The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-06

tory was provided for the Louisiana Territory was pro
provided for. Then came the acquisitions from
MEXICO BY virtue Of the war and By which acqulre,
question OF . constitution for hersslf. Being
Tar removed from The general government
ss ana
very from being Congress had nothing
70 do With T. The people Of the State decided the matter
THE COMPROMISE OF 1850
But, In 1850, i became necessary for Congress to
leo. This was . new bone Of contention raised be-
tween the North and the South which disturbing the
counuy every where Dsunion preached ali parts
Of the country u =, and nothing but the loitlsst
spirit patriotism induced that venerable (Mr Clsy
70 leave bis bone or and retirement 70 come again
into the councils Of the country In order
store peace and harmony distracted country. cloud
cheers.) BE did come and the compromise measures
1850 were the results Of his coming. (Cheers The
compromise Of 1850 passed. although they
met ~h very serious opposition But from what quar-
ter did the opposition come Tax your own memories
do not rely upon nv statement. do not know
how many men there are IN this ball. but
venture to say that there are not one hundred
who do not know the fact that the sole opposition 10 the
passage Of the compromise measures oi 1850 from
the extreme OF the North and the extreme OF
the South composed q the Calhoun men and the Northern
aboonsts. They did not want peace They wanted
agitation sgtation excitement was what they wanted
The Southern democracy wanted agitation the MEANS
v6fp6tu8Ic
power (Chees) You ali know that the last twenty
years, there has been NJ Presidential contest In which
your ears have not been ded with this OF Union,
Union Union. Come with US, fay, the democracy, to
save the Union Ours is the only conservative, Union
loving pr rty. daughter and cheers) Every man Of the
Clay Harrison Taylor, Scott al denounced abo
iIoniss, and the only real Simon Pure Southern Guam
pions and patriots Martin Van Buren,, Lewis cAss
Franklin Pierce and now James Buchanan. (Cheers.
Aye every four the people have had this cry rung
into their ears; and was somewhat remarkable, II We
such men as Clay HARRISON Taylor and Scott who were
all abolitonists and 60 over 10 the anti aboonsts'
SIDE Of the Question daughter and cheers But they
mise measures OF 1885, and after they adopted you
recoect that there Was proposition for call Of Con
veDtion at Nashville Tennessee, which the National In
tegencsv showed to be originally designed TO bring ABOUT
great Southern congress for the purpose of eiectng
dissolution Of the Union rather than submit TO the mea
sures Of compromise OF 1850. In 1851 COL Jackson, Of
Georgia. introduced the following resolution In Congress
Now, gentemtn, mark every word as proceed. pray
IN at follows IT, hat any who lover Of nis
country sny who was in vor Of peace and opposed
petua,e the institutions Of bis country shoudvots against
The following is the resolution
Resolved That We recognize the binding efficacy Of the
be ours indiSdasy to abide By such compromises and
the provision for the delivery a fugitive slaves and
deprecse further agitation Of questions growing out OF
that provision Of all the questions embraced the Of
neraly with the institution OF slavery
In noticing the vote upon this resolution the Baltimore
Sun OF that day. democratic paper but protesting 70 be
neutral 1--WE notice that the ultra southern
nr Hyer offered the following ADDITION the above
Reoved That the series of passed during the first
sion Of he thirty first Congress known the Compromise
the therein embraced and should B. regarded
manianed. and executed ~ such.
Against this there were sixty four votes, every man
Of the south Carolina delegation voting In the negative
with every Of the Calhoun wing OF the democracy,
nays. which I viii NOT trouble you by reading.
Well, alter that. came on the Presidential cleo
ton and SO well satisfied were the people
OF this country with the passage OF the compromise
Of i6to which they found had restored psscc
harmony the different sections that each party
into vepton and nominated their candidates aud
each party In convention made the compromise question
Of 1850 the test OF qualification for their respective cand
dates. Each parry pledged tself IN the most solemn
70 the people OF this country, that they would
any and all attempts, matter whom by whom
made in Congress out OF H. TO reopen the agitation OF
,hs slavery question and these same gentlemen In tue
who had united with the abolition party opposng
The compromise measures-these same gentlemen VINO
bad united in the call National Convention order
possible TO bring about dissolution OF the Union,
into the lead Of all the conservative Union loving
OF tue country, and claimed the exclusive edit
their party having passed these measures aud
they swoye You that General Scott native born citizen
q Virginia and born within dfteen twenty miles Of
this town Who raised and educated amidst the
institution ell OF whose pecuniay and personal interests
cueey Identified with that institution they that he
not 10 be trusted upon the compromise Of
1850 but that the man from The granite hills OF New
Hampshire the person 10 be trusted; and thoy
The wSfs 10 such degree that you believed shem
ana you took Franklin Fierce from New Hamoshir~ IN
preerepce u General SCOTT, on the ground that he was
sound upon the quefton OF slavery and less likely
10 dnturb the compromise measures That was the con
osn OF hines then Everything harmonzsd; and all the
The territory belonging 10 the United States settled
ter IN the manner IN which lave told yo1. The abo
cause Of seaiioa being removed aud even John p Hale
quit the state OF New Hampshire and went n the city OF
New York, where he opened an Office TO practise Aw be
there issue before the country that made
necessary for him 10 continue In pubic fo. Bat In
week after the repeal OF the Missouri compromise he
70 w'ni n. sass Senate ssd s .s ,ssss
questions wore harmonized We we're not only
o, peace with the world abroad. but what was
c infinitely consequence TO We wore n poace
with each other al home. This was tho condition In
which Mr. Fillmore len the goverr mcnt This the
pos.esson Of your government But thcro another
Presaens election coming on and the question arose,
what have we got 10 fight about Tho Old slavery issue
SOUTH pissArsyryD WIN PIERCE
Pierce has given great dissaiisiacuon throughout
tho south. He pledged himself 70 stand by the
compromise measures; and yes the very nrs step
following his Inauguration, he selected those men ~ his
,..s seS most resay 10 Dissolve she Union
Hc has taken hts Secretary OF War moro nosori
bis sccesson fensimcn than probably any IN tho
from North and Marcy the head Of the ree soil par
" IN State Of New York, HE Secretary OF Satea
tact which has givon great dissatoAcnon 70 tne Nortn
And what IN stil more aggravated and moro de-
baed In his having removed Bronson from the
Custom House IN Ncw York because he would
not appoint office under him. Well. they had
nothing fight sbout But Dixon introduced hts propo
sinon ior the Ne repeal of the Missouri COMPROMISE.
We said they, there 10 something In that We VIII get
Up that utston and will make the south believe thai
s In danger and they will then rally the dc
uocrscy and the repeal Of the hssour compromise
daughter and checrs.) charge upon the democracy
they have sacrificed the honor and integrity of the
SOUTH by violating stipulated contract between the
North and the south. charge upon them that by the
rpcs Of the Missouri comprcmse, and leaving the North
nj liberty apply tho Mssour restriction proposed IN
1890 they have sscrnced every zoos and inch of territory
row belongng the United States hcrcafter ~ be
acquired 10 the Of the free settlers Of the North
charge upon them that they have brought the dircst
ealsmity that beis Christian pcopie-civl war
into our country. charge upon them tnai they have
raised up spirit OF and rebellion IN the land
and that this Union N now openly threatened,
pot only In every state. brt In every district In
every STATE. l charge upon them that they
have raised whir~ without the power 70 direct The
s,orm for which they responsible you. thc people
II the souh ave. and said my speech IN tho AM
can church. bui Tor the bodest sudacny that
rolcd party instead OF coming Toward an skiing us