The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-09


THE MISSOURI RESTRICTION REPEALED BY THE
AID OR CONSENT OF CHASE, SUMMER, WADE,
GIDDINGs AND SEWARD, IN ls53.-TIIE RECORD
versas RESTORATION 19p
We haYe patiently waited for the northern abolition
lists to become fully committed against the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise, and IN favor Of its unconditional
restoration. We have waited till their denunciations
against the Nebraska bin have eliminated into howl
OF ealumny against The advocates of that measure until
they have in their conce eiectually poisoned the
northern mind against the democratic party and until
they have every free State made the restoration Of the
Missouri restriction the single ideaby the aid Of which
they look forward to such complete success that their next
step win he easy conquest the rights of the States
and the guarantees Of the constitution. We have waited
un they have all heen committed this restoration and
until finally there is not left of their party who
does MOI unite with them in this demand.
And now we propose to expose not only the duplicy
and the fraud Of the actors in this crusade but to show
them Up to the people of the North having themselves
sony consented TO the repeal of the Missouri Compro
mise and as having acted almost in body to nullify and
rpudate measure Of legislation which they at present
falsely pretend be obeycd sacred and rrovo-
cable compact We shall show this not by going back 10
distant period when they acted against the Missouri
s,ricon because secured certain rights tie South but to
day sl fresh in The minds Of the people, when with all
the forms Of legislation they deliberately repealed and
discarded what they dare call binding obligation in
their present infamous attempts to deceive the American
voter s sFt5e
The compromises measures of 1850 passed to put
end 10 the agitation of slavery the national legislature
by acclamaion this the verdict of the public mind
after they enacted However the enemies of those
measures may have denounced them before they became
laws the people endorsed them after their passage
vita unparalleled unaniny. Both conventions Of the
two grea. parties held at Baltimore, 1852, approved
the compromises; and, at the election of President
that year. the sentiment which bore everything before
IL was that which hailed the Compromises Of 1850
the anal settlement of the slavery question Even the
abolitionss who first declared that the five bleed
ing wounds of the constitution could be healed
glad TO yield to the popular decree and their
great cry is the introduction of those
peaceful adjustment of the slavery question: and that this
would have been accomplished but for the reopenng of
these wounds By the repeal of the Missouri Compromise in
the Nebraska billion ac Of legislation whch, shall
shoar accordance NTH eyample concured in and
DEFENDED b ths abolition leaders only year before; phcl
example, carrying ont the spirit Of The compromise
ares ct aaonan,el the peaeeM adjustment Of the s'arey
question Tie basis Of The y Of he people Of the Terrific
gs to form gorsynents for emseres and thus 10
he questjan from ND halls Of Congress.
The second session Of the Thrysecond Congress
bcd on The LIST Of December 1852 and closed its existence
on the ih Of March, 1853. The presidential election
decided In November Of 1852 and the sentiment which
tFinmped in that election felt and obeyed BY the rep
Geenatises Of the American people This sentiment,
we have stated it, that the compromise of 1850
had finally adjusted the question ofsavey and by eavngit
10 the people of the Territories could not be disturbed
in the Sa,eshad forever removed from Congress,
far as all purposes of judicial legislation the general
subject were concerned
II was in accordance with this spirit that the Thirty
second Congress its second session. organized the Ter
riory Of Washington, which part of the original
Louisiana purchase and before its organization portion
Of Oregon Territory and therefore coreed blythe Missouri
restriction Of 1920 ande Hlno Irosso attached the Orc
Is4s In the bill organizing Washington Territory
both desc restrictions removed By solemn rote Of both
hoses and ne maoe po,cer eicen 70 lie people Of the Ter
yitory Nay more the bill which provided for this or
ganzaon Of Washington Territory and which repealed
and set at naught the restrictions Of the Missouri Com
promise and the Wilnot Proviso (the intended TO
make all north Of the line of SO deg. 80 mn north lat
tGde as Oregon is, free territory, and the other
a double bar against slavery in Oregon, (of which
Washington was a part)--shis bill was passed in the
House OF Representatives without word Of objection
the part Of the e-so and abolition leaders and vo-
ted fo. by j. X. Giddings, Il. j. Pennman, j. w. Howe
Charles Allen Henry Bennett s. w Parker Charles Dur
kec Eben Newton Joseph Cable Benjamin Stanton &c. &c
In the Senate it passed it from the House BY
a Unanimous rote Mr. Chase of Ohio, Mr.. Wade of Ohio
Mr. Simmer Of Massachusetts, Mr.. Seward of New York
and other abolitionsts, consenng to it with full under
sanding It's object and its operation 1t passed the
House on tue 10th Of january 1853 and signed by Mr.
Fillmore the wbig President of the United States the
Suns day that passed the Senate, which the I'd Of
March, 1855
In order that the effect Of this bill upon the Missouri
stricon and the Wnot Proyisoboth of which were ap
picabe to oregoa and hence to Washington part of
oreaonnay be fully understood, copy the fol-
loving section from the bill organizing the Territory of
Washington
An to establish the territorial government of Washing
SEc, 10. Apd % Il further epac,ed, THAT THE LAWS
NOW IN FORCE IN SAID TERRITORY OF WASH
INGT0Y, BY VIRTUE OF THE LEGISLATION OF
CONGRESS IN REFERENCE TO THE TERRITORY OF
OREGON, WHICH HAVE BEEN ENACTED AND
PASSED SUBSEQUENT 10 THE FIRST DAY OF
SEPTEMBER, EIGIlTEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY
EIGHT applicable to the said Territory Of washngton