Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-02-10
Esbraska..--Tha Issue and Movements.

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we presume, that the Kenosha Democrat
favors the infamous proposition of Sena-
tor Douglass, to repeal the Missouri Com
promise, and open the immense territory
OF Nebraska to slavery. And we do Dot
attribute its position to its intimate de-
pendance upon the Administration which
favors and fathers this project, but believe
1t to be the honest sentiment gifts editors.
No act Of their lives. so far as our know
Ledge extends, is out of harmony with the
fraud and inlumanity contemplated by
this bill; and we think it quite irnpossi-
bic for Senator Douglass or any other
Hay nau of the race, to broach any scheme
OF this character whicJ. would not meet
with heartfelt response from them.
We say this because the facts warrant it.
and say 1t much more in sorrow than IL
anger 1t is bad enough to suffer wrong
and cruelty, and those who are compelled
TO have our deep pity and warm sympa-
thy; but our deepest pity and ftsra,1nest
aympathy arc for those who cherish the
consuming fires of injustice and inhuma-
nifty IN their own breasts, to wreak them
at evey opportunity upon others.
1t is to be expected that these men who
contemplate thus crushing out freedom
from the land, and extending slavery
throughout its length and breadth, will
manifest most Jealous devotion to the
principle they arc about to strange. Like
an Italian bandit who adorcs the Virgin
must devoutly when he contemplates
new murder, they never love Freedom
30 we'll as when in its name, they con-
template some new crime. Hence, they
talk about the principles Of our Fathers,
the guarantees of the Constitution. the
right Of the people to selfgovcrnment, &c.
&C.; any thing and every thing but the
true point involved and the real design
contemplated The matter however is a
simple one, and may be, and should be,
understood by every person. Let us do
what we can to put it in clear light.
Thirty-four years ago (much nearer the
period of the formation of our Constitu-
ton and Government than now, and when
many of its founders were yet active in
hfe) Missouri applied for admission into
the Union. 1t was objected to on ac-
count Of its slave institutions. After .
long and fierce contest it was admitted
tho friends Of slavery agreeing as con
Iteration, that in the whole territory &C
uired by the purchase Of Louisiana, of
which Missouri was part, and in which
Nebraska is, north Of &c deg. and 80 m.
slavery or involuntary servituGe, except
for crime, should be forever prohibited,
This was the agreement on which Missou-
ri was admitted, and not until this time
was it ever sought i'll any manner to in
validate or impair this contract. We have
characterized the effort Of Douglass as IN
famous. 1t is for just such offences, in
character, that men are put into jails and
penitentiaries. 1t proposes, after one OF
the parties has reaped the full benefits OF
q bargain, 10 cheat the other cut of the
whole consideration that induced the bar
gain. We need not dwell on this point
as even those who expect TO profit by the
fraud, understand its character, and can
not fail properly to appreciate its author
The excuses urged for this. which in
itself is inexcusable, are various. The
Democrat says, Congress has no right to
prescribe the institutions of territory
any more than of a state, therefore the
Missouri compromise was wrong and It's
repeal is right The Constitution says
Congress shall prescribe all necdful rules
and regulations for the government Of the
acknowledgements is the supreme lc
gislator for the ongreSs docs
prescribe the institutions Of the terrific
rics. for it is within the recollection Of ma
ny of the inhabitants OF this State. that
the Territory of Wisconsin could not even
have Banks except by the sanction ofCon
gresS--and moreover, thirty-for year,
ago, wsaca the Constl, sutton was freshel
and We nAay suppose better understood
than now, Congress dill prescribe that
slavery should never be permitted in thi:
very territory. Cas-, We know, ho,d,
with the Democrat, but as the authorities
arc all otherwise as the practice of the
Government is different, and as tie peo,
pie repudiated bothEass and Ills doctrine
this plea, We may conclude, viii hardly
prove sufficient.
Another, and the main excuse relied
on is, that the Compromise Act of le5C
virtually repealed the Compromise o
1890. This bill of Douglass refers directly
TO and repeals the Missouri Compromise
fit was repealedin 1850, why repeal il
sgain2 The thing is an absurdity. But
oafar from the Compromise of 1850 re,
pealing it, it absolutely recognised and re-
affirmed il. In that act occurs the follow
ing proviso:
i'Prorided, That nothing herein con,
tanned shall be construed to impair 0I
quaiify anything contained la lie Ihrc
article of'fhe Second section of the j oin
Resolution for annexing Texas to tn,
United States, approved March |. 1870
either as regards the rnE7ber Of State