The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-23

measure Of Northern administration, elected |
mon Union prinoiplesf How is 1t an "insalt |
TO the Union men of the NORTH" when we and |
the most conspicuous among them the most
prominent of it's supportersg But, above all,
how is the repeal of this Missouri iyterdict
" treacberous to the cause Of the Unicv," and
Reputation "by The Soath Of their allegiance
to the constitution" If the Missov ri interdict
was an unconstitutional act its repeal was
just and proper. The fact that the restriction
was permitted to stand for thir " -four years as
sectional compact does not make it constitu-
tonal for amendments to the constitution are
not made in that way. If u ie authority for this
black line does not exist IL the constitution re
pealed or re- enacted it il, no longer good for
anything, for henceforth it is q nullity.
And where, in the fundamental law, is the
authority for this lin of demarcatiou across
the common territory of all the States, saying
to the people Of o. ie section Of the Union,
"Thus far shall ys z with your slave property,
but DO further ?" 1t lie not to be found; it does
not exist. Respo ting the common domain Of
all the States in their united capacity, the con
stitution says;'' The Congress shall have power
to make all ne edful rules and regulations re-
specting the erritory or other property Of the
United Stat ea" This is limited power,
limited to 6 needful rules and regulations' con-
ce;aiDg thu, public territory as the landed
property of the United States, and not extend
ing to the Territories in political sense.
Thefeiis no express grant Of power or provision
in The constitution upon this subject. The
supreme jurisdiction over the local institutions
of the Territories u.s. however, very clearly
embraced in that clause which provides that all
powers not expressly granted to the federal
government are reserved to the States and
| the people"
Thus it appears that the Missouri arrange
naent was an extra constitutional act, mere
| outside party compromise, on assumption
of power by Congress which did not
belong to it; that the thing, in fact,
was nullity from the beginning, though
| respected by the South as sectional compact,
| as long as the North were willing to adhere to
| it, But when the North crossed over this line,
| and sought to fasten the Wilmot proviso upon
| Texas and New Mexico-when they refused to
carry the Missouri demarcation across Cali
fornia and still later, when they proposed to
repeal the restriction altogether, the South
said every well, gentlemen. We have always
regarded this Missouri compromise as an uncon-
stitutiona affair, but we have thus far acquesced
for the sake of peace. We consent, and go with
| you for the repeal--we subscribe 70 your Cali
| fornia doctrine of popular sovereignty" and
| let that be the law"
We contend, then, that this repeal of the
Missouri black line was no stain upon the
South" no " treGchery to the Unioa" aud no
desertion OF any "allegiance to the coustitu-
ton" We contend, whatever mey have been
! the huckstering motives and objects Of Mr.
| Pierce and his Cabinet in the act that the Kan
SOS and Nebraska bill places those Territories
| upon the true constitutional ground-that of the
| supreme jurisdiction Of the people over their
own local and social institutions. We also
venture the prediction that thia Missouri
black line will never be restored--never'
while the sun shines notwithstanding the
enlistment Of Mr.. Webb with the Seward
holy alliance for the war. lie Gays his
wish is for "union with the republican
| party in this coming contest" "a union of all
men and Of every shade of polite, 10 order to
vindicate the rigbt'-the restoration of this
Missouri line. He believes, too, that the result
cannot be otherwise than favorable alike to
the best interests of every portion Of the coun-
try"
We, too, believe that the ultimate result of
this grand anti-slavery crusade-thls most ex-
traorlinary fusion Of factions and fag ends,
lens and scbisms, demagogues. fanatics luna
tics and philosophers, Union men and aboli-
tionists, nfdels, atheists and preachers Of reli-
gion, Of men in petticoats and old women with
boards, white, black and yellov--ve, too, be.
lieve that the final result will be good We
think that it will result in concentrating the
common senee conservative people, OF al par.
ties and all sections, against this heterogeneous
and piebald combination Of dsnrganizers and
in the complete overthrow Of their leaders and
their schemes Of discord and disunion.
Now for the love feast between the Cnevalier
Webb ard Seward and Tdppau, and Garrison
and Benjamin r. Butler. and Weed aad Greeley
and Parker, and the Black Swan, and Abby
Kelly Foster and Lucy Stone. Let George T..
Downing Gree colorcd an'i-Liberia, anti Ne
braska out and. out prepare the oysters and
call in tho guests. They are the imperial
guard Of General Webb for the salvation of
the Union.
tue LAST lNp BEST JOKE or the SEASON.
At The Board Of Supervisors On Friday, petit
ton was received from d. K. MaaEin, President
OF the Ocean Bank, praying for q remission Of
TIE city taxes on said bank, on the ground thlt
during the year IT has not made "any clear
profit or income at ALL" After this let no man
say that traffic in money dulls the wit, or des-
troys the sense Of humor. Hood himself or
Punch, never gave birth to . fannier iiea than
this one of NJ. d 4. Martins Ony fancy a
bank with capital of $1,oO0O00 begging to