St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-10-18

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1n E., 1879 ths Missouri Geppromiss vas MA from
ed ~ sacref compact Usixe xesen fhe fh1f ixo Sec
:tionk nf the, Union: 2lsy sirfne OF that compro.
mise Missouri was admitted, US, \ .sl,ye. State.
and Arkahsas as a slave State : and thus Il. O.
tffes North,l as o.saParsy TO the compact, pau
down its price for the slavery prohibition, north
of a6' sV Was Mr: Douglas ever heard 10
express any doubt IS 70 the sti1utiop,liy y
ed % aAgMent the number zof slave States?Ist
Was to him as 10 all others, "a sacred and sim.
violAbie compaca '---as sacred and inviolable' as
ssaa Guaseifxsinn siese4 ;s sid he cursed the
ruthless hand'' that would dare ito break, it,
down. When, :itet'ti,e Mexican War, the Ter
risnriss for this Onion were ~ beE6r-
.ganized, het vas among the first and foremost!
who advocated the extension of the Missouri
aiue aerosl the whole, coutiaieat.s What, would
have 3been thsrerult Of that measure = In the
territories acquired from Mexico tl,very
was alb lished and prohibited BY local legisIa-
tion but the ezeeneiof q the Missouri line was
calcul teisto aditt ssi,sveFys iif, al that part
OF it which lies sou+hvf- $50 8v. Mark we'll; :.
go Long ~ ~; Aissesri; ;Gogprea.ise: serted TO-
Introduce slave states, be did no. dream cf it.
hneonstitntionali,-SW Wliisl; i oy itbe extension
OF the 4issquris line, free Territory could be
converted into slave territory. he found it so
srminentlT cohtenient, 80 exec llent an arrange
msnt. tl1nt hs u0tonlp proposed to preserve it:
in it, original extent. but 70 run it across the
Whole continent 10 the shores IF ths, Pacfnc
Ocean. '.lJS - U,,i, 41l,I!
But now ths-ti.se ssrF;xss~when- free States.
AEe e. 9gm- VI nader tAe- saerei ties sf The
same Missouri Compromise. A new light dawns
upon Jud e Doug as, He rises in the Senate.
T. amber and asserts that tie territory north of
die Mi55oasi line ear mo l1ngerbe exempted
from ssaavsrY, bcpsuse she*szchlsioD Of slsvery,
FROM n77 n7r7thesyery e.ndi,ion op, which sMissopri
Was aln,hte as, = slave s;a.es-was At var with
.fhe same man Who had caahrsed sah as ruthless The
'lhab violats sber Missouri 1;otn rro-
mise. AS long rs that compact, MAS heaencfai to-
slavery. iors il .4o.nf, NTH liss Own hapds as
roon .s.it WAS 20 rveihe interests of free ia
h0r: And he is the truest .'c.4mion Of free
dom" How wonderful 4 c+ange! .At the
l'ihO ~hesks he !proposoN' tie texsension o. the
1lizsouri .line An tas P.eifc tlceaB he WAS Ell
HES eenyi4eed of the nnc,nstitulionality. .;ot
that comp promise, or he was not. :, II he was.
how could ho eonscientiously propose tbs ex-
tension anL perpet uation ofs : measure which;
hescoh sidetsd = crime against the Cone itutior?
We're his conscience and convictions hueheI
INFO silence ty the interestsz # slsyery,s Or:
becap1e SO suddenly convinced of. HAT uhcon !
ssstution nsiity tie very moment that the preser-
iyatton and lsx eeu'ien of tlfss comprcmi.e would
Aase Advanced the interests et, + ee isbor2-
How did it happen thai. hls convictions, in all
their prompt and wond rful transformations.
always coincide 50 atlr with HE int vres,s
of slavery ii This ii iadeei 1aose Is, onishinz
|ooincatenees sDd Iieavs it I'd your sagasisE to
EdrsH cTYour sonelusitnHg !,1aaH 5yr4:s asc!I
cqn car 1aneogsLAe,iATssxerox popet.rs72 ,:
Esa Af>sxsISsisw.ihggt tie history Of E>.eas iui~
[quitiss ahs sorasorosntinus :ssds 1s.s moi
p ls:sashappe.sd thlt just :hout this time
when the Lecompton qnes,:.n MAS before Con-
ere.e pe4sle,s l,rms s as a. nQa'.sd States sena-
III, tporuhfity Il home re4tsd up5o the tcpalar.
Sela 'tlta. he reafJ did work Tor ihe cause #
free lsbor: HOW -stupld must The man have
been ,une netaseelAsf ia. .tt1hat Sito th1 Lecomp-
ton constitution, it would have been imposSi5ls
for him % keep mp tr.t delus,on :, So he as
spmed the mask rOf an advocate OF popular
rights, ecquertad Win the Republicans ' 10. ord
er u diSsia, ,ekS,r tosition, ana 1ent before
dAepss ftfllmois - canltsitae for re-elec-
Ets.ps 10 .glhs rae4see- Xae.t; rlehs lav,slH,o
slsaks q: hi. .assp9ipgTe sm .sk!s & have that
tss 1a .;s ~ ;s;t hs 81 Hhs.r. i # =. .sonI
|iss Review shis tsslEin eSnnec.fon xHh lie Kan
- .sunsz3e. 18sasesy ssdztssessaSbse had kr
E1laraysgsat thain feises v.r shout tint .s.fyr-<
tuqais M territSrX Fith IdpntLfnl snceess. Nsw.s
Il Is.st, pS sa1s a man could any Longer, Close
hi1 syes sgainist. tky fatt,, that Wien lie e
[eJmPt0a sdtsaG ~sas IL fee
Fsssteooen ou nulsa,ssedthlieopponen,s Alnsst
'tsesis sas. Thsirz siptSfy .nighs :hesd1sJed.
hut WAS no longer doubtful HOY had Dow el.s