The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-03

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s2ezi Pat IL he coarse Of tipe after Eentucky Ten
nessee Mississippi and AIAbanA had been properly and
unayuidably Admitted you yourself eanceds the
reasons that made the purchase 81 Louisiana Necessary
compelled The acquisition 81 Florida, whereby might
jealous and unfrisudly power from southern
border acquire naval staoo The Cult and secure he
partial command o. he Calf stream spain offered part
with he territory liberal terms and demanded 81
previous acquisitions il exchange Bot ReS England
federalism the political progeutor a Jour party opposed
this necessary acquisition with The same plea raised b. you
al Albany thai shareholders privileged class that
slavery legAEcd the territory aud that the eass
IaIst neoess4rly be dangerous 10 the government Il
suffered 70 expand and aggrAudiEe itselE7 Ca this
paltry pFetext il would iain have whistled The
general necessities for the acquisition Of Florida
70 the Winds and ior al is will Spain mig have contn
nsd both sides d he Galf stream t. this day. Mr.
Monroe and bis cabinet appease this nsensate elanor
stipulated without any demand BY Spain eede Texas
e. part Of the Considerations thereby dePriving the
agehodng class Of Territory already open 10 heir set
eea extensive STD valuable than The Flordas
sufficient Tor four States while the FordAs only sEficed
for one disneIubering the valley Of the Mississippi with
Of lis modest rihataFies and at the same Ie sur
rendering large portion Of republican territory
arbeal government the Of the Monroe declaration
that the North American continent longer open to
colonization by mOnarchcal powers New England feio-
ralism dictated the sacrifice with grim complaceucy
though the result to make Texas which bad to be
given TO somebody Mexican instead Of Spanish prov
uce The privileged class aggressiyey held their peace
bat there recorded tie great altar Of the demo
cratic party solemn bring that sxilea province
home again and thank God they have done 50 spite
Of you AMI your compurgators, and with il wealth
than the bariered Joseph acquired in Egypt Their
unph i illustrative a what federalism would not have
achieved could il have ntaned its rounes apreacy
They have given The keys Of the gates Of the
world; they have made the city Of New York grow fifty
ordinary years ten and measnraby compensated
Boston for its losses Of trade and influence occasoned by
your fello-consp rators against the constitution With
all this yoa sti find occasion lament that the influence
Of the privileged class stronger to-day the bay
Of San Francisco surrounded by feenen than it is or
Chesapeake bay SURROUNDED BY slaves Let me inquire If
this is not significant Of their being in the right7
And now q word eli The Aissonri Compromise ana
close That WAS an olive branch held cut by the South
scornully rejected ~ those for whose acceptance
was rendered The test vote was had on the motion to
strike it from the Tin authorizing The inhabitants 81
The Missouri Territory to form constitution and APP
ply for admission into tbe Union Every New England
senator but two Zone fro1a New Hampshire and one from
Ternon and with these exceptions every northern sena-
tor except those from Pennsylvania, Iadana and lii
NOS voted in favor Of striking outthe compromise thereby
the eectually to XIII the bill aad prevent tie cran
cation Of the Territory But the compromise was retained
and the bill became law At the session the organ
zaon having beea meanwhile effected and the constitu
ton frsnei Missouri by her delegate applied for adj
mission into the Union Then was the time to show
whether the so-ealled eonproise considered com
promise in tbs hostile quarter So far from il the House OF
Representatives under the ansy pretex that the consii
those Of many Of the States which then voted against
the admission do} prohibited the emigration Of Tree
negroes rejected the application BIZ what Mr. Benton r.
cords Acear slavery and ansarery vote (T9 Is s3
the exceptions being cut Three and they the side
admission and contrary the sentiment Of their own
Sraies"-ope being from Massachusetts and two from
New Jersey IN the Senate ii passed twice ia spite Of
the revival Of the old opposition Chandler and Holmes
Of Maine giving the only from New England ana
the Remaining northern Being before Each time
il again rejected by the House Finally, after joint
committees o. conference she admitted single
condition. applicable only the free negro clause by
close vote Of Sc 10 in the House and % 10 Il in the
Senate This shows that the soeaed compromise no
compromise in fact that ii failed operate an esoppe
FOR want 81 mutually and Mr. Benton aro wing himself
an opponent Of slavery extension gives bis testimony
on the subject il these wordsspeakng 6rs Of The pre-
text Bot tie real point Of objection the slavery
clause ana tie exisieuc. u slavery in the State which
1.-THE proposed construton sanctioned and seemed per-
petaate7 Again be says The real struggle poit
CAL and fer s balance II Porer, frankly declared by
Mr. Rains King, pho dsdaasi dsssao1io and winds up
his chapter on the sute by further testfying that the
zaorsuus for ne 5afynt 81 pser baked 81 s nolern de
raoracy rEo der oberyor, and Ae speHa stpg-
raoa n tie States essa5sh1et Of geographical par
ms dlrEs7 bq suuery md qnti-slargg linz" This sir
i lie baked and abandoned botch which taking al
vantage OF your security from annhilaon by the mould
that covers Webster and Clay) yoa endeavoriDg
complete Wei may you bid tha democratic party pass
sir that party never passe.. 1t calls you.
In conclusion If the Missouri Compromise accepted
rs pality Of the slavery question by those whom
patriotoaIy designed coneliaie why Is il that from
then till now tie cry Of federalism has been and Is that
no more States legalizng African slavery shah be adj
uiied into the Union7 What kina of good faith has
animated the pernscions crusade against the Institution
Of African slavery south OF IS 90 in the District Of Cou-
ha2 Why is il that California had 10 pronounce the
shibboeth Of federalism before her large enprisnE and
growing population could enjoy the security Of State
government? Why have the eastern legislatures perodi-
eay iDsuted the executive chiefs and Legislative
bes Of the South by the transmission Of iheons rsson-
tons and yiinperatve bomiies sufficient produce ees-
satou Of diplomatic intercourse between any respa
bic nations in Chrisendon If the last so-ealled cotnpr-
mise nality and received ~ ron and yoar PAR
IT, and IL Of Its alleged breach BY the repeal 81
the Missouri COMPROMISE yoa feel driven into yoar sec
tionai conspiracy how mast South have felt II ad-
Of m repeal seeing the beggars bone Of the fs-
rtivesiaye Law rendered worse than worthless by is
practical notification in every northern city and town
with two or three exceptions east Of InaiAna2 The repeal
Of The Missouri Comprouse but the echo Of your own
blatant sympathy sinh the Jerry rescueFs Syracuse and
vs cried fs- fr1Fn e rrri hv the blood Of the fabfri