The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-16
offer II is in the tweny-second section, in the ninth
line, after the word residents" TO insert

oher IL Is In the twenty section, In the hihh
line, after the word residents" 10 insert;
Nor shall there be in said Territory either slavery OF in
voluntary serviude Otherwise than In punishment Of
crime, whereof the parry shall have been duly convicted
and have been personally guilty
do not intend to make a speech upon this amendment
But wish say TO the Senate and the country that THIS
amendment is in the precise words-ony 50 far altered
be adapted to its position in this bi0f the pIoyso
Of Mr. Jefferson now exian in his handwriting. TO
the original ordinance for the government OF the terri
tory northwest Of the Ohio river And ON this amend
ment ask the yeas and nays.
Mr. BALDWIN, / rise merely to say that since my
former vote with regard TO this Territory, when i was
part Of the Compromise bill have received from ms
exceency the governor OF Connecticut copy OF reso-
uons passed by the general assembly of that State. one
Of which is in these words:
That Congress has full constitutional power 70 prohibit
and Is the doy Of Congress pas. with
out unnecessary delay such strict and positive laws as WI"
shut out slavery from these Territories
Mr.. DICKINSON. Mr.. President, my colleague, md
ing himself in declining health, found il necessary 70
leave the Senate for few days for relaxation. and felt
unwilling to do SO. unless would agree to pair on with
no one who would be so sure to vote against him as
would daughter He did me the same favor few
days since, and felt to be my duty to consent ana
therefore cannot with pfopriety vote upon this great
principle Of human freedom, as would do otherwise,
and vote against il.
The question being then taken. the amendment was re-
jected--yeas 20, nays 25-as follows:
YEAS--Messrs Baldwin, Bradbury, Bright Chase,
Cooper Davis .es Dodge Of Wisconsin, Felch.
ass Hs% ws Na' and WPss s1sd
NAYsMesss Atchison, Badger Bell. Benton, Berrlen,
Cas- Days o. Msspp DAWSON Dodge q Rason
wood. and Wales--25
Mr.. HALE. | have an amendment to offer which, is
precisely similar TO amendment which received the
sanction Of The Senate both in the recent
bill and also in the Clayton Compromise bill, In the
a5lh section, aga line, move TO insert, after the word
"dollars," the following:
in jncludinp the
said wits q error appeals shall be allowed and decided
,u nnfav Or sl i, and except also
that writ Of error Or appeal shall also be allowed = .ae
said supreme court created Ly bis act, or Of aay judge
thereof Of the district courts created by this act or q
judge hereof upon any writ involving the question o.
personal ireedom
4 would say that that amendment is copied by the
clerk by my direction from the bill to which it was
placed
Mr. WALKER move an amendment to the amend.
by striking out that branch OF il which relates
wrils Of error and appeal with regard TO slaves.
The amendment to the amendment was not agreed TO-
The question being then taken upon the amendment,
was adopted.
| Mr. HALE In the same section. in the 45th line,
will send to the Chair In relation to that amendment
will say thai that is copied from amendment in the
other bill and sinended to give explicitly the power OF
granting wri!s OF hG6eas corpus which otherwise might
be taken by implication.
| The amendment was read as follows:
And the said supreme and district of the said Terri
tory and the respective Judges the reo shall and gram
Of habeas corpus all in which are
sanable by the judges Of the United States in the Dsie
| oil Columbia.
The question being taken upon the amendment, it
agreed to.
No further amendment being offered the bill was re-
ported to the Senate. and the several amendments were
4 concurfed in without division
The bill then ordered 10 be engrossed for thirC
reading, without division.
On motion OF Mr. HALE, the Senate proceeded to the
consideration OF executive business and after tim,
spent therein, the doors were reopened, and
The Senate adjourned.