The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02

WED SESDAY MORNING, AUG. g. 1864.
PUTTING DOWN AGITATION
The advocates of the repeal Of the Mi.sour
Compromise promised the country that tn,
passage Of the Nebraska bill would completed
pu, down agitation on the slavery question
To be sure there was No particular agitation a
the time the measure was introduced-th,
country being freer from it than at any time fo
period Of six years before but pretext wa
wanting to lay -ruhless hands upon an instru-
ment which had an origin akin to that of tht
constitution, and which had become embalmet
in the hearts of the people as a sacred thing i
was assumed that there was agitation, and tina
the repeal Of that compact was the only mod.
of quieting it.-[Chcago Democratic Press.
It is not surprising that whiy and Abolition
presses, should nisfepresent the cause o
the present slavery agitation and the par
ties who have been instrumental in pro-
ducingit it; but it is little surprising, that
professed democratic paper, should descend ts
become retailer Of the slang of Abolitonsts
No friend of the Nebraska Bill, of any sense
ever expected that the rassage of that Bill
would forthwith quiet agitation. Suficien,
time has not yet elapsed for the masses to be-
come familiar with the provisions of the Bill
and the principles upon which it is based. 81
grave question and so universal an agitation
requires time fer its understanding and settle
ment
No pretsIt was wanting, nor none was used
to lay 3" ruthless hands upon an instrmmen
,ehich had an origin ak in to that Of 'he Consti'
tut,on.' The agitation commenced with the
Abol,ionists, as it has commenced with tha,
party, upon every proposition to organize new
territory, for the last fifteen years. Senate,
Douglas, as Chairman Of the Committee on
Territories, was instr lcted by the Senate to re-
port a Bill for the organization of Nebraska As
a member Of that body aud ss the Chairman Of
the Com. on Ter. he was bound to respect this
request from the Senate. He did so, and reported
a Bill, conforming in every particular, except
as tn name and territorial boundaries, with the
bills for the organisation of Utah and New
Mexico, carefully abstaining from the utterance
Of single word respecting the sbrogation Of
The Missouri Compromise No sooner was that
Bill introduced to the Senate, than the famous
Abolition manifesto of Chase, Wade, Sumner
&c, was sent forth to the country, misrepre-
sen,ing tn. Bill, denouncing its object and as
serl,ng that it proposed TO abrogate the Mssouri
Compromise and extend slavery 10 the new
Territory This trick of the Aboli,ionists,
which - in xeeping with their whole character
since the organization of their party, was resis
ted, by reporting amendment to the Bill,
directly meeting the issue presented by the
Abol,tionists. in the form of a pfovision pro-
posing in so many words, to abrogaie the odi-
Gus restriction.
This ia brief and correct history of the
facts connected with the introduction of this
Bill and il shows conciusvely that Gar from
the friends Of the Nebraska Bill, being respon-
sible for the present agi'aticn, it 10 the Aboli-
tionists themselves. And who looked for any
other result, when it was announced tha. a
Territory was to be formed9 Certainly not
those who were familiar with their antecedents
and desrous Of promoting the peace and har
| mony Of the democratic party and the country
is there anything in the origin OF the present
agitation, less of, nsive to the good sense and
good taste Of the people, better calculated 10
blind the eyes Of democrats, who want to see,
than there has been upon similar occasions,
running back through twenty years Of the his
tory Of our country? If SO, we are unable to
discover it.
| But the aPrees" assumes hat the Missouri
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the Constitution and would convey the idea,
that il should be held as sacred as the Consti-
tuition.
| In the name of Heaven what there about
the act OF 9Th Of March 1920, upon which the
North proposed to admit Missouri and subse
quently re pudiated the act and voted her out oi
the Union, that should entitle it TO the dign flied
appeilation of Compromise. or should lead .
public journalist, holding the position Of the
editor of the :. Press to contemplate it with
the same sscredness that he con,emplates the
Constitution formed snd adopted for the Union
and preservation Of the States? That simple
act OF Legislation, which never had any appIi
cation to the State Of Missouri, or the Terri
tories al large, is deadly hostile to the spirit
language of the Constitution aud should be
held in utter contempt by every sound thinking
and patriotic citizen of the land.
Will the Press have the kindness to inform
as what it requires 10 constitute Compro-
DECLINE IN LEAD-New York papers note
a decided decline in Lead in the eastern markets
The Tribune of the 19A,, says:
/ LEAD-The market is easier and the demand
light; sales of 1900 pigs Dubuque at $3.50
cash. Spanish is dull at Sc 25, and r. fined
German at $6,374 to $3.50.
~ Charges Of official corruption are brough,
against John b. Haskin, the present chief
officer in the Corporation Attorneys Office
New York.
II Through the polieness Of Gen. Shields
We have been permitted to publish the following
letter: al
West Union, July 10Th, 1854.
/ MAJ. GEN. }. G. SHIELDS:
i DEAR Sir All reports agree tha
all cause of alarm has for the present subsidec
Il thoy1uh The Pa haa heen aNme demop. ,. t;o,,s