The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-19

voluntary servtnce within borders IL bas bssu
sssuis titutionsl to s.ultify or worse te
charge with intsntoual violation the srirt of fe
identified with the proude.t annals os our ss
tory as republic Ieny not the who, from suy
Sonvs OF personal or pslisie.l hos
proper 70 dsturb the aceul character OF this
great measure Of public policy thereby to
gry passions 80 easily sDgsndsrsd upon the exciting
tbeisve may, without being justly ohsrseabs with
egosu. assert that have never been accused Of auv
,ionaI rahts Of svsr1 & the Just and const.a
| cy. The q mpromise measures of 1850 rsosvsd nv
sincere support; bat had supposed that By any -
.sty or H nnemtnt OF sophistry those could
be construed into repeal Of With the Mis-
souri, compromie most atry they would hsve
from my kno-le 90 Of Mr. Clay and his views 1t tue
Time that the Idea never for moment satsrsd his
Mind and ths, that ed and
man never for would have .p his sanotioa
or nooursgemsnt to any such act I'm plicatinn N
man living blink viii venture to assert that the great
sa'etmsn OF Ken ucky ever was guilty OF duplcly in
tenonal Of his vie pom ons Of pub-
lie moment, and II sueh venture should be hazards
po too much TO pred CT that the held would hn
bot few belisvers ! had supposed-osrtAialy 1 hal
boptd-.hat the speritis Of party spirit times
ter part Of his political career had been barisd In his
grove ard have yet to learn that any will under
take TO puts his claims to tbs OF bis county
that the teArs shed sshss by c,sss
CT bis fellow citizens other than
grief In the nan,s Of H-nry Clay rspudias and cis
.vow this miserable subtrfuys ths wAuton cs,ecr.
81 his honor and fsms trust 10 day
the sernAi bonds Of eonfsderAoy sh.l be broxe,
when this great repubs sba be robbed OF sisg's ns
or membsr but II that lime hsIl IN msy
Cod Ia his Providence avert upon the hes1s OF those
aud brethren, have 50 opened afresh
the scarce healed wound. lot the responsibility and the
ashopor rest For ore spurn the associations ana
With great rsIp,cs. your fellow ci.is.n:
To Robert Smith, Thomas Crane, Ears and others.
Committee.
The CHAR-Vellcw citizens, VIII now iproduoe to You
Joseph Blunt E'q, who win offer some resolutions for
your confederation.
Mr. BLUNT raid -
am happy this representation OF the free labor
here discuss this question calmly and de-
liberatey Sixty five yesrs ago In this city ssss
awaiting the time for the organization Of tbs govern
msHt OnIy few years had sA psed since they mad
versd them evts from the mother country and pro-
claimed BY the Declaration Of noe that ell
born free equal They wards saw at to refer
the Of slavery to be settled by
must the Uaed States win give in their fall
adherence to ths principle In les fullest ssnss (reat
New Hsmpshirs abolished slavery wi.hiD th.ir Limits.
In the other States slavery existed to greater 10
les extent v.gy soon slavery was aooshed IN the
ment downt to NJ meri, eternal gratsusee (Ap.
rights OF the south and to that pledge no Northern State
has aver al;ersd in its adhesion After the
tn0fe
tory west OF tho mountains to which tn south had
Jsrey claimed the territory West Of The Ohio o1 New New
to the territory End through the sxsrons Of suoh msn
Thoma. Jefferson ard Rufus King, slavery vas pro.
prosperity Of those States owing 10 the sxsrtops OF
thes In the Of time Lousiaus uired
into state Il sua ssv.r s.s:
ihoud not he touched. Next Missouri csms 10! and
nPuhi ffeA af tha 1nAn If
we'll L tAtion the OF this created
TIE 50 bath morpiag when Il eams here; but the
the case With the North whether il viii alw.ys do so
TIE south.ra people have VEN mot asked M for % It. /:
is the work Of few politicians and is yoiiticsl
'ion and must DO he % sou.nsrs psopi. III. %" jus
io' to ..y - tnss q. fully Sssvs they never asked
cor i uthsnpon, vsnis and Il. f.ss II that
the southern politicians asked impossible taiogs Of tbs
North They demanded that we should never vrts or
speak sgstnsr slavery and Eever ALLOW Aau slavery
The, that s ..r sou b. dons es %
gentlemen saia that the Union shoud be put end to
unless these resolutions passed. Was there Northern
man who seeded to these neasurcsf And once mora,
vhea these ssn,lemen met, for the purpose giving
formal representation to their opinions, wat Was
,hs tTe..neA, wsieh they received at NAsh rll.
almost beyond the borders OF the town, TO dis
and their mopstrous and ridiculous doctrines
dssIe thes, msasures but they eome from the petty
politicians who fswn sroun3 the executive At Washing
q %Sss 70 as $:
pIDcipls which they frst took in their childhood Zap
plAute) Agsin: told tbat this compromise OF
1870 is unconstitutional nN is II not strange that
thirty years have passsd ~hout teing out
and that 1t at last discovered BY Stephen A. Dousla
of noi9 II hss passed the scrutiny Of the Nor CAb
net. John Quincy Adams satisfied with is-iloud
and long applause)-ard now man, unknown except
politican jumps up and wi.h svsIlow me tvittsriDg
nee, unao opatft Ona fnrsh
gentsmsACorgrsss has enbrs control these terri
tories ant they must dstsrmios whom they rst to
free and vigorous form whether they 70 be
meled BY 'avery. (Applause) As to the effect Of
Michigan Ihs latter fas. advsncing to the front
rank In the galaxy Of States and the forasr Tagging
behind unds. tn. bur; or and svt. q sry loud
tiop; IT, Ike the people before Nosh let eat and drink
for tomorrow We die, then might discard eli regard
thereof" (Applauss win dstaIn you with ne further
| remarks, but vi read ths
REVOLUTIONS.
OF New York heartily concur In the stern protest recently
uttered In tots plscs By the great meeting called By hs
esdir merchants and bankers OF this city, against the
tbrsatsned repeal Of the Missouri promiss that ws
cordially serse With the sentiment uttered by the presd
Ing officer on that occason that - bargain IL bargain,
and that We do not understand and viii net toats ths
doctfns Of repudiation; and with the declaration of
M Gerard, that the common and honorabls senuusnt
OF Al mankind viii condemn IT." and that it
proper to express surprise and regret that
specful resolutions ado psi by that mesting wbsn prs
ented By Sensor Fsh to the SsnAts, we're refused .
reading
Resolved, That the pretence that the repeal of the
Missouri fmpromse legitimate Consequence Of ths
acts OF 1860 has been veil Oh be without founda
ton fact by several Senators and especially senator
Houston vhess manly adherence to truth and honor
vaimly appreciates; that the cocrine broached
quarters, that that compromise oonsttu,icnAl
aud therefore ought to be repealed, IL alike novel
startling, Involving denial Of our constitutional rights,
conflicting with the views OF our greatest state linen and
the repeated action OF ou soyernnent that until the
Territories organized into S,ats, and admitted
the Unior the people thereof have right TO make rules
aod regulations for the Of the but that
such tight BY the constitution belongs absolutely and
exclusively 70 the people Of the United States In Coossss
| ss en- bIed.
| Resolved, That decent respect on the part OF our
Representatives for the rights OPINIONS and feelings OF
the people demands that great change In settled
rational policy-no change psrmsnenty Affecting the
mutual interests and relations Of the various sections OF
the upiopfhouk be suddenly adopted BY Congress until
far opp ,tunity has been afforded for An sxpresson Of