Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-08-04

Kansas anu NeDfatka. slavery eAlsltu
at the time in New Orleans and at st.
Louis, and so thispurchase resulted in
bringing the Slavery question again be-
fore Congress.
Inl8l2, the region Immediately SUR
|rounding New Orleans applied for ad-
mission into the Uuion, under the
name OF the State Of Louisiana. with q
Constitution tolerating Slavery. The
new State was admitted. and the free
States asquiesccd Eight years after.
ward, the region connected with st.
Louis demanded admission, under the
name OF the State Of Missouri, with a
Constitution tolerating Slavery. The
| free States reverted 10 the principle OF
1787, and opposed the admission OF
Missouri, unless she would incorporate
Into her Constitution an inhibition oil
the further introduction of Slavery in
10 the State. The slaveholding States
insisted upon her unqualified admis-
sion. A controversy arose, which
Twas sectional and embittered, and
(which, we are assured by cotem-
Iporancous history, seriously imperilled
the Union. The statesmen OF that
Iday, in Congress, settled this contro.
versy by compromise. BY the terms
of this compromise, the free States as
sented to the admission Of Missouri,
with her slaveholding Constitution,
while the slaveholding States. on their
Ipart, yielded the exclusion OF Slavery
in all the residue of the territory which
Hay north Of 36e 80. min. constituting
the present Territories Of Kansas
and Nebraska. The slaveholding states
accepted this compromise as a triumph
and the free States, after little time,
acquiesced, and have ever since left il
Iundisturbed and unquestioned.
Arkansas, part of the Territory ol
Louisiana which lay south Of SO 80
min, in compliance with an implication
which was contained in this comprom-
Iise, was afierward admitted as slave
holding State, and the free States &C.
quiesced.
In 1919. Florida, a slayeholding
province of Spain, was acquired. This
province was afterwards admitted a:
a slayeholding State. The free State.
again acquiesced. In 1845, Texas. ar
: independent slayeholding State, wa;
annexed, with provision in the arti-
Gle Of annexation for the subdivision O
her territory into FIVE States. The free
States, although they regarded the
annexation with the probable increase
Of the number Of slave States, with
very great disfavor, nevertheless ac-
quiesced again.
New Territories were acquired by
the treaty of peace which had closed
the war with Mexico. The people 0
California formed Constitution inhib
iting Slavery, and applied for admis
sion into the Union. Violent opposi
ton was made by the Slave States, il
and out Of Congress, threatening tn,
dissolution Of the Union il Californis
should be admitted. Proceeding OF
the ground Of these alarms, Congress
adopted another compromise, the terms
Of which were ten millions of dollars
of the peoples money. should be giver
TO Texas, TO induce her to relinquish {
very doubtful claim upon an inconsider
able part Of New Mexico; and Utal
should be organized without an inhib
ition Of Slavery, and that they shoult
be afterwards admitted as slave or fire.
! States, as the people, when forming
! Constitutions, should determine; tha
the public slave trade in the District o
Columbia. should be abolished, ,withou
affecting the existence OF Slavery il
the District;and that new and rigorou
provisions for the reception of fugitive
slaves, Of disputed constitutionality
= should be adopted, and that on thes'
conditions California should be admit
ted as afree State. Repugnant as thi
compromise was to the people of th'
free States. acquiesence was neyerthe
7 less practically obtained by means o
solemn assurances, made on behalf o
the slaveholding States. that the com
promise was and should be forcve
regarded as final adjustment 0
} the Slavery question, and OF all tn
issues which could possibly arise on
Of it.
: A new Congress convened in Dc
: cember, 1851. Representatives from
} the slave States demanded renewel
} pledge of fidelity TO this adjustment
: and IL was granted by the Hous
OF Representatives, in the followin
: terms:
'Resoived, That we recognise th
binding efficacy Of the compromise
'ofthe Constitutions and believe il to b
: the intention Of tho people generally
'as We hereby declare it to be ours in
. 'dividually, to abide such comproml
'ses, and TO sustain the laws necessar
{. TO carry them out-the provisions fo
I the delivery Of fugitive slaves an
Q the act of the last Congress for tina
{ purpose included; and that we deprt
: cate all further agitation Of question
: embraced in the acts Of the last Cor
: 'gress, known as the Compromise, an
n of questions generally connected wit
: the institution ofSlavery, ,as ennecessl
II 'vy, useless and dangerous
Q A few months subsequently,. III
9 Democratic National Convention me
! at Baltimore. and. assuming to spea
!, the sentiments Of the Democratic part
n set forth in its platform
Q THAT tho Democratic party wi
: resist all attempts at renewing,
9 Congress or out Of II, the agitation
u the Slavery question, under wha
n ea,ar aka,. s.r ,nlor eka atf......t -.