Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-07-01

tempated by its ustYious author II it accepted
triumph the part Of the South, in what
it accepted! 1t could have been is assumed
triumph Of slavery freedom, for slavery existed in
all the territory acquired from France
Again, the question recurs, in what it
garded by the South as triumph? will tell you. It
was triumph Of peace over an angry sectional war; o
triumph of harmony over passions and dscord tri-
Lnmph Of union disunien triumph Of the friends
the great experiment then and being madea to the
capacity of for selfgovernment. These we're the
senses in which the South regarded triumph this
measure in which they required to surrender ALL
the North nothing. Well might the patriotic South
oice with the Joy Of dsnterested patriotism well might
she rejoice that she had it in her power to make this
to her country from all the horrors OF
anarchy discord and cvifwar Sad and painful is the
reflection that any portion of common brotherhood
should have imposed On another the necessity Of ac-
quiring triumph at the expense Of surrender OF its
rights
Now majority OF the Northern Representatives this
hoor generously, nobly and patrotcally forward
and restore to the rights Of which have long
been deprived 1t is indeed triumph of which may
be proud and which ought to carryjoy consolation hope
and confidence to the breast Of every lover OF his
try it was esteemedby the South then great triumph
to the peace Of tho Mt tha exnense of
portion q It's h how rrbts rsstorsd Etc
after the lapse of third OF century, by returning
Of justice the part Of those to whom she made
the surrender 1t is difficult to perceive how any gem
teman or SET Of gentlemen after all the light that has
been shed on this subject should deliberately present to
the country statements directly in conflict with the
recorded facts in the history of the country One OF this
class of errors may be found in the following extract:
By the this compromise the free States assented
to admission Of Missouri with her ayeholdng constitu
on, while the slavehodng States their part yielded the
exclusion of slavery in all the residue Of the territory which
lay north of 36 30 constituting the present Territories OF
Kansas and Nebraska"
Do not the Of the country show, has tno been
demonstrated time and again this foor that the terms
of this compromise Of 1920 not assented to if
assented to- were not abded by executed in good faith
by the North! This compromise, as it is called was
passed the 9th Of March, 1920; and yet Missouri was
not admitted into the Union until the 10th of August
1921 When she made application for admission under
the provisions of this muchauded compromise Of 1920
she rejected, and another compromise had to be
made OF that compromise Mr. Clay was the author, and
under it Missouri admitted. The North never re-
spected the compromise for day. for the records show
that the first time they called to recognise it they
rejected and it at naught So much for the fidelity
Of the North to this compromise They respect it when
it suits them they despise and repudate 1t when does
not From that day to this there has never existed
instance in which Territory south Of 36o SOH has
asked to come into the Union as q slave State that
the antisavery Of the North have not resisted it,
and openly disavowed their obligation to regard the COM
promise of 1920
ceremony the fact that Missouri Arkansas Florida and
Texas have oil been admitted slave States Had they
the right to be thus admitted if they elected to have
slavery which they did, And did not slavery exist in
each and oil of them by the terms of the treaties ccqur
ing them! II it desired to present the case fairly
why present these facts? And if it not delib
crate purpose to make impression on the Northern
mind that had been done for the South than for the
North or the cant phrase of Hypocrisy for slavery
than for freedom why not tell your Northern friends that
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa. and
California have been admitted without slavery and that
slavery is excluded from the Territories of 0regon Wash
ington, and Minnesota
Just at this point the authors Of the address 60 noan
elaborate exposition Of the compromises Of 1850 show
resenatiSes y the psopss ID 1851, endorsed ana
dorsed by the Whg and Democratic Conventions Of 1852
L AZ -, D. loxxo
the United States his inaugural address pledged him
self their support This is oil true but what has 1t
with the passage Of the Kansas and Nebraska bill or tn
repeal of the Missouri restriction? Does this repeal
any wise impair or affect what called the compro
misses of 1862 Not at all far from it, gives strength
vitality, and efficiency to them, and is in exact accor
dance with their spirit and purpose Who is it. or wht
they that manifest much veneraton for the com
| promises of 1850? confess am little curious t
| know who compose this meeting in order that ma.
have of testing their sincerity know bu
one member of this body that belonged to that angus
assembly and that is the chairman, and would like t
know when he conceived his young passion for the com
i promises Of 1850?
ven:ns of both the great parties of the country, ar
i committed to stand by them and resist all agitation O
/ the slavery question. Well, who ore agtating? If al
attempt is made to carry out the iDuncons of the act
Of 1850 the enemies of slavery lift their hands in hoy
horror and ask you to Stop you committed agans
agitation" Now, if you, gentlemen, will cease your in
sane rawlings about slavery and its fanced horrors there
will be agitation. l0u agiate yourselves, ana tnei
cry against the evils dangers and horrors Of agta
ton Go on, gentlemen it is your trade; you canno
live without it. 1t has become part of your natures
This is perhaps innocent pursuit as you would b
likely to engage in If this abandoned fear you
might embark in some more mischievous enterprise.
know the one you pursuing will be utterly frutes
of any practical results Your rawlings about i'm
| potent as those of the maniac. They will break
one link in what you term the chain of slavery. Youi
efforts will never break off Of its fetters. If
disposed to question your sincerity should conclude
that instead Of your being the friends of the slave you
were his deadest foes Instead of being engaged in the
humane effort of oosenng their fetters should charge
you with forging manacles with which to make their
| bondage hopeless and perpetual.
The authors of the address, seeming to fear that they
had not said or done enough make the Kansas and
eyes the country seek to mpart additional odum to
by asserting that it effected in pursuance Of the de-
maads of the Administration and by Of its infu-
ence on Congress How far the Administration had
exered any influence in securing this result know not
It certain it could have had power me- that
party with which have heretofore acted we had
thing hope for, expect desire at its hands, This
declaration is not in accordance with the opinions that
have been expressed by those opposed
to the BILL The opinion have heard generally express
ed in regard the Administration is that it wholly
impotent and powerless. But, when il suits the pur
| poses of some gentlemen to magnify the power and
strength of this deunct Administration suddenly it is
transformed into giant proportions with power to con-
troll the actions omen and make them subservient to the
| most wicked and unhoy purposes.
Now, sir, hope nobody will believe for single mo-
ment that am the advocate defender of this Admins
tration. No. sir; have concurred with it. and If
had there were others who much older in the
and much able to execute any purpose Of this
kind. Gentlemen it to me- ought to be somewhat