The daily union., 1854-10-28

mise violated this principle, and substituted prne
pie of compact which has been the prolific of cat
ogue of evils which have again and again mensced in
tegrity of the Union.
The adoption by Congress Of this policy for pre-
serving the balanee of power was authoritative reog
milton Of the existence of state of hostility between the
North and the South. Ii authorized proclamation
by the North to the South and by the South TO the North
that although members of conederacy yet We
are enemies each other that peace only be PIE
served between by drawing line of separation It's
language from to the other is: "We doubt and dis
trust your fidelity the constitutional compact your in
hostile your interests will lead you to
resort to conrvances and bargains eneoach upon our
interests only be AT peace by mutually keeping on
our respective sides of dividing line Hence says the
North thus far and further and the South responds
thus far and no further"
We submit to the friends OF the Union everywhere
whether the Missouri line has not been the potent
those sectional ieaousies and srfes which have grown
stronger and deeper and more alarming on each success
sye renewal of the slavery agitation Have not the pro-
pbec words OF John Taylor been fully verified when he de-
cared "The confederation be substituted for The
old ought to be stated without disguise that be
duly estimated and compared withits rival II proposes
draw geographical line between slavery and no slavery
to train the people each side of it into constant habit
ofsqurng nosoe provocaons at each other through the
press and to create degree of animosty ally
ambition and avarice quite sufficient to induce prepon
deratng balance its whole energy in obtaining
exclusive advantages"
The history of the past well the condition of the
present time is full of lamentable proof of the ver6catou
Of these wise predictions Whether not the evils have
grown in magnitude until they rcmedabe is The
great problem to be solved The South, aided by
the national of the North, have esorted TO the obl
Grafton of the Missouri line the expation of the
of the evil the only remedy for the maintenance of the
Union They have botted out the line of separation ex
plunged the confederation and restored the conpae
Of fathers to its full vgor. They have fallen back
upon the constitution our only reliance and the qp
ton is 70 be settled whether the constitution is 10 m
vail or policy Inconsistent with and destructive Of its
provisions. We have admitted that the trial is full Of
hazard but il is by no means hopeless, A firm and fra.
terna union of the friends of the Union North and South
will enable the gallant old ship of State to ride safely
through the Storm and once more restore the constitution
to its true place the basis of our federal Union.
The issue now is the same except In more aggravated
shape, that it was when the Missouri line was adopt.
ed The friends of the Union then committed the fatal
error of giving up the constitution and trusting to new
prncil!a cf confederation The existence of slavery is
now no ore pgoeed in the ssul Than II WIS When M
Missouri line adopted is now it was then, tho
instrument for exciting and agitatng the popular mind
but the real question is now, then whether we shall
cling the constitution the ark of safety or whether
shall return to that fatal policy which has so nearly
made shipwreck ot tie cpAeqeIacy. uhe 9beratop oj
the Missouri line makes slayes-it makes no nora
slave territorybut it wipes out pague-spat which has
engendered sectional aouses and animostes that are IT.
reconciabe with the permanence of conedecy and
restores the constitution its original vigor For these
reasons the South insisted the repeal of the Missouri
restriction, and for these she will submit
its restoration.