The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-14

conform to their express wiI-the people wore passn
the nigh state OF excitement into state of hopei'
Iepose. ihe consprators and those who have 1t the
on, and who furnished them with aid and aImen tn
conspirators in this work of fsmy and fraud have =,
20 ,ne sentiment o. the people, just in ITSELF
~ honorable 10 their intelligence and hearts They hxs
mflaLen II, and supposed that have sunk into stass
Of apathy and indiference-and stIaightway mani
Of our members have united with these conanira
tors in violation of the wishes and will which wore
perfestly understood by them, in this new attempt
to force it through the House OF Representative
(Cries OF shame on them). don't hesitate To say,
according to my own deliberate judgment founder on
some knowledge Of the people of this State that there i
not single Congressional district the State where II
this question OF the repeal of the eighth section OF the
compromise Of 1870 presented dis nctl by itself
is would not be voted down by triumphant majority
lAppause) Furthermore, among the five hundred
thousand voters OF this great State where n the man
who would dare to say that he believes If this question
were presented 10 those by itself that one ft
eth Of that great number could be found TO saw saye
TO it. Ceres Of '' not one - Suppose for example
stephen Arnold Douglas (hisses) nominated by q
democratic Baltimore convention, and suppose Thomas
Benton, Sam Honkon or Francis r. Blar--supposc that
any one Of these who are Southern and opposed TO
@ the 'hat any OF these was candidate Of
tue ineei.haent people OF New FORK, how would
tie yote stapdY ca voice we would get all the
wings Suppose in Opposition to stephen Arnold,
I'm BelL or Randall Hunt, or any other honest
VII g. we're candidate OF tie opponents Of this fraud
VIA wo,e he tie results Why, II were obliged under
81 o ol cums.snces would vote for William III Seward
in preference TO stephen Arnold poughs Now fellow,
ciStrs have assembled to what we can do upJor
the IN which we are placed; not
di - ihe truth from each other from ourselves
liee is danger that this law will pass-rely upon III
there is great danger of and it viii plss il 1t passes
Natives Of the free States Look at the fact the
Preieent Of the United States is from New England
majority OF lis Cabinet from the free States ma orr
y Of the members Of the House of are
also from the free States in the Senate tho repre
sen'aves from the free States stand to the representa-
tves from the slave States thirty thirty Thanks
10 the movement Of 1Sse-in which supposed nv hum
BILE political career would have ended California the
thirty first State of our glorious confederacy Is =
free State. (Cheers) Then there are sixteen free
States and fifteen slave, so that we have a ma.
jority of States in the Senate, and consequent,
ly majority OF the members in that and the other
body from free States Now this attempt to rcpeal
the great ordinance Of freedom by which the fear Of
cd countryhat Missouri Compromise law contancs an
eternal Ohbiton of savery in the Territories above
the line Of SO Scthat measure important and be.
nefcent; II was consecrated In the memories and aec
tions Of the of that day; that measure which
has been regarded by their pcsery as rrcversbie as
fixed fact and as sacred the Declaration Of indepen
deDee ITSELF is in danger Of being reSsiea IL re-
peal has already passed the Senatc by V6te of more
Than two to aud if il passss the House oi Rspressn
tatives, will be passed by the votes the
tives from the free Siates and if II receives IA Il GER
family will che sanction Of the President II win receive
from Northern President the majority of whose ah
net from free States thus showing that for the
siby of this measure the free States are snswerabc In
the sight Of man. the world and God No man from the
South has ever dared to bring forward distinct
on for the repeal Of the eighth section OF the Missouri
compro mise. No, that left for Northern man to
do, and for Northern President to make il the test
Of the support Of his administration for al
though most heartily approve Of his late veto to the
bill giving ten millions of acres Of land for the insane
because look upon giving touch of the doctrines
Of old Hickory yet cannot claim TO be- according TO tic
test Of democracy set up by the President democrat
because am unwilling to take part in the repeal the
Missouri compromise law--I would rather die hrst
Upon Northern will rest the responsibility of this
act of shame, this violation OF compact this breaking
down Of barrier against the inrosds Of slavery in the
districts of country compreheneed ia the Terrores
Of Nebraska and Kansas. II then becomes most seri-
question: and it is only to that question that shall
