Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-04-11

auiuit MissUuIt W the mon as Slav,
State. unless she consented to condition,
which were suggested by Mr.. Clay az,
compromise to obviatc objections wh;e
were raised by the North it was ala
violated by repeated refusals to extend
the line of sc deg. 80 min. to the pao;
ic, The Compromise Tariff of 1886 ~
ter the manufactures of the North had
rcapcd the advantage of The continual
high rate of duties for term of wear.
was sbrosatcd by the passage of a st;l,
more oncrous protecting tariff, which wa,
afterwards superseded by the Democrat.
lie Tariff OF 1916. The truth is tina. No
legislative compromise ever amounted Ia
anything more than the taking in of sail
VIII II the storm ragsd The highest. to b.
reset when the wind abated AMI the rea.
son is obvious. because no leg stature can
pass law binding succeeding Legislature,
There are only three articles in the Con.
stitusion eff the Unitei States relating IN
Slavery; ons authorizing the imposition
Of q duty on importation of ten dollars
for each person, and by impica,on TIE
prohibition of importation after SOS
another pruviding iot the rendition Of f.,
gitives from service; and the third mr.
Hiding that in the apportioament of ren.
resent .tiyes to the several States. tia, eys
slaves should CONT equal to three free
mn. The 70 hib:tien Of slav ~ il, H.
territories was re-er att mpted TO lie e,.
ercis j mt 1920, aad the power wa n n
deaied as not + wing ben granted t, Coa.
n s. TIE GU tioa " As ten eoa.p-sa,x
ed, bat tn coe1arsaa5se WIS i.um dia,
denoune d y the N95,h. .nl has away,
been reaudiIiatod BY those who r ,a,y
hevo b n tt most s.s3euou, for it, d.
seryaace.
Thore vas tsttns soat:men. Of rca,o.
baton Il. go ! til, STATE Of the cla,..
in the X nsas nj Nebraska Bill rela.it,
- the compromise of 1920. Rut the a..
position W., not so much to the prin~i,l,
as TO I'll cxpedienev OF the class. II
was denounced. as tending to racas:.a,
that FIJI spirit Of faaaticis.n. which hal
b e. pTosta,ei by the legislation ofls50
aad was then at its las: gasp. BIZ; ,ha
bill was p ssed with the obnoxious prs.
vision; Hans s and Nebraska have be-,
Organized as territories the wrong nv
has hcJa consamma,ed and there IS Doz
no means Of redress But inexpcdlea,
as tina: Bill may have been. for the "a.
sons assigned; it recognizes lhe cr ca,
p-incip.s Of ST government. aud leave.
i vita thc people OF each Territory
when applying fox admission a State.
TO determine for thems Ives whether they
Will or viii no, recognize slavery. It's
not denied th.t there has b Ell chang.
a. sentiments in the State - TO the c8ur,,
be pursued on the suLiec, of slave.y,
butt has bCea no greater thar nigh, havr
been expected from ,Lo discussion 0! tue
question and tie open iacks the las,
year on tbs Uni By The fusion orators
introduced from o he. States; no greater
than that attending the discussion Of ey-
cry important political question which
hAs a5i'ated the country. /, is only an
Illustration OF the operation Of the sober
second thought Of the people; tina, con.
Sentative sober second thought, whi.h Is
the great sa:e-sgasd of cur institutions;
relying upon which we eaa lool. ca m,
on the Hasaries and ante tricks Of ,le
many isns of the day, sure thu, whea
hey approach til verge of treason, tn il
onward course will he stail.
TIL President / election now p7nd:a,
Is more important than any TIA; has eyer
taken pl4ce. Hitherto tn questions a,
issue have been national. and tie two par
ties into which our country has been IL
Yided have been bonds Of union. NV
:or the first time purely sectional issues
nave been ayowed, dividing the country
b! geographical lines Prohibition u
Slavery n the I-rfitorics. and rafas.l O:
admission If another Slave Siate to L.
taian 5 Inscribed On the blnne. o. the
+ Us OF or Blaek Republican Party
loA have onitad yourself with tina, pa.
y; It's succe vii be tic death knell Of
'ae eoafeacEaey Q. ,he North America1
States. | still adhere to the Democratic
faf'y' the only n-tional party now ex.
tn'; on ih2t party has again devolved
the maintenance Of the Union, and i, viii
be true to its high trust. have ,ray-
eiied the same road, our association has