Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-10-09

The MISSOURI COMPROMISE AND THE FREE
STATEs.-Politicians says the Philadelphia
Ledger, have great deal to say in denuncia-
ton of the repeal Of the Missouri Compro-
mise and it is gravely contended that by
this repeal slavery may now go into territory
that was, under the Compromise, devoted to
freedom. These politicians overlook the
important fact that slavery, as an institution,
is kept or rejected as it is profitable or other
wise; and that there is a law. of climate
which forever prevents the black man from
being taken into territory north OF latitud es
where his labor ceases to be profit H.
Hence, by the repeal of the Miss nv; Com.
promise, no territory north of = ,.,;,nds "a
which that conPrOrnise RESTRICTED free az
we'll as slave soil can b .e,.h,, s.a e.
.,ave l.ho, Rnt No prohtaoly USED LOT
slave iaoo'' Du' ~ such law of climate
operates assins' me white man he may
pron'aoiy enp' ~ his labor in almost every
degree vi |" ..tude on the globe hence the
Iepesl Q, .ne Missouri Compromise, by open
lng 'eD Itories to free labor which before
go devoted to slavery, is an advantage 10
VI Sa'. Free States and disadvantage to the
'1iave States. The white population is irfn-
itely more energetic and enterprising than
the black, and aided by the constant stream
OF emigration from Europe, it will overrun
4 all the unoccupied territory in this country
unless the South, in self-protection, asks the
restoration of a law like that of the Missouri
Compromise. Mr.. ALLEN, in his recent
speech, set this fact clearly and pointedly
before his hearers. He said:
| The Missouri Compromise line operated as a
seare-crow to keep north of the line the whole
tide of population from the free States who
wanted TO settle within the jurisdiction of free
States, and not TO go within slave State juris-
dlction. Every Yankee with his tin cup. who
did not want 10 settle in slave State, went
north of that line. He took il for granted that
all territory south of the line was TO be slave
territory. and as he did not want to live among
slaves, he kept North. Thus the limitation
was on the white population, not the black
The law was no limitation against the negro.
because he could not 20 north of the line. law
or no law the climate stopped him but the
law did impose limitation on the white set
tiers, because they could 60 south of that il the
law were not there. Hence, by the removal Of
the Missouri Compromise line, larger space
of country has been opened TO the settlement of
people from the free States than there was be-
fore. Now they can 60 around the upper end
Of Texas, occupy the whole broadside and
centre surface Of the territory Of New Mexico
They have actually gone $50 miles south Of
the line in the lower end of California. There
nothing to prevent the whole population of
the North from sweeping the whole region from
the north eastern end OF the free States to the
Gulf of Mexico, and thereby outfanking the
slave States. You have this increase Of afea
over which the free population spread with
out the interpositiOn Of the black men. By
taking away the line you remove what was an
obstruction 10 the white man, and not to the
negro, because the climate, in the absence OF
this law, amounted TO sufficient obstruction
as TO him.
This is as true as preaching.