The daily union., 1854-02-08

community must Tor ITSELF and in neither has any
other the night TO attempt coercion
ihee at prcsen, org anixed mode OF expression OF
INC VIII OF The people residing within the limits OF the
proposed Territories Until such organization shall be
had' Congress must act How shall ii be guided I
It's only rule must be TO do that which is right
IN its own Judgment. Its members must determine
Tor themselves what is right, and then 10 that
nose Interested would judge as they do. There is
other sale or consistent rule, where there is Of
determining the will wishes OF those affected by our
achohs 80 lar, then appears 10 me that the above
pioposons oil Senator Douglas unexcsptonable; but
they DO not cover the whole ground There is period
10 Intervene before " the decision OF the people therein
through their appropriate representatives,. be
tanned During this period Congress must act for them
and IN acting must be guided by the OF right and
propnety oi majority OF It's members II that majority
beeve II right and expedent for the interests OF the peo
pie within the Territory that slavery should be intro
duced aud protected there, they should pronounce
BY The terms OF The act Of 1920 the Missouri Compromise
which is the present law OF the land there, slavery
GUIDED from the most part OF the proposed Territories
II SO much OF that act bs repealed then the prior law
restored, BY that-I mean The law of Louisiana at the
time OF It's acquisitions and which comprehends this Ter
ory--l understand slavery egalized and protected
Ihs provision in the act OF 1920 adopted, and has
for great length of time continued in force under cir
cumsances which should undoubtedly secure care
iullyconsldered and deliberate conviction that they
are unsoand or unwse in their application to this Ter
Iory, before they should be rescinded. Their per-
manence should have the benefit OF any doubts that
may arise in the minds Of Legislators Like person
trial for crime. the presumption should be in their
favor, and nothing short of a clear conviction of
their impoicy would justify their repeal. The egsla-
lion for these Territories should be based upon the in
teress OF the people there, and who may 60 there, and
not upon those who reside in other States The ques-
ton OF whether State to be formed there should be
30 modelled in its early inception to produce slave
Stale free State. in the view have taken, is le-
climate subject for the of his private udg-
ment by each member OF Congress- Neither side has
any claim Of right in its favor. Members must act
on their own discretion on the merits OF the case But
in the view have taken, Congress cannot consistently
with the principles OF government. exercise this
power any longer than until the proper organization can
be effected, TO ascertain the will OF the people OF the 10.
cation Wherever that will is expressed, the super vsoy
power Of Congress ought to yield TO it.
NEW YORK.
Since the foregoing written, are gralifed to
sarn that Senator Douglas has proposed 10 amend the
fourteenth section OF his bill, so as to remove all doubt
as TO the recognition OF the principle OF non-nervention
As amended, the section declares that as the Missouri
Compromise is inconsistent with the principle OF non.
Intervention by Congress with slavery in the States and
Commonly called the compromise measures s hereby
declared imperative and void it being the irae intent
and meaning of tins act not to egsale slavery into any
Territory State, TO exclude il therefrom. but to
leave The people thereof perfectly free to form and reg.
ulate their domestic institutions in their own way, sub
ect only the constitution OF the United States In this
shape The bill becomes mpregnabe, and in this shape
the public judgment will cordially approve its passage