Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-08


1.-The same circumstances, induced by the
same considerations, and directed by the
same policy-that of the peace, harmo-
ny and perpetuity Of this Union. In
point of moral obligation consider them
equal. and resulting from conditions
which reuder them indispensable. Two
OF them have the qualities Of compro-
mise-those of the ordinance and of the
constitution. They are founded in a
igreement cunsent--in compact-and
are as sacred and inviolable as human "a
ereements can be. The third one-tlia'
of the Missouri anti-slayery line--was
not made upon agreement.
MISSOURI COMPROMISE IMPOSED By SOU
THERN VOTES.
1t was imposed by votes-by the South
upon the North-resisted by the North
at the time-acquiesced in afterwards
and by that acquiescence became bind.
ing covenant between both parties !; ane
the more so on the South because she
Imposed. repeat f; il was an imposi-
ton, not q compact. The South divided
and took choice ). and now il will not d.
10 claim the other half on the ground oil
the original dissatisfaction of the other
party. Brothers cannot divide an es-
tate in that way-one make the division
and take choice, and afterwards CLAIM
the other half. The South has her half
She gave it away once-gave it Il
Spain; and the North helred her TO get
il back, even a. the expense of war
without suspecting that she was
trengihening the South, TO enable it Il
take the other half. But this attenp
does not come from the South, and find.
resistance there.
II PROCESSES not 10 interfere with the
sovereign right of The people to legislaie
for themselves and the very first line
of this solemn profession throws upo,
Them horse-load of law, which they
have no right To refuse, or time TO read
or money to purchase, or ability TO nm.
derstand. II throws upon them all the
laws of the United States which are moi
locally i'applicable aud that compre.
bends all that are moi specially made fui
ether places also, il gives them Il {
cons,itntion of the United States. but
without The privilege Of voting a Pre>i-
dental or Congressional elect ions, or Of
making their own Judiciary. This is
uon-in,erference with vengeance. A
community 10 be buried under noun
tain OF strange law, and covered with a
constitution under which they are not
to have one single political right.
Why this circumlocuti, this exien-
sion OF a mountain OF irrelevant law
with the exception OF the only one rele-
want and applicable +? Sir, it is the
crooked, insidiou> and pu>illanimous way
OF effecling the repeal of the Missouri
IConpromise line. Ii includes all law
for The sake of leaving ont one law and
effects repeal by an omission, and le-
gislates By an exception. 1t is new
way of repeating law, and bungling
attempt 10 smuggle slavery into the ter
ritory, aud all the country out to the
Canada line and up the Rocky Noun
Itains. The crooked line of this SNUG
giins process is this: ''abolish the com
promise line, and extend the constitution,
-.-----,--a-
cognizes slavery; therefore, slavery IS
established as soon as the line is abal-
ished, and the constitution extended I;
and being put there by the cons,i utinn.
ii cannot be legislated outs This is
tie English o! this smuggling process /;
aud certainly nothing more unworthy Of
lrgi>iation-m"re derogatory to legis :
!aiive body-was ever attempted to be
made into law. Sir. the constitution
was not made for territories, but for
States. Its provisions are all applicable
to States, and cannot be put in opera
ton in territories. They cannot vote
Tor President. or Vice President, or
members Of Congress, Lor elect their
own officers, or prescribe the qua!ifica-
lions of voters, or administer their own
laws by their own Judges, sheriffs, and
attorneys and the clause extending the
constitution TO them Is cheat and AN H.
fusion, and a trick To smuggie slavery
into the territory. Nor is ii intended
that they shall have airy legislative right
under the cons tuition, even in relation
10 slavery. They may admit ii because
III is TO be there by the constitution they
cannot exclude it, because the cnns,itu-
ton puts il there. That is The argu-
ment; and it is juggle worthy of The
trick of one egg under three hats a, the
same time-and under neither at any
time. Besides, the constitution is an or.
!ganic, not an administrative. Ii is IA
code Of principles, not OF laws. Not a
cla'ise IN it can be executed except by
Virtue Of law made under it-uot even
the clause for recovering Fugitive slaves.
4 good price for Wheat-A sale of S.
300 bushels of choice winter wheat was
made yesterday CATER the news by Ire
Arabia for 81 80 per blshe. This
rs the highest price ever paid in this
mar at since ssthe d...--.,f '3e-' - rritese
prices should stimulate our farmers In