The daily union., 1854-10-25

some OF the proposed by the slave States protect
themselves from what hev deemed 10 be unconstitutional
and aggressive legislation.
AT this epoch and prior thereto buchanan Douglas and
many other distinguished democratic had sought
TO settle this bitter controversy by the application Of the
Missouri Compromise TO all the territory Of the United
States. The whole South willing and anxious 10
cept the line OF 36 deg 80 min and voted for il Whenever
offered by Douglas and others The Nashville cOnveution,
suspected OF disunion purposes did nothing than
ask OF the North the adoption Of the Missouri COmpro
mise These propositions all reected-ye spit up
on--and that too by the votes OF the very
much in love with the missouri Compromise" Forced
adopt other expedent happily driven upon
the truly democratic and republican principle Of leav-
their own domestic Institutions without dctaton from
Congress as TO what those should be- Was ii strange
that his colleague and himself who had voted clothe the
people of New Mexico and tab in 1850 with the privi-
lege OF admitting rejecting slavery should TO grant
II to the intelligent and patriotic freemen who in
habit Nebraska and Kansas lie thought not He be
eved that it expedient confer upon the people
heIerritories all those high powers of legislation looking
TO the protection of society of property and of human
life and if could confer these might very safely
intrust them with the TO admit exclude domestic
slavery How vain and idle il is TO attempt by congress
sona shackes TO restrict the power of the American peo
pie, and force upon them institutions which they do
approve! All the abolition speakers from Seward down
conceded the important fact that any all of the States
which might be formed north of SO deg 80 min.-sup-
posing that restriction upon slavery to standmght the
very next day after admission a free State hold
venton and in virtue of their inherent right alter their
forms Of government and establish domestic slavery.
Thus if il the feelings sentiments and interests of
the people to have this of labor service among
them they would have it despite the influence and power
of the central government.
How was IL in regard to settlements upon the public
lands prior to the passage of the prospective preempon
law of 1912 Why there restriction prohibition,
compromise you choose in the shape of congressional
enactment, forbidding any from going upon those
lands either to the soil timber Mr. Clay offered
amendment to the preempton law of 1898 making it the
duty OF President Van Buren to expe the settlers upon the
liz. nnIu ha
Iowa settled in open defiance of the law referred
and il is known that Mr. Clays amendment if adopted
would have led to the expulsion of ten thousand
people from Iowa refer to the circumstance, however,
for purpose of censure upon Mr. Clay bat to draw from
II an unmistakabe Illustration applicable to the Terri
tory-if you peaseot Kansas Suppose the climate SOIL
and productions of this Territory the those
of southern TeXasthat in the region Of perpetual
flowers and that sugar cotton, rice tobacco and hemp
were It's staple productions suppose further tha, Con-
gress at its approaching subsequent session. should
pass through both houses the Missouri restriction and il
to be approved by Frank Pierce ask you if that
would keep slavery out of the Territory of Kansas
would not say of the congressional slavery in
erdcts that applied the settlement of public lands it
would not be- it could be enforced No in favor
Of its enforcement could be elected member of the gsa
ure sheriff. constable, and nigger lawyer would be
hunted and chased and dueked than bidder
upon settlers claims about the time of any of land
sales
So tina, last the question of slavery or no slavery like
that of tariff bank Maine law remitted to- and must
be determined by the good and judgment of the peo-
pie II not to be regulated by mere geographical lines
but will be determined by climate SOIL natural produc-
tons and considerations of private interest For the free
States invoke congressional interference is virtually
admit that the Of the slave States superors in
enterprise talents and influence and that slavery itself is
such God-approved and manoved institution that
less hedged ditohed out by Wmot provisosp Mis-
souri, RESTRICTIONS will be certain to beat reemen in the
great work of peqpng the Territories and framing ns
utions FOR our embryo Statesan admission which he
was by prepared TO make, but maintained that
precisely the would be the fact whenever and
v,bs thpp pyue inn ppt Uns cd Mr. poyn brip
history of the Missouri Compromise 1t COM
pact had been falsely maintained No consideration
was received by the South when Missouri admitted
Slavery was the LEN LOCI and had been the law of the
land from the earliest day of its settlement. Besides
we had stipulated with Bonaparte the head OF
the French government that the people should be
protected in their property and admitted into the federal
Union. According then, to the spirit and genius of
institutions Missouri when she applied, entitled TO
admission without any other inquiry than those respecting
her constitution yet what reckless and unusable
ton upon the part Of Congress Of that day did behold
FIRST hey isurped forever she rgbs 81 se-government
north of 36 deg 80 mn and considerably granted
TO those who might nhahi, the country south Of that line
If their principles of action had been right and democratic
their law would have granted the privileges both
sides of the ine36 deg. 30 min Second the Con-
gress which passed the restriction also stipulated in the
acof March 9Th, ls20for the admission of Missouri
into the Union with without slavery, her convention
might elect and vet rejected and repudated that very
State Missouri in than eleven months after having
entered into that which they call compact for her
admission
An l6-i ihaf AisSJug ihls rtpused haY-
ing in her constitution that very slavery which the of
1890 had authorized her to have Immediately after such
epuls1n the House of Representatives, led by such
kind of men Seward Chase Sumner Company adopt
ed resolution, offered by Mr. Mallory OF Vermont requr-
ing Missouri to hold second convention and expunge the
doescslayey clause from her constitution and also that
respecting the settlement OF the free blacks within her
borders This resolution the Senate rejected and there
upon Mr. Clay acted the part which for him the sobri-
ouet of the Great Pacitcuor He with others effected
a passage Of second act March 23d 1921 under which
Missouri Was hGaly qqmittcl
The legislation by which Missouri was admitted may be-
generally has been called compromise but there is
not the first attribute OF compact connected with It. If
binding upon any one il was upon the men who
passed It, and yet shown they utterly disregarded il in
eleven months after its enactment Congress has subse-
guepuy disregard the ect OF 1920 by giving Missouri
in ls37aid ,hHs direc1y ~ slagey--.o ""lGue Pur-
CHASE, w called embracing tlrieen of tie lni oopniies
in that State ana superficial area mach iaFger than that
of the States OF Delaware and Rhode Island
Mr. d. regarded the Territory like the property Of the
slave and the nonslavehoding States He did not think
il either justice equality for the latter attempt
appropriate The whole Of il to themselves by unauthorized
legislation and yet every could that hy congress
sonal intervention they were attempting 70 do indirectly
that which, rs members OF common co-partacrhip of
equals aud soyefegnS they forbidden 6y proper
States saveholdng when the constitution
adopted and will it be believed by Just and unpre-
diced minds that the States which created the federal gov
ernuent intended TO confer upon the of their
creation The poser eKeiId. ha glleps cf onehaf of
those States from inmigra,ipg and taking with them
whatever property they might 10 le Territory
quired by the blood and treasure Of all the sares To
the proposition to impartial tribunal
ceve negative response What would he the feelings OF
George Washington if told about the time be surrendered
giooaS gWcra 20 the Congress of the Consideration
that common governments va y 10 sarmei by
convention which be should preside That would be