The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-06

nothing for, except to use them as Instruments
and convenient mediums for agitation-mere
signal guns by which they can call their forces
together This is obvious if we recur to their
position upon the compromise in 1850, when
they were unanimously against it. NJ. JohnP z.
Hale, Senator from New Hampshire, then said
never will by speech, admit submit to any
thing that may bind the action OF legislation here 10
make the parallel Of 80 deg 80 MIN the boundary hne
between free and slave territory
This was on the admission of California, the
South opposing that admission, and urging an
adherence to the Missouri compromise. Jeffer-
son Davis, of Miss, said: 1--WE are willing, for
the spirit of compromise, and in compliance
with the past acquiesence of the States, to be
restricted by the parallel Of SO deg. 80 min.
north" Mr.. billiard, of Alabama, was equally
explicit :" shall frankly declare for myself
prefer to settle the question by an adherence to
the Missouri Compromise" Mr.. Foote, ofMiss,
characterized the proposed admission of Califor-
MIA as q notification Of the Missouri compro-
mise principle" Mr.. Downs, after denying the
power Of Congress to pass the act of 1920, was
willing to yield up his doubts a ready offering
upon the altar of concession and adhere to that
act. Several States-Georgia, Missouri, North
Carolina and Virginia-while denying the
power of Congress to pass the Missouri law,
were ready, in the language of Mr. Downs, to
yield up their doubts ready sacrifice on the
altar of concession" All these appeals were
vain and Ruthless Chase, Hale and Seward,
and every abolitionist in Congress, voted in OPP
position to the compromise, which was then
superseded by the policy Of popular sove-
reignty, which is again in turn denounced
by them. Then the people must rule, and
so decided was Mr. Seward upon the subject
that he declared he would vote for the adj
mission of California, even if she recognized
slavery while now, his negro phalanx will
" rcsolutely enforce the legitimate powers Of
the United States government over the public
territory" Gen. Taylor, the whg President,
and supposed to be under the immediate inhu-
ence Of Seward, Chase and Hale, in special
message on the 21st of January, 1850, said, if
Congress should annex a condition to the adj
mission of California affecting her domestic
Institutions contrary TO the wishes Of her peo-
ple,' they would certainly change their consti-
ject lie adds explicitly Any attempt to
deny the people Of that State the right of self
government, will infallibly be regarded by
them as an invasion Of their rights and on
the principles laid down in the Declaration of
Independence they win certainly be sustained
by the great mass of the American people,"
Mr. Disney, Mr.. Sackett, Mr.. German, Mr..
Mcqueen, and many others, maintained these
views. Mr.. Benton called the compromise one
of I" the Clay gods set up for worship. II was
not worshipped-it was denounced, and super
seeded by tho policy now character zcd Gas an
outrage perpetrated by the last Congress" and
the administration democracy make themselves
party to this shameless hypocrisy and politi
cal jugglery.
Thus is presented the great issue to the peo-
pie of the State Of New York, whose opinion
is invoked by the abolitionists upon it. Fore
warned, We are fcre-armed for the contest.