New-York daily tribune., 1854-04-26

.,V member his enemy who shoui. W. W u'e
NJ Commons took fe at this report aud lneuae'y re-
.v,d That to report any opilon or pretended oeon
sn,on .ny bill depending house Of Parliament is
t;b crime OF n-emeanor derog ga,oIy TO the honor Of
,,h co.n breach OF the fundsm nal privileges Of Par
.rn, and ,ubye, ye cf the constitution Of the country
III. ,eslye wss adopted in full house BY majority Of
.even,, three votes and only dee'ra'oy OF the eI
;,;,c pa smentary law. such had existed from the
I;u,e that the EDgh counties and boroughs first sent
trehts Of the shire and burgees 10 represent them the
parliament House II old English parliamentary law
ard 10 recorded by issen aud s the writers
Uis alAo American law, old American Congress
and as such recorded in Jersons Manual IL honest
law, and as such existent in every homes. m,ns heart Sir
Ale President Of the United States send us no opn.
iops except written messages, and enc can report
his opinion 10 influence the conduct Of members up,n
bill without becoming obnoxious 10 the censue which the
Brih House Of Commons pronounced upon t5e Lord Of
ihe Bedchamber in the Of the King and Foxs East
India bill Nor the PRESIDENT Secretaries hs head
clerks Nj Randolph used 10 call them send us their
opinions any subject Of legislation depending bsfore u.s.
They only report and that in Writing on the subjects
sefeed TO them by Law or by of the use Non.
Intervention is their duy in relation to our legislation and
u they attempt 10 intervene in any Of business nust
be allowed for 70 Tepuss the attempt and express
Tor it no higher degree Of respect tbsn that which Mr
Burke expressed for the opinions OF British Lord Chan
sellor delivered TO the House Of Commons in
case in which be had Sir suppose can
be lowed repee; this foo, any degree Of comparison
or figure Of speech which Mr. Burke could the
Aoor of the British House of Cornmons lie wss classic
sresker and besides thst author Of treatise the
Sublime and Beautiful do MT consider the particular
figure which have 10 repeat although just and pic.
iuresque in itself to be perfect illustration Of either
tsncb Of his admired treatise II in reference 20
Lord Thurlow, who had iDtervened in some legislative
business contrary 10 the orators Of right and de-
cency Mr. Burke repulsed the intrinsic opinion and de
cisred that he did not three jumps Of louise for it,
Sir the of any opinion VIII n may be reported
here from Secretaries any bill depending before
as and that n any form in which it may come from them
whether unit integers. Still less do admit the
yioht OF Intervention in legislative duties in another
class Of nteneddler ard who might not be able to med
die al all with business weret not for the nnis'raton
oour country Ispeak OF the pubc printers %ho ge' the
daily bread and that buered on both sides by our daily
,sniDg whorequre the Democratic members House
nbder the instant penalty OF political damnation 70 give IN
their adhesion bin which they coll adnlns ration
and het in every change may undergo, although more
chapgeabe than the moon For tnat class OF ntermed
ers we have no parliamentary Law TO administer any
annotation from Burke to spply nothing but little aole
20 read the value of which, in ali good fables lies IN It's
moral 1t is in French, and entitled " l. Asse 81 son
.'Msre which being done into English signifies The asa
Hand his master" II TINS An ass took II INTO MS
head to scare bis and put on lion skin ana
went and stood in ibe path, and when he saw ms master
coming he need roaring as he thought pat ne ohy
1reyed and the moster kneH was his ass so ne went up
10 him with his oudgc and beat him nearly to death That
a. the end Of tie fable, and the moral oil u ls a
"ou,;o, to nh nsses to take care how they uoder
zake to their ma.er- Exec laughter long con
Ahmed cries of not bad" good good "ha ha J
air Chairman this House will have fallen far below its
constitutional mission if it suffers itself to be governed
DIV authority dIagoOned by its own bireiugs. am
snan of bargains, bat act openly win any man ina!
