The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-07

Ou be suDect OF hallonA politics delivered In the
OF Representatives July 2s, 1856
The House being in the Committee of the Whole on N,
state of the Union :, -
Mr. BURNETT said:
Mr. CHARaAN Until the past few days had determined
not TO occupy The time of the House with any renark,
from me at this session But sir the fearful issues whc
certain political parties have precp pitaed upon the cou
try in the present presidential contest warn me tha,
this not the time Tor representative of the people TO bt
slent :
We have now Mr.. Chairman the anomalous aspect Of
three political parties presenting candidates for the highest
Office in the gift of the people One of the na,ts RE
publican party has the entirety of its organization at he
North IL is emphatieay sectional party The conven.
ton which presented its candidates was sectional HAVING
within lis numbers no member from the South unless
few stray aboitonss who there from my State and
virginia could be galvanized by its powers lacking con-
sutuencies into the dignity OF delegates Ii Is then sec
uonal party, as its candidates sectional banded TO-
geher TO wage an unhoy against the integrity OF
South. 60 - '''
Such, sir, is the infamy of their purpose shall srp
the wolves OF their Sleeps clothing and expose them in ali
hhhd ae'ormty to the penetration of the Public gaze
hey are heepng up agitation by all manner of means le
ghmate and ilegitimate elevate to the highest point
inc nammaoe nature of the public mind at the North
.na - tne insanity OF action arising from such condi-
on they may elevate their candidates the high places
IN The temple They have been camoring about violations
faith, sacredness of compac compacs conse-
Grated by the sanction of the great of the
try and all such sentimentality as that Sir DENY that
the Missouri Compromise compact compact is a
mutuai agreement between nations States The So
caea compromise OF 1920 possessed such element
sanctity.
Let US what the history of that compromise was
In 1919 Missouri applied for admission into the Union
with slavery sanctioned by her coasuton When bill
admitting her came before the House. the North placed up
on IT condition aboshng slavery Ii went to The Sen
a ana tne restriction was stricken out disagreement
ensued between the houses and the bill lost In 1920
missouri renewed her application and the same condition
aooshing slavery was applied in the House. About the
same me o passed the House admitting Maine without
restriction which went to the Senate and was amended
by committee of that body admit Missouri with
out any restriction An effort strike out Il is amend
ment oil The committee in the Senate failed At that point
Mr. Thomas senator from Illinois introduced the ceebra.
ted Missouri restriction which prevailed and thus amended
the Oil went to the House. There the majority from the
Norh refused to concur in the Senates amendment aud
INSISTED upon tue clause prohibiting slavery conference
committee was appointed, and they reported compro-
that Missouri should be admitted without slavery
restriction and that the amendment offered by Mr. Thomas
OF Illinois, should be adopted Eighty seven out of one
hundred and one northern votes cas-. in this House
against this proposition admitting Missouri and failed
finay however an act was passed authorizing the peo-
PIE OF missouri to form State constitution precedent to
m entrance into the Union, with qualification prohibit
s saver IN the territory north of 80 deg 80 min Mis-
sour ,ofmeo such constitutions and she ap
piled for admission the North refused to admit her on the
miserable preext that her constitution prohibited the
migration OF free negroes within her limits 1t was then
that the measure OF 1921, introduced by Mr. Clay was
passed. admitting her upon the provisions of funda-
mental act last mentioned providing that law should
pe passed by MISSOURI excluding any citizen from the
oyment OF any of the privileges mmunitie 10 which
citizen is entitled under the constitution Thus Mr. Chair
man, WAS missouri admitted as q State
how, then, sir can any stultfy sense by
declaring the act OF 1920 commonly known the Missouri
Compromise, compaet2 1t passed against the vote
OF eghty-seven northern this floor The few from
that section who voted for II consigned the
come depths of political graves II had its initiation
or consummaon none of the elements of a compact Who
were the parties to il The North and South were then
the conflicting contestants The North did agree it
as unit and without such unity the South could not be
expected to regard IL as compact But gentlemen Of
North, II was so sacred conpacso great a pledge Of
now that ecctiOn violated
ter It's passage2 Your predecessors in this hall voted
against IT. and sacred you claim it TO have been would
not admit Missouri under IL supplemental law became
necessary which imposing conditions upon the admis-
sion of Missouri changed the original fundamental act
which contained this Missouri Compromise aud thus vr-
'uay Nated any claims might have had upon the per-
Peua regard Of the South had the admission been
ditional under it.
To show, sir that the North regarded this act Of
1870 as compromise we have only TO refer TO its conduct
IN 1850 when legislation became necessary for the new
territories acquired by the Mexican Il refused then
regard this act as compact or even to admit It's being
looked upon IN the light they claim for IL Yes sir,
when the country agtated from its circumference
m centre and the pulse Of the nation beat with anxiety
when Mount Arsratp was looked for eagerly upon
which the ark of the nigh with safety and
,oe clouds OF disunon hung portentousy above usthe
North refused TO apply the healing effects of this much
wounds which Mr. Clay then so eloquenty described the
country as suffering from. Then il was sir that the pa
os IN Congress- seeing the impending danger, which the
North refused 10 avertby carrying this sacred
pact nsuguracd the principle contained in the compromise
measures OF 1850 TO peace distracted country
and which virtually abrogaed the principle Of the Missouri
AcI The principle OF those then again int
Taled az new but IL was new, sir IL the
stone principle upon which the fathers OF the republic
ou our government-the principle Of the capacity Of
man Tor seligovernment The principle contained n these
measures vating that claimed been established by
the act OF 1920 endorsed by the OF the
Try everywhere II was endorsed by the whig and demo
cratic parties OF the country in their National Con
was endorsed by their candidates President Pierce and
General Scott II endorsed by the people almost unan
nousy in every State OF the Union the election In 1852
every OF the States voted for the other of
Fhese candidates standing upon this principle.
Mr. Chairman, after this necessity for egs
which We had acquired by the Louisiana purchase IL
aturansy sir u the duty of Congress In the for
nation Of territorial governments for the Territories OF
Kansas and Nebraska, make the basis OF the bill the
principle which had thus been universally approved by
The nation Congress enacted them containing the very
ane principles embraced in toe compromise measures OF
sb0 and declaring, Ia distinct terms, what had been vr
ualy done and sanctioned before that the Missouri Com
promise was thereby repealed thus leaving the question
with tho people 10 be decided by them in their judgment
might seem best when reaching maturity they could
properly be considered ht for State organization. Can
here be my farer principle than thsto let the pco
70 OF the North and the South quietly emigrate INTO
ne Territory and settle the question OF slavery Tor
htmseves not by force Of arms but through that SILENT
MT arbitrary instrument the ballot Ia the election Of
their delegates 70 form a State constitutional And
ant as II with the great element Of our republican
oVernmen and responsive as II was 10 the VIII on the
people expressed in the presidential election OF 1852 II was
ezed upon by designing and wicked men North to arouse
iactOus agitation throughout the North, which is NJ
bis time rapidly increasing Members Of the very Con