Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-02-11

~. It's IS follows:
Provided, That nothing herein con-
luinrd shall be construed to impair or
qualify anything contained in the third ar
iicle of the second section Of the Joint
Resolution for annexing Texas 10 the
United States, approved March l, ls45,
eihsr as regards the number of states
ihd may hereafter be formed on, OF tie
state of Te'ss. or Otherwise"
Here is pronl, beyond controversy, that
Ihe principle of the Missouri Act prohib-
iiing slavery north Of 80 deg. 80 min.,
:or from being abrogaled by The Cnmpro-
mise Acts, is expressly affirmed and
lhst the proposed repeal of this prohibit
ton, instead of being an affirmation of
the Compromise Acts, is a repeal of q
very prominent provision of the most
important acts of the series. Ii is sol
emnly declared in the very Compromise
Acts "lhat nothing herein contained shall
be construed to impair or qualify" the
prohibition of slavery north of 30 deg.
30 min., and yet, in the face of this de-
claraiiou, that sacred prohibition is said
be cverlhrOwn. Can presumption
further GO! To all who, in any way
lean upnn the Compromise, we com
mend this exposition.
The prelenceS, therefore, that the Terri.
tory. covered by the positive prohibition
OF 1890, susiainS similar relation 10 sa
very with that acquired from Mexico, Cow
cred by no prohibition except that of dis.
pu,ed Constitutional or Mexican Law,
and that the Compromises of 1850 require
the Incorporation of The pro slavery clau.
ses Of The Utah and New Mexico Bill in
The Nebraska Act, are mere inventions,
designed to cover " from public repre-
hpnsinn mediLated bad faith. Were he
living now, no one would be more for
ward, more eloquent, or more Indignant,
in his denuncialion OF that bad faith thnn
Henry Clay, the foremost companion of
both Compromises.
In 1920, the Slave States said to the
Free States, "Ad nit Missour. with Slav.
cry, and refrain fr,m positive exclusion.
south OF SO deg. 80 mi:.. and xe will
join you in perpetual prohibition north OF
lha line" The Free States consented
In 1854, the Slave States sny to the Free
States, "Missouri is admitted: no proh-
bition of Slavery sou h Of 80 deg. 80 min
has been attempted; we have received the
tutl consideration of our agreement no
no more is TO be gained by an adherence
tn i, on our part; we therefore propose to
cancel the compact"
If this be not Punic faith, wha; is it ?
No. without the deepest dshonor and
crime can the Free States acquiesce in
this demand.
We confess our total inability properly
to delineate the character or describe the
consequences of this measure ionguag &c
fnls TO express the sentiments ofindlgna
non and abir,rnce whiclfit insp RS; an.
M vision less penetrating and compre.
hensive than that Of the All-seing, can
reach its evil issues.
To some of It's more immediate and in
evitabIe cohseque noes, however, we mus
sitrmpt to direct your attention.
What will be The eA'ec, of this measure
shoud i unhappiIy become a law, upnr
thr proposed PaciGc Railroad We hav
already said that TWO of the principa
routes, the Central and the Northern ira
verse this Territory. II slavery be al
owed there. the settlement and cul,iva
ion Of the country must be greatly retar
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free laborers will be almost Gestroved.-
The enhanced cost of construction ant
he diminished expectation of profi,abl
returns will present almost insupera5l
obstacles to building lie road at all; whil
even if made, the difficulty and expense
of keeping it up, in country from whicl
the energetic and intelligent masses will
be virtually excluded. Will greatly impai
its usefulness and valne.
From the rich lands of he large Ter
ritory, also, patriotic statesmen have an
ticipa'ed that free, industrious and en-,
lightened population will extrac, q bun
dan. treasures of individual and pubIi,
wealth. Then it has been expected, free
dom.loviag emigran,s from Europe, AM
energetic and intelligent laborers of ou
own land will find homes Of comfor
and fields of useful enterprise. If thi
bill shall become law, all such expecta
,ion will turn to grievous disappointment
The blight of Slavery will cover The land
The Hnmestead Iaw, should Congress
enact one will be worthless there. Free
man. unless pressed by hard and crue
necessity, will not. and should not, work
besides slaves. Labor canno. be respec,
ed where any class of laborers is held i
ahjec' bondage. 1t is the depIorabfe ne
cessity Of Slavery that to make and kee
a single slave there must be slave law
and where slave law exists, labor mus
necessarily be degraded.
We earnestly request the enIightenc
conductors of newspapers printed in tn
German md other foreign languages t
direct the nt enlion of their readers to th
important mut,er.
: 1t is of immense consequence, also, t
srrutiniSe the geographical character {
this PROJECT.
We beg you fellow-citzens. to observ
Iba, il will sever The East from the Wes
Of the United Stales, by wide slaveholt
ing belt Of coun ry, extending from tn
G 1fof Mexic" to British North Americ;
1t /. bold scheme against Amrica
Liberty, worthy Of an accomplished arcl
itect Of ruin. Texas is already slavehoI,