Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-02-03
Great Meeting of the Friends
OF the Missouri Compromise.

NEw NoRE. Jan 80
The meeting this evening 90 the THDcrnl-
Gle, 20 oppose the violation Of ihe Missouri
COMPROMISE, was very fully attended, NOT
outstanding the snow storm, which cone
l,nced at dark. Among tla audience wore
many Of our oldest and mo. respected cite
zcns. and the proceedings were marked by
Csiet but determined spirit.
shepherd Knapp, So presided. assisted
by thirty-six Vice President. among whom
wore Ex-Mayor llayemeyer, Moses b..
G-inncl, Wm. G.. Bryant, Robert II. Mm-
tU,n, John a. King, Joseph lloXie, Wilson
@. Hdnt, Iebcdee Cook &c.
Among those present were Mvuleu Nuu
> hack, Luther Bradsh, George NewboId,
Rev. +. H. Chapin, and other equally prom
Hisnt men from all political plries.
A series Of resolutions was introduced by
on. Robert Emmett who prelaced thcm
ith a forcihle and eloquent speech, among
which are the following
/. Re,olrci That the city Of New Nofk
ON the formation OF the Federal Onion 90
re present time, has 8lway been foremost
ia maintaining the Consiitu 0nal rghis oi
iie Southern portion Of this Coufelcucy
That she hrs ever been, ard till Is, firmly
devoted TO the tranquility. ueiiaro, hon0r
nd permanonce Of the Union, and that Hu
Jew, not simply Of her past and present DE-
deity 10 all Constitutional ollITdNcar. huf
AZ her well known regard for Tie true inter
SITS and wcll-hung of the South. sle bins
ight To expect. whenever occasion slog'
arrived for protest on her part against
threatened infringement OF ancient rights,
long since secured hy solemn compact 10 tie
people OF the North, that prolest wifi be o. -
tened to wiis respectful attention, both D.
the Government and the people, and c5pa-
cialy by ihe Senators ana kDpresrnuNcs u
Congress assembled from lIo Southern
States.
?. Resolved, That in our oHiuion such au
ocaslon has arisen from the presentation n
both Houses Of Congress. of aropo5IuOus o.
snpersede abogalo aud decarl iuopamiae
the eighth section of The act of Congrg
commonly known as the Missouri Compror-
ise, 10 these words "SecUnn 81 b. t
further enacted that 10 all tha territory coded
by France 10 the Uuited Slaies, unlertha
name of Louisiana, which dos north of5d
deg. 80 min. North latitude, u1t enclosed
within the limits Of the State contemplate
by this act, slavery and involuntary serv.tude,
Otherwise than as punishment for crime
OF which the party shall have been duly con
yicted, shall be forever prohibited"
g. Resoircd, That IN rcgnrd no the pretoncc
set forth ~ the amendment proposed 90 tho
bill now pending peiore the Senlie, 90 organ
izc the territory Of Nebraska; "lhat tle
eighth section Of the act preparatory 90 tLe
admission of Missouri, which forever pro-
hbited slavery north f36 DEG. go min, was
suspended by the principle 90 le50, com
monty called the Compromise Messsres, and
is therefore and thereby declared to be inoI %
erative,' we reply;
Firsi-lhnt an express cu pact INSIDE DOB
1870, ~ reference 10 certain territories nc
quired FROM France cannot b. uspended by
the principles Of any legislative acts pl-sce
thirty years later having reference eNclu-
siyely to other territory, acquired from MeA-
leo.
Secondly it was never lntunuiod or
supposed, in 1850, that the ace then passed
would at all disturb the Missouri Compton, Sc.
Thirdy-fhst the provision in the Texas
boundary bil Of 1850, originally introduced
us an amendment, by Senator Mason, o.
Virginia, distinctly reahrmll and conse-
Grated the principle Of the fFohibiilon oi
slavery north Of SO deg 80 min., which had
been incorporated into the JOINT resolution
for annexing Texas TO the United States,
passed IN 1895. and that for these reasons.
the proposed repeal OF the Missouri Com
promise, IN order 10 extend slavery over an
immense territory from which u Is Tow ex-
Guided by solemn compact, 70 far from being
in accordance with the Compromise act oi
1870, would be an express violation OF then