The daily union., 1854-02-26


tined TO make il otherwise. And. besides the South had
a. valid right to have Missouri enter the Union vih A.
the North had TO have Maine enter wsut, slaves the
oonsu haa hgal righs to the admission OF Missouri,
under the treaty with France without payment therefor
OF any kind, nature, or amount
II Missouri had constitutional right TO enter the Union
with OF without slavery and also right TO do under
The treaty with France, all admit since the universal
abandonment OF the doctrine OF the federasis II neither
the States The representatives the great body OF
the people OF the North agreed the enactment but did
Their best 10 prevent the making OF the enacment and
ndcuied and abused il, and those who made il, after
was made. how il be honestly said that ..solemn'
compact was made between the North and the South
There must be two pares order 10 make compact.
II compact was made in 1870, certain il is the North
never authorized any to make ii in her behalf She
never sanctioned il when made but, the contrary,
she repudaled and punished all who voted for the law,
and all who refused to do positive act of injustice to
the people of Missouri
No valid compact was ever made until each party was
legally authorized to make invalid sometimes
made valid by subsequent ratification compact is free
coniracsns imposed upon party, oitout consulting him,
is not a compact" but it is 10 him a iaW
And such the Missouri Compromise act which politi-
cally ruined every northern that voted for it, and TO
extend which 10 the Pacific has been many times
refused by Congress. The Congress of 1920 supposed
when passing their law thirty -four years ago. that
the Congress about organize Kansas and Nebras-
ka would have enough Rufus Kings and federal in it
the insertion OF provision excluding therefrom
all southern men who would not separate themselves
from their property Instead OF this federalism is actu-
ally obsolete Those who hold 10 that part of their
doctrines which inspire TO labor 10 subtract power
from the people, and 10 multiply the powers OF the legs
ature and OF the executive, have Joined the free soers
and the abolitoniss, and both alike struggling
have Congress retain the power Of meddng with the slave
question in the Territories, instead OF deyoving the
whole subject upon the people TO be affected by the de-
csion But both alike will be overborne by the current
running in favor OF recognising the ancient andnak OF
popular sovereignty In despite OF all pausibtes, or
facts, if You please the slavery question will be tumbled
of Congress- neck and HEELS and turned over to the
unbiased decision Of the people. And fail 10 how
the glory OF Gcd, the interests OF His Church earh
will be njuriousy affected by allowing the people. in
stead OF Congress, 10 decide the slavery question.
Hitherto Mehodsm has been considered the favorite
child OF the people.
Is Methodism the vile clothes OF old defunct
federalism. and labor in the ignobe business OF per-
suading Congress 10 over the South by exercising
powers tha, legimately belong to the people Are
(for during twenty four years have been one) 10
distru those who have trusted and conded in us
Does our experience justify saying that safer to
trust Congress than the people Can honestly say
ha. the poorer and the aborng classes, from whose
ranks annually drawn not only the great body of
those pioneers who open cultivate, and populate all
American Territories, but also OF the membership of
Church. love slavery, and will establish it unless over
ruled by Congress- and forbidden by arbitrary law
do so' That they will, unless prevented by the strong
of power, carry slavery into the plains OF Kan
sas Nebraska and Minnesota, and into the grassy des
OF the Rocky moun,ansi
We all know better, and you better than the rest of
US. You know, reverend sir, with great amplitude of
details that nine out of ten Of the emigrants from The
southern States to the settlements of the West are
poor and lsbor:ng men, and nonslavehoding men
The same is true OF those from the North. And we
both knou. .L e HAciy ~ ~ M.o tuose
Tv,i,uries this year. organized this sprng) the
Der of those who will carry slaves would, in compari
son with those who do not, be contemplate. and in the
fall would have neagre than the appearance
of the "ean kline" by Pharaoh Is this no, ndis-
puably sos
There lie, ,hen,- we may safely assume, no likelihood
that these poor aboring emgrans into those
tries will establish slavery. is not Congress- judging
from the past likely 10 establish slavery than the
people Yes or no. And why'
With great Difference, will, sir, give you my opinion
on one points is that 80 ost OF 100 Of such of our
,inerant preachers have had charge OF country cir
cults would rather leave the decision of the slavery ques
ton 10 the decision OF the honest and hardy settlers out
the countries than 10 any Congress that has been
assembled during the last fifty years.
And another opinion is, that If Sam Houston or COL
Benton had introduced the bill of Judge Douglas remit
ting The slavery question in the States and Territories TO
the decision OF the people thereof, and the South had
mboded agains, it, the North would have gone uproar-
ously for H. and overwhelmed The "southen savebold
ers' with abuse for their unwingness to trust the peo-
pie This belief may be unjust, but il is sincere
Sir, in controversy you have reputation of which
any man might well be proud and be who would lightly
assail any position which YOU may choose TO assume
would be presumptuons. Your knowledge of the power
OF human language, and OF the which it is put is
almost unvalled. You have been able exposilor of
il for years than mos, persons live. Hence assert
TO you with the more confidence, you can set me
right IL wrong, that in part oil the constitution can be
found clause authorizing Congress 10 establish slavery
in New York. abolish it in Georgia. or TO either abol
ish establish il in Nebraska
II am right in this, II right, also in supposinc
that the Norh did authorize the making of com.
pact" and did, through State Authorities or by
congressional delegations, atify one, why not allow the
people OF the several States and Territories TO settle
their domestic matters as they please withou, alarming
religious into desire to have Congress, in viola
lion OF the constitution, interfere with the affairs of the
honest pioneers in the settlements, and offend them
by prsning to settle their business for them wilhou,
their censent
II am right in the suppostion that good policy and
common honesty unite in recommending Congress not TO
interfere in the business Of the people in the States and
Territories unless they show undoubted constitu
onal authority so to do, IL unnecessary for TO pro-
tract this letter. already TOO long, notice the "conse
quences" which you suppose likely to flow from a
breach Of an imaginary eompact--a compact which, If
in existence would If executed violate the sacred con-