The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-30
From The Detroit Free Press.

THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE NoI CoMfACT.
1t is convenient since the passage OF the Nebraska bill
for the enemies of popular sovereignty to insist that the
r-Compromse a compact between the North
and South. 1t such thing, and has never been
regarded by the NORTH TO say nothing Of the South It,
was simple of Congress repealable like any other act
That il was not originally deemed compact IS concu-
vey evident from the fact that the northern members al
most in body opposed it, and from the further fact that
the few northern members who did vote for it-twelye In
number-eers all qftereards slaughtered by Their abolition
not one of them being able to reener public
life for many years afterwards Who doubts that at any
time from 1920 until 1854, the northern aboiitonist
would have repealed the Missouri Compromise and etb
sbed the Wmot proviso in its stead if they had possessed
the power2
The truth is the North has neoer recognised the Missouri
Compromise as compact On the other hand, the egis
atures of some of the northern States among he New
York and Vermont adopted resolutions repad'amg the
COMPROMISE at their very sessions after IL was passed
and New York Instructed her senator's and requested her
representatives to against the admission oil Missouri
as a State on the terms Of the Compromise
Thus the blind can that the preence noe set up that
the Missouri Compromise was compact Is mono" ana
heartless.
Lest it may be denied that at least two northern states
repudiated the Compromise the very year it was passed
and declared in effect that it not compact we sub
on the resolutions of the New York and Vermont iega-
lures Those of New York were adopted on the l3t ua
of November, 1920 and are as follows;
the legislature of this State at us last session
did instruct their senator's and request their Representa-
tiyes in Congress to oppose the admission tol as
State, into the Union, OF any territory not COMPRISED
within the original boundaries Of the United states With
out making prohibition of slavery therein an ndspen
sable condition of admissions and whereas TINS Legislature
IMPRESSED with the correctness OF the sentiments SO COM
municated to and representatives therefore,
"Resolyed That this legislature does approve Oh Inc Wn
cples contained in the resolutions OF the last session. anu
further the provisions contained IN any proposed constr
tuition Of new State deny any citizens Of the existing
State the privileges and immunltes OF citizens q snsA
new States that such proposed constitution should not b
accepted or confirmed the same, in the opinion OF this
legislature being void by the constitution OF the United
States And that senators be instructed, ana our rep
resentayes in Congress be equested to use 'neir utmost
exertion to prevent the acceptance and continuation OF
! such constitution,
On the 18th day of the month and same year the
Vermont legislature declared as follows
"That the legislature views with regret aAd alarm the
ottemp of the inhabitants of Missouri to obtain admission
into the Union of the United States under consul
tuition which legalizes and the introduction and COP
nuance OF sioieru and also contains provisions 9 prs
vent eemen Of the United States from emigrang to and
settling in Missouri of their origin, COLOR and
features and that in the opinion of this Legislature THESE
principles powers and restrictions contained In the reuea
constitution of Missouri ant-republlcan ana repughaht
TO the constitution of the United States and suoverse Oh
the nalienable rights of man..
Let us hear about the Missouri Compromise be
ing compact If it such, it has been too many TINES
violated by aorterp States and northern people to have
been binding upon any body.