Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-01-16
TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT IN OREGON.

having room in This paper for any of the proceed
ings upon this bill which took place in Committee
of the Whole, we annex the final proceedings in the
House, after the bill reported from the Com
mittee as follows:
Mr.. DOUGLASS moved the previous question but with
drew at the request Of
Mr. BURT who moved to amend the 9Th section, the
9TH line by adding, between the word and" and the word
shall, the words:
nasmuch thu whole Of the said territory lies north Of
SO deg so min. north latitude known the line Of the Mis-
souri, compromise"
Mr. b. renewed the motion for the previous question.
The previous question seconded and the question
ordered to be put
The SPEAKER stated that the main question was on agree
ing to the amendment offered by Mr.. BUnT.
The vote taken the amendment by yeas and nays
as follows viz
YEAs-Messrs Stephen Adams, Atkinson Barrrnger, Be-
dinser Bell, James A. Black Bowdon Bowlin Boyd Brock
enbrough, Milton Brown, William G. Brown Burt John G.
Clarke Cobb, Cooke, Corel Crozer, CuIlun Cunning
ham, Daniel Dargan Garrett Davis Dobbn, Dockery Doug
Hastings Hilard saacE. Holmes, John W. Houston, Geo
s. Houston, Edmund w HUBBARD, Hunter, Charles j. Inger-
so Joseph johnson, Andrew johnson, Geo W. Jones' Sea-
born jones' Ihos Butler King, Leake, La Sere, Lgon Long
Lumpkin Mcdaniel, James Mcdowell, McFenry, Mckay,
Barclay Martin Morse Parish, Payne Perry Phelps Pills
Smith Stanton, Stephens, Thomasson Jacob Thompson Tb
BATS Towns 1readvay, rumbo, Woodward, and Youngss
ton James Black, Blanchard Brnkerho Brodhead Bung
ton William w Campbell, John H Campbell Carroll, Cath
cart C0amer, Cfanon Cummns, Delano, De Mott, Dlnp-
ham, Dunlap Edsall, Ellsworth, Er,man John H. Ewing
Faran Foot Foster Fries Garvn, Giddngs Gordon
nell Grover Hale amli" Hampton" Harper Henley Hoge
gertord Washington Hunt James b. Hunt Joseph Inger-
soil, Jenkins James H. Johnson Kennedy, Daniel p King
McCielland, McClernand, Joseph J. Mcdowell McGaughey
Mellvane, Marsh, Miller, Norris Moseley, Moulon Norris
Owen, Perrill Petit Pollock Ramsey, Rathbun, Ripley,
Ritter, Julius Rockwell John A. Rockwell Root, Runk,
RUSSELL Sawtelle, Sawyer Scammon Schenck Seaman Sc
yerance Truman Smith Albert smith, Thomas smith Caleb
Ii. thpr nln Strnhr cyla
Benjamin Thompson James Thompson, Thurman, Tilden,
Vance, xnton, Wentworth, Wheaton, White Wick, Will
ams, Wilmot, Winthrop, Wood, Woodruff, and Yost-ll3
So the amendment was rejected.
The amendments of the Committee Of the Whole then
read by the Clerk and concurred in by the House, except the
amendment to the 9th section and the amendment the 18th
section on the former Of which
Mr.. VIM w. CAMPBELL asked separate vote and
on the latter Mr. VlNrON asked separate VOTE
The vote was taken the amendment to the 18th section,
and the amendment agreed to.
The vote taken the amendment hel 9Th section
and the amendment agreed to-
The question next in order ordering the bill to be
engrossed and read a third time.
Mr. DOUGLASS moved the previous question: which
was seconded and the main question ordered be put
VIZ "Sha the bill be engossed and read third time " and
1t was decided in the affirmative.
The bill being engrossed, read third time.
THE SLAVE QUESTION, &c.
The question then recurring the passage the bill
long and very interesting debate took place in the
House, occasoned Ivy the rejection of Mr.. BURrs amend
ment occupied the House to an unusually late hour
and our limits preclude from doing than giving
memorandum OF the gentlemen who took part the discus
sion, and word two show the prominent ground taken
by EACH 1t impracicabe for single Reporter keep up
with the excited debate progress give
tended report Of every speech delivered The debate to-day
Mr. LEAKE, of Virginia, who spoke under good deal
OF excitement he presented which would
hun to vote against the BILL and against all similar Legislation
lie complained that the House seemed to have been converted
into magnificent abolition society," and expressed his fears that
the aboonist ae laying their poane hands the affairs Of
religion and the halls of legislation would assa the bull
waks OF the constitution ITSELF and break in like avalanche
on the peace and security Of the entire South. He sick
and tired of compromises the South had entered many
and they had all been violated He considered the vote of
this morning indication that the Missouri compromise
considered longer Obligation and inma-
ton that the institutions of the South longer be
respected.
Mr. McCLERNAND dsclaimed this Interpretation of his
vote, and went into explanation the motives which
had governed him.
Mr.. WICK and Mr.. KENNEDY also explained.
Mr. LEAkE then went on to state what he considered
the uimatum Of the South, which amounted this that il
tie present attempt TO impose limitations with respect TO the
extension Of slavery should be persisted in and should pre-
vail the South must stand sedefence, for they could not
and would not submit to it, He into a Of the
adoption OF the Wmot proviso-complained Of the North
for having thrown freband into the House-appcaed to
their justice and PATRIOTISM and warned them abandon their
crusade against the rights of the South they might
before long the beginning OF the end, but God only could
see its termination, &c.
Mr. DOUGLASS deprecated the forcing Of this question
on the House at present would up Iegimaiely on
the bill apPopatng funds for the war, the bill provid
ing two millions TO effect peace; and inmated his intention
when Mr. MckISGs bill should come up amend
by introducing the Missouri compromise instead Of the total
prohibition contemplated in all the territory might
acquire As he thought that both sides had heard
about equally in the debate he moved the previous question
on the bill
He however, though with much hesitation consented to
withdraw the motion at the request of his colleague,
Mr. McCLERNAND, who explained his for hav-
ing voted against the amendment moved Ivy Mr. Burr. He
deprecated this dispute about slavery promoting division
and weakening strength while in the midst OF a war He
had opposed the bringing forward Of Mr. kISGs bill and
Of Mr.. BURTs amendment he considered both as having
dangerous tendency. The fixing line which was 10 Sc
between free States and slave States had tendency
hasten dissolution Of the Union. He opposed to all
interference with slavery within any State He suggested
means TO mitigate mutual prejudces that the
he admitted hereafter should tolerate slavery for limited time
only, and gave some in favor of such plan.
He held that Congress has jurisdiction slavery the
Territories, because the acquisition Of territory
say attribute Of all Governments, and the power to acquire
involved the power govern He considered the prohibition
in the ordinance Of 1887 superseded by the subsequent
adoption Of the constitution He deprecated the agitation Of
the question leading TO possible good but evil
Mr.. RHEfT followed in a close constitutional argument,
intended prove that neither Congress the entire Federal
Government had the sovereignty the Territories but that
II lay in the States Joint tenants and that they had
given to Congress their agent any authority make re-
guaons the Territories which could touch the subject OF
slavery any way All the were sovcregns and Joint
y owned the Territories and the States Of North could not
turn those OF the South of their sovereignty and
could not their people from entering there f they