The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-22
Proceedings or the Members OF Congress
Opposed to the Nebraska Bill.

Proceedings OF the Members OF Congress
Opposed to the Nebraska Bali.
WASHINGTON June el, 1864.
At meeting Of the members Of Congress who opposed
the passage of the bill to organize the Territories Of Ne
b-a<ka and Ksnzas, held, pursuant to previous notice
IN the city of Washington the 2oh day Of June
stant the Hon Solomon Foot of Vermont, was elected
chairman and Hon. Daniel Mace Of indiana, and Hon
Reuben l. Fenton, of New York, appointed secre
tares.
committee, appointed for ths purpose, reported an
Address TO the People of the United States which
ing been discussed and amended adopt
ed and ordered TO be published
ADDRESS
To THs PEOPLE OF TIE INVITED STATES
The eehh scction OF the act for the admission OF Mis-
souii into the Union known as the Missouri Compromise
Law, by which the Introduction Of slavery into tho
regions DOW known Kangas and Nebraska foreves
prohibited bas been repealed That Law which In 1920
quieied a controversy which menaced the Union and
upon which you have 80 long repoed Is obteratec from
the statute book We had TO expect any such
pro osition when assembled here Elk months ago
cid Sou expect IT, No State citizen al any sta,o had
demanded the repeal
grounds upon which have stoadfast!y, though nef
ise ualiy, opposed this alarming ard dangerous act
The sa Ion 's soa sass t the si.sry Question lies at
cen snoed the erSStmeDs a the Missouri promise 40
u Is the same power that has demanded its "a
tin.
African slavery regarded and denounced as great
evil by the American Colonies before toe Revou
ton. those colouies which are now ei4Tcho ,inc
'"tts, were equally earnest 10 such remonstrances with
thoe which ar, now fee States. Colonaelawe framed
70 the increase Of slavery, vetoed by the
hinq or Great britain This exercise Of arbitrary power
TO enarge and perpeuate system universally regarded
as equally wrongful in itself and injurious to the
lopies was ole Of the OF the Revoluton When
the war vas ended there mperous necessity for
the institution OF soue government ia the then
proposs Of ,nS shs 7 Ss T.. IL Sa JET
congress adopted the ordinance for tho government of
the territory lying northwest of the Ohio by which 1t
was declared that there shall be neither slavery nor in
voluntary servitude, except for the punishment OF
crime Ihc great and aourIshiDg States organized
within that territory the basis Of that ordinance
are endnrii monuments of the wisdom Of the states
men of ths Revolution.
The foreign slave trade was regarded as the
would would be dried up, when that fountain should be
In sns the sse soo i was
would be promptly prohibited, that ali parties
asqaies in stipulation posiponing that till
I6oS The foreign slave trade was prohibed-thus the
source Of slavery understood to bc dried up while
The Introduction of slavery into the territories pro-
~ neisso ihs slavery question 50 far as i was nation
same time the States had already taken and
rsirg forward system Of gradual emancipation. In
1863 Louisiana acquired by purchase from France,
and included what is now known the States of Lou.
s:aDa Missouri, Arkansas and los and the territories
known as Kansas and Nebraska Slavery existed at the
time in New Orleans and st. Louis and this purchase
resulted in bringing tie slavery question again before
Congress In 1912 the region immediately surrounding
the name Of the State OF Louisiana, with constitution
toieratng slavery and the free states acquiesced Eight
years afterwards the region connected with st. Louis
manded admission under the of the State Of Mis-
souri, wi constitution toierating slavery. The free
States reverted to The principle Of 1857 and opposed the
admission OF Missouri unless she would incorporate into
her constitution inhibition Of the further introduc.
