The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-02

T. To remoye Indians from possession which had ust
been assigned 20 them in perpetuity.
20. To alter the Missouri promise line ia relation
70 slave territory and thereby eanve free sol into slave
The two first difficulties were serious the third for1ni-
aAbe and the then Of the public mind in relation
TO slave territory A enlargement Of great slave state
and By converting free soil into siave and paring the con
promise line, almost impossible undertaking, and in
way 20 be accomplished without generous eooperation
from the members Of the free States They MAJORITY
in the House Of Representatives, aud act OF Congress could
pass for altering the Compromise line without their aid they
equal in The Senate where treaty for the removal Of
the indians eoud be ratified except by Of
when Congress iuaHed with angry debates upon sbol
tionpettons Of nondary publications imputed
northern did suppress the abolition societies within
( their limits within a limited time. sf
Missouri senators Messrs Benton and Linn commenced their
operations The first step 10 procure bill for the alter
alton Of the compromise line and the extension o the bounda
ry judiciary Committee reported
BY Mr.. john n Clayton Delaware PASSED the Senate
without material opposition il 10 thc HeSse Q. Repre-
sen,atives found opposition pas
sage. treaty negotiated Sac Fox Indians,
whom the country bad been assigned and ratified BY
requisite thirds ard this besiaes doing
generous Justice the of Missouri the noble
hic northern members gave the imputed design Of
abolishng slavery in the Staes actually extending i'll and
By addition equal in 10 sach States Delaware
and Rhode Island and BY It's fertility eqaA Of the third
class Of States and this accomplished by the extraordinary
process Of altering conprose ne intended be pepe-
al and the reconrerou Of soil which had been saEe ard
made free back again from free save and all this when,
had there been the least disposition impede the proper
tension slave State there plausible enough
opposition the serious objections enlagng
State already the largest in the Unidnto removing In
dans again from home which they had just been removed
ing the compromise line Of is2o on which the Missouri ques
ton had been settled and the line between free and slave
territory fixed for national reasons 10 remain forever The
author of this part and parcel Of all that
tonrenebers well the anxiety of the State 10 obtain the
joy obtaining 1.-THE gratitude which all
felt the northern members, without whose aid could not
have been done, and whose assistance, under
such trying circumstances he records Of e proofs
(ths many others) Of the willingness al the
eholdng part the Union to be just and TO
their avehoding brethren, in disregard OF cherished
preudces and offensive ordinations II the second great
proof this effect al this identical sesonibe ratification Of
I the Georgia Cherokee treaty being the ether
In this extract will be seen that Colonel BEsTox boasts
of and prides himself upon the accomplishment of this
very thing and Of driving the Indians from this very ter
ory THAI had then but lately becn ceded and promised
By treaty to them forever and had greatly added 10 the
then largest the Union One would be LED To be-
eve from reading this extract that he regarded this alter
alton and repeal OF the Missouri Compromise as the bright
est dazzling and triumphant achievement Of his
thirty year senatorial career. But desire 10 call attention
to few extracts his Kansas and Nebraska speech Of
the 25h of april last shsw his proneness alsehood
the wckedness Of his hear OF The imbecy Of bis head
\ On page first he says:
Mr.. Chairman: If any bill impair the MssouriCo
promise line of lsz0 had been brought into this House by
member from slave State under the administration Of
President elected slave State shond have deemed
duty to have net 1t s the Threshold and to have made
the motion which the parliamentary las precrbes for the
epulse Of subjects which no. fit to be eon:dered should
I have moved iss rejection at the hEEt reading
4 This viii be sScn TO be utterly false and pre-
ence for the bill Of 1895 that he admits and boasts Of
having procured TO he brought impair the Missouri
Coproinisc line Of ls2H bToagh IN by the Hon JoHN
" CArTos then DOW, an honorea senator from Della
ware slave State; and Andrew jackson, 81 Tennessee
slave State, President OF the United States Wtst
beautiful and truthful consistency Mr. 8EroS is caught
II in herel Again he says;
.Ihad come into political life upon that Compromise
bad stood upon above thirty and intended 70 stand
upon il TO the end-soiitsry and alone, II need be-
TO show that this utterly false need only refer the
above extract from his Thirty YeaFsthe OF 1896
and the following extract from the zame speech, taken
from page eight:
counties added the State; and that by altering the
promise line include IT, and actually converting that ne
il 10 be done northern above hundred miles
Of the compromise lime for benefit upon request and
will b. ungratefu to the North for it, requie Il
by breach Of the line their prejudice. And how did
obtain the which necessary for all these
dian removals oI that alteration Of the c0mpromise line
which gave beautiful Platte country How did the
Dr. Linn and myself in the Senate, and General Ash
lev the Househow did obtain that great boon for
against the North Not no got them By appealing to
the jrsroe faterna feelings northern bresh
the last hard to get Chcrokees of Georgia.
affirmative 10 balance negativ
from South and saved the treaty BY And L.
who part q all these transactions accustomed 70 solicit
northern votes aud express thanks for them, viii not
Of their share OF compromise which imposed upon
. then"
4 He -he a return evil fer good, by AL
tempting deprive them the North OF their share Of
eompromise which {tbe South imposed upons them
How very kind After he has taken the beautiful Platte
country, counties o The first claS equal in size 10
TWO Of the small States and in richness Of soil 10 third
class State and in fact al ta valuable and de-
grabe and converted it from free 10 slave territory. be
does not wish deprive The North Of their share
But BE- says he did not get this territory added 70 Missouri
y belching sbotionism against the Norththat is
bv an open bold manly and saiesnanlike aet but with
tie s sly canning aad sealthy Scon % the thief in
the night and with the eTpents guile ia bis heart lie
his tongue ard the deceptive but false smile Of friendship
upon his face Satan approached Eve BENros ap-
pfoSchea the northern members az Congress IN le6 and
, he got them unanimously
ON page second Of his speech in speaking o the ccmpo-
misses Of the constitution the ordinance Of 1885, and the
Missouri Compromise be says
Thus all these compromises settlements q existing
euesflons snd intended 70 be perpetual They al, then,
Of equal aloral validity"
" this be moral question, and ii is moral wrong io
alter or repeal the act of ls20 bow much moral
guilt and urpitde rests ON Colonel BENToE for having
corrupted eH OF Congress 10 get unanimous vote
be SAYS ia his letter ol his b Of s3G than the friends
Of The late measure who Only able to get q sma
majority and therefore have less SIN 10 answer for
la this letter BENTuN Says falsify public history "a
stifv nay violation Of the Missouri Compromise II would
be wen and very gratifying his friends II be would
point out what particle II public history have flsihe
Surely il is not his Thirty Years But needed nc
justification for repeal Of the Of 1922 but the conviu-
ton Of nv own Judgment that il proper and expedeni
able az the viii and pleasure of Congress According 70
BENroS il was c0mpact agreement bot was forced
and imposed by the Souih upon the North.
He savs il vas resisted the by the North acqui-
ei In afterwards and thereby they became bound by II
Beautiful logic robs resists at The time but for