New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-18
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 49, 1854

Nj. Born : letter against the abroga'iOn ofthe Ms
souri Compron ise is : strong aod manly document
which had we roon We sAOul transfer 70 oar columns
As we cannot r fraia from extracting one or two
striking passages as ioi.oWs;
~Anertie mot careful examination Of lis port ntous
question an satisfied that is TIE mos nisch.cTo-s ana
Iernciou that has ever beea i S1acsl mo Tue
balls Of Congress.
As a Southern man raise nv voice agsast Il. %,
pose H. because It involves breach Of faith "a the part o.
tie South who have for thirty III years eogel ne II
vsutsge obtained BY them in the tOraon OF ne STATES
of Missouri and Arkansas. oppose H. because neces.
say and unAvOidably becCt another angry and sec0na
controversy which there are LEFT among strong
enough IN the confidence NJ tie people u aay oppose
IT, because Il uproois and destroys tae COMPROMISE els
ures Of $50 70 which the North no more pledged Than
the South the Compromise now proposed to be aoro5a
ted oppose H. because would De an act OF infatuated
madness on the part Of the South aecept oppose T.
because will Be impossible again 70 obtan - iaFor
able terms from The North with their seven millions ma
onty white population. obtained when ha1 P'pa
latiOn more nearly approxnsted equality. oppose A.
upon the ground that II places barren privilege 10 ne
hands Of the South for which not only no equivalent
offered. but by which she must be an ultimate aad gTeAl
loser. .
not the least strange chapter in this hisory that
those who now den0unce the uncOns;tuionaty OF me
Missouri Compromise should ell have waited until rs
most prominent advocate had retired from their midst and
dscended TO the tomb before they could hnd the va0r %
assail his work II il libel upon bis memory that; from
prudential considerations they did not see mt to utter dur
ing his life but although ne Killed by the unkin1nsss
OF friends lie most relied on ne has lex nose osuiuu nm
who will be prompt TO protect his fame BY almost super
human efforts such a. far TO carry the most dstn
cushed Of the age 10 his grave, We have just eXtn
guished confegraOn that hr aened the destruction OF
he nobest shin of state shat ever auDced upon tho
waters and have scarcely had time 10 realize the re-
suit and exchange congratulations on our safety When
one more rash and vile and frantic than the rest eizes
blazing torch in each hand rushe madly into the maya
zine Of powder fourshes hs rebrands eof and bidding
defiance to all consequences, calls upon u 10 initiate his
example Those may follow him who choose put Tor my
own part on all such occasions prefer the hose to the
fsmbeau
Il suggest that we should have no more patch work
legislation, which viii require still further agitation When
This Is settled but let it all come at once let it all fall
together Tor the honor Of the South preserve her in
teerity ard good faith would hope that some southern
member would offer amendment to the bill, as an al
ditionsl clause to the following effect
BeH rfher eaaf That 50 n1eh Of re Joint ;'olaoa %
Texts Union provides for The admission Of four ad'na
hereafter with the consent OF mt STATE TO De formed
the terTotOy Of Texas lying sOuth OF u ~ e sa '
il hereby repealed"