The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-09-15
From III. cA.rls.,oa 6. c., Msfeary.
Fae REPEAL OF THE MISSOURI coMPao-
MAE

MISE.
TIE rspaa. VI the Missouri Compromise T
has been thou sani times referred 20 ~ the /
Sau,h, IS 4 proof ns the strength u the South q
10 The unloa, and Of the ability and fidelity 1
of the Dem0crat,c party TO secure the rights
and interests oil the Sosth. The rejection OF
the Leeomptoa Constitution in Kansas gives
Us fitting occasion TO consider its operations
AMI estimate properly its value.
Senator Douglas, and other Northwestern
Democrats, we're the authors Of the repeal u
the Missouri Compromise, They had CON
tended far Squatter Sovereignty on the ap.
plication of Californis for admission into the
Uaon. The doctrine was this; that the
Inhabitants Of Territory, whilst il was
Territory, and exclusively under the icgisla.
aion OF Congress, with It's Governor, Judges,
hlar.ha,s. Land Surveyor and al other ofti
GERS appointed by the General Government,
constituted c sopereigaiy--a"d therefore had
a right 10 determine Too themselves the ma
ture Of the Institutions under. VII ch they
live. But as sovereignty is the supreme au.
iaoriiy IN STATE, .a@a a. the inhabitants Of
Territory possess not single attribute Of an |
dependent self gorsrnaent. Sqastter Or Terri
lurial sovereignty wa, from The hegnnlng a
faisity--a sham. We suppose the Authors
knew this, as we'll as othersi but they had
fraudulent purpose 10 subserye. They, there
fore, did not shrink from boldly ayosing the
doctrine. After il had answered their PUT
ense 10 glass over the swlndllng Of the Sanih
0f California, these adrult tatueians termed
40 the Indian Territory III the West. BY
the Missouri Compromise this Territory lay
south Of the line il established between me
slave anil the free States; and although oyI
the terms OF this Compromise the inhabitants
OF the Tree States might cnlnaize the Terri
tory south o! this line. side by side with the
stakeholder and slave, yet. practically, they
never had done SO; aud So ieg 80 min. was
the fixed line between the slave and the
free States. The only Territory which lay
north Of this line. within reach Ut the South,
wa, Kansas. They now proposed TO repeal
the Missouri Gompromise--break down the
BAXTER between the free and slave States, and
let Sqaa;ter Sovereignty reign over them all
By this means they divorced the party from
all responsibility, in the result, whilst they
did nor Doubt that, from the greater means,
by their population, the free States possessed
oi settling Kansas and Nebraska, they would
retain ;hu.e Territories for the North, and
then have the Indian Territories, equal u
four more States, open FOR their appropria-
ton Tie hope of gaining Kansas for The
South. an1 thus Saving also VI ssnur', induced
tie Souiksrn men ia Congress 70 50 iaso ne
trap Squa;tsr Sovereignty, which, bai the
wear before was denounced By Southern
statesmen Is . worse than The NlmUt pro-
yiso,' was sadltnly embraced. and the Kan
s.s-Sebrassa act was passed sy Congress.
OF cauesc, at Washington, the nlterIDr de.
sign Of opening the Indian Territory tor
Northera appropriation was nat announced
There. nothing bat Justice. equality. lair
regard 10 all sections nc the Union--ivng
tn Solth tie benefit ui principle by which
she lad lost California. but may now win
K.nsas, and, al tie same time. wlping oul a
siivaa pct upon the slayeha!drr-were the
protested motives Whieh governed tAe rrpeai
Of the Missouri Compromise; but. a. Soon 4.
the act was passed, and Near. Cas- aud
Douglas went hnme 10 their constituents, the
true motives which governed tifm were open.
Nv ay0Med. lii s,eechr, delivered. they
strenuoaslv defended the k4u.as. Nebr.ska
Act, b. which the Missouri Compromise was
repealed. a. practically the best anti ;'arery
a..7sure fvsr pgsssf By Coasrtss. F"r 1t -.
tsblishsd principle that "osii always gave
tie Sarthera population an advantage. Not
only would lie North retain kansas and Ne
bfa.ga, but they would gain lie Indian Ter.
riisrY aai perhaps one hall u Texas.
Tie eae.gY with Whlca settlers Aoyed
from Mi.s1g.s into Kansas to save that Siae
al Efst threatened TO ,ieie Il their policy and
al.ify tier predictions. Tie people 10 ihe
free States turned against tlem; bot that
forecast and antl.sia,ery zeal to shiril they
j q II E5.H -
pe0ps III tie free States raised large sum.
VI ,n0ars--prganLeJ int0 assDc..t,uns--aud
threw sui.rants into Kansas. The merry an
iipaihy With which these EN- stsnis were
primsI, nov seat bey0si s1uad discretion
aud rslg.ag upbn their Northern allies. the,
rcf3ssI 10 vote Va ihe Lssompion Coh.titu.
tipa.
Hence ills constitution zane w. fnr con
SHERATON IN nnsrgss, ~ tie infinite cha
gr.n ami embarrassment of Douglas aud oth
80 II Kausa. va. admilisI With pru
SLAYER, eua.iiutini i"'Jthe Iuipn. his grel
aati..ayery act 81 ,se Nnrta vas lanutr
and he lll.e prophet aul deFeHer. T.
carry out his purposes, AMI 10 enipree b.
plsiss. 10 the prUyie ot Illinois. a. 10 IN,
anu.sl4ytrY naigre u tie kaass.. Nebrasks
Act. II n4s necessary ~ Kansas Iron
tie UHian. Vet 10 Do tnss al IL tta gr.,,nl
ioj.eaipn-s,ge,,y -aeUilng %. itwoaI,
ruin him a.tl lns Southern allies sud III,
South. 81 lie fsized nn, o. manufactured
Anes featsre fof SgJattsr ssefeign'y. Th'
people o. rerfllof, have nor oniy risb
% tItlgds slavery irom il By iirIr tnn.iitd
ton. 80 tbsy must submit: tie cuu.iiigtint
made Ii Convention noltis po'atI IL Tie sat-
81 tie people ltr rathcsiioa. By this new
fungus .agfalled "a Suuaiief Sovereignty
the Letnmpion Con.tituiian he knew woBlt
be defeated, and kansas. by her forced Nor
thetn pupglstiob and hintrausrs to slave
holders. become free State. Dgpslss's pol