The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-08-30
The Missouri Compr6mise-Mr. Dong
las Sudden Conversion.

The re peal ofthe Missouri Compromise
by Mr.. Douglas and his associates, has
always been placed upon the ground that
IT'S repeal was rendered pecesary by the
Compromise Measures of 1855 Such is
the position now taken by Mr.. Douglas
in the speeches he is delivering through
the country, and by his friends every
where. The following little history of
that transaction win be interrestin,, to all
our readers at the present time. It is
from the Toledo Blade.
On the 4h day Of January. 1851, Mr..
Douglas, as Chairman Of the Committee
on Territories, reported to the Senate
bill for the admission of the Territory of
Nebraska. The bill was accompanied by
a report. from which we take following
extract:
"Your Committee do not feel them
selves called upon to enter into the dis
cussion Of these controverted questions.
They involve the same grave-issues which
produced the agitation, the sectionel strife
and the fearful Struggle OF 1850 As
Congress deemed it wise and prudent to
refrain from deciding the matters in contto-
versy then, either by affirming or repeal
ing the Mexican lawe, or by an act deciar>
atory of the true intent Of the Constitution
and the extent of the protection afforded
by tito slave property in the Territories,
SO YOUR COMMITTEE ARE NOT PRE-
PARED NOW TO RECOMMEND A
DEPARTURE from the course pursued
on that memorable occasion, EITHER
BY AFFIRMING OR SEPARATING
THE EIGHTH SECTION OF THE
MISSOURI A CT, or by any act. .declara
tory of the meaning ofthe Constitution
in respect TO the legal points of dispute
II Douglas report as Chairman of the
Committee on Territories. in the Senate,
January 9TH, 1854.
Here the matter rested fer nineteen
days. During that period Senator Dixon,
"a Whig,) of Kentucky, introduced, his
amendment, repeating the Missouri Com
premise. Senator Atch ison, of Missouri.
was ALSO engaged in manipulating Doug,
las. In speech delivered at Atchisor
City, in Kansas, in September, 1854, the
form er thus al!udes to the fact:
"For myself, am entirely devoted to
the interests of the South, and [ would
sacrifice ev, rything but my hope of Heav-
eE to advance her welfare. He thought
the Missouri Compromise ought to be re-
pealed; he had pledged himself in his pub
lie addresses to vote for no territoria
organization that would not virtually annu
it; and with this feeling in his heart, he
desired 10 be the chairman of the Senate
Committee on Territories, when bill
was introduced.
"With this object in view, he had an
interview with Mr.. Douglas, and informed
him of what lie de<ired-the introduction
Of bill for Nebraska like what he hat
promised to vote for, and that he woule
like to be Chairman of the committee OF
Territories, in order 10 introduce such
measure; and, if he could get that posi-
ton he would Immediately resign a
President of the Senate. Judge Dougla
requested twenty four hours to conside
the matter. and if, at the expiration o
that time he could not introduce such /;
bill as he { Mr. Atchson) proposed, VIII cl
would at the same time accord WI h hi
own sence of justice to the South, b.
would resign as Chairman of the Terrific
rial Committee in Democratic caucus, ant
exert his enfuence to get him Atchison.
appointed. At the expiration of thegiv
en- time, Senator Douglas siqnifed Ills in
tention 10 introduce such bill as ha'
been spoken of.
Accordingly. on the Esd day of Janu
ary, 1854, Mr.. Douglas brought in a bill
which he offered as substitute to his bi
presented nineteen days previo usly, di
viding Nebraska into two Territories
Kansas and Nebraska-and repeating th
Missouri Compromise in the following
terms:
"That the constitution and all the law
| of the Uui,ed States which are not local
ly inapplcable, shall have the same fore
and effect within the said territory of Ne
braska (and Kansas as elsewhere With
the United States, except the eighth sec
, ton of the act preparatory to the admls
sion of Missouri into the Union, approx
; ed March sixth. eighteen hundred ane
twenty, which being inconsistent a0th III
; principle Of non Intervention by Congres
aoith slauery in the Slases end Teritorte'
: recognized By the legislation Of 1850 con
monty called the Compromise measures
, is hereby Declared imperative and void.
!, This, in, brief, is the history of the maj
i ter. On the 4th day of January, M
Douglas was opposed to the repeal G
! ! the Missouri Compromise, asserting thu
r such course would be departure fror
: the legislation of 1850; nineteen day
thereafter he introduced a bill for i
repeal, on the ground thatit was ineonsi
tent with the said legislation of 1856
> He has never been able to explain til
inconsistency.
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