American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1860-03-22

constitutional resistance. then 10 form a
new slsyeholdilg conf drscy around the
Gulf OF 'Nexico. By this tima the capital
States seemed to have become fixed In
q detIrmination, that the Fedpral Govern
meut. aud even the l.bor SSatss. should
teeoghiEe their slaves. though otside Of
the Slave States and within the Terrific
riss Of the United States, as property Of
Which the msster could not be, in any
way or by any authority, divested; and
the labor States having become now more
essentially Democratic than ever before,
by the great development Of free labor,
more firmly than ever insisted upon the
constitutional doctrine that slaves voldutar;
y carried by their masters i0to the com
mon Territories, or into labor States, are
| persous-men.
Under the auspicious influence OF Wing
success. California and New Mexico ap
peared before Congress So labor States -
The capital States refruspd to consent to
their admission into the Union; and again
Il reats of disunion carried terror and con.
sternaton throughout the ladd Another
compromise was made. Specific enact
ments admitted California as labor State,
and remauded New Mexico end Utah to re-
main Territories, with the right to choose
freedom or slavery when .ripe ed into
States, while they gave new remedies fer
the reception OF oi'iugitives from service,
aud abolish the open slave market in the
District of Columbia These new enact.
ments collated with the existing statutes,
ma ely th- Ordinance of 1887, the Miss
ouri Prchibitory Law Of 1890, and the
articles of the Texa annexation, disposed
by law on the fuhjert OF Slavery 10 all the
Territories oI the United Statss
And so the Compromise of 1850 was
pronounced full final, absolute and com-
prehensive settlement Of all existing aud
all possible disputes concerning Slavery
under the Federal authority TIE two
great parties fearful for the Union struck
hands in making and presenting this as en-
adjustment, never afterwards. to be opened
disturbed, or even mentioned, en- Tue
people accepted by m.j,ritiss unknown
before. The new President, chosen over
40 illustroas rival, uuequiv ics!ly upon the
g,ound greater ability, even il bot more
. reliable purpose TO maintain the new trea
) ty inviolats, made haste to justify this ex.
pecta'ion when Congress assembled. He
: said: :
"Wben tho grave shall have closed over al
who are endeavoring To meet the obliga
: tions Of dlty, the year 1850 will be rpcur.
= red to aa period filled with auxirty g. ap.
3 preheDsion. A successful war WAS Just ter.
, minated; peace brought with it grea,
5 augmenlaton Of Territory. Disturbing
ques tons arore bearing upon the domas,
tic institutions OF a portion Of the oonied
t eracy, and involving the constitutions
t rights Of the States. But notwiltStan ag
8 the differences Of opinion sna sentiment
in relation TO details and specific provis
! ions. the acquiesceuce Of distinguished
g citizens. who's. devotion to the Union CAT
/ never be doubted. has given renewed vi!
or to our institutions, has restored senst
. o. security and reposp TO the public mac
throughout the confaderacy That this re-
4, pose is to suffer no shock during my Of
J, fetal .etn,if4 have the power 70 avert it
those who placed me here may be assured.
v Hardly, however had these uspirin!
Q sounda died away. throughout the reas
sprsd and delighted land, before the ba
a tional repoSe' was shocked again shocked
a indeed. as it never had before teon, au'
It omtten this time by blow from the yer,
Q hand that had just T-sssed the cord. OF th
i. national harp from their uttersnca CT ,Ls
b exalted symphony of peace. .'7 =" 'ti
n Kansas and Nebraska, the long devote,
b reservation of labor and Freedom. saved il
y the agony of national fear in 1920, anc
g saved agsn in the panic of 1850, wer
d now to he opened by Congress- that tn
: never ending course of seed time and har
e vest might begin. Tho slave capitalist
IS Of Missouri, from their own yell assure,
I, homes on the eastern banks of their mob
d river, looked down upon and coveted tn
y fertile prsirles Of Kansas; while suddel
Is terror ran through all the capital States
!, when they saw seeming cerIaiLty that d
). last new labor State would be built oil
5, their western, border, inevitably iraugat
'r as they sNid. with near or remote aboh
, ton Of slavery. What could be done?-
L. Cobgrebs could hardly be exppote1 to in
10 tsrvene directly for their safety SO soo
d after the Compfolnse of 1850 The laho
al hive OF the Free States was distan,, tn
y way new, unknown, and not without per
:. u.s.: Missouri was near and wAtchlui, An,
= held the keys Of the gates OF Kansas Sh
/. might seize the new and smiling rerrtor
ID by surprise, il only Congress wouli re
g. move the barrier, established in 1890
y The oonuncture was favorable Clay an
al Webster, the distinguished ciigens who's
r. unquestionsd devotion to the Union wa
b. manifested by their acquiescehbe in tb
e. Compromise Of 1850, had gone down al
as ready into their honored graves. The La
is Dor States had dismissed many Of thei
8. representatives here for too great fidtlt
10 to Freedom; and too great dlstrlst Of III
W effioaoy Of that new bond oi peace, an
es had replaced hem With partizans who wer
e~ only timid. but not unwilling. The Den
10 ocrstio President and Congress heslateC
70 but not long, They revise the last gre'
Of Compromise, and found, with delighlbe
Be surpri,e. that it was far from confrmin
* ,he law of freedom of 1920: that. on th
al other band. it exsoily provided for the al
10 rogation OF that vsnerated st'tuts: nay
10 that tho corpromiSs i'sslf actually kille