The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-11

his letter to John Adams dated December TO- 1912 is the
folowng II
The banks bankrupt law manuiactures Spanish treaty
storm will pass under the ship But the Missouri Is
breaker on which lose the Missouri country by revolt
kers I'M treaty Of Paris we never had SO omnous
question II even damps the joy with which hear your
hgh health ana welcomes TO me the consequences of
.Sea hoc haeten1s."
In his letter to John Holmes, dated April % 1890 we
find the foowing a' .'.t# +.
had for long time ceased to read newspapers, pay
any attention TO public affairs confident they in good
hands, and content to be bark the shore
irom which am not distant But this momentous question
lake frebeH ~ the night oeakeGed and filled Nth terror
considered it at the knell Of the Union hushed
indeed, Tor the moment But this is repreye only, not
"a geographical line coinciding with marked principle
moral and political and held up the angry
passions Of men, will be oberaed and every new IL
ritaton will mark it deeper and deeper
OF one thing am certain that the passage of slaves
iro one State TO another would not make slave of single
hcnan being who wv.d mot be without H. their da
pier and pToporona facilitate the accomplishment OF their
emancipation by dividing the burden greater number
Of e9sdators An abstinence too from this act Of
Congress to regulate the condition ofthe different descriptions
right Of every State which nothing constitution has
taken from them and given TO the general Could
cut shall be eemen that they shall not emgrae into any
other Sateg'
We have, also, in bis letter to John Adams, dated
January 81 1921, the following:
Our anxietes in this quarter all concentrated in the
question: What does the holy alliance, in and of Con
gress to do with the Missouri question: And
this BY the by is but the name Of the it is only the
John Doe or Richard Roe of Enlightenment The real question:
the States afflicted with this unfortunate popula
ton IS Are go our slaves to be presented with freedom and
dons of the inhabitants Of the States within tho States
will be but another exercise Of that declare that all
contederacies TO wage another Peoponne
sian war to settle the ascendency between them Or is this
but not, hope, by you or me- Surely they will parley
awhile and give us time to get out of the way"
In his letter General Breckenridge, dated February
10, 1921, We find: ,. m
The line of division lately marked out between different
portions OF our conederacy such as will never fear be
obliterate ana trusting to those who against
position in principle fashion to their form the
minds and affections OF youth If has been estimated
send three hundred thousand dollars to the north
rn seminaries for the instruction Of our own sons then
must have these five hundred of our mbbing opn
ions and principles in discord with those Of their
and if not arrested at once, will be beyond remedy"
And finally we find in his letter to Lafayette dated
November 4, 1929 the following: ana
On the eclipse of federalism with u.s. although not
tincton its leaders got up the Missouri question: under the
false front of lesenng the measure of slavery but with the
real view q producing gsograpbica division Of parties
the North went bndiod into the followed their lead
for while with zeal truly moral and audable, until
ing the real interests OF the slaves that they had been used
merely tools for electioneeng purposes and that trick of
that now succeeding distinction which, like that of re-
publican and federal whg and tory being equally inter
graphical schisms which go Immediately to separation
Missouri admitted and slavery was prohibited in
all the territory north Of 36 deg 80 min The political
elements had been rife with heresy and danger that the
country sought reposeand that too, almost any price
The South quieted the admission OF Missouri the
North was satisfied with the prohibition of slavery in the
immense unorgmzed balance of the Louisiana Territory
The North. sectional respect had bf
satisfied with the acquisition 1t great acquisition
but il could be forgotten that it wrng from the
South against all correct principles of government through
its weakness in the legislature connected with its devotion
to the Union Of the States The public mind
quillzed
Arkansas applied for admission in 1886 as State AL
though it lay south of the line Of 3e deg 30 min large
number of the representatives from the North made strong
but unavang effort 10 prevent its admission and created
temporary excitement Arkansas admitted, and
calm ensued.
Nothing of moment ranspred in relation to the Missouri
line line Of SO deg 30 mn until the annexation of
Texas in is45 when the question revived II the
first occasion since the establishment Of the line in which
Its extension involved Texas was to be admitted,
and the North demanded that portion Of it, should be
non-savehoding To CRAFTY IT, the line OF SO deg 30 min
extended through Texas which apparently setis
factory to all #a#
organizing the Territory Of Oregon and in it pro-
vision prohibiting slavery. President Polk signed the bil
but accompanied 1t with the written declaration that as
all this territory lay north Of the line 80 deg 30 min he
did under the expectation that that line would be
tended to the Pacific and remain IL had done for
long time permanent adjustment Of this exciting sub
iect s.#r ##r
He was mistaken For both during the years ls47 and
ls4s there determination manifested by the North,
that in all territory acquired from Mexico whether above
below the Missouri line slavery should be forever pro-
hibsd Every effort made 10 impose this restriction,
both before and after acquired it II had great strength
In the House. but always arrested by the Senate But
secured this result that that territory left without
any government And in this condition that great ncqui
ston from Mexico brought the crisis Of $50
flat trf9,a~ tl.N ,vs line
abandoned by the North and this abandonment brought
other results 1t brought the admission OF California as
State, and the establishment of the Territories OF New
Mexico aud tab upon principles which affect this bill be
fore us These principles applied then the remedy for
the ills existing and having reconced the public mind to
their propriety they If possible by just appica
ton TO supersede wrong, injudcous and an unjust
time 10 be abandoned in time suit caprice interest or
principle. ~ 81 .aE
The bill for the organization Of the Territories Of Ne
braska and Kansas before this body and the ques
ton s whether shall still recognise tho obligation Of this
geographical line 1t is raised in this BILL and II must
be met here and Are prepared TO stand by this
line Of geographical exclusion approve the principles Of
the adjustment Of ls5o2 Are prefer this line Of
cluson-tbs congressional prohibition Of slayerythis
"Wilmot proviso to the bill under consideration
shall answer as proceed
Why do support this bill 2 In great mcasure where
It's main feature is recognised by TO be legitimate and
correct win not be particular about its subordinate
details II is 20 with his There several
provisions IN II for which do not but support IL
because OF It's leading principle and OF ts essential ang
onlsm TO that Missouri line Of excuson and would APP
peal 70 southern members and the sound and national men
OF the North TO 90 with into detailed examination Of
TINS bill We have had much time consumed in illustrating