The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-02


constitution Of the United States would carry IL there and
protect there and that they would dissolve the Union
the Wilmot proviso became law.
In this state Of affairs Henry Clay on the 2stn OF Jana-
Ny brought forward in the Senate ms famous resolutions
Of compromise and laid the basis o. an adjustment which
Missouri Compromise In 1854 subsequently COMMITTEES
Of Thirteen appointed by the senate charged with
Gay was appointed chairman On the 8th OF May 1860,
this committee reported series OF measures, differing
but inconsderaby from the original resolutions of Mr.
The admission Of California as free State, according
70 the expressi onof the viii OF her people.
q The establishment Of Territorial governments, with.
Out the wmot provso for New Mexico Utah. embrac
states frsm Mexico not contained in the boundaries Of
California The question Of slavery left without any
The oe the o. and northern
boundary of Texas and the exclusion from her ursdc
ton o. all New Mexico, with the grant TO Texas Of pecu
l. More eectua enactments for the recovery Of fugi
tve slaves
s. Abstaining from abolishing slavery, but under a
heavy penalty prohibiting the slave trade I'd the District
Separate bills were drawn embodying all the main
features Of this compromise and eight months haIug
been consumed In their discussion the two houses
1t ast brought to vote on each bin by itself
The Utah Territorial bill passed the Senate August TO-
1850, BY . vote 0 yeas 80, nays ls.
The Texas Boundary biz passed the Senate August 10,
1850, by vote OF yeas 80, nays 20.
The bill for the admission of California passed the
Senate August Is, 1850, by vote of "a to Is.
The New Mexico bin passed the Senate August A. 1885,
The Fugitive Slave bill passed the Senate on the 23d Of
August 1850, BY vote OF n to H..
The bill aboishing the slave trade In the District Of
Columbia passed the Senate September a. 1850, by
vote Of 33 to 10.
In the House the vote on the several bills was
New Mexico and Texas boundary, Sept 1850. $50 81
Admission of California, Sept !, 1885,. ......150 80
Fugitive Slave bill, Sept H. 1850 ........l 100 10
Slave Trade in District Of Columbia, Sept II, go ia 80
Out Of Congress the aboltonsts were aroused almost
a A Of o
measures and the Fugitive Slave law. Immediately adj
dresses were issued by thousands which were freely
resistance to the law under every circumstance.
Conventions held of whites and negroes in which
proclaimed death to every STAKEHOLDER who attempt
ed to carry out the provisions Of the infamous enactment
The tide Of runaway slaves from the South which had
Where zone slave formerly made successful escape
scores made good their fight now. New England be-
friends without number, who furnished them With the
means Of extending their journey to the Canadian pro
yinces.
One Of the first and most successful attempts to resist
tho Fugitive Slave law in Boston, in April, 1851,
when one Thomas Sims, who had escaped from Georgia.
rant issued by the United States Commissioner. A mob
was the result. The military was called out, and for
several days the intense excitement onsued The
law finally triumphed however, and amid the cry OF
'ms preach liberty to your fellow slaves he was put
on a steamtug and sent where he belonged.
Shortly after this meeting called by the vigi-
lance Committee, which was presided over by Hon.
Horace Mann, when Arson Burlingame, Henry Wilson,
and made denunciatory speeches against the law In
favor Of the resolutions which proclaimed the necessity
of resistance against the. act to the uttermost.
On September IL, 1851 occurred the celebrated Chris
tiana affair Edward Gorsuch, Of Mary land his and
party of friends accompanied by United States Com
missioner, appeared in the neighborhood of Christana
Lancaster county, Pennsylvania in pursuit Of slave.
An attack was made upon them by negroes, and both
father and son killed. The United States marines
ordered to the spot and for several days the place
under martial law The slave, of course, escaped.
We might also refer to the Of Shadrack Anthony
Burns the slave Jerry at Syracuse and similar Incidents
that occurred in various parts of the Northern States
the most of them too recent and fm
liar 10 require more than passing ailuson.
1t only necessary to say that this kind Of agitation
resistance to the laws and disturbance Of the peacehas
been part Of the tactics of abolitonss down to the
present moment They have never allowed opportu-
nifty 70 pass OF showing their utter disregard for law
Of those whose sincere desire it to promote the peace
and prosperity Of the country The breeze has become
gale and the gale has sweed into tempest under the in
uence Of which the mind of the whole North has been
dashed into fury.
THE REPEAL OF THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE, AND
FORMATION OF THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTS
OF KANSAS AND NEBRASKA
II reserved for the years 1858 and 1854 to be pc
riod OF under the auspices Of such
~ stephen A. Douglas, Franklin PIERCE Jefferson Davis
Caleb Cushing, David Atchison and Others politicians in
tent upon the Presdcncyan agitation unrvaled in the
annals Of the country.
The new danger came up the shape Of proposition
70 establish Territorial government In Nebraska hen
embracing Kansas), Territory which, with Missouri,
originally constituted the upper part Of the province Of
Louisiana acquired from the French in 1908 By tho pay
ment Of OF, 900 900 francs.
As early Dec. IL, 1884, Mr.. Douglas gave notice to
the House OF his intention to introduce bin for this
purpose which he did the 18th instant following AZ
being favoraby reported upon referred to the
Committee OF the Whole where owing 10 the Importance
Of other measures pending y was not again acted upon
he introduced similar bill, and again it
met with similar fate. In the Senate, In
resolution which was passed. instructns the COMMITTEES
Territories to inquire into the expectancy OF organic
ing the Territory but further action was taken upon
"a. until the House Of Representatives had passed its t
FOR that purpose On December IL the petition Of lr.
Guthrie FOR seat AZ delegate from Nebraska was
mttee on Territories through Mr. Richardson, Of nI
their chairman reported their bill for organizing Nebras
the 10Th by vote OF 9s TO a. 1t silent the sub
jcct Of the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise. The
inss the 's Committee on Territories reported
without amendment. On the Sd Of March, 1858,
,os upon Dree ss sSs snsoe
Atchson, Of Missouri openly avowed the ground Of his
opposition be that the law excluding slavery from the
Territory OF Louisiana, north Of thirtysx degrees and
thirty minutes would be enforced in the Territory
sunless specially roscinded" He did not appear howev
err any hope that this desirable object could
be effected He no should therefore oppose the
ganxaton unless the whole South could 20 into the Terri
TO other people Of the Union The idea Of possibility
II repeal OF the Missouri Compromise thus, for the
rst time thrown out and left to take root IN the minds
the nation with the chance Of growing up to perfcc
/ N. Even the most ultra among the southcrners
arded this as thing rather 70 be hoped for than rc
,Alixed.
On the 4th Of January, 1854, Mr. Douglas, from the
Committee Territories (which consisted of Meesrs
Douglas, Of Illinois; Houston, Of Texas John.
son, OF Arkansas Bell, of tennessee; Jones'. Of
Iowa and Everett, Of Msseachusetts), TO whom
had been referred the bill Of Mr. Dodge re-
ported back the with amendments and report
which contained the FIRST open and as were Official de-
caration OF the impending coup dddt This report as
sumcd its basis that the compromise acts OF 1850,
which, u will be recoected, leave TO the people OF the
Territories 10 decide for themselves whether or not there
shall be slavery in their midst, the supreme au
thentic law OF the land The Missouri Compromise
recited and put aside a. mmateria because 1t came In
collision with this latest legislation and adjustment OF
the question. This perpetual prohibition Mr. Douglas
proposed Incidentally to repeal BY the following provision
IN the bill
And admitted State States the said Territory,
or nny portion OF the shall be received in the Union
without slavery their constitutions prescribe