Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-13
Another Chance for our BeIlicose friends In
Virginia. Nl


We copy from the Louisville Journal of the
10th instant the following editorial, in relation
to the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise. We
hope the editors Of the Richmond Wing,
Lynchburg Virginian, and Petersburg Intelli-
gencer, win peruse it carefully, and, If their
belligerent propensities have not already been
satisfied, perhaps Prentice would relish dis
play of their prowess and skill in digging out
tongues, and chopping off ears.
"The ground we took was, (says the Journal
that the principle of the Missouri Compromise was
not In itself correct, but, that the Compromise
should be suffered TO remain nndisturbed, first be,
cause II had been passed for the pacfcation of the
country at most terrible crisis by a majority Of
both Southern and Northern votes, secondly be-
cause IT had been acqniesced in for the lifetime of
generation by both the South and the North as
the settlement Of fearful and most portentous
question: thirdly because its repeal would not add
one foot to the slave Territory of the Union, and
therefore would not be of the slightest practical
use to the South, and fourthly because the repeal
would strengthen vastly the Abolition party of the
North create most frightful agitation throughout
the country and place the Union itself in the direst
jeopardy
g We were perfectly right as to the ground we
took; and everything that has occurred since, has
established the truth and justice Of our assump-
tons. IL we had possessed spirit OF prophecy
and looked into the future as clearly as by the
power of memory we looked back into the past
We could not have foretold the consequences Of
the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise more dis
tinctly than we did. But it does not follow, that
because we deprecated the repeal Of the compro
mise, we must to be consistent, be for its restora
ton. We deprecated the repeal because we knew
that It would create fierce and most dangerous
agitation without particle of practical benefit to
any section and we deprecate the restoration for
the same reason-that it would create dreadful
agitation without practical benefit to the North or
South. 3sA
"Now that the Missouri Compromise is repealed,
let It not be restored, yet there is no reason why
the country should not understand that the active
leaders Of the repeal such men as Douglas OF Hi
nos, and Dixon Of Kentucky; accomplished there
amount Of evil not to be counterbalanced by all
the good that they and fifty more like them could
do In half century.
"The mschievous measure OF repeal has hled
the whole country with cries of sectional fury, has
led to the notification of the fugitive slave law
in the North, and now seems on the very point OF
bringing, if it has not already brought, the men
Of the North and the men of the South into
bloody collision on the plains Of Kansas. We OPP
posed the repeal on account Of our certainty OF
the unhappy consequences which have since taken
place and are still taking place and threatening
to take place, and we oppose the restoration for,
instead Of being remedy, it would only bring an
aggravation and an aggregation Of evils"
Are not the above suggestions in exact con-.
formity with the opinions always taken by the
american Organ whilst under the charge Of
its present editors ?-EDs.