Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-03-04

Of rather an uniavorabc description, have long
since persuaded myself that the NissoUi question,
as it is called might be laid to rest, with innocence
and safety by some concilidfory Compromise at
least, by which, is our duty, VIC might reconcile
the extremes of conflicting views ard feelings,
without any sacrifice of constitutional principles"
And he closed with the hope that the restriction
on Missouri would not be pressed, but that tho
whole question might be disposed Of in an man
ncr satisfactory to all, by q posiire p1oh'Cdion 81
Siarey in Me Territory TO The north and 'cea 9t ms
souri,.
This authoritative proposition of Compromise,
from the most powerful advocate Of the uncondl-
tional admission of Missouri, made in the
Senate the 2lst Of january. From various in
dications, IL seems to have found prompt favor in
that body. Finally ON the 18th Of February, the
union of Maine and Missouri in one bill prevailed
there, by, % yeas to 81 nays. On the next day,
Mr.. Thomas, of Illinois, who had always voted
with the South against any restriction upon Mis-
souri, introduced the famous clause prohibiting
Slavery north Of 500 30/, which now constitutes
the eighth section Of the Missouri act. An effort
was made to include the Arkansas Territory with
in this prohibition but the South united against
this extension of the area of Freedom and it was
defeated by "a nays to 20 yeas. The prohibition.
as moved by Mr.. Thomas, then prevailed, by 81
yeas to only 10 nays. Among those in the affirm
ative were both the Senators from each Of the
sla1o States Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky
Delaware, Maryland, and Alabama, and also ono
OF the Senators from each OF the slave States MIS-
sissippi and North Carolina, including in the hon
orablo list the familiar names of William Pinkney,
James Brown, and William Rufus King.
This BILL as thus amended, is the first legisla-
! tive embodiment of the Missouri Compact or Com
). promise, the essential conditions of which wcro
the admission Of Missouri rs State without any
restriction of Slavery; and the prohibition Of
Slavery in all the remaining Territory Of Louisi-
ana north of 36o 30>. The bill, thus composed,
containing these two propositons-this double
mcasure-fnally passed the Senate by a test vote
Of "a yeas to 20 nays. The yeas embraced every
southern Senator, except Nathaniel Macon, Of
North Carolina, and William Smith, of South
4 Carolina.
Mr.. BUTLER, (interrurting) Mr.. Gaillard, Of
South Carolina voted with Mr.. Smith,
Mr.. SUMNER, No, SIR The journal, which
| now hold in my hand shows that he voted for
the Compromise. ] repeat that the yeas, on this
vital question. embraced every southern Senator.
exccpt Mr.. Macon and Mr.. Smith. The nays
embraced every northern Senator except the two
Senators from Illinois, and one Senator from Rhode
Island, and one from New Hampshire. And this,
sir is the record of the first stage in the adoption
of Missouri Compromise. First openly announ-
ced and yindicated on the floor of the Senate by
n distinguished Southern statesman, it was fore
ed on the North by an almost unanimous Southern
vote.
i (C0ncluded nert Week.)