Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-04-28
From The 81. Louis News.
From The 81. iIonis News.
AtthhOu's silly Speech - IFS Course on the Ne.
braSka eneytlon-..NarrOw Views.

we give io-uay, according 70 promisei por-
ton Of the debate THAT occurred in the U. ).
Senate on the night Of the 81 Of March last, on
the bill providing for the organization of Ne.
braska Tertioty. The bilf had passed the
House Of Representatives, and majority Of the
Senate, as asserted by MIR. Atchison, ard SEN
a,or Douglas, the Chairman Of the Territorial
Committee, were in favor Of its passage in that
body.
The motion was to take up the bill. Once up,
vote could have been had on the bill without
consumption Of time. On motion TO take it
up. il is not in order 10 discuss the merits Of
bill Yet il will be seen that Senator Atchi.
son, now Vice President Of the United Suites,
took the floor, and in direct violation of the
rules Of the Senate, over which he presided,
opened discussion on the merits of the bill,
which led to a loug debate, and in the end sealed
the fate of the bill. We give but small portion
Of the debate that occurred. To get clear Of the
prolix debate at the eleventh hour Of the sess
sion, the Senate finally votel TO lay the motion
10 take UP, on the table.
The speech of Mr.. Atchison, the Missouri
| C) Senator, is remarkable. He confesses that
he had opposed taking up the measure earlier in
the session; when he must have known that it
would be utterly impossible 10 mature and pass
so important bill, late in the session. And
when he did move 10 take it up, what time was
h2 At the break of day on the 4ih of March,
and within give or six hours" according 10
Senator Bell of the close of the session. AT
this unlinely hour, Mr.. Atchison's seeming zeal
for Nebraska broke out,
But the speech Of NJ. Atchison-who ever
saws greater literary or Logical or political GU.
lIiosiy! See the pompous repetition of moth.
ingness oil through it. For instance, of tie
Compromises "TheY are both irremediabe. -
There is no remedy for them" Then, as 10 the
logic: Mr.. Atclison alleges that he had opposed
the organization Of Nebraska because he feared
that the slavery restriction OF the Missouri
Compromise would not be repealed, and cOnse.
quently that slaves could not be taken 10 Ne.
braSka. And thereupon Mr.. AtChison indig.
nantly exclamS:
Nov, SIR, am free TO admit, at this moment
at this hour, and for all time 10 came, ! should
oppose the organization or the settlement Of that
' Territory, unless my constituents, and the con.
siituents of the whole South, OF the slave State.
of the Union, could 60 into it upon the SAME
footing, with equal rights and equal privileges
carrying that species of property with them 4.
other people of this Union"
But in the next breath, Mr.. Atcson admits
: that the Missouri Compromise cannot be re
pealed! And yet he urges, or pretends TO urge
the organization of the Nebraska Territory
without one word for "my constituents and Iii,
constituents Of the whole South" who canno
take their niggers 10 Nebraska! What has be
come Of the magnioquent avowal of Senate
Atchison's determination-"A At this moment, q
this hour and for all time TO comel''
! Mr.. Atchison is against Nebraska, with tn
: Slavery restriction, "lor all time TO come" Blu
as the restriction cannot be repealed he is TO
Nebraska Immediately
q But this nonsense of Mr.. Atchison, was al
l. thrown out as signals 10 the ''exireme South,
!, , what string 10 pull on. The Southern Senator
II rallied at The hint, and Bell, Rusk, Houston
Borland, and Adams Of Mississippi, all wen
Il dead against Nebraska, and made speeches an
e motions against it. Atchisons speech, pre-
% tending TO be for Nebraska, only put argument
into their mouths against the BILL and such a.
the circumstances incline us 10 belive, wa
e Atchison's intention.
= The craftsmanship Of AtchiSon's speec
e. cannot fell to elicit observation aud remark
The organization OF new Territory-th
initiative for new State of the American
!! Union-a new star for the galaxy Of tn
~ Repubc-he was inclined TO oppose, be
y cause it would interfere with the bushes
= Of few of his constituents who live Q
the frontier, and raise "loOd for mules, an
lc for ortR" That reason for limiting tn
n "area of Freedom" worthy of Missouri
" Vice President of the United States!
y But enough of this peurie Senatorial e
e. fort. We think il IS clear that Senator Al
as Gibson, of Missouri, has defeated the organ
e cation Of Nebra ka--that goodly terriIor
II. lying west of Missouri the organizalio
OF which, on account of its mild c,imar,
= its fertile lands, its accessibility from n
y parts of the Union, AID its position o. II
-. high road to the Pacjfc. would have at one
" created State Of great magnitude, popl
~ ati"n and power, attracting inhabitan
80 and wealth from all parts OF the world, I
- be, in all time TO come, patrons and Gu,
" toners OF Missouri.
X &c The fixed, paIpabe fact Of the whole e,
= hibiron of himself by Mr. Atchison in III
'e speech Is this, that he had, for strong rel
10 sons been Mnaiter bly, opposed 10 Nebrask
during The early part of The season. An
Y, without the removal of one solitary obje,
ton, (as he admits in his speech.) he
found abou, d yjrcaE, on the last day of ii
!" session, pretending 10 change ground /
81 Ctor of Nebraska, 10 save his standing
~ the west
IT The bearing Of his course Of policy O
On the prospects of Missouri schemes of n raj
ST road to the Pacific cannot but be DANCE
u, Gus if not disastrous.
W On His Own Hook.
"a H. l. Al