertitoryt Nor Is it
within the range 81 possibility that outhern be
found 50 short-sghted 60 there with their slave
property, be ejectedas they mist ineEi,aby BE, or
rehquish their pfopery-whel th territory forms her
constitution and becomes State. Che tene is alto
gether too insecure
But il is IN its results upon The harmony asd peace Of
the Union and the security the ou,hera States that
objection to he bill are ehisy fouaded And here
Idesire TO give Few extracts from speech Of WIN.
II. Seward, made when IL bad bern rendered certain
that the measure would be eonsamra,ed. know The
estimation IN which that sdivduat is held generally in
the South bat THAI nevertheless des ef the true
issue and whatever may be Gur views Of his pstscnal
eharacter the tendency Of his dcetriaes we ar will
ing 10 admit that be Of great talents and sxen.
sve influence amongst those whps&seatimen,s be repre-
senis. Says he, YOa subyert Sas:law caprssony, By
makiag another law in its place. That i An Will
yoar law have any weight, saho.ity, sscemhity,
or binding force future cOsgress than tFe rst lsds
You abroeaie the law Of your Predscesorohers viii
hare eqasl power and equal Liberty sbrok,ae Tolrs.
Yea allow no barriers aroapd the d Law 70 protect il
from asrosation. You erect none Ground yoar se law,
to stay the hand q future nnovato. On VIAL gronnd
do Yen expect the law 10 stand IfyeuFre candd,
yon will confess that you ybus assump,iob the
ground hat the free States viii nsTer agtass repeal,
bat always aeqristes. > Bmay ventass 70 say
that il they shall repeal this a i win cot be he
cause they are aot strong enonsk q % It. They have
power in tke oae Of sprrsentafves gre.ert han that
fthe slave States and when they choose fo exercise
H. posrsr grsai1 sres Aers IN fts 4Ssrais
whea yoh shall hare Taught theua that eonPrOniss
lar1sstsblishine Freedom can bs seresaied, sad the
Unon nevertheless stand you will have let then nie
anoihef secret. s1msly MAI lat perni.ds Or esab
lishisr slavery Be repealed, ad the Ulien never