Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-02-01

MeacnaIn, IN The House OF Representatives on
Saturday last, and which was adopted by
vote OF loS to 93, more than vindicates the
opinions we have from first to last expressed
in relation TO the repeal Of that act We have
repeatedly declared, and we offered resolu-
ton in the National Council in June last to
the effect, that the repeal of the Missouri Com
promise was unnecessary, urcutted fer, and
un,oise, and that il had reopened the agitation
of the slave question, which had been quoted
by the Compromise measures Of 1850. We
doubt not that the resolution of Mr., Meacham
would have received several additional votes if
it had been clothed in similar language to that
which we have used above in italics.
In saying this we do not mean to say that
the language Of the resolution, as adopted, was
in any sense improper, in our judgment, Ion
the contrary, we know of no language too
strong to express our views ofthat reprehensible
measure Of repeal, which has brought so much
of dissension, discord, and evil upon the coun-
try. We only mean to say that, in the judg-
ment Of some members Of Congress, who
were opposed to the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise, that measure was denounced by
this resolution in language which did not rep
resent the sentiments of their constituents
Without further discussing the terms used in
the resolution, we have to say that, we sincere
lyrcjoice that the resolution was adopted, and
the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise de-
ncunced
We are further Of the opinion that there
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country, until the question Of the admission
of Kansas shall be satisfactorily adjusted
We have so often presented and urged our
views as to the best and easiest mode Of set
ting this question, that it is not necessary to
do it here, but we may be permitted to say
that we have yet to see an argument offered
against our proposition.
We mny further be allowed here to point out
what we consider very remarkable inconsis-
tency in the views and action of some South
ern American gentlemen, on the subject Of
adhering to the Kansas and Nebraska bill as
the perfection of human Legislation.
Throughout the South, and more especially
in Georgia and Virginia, the American presses
are openly denouncing "squatter sovereignty"
which doctrine, forms the very foundation of
the Kansas Nebraska act, and yet they are
denouncing all those who maintain that this
act should be modified We have once and
again called upon our Southern American
friends to give us single reason for acquies-
cling 10 that infamous clause Of this act, which
allows foreigners to note and hold office an
tho Territories before naturdSizationy How
do they answer the question: By their silence.
They are MAN. There is prudence manifest
ed in this course; for that man does not live,
il he processes American doctrines who can
vindicate that fundamental "squatter sover-
eighty clause of the Kansas N ebraska law
The Richmond Wing Of Wednesday deyotes
nearly column to the denunciation of the
doctrine Of "squatter sovereignty" and yet
that press is one Of the loudest, and fercest in
abusing those who will not aid in forcing
Northern Americans to swallow the '12th sec
tion,p Of the Philadelphia Platform, which sec
ton substantially demands an acquiescence in
that s9uatter sovereignty" principle which
is distinctly incorporated in the Kansas Ne
braska acti And this it calls consistency
He who sincerely opposes squatter sovereign
ty," cannot sustain that act, by which the reign
of "squatter sovereignty" was inaugurated !!
southern Sag NIGHT Ultraism Backing
Down.
The recent Alabama Convention, which
nominated Mr. Pierce, adopted the following
resolutions:
Q. That the delegates to the Democratic Nation
al Convention, to nominate President and Vice
President hereby expressly instructed to insist
that the said convention shall adopt platform of
principles, as the basis of national organization,
prior to the nomination of candidates, unequivocal-
ly asserting, in substance the following PROPOSE
tions:
/. The recognition and approval of the princi-
Piles of non-intervention by Congress upon the
subject Of slavery in the Territories 2. That no
restriction prohibition of slavery in any Terrific
ry shall hereafter be made by any act Of Congress
3. That no State shall be refused admission into
the Union because Of the existence of slavery
therein. 4. The faithful execution and mante-
nance of the Fugitive Slave law.
10. That if said National Convention shall refuse
to adopt the propositions embraced in the prece-
ding resolution, our delegates to said convention
are hereby positively instructed to withdraw there
from.
The New Orleans True Delta copies the resolu
ton, and repudates them as party tests 1t says
" The terms of the Alabama resolutions are un-
Objectionable, certainly to us, and to all truly
Southern men but the danger is, that harmoni-
GUS organization Of national convention cannot
be obtained, If Southern delegates appear there
with inHexible schemes in their pockets, which, I'M
less accepted and approved on presentation, win
necessitate their Withdrawal" -
The Delta knows very wen that the New
York Softs and entire Northern administration
party hold opinions antagonistic to those i'm