The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-01-26

turn Il. at marble 10 the quarry. and then rush
mon us and hide them IN our blood, but not
tjil then. He is the author Of tha. compro-
mise. and what is il? That north of SO deg
and 80 min, African slavery shall never ex-
tend, leaving it entirely as matter OF infer
ence Lether south OF that line OF no 1t shall
extend. That is the Missouri Compromise.
Now. wLiiesI admit that there isno power
in Congress 10 mike strictly what may De
called a compromise, because 1t has an I'M
limited and sovereign power bounded only
~ ,be Constitution itself, so that 10 one
Congress shall say what succeeding Con
oress shall or shall not do, yet the language
a has been used; it was compact, and was
eIsv.,edg and placed alongside the ConstItu-
tion itself An honest register OF the event,
states that after it passed, so great was the
..nc,;tv Of that measure, that it became
mart of the Constitution itself, the palladium
of our liberty, and he was afraid II ever II
shoud 90 down, the Constitution would go
down with it, 1t existed to the year 1854.
ALLEGATIONS ANSWERED.
Gentlemen, 1 utterly deny the allegations
that hear made in this Hall OF representa-
tiyes, that the compromise oil 1870 was re-
peaIed or intended TO be repealed by the
compromise Of 1850, and upon this point
appeal to the country. No wonder that 1t Is
dark TO night-no wonder that they have put
out the lights. Read the speeches Of that day.
Why, Mr.. Clay was alive in 1850. Mr.. Clay
was in the Congress Of the United States
be took part in the debates OF 1850, and ]
am at loss to find where the statement was
made In 1854 was the very first time we
are told that it was at all claimed that there
was an intention, immediate remote, direc'
or reflective. TO affect the compromise OF
1920 by that of 1850 How will | prove
that? I prove it to you by the admission OF
Stephen A. Douglas himself Yes, sirs, that
man who is held up here in Kentucky, that
BY certain kind of hocus pocus Is to be
foiSted upon you and the Charleston Con
veniion, tells US in his first Senate report be-
fore the Kansas Nebraska bill was offered,
that no ruthless band shall dare to rise against
that compromise. Go to the Congressional
Globe. know it is now OH record. | defy
the Democratic party or any body to deny that
when they referred TO the compromise OF
1920, that it was to be preserved for years
after. II is said it was to be repealed. Are
You not ashamed of yourselves? Ii You are
not you. should be now 10 venture such an
assertion as that.
h is history, gentlemen. You may tear
me down from this stand you may eonse-
crate the principles which here to night de
fend, with my blood, il you please; but there
will stand the truth, aud that truth says that
your assertion is untrue, and thai every De
moerat knows it to be untrue, that the com
promise Of 1920 was repealed by the com
promise of 1850 Is It not true? And ,ha
it is not true has been avowed by the leading
man that brought in and carried that bill and
who based his claim for the Presidency upon
his devotion to the South. Thank God fot
pen, ink and paper, sometimes used in this
commonwealth and others, although it i.
very anti democratic to use them, it seems.
THE GAME OF GRAB.
Let us get along little further. Why die
they Want A-ifo compromise or I6pos
va IS the matter, ~. 1 $3.50 - 80 : 20,
United States? You have had the power
you say, all the time or almost all the .im,
from the foundation of the government to I'll,
present day. You have had possession o
the government since its foundation and
where is The necessity now Of repeating thu;
Compromise? Why, although you had tn.
influence OF the government, both in its for
eIgn and domestic policy. under pretense 0
subscribing the rights OF the people, you hav,
used them to maintain the rights of slavery
and after a race of nearly three quarters of i;
century, you are entirely behind. The
North has grown IN population and material
and intellectual development lar beyond youi
growth-"the Sc pt,e is about 10 depart from
Judea:" and what now? Why, we mus
repeal the Missouri Compromise. and taxi,
the start upon the progressive area OF free
dom, and check this power Of conflict tina,
the Louisville Courier and Gov. Seward speal
of, and thus we may maintain our suprem
acy That was it! Why, although YOU
have divided the territory between the North
and he South. that territory, you say, was
purchased by the common blood and treas
ure. and therefore YOU have a right to 90 in
to 1t and carry your slaves, when YOU do no
allow the man who goes there from Ohio L.
carry them there. You have passed YOU
laws prohibiting the African slave trade: vot
monopolize the carrying of slaves anon.
yourselves.
Although you divide that territory cede,
10 this government, aud make out of it Lou
isiana, Arkansas and Missouri-three slave.
states--and when the NORTH comes to take
Possessio of her portion Of the bargain. con
sistmg of all the territory north OF thirty six
degrees thirty minutes, you say, NO gen
uemen: that game Is out, we must have Z.
new deal" Laughter Well. now my
honest friend, what do you mean bv new
deal? Are you going to put up stakes aud
uSSiu ue" are you gong 10 pat up Loul
siana, Arkansas and Missouri, and see in thu.
struggle whether freedom or slavery i.
the stronger? '.Oh. no, nothing of tina, kind
we hold all we've got, aud intend to plas
the game of snatch, and get all We cam
Laughter.
DOUGLAS DREAM.
Come on again thenl Mr. Douglas fer til
purpose or gaining political power, 10 III
loss of his constituents and for 3he nurpos
OF maintaining the interests of slavery am
shareholders, against the great voting popu
lation of the country both North and Souti
and TO make slavery predominant. tells u
that the Missouri Compromise of 5 20 is un
constitutional. This man. who n few da, .
before had come into the Senate of the Uni
ted States admitting that this compromi,
was sacred and must not be touched. som
two or three days after had dream and Ia