acts for the public good and in this spirit offer the right
band of poll ce friendship to every member OF TINS Oody
It's respectabity and maintain it in the high place for
which II intended-the master branch OF the Amer,
can Government The question before us s TO get rd oil
ahe Missouri Compromise lne and to lawyer that IS an
easy question That Compromise IL in the form OF
statute and one statute aloble by another That
view is enough for Il lawyer; to statesman II
a. something different and refers The question OF its re
peal law books, but to reasons OF State policy to
abe circumstances under which il exacted and the
conseouenoes which are TO flow from its abrogaton This
Compromise of 500 is not mere statute TO last Tor day
II was intended in perpetuty and declared itself
IN enactment TO settle controversy ond ala settle IT, ana
cannot be abrogae1 without revvng that controversy
1T has given the country peace for above thY years
kov many wears of disturbance will is abT0g g4tlOn BRING
That IL the statesman question end without assuming 10
he much Of stetesman claim to be enough so TO consl
fr the consequences of breakiug settlement which pac
Sed n continent remember the Missouri controversy
and how il DESTROYED all social feeling and all capac oi
beneficial legislation ana merger a." dPi1 Poo hn tnion
into two par and drawing the two halves mo opp9
ate and confronting lines, like enemies on lne neiS S
IF battle. DO not wish TO see such uncs Gsam & m be
therefore against reviyng mem oy plcsas p w "'
settlement which quetCd them. The Missouri Sompro
mice of 1920 the partitioning between 'e nLeo
ibe Slave States of great province taAlng inc
f uerpetual settlement and chasing Win inc wv" gea
Somuomses which gave us the ordinance OF July 40 40
17s7 aud the Federal Constitution oi Sep.eoe -; ~ n
,ane vear There are three Slavery Compromses IN on
b;tory which connect themselves with the au
sbe nreseryation of this Union FIRST the territorial par
ton ordinance Of .s5, with its clause ior the rcvo,;
nf foitivo slaves Secondly the contempcrsneous S9I
st,tuton,l recognition of Slavery In the Siaes Wulo
choose TO have it with the fugitive slave TseoNi &
an the same instrument. Thirdly, tine Missouri PaI,
10, line of 1870 with the same clause annexed
for IN. recovery of fugitive slaves an 'hTeo oi ' |
~. ~ are part and parcel OF the same pOHcy
"a pohor o,' them could have been formed Who,' vi
otber nor either o. them without Tue
added TO IT, The Constitution 'ouiu no' .t '
,v;,bout its recognition Of Slavery ID tHo S'"N -
h"ao Il and ,he guarantee of the right TO recover Sia o
aeeing into the free States The Missouri coht.y
ronid NOT have been settled without partition OF Lou
lana between free and slave son. anu .s aS ,La sam
moi have been made without the adulnoh VI 'T9 IL 81
ianse f,r the recovery Of fugitive slaves mus a
fhsse compromises settlements oi eNlsn1s qu @
81 ;renfed TO be perpetual They are AL three OF eu
~nai snu %si;d;ty 'he Constitutional Compromi'e
~arJed Inv hiaNer obligation in consequences
its incorporation in that instrument pu' ~ h
way differs from the other two In the
ind cod II the policy which guards H. or tue cohsV
.b;ch woud flow from its abrogation proIos.'.on
,lestroy the Slavery Compromise IN the
no AN omen proposition TO break M the mon le E
60 oIroeate the Compromise of l7s1 anu e,V w%pu % ~ ~
.;y,rs ttemn TO DESTROY the harmony oil the mon m m
rrenare II for dissolution by destroying me ooun,
affection in which it is founded Inc M.Ssooi Mf
,nise of $40 is continuation OF the - ~
20 the subsequently acquired territory west oil !,
N;ssissippi no way differing from II ehner ln prHi u,
or detail The ordinence OF l'S; % ~, fae and n
sbe limited Sa,es about equally between "a. Lleo @ =
y, W.. a,a,aS The Missouri Compromise did the saine
the additional territory of the United S'e az -,
ls2O and in both cases it was done " a. Us ~ last "a
80 r. settlement of dllhcuitN wnNn was i" -. :
Nas inc ons;Ser them both with their fugitive slave
eoverv clause and the similar clause ID 'ne ,.S, ~
a. mar, and parcel OF the same uans W. - SIs a.
81 in The same general settlement Inc ,, an o
ees III w. ~ 5;psnce Of 1851 could not have been put
wss proved by its three years relecnoh' %"CS g..