tion OF slavery into the State. The saveholding
States insisted upon her unqualified admission;
controversy which sectional and embittered
and shch We are assured by conemporanecus history
seriously imreried the Union. The statesmen Of that
Ad ytrnsa he
By the terms Of this compromise the free States asentcd
to the admission Of Missouri with her slavchoiing st
the exclusion Of slavery all the residue Of the territory
which lay north Of So der 90 min constituting the
holding States accepted The compromise truvaph
and The Tree States have since left IL usturhcd
and anqnestooe5 Arkansas part of the territory Of
ance with an Implication which contained in this
ccmprcmise was afterwards admitted as saveholaag
asayehoding province OF Spain nc0 ured This pro
vince was afterwards admitted slavchodlng State
The free states again acqucsced IN 1916 Texas an in
terencent siayehodipg State was annexed with prov
sion in the article Of annexation FOR the subdivision
her territory into Eve States The FREQ states although
they regarded The annexation with the probable
increase Of the number OF slave States with very great dis
favor, nevertheless acquesced again. New territories
with Mexico. The people of California formed con-
sttuton nhibting slavery and applied for admission
slave and N D
solution of the Union II California should be admitted.
Proceeding on the ground Of these alarms, Congress
adopted another compromise, the terms Of which were
that ten million dollars Of the peoples money should be
given to Texas to induce her to relnqush very doubt
full claim upon an incons part Of New Mexico
that New Mexico and Utah should be organized without
an inhibition OF slavery and that they should be after
wnIds admitted slave free States the people,
when forming constitutions should determine that the
public slave trade in The District Of Columbia should be
abolished without affecting the existence of slavery in
recapture Of fugitive slaves Of disputed constuionaty
honld DO soopted and that on these conditions Califor
MIA should be admitted as free State Repugnant as
this compromise TO the people OF the free States,
acquiescence was nevertheless practically obtained by
means Of solemn assurance made behalf of the slave
holding States that the compromise was and should be,
forever regarded final adjustment of the slavery
question, and Of all the issues which could possibly arise
out Of It, Congress convened in December 1851.
Representatives from the slave States demanded
newed pledge of fidelity to this adjustment and il
granted by the House Of Representatives in the follow
Rosolved Thstwo recognize the binding efficacy Of the
con promises Of the const u,on and believe TO 30 tho in
Individually to abide BY such and sus-
he dsysss fugitive slaves, s s sSs isst
cGpgrssns f.. hs asl.od and that We dep,sca
Nth t the and q
ss useless and Ssnsepous - '-'''s'
few months subsequently the Democratic National
Convention met at Baltimore and assuming to speak the
sentiments of the democratic party set forth in its plat
formhat tho democratic party will resist all attempts
slavery question: under whatever shape or color the at
tempt may be made Soon afterwards another National
Convention assembled in tho same city, and assuming
the right to declare the sentiments OF the wg party
said We depecate all further agitation of the ques
tons thus settled dangerous to the peace and will
0scouncr all efforts to continue such agi
tation, whenever, wherever, however made The pre-
sent administration was elected on the principle Of adj
hesencc 10 this COMPROMISED and the President referring
to in his inaugural speech, declared that the harmony
which had been secured by It should not disturbed
during his term Of Office The President recurring to
the subject renewed bis pledge in his message to
Congress ~ tho beginning Of TIC present session. in the
following larguage:-
Put ding the differences os opinions and sea
tMeBts which there existed in relation details and spe
osc provisioa the acqucscence Of dsn uhed citizens
whose devotion TO the Onion be doubted mas
given renewed ygor 70 nstt ron and restored sens
Of rerose and security tho public mind throughout he
confelcracy IL t hs l. 70 sufcrEo shock du,n2
my official ter have the to avert IT, those VINO
placed me here may be assured. - ,
Under these circumstances the proposition 10 repeai
the Missouri Compromise suddenly and unexpectedly
mndo by the same committee on territories whcn only
ten days before had rcd the sancty OF the Missouri
Compromise and declared the end OF agitation in the
following explicit and unmstakcabo language =
Your committee feel themselves called upon 70
enter into discussion Of those controverted questions
toy Involve dc rsme great issues which produced the