The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-01


from all the horrors Of anarchy discord, and civil war
Sad and painful the reflection that any portion OF com
brotherhood should have imposed on another the ne
oessity of acquiring triumph Mt the expense OF surren
der of its rights.
Now majority of the northern representatives this
floor generously noby and patrotcay come forward ana
the rights of which have long been de-
pryed II is indeed triumph OF which We may be proud
and which ought to carry joy consolation hope and conh
dence to the breast every lover OF his country was
esteemed by the South then great triumph to secure the
peace of the country at the expense Of portion OF its
rights how much greater and more glorious the triumph
TO have those rights restored TO her alter the lapse OF
third of century, by returning of justice on the
part Of those to whom she had made the surrender 1t is
difficult to perceive how any gentleman, set OF gentle
men, after all the light that has been shed ON this subject
should deliberately present to the country statements so
directly in conflict with the recorded facts in the history OF
the country One of this class of may be found IN
the following extract: H
the admission Of Missouri with her slayehoding constu-
on no slaveholdng States their part yielded the
exclusion slavery in all the residue OF the territory which
lay north of36 deg 80 mn constituting the present Terrific
ries of Kansas and Nebraska"
Do not the records of the country showhas been
demonstrated time and again this foor-that the terms
of this compromise OF 1920 not assented to- Or II as
sented not abded by executed in good faith by
the North This compromise it is called passed
ted into the Union until the 10th of August 1921 When
she made application for admission under the provisions OF
this muchauded Compromise OF 1920 she was rejected
and another compromise had to be made OF that compro
mise Mr. Clay the author and under il Missouri
admitted The North respected the Compromise for
day, for the records show that the first time they
naught SO much for the fidelity of the North to this
compromise. They respect II when it suits Them they de-
spse and repudiate when does not From that day to
this there has existed instance u which Terri
tory south of 80 deg 80 mn has asked to into the
Union slave State that the anii-slavery men of the
North have not resisted it and openly disavowed their
obligation to disregard the Compromise of 1920.
The address heralds to the world with much pomp and
ceremony, the fact that Missouri Arkansas Florida and
Texas have all been admitted slave States Had they
the right be tho admitted they elected have
slavery which they dfd And did not slavery exist in
each and all Qthem by the terms of the treaties acquiring
them? If it desired to present the fairly why
not present these facts aud ii not deliberate pur
pose to make an impression the northern mind that
had been done for the South than for the North Or
in the can't phrase Of hypocrisy for slavery than for free
DOM why not tell your northern friends that Ohio, Ind-
ana, Illinois, Michigan Wisconsin, Iowa. end California
have been admitted without slavery and that slavery is
excluded from the Territories of Oregon Washington and
Minnesota?
Just this point the authors of the address 90 an
elabo cXpositon of the compromises of 1885, showing
that they passed in 1885, rearmed by the represent
avcs of the people in 1851 endorsed and reendorsed by
the whg and democratic conventions of 1852, and last
though not least that the present President of the United
States in his inaugural address pledged himself to their
support This is all true but what has it to do with the
passage of the Kansas and Nebraska BILL the repeal
the Missouri restriction? Docs this repeal in any wise i'm
pair affect what called the compromises of 1850
Not at all far from it, it gives strength vitality and eff
cheney em and is in accordance with their spirit
and purpose Who is it. who are they that manifest
much veneraton for the compromises OF 1850? confess
am little curious to know who compose this meeting
in order that may have Of testing their sim
ceriy know but member of this body that belonged
to that august assembly, and that is the chairman, and
would like to know when he conceived his young passion
for the compromises of 1850?
All parties the President of the United States the
ventons OF both the great parties of the country are com
slavery question. Well, who agitang2 If an attempt
is made carry out the njunctions of the acts of 1850
the enemies of slavery lift up their hands in holy horror
and ask you to "stop; you committed against agita-
tion" Now, If you, gentlemen will your insane
wings about slavery and its anced horrors there will be
no agitation You agitae yourselves and then cry out
against the evils dangers and horrors of agitation Go
gentlemen it is your trade you cannot live without
it. 1t has become part of your natures This is per-
haps ms innocent pursuit as you would be likely to en-
gage in this abandoned. fear you might embark
in mischevous enterprise know the you
pursuing will be utterly ruitless of any practical
suits Your rawlings are about as mpoent as those OF the
maniac They will break link in what you term
the chain of slavery Your efforts will break off
of its feers. If disposed to question your sim
CERTIFY should conclude that instead of your being the
friends of the slave you his deadlies foes Instead
of being engaged in the humane effort of lOosening their
teters, should charge you with forging manacles
with which TO make their bondage hopeless and perpetual
The authors of the address, seeming to fear that they
had not said done enough make the Kansas and Me-
braska bill and its supporters sufficiently odous in the
of the country seek to ipart additional odnm to 1t
by asserting that it effected in pursuance of the de-
mands of the administration and by means of its influence
Congress. How far the administration had exerted
any influence in securing this result know not 1t is
tain it could have had power that party with
which have heretofore acted had nothing to hope
for expect desire a its hands This declaration is not
in accordance with the opinions that have been
toned to hear expressed by those opposed to the bill The
opinion have heard generally expressed in regard to the
administration is that it was wholly impoent and power
less But when suits the purposes Of gentlemen
magnify the power aud strength OF this denc admin
istrston suddenly ii is transformed into giant proportions
with power to control the actions of men, and make them
subservient to the most wicked and unholy purposes.
Now, sir, hope nobody will believe for single moment
that am the advocate defender Of this administration
No, sir, have concurred with it; and if had
there Others who much older in the service and
much able 10 execute any purpose of this kind Gen
tcmcn il seem to me- ought to be somewhat guarded in
making charges but If be true asserted this adj
dress that this carried through the Congress
OF the United States by the power of the administration
controlling The actions Of and representatives il is
due to ankness and candor il is due their own self
respect that they should stand out like and give
the Let know who the members Of Congress
who have been prosttuted by the power of this admin
istration to become traitors to themselves their
try, and to the constitution which they have sworn sup
port Why have not these gentlemen the nerve to stand
out and call things by their right nancs Ii any member
has been tampered with and scducch from his aepance 10
the country, justice 10 the people and just regard for
bodbess and manlincss require that his should be
given, order that he may receive the brand of namv
which his reachery and base subscrvency power ene
him TO receive.
One Of the objects apprchend intended TO be effected
by this allegation is TO prejudice that portion Of the whg
party which supported the measure have met this same
charge in Other quarters in somewhat different dress Ii
first alleged to be democratic administration measure
and then the charge that being whg am lending my
self build up the fortunes of Mr. PIERCE or Mr. DOUGLAS
lar person be provided for varying according to place
and circumstances. This charge is modified so as 70 cult