The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-30
WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MARCH 80, 1854

another with which has exion that superseded
annuied or rendered imperative the other say again is
an absurd proposition and senators here dared stand
upon that
And what do they say nexti They say that this com
promise hne, established in this old instrument, applied
to certain territory that acquired from France, in
terms, and nowhere else Thirty years afterwards
CURED another large territory and we had TO make some
neediu rules and regulations" with regard to that and
now, say the same gentlemen who tell that the Com
promise was an unconstitutional provisionmanestly
hagrantly, papaby so-al the southern members
up here IN body IN 1885, and with the firm conviction Of
the unconst ntonay the line gave their passed
4 through this body with the aid of few northern
votes but the House would agree it, and therefore
hey say you, the North, epudated the line Is that
reasoning any more satisfactory to any mortal than
he other was No, SIR deny that il is Of any more va
lidy than was the other How possibly could this act
affect the other except by way of penalty And under
stand the gentlemen TO say that inasmuch you refused
to carry that line through will go and deprive you
what had granted taken the benefit Of befoe Sir
II IS a monsrous proposition.
But not satisfied with hat--for rational men could
rest upon i--what say gentlemen next? Why, they say
iii superseded rendered void in this way the
North was not exactly contented with it could be
line and therefore it is null and void We do by any
y On he yr affirm that We have no. had hs M
and therefore will take it all back.
There remark Of most extraordinary character
made by the senator from Delaware, Mr.. CLARION He,
seeing that he could the nvadty of this compro
mise upon any of these principles, beook himself her.
and that was this My predecessors this floor, he
said who voted for the compromise, undoubtedly
bound by 1T but was not here, did not gveit my yote
and therefore am not bound by ' Well cir, if that is
the principle on which compromises to be established
Of 1850 which has BEEN the lex, on which these
two great political churches, democrat and whig have
preached their for four to that rule is it not
open the same objections Yet understand gentlemen
still insist the validity ofthe Compromise Of 1880 though
do really know that they do for thing most
noticeable and that is that in every paper which rang all
changes the great and glorious Compromise of $780,
and gave up in single daily ISSUE the this
bill came upon the taps believe II sienced all their
promise guns and spiked the whole Of them. have not
heard the word named in any of those
papers since this bill contemplated except reference
to the compromise that is under consideration.
Now, let say to gentlemen you may annul this
promise If you will You have the physical force to do it;
but you do .ghuy' Is it consistent with the honor
of senator's here TO do ii That important question
II is question that will come back again to trouble at
period If you do IL 1t will take away the las, shred
of confidence that be rested by section of the
Union in the other If this compromise of 1920 shall fail
man will be entirely destitute Of se-respect
offer another, for compromises must be at end Bst
there that compromise stands your statucbook there
1t stands upon almost every of legislative history
for thirty and and there will stand forever
mark the depth Of northern degradation and the
value of southern honor There it will stand the world
will hold up and look at it, and will be kind of poiti-
cal thermometer in all after time And now you will repu-
dae il but tell you is dangerous shake the conf
dence of section of this country the other to the
tent you are do You have shocked the public
mind believe both North and South you certainly have
North You have aroused spirit that cannot be allayed
No man. unless he is wfuy blind fail to that is
so. Wnat 90 near Du northumberland gathering to-
geher and counseng upon this subject in every part and
parcel Of the free STATES 1t takes pretty strong
to stir up these things and this strong
YEA SIR is dangerous friend to this Union
claim to beal the aspersioDs to the contrary which
do not regard very much, conscious myself that am lover
of the Unionand feeling some little degree Of patriotism,
do not like principle fraugbt with danger APP
pehend this to be- necdssy brought up for the consd
Grafton of the Senate for understand senator's they
that the South, for whose benefit this thing sup
posed to be DONE have really interest in it whatever
They say they expect nothing from 1t. Well then, why
harrow up those feelings, those hard feelings that
necessarily arise, consequent upon this going
here, The floor of this Senate that any voen,
break will take place. but do know that the public mind is
excited almost to madness this subject The people APP
prchend that something is being done here to their injury
to their insecurity.
As the senator from Tennessee Mr. BELLl argued il
there great and overrung necessity for this, would
my voice against it, Tor everything give way
to necessity; but does not that there any The
world was all at peace far as we were concerned Our
country more pre- cmnenily when this fire.
brand thrown in here--and by whom thrown
Senator's have talked though We this side, had
thing to do with bringing up the excitement II you put
man into the fire and hold him there, and he undertakes
get nut Is he the aggressorl he guilty Of excitement be-
cause he resstsi Who il it that stirs this upi Not we
Whsever may come Of H. Ve, this side clear Of all
It's consequences, thank God whatever they may be-
Now, VIZ. President, barely read a paragraph
or two show how this Missouri Compromise was very
recently considered for tell you the doctrine OF its un-
constutoniity ~ Of date. The other side
seems to have got tup accommodate themselves this
particular 1t not the doctrine of 1850. IL was
not held by the senator from Illinois Mr.. DoueI,s
Unless greatly mistaken, he has held that this COM
promise restriction of slavery valid enough until very
lately. In a speech which find in the Congressional
Globe auong other hirgs speaking Of Mr. Webster he
ssys-
Mr.. DOUGLAS What is the pager
| Nr. WADE Page 365, Appendix Congressional
Globe, volume p, part l. first session ThiryFirs Con-
gress, Isi9-50,
| MIR. DOUGLAS. What is the daei
i Mr.. WADE March 10, 1850. The senator says:
n the face Of this Fundamental law, we are told that
from here to the western boundary Of Texas fixed
pledged fastened decided be slave territory forever by
the solemn guarantees oflawrn
4 The quotation is from Webster, believe The senator
then proceeds;
"Wes there such torturing OF language such a
perversion Of meanngl There s guarantee no pledge
inma'ion Of the kind The very reverse il The
fact While Texas remained independent power il was
all slave territory FROM the Gulf Of Mexico 10 the orty-
second PARALLEL ofatude. BY the resolution Of annexation
five and half degrees Of this slave erritory,o wit all be-
tween thrtysy and half and the fory-second paraes-
were TO become pledged fastened decided to be- rnrr
and NOT slave territory forever by the solemn
Of law.rn
That is strong language, sir totally incompatible with an
unconstitutional restriction
Fixed pledged, fastened decided to be sprr and no,
slave territory, forever by he solemn guarantees law"
Tha, is not language properly applicable to void law,
an unconstitutional law.
Here is Territory stretching five and half de-
grees OF latitude Withdrawn from slavery and devoted 10
/ Freedom
Hear this yo Of the South Hear what the senator said
10 your face then, and wba, he says now.
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