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the people of the free States to in this crssY IA
voice" Yes, that's the queston.'D say nothing
famous measure. Many it is true have shown dispos
ton in the Senate and House 10 take if Northern will
give it them But dontyeu think they despss traitors
slave states are not responsible for thisessure nor pr
its pass through The g. nate wfaous tbs vpc or
the Senators rcm the free States It could not be passed
through that body, although scyeraof them had had
the honesty and the frmness to separate themselves
from their fellow representatives of the south end to
PIT themselves apparently in opposition to The interests
Of their constituents Although the fcat majority
Of the representatives, of the South will go for this bill
ard viii cheer the Northern dough.accs dom hold
I'll respc nsibe When this shall have passed
the people OF the free states will an effort TO ex
the Souh will take advantage Of this piece of treachery
would not say single wcrd gainst the South because
We have proof that they have supported this mass OF
frard shame and treachery The time has when
should no longer argue and debate this mater should
like 10 discuss the question of popular sovereignty and
j., ! THINK ! could make an argument that even
reader Of for fteen n1 T. Ssen
agree with and others DO not but by reading it daily
have lea ned how atsfactory how sophstica how
fallacious insane, untrue and dsgracefui are ali the
arguments that be offered in favor this Nebraska
BILL and above all in favor Of this question Of national
sovereignty. What 10 do in the present smer-
eencyf Here in the very Thermopy of this great
questionthe bill about TO be brought down upon
BY executive influence, even in and out of the House.
and it is about to the House Of with
this obnoxious repeating clause unless between this and
Tuesday can be aroused facliag equal to the
crisis. And what mr. the IN do9
responsibility, the people any portion Of them
agree with me- they should from the rising the set
ting OF the sun during the next three four days
taking out the holy Sabbath for reflection and
aloud and not and make their voices be heard In
rS a4hse @ ., ana they may
Ibelieve am the only that stood upon the Balti
more Platform and although voted for Frank Pierce
for President, did so under protest stood upon the
Buffalo platform; but when we voted for any of those
men-Mr Wheeler, or Mr.. Tweed Mr.. Cutting or any
Of the other representatives from this satdd give
the right to barter for mess Of pottage those splendid
Territories TO postcrity and the lovers
Of liberty, and the whole world, by the ordinance Of
1s20S Have authorzed-has any one district of
this State ever authorized any of these representatives
of the State Of New York the Congress OF the United
States to vote for the repeal of the eighth section of the
Missouri Compromise act of 1S2os lCres of No Noi)
Then what are these men aboutS What is my old free
soil friend, William A. Walker, abouts-that man who
anxious TO preserve New Mexico Californaso anxi
TO preserve Oregon against the nroads OF svery
fear that he about to peretrate the very thing which
he went will me to Utica and Buffalo to prevent being
ornia in s4S and II he attempts do that thing he
does whe ut authorityhe does against the express
will Of his constituents; and ia reference to these
n6n. We have, therefore, cndeavored by every hon
est and every honorable method, to bring to
oIerate upon these men teore they perperate
this deed OF shame every motive that can be made to
Lear upon them and by which they be brought bc
to Of their duty and be prevented from
mating this act Of wckeiness This is what the people
Of the free States to do within the next few days,
fer the bill viii probably pass the House OF Representa-
,,es in the middle Of next week when IT viii have 70 go
to the Senate but they will not keep IL there
than fofyeight hours they will not give the people the
opportunity Of demonstrating In that body. But every
hrg at can be done In the next few days in the way OF
public meetings. rcmonsrances In every and shape
he expected to operate upon the conscences and
fears of the members Of the House Of
should be Done But, fellow citizens, in all probability,
whateYer may be done In the mean time, the bill will
pass and will receive the signature Of Franklin Pierce
President Of the United States the Of revolutionary
officer of New England, the resident all his life Of
The State Of New Hampshire. What then the people
Of the free States to doa Speaking for myself before
ray they are to rally and organize for the purpose Of
electing Senator'S and members Of the House Of Repre-
sentatyes between this and 1885, who win prove Senators
and representatives who will approve bill repeating the
repeslng clauses and restore to the statute bookrom
In H.