The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-01-24
The I've Compromises. Ihe Sebr.sk. ous.
tiOu. 49,

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We have not sought TO con.Jsal the deem sol;c,uas
which have felt regard 10 The questions invovsd
the report and bill of Senator DOUGLAS as 10 the N
braSka Territory Our solicude has arisen from ,he
TACT thai this bill presents practical test Of The sncery
OF tia, UNION OF The democratic party upon the Baltimore
platform which resulted in the triumphant election Of
President Pierce. The only point on which the oppo
OF administration have sought to sssa i. mol
icy has BEEN that the Pesden, has recognised a. good
inaton in ls4s, but who profess to stand faithfully
upon the democratic creed adopted in 1854 portion
Of party who sissenlsd from this policy have
indusronsiy insisted that IL gave counlenapce and
strength to freesoilism. because. as tnsy alleged, the
democrats recognised sincere in coming uuon
the BALTIMORE platform. When they have been met with
the uBdenisble fac, that the ACTON of these asno
Gratis since the election OF President Pierce has been i.
strict conformity with the democratic creed and with
their professions, their assaianis have been forced 10
predict thai when brought practisal test hey woud
prove their nseceriy BY returning 10 their free soil
men's we fofsssw 'hai the Nebraska question would
present ths practical test aud because Of our .on.
Anxiety 10 see these iaJurous suspicious alsasd and e
uuion and Integrity o. our party secured and
we have maniies'ed-whai have feli-a deep solc,-
ipde ~ the result
was expected that the action OF the Senate on the hill
would commence on yesterday bu, the Committee On
Territories having concluded two Territories instead
Of should be provided Tor that the in
regard 10 the operation oil the compromise PRINCIPLES OF
1850, should be more specifically defined. MI Doorl.s
presented two bills IN lieu OF bis former bin and their
consideration was postponed anti the bills could no
printed As now proposed by Mr.. Douglas, The ,4,b
section OF the bill as follows the smsndmen, bs;n.
embraced in brsckeis:
SToros IA Ths the constitution and laws Of III. rTni
ted States, which locally prcsbl- shs have
ne same force md eject within the said Territory as
where within the United States fexcept sh section of
he act preparatory to the admission Of Missouri into the
Union. approved March 1920 which suspended by
the prime ipies Of legislation Of 1850 commonly called
the oomproise and is hereby declared nopsra
i've y
Ths amendment declares express terms that the Mis-
sour COMPOUNDS OF 1870 suspended by the prncpes
OF the Compromise Of 1850. AS FAR have observed
the general construction Of Mr. Douglass origin nal bill was
that in adopting and reenactnr the principles OF the Com
promise $780, necessarily suspe ededtbe Compromise
OF 1890 Th,s construction OF it, and with thus nm
Outstanding OF the effect OF it's provisions expressed our
opposition to the amendment Of Mr.. Dixon That amend
ac,-thai admission that the COMPROMISE Of 1850
had susperseded the Missouri Compromise and there
fore, that was nov necessary TO repeal carry Out
the principles of the COMPROMISE OF 1880 The principles
OF the two Compromises. in Judgment. wholly IT,
reconceabiethe rests upon the principle of congress
sionsl intervention. the other recognizes the right of
Congress to eGsaie the subjeci Of slavery. The Two
could exist together in regard the Territory
In referring this subject, used the following Ian
guarp:
The for OF this clause should be
distinctly stated. The clause n copied literally from The
oompromise OF 1850 Utah and New Mexico. Por-
Of territory situated of the Missouri,
Com promse line. Is insertion those demand
ed q solemn recognition OF the principle c
ar~ssionsl non-tutervention. This primo pie lay
thar Nebraska ball proposes repeal the
Con- RON OF 1920, might IL have been said with
equal correctness Utah and New Mexico bil. MI
/, be TIN. rhst This cao.e Nebrasks b Gill be- dead
ierrr on the ssstu,ebopk with eqnsi B,
81 ID thai mi. IN the Utah and New Mexico balls
dead letter. And yet the declaration In ths csu.e
.entsl 10 give viaiiry the Comprouise Of issou
the recognition Of princip. and sooh received
and soaassced in by the country essential clemens
in settlement OF The slavery question We shsll
maintain that this clause either in the Com
promise Of 1850 Ncbrasks bal, stop future
Congress from seRsrding is- provisions hut In the han
gn.Es Of the Arss thre ~ sl OBJ Cation imposed hy
very entbe faith Of the ppblo vio
.arfcipse IT, ard o. olitlosi parties who seoosce
H. rrs The bargain wil hs consomne,~d eide
and r~ppdfr,rd he other Ne lHsr taN4w 4
mice Of sact with greater fore. regard 10 Ia.