The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-27
A STRONG ARGUMENT FOR NEBRASKA BY AN
ENEMY


The whole of the elaborate argument made by Colonel
Benton against the repeal Of the Missouri restriction
ouweighed by single historical fact adduced by him by
way of showing the free States that he not forgeu
of avors That fact was, that in 1886 portion of the
territory covered by the slavery prohibition was at the
instance of Colonel Benton and by the votes of northern
congressman incorporated into the State of Missouri and
thereby converted into slave territory This historical in
shows how little respect is due to the camor raised
by abolitionss and echoed by Colonel Benton against
disturbing the sacred compact Of 1920" Colonel Benton
himself when the compact had been sixteen years in ope
ration agreed and advocated its abrogation, ms
to change the line for one hundred miles. Where then
was that holy horror with which he repels the same
proposition when made by Judge Douglass The compact
broken and the compromise line changed by the
sent of the members from free States But worthy of
special remark that the change of the line made
pressly and avowody to soil that free into
soil that tolerated slavery 1t not merely to
give the inhabitants of the Territory the privilege of
olerating prohibiting slavery they might choose
but the conversion of free slave territory
ditiona and absolute Now, however when the proposition
is to remove restriction upon the rights of the inhabt
ants and coucede them full seEgoyernment Colonel
Benton nvokes the ghost Of the Missouri Compromise
and advocates of the proposition in the genuine fanatiea
style of Chase Giddngs and Sumnerdgclls with sane
monous solemny upon the sacred character of
on which he into public life which he has always
stood and on which he intends stand the day Of his
death But when Colonel Benton had little regard for
the Missouri Compromise advocate its abrogaton for
the purpose Of extending the OF slavery he in full
fellowship with the democratic party and had leader in
al 4.
and prompt to approve Colonel had then
ceved the idea of being borne into the presidential chair
upon the shoulders Of abolidonsts, and wings sympa-
timing with them 1t is wonderful that he should be
lavish in ascrbing presidential motives to others when
his papable tergvergaons readily suggest the
same charge against himself But VIC arc concerned
about his motives the historical fact which he relates with
50 much complaccncy is the matter Of consequence
knocks all the brains ont Of his argument and whilst il
exposes his own inconsistency It the friends Of the
Nebraska bill with another powerful weapon Of defence and
Of attack To give this fact its fu weight quote as
stated by Colonel Benton himself in his speech Of Tues
day last lie said
"what was the condition Of the slave States thirty years
ago In relation to the Of the soil within their sH Dc
barred Of great part Of its Indian population
ing less Of almost every slave State and preventing
the expansion population what is IT now All relieved
The Indians gone their lands all brought under the
mnion Of the white and the Of slave population
and slave cultivation greatly ncreacd-to the Of
third fourth Of its soil in Of the States How
this done Certainly by the help Of free State votes flor
could have been done without them \; byhe help
Of their in procuring the appropriations and rytng
the treaties which the removal of the Indians required
Missouri got her fine southwest quarter relieved by these
The votes care The Platte country; fine
ooes added he Safet md ha b. altering me eoppro
line iHcWd y, and actually concerning that fine region
from free sod 70 slore coil NorBcrn eHabied
done northern votes altered above hundred miles Of the
compromise iifc for benefit upon request and win
be ungraefu to the North for H. nor rcquito BY
breach Of the line to their prejudice how OBJ
tain the northern votes which for all these
tho appropriations and treaties FOR all these Indian
removals and for that alteration Of me- comrons line ohich
gaUe The beautiful Platte counryl How did the Missouri
delegation Of that day the amabe and talented Dr.
Linn and myself in the Senate and General Ashley in the
how did we obtain that great boon for State
Did get these votes BY beching abotonsm against
NorthG No, mol We got them by appealing to the Justice
and the fraterna feelings brethren and to
which appealed in vanwho the last hard
trial get the cherokees Of Georgia gave fourteen
Affirmative votes to balance negatives from the South
and saved the treaty by vote And T. who part Of
all these ransactons accustomed SOLICIT northern and
express thanks for them viii them for
good by attempting TO deprive them OF their
promise which VIC imposed upon them"
The Of Mr. Hyslip Of New York city against the
while riding in defendants cars between Grcenbush and
Springfield September q 1850 has been decided the
circuit court now in session Schenectady Judge Cady
H.