Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-18

six degrees thirty minutes north latitude, commonly
known as the Missouri compromise line shall be admit
ted into the Union with without slavery as the peo
pie of each State asking admission may desire And in
such State or States shall be formed out of said terri
tory north Of the Missouri compromise line slavery
involuntary servtude Except for crime) shall be pro-
hibted'
"The Territory of Oregon lies far north of thrysx
degrees thirty minutes the Missouri and Texas compro
mise line Its southern boundary the parallel of forty
two degrees leaving the intermediate distance be three
hundred and thirty geographical miles And it
the provisions of this bill inconsistent with the
laws Of the Missouri compromise, If extended from the
Rio Grande to the Pacific ocean, that have felt at
liberty to withhold my sanction Had it embraced terri
south Of that compromise the question presented
for my consideration would have been of far different
character and nay action upon it have corresponded
with my convictions.
ssOught we to disturb the Missouri and Texas COM
promisess Ought at this late day. attempting annul
a has been long established acguesced IN erce
sectional divisions and sa!ouse ALLEVIATE The people od
eren portions Of the Union from each other and 10 endanger
the ersteacs Of the Union ilselfs'
Since the above was prepared for publication
we have received the following from respected
planter in one of the counties of the adjacent State
of Maryland. The freedom Of expression, indicat-
ing very plainly honest sincerity in the writer,
will commend this letter also to most of our readers
CHARLES County, (dD.) March I, 1854
Messrs. EDIroRs observe by the papers that our
Northern friends very much exaspersted with of
the South account Of the Nebraska bill now before
Congress- Permit to say on that subject that the
Norherners may be very good at guess, but
tainy very dull OF fzed act And what that fixed
fact? That the South the South, has had to
do with the introduction Of that bill in Congress than the
people of the North. 1t introduced by Senator
from free State it is sustained in part by gentlemen
from free States and the South cannot possibly carry it
through provided tho Northern members unite to oppose
it. No. it is the work Of the politicians Of the country,
for political purposes
Now must beg that Northern friends will put the
saddle the right horse. They have large majority in
Congress- and if they cannot control their servants
in the Of common justice do not hold us Of the
South responsible for it. Southern man hope
to live and die / to stand by my whole
try but especially the South long there is South;
but, Southern man. nm not willing that the charge
of breaking the Missouri compromise should be laid at
my door, The South has religousy adhered to it far
unpalaable it Whether the North has done the
same am not exactly prepared to soy. l leave them
to settle that matter with Mr. STEPHENS, Of Georgia He
has certainly made out strong against them But
that is nothing to the purpose The question is
of the South responsible for the action of Northern
and free State Senators-M DOUGLAS for instance who
introduced the bil To ask the question is sufficient
That some of the Southern members will go for Mr..
DIS bill there question: although the policy, to my
mind is very questionable; for had rather have the
good of the North, and their hearty aid in executing
the laws Of the Unon than have their aid in the alb
sract question o slavery u Nebraska. .,
do not presume to speak for the South but only for
myself and must be allowed to say that in my humble
opinion there is earthly advantage any other
Southern man whether there is slavery in Nebraska
not But it is much to interest to live friendly
terms with our felow-ctzens of the North
As for expecting to outnumber them in Congress-
with without slavery in Nebraska is folly or can we
expect from the North than barely submit it.
not knowing the true state of the case; that IT, what
happy fellow darky when compared to other aboring
classes? lie has that is all for master But they
of the North know too well the exception to the general
rule. Too many Of them have the negro-dealer
But that is the fate of in hundred that is one in
hundred is dragged from his home where hundred live
happy and die in the neghborhood where they born
willing to compare aborng class with the whole
world for peace, plenty, and happiness.
must beg leave to say to friends of the North if
slavery be evil it is evil u.s. and they Of the pre-
sent generation have nothing to do with it. Not their
forefathers But they and must be quiet, and abide
Gods own time, till he works out his great problem,
which he is rapidly doing; and any see it who
will cast his eyes Liberia. They effect good,
besides running hazard, if they come here with
their abolition But when God wills it. there
is an end to slavery, and not before
Can take the liberty of saying to my Wing friends,
in and out of Congress- both North and South that we
at least should have waited till the dirt settled the
graves of CLAY and WEBSTER who died martyrs to this
very cause before renewed this awful sckening
controversy about the Missouri compromise, rather
about abstract question? And may ask, in the
name of suffering country is nothing ever to be set
tied! Is Bsnquo's ghost to appear ever
ARISTIDES
YET ANOTHER LETTER.
Messrs EDIroRs: have heard it said repeatedly in
the debate the Nebraska BILL by Southern gentlemen
that had not the North first violated the compromise of
1920 they could not for the repeal Of that
Tenn compact simply wish to ask question two,
the proper answers to which, il me- must strip
the question Of this excuse:
1st Did not the compromise line Of 1920 extend to the
then western limits of the possessions of the United
States?
ID Did not the Territory Of Arkansas and what now
called the Indian territory west Of Arkansas constitute
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