Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-01-30

n@f DscOme inevitable ft iNi ssfB teTTasUfs
es quaBsisa whether alsysry shall exist
d. shOse vast regions, I'm utter disregard
"a ssse wisEses and necessities of the peor
Cd snhabiting them that ID cOnvalsing Il
ri fdissoiving the Republic; qnestion
ks which VS. have no direct interest, abos
i. fwhichsws have very little knowisdgs, q
rel which The people Of those territories nan
q and will eventually decide for thesasaIvs
5 40 matter what 6oagress may do. Bl
TOR thsa territorial question there wcal
is DO buE very Little difheulty IN sessling Il
u other matters In the controversy. III
. Aboiitionists could aevsr endangsr Ia
u peace Of the country or the exisfence !
Y tbs Uuion BY the agitation of the slavsr
Q Iquestion 10 the District of Columbia b
n fsself, or 10 the dock yards, forts, and 81
= seEais IN the slaye yehoiding States or op0l
. the fugitive slave Law, or urou any mino
= issue, or upon them altogether, Id the ter
: Fitorial question eoald Be finally and ks
7 Ireve kshly settled.
irePsas, 10 was the repudiaEion OF III
Ipolicy Of the Missouri oompromiss, ID
: refusal to apply ii TO the territory aequir,
cd fsoza Mexico, when offered by Iae, ant
supported By the whole South, IN August
1913, which reopened the agitation ana
} revived the Missouri controversy. Ths
J compromise of 1890 once repniiated, thf
policy Of an equitable partition Of the ter
rftory abandoned, the proposition to ex-
tend il TO the Pacific being rejected. and
4 the original controversy reopaned with
| increased bitterness, each party threw
itself back on its original extreme posi-
sson-ths oae demanding fts exclusion ev-
lsrywhere, and the other Insisting upon It's
right 70 GO everywhere in the territories,
regardless Of the wishes of the people IN.
habiting them. Ali the Arguments. pro
and cofa., used in 1890 were rgpeatsd
In 1880. The question was the same.
and the relative position of the two sec.
tons the same.
Such was the condition of things at the
opening of the Fession Of I849- 80, when
AaSs clay resumed hts seat in this body.
The pgYess patriots in the land had be-
come alarmed for the fate OF the Repuf-
lac. The immortal Clay, whose life had
been devoted 10 the rights, interests, and
glory f bis country, had retired to the
shades OF Ashland 70 prepar for another
and better world. When, in his retire
saesat, hearing the harsh and discordauy
Retss Of seesional strife and disnnion, be
consented, at the earnest solicitation, of /
his counrTyman, 60 resume kis seat ia the
Senate, the theatre of his great deeds, to |
see Il, BY hsa experience, hfs wisdom, the |
reacwn OF bis great name, and his strong /
bold upon the eon6dence and affections
Of the American people, he could not do
something 70 restore peace to distracted
country. Prom the moment of his Arrix-
al among a. be became, by common eon-
sent, and a. q matter Of course, thelaan-
sr of the Union naen. His hrst idea was
10 revive aad extend To the Pacific Ocean
the Missouri compromise line, withthe Il,
same understanding and legal effect In I.
which it had been adopted in 1920. aud
continued through Texas, Ii lS45. was
one of bic humble followers and tfasted
friends ID endeavoring 10 carry out thai
policy, and In connection with Others, at
Dis special request, carefully canvagsed
both Houses of Congress TO ascertain |
whether 1t was possible to obtain major
" vote In ssch House for the mcasurs.--
We found no difficulty with the southern
Senator'S and Representatives, and could
'ecare the cooperation OF minority i
rom the North; bat not enough TO give
u majority in both Houses. Hence the /
siissoaFi compromise was abandoned by | i
ts friends, NOT from choice, bat from NJ
IsfIrTT to caTTy1 into e6ee! In good faith. Ii
{ was With extreme reluctance that Mr, Ii
lay, and those Of Us who acted with him | 4
nd shared his confidence, were brought i
o toe conclusion that we must abandon, !
rom inability to carry out, the line Of Z
olicy which bad saved the Union In 1890, !
nd given peace 10 the country for many !
appy years.
Finding ourselves unable to maintain }
nat policy, We yielded 20 a stern necessi. 4
:, and turned our attention to the dis !,
oVery OF some other plan by which the +
xisting difficulties could be settled. and Il
atHro troubles avoided. need not de- y
AM the circumstances under which MIR. &
isy brought forward his plan of adjust Ii
tent, which resolved the sanction Of the o,
70 Houses Of Congress and che approba- IL
On Of the American people, and 10 fanil- Z
aFiy known al Che compromise measures Il
1900. These measures were designed
J accomplish the same resalts as the act il
1920, bat in different mode. T'heI d
aiding feature and ehisf merit of each =
as to Danish the slavery agitation from n
10 Halls OF Congress and the arena of q,
atleral politics, The aos of 1890 was In Il,
nded 70 attain this eni by an equitahIet +
lstition of the Territories between the al
sections. The acts OF 1850 q
ege designed 20 attain the same end by II
mittinE the whols question OF slavery 20 i III
q decision Of the people Of the Terrific 4,
ed, subject to the limitations OF tie CON- 4
tuition, and lst the Federal eougts de-
rmiae the validity and constitutionalityI Ia
the Territorial enaeszaente from time TO df
ae, a.. casss shoald arFise and appeaIs n
taken 70 shs SapTane Court Of the Uni i ID
4 States. The one, proposed to settle ii
. question bya geographical line and I Fl
equitable partition and the other by 81
8 prausipass Of popular sovereignty ID "a
cordanss with the Genssisusion. The iii
jsGt OF both besng tbs same, supported ii,
ca in turn ~ means Of attaining de- ST
able end. | si9i z
Afsea the eompFusaiss measures of 1850 GA
d become the Law 81 the land, those %
70 had epposed their enactment appeal 81
% saear oaxstisusmss 10 sustain them Ia tit
ssr opposition, and ianpleged them not ssf
aequiesee Ia sns prinaipaes apon which sbg
sy were founded, and never 10 eeass to
y upon them until they SHOULD be an al
lled ahd sffacsa from the ssasuse-book. Iii
y confess bsfofs shs people was asros oy
d bitter, accompanied sometimes with ri
ls of siol@aea and inkin,sfSaxsssxss N.st3 Il