Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-03-09


Tic biII oTgaaizIng aaa establishing IA TsrEi-.
ssrje.16i Keaszs and Heiraska Eas pascal y tie
senate % Ssiursay noFning. aner an eaeiains srd
angry nishf session. b vnse of57 10 "A
S-nkfors Bell ard Housssn werc The oEiE S0ntt-
ern senator's Who had The nerve il ssssi up for
he maintensbce of Ne rssisnaI aim plstgrd nor
merely 70 shc North, In 10 ss Fndi.Es. Mr.. Balls
sperch was Logical ami statesman Ike and ia traIn
unaaswefsbIe bat il vas Dol delivered At he rigai
line Il should have bern made ai4he dominance
ment Of the debate, trfsse members had commit
iea lhemseiTes. and aefors angry passions had been
arorsed Mr D. consented hat here was 20 ne
crsstv Tor creating territories oKsr an immense re-
eioa Of country in which. according 70 The report
II he comsnissiosersof IEdian Affairs, .tkers arc
now tns siree, istiis se,iIert Aud Mr.. B. further
ron,ended fkkl rheTe was no sseh ernFoKqing me-
Ssssi.y fos The disturbance oftse Missouri COmprc
mise as should induce statesmen 70 reopen Ibis
slavery agitation; FOR instead Of settling Ihis NAT,
aer and taking ii cut IF coHgsess Il was osiy cPsr-
iag ihe way Tor new agitation. and calculated 10
sfense the dorm anf pref ndices q nany euies eocd
citizens Who were nov satisfied 10 let things Alone
Tie sill was 10 have been sent 70 the Hease en-
Ta-sasy. andTushed through under The operation
&c the previous question; bnt il il sail that Col.
Bsntoa and G. W Jones or Tennessee. bob prom
lneni Democrats, are opposed 10 the bill; abd, II
-, It may no, get lhrorgh 50 promptly as d first
ezpcesed. Il will, however, eventually PASS, BE-
cause il has been made an Aiminis.Entign measure,
analI he afsi.hful7 are expected % 1oe The mark
And, besides The Soashsrn wings have danced %
lie last tune Of the goseFnmeE, organ.
Let our readers see what the Committee ca Ter
filories first said on the subject Ct tie Missoari
4 Compromise, through Senator nsnglas. before Mr..
Dixoa, Wing proposed bis amsnfmsnl
'.Ysn, csalniLee 10 NJ. ~ taenser Gated rr7a
T. eaer iaio tle dsehssOa 81 Aess eostrerted qSs-
ffss TIeE iar1ire ne sGmc grerE issaes Etek pro-
dad re agitaitsa TIE ssrssaAlEl ty5 aud tis fear
III struggle III 1850. AS CessRFss psgnrD II Kiss
sxDTRUDgST TO REFRAIN FaoH bEciDlSd rBg NAT
TEz ~ CONTROVERSY THEN either by ain ming or
repeating the Meriean laws or BY an aci Geclars-
ofy Of the irus intent Of the CenTluii0n ind the
c1lent Of the protection afforded BY il 10 the slave
properly 10 the Territories, 50 YorR COMMITTEE AhE
NOT rRKrAkED NOW TO RECOMMEND i DEPARrugE'
FaaM THs c0rasz FURsrEp on TBtT EEMoRAEiE:oe-
cislos, EITBgR NJ lFFiRMise on RETAILING rHs esEH
kscr1eS OF rms MfssorRI1c or by any act oeciar-
atoTy Of the meaning Of The Constitution respect
% the legal points "A dispute
Ilear also wha The Union had to say before the
Administration coneeiredihe ghoughtof reSeeming
ilself from hessiain or Free soil afbnities
FaoM rIE tSloN oesJAsrARY 20.
TINS MissouaI CeMPaoMiss. bare ex-
pressed our cordial approval If the bill introduced
by Mr.. Douglas providing Territorial Govern
Bfent for Nebraska. Two propositions Rave been
made 10 the Senate--one b. Sc aaior y xon, Wing,
/ and the other BY Senator Sumner an Ahoiiiionisi
which indicate that the bill, as proposed b. Mf.
Douglas, il to be vigorously asssiled. M. Diron
proposes 70 asteA2 tby eiansefp e'g rePes ing The
1lst6f 1920 elm monty kEOrs as Tie Missouri C4I
- tn EN- pr
pressiy declaring that The Missouri compromise is
i 70 continue in force.
ave have never yisided-lo the Missouri Com.
promise ans other obligatory force than that which
attaches 10 solemn copeaRat entered into BY two
opposing parties FOR the preservation Of amicabls
relations I5speh eonsiAeraionss6s Aare III beard
n mid as ready an GegRiesceHe. as 1ss Can roS7is
4-gs tho kair Of me land not Ory IN f bNttn ssb-
s4gee and rcIiity. Viewed as legal question,
We should be constrained to pronounce IL unsus-
t4iaed hy constitutional authority: viewed as the
eFilsnce CT a compromise Of eorfieting Interests
and opinions, We have been ready TO waive the le-
gal question and 10 atils tGtiAfai'y By its iers -
Z W. rs sT a 9 rs ps Of re H ssssS s9a
"PRuDFNcE, PaTRioTIsM psvoripH TO rug UNiox.
Zee in'eres Of ne Democratic party oil suggest that
@that public=senAment which now acenesess cheer
fully in the principles OF the Compremise of 1850
should not be 1nconsidera;ey disturbed. The tri-
unphaui election OF President PEaeE shows that
% this basis the hearts and the judgements OF the
lpseple are with the Democracy. We may venture
n suggest that it is well worthy OF consideration
whelherla faithful adherence 10 the creed which
has been SO trinmphanily endorsed BY the PEorLE
ld'ss n5 re9src az gnoi Duseyas % HESITATE aHe ~
fscf Ga'arelg npen any proposition wAicA any TeSI-
bssf our party can eb5eek 10 Interpolation TPsH
ttat creed. In word Il would be- wise in all Dem
ocratS consider whether il would h safest 10
LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE" To ksPEaL
rms MISserRl COMPROMISE might and according
TO onr view would, clear the principle Of Congress
siona nen-iniervention Of all embarra ssmen,; but
s-,g1sd irtetaer lts gsod thas promised 50 iaFer
ftl! hat H icSad Be srse 20 seek 70 nraRgk ts ogit
fiefegaiet necessarily SANDS IN ear Pas1. Upon q
edlm review Of The whole gseupd, we ytiSee no
such reas9ns for disturbing the Compromifs q 1850
MS COULD INDUCE Us TO ADVOCATE Ell
iher Of the amendments proposed 10 Sir. Douglass
liilp
Weuaderstaad the Democrats nov beast that
they have broken up The WhiE organization, BY
separating the Northern and Southern men Of the
party. Wei /, may be SO. hui they have given
Seward and Van Buren, new life and vigor--and
!, Is By no means certain they have no, divided
their own party 10 great extent Though We had
i'ke 70 have forgotten The echesiye power" spoken
ef By Mr. Calhoun when BE was opposing Execa-
tive dietation
Bltit matters little about mere rsrfy ergsaiza-
tons. Isas srsfsaai divisions that are 10 be dread
el twas these agaias, which Gen Washington
warned tie country, 10 his farewell address Il
vas 10 sliay lsese that Henry Clay struggled It
was In tae caHse OF harmony aad cancellation tia,
he ware osthis valuable life lie never dreamsd
Ira, 10 his efforts FOR the Compromise Or 1850 he
was disturbing ,bato OF 1890 This was reserved for
the Solomcns ef the present day
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