The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-08-23
rhe MissOuii Compromised Mr.
DOMHlRs's SmMMCM CnmXcNsiNn

lUt nulUUCdtlOn OI the missouri compromise
by MIR. Douglas and his associates has always
been placed upon the ground that its repeal
was rendered necessary BY tho Compromise
Measures OF 1880. Such l., the position now
taken by Mr. Douglas in the speeches he is de-
hvering through the county. aud by his friends
everywhere The hypocrisy OF this pretoncc is
easily aud plainly shown Ivy reference 10 few
facts inShistory. On the 4 h day Of January
1854, MIR, Douglas, as Chairman on Territories
reported to the Senate bill tor the admission
OF the Territory of Nebraska. rhe bill was uc
Companied hy report, from which we take the
following extract;
Your Committee do not feel themselves
called upon to enter into the discussion OF these
coniforerted Questions. They involve the
same grave issues which produced the agi,a tior,
the sectional S rife aud the fearful struggle OF
1880. A. Congress deemed it wise and prudent
to refrain from deciding The matters in con,ro-
versv then, either hy ofirming or repeating the
Mexican laws, or by M act declatptory oI ,h,
true intent of the Constitution. and the extent
ot the protection afforded by it 10 slave prop
rrty In the Territories, so your committee are
not prepared now to recommend departure
frotn the cours, pursued on that memorable, oc-
casinn either by affirming or repeating th.
eighth section of the Missouri act. or by any
act drclaratory OF tn meaning of the Consti-
tuition in resp ct to the legal points ot dispute"
49, Douglas' report as Chairman oi the Commit.
10, ON Terri orcs, Ia the Senate, January dtn,
1884.
Here the MISTER rested for nineteen da,s -
During that period Senator Dixon, G. Whig.) {
Kentucky, introduced his smendm'nt rcpcN e
ing toe Missouri Compromise. Senator A rch
ison, of Missouri, was aLso engaged in maulpu
IN ing Douglas. In speech delivered n
Atuhisou CRY, in X ins's, III 'ptem0ar, 1854
the turm,r thus alludrs To the fact:
For mvs.r | IN entirely devoted to the in
trreSts OF The South, nui lwuuld sacri flee every.
thing but my hope OF HeuVen to advance her
welfare H.. thought the Missouri Crmpro
mise ought Ia he rep a'ed; he had pledged hlm-
self to The publ" addresses To vote Tor no ter
ritorial orgauiz ,tou that would not virtually
muul il; aud with this feeling IN his heurt, he
deslrsd to b" the Chairman ot the Senate Com.
mitlee on Territories, when ball was intro.
ducrd.
"With this object in view. he had an inter.
view with Mr.. Douglas, and informed him oi
what he desired the intro Iuction oia bhl lol
Nebraska luke what h had promised TO vote tor
and that he would like to be Chairman OF I'll.
Committee on Trrrit ores, III order to intro.
duCe such "A measure ami II he could get that
rOsiu he wouli immediately resign us Prrsi.
drut Of the Senate. Judge ID luglas requested
twentv-lo four hours tn consider the matter. and
it, n the expiration OF that time, he could not
introduce such II bill US he (Mr. AtChisou) pro.
posed, which would at the the same time nc
cord with his own sense OF Justice to The South
he would resign MS Chairman OF the Territorial
Committee in D'mnCmIic caucus, aud exert he
Influence to get him (Atchlson) appointed, Al
the expiration OF the given time, Senator Doug
las slgnlIiel his intention To Introduce such
bill ds had been spoken of, ~
Accordingly, on the SO lay orJinunry. 1854
Mr.. Douglas brought in bill which he Offered
us a substitute to his bdI presented nineteen
lays previously, dividing Nrhr ska INTO two
Terrilures-- ansnS and Nehrn>k and repeal
ing he Missouri CompromIse IN the following
term:
"fhlt the Constitution ami all the laws o
III United STATES which are not locally inap
plicable, shall h"ve the same force aud effrc
within the sud territory ot Nrbraska aud Kan
81, IA elsewhere within the United States, ex
c"pt the eighth section of the act preparatory
to tho admission Of Missouri into the Union
approved M ,rch SIKH, eighteen hundred unC
twenty, wac being inconsistent with the prin
clple Of nOn.intrrvtutiOu by Congress will
slavery ~ the States and hrritories, recognize,
by the legislation of 1880, commonly calrr
the Conn promise measures, is hereby declared
imperative and void"
This, in briei, is the history Of the matter =
Or the ! h day of january, Mr.. Douglas wa
| opposed to the repral OF the Missouri C0mpro
mise. asserting that such course would be
| departure from the legislation OF 1880; mnctee
lays thereafter he iatro lucGd bill for its re-
| peal. on Ike ground that il was inconsisten
with the said legislation OF 1880 He has ucv
er been able to explain this Inconsistency.