Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-06-30

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- ioOo'"6 y" ',ic ground oil these alarms.
,ongrcSS noop'eu another compromise, the
terms oi Wlllch were, that ten millio dn1lr.
of the teOplcs money should ho ,;,, IN D.,
Texas to induce her to rclinonisl ,.o.,
1,L, r,I lii, 80, ,, t.. '' very
NJ =, ~ i',i'''.'eraplr part
v, WV ''Ni''' V',V -'t" "'Ao ana IT h
snoulu DC orgahiHcu without an inhibition Of
slavery, and that they should be altcrwaid
admitted rs slave or free Stats a. the poo
,,ln ,,brr G,r,,;, ..,,.,i,,,;r L,,Il H.
trrnne that the pullic slave trade in ii
District Of Columbia should be abolished
without affecting the existence of slavery in
the District. and that new and rigorous nr,-
visions for Tia" rcca pture Of fugitive slaves. of
disputed cunstitutiuualitvs should liz, nLnu,nd
and that on these conditions California sl,uuld
be admitted ~ a r,rr Stutn Rnru,,,u,
this comrromi,c was IA thc nnnni, "r ,%n
free States. ucoui,sccn.c n,. nor,r,hol,s,
practically or,tuinol Lv ,u,,,,s or .,Io,,,,,,,.
surancr,. made on behalf Of tho .L,nlnI,l;,,.,
States. that the c,mrromisr wa. ,nd .honIJ
br forever regarded ~ II G,ol o1;n.,,,,tr
the slavery uucstinn and Of ,,lI tbn i.,.,.
which could uos,ihly arise out nr il ,n,.
CONGRESS convened IN n.corL.r Isi1 ~.
rrcsrntatiycs from the slave Stoto. d,,n,,,iaL
A renewed rlr,Ivr urf,Irlitv tn tIis ,di,.t,,,r,
It was ornntci ny tho lIGusn "r Rrnr'."r,.
tivcs On the following terms
- i,''y , 1',N, Wv, 'ln'ni t"G''F
i, t' h & i't,, W an Dylie,c
hereby declare il 10 he orr. inIi yi,aiIy ~ Ge
by such compromises and sustain the laws necessary
t" carry them out, the provisions for the delivery f
fugitive slaves and the act of the last C3nsrcs, Tor
hs,ut'o ana mat we d'rerate all
,I tbc lo7 C,.,o.i ~ III !'l' ae',
Of 9nc-iou. g1nrr,v c"n.ctaJ wit% ,o anu
ton Of slavery, as unnecessarily u.eles. and
dangerous.
\ few months subsequently,. tho Democratic
National Convention met at baltimore and
assuming to speak the sentiments of The D..
mocratic party SIT forth in il. rlatf,rm
That the Democratic party will resist all at
tempt at renewing in Congress or ont of il
the agitation of the slavery question under
whatever shape or color the attempt NAV he
made. Soon aiterward, another National
/ Convention assembled in the same city, and
assuming the right to declare the sentiments
of the Wing party said - We deprecate a i
further agitation Of the questions thus settled
/ as dangerous to our peace and will discoun-
tcnancc all efforts to continue or renew such
agitation, whenever. wherever, or however
/ made. The present Administration was
elected on the principle Of adherence to this
compromise, and the President referring to it
in his inaugural speech, declared that the
harmony which had been secured by it should
not he disturbed during his term Of offc
The President recurring to the me subject
renewed his pledge III his message to Congress
at the beginning OF the present session, III
the following language:
But Notwithstanding differences ofopinion
and sentiments which there existed in rela
ton to details and specific provisions, the ac-
qu1cscencc OF distinguished citizens whose dc
votion to the Union can never be doubted, has
given renewed yigur to our institutions, and
restored sense Of reposc and security to tho
public mind throughout the Confederacv
That this repose is to uffcr no shock during
my official term, If have the power to avert
it, those who place d me here may be assured -
Under these circumsta nces the proposition
to repeal the Missouri Compromist was sud
denly and Unexpectedly made by the Same
Committee on Territories. which only ten
DAYS before had affirmed the sanctitv Of the
Missouri Compromises and declared the end
of agitation in the following explicit and un-
mistakable language
"lour Committee do not feel themselves
called upon to enter into IA discussion of those
controyertcd questions They involve the
same grave issues which produced the agita-
ton, the sectional strife, und the fearful
struggle of lsjO As Congress deemed it
wise and prudent to refrain from deciding the
: matters in controversy b,n. either by affirm
ing or repeating the Mexican laws. or by an
act dcclaratory of the true intent Of the Con-
stltution. and the extent of the protection
afforded by 1t to slave property in the Terri
tories, 50 your Committee are not prepared
now to recommend departure from the
} course pursued upon that memorable occasion,
either by aHrming or rcpeaing the eighth
section of the Missouri act, or by any act de-
caratory Of the meaning of the Constitution
in respect to the legal points in dispute.
Inc abrogatlon has been effected in pursu
ancc OF the demands OF the administration
ltsell ana ny means OF Its Influence on Con-
Srtss. In the House OF Representatives. tina t
podN which Is more Immediately responsible
to the people, the contest was more equal
l than III the Senate, though it is due to Just
; tlce and candor that it should be stated tina
1t could not have been carried in either House
without the votes OF the Representatives from
the free States. The minority resisted the
attempts to arrest discussion upon this gra, e
question, through struggle of longer dura-
atloh imam ana other known to Congressional
history some attempt was made to stigma
ti%e that minority as "factlonlsts, yet we
1carlessly declare that throughout the con
test they resorted solely to the powers Sc
cured 10 them ny the law and the rules OF the
House, and the passage OF the measure through
the House was ehected through subverslon
ol It's rules by the majority, and the exercise
OF power unprecedented IN the annals of
congressional legislation The deed Is done
IL l. zone with clear proclamation by the
ADMINISTRATION ana by congress that the
frlncllle when IL contains extends not only
~ hahsas ana Nebraska put to all the other
territories belonging to the nited States,
ana TO all which may hereafter be acquired
IL mas been done unnecessarily and wantonly,
because tnere was no pressure tor the organ
hat'oh OF Governments IN hanlas and Ne
braeka, neither OF which Territories contain
Ell one lawful lnnaDltant who citizen I