Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-08-30
Missouri Comnromise

In the journal OF yesterday we find the I
following paragraph, which shows that our
neighbors are still harping on the old string;
and very dscOrdant string it is
Plain Talk.
We have never seen in any Southern pa |
per so forcible and fair a statement of the 4
great 'swindle," and SO manly justification 1
of the righteous indignation of the North. /
as the following clipped from an article of |
unusual vigor in the ST. Louis hatelLgenccr of
Friday. After stating that the outrages of
the Presidents pets, Atchison and Stringfel |
low, had repealed Northern immigration, and /
the unsettled state of the laws discouraged |
slave immigration. and in consequence Kan
sas and Western Missouri languished, money
was scarce, and panic was feared, it goes on
thus:
'Fhese are the bitter fruits of the repeal
oil the Missouri Compromises wicked and
wrongful deed-that will vet bring hell of
bitter self-reproaches on its authors. Mis-
sour did not demand that repeal. The South
never asked It, Atchison solicited it-and in
a moment of political insanity, the South
consented to the wrong, and made the wrong
hcr own Ihis 10as ue suicide Of Slavery"
It's time thatall this twaddle aboutth Mis-
sour Compromise, an act that was vicious
and void from the beginning, should be hushed
up. These abolition editors are presumine
too far on the gullibility of the people.
We say the act was vicious and void.
1t was vicious, because in the language of
JOHN TAYLOR of Caroline, (and this country
never produced greater OF better man) at
proposed to draw geographical line; and to
train the people on each side of It into an in
veterate habit of squirting noisome provoca-
tons at each other, through the press; and
to create degree of animosity, as an ally TO
ambition and avaricc, quito sufficient to IN
duce a preponderating balance to exert its
whole energy in obtaining exclusive advanta-
ges"
These are prophetic words, for from thai
day to this, slavery has been made an ee
ment in political contests by Northern mel
who had none of its evils, and cared not t.
remedy them, but who used it as "an ally {,
ambition and avarice."
The tenth section of the first article of tn,
Federal Constitution provides that ''No Stat,
shall enter into. any agreement or compac
with another State" The Missouri Compro
misc'if it is treated as a compact. is clea
and palpablc violation of this clause. Thi
point is forcibly expressed by the same grea
authority, who, in speaking of the Missouri
t COMPROMISE, said 1T is a compact or agree
ment by one-half of the States with tn
other half; and from its magnitude and tn
: power of the parties, infinitely more danger
GUS than the attempt by the Hartford Conven
t ton to conglomerate few States into seq
arate interest," adverse to that general ntere.
, comprised by the powers delegated TO tn
federal government The Missouri compac
or agreement was made by negotiators electe
by the States to sustain the existing FEEDER;
> union, and not to form two new confederation
OF States. In doing SO, the negotiators eS
ceeded their representative powers, and tn
compact was void"
u This argument of the noble old CINcIN
NATUs of Virginia, is irresistible against a
: who admit that the Union is confederate
of States, and that Congress is their ager
,, and mouthpiece To break its force it is n,
. cessary to resort to the theory of ALExAxDE
70 HAMILTON, that our government is one col
solidatcd republic, and that Congress is tn
: organ of political unit known as 'the pc,
II pie of the United States" But many OF tn
Aboltionists CHASE in the number) profei
:" to be genuine JEFFERsoNIANs in their col
. struction of the Constitution
On the injustice of refusing to admis ne
% State because of slavery, Mr. TAYLOR said:
Nothing can he more offensive than sue
70 attempts, because they assail natural right.
;" nor more presumptious, because the dictate
= are infinitely worse informed upon the subleC
re than those who have the right OF determine
ton. To prevent this dictatorial and alsul
l. exercise of power by majority of states.
81 being an infallble cause of civil war and di
- union, congress was not made representatic
of any internal powers, those few excepte
l. necessary for common safety; and all int
1t nal powers, except a few specified prohib
il tons, were reserved to the states. The re-
Ie sons for this policy which then existed sti
CT exist and will exist forever The membe
81 OF congress could never be well informed
local concerns, and therefore could never d,
'e eide upon them correctly. Vanity cam,
10 supply the place of knowledge They woul
3 not feel the effects of their local laws, an
lc therefore congress as to local subjects wuul
not possess the best quality of represent,
= tive body. Above all, they would not decd
70 like local representatives this is so tru
ir that if all the members of congress now OF
~ posed to slavery in Missouri, should emigra
"a to that state, there is no doubt but that mo
. of them would soon change their opinion
- Indeed, this is the reason of the difference
- opinion between the eastern and southel
. states upon the question and if either place
"a in the circumstances of the others, wouI
have adopted opinions the reverse of tho
now held, it forcibly displays the iniusti,
Al of dictatorial power to be exercised |
N either party
= For the Daily State Sentinel.
'e MESsRs EDIToRs:-The Abolitionists hcl
lie a Street meeting on the corner of Washin.
Y ton and Meridian streets, on Friday evenir