Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-04


man. had gone there from Boston, and he took his wife
with him. He got out into the country but could not ret
any help; hence he being kind hearted man. went down
10 Missouri and gave ~, 900 for negro and took him
up there as help" (Laughter.1 So under peculiar
circumstances, when these freeso and abolition preach
ers and go into the country they can buy
Tor their own USE but they do not like to allow any
one else to do the same thing. Renewed laughter
suppose the fact of the matter is simply this there the
people can get no servantno help as they are called
In the section Of country where bornand from the
necessity OF the case they must do the they cam and
this reason few slaves have been taken there have
no doubt that whether you organize the Territory of Me-
braska or not this will continue for some time TO come
certainly does exist and will increase as long as the
Missouri compromise applies to the Territory and sup
pose ~ wi continue for little while during their Terri
oral condition whether prohibition is imposed or not
put when settlers rush in, when labor becomes plenty
and therefore cheap in that climate with its productions
II Is worse than folly think of its being sayeholdne
country do not believe there is man in Congress
who thinks it could be permanently slayehoding
Try nave no idea that it could. All have to say
that subject 49, that when you them into Terri
you thereby acknowledge that they ought to be
sdered distinct political organization: and when YOU
give them in addition Legislature you thereby confess
that they are competent to exercise the powers Of egsla
ton If they wish slavery they have right to It; If
they do not want it, they viii not have it, aud you should
not force itupon them.
do not like, did like the system Of legislation
on our part by which geographical line, in violation Of
the laws OF nature, and climate and SOIL and of the laws
OF God should be establish institutions for peo
pe yet out of regard for the peace and quiet Of the
country out Of respect for past pledges and out Of de-
sire 10 adhere faithfully to all compromises sustained
the Missouri compromise long it in force, and
advocated its extension to the Pacific Now when that
has been abandoned when it has been uperseded when
great principle of has been substituted
for it. choose to cling to that principle and abide in
good faith not only by the letter but by the spirit of the
last compromise.
Sir do not recognise the right Of the abolitoniss Of
this country to arraign for being lse to sacred
pledges as they have done in their proclamation Let
them show when and where have ever proposed to vo-
late compact have proved that stood by the
pact OF SO and S45 and proposed its continuance and
observance in 1848 have proved that the freesoers
and abotonsts were the guilty parties who violated
that compromises then should like to compare notes
with these abolition conederates about adherence COM
promises When did they stand by or approve Of any
one that was made?
Did not every abotionist and freesoiler in America
denounce the Missouri compromise in 1920? Did they
not for years hunt down rayenousy for his blood every
man who assisted in making that compromise? Did thew
not in lo45 when Texas annexed denounce all Of
who went for the annexation of Texas and for the
tinuaton Of the Missouri compromise line through itf
DID they notin l848 denounce me slavery propa-
gandist for standing by the principles Of the Missouri
compromise, and proposing to continue the Missouri
compromise line to the Pacific ocean? Did they not
themselves violate and repudiate it then Is not the
charge Of bad faith true every abotonist in Anne
rca instead OF being true and the committee and
those who advocate this bill?
They talk about the bill being violation Of the COM
either House OF Congress who was in favor Of the COM
promise measures Of $780, and who is in favor Of
leaving the people of Nebraska and Kansas do they
please upon the subject Of slavery according to the prov
sions OF my bil Is there one If So have heard
Of him. This tornado has been raised by aboonists
and aboltonists alone. They have made an impression
upon the public mind in the way in which have
toned by Justification of the law and the facts and this
whole organization against the compromise Of
1850 is an abolition presume they had
hope Of getting few tenderooted Democrats into their
plot and acting on what they supposed they might do
they sent forth publicly to the world the fasehood that
their address signed by the Senator'S and majority
Of the Representatives from the State Of Ohio but when
we come to examine signatures, We find no one Wing
there, Democrat there but pure unmitigat
ed, unauthorized abotonsts.
Much effect know, has been produced by this circu
lar, coming rs it does with the imposing title Of repre-
sentaton Of majority Of the Ohio delegation. What
the reason for its effect? Because the in which
sent forth implied that all the Wing members from
that State had joined in that part of the Democrats
had signed it, and then that the two abolitioniss had
signed it, and that made majority of the delegation. BY
this means it frightened the Wing party and the Democra
cy in the State Of Ohio because they supposed their
Representatives and friends had gone into this negro
movement when the fact turns out to be that it not
signed by single Wing Democratic member from Ohio.
Now, ask the friends and the opponents Of this mea-
sure to look at it is Is not the question involved
the simple whether the people of the Territories shall
be allowed to do they please upon the question of sav
cry, subject only to the limitations Of the constitution
That is all the bill provides and it does in clear,
plicit, and unequvocal terms know there are some
men, Wings and Democrats who not willing repudate
the Baltimore platform Of their party, would be will
ling to vote for this principle provided they could do SO
in such equvoca terms that they could deny that it
means what it intended to in certain localities
do not wish to deal in any eauyoca language If the
principle right, let it be avowed and maintaned if it
is wrong, let be repudiated Let all this clubbing
about the Missouri compromise about the territory
CURED from France about the act of 1920 be cast behind
you; for the simple question is will you allow the peo
pie to legsate for themselves the subject off Averyf
Why should you not?
When you propose to give them Territorial Govern
ment do not acknowledge that they ought be erect
ed into political organization; and when you give them
Legislature do you acknowledge that they are capa
BILE of self government? Having made that acknowledge
ment, why should you not allow them to exercise the
rights Of legislationf Oh these aboonsts say they
are entirely willing to concede all this with excep
ton They say they willing to trust the Territorial
Legislature, under the limitations Of the Constitution to
egsate upon the rights of Inheritance legisate in
gard to religion, education and morals egslate in
regard to the relations of husband wife, of and
child, OF guardian and ward upon every thing pertaining
to the dearest rights and interests of white men, they
are not willing to trust them legislate in regard to
few miserable negroes Tint is their single exception.
They acknowledge that the people of the Territories
capable of deciding for themselves concerning white
but not in relation negroes The real gst of the mat
ter is this Does it require any higher degree Of cvza
on and intelligence and learning, and sagacity to egs
late for negroes than for white men If it does ought
to adopt the abolition doctrine and 60 with them against
this bill Ii it does not; if willing to trust the
people with the great sacred fundamental right of pre-
scribing their institutions, consistent with the Con-
stuton Of the country must vote for this bill as re-
ported by the Committee Territories That is the only
question involved in the bill hope have been able to