The daily union., 1854-02-22
An Able Argument from John Mitchell.

The fearless editor OF the Citizen the patric Mitchell
s bitterly denounced by the abolition fanatics because he
will not lend himself to their war upon the peace and
,ranosl,y of the country in which he has sought and
ound refuge From many admirable essays in the last
number OF his journal we copy the following:
NEnaAskA In columns of this weeks Citizen will
be found .ubstance OF what has tansp'ied since the
publication OF our last touching the Vexed question which
ia now uppenost in the public mind, ana is more or less
.,tny every portion of this broad Union. II is needless
10 say that refer 10 the bill under discussion In tho uni
ted States Senate Tor the organization OF territorial gov
,rnment for Nebraska. The compromise measures of
1850 were attended with agitation that shook the
Union from Maine TO Texas, and from the seaboard
tho Atlantic to Of the Pacific. The great trio
the three then regarded as the greatest In the
country all Of whom have since passed awsy-Clay, Call
boun and ebser took distinguished and leading part
in the controversy Whgs aud democ length laid
aside their party prudicss for and the result
that ing law adopted, and the Territories
of Utah and New Mexico organized by Congress, with
out regard the Missouri act which prohibited the exist
ence involuntary setvude' in the territory of Lous-
ana north OF 80 degrees 80 minutes Though New Mexico
and Utah both north Of that lne and both included
portions the old French territory the inhabitants
left 10 their choice in regard slavery Il then
believed by the people that the general question
tied by precedents and that the ansavey agitation
would not ea the present generation again dis.
tub the harmony mud rcpose Of the county But here
now after the lapse OF four short years, we behold the cau
dron more seehlng WIN lot HouDle and white
spirits and black spirits, blue spirits and gray, mlngng
around, each throwing into the hebroh' an ingre-
diem, Of mischief and dcod
From various indications, especially the poran vote
la the Senate Monday last aud the debate which pre-
ceded and followed, II is than probable the bill will
pass ia that body MIR Chase the leader of the oppo-
siton. moved have tie vital section struck The
Senate refused do 80 by of 81 to I3 and IL Is
Be observed that Of those who voted Ia the minority
such Gen Ca.s did beeanse they were OPP
fbe hut tEa
cred The phpseoioey OF Tue section sufficiently strong
technically exact There he ue doubi therefore, that
the III will pass the Senate. either in its present shape
in sill decided iofm declaring The Missouri Com.
promise merely superseded by Inconsistent with
The compromise OF 1850, but repealed by the
present OF 1854 unconstitutional which
ncended the powers OF Congress and which ought
TO have been passed. This last would certainty be the
desirable form In which adopt the BILL il would
completely settle the whole slavery question d
be settled by Congress and leave ioophoie for ture
sgstou regard TO tue Territories For after all,
was screw ieft loose 10 the ol 1850.
Though there is every probability Of the bill being
adopted by the Senate, which Is the conservative
branch of the nsuonsl Legislature, by no mean,
equally confident Of It's In the popular branch
here however the chances appear to be in its favor
A njoHty OF the House OF Representatives is democratic
aad In the progress question through the Senate and
Ia lie discussion outside IL In evident that every hour IL II
assuming and more Of patty shape. IL will there
fore be probably carried Ia the House a democratic
measure though aided, in degJee, by tho votes 81
southern wings IL ought not however, TO be party qur
uon the inleRry Of the republic and the
welfare Of the whole peoIe For eqr part, would hal
It's adoption anoiher uiumph Of The patriotism and good
Of Congress the folly, fln1tosn, and
which would dismember this glorious Union, by the vain
purss OF emp shadow TO the loss and destruction
the subs'sncs.
"Ir tia grand mistake abuse ofl,nguage, to call The
Missouri Com promise compact between North and South
WA OF compact, t is rendered nu and
void by Ier one-the Com promise OF 1850. IL Il Is con
eodcd the fret alone is valid then We reply that there
Il one older s, and Far bndnR-the compact Of the
consultation. But there be compact made by CJn
srss. in is lesslaon Tor all the States ia common i
caanst pass law to bind Its and poseriy to
all fature and least OF all, can geographical line
prevail over great principle ard say, Thus far shall
thou come and no farther The principle at stake
10, the people in every State and every Territory have
ghr to mako their laws, and Congress has he
power 10 pre zen them"