The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-12

OF II as they did OF kindred questions and renewed the
general government Of undesirable and misenievous
stretch OF power They would have placed the dlspori-
non and settlement OF such questions IN the hands OF those
immediately interesed-who are on the spot and who
have II the revolution not humbug, an iDalienable
political right 10 settle them. No doubt that this
Is consistent with the doctrines and PRACTICES OF TIE
statesmen Of the republic before philanthropy became a
political lrade and American statesmen were Wiling 10
risk their counlrys RUIN for the doubfu notorety OF
eminence IN faction and political lnfany.
should be delighted ii these men would descend 10
the level OF and honesty long enough 10
point out The reason why il right for the original
thirteen Ierroriss to exercise their own discretion IN
Tins matter OF slavery, while II 10 altogether wrong TO
permit the primitive communities that sprnging IN
The Territories decide precisely similar questions
Dr. are the people OF Nebraska any less enlightened,
patriotic, and vrtuous, than the people Of New Mexico.
or other communities that permitted 10 exercise the
privilege Of directing thsir own affairs!
Ihe repeal OF this clause does not seek TO establish
slavery II merely removes an incongruous and incon
sstent cudeness from the welmeant legislation OF the
past do moi ADM, that Congress has right 10 say
The people, South Of such degree OF latitude you may
and north Df il you shall not decide whether domestic
tia reasoning will sustain this doctrine the subject.
VIZ that The compromises OF the constitution extend over
all such territory not subject to the jurisdiction OF
State in the confederation If this be SO. then the
right OF any is ndispuabe TO 90 TO any Territory
and abide, undeprved OF any privilege that he might ex
eIciss in any, all OF the States OF the confederacy
These men say slavery j. wrong. Granted Does i;
south OF 80 deg 80 min, and forbid north OF that liner
There people who regard Calvinism unfavorably
DO snd w Move o
would be thought OF congressional Legislation to restrict
It's spread in the Territories! Jealous Protestant
you are and iurously opposed TO the scarlet lady Of
Babylon as know you 10 be, would you feel JUSTIFIED
in favorng legislative enactment which should say TO
the Catholic, You dispense with holy water and the
confessional north OF SO deg 80 min you must use un-
sanc6ed water north Of that line, but you may confess
and consecrated water south OF III What. my dear
Phil, would you think OF statesman who should in
troduce bill with grave preamble about preventing
crime and paupersm which should abolish egg-nogg and
-oddy northern attitudes and permit south
know you would move heaven and earth against such
an enormous invasion OF your inaenable right OF mb-
baton.
Yet any all these absurd and mschievous measures
could be urged the principle that is appealed to
in support OF this clamor against the repeating clause OF
this bill
There is one of these forms of doctrine beverage
that is not personally obnoxious TO the sentiments OF
majority OF the people.
association, change itself into school OF theol-
ogy with DR. Seward for president and professor OF po-
ucal chcane Senator Chase as professor OF prolixy
and Mr. Sumner in the department OF classical phIan-
thropyi
wrange about them at less exorbtani rate than IS per
day. The time draws nigh when not only Congress, bui
the country. will settle dow immovaby on the broad
publican, and safe policy OF referring the whole subject
of slavery in the Territories i" TO the people, where The
letter well the spirit Of the constitution leaves IT,
On examination appears that the sth section which
il is proposed repeal presents the following unmisak
able peeulariss Of compact Before enumerating these,
will copy what Noah Webster has said about com
pacts: sCompact, an agreement; contract between
parties word that may be applied in general sense to
any covenant contrac, between individuals; but It Is
more generally applied agreements between nations and
States as treaties and confedeaces" This "sacred
pact' was as follows:
l. But one instead OF two parties entered into the
Tansement
2 The parties claiming TO &C, only by delegated au-
lhority, neither the agreeing dsagreeing parties
g. Ii specifies advantage, equivalent for that ad-
vantage, as the basis Of the arrangement.
The principals on neither side for whom ii is alleged
the compact" made have considered binding
10 either law, equity, or conscience.
II these peculiartes constitute sacred" compact, il
must be the same principle that has led some nations
10 IDIOTS and lunatcs the and respect
proporoning themselves the imbeciliy and dersnge
Inent of their object -
DUDLEY DUNTON.