The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-09-26
VOL. 2--NO 10.
The Rccord.

The sag-Nicht papers are very fond of ptoelAims
ing that Il Fllpose xfs elected, and bin should
paSs Congress 70 restore the line of The Missouri
Compromise he would approve i. We deay that
there i any ground for any such charge by the Sag
Niehss. But wlst assurance bave thew tbst Mr Bu.A
chanan void not do it2 Lei m look 70 his record
and see how such glorious Missouri Compromiss
man as Ar. Buchanan has heen. would Be likely 70
act under nilar circumstances:
On the 3ath August. 1913. writing Is Tie peopis
OF Rerks county, he said:
HIt il not for fie descendants Of either partv Of
the present generations toeancel this solemn compact
ina. ..nndsr the Nissogri eomproniss slavery was
and 81 <'.y apiaisa De larmony Of aesS
Sizes an erea tie security or The Union itself ~
enses Aet Ne iisse ef The Missopsj Cosvrpmis6
SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ANY NEW
rsaK FsaHlJ Z E1eEIco. pEn Which WE NAY ACQUIRE
He offered sentiment at the close of his letter .
follows: 4 =
"The Missouri Colnpronise--its adoption in 1870
saved the Union from threatened convusion ITS *
asnosIs sso,;os lsaS to any new territory which We may
On t..e a5th of Apri! in the Seuats of the Uuited
States he said:
| "de ssgarded this compromse, considerering the
exciting and alarming circumstances under which i
wa: made and the dangers to the existence Of tho
Union which it has removed to be almost as sacred
as the constitutional provision"
Of Aoiile, he said:
"HsDny urged the adoption Of he Missouri Com
pTossc the Inference is irresistible that Congress in
y opinion possesses the power to legslate upon the
s1rSsy in tho Territories. What an absurdity
be. i. a!lilo asserting that SOVEREIGN POWER
IN CONGRESS- which power from the nature must
be EXCLUSIVE, should in the same breath also
cixim this identical power for tie population Of o
TERRITORY In an unorganized capacity.
"in concrsion. deeire to reiterate and reaffirn
every sentiment contained in my Berks county let
ter. 81 cling TO the Missouri Compromise with
greasr tsliscity than ever. and yet firmly believe
!, chat it viii Be adopted by Congress"
In the spring of 1856, since the fruit row npens
s saa: was 0'n' lh ist'ef to Senator Sldsn' No
The question has been settled by Congress, and
tbs settlement should be infexibly maintained--
. The Missouri Compromise is gone forever. Bur NO
| ASSAULT SHOULD BE MADE UPON DENocRkTs WHO
aAiNrAIsED IT, providee they arc now willing in
good faith to maintain the settlement it exists
' Such an understanding is wise and just in itself
!! "His sssH Encsca L1is Iabored n company srith
Soath:rn n.sn to hars this line extended to tie Pc
eiGe.
Now, we s,.all like to know Whist sAsurauics bid
Sc11ern friends can have that he win not, If elect
e boz 10 the power that might restore that restric.
ton. and give his official sanction. Il may be said
: though that Notwithstanding his former positions
and declarations, he now adheres to the Kansas act
e and says the settlement should be infexibly main
a tainsd" Well, but what assurance have you thai
he viii not still make another change, aye. halfa
4 dozen changes in short timef II he cou hardly
: be relied In l648 to suetain the Missouri compro
Mise. how can he be relied on n5w to sustain its
peai7 No one, surely thinks him Inconsistent Car
any one expect him to dress mp now, in bis old ag
IL in the garments of inconsistency.
1t Memphis Eagle 6nd EnQuir1.