The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-01-09

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RICHARD McALLIsTER, pm.
Dec. sth, 1860
GT Captain Abner Doubleday, second 10
command ~ Fort Sumpter, 10 . son of Hon.
q. +. Doubleday, formerly residen. Of Ke-
okuk and First Lieutenant Jefferson G. Da.
Wis, Of Fort Sumpter, 10 brother Of 10. Da-
viz, Esq Of our city.
GTThe Journal 10 getting funny. 1t act
ualy provokes laugh BY talking about the
consistency OF other people.
The Journal can't see how the Gate City
can reconcile its opposition TO the Crittenden
proposition for the extension OF the Missouri
Compromise line - California and the per-
petual guarantee Of slavery in oil the Terri
tory now possessed, or hereafter to be 40
quired south Of that line, with its opposition
to the repeal OF the Missouri Compromise
line in 1856.
Well, in 1856 slavery had already pos
sessed itssli Of all the territory south Of Sc
deg. 80 min, covered by that compromise
act, although there was no guaranty that a
foot Of it should be slave territory Then
Dougias repealed II in order to give Kansas
TO the Shareholders also. or course we OF.
posed that; and, as Wings, we opposed the
extension Of tho Missouri line TO the Pacific
10 lo4S and 1850. Much greater reason have
We now TO oppose the extension Of that line
and rhe guarantee Of slavery in I'll the terri
tory now rossessed or hereafter 30 be 90.
quired south Of tha, line.
la 1850 JEFF. Davis said:
| here assert that never will take less
than the Missouri COMPROMISE line extended
30 the Pacific ocean, With the specific rccog-
milton OF the right to holi slaves 10 the ter
ritory below that line and that before such
Territories are admitted into the Union AZ
States, slaves may be taken there from Auy
OF the United States, at the option Of their
owners.
Now that IL precisely what Cristeuden pro
poses to do BY his amendments to the Con.
ssitutisn.
In reply TO Davis Henry Cay sai.:
am extremely sorry TO hear the Senator
from Mississippi say that he requires, hrst,
the extension of the Missouri Compromise
line TO the Pacific; and, airo, that be il not
satisicd With that, but requires, IL under.
stood him correctly, positive provision for
the admission Of slavery south of that line
And now, sir, coming from . slave State a.
DO, owe it TO myself; owe 1t to truth /; |
oweit to the subject, to say that no earthly
power could induce mo TO vote for = specific
measure for the introduction OF slavery
where IL bad not before existed, either eouth
or north Of that line.
And one OF the resolutions presented by
MIR. Clay on tia. occasion declared speoifcal-
~ that slavery did no, exiAt 10 Nov Mexico,
and COL Benton, who agreed with Clay on
this point, said IN lis comments on this res
olution:
That the true inten: and meaning was placed
ut the head Of the resolution, aud sho ed
that Congress ould not interfere with slave
~ ID these Territories, because, by law, IL
was already prohibited there. This 10 What
the resolve says, and the same scntlm emit " as
reiterated in The speech which recommended
lie adoption TO tho Senate. Evervwhere in
his Speeches aud reports bis nun interference
was PAT upon that ground; many Senators.
III Young against tho WlImo. provieo, gave
the apprehension for their vote, that there
was no necessity for it, for tho Mexican laws
had Put an end to slavery there, and that
further legislation TO that effect was superb :
rogation.
And yet the Journal would have it's read
ers believe there is Inconsistency in Opposing
the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise line,
and at the same time opposing its extension.
The Missouri Compromise line was enacted
to wrest portion OF the slave territory Of
Louisiana from the curse and blight Of hu.
man bondage, while tho extension OF that
line now 10 demanded TO convert that free
Territory Of New Mexco-and cid Mexico,
too, when We get it-into slave soil.
We fail to perceive any inconsistency in
our course in the premises.
n CARD.
kxoKuK, Iowa, Jan. Z, 1851.
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