New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-21

north ~ that line This was the bargain aud the whole
of the bargain Beyoad this there was no stipulation
or agreement whatever Al the most taere Wa nun
ing besides an implication that saver! HsI HHu lls
way into States south OF that iine. bHt ~ "s
10 agreement Tor understanding that t sA'H 40 50
The bargain vas explicit Missouri was 10 ne &ailil'eI
Slave State N ore side and Slavery was 10 Ve ca
cluced uortl o. &c 80 tte condition 0i 'Aal 'lHi'
lion or the Other T. say that that bargain "NI'u,
thus made found It's way The statute book was het
agreed TO by Gil Of tie North, by az OF tie SCUM.
neither here uor there Such "a agreement w0uh pc
Q miracle 10 Say that II has never been ulaa nOlsy
sustained by either North South Is q rse an lnef-
table fact. But it is fact that proves nothing
either WAY the other v 10 afeaus Of Gn3unli!
in such ossC Tbc expectation oft is IN absur1ty
What folly then 90 pretend tia. because Northern men
CT Southern men have been since found Who disregard
Cd IT, or were in favor OF IL, ahrogaton, that this tact
suuus the contract. It l. transparent hctVa. les
UPON this fact hangs the hole argument o. those
t1te LAWYERS and Statement Nessrs Y. l-e- and .-
Thtus that tie North has violated the Missouri Com
premise. Tie North has not been unanimous ia sus-
tliuuC f. 0gsOOth Neither Vas IL unanimous in IA
N0r a. is original enactmtnt. but Tar from IL. AMI
hat is true a. the North is true OF the South Bgt
is il ary the less compact or legislative contract
Neither was al, such uualmity requisite ma Oriiy
Ct Congress made the bargain, only majority could
md il stands unsnnuIed and ulr peact TIL majority
shall auIu or repeal il. Away then with tis iiniy
sophsry Of attempting 20 show that that contract has
Ciyduals.
Butt Missouri Compromise cannot b, rio'aeli in agy
oler rGy than by rys0Hg the restriction respecting 81
rem The only miufll,d condition Of the bargain Of
l,2O is that Slavery shall not go into territory north
Of e &c. The compensation for That t.ctlon was
paid down by the admission OF Missouri as slave
Safe Good or bad, right or wrong. proper or I'M
proper. such the bargain. And 1t "a bargain
Lich majority OF Congress only can rePudaIe' AMI
crIt il n is ere Vay Neither majority OF the North,
ror majority Of tic South cen slonc 10 il. il they
oui6 To assume that the North has done it is =
double abSurdtv; for in the frs place. she has not yet
found. nor attempted to fHd, any Congressional ma
jort, in its syor and in tAe next to 40 it, Is for her
10 tear the seal from of Ter own bond
Orc roint N this head remains. Messrs Badger
end Stehcns contend that tie refusal extend the line
of36 30 through TO the Pacific lisa violation Of the Ms
souri, Compromise What upon earth the Que proposi-
ton has to do with the oher would puzzle the wisest
10 tell cline of 80 80 referred to SPECIFIC terrific
~ of about 10 degrees Of longitude in width The es
Enlistment of it neither created nor ntmated any OBJ
legation to establish any cOncdent line anywhere On
the face of the earth And it is an implication OF the
most extrayacant and absurd character to pretend H.
As well claim the lire should be run through to the AZ
lan,c as to the Pacific. Ii is naked assumption when
carries its own reiutaton on its face
One thing alone is to be added and you viii have the
whole ofthc affirmative side of the Nebraska question IN
The briecst This is the view which the
South tabos of the character Of the Northern opposition
to tie bill and of its own objects which viii be accom-
pshed by it, For this development are mainly in
1ebted TO Mr. stephens though do not let it be pre-
snmed for moment that his views are confined 10
Himself alone He speaks for the South 1t Is, then,
perfectly well understood that the South, by THIS Ne
raska movement natOnalizes Slavery, and brings tle
Of the North TO the glnd5one as vel as that sae
intends aud expects TO hold it there. Fiyeandtwenty
or thirty Northern doughaces in the Lower House IL
enough to enable her to ride roughshod over freedom
and the Iee States and these she expects to secure
Tie experience of 1850 has rendered the slave power
arrogant and dominrering. 1t firmly believes IN the
Gushing doctrine of crushing out" and that the demo-
cratic masses ofthe North be relied pon her IN
m allies in this work. This worl che South wiz now 90
Tn to consummate. The REGAL of the Missouri Com
Trouise is but the first step But without enlarging
On this but too fruitful topic, viii close by giving 80
much OF .ae substance OF Mr.. Stephenss remarks in
nc nouse yesterday as 80 eermanc 20 this subject
DO not pretend to give his words but his ideas em
bodied il tie following language:
"WeA gentlemen You make good deal of clamor
over this Nebraska measure, but it don't alarm us
al. We have got used TO that kind OF talk You hay
Threatened before, but you never performed. ION al
ways cayed in and YOU will again. lou are mouth
9. VbitC-liyered set or course you VIII oppose IA
eafuIe. we expect that; but don't care for you
oprosit.on You will rail, but are used to you
railing You will hiss but 20 do adders. We exPec
it Of addcrs, and we expect 1t OF You You are Ike
I'll dc wills flat were pitched the batements OI
hen, en- into he'll They set up howl at their dlscon
ftuIe and 20 will YOU But their fate was sealed, and
70 is yours You must submit to the Joke, so don't
chafe Gentlemen, we have got you in our power.
tried to drive US to the wall IN IoJD' but things
are changed. Then andbeore you were imperious and
graspng and would not agree to run the ae OF 30 BY
to the Pacific and take all the territory 10 the north %
that line Nou were greedy and wanted more. But
low you viii lose tie whole You went a-wOong and
Lave cone home heeced. Done be SO lmpudens As 10
complain You viii only be slapped in the face Don't
resist You will be lashed into obedience The Leg
isatures Of NewYork, OF Rhode Island, Of Massachu
ectts the northern dynes, the opponents OF Nebraska
every where merely adders whose vocation it IS to
hiss they ere simply bowling devils who shall all be
sent TO he'll
After this sort the Honorable Stephens ran on. 1t
was very much like lecture MIR. Legree might go out
aid deliver to d plantation OF his slaves: You want
"your liberty. DO you! Wen, you cant have it.
" You think You have rigbts. do yOul Well u show
- you hat You have none. You have groaned under
e. The lash formerly, have you Well, intend TO give
80 YOU more Of it. Don't mutter about revenge /
have heard all that before. / am your master, aud
.' YOU have got to submit
We trust the people Of the North will exhibit
proper degree Of humility and manifest obadient
temper toward their new rulers Let them be pre-
pared to submit with good grace to the domination
utter and complete Of the slave power; or else let
them rise in their might and grind every Northern
doueLface and traitor into powder J. So.
DINNER OF THE BOARD OF C0UNCiLMEN
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