New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-05

e. ~
come {, ebler and feebler.
The COMPROMISE OF 1904
On the 18th day Of March, 1904 the congress OF ne
United States acted for the hrs time on the qnee non OF
Slavery in the Territories under clfcus tances Wh.h
left j; free 70 act according TO ia osn Judgment In
leg.stng hitherto in reference 70 he Territories east
Of the Mississippi had been controlled, IN reference
10 what north OF the Ohio River, BY The famous
Ordnance Of l7, and in reference to what WAS souin
Of TIE Ohio River 10y the claims and terms o. ceson OF
Georgia and North Carolina In 1904, IN legslat ne
uIon the Territory Of Loussna acquired the previous
year, Congress proceeded, un.mbarrsssed and untfA
oed, 10 give legislative expression 10 lis views II re
erence 10 Slavery
What was done may be found L. s. Statute. at
Lhee, vol. , pege 2s3,l in an act: approved Maich
%, ls0f entitled An &C; erecting Louisiana int two
"Ion'ories and providing for the temporary govern
"ueni thereof
BY ih. act all south of the parallel OF % deg-beiDg
the present State Of Louisisna-was organized oy
itself urder the name of the Territory Of Orleans.
IL REJECT to this Territory Of Orle as the 10th acc
tion prohibits the bringing IN Ct slaves from foreign
County,; asO the bringing in Of slaves from any iar'
Of the United States, who may have been brought mo
the United States after the Let OF MAY gS and lnay
provides as follows:
No slave or slaves shall directly or indirectly be
introduced into said Territory, eIcep; by citizen Of
the United States, removing into ssid Territory for &c
tua settlement, and beng at the same time OF sucn
removal bona fde owner OF such slave or slaves and
every slave imported brought into said Territory,
contrary 10 the provisions of this act shall hereupou
be entitled to, and receive his, or her freedom
BY the 18th section of the same Act 10 the balance
Of tie Territory il was provided az follow:
The residue OF the Province Of Louisiana. coded
to the United States sha be called the District Of
Louisiana, the Government whereof shall be organized
and administered az follows:
"Tbe Executive power now vested in the Governor
Of the Indiana Territory, shall extend TO- and be e1er
c-ed in the said District of Louisiana. The Governor
and Judges of the Indiana Territory shall have power
to establish in the aid district of Louisiana, inferior
nd iha slair 1iafn and
10 mike all laws which they may deem conducive 20
the good government of the inhabitants thereof
The act is totally client as to Slavery in the residue
of the province Of Louisiana, north of SO deg, and
the debates preserved IN the annals OF Con
gIess. The restrictions upon the carrying OF
slaves into what is the State of louisiana, were
debated at length although carried by decisive votes
but there If not one word as TO the District OF ousi-
ana north of 33 deg. Msnifestly Congress had Id
expectation that Slavery would go into this region az
all. To suppose otherwise lie to suppose Congress
guilty Of the folly of setting up many and high bar
res to the ngess Of slaves south of 50 deg and esv
ing the whole territory north open to them Not only
s plain that Congress did not anticipate the entrance
Of slayes into the District Of louisiana. but 1t ap-
pears also that Congress took what might have seemed
sufficient precautcn against by placing the District
unGer tie w.makiDg power Of the Governor ana
Judges of TIE Indiana Territory, which was free terri
tory under the Ordinance Of l1S.
II turned out in point of fact, that the Governor and
Judges of Indiana Territory adopted code OF laws
constitutes the States of Missouri aud Arkansas. II
turned ont poLt of fact that into this region, north
OF SO deg. into which Congress did not contemplate
the carrying Of slaves at all they were carried without
any Of the restrictions carefully imposed south OF
81 deg. How instructive the lesson that in dealing
with Slavery il is safe TO trust anything "a mere
probabilities but always necessary to close every door
with bolts and bars Of iron.
