Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-31
The Voice of Louisiana.

Louisiana has taken noble stand for the
Compromises, and for the peace and harmony
Of the Union. Her Legislature recently passed
unanimously resolutions declaring the COM
promise Gndlty and dcprecating the re-
newal Of Slavery agitation and the voice of
one of her representatives has been heard in
Congress on the side of the right. The fol-
lowing is the tclegraphic abstract of the
speech of Mr.. Hunt of La, in the House
March 23i.
Mr.. Hunt, was opposed to the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise, considering it would
be violation of good faith and contrary to
the true polity of the country, cngendering
discord and dissension between different sec
tons, and hazarding the existence Of our
blessed Union. lie contcnded that the Missouri
Compromise was passed 10 allay the great en-
citcmcnt growing out of the Slavery question
that it was effected by southern votes, and
had been sustained as a southern measure.
He denied that if Mr., Clay were alive
that great stateman would vote for repeal
1t was his belief, if Congress repealed the Mis-
souri, Compromis,, it would open the door vf
repeal for other Compromises, even those of
the Constitution itself. Northern sentiment
is opposed to it. Patriotic State Legisla-
lures an large bodies of individuals have de-
clarcd against repeal. lie had seen letters
from distinguished citizens of the North de-
precating the agitation of the Slavery aues-
ton as inimical to the peace of the Union.
The repeal of the Missouri Compromise is
now condemned by some oft former supper
tiers for fear of disastrous consequences to the
country. The soil of Nebraska and Kansas
is not profitable for Slave labor. Freemen
20 tIpr
excluding Slaycryand emancipating slaves who
may he there. For all practical purposes
slavery is prohibited as efectually as if pro-
mhited by law. Then whence the necessity
ofrcpealing the Missouri Compromise What
motive can there be to extend the limits of
Slavery to territory which is not favorable To
that institution. They Of the South already
have soil enough to be proiitahly cultivated
for ages, and they win keep their slaves
under their own government and policy, and
will not allow anybody to invade their rights
secured by the Constitution. But while this
is their policy he could say there were sound
reasons of State policy that would justify
them in resisting Efforts to disturb settled
compacts and induce them To preserve the
peace and the harmony of tho Union The
true interest of all sections was To preserve
harmony, to practice on the principle of our
Revolutionary uthers--E Plurlbus Cnum.
United We stand divided We fall, Why don't
South Carolina step forward to disturb the
Missouri Compromise Why had other
southcrn States $, Long slept on their wrongs
Who commissioned the Senator from Illinois,
Mr., Douglas to ster in front as the defender
of the south la conclusion, he cloquently
appealed to the North aud South to stand hy
the Constitution and Mon with calmness
and frmncss, avuiding the utterance OF any
sentiments calculated to enEendcr unkind
feelings amon- the representatives. Of any
portion of the Union. aud all would lie we'll
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