Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-07-18

The address Of the Wig state Committee Of
Massachusetts, recently published, is calm, hut
able document, recapit;.latinc the course OF the
South AMI the aggressive march Of The slave
power since the org ln;zation Of the Union. 1t
takes decided stand against the repeal Of the
Missouri Comprcmise, -hints at Il repeal of the
Nebraska Bill,-comi liments the Massachusetts
delegation in Congress e.: opposing the BIZ, anJ
closes ~ follows
1t IS but ;wo short years since tho whole coun-
try. wcarici BIZ the prolonged conflict between the
free arI slave Stitys. acqucsced at last III the
measure called ihe Compromise OF 1870. rs 4
a,uact fox the final cessation of slavery agitation
The Wh;rs of Massachusetts, it is true. Yet in SIN
ere rood faith. determined that they would not
Lz the first to open ;lreSh that exciting question
and well hay, thcy kept their pledge, Yet scarcely
q ,;n.lc wear ha, passed, over the administration
cillcd into power. because 1t was supposed to
hive $ 4 It's face rs flint against renewal OF
s ctional conflict. when in the very face Of solemn
pledge. of the South OF the Democratic party,
ana of is caaS IL president. the majority in Con-
.-rc.s without solicitation flom any quarter. to
the utter an.azrlncnt Of the 1,hoe country, wall
tenlv and suddenly teas down the mighty bar
~ic.S erected hy the past generation OF patriots
aa'mst the extension Of Slavery. Upon the rec.;-
lessncss, tie perldy, and The infamy Of this deed
Il l. iitt'il = ~ pNSNt1' S-''i
a,te-istics of the act there is no difference OF
opinion among the Wings Of Massachusetts,. OK Of
any of tn free States AMI if tacre be one among
US who does not regard il ms II ami his party as
ab~o'ut IL released / OLA every contract, compro-
ms or IN :crstandu- moral OF conventional, cX-
pressed or IMPLIED. upon The subj CT Of slavery
the ,aain ami direct provisions 10 thc constitution
ALWAYS cX"cpta,l-wc cen only say that his name
has ecn unsnoE'a lii our ears. trcoGrs', can
not be supposed that under such outrage Us
the repeal If III, Mis-oari Compromise. to sly
nothing Of the tnoiinitic<. III; rum0rs of which
are olted 10 us On every breeze, the free States
will lie down in meek submission. Eyen now
from the lips of every r. cman comes the demand
for thu instant rrstora ;o, Of that great bulwark
of freedom, ard ii VIII be among The great mat
tcrs for thu consideration OF the next Convention,
as il is already the subject 81 earnest inquiry
among individuals, Nhcthcr W can now satiSfv
ourselves with the simple c$oration Of that which
has been torn down. whether ought not 10
L solve upon some future action, having for its
object not mc.cl; tn. recovery Of the ground lost
for time to IRE dom, hut the erection of imprcg-
nable barriers against the extension Of slavery?
First, TIL unccasing assaults Of the slave pow
er. with no responsibility for the removal Of the
agitation OF slavery. and with the lesson so late
" taught us. that ''no compact is sacred to the
South the moment they halc nothing to gain b.
it." We l.ve only now to Sc * what measures
are best adapted to promote the general welfare,
and to secure tlla'bcssing of liberty for ourselves
and po>telitv. And 10 tn, en- we invoke the aid
of every member ri the whig PARTY. and the CO.
operation of all who sincerely desire 10 check the
cncroaclmcnts of slavery. and to secure the fri
rlh, h OF free principle throughout our vast terri
t1rv.