The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-01-27

smbed al BALTIMORE, IN 1884, 10 nominate Their oandi
dates for President and Vice President To such
tent the popular feeling this subject aroused and
Defined that al the presidential election ia November OF
1884, the party supposed 10 be doubtful in regard 10 the
compromise measures in defiance OF The profession
OF lis candidates and the resolves Of its meetings. and
the pledges Of lis oracles and its orators disastrous
ly defeated.
The bill OF Judge Douglas is based upon the great
pripcipe that composed and carried the compromise
measures That principle is. that all matters relating to
slavery shall be left 10 the people of the Territories
through their appropriate representatives. and that The
Congress OF the United States shall not be called upon
to legsale upon questions belonging 10 the people
alone In addition to this. all questions OF title TO
slaves referred 10 the local tribunals, with the night
of appeal the Supreme Court Of the United States The
constitution OF the United States and the laws including
the fugitive slave law, next 10 be applied and ex-
tended the new Territories of Nebraska and Kansas
precisely they apply and extend to all the other Terri
tories and States Of The Union.
Ii is easy to suppose thar such bill constructed upon
the broad basis Of the compromises measures should oc
cur to so bold and national statesman Senator Doug
las, and do not doubt that Congress will be ready to
reflect the ascertaned public sentiment the great prn
cple involved, that il is more to be asserted
Upon the enduring foundations Of This principle two Ter
rtories have been happily organized and conducted.
Practical advantages and daily benefis-equay among
those who have become citizens OF the Territoriesare
OF the pleasing combinations of the confident pre-
dicons of the beloved patriots who supported and car
red through the compromise measures Of 1850.
But there those who, like birds OF evil omen al
ready seek TO destroy the example and the guide by
which, in recent struggles we were safely directed in
the pathway Of union and safety. The first man to
move in the Senate of the United States to amend the bill
of the senator from Illinois, Mr.. Sumner. the
abolition from Massachusetts, object of his
amendment being 10 restore insist upon the recognition
the Missouri Compromise in the OF the Ter
ories alluded to. Although of the admitted conse-
quences OF the compromise OF 1850 in effect
repeal aside the Missouri Compromises indeed
how coad the people of the Territory regulate the ques
ton of slavery according TO their wishes, if the
bi,rary line of the Missouri Compromise permitting sla
very in the territory south OF tina, ne and nbbtng it
north, recognised in force' and although the
Missouri line regarded by such insgators OF anai
cism as Mr. Sumner and MIR. Chase with especial alb
horrence only few years ago. yet when by insist.
ing upon it for Nebraska and Kansas, they can make
up new notoriety as the advocates OF line that would
as they declare make both these Territories Free they
furious for the Missouri line as very bulwark of their
favore human freedom !" The South. which in all
our recent acquisitions. has gained territories,
agrees. with scarce an exception. the wise principles
of the bills OF 1850 and is content to leave the whole cub
ject OF slavery with the people Of the Territories OF
Nebraska and Kansas, and With the States that to
grow out OF them.
Ii will be recolleced that the compromise
OF 1850 derived much OF their wholesome influence upon
the country from the fact that they regarded
making the settlement OF the slave question in any Ter
riories hereafter be admitted, settlement upon pre-
csely the principles which then prevailed in regard
to Utah and New Mexico The principle OF the Com
promise OF 1850 also pronounced to be acceptable,
because in all future cases would lead easy and
constitutional adjustment Of the question OF slavery
and for these i, called final sdjasisnt Of
the uios Of slavery in the Territories To take any
other view OF it would be alike dishonest and dshonor
able What would the North say #, at time like this,
the South could insist, and did iDsst upon the Missouri
Compromise, which all fair men admit was virtually re-
pesIed by the compromise acts OF 1850. means OF
adding s'qps Territories 10 the Unon' Such a course
would be wickedly and cruelty UNJUST and we should
resist the Upon what better ground than
this then has the North prelext insist upon the
Missouri. Compromise line Tor Nebraska and Kansas
Nay, we have not much a shadow of excuse, for
The chances ,ha1 equal that both will be free
II both become slave Territories however. by the action
OF the people, should not feel authorized 10 set al de-
hanee moral obligation, and to fly in the face OF sol
emn pathetic adjustment OF the question OF slavery
agreed by both the great parties, and overwhelmingly
affirmed in the election OF 1882