Whether this evasion Of the intentions OF Congress
in 1904 WAS originally matter Of cunning
ard design the part of Slavery, or whether II
merely grew up III the course ot events, ID a ques-
time. There can be no question at all to what the
intentions and expectations Of Congress actually were
II their intentions had not been bafiied by The
VI 0ntcipetGd action of the Governor and Judges
of Indiana Territory the southern line of Freedom
west Of tie Mississippi would have been the line of
SO deg So long the statutes Of the country remain,
90 long will the prooremain that that far north
as the men of 1904 would suffer Slavery TO go. The
I &c., Oh '' 'eS' "'' '"''' INC ''"p''D' u
BY the legislation of 1870 the dividing line between
Slavery aid Freedom carried north 10 80 deg. ~
min BY the Kansas Legislation Of 1871 Sa'fry v was
making a norhward progress Of seven degrees OF ati'
tude i'll The space of ~ years.
IMPORTANCE OF KANSAS.
Kau.ss with its fertile soil and delightful climate.
COMPRISING over one hundred and fifty odd thousand
square miles extending three degrees OF latitude
aud in iis greatest length thirteen degrees OF ongl-
,ude Is It'll more important from s geographical Po-
stiop IL il the key Uf The GTeat west ptycbu uic
Missssippi II is the only by which Slavery can
move To- Sard the Pacific. Cut of from Kansas, slavery
can seek extension only TO the southwark ana apfs
the Gulf Of Mexico. Kansas touches CtAh, touches
New. Mexico and il only separated by halt a ceSree
from Northern Texas The institutions OF Kansas VIZ,
in not distant future control those of tie indian
Territory living to the south of it. Ii Kansas Is Tree,
il is conceded on all hands that Slavery cannot be MAN.
famed in Missouri as it would then be surrounded on
three sides by free territory; and when Slavery ls IN
Missouri free institutions are brought to the borders oil
Arkantas and Tennessee. Possessing Kansas Slavery
is fixed az the dominant power on this continent or IN
definite eyes Losing Kansas Slavery must cease for
ever lis siiugge for empire Such and 50 vast are the
issues which depend upon decision soon 10 be made
by the Amt rican people That decision WIN De IRENE
diable and Ieversible To the one side or the other
it will bring victory complete decisive and over
whe dining Kansa9 must be free, or II must be slave
There is DO middle term.
The men Of the South, ever viglant never on tneir
guard appreciate the crisis, aud VIII act win the
nnanimiy aid vigor inspired by common interest and
common hopes.
Judge Allison Of Missouri in hisappealto citizens
we 6,u, have the support Of the South. We fshn,
tie battles the Souh Kansas mus, have slave institutions
Missouri mu., have free institutions. D.. S.ve ,r.v
Manor W. ID. Wilkes, sent by the ffo'SiaVely party
In Kansas 10 Charleston, South Carolina 10 solicit ad
makes the follow ing appeal To the Executive Commit
tee raised in that city 10 Assist Pro-Slavery emigration
int By consent Of parties the present contes:n Kanss.
is made tie Itrns point the dsie Of Slavery and Ab3
II the South iTiumph-,
,rd ,hor Of It's power m time If she l. DEFEATED Aeol
will grow insoen aud aggressive uhh 'he u''ef
ruin of the South lie communicated 80
Seecnd If the South secures Kansas, she "lI eStshd
Slavery into al the territory south Of the oriieth parallel OF
north latitude Rio Gr,nde and this Of course VIII secure
pent-up institutions ef slavery an ample outlet and re-
or- her power in Congress II the North Kansas the
rover Of the South in Congress will be- gradually DIMINISHED
Tie Of Missouri Kentucky tennessee ArsAi.-a ana
Ie1a together with the adjacent ferritoEe VIII sF.iuAy be-
b,nc sbeliouiled.' , -
The Hon. ". W. Boyce, NJ c. from South Carolina,
writes home from Washington, published IN The
UJHsBc10 :. c. Register;
impossible eNlseeTlte the importance OF ksrsas 20
n. Srth II We os. Kansas lose Missouri, brEs Free
Soil 10 tie borders Of Arksns AID Tennessee and VI" have %
~. In ha-Lnl