Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-10

10 be forced on them, trust it may be- brou.I
from abroad Import ,he crescent and creed
and sword of Moh,mned to convert the In
dnn but IN such political nd compulsory be-
nevo'ence. | pray you not to degrade the rel
glon ot Christ.
had read, with deep interest, the report on
The progress of the transpantcd Cherokecs -
! Mary OF them, soon after their migration.
IRE living in s,y lie cqull 20 southern genll"-
men in easy circumstances. They are lnclos-
ing and cul'iy,tiug their iarns-bni ding beau
iul dwniliugs--adnrn.ng their Iardcns, main
/ tuning their schools rearing churches. PRINT
| ing AID circulating ihe Gospel acl1owedte
| that feeling OF ln.lIcnltl'n and horror came
over me when saw tn the boundary Of the
! first blii ran directly through the whole Chero-
/ kee country, and clclt It N twain. Aud are we
SO soon 10 make our pledges to them a Kissing
| and byword among the hpdthen l. that tribe
who 80 npbly conquered themselves, and NOV
I'd peacefully westward under the guardian
care of our great milit 'ry chetain, again to
b. torn Il and lis bleeding roots relrtusplint-
ed into some sterile and distant soil The
new bill, for some oncr poiuical reasons, with
out any reference to the Indians, has moved
the line to their northern frontier. But other
tribes ncosed are treated with equal injustice
! Where, if their consent could be galned-and
II cannot can YOU locate them? You have
no other place i,r them. If moi safe here, in
what province OF Jchovah's empire can the
hunted and persecuied Indian fad refuge
! from the Crasping and reWorscIess cupi litv Of
the white man? Pause where you are. Look
! long and well rs 10 what YOU are doing Re-
member, that this act of injustice and atrocious
! treachery may provoke the wrath of the Etcr-
| nal, to nfiict on TINS nation the woes he has
denounced against the truce-breaker, and
against him who moveth hls neighbor's land
| mark
The third objection have to these bills is
! the proposed boundary. The first bill took the
! Rocky Mountains the western line the
| present one crosses the natural hurrer, and
/ takes in large portion OF Utah--alnost SIX
degrees Of longitude and three oilautude-ln-
to Kansas, and triangular section OF four de-
gress of latitude and more t4an four OF longi-
tude into Nebraska.
| think the gentleman from Indiana entirely
/ right in his opposition TO this change; and as
] he proposes to discuss 1t, and as do not wish
to occupy the full time allotted me, viii not
| be 50 uncourteous as to take the matter out Of
! his hands.
| The. fourth reason for opposition to these
bills, | hardly need to say, Is, because 1t aims,
| by lndlrecton, to destroy what 1t dare not say
Repeal the Missouri Compromise. | have
no new light in instruction from home on the
subject, and need none. The resolutions of
the Legislature of my State on the Missouri
question were introduced into the Senate by
| Mr.. Tickuor. They are on record before me.
| One of those resolution Is in the c words:
"Rtsoioed, That this Legislature views with regret
and alarm the attempt the inhabitants of Missouri
to obtain admission into the Union as one of the
United States, under constitution which leagaliZes
and the introduction and continuance Of
slavery"
The sentiments of that State are the same
now as they were in 1919. She does not be-
/ long to that party Of progress always moving
| backward ia the cause oi freedom she was
! then opposed to open siXty-seven thousand
| square miles TO the lncursion of slavery, she
i. now still more opposed to opening four hum
| dred and eighty.tve thousand square miles tor
the same purpose. II the territory in question
was divided into ) ates. with an area equal To
+ Vermont, it would make full fifty states, and
/ send one hundred Senators to the other branch
of Congress.
/ | do not propose TO travel the beaten path in
the history of legislation on free or slave terri
tory. 1t hns been trodden so often IN tire past
five years that chi d can follow 1t. 1t can be
condensed into few sentences. In the early
stare Of our Government the whole country
beieved slavery "a moral and political evil
/ They wished 1t ex'cnniuated. Inat was the
sentiment IN 1857 it was the sentiment and
expectation when the Constitution was adopted
and far beyond that une-ull wished acquired
territory to be free territory. Then came II
change the products OF slave labor III their
staple articles brcnine profitable, aud change
IN pecunlary profit very naturally made also a
change IN moral sentiment. Men reasoned as
they always will, according to their Interest,"
They thought 1t best to have slaves, because
slaves brought pecunliry profit. TINS makes
the difference between 1857 AMI 1914. Thus
NAV reconcile nIradicuons, showing how par
tlcular states voted then aud vote now. Lou
lsana was purchased IN l. -C3. The southern
portion had a large number of slaves, and a
State by the same name was admitted with
slavery. The portion next north, Arkansas,
was made a Territory in 1919, and a State,
with slavery, IN l-36. Missouri in lelS asked
authority Of Congress to form State ConSltu-
ton. The House of Representatives gave
permission on the condition that the constltu-
ton should abolish and prohibit slavery. That
provision defeated the bail IN the Senate. That
was a point near midway IN the history OF our
constitutional! existence. Both the slavery and
ant.snvery sentiment had vastly increased
since l1-l, but neither mad reached one hall o
their present strength; ana II Is 10 me no plea
snnt anticipation that the subject OF tins DIS
cusson, 50 need rs>y introduced. will augmen
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tlon Of the whole nation wa4 cill"d to the sub
i.ct. hnhayr every free State, with Dela
, ware. by legislative resolutions, was show
+ aUnluSt IT, Large masses of people. in al
uarIs assembled to utter their rrmonstrance,-
4 large meeting Of the crtl ems ui Btlllnorc
A over winch the mayor prcsldc& expressed them
= selves to the same pnrpose. Mr.. Niles, the
. in his vgor, welded his wide influence, AN
II powerful and .iant strength against the intro
II ducilon of slavery. The resolutions OF State
"A ON the other side were almost, If not quite, u
/. unanimous IN favor. The excitement, of course
n was intense and extensive, will not Q" owe
g the history of the struggle. 1t ended by az
n hitting Missouri as a slave State, and provo
ing that slavery should never be permitted q
o any of the Louisiana Territory north of 30
If 30. north latitude. That was called a comprC
a MISE and was introduced by member of ii
At Senate who was friendly to slavery. The Cat
m met of Mr. Monroe were \ unit on the consi
H. tutionaity Of the measure, and tnnt Cabin
l. consisted Of John q. Adams, John [. Calhou
m William H. Crawford. and W Wlllam W lrt. III
IN signature Of the President is evidence OF h
er concurrence Four OF those men were fro
il slave States and probably they never mad io
re men less likely to msunderstand or aoand'
I'd their rights.
If | look on that conprom sc as coptract
IN thing done for q consideration, ana that II
r. parties to thdt contract are bound IN honor
&c execute it in good faith. The conslieratt
g on tie one side was paid and received in Il
n vance. | shall wait IN great hope, and may
e, not add in great confidence, of seeing II NJ
iii estly and honoraby fulfilled That comp
of mis-. has stood for thlrjy-tOur years. No q
III has ever proposed to repeal It, ull thls bill
ly make i, VOID. No dcl has been ,ssed lnle
x tionally or believe, really Inc jnsslent W
TO 1t. | hink il incorrect and unwise to say Il
i, has been reaifirmed. There was no need
Ter it; and believe the friends OF this lneast
m are not mu.h in the habit OF reniiirming co
RI promises. Confusion IS caused by mlnlli
Div terms, calling two acts passed by dlliert
m, bodies and IN regard to different territory, a