New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-11
yyxIIIp CONGREsS-FRsr SESSION.

The CHAIR decided that no business in order but
private bills.
vate bills from the House They the bill extending
the time for filing certain private land claims in California,
and the bill confirming private land claim ia Wisconsin.
Both passed The bill for the relief OF the heirs Of
Lieut. Nichlife was takenup.
Mr.. DOUGLASS moved TO postpone all other business
and take up the Nebraska bill
Mr. STUART said that he would agree today but he
gave notice that hereafter be would object TO the consd
GRAFTON OF any business on Friday but private bills.
Mr. Douglass motion was agreed 10, anu Mr.. smith
Conn resumed his speech
Mr SMITH quoted from The speech OF Mr. Webster in
which he opposed agitation North and South and declared
his devotion to the Union This TIE platform which
he Mr. Smith now stood He opposed to anti Slavery
a. Aators and pro Slavery sgatO No could say he
was actuaed by sectional motives in subbornly opposing
this bill He had voted against the Nebraska bill OF last
year when II contained approval sanction Of tho
Missouri prohibition He had voted with five other North
ern Sonstos against taking up and aerwerd he had.
with four other Northern Senators votes laid the Ia
Die and killed il. lie somewhat surprised to
see some of those who then voted with him prepared to
for this measure at this time i: looked to him ver ma n
as this course adopted by them because this slavery
clause in t. lie did not beley that II this bill vas
not swee;ened by this negro provision would be allowed
TO live in the Senate half hour The Slavery question
overshadowed all things This bill reeuacted the fugitive
slave FIVE times But the Missouri prohib
ton and the Nimot ProyisO both 1--WE times over he would
not support it, He and had always been utterly op
posed agitation this subject. lie had always aud
now condemned the Introduction of into Congress whore
no good but much evil to be effected by it, lie could
see no reason motive for il II might be perhaps
that the Administration hadcast ont Danl Dickinson
and his friends into disgrace not oblivion and had taken
John Van Buren, and his Free Soil allies 10 its bosom that
an exeency had arisen calling for this policy. OF this
however he knew nothing definitely, but he utterly
opposed to the measure. lie proposed to trace tho
mutations this bill had undergone since IFS origin Tho
bill first reported by the Chairman of the Senatorial
Committee contained twenty inst section which de
csred that it was the true intent of this act 10
carry out to tho fullest extent the principles Of tho
acts OF 1880 &C. &c. The language OF this section he
did not understand clearly, what meant by il. IL
would puzzle most previously jury OF nineteen Philade
pha lawyers to discover its The Senator from
illinois himself had ateward explained tho object Of tho
equvocal language The Senator said that, for himself,
he IIeored plain and unequyOca language, but there
were Others, Wings and Democrats who preferred that
the object Of the provision should be stated less distinctly
This section then, was intended for tho accomplishment
those tender footed Democrats and Wings who dosrngto
the repeal of the Compromise wished il couohed in
such language that they could according to the respective
latitude and longitude Of their constituents swear that
did or dd not repeal the Missouri The bill remained
in that way week and, in the meantime, Mr. Dixor
offered his amendment which, in plain broad and disinc
terms roIC aled tho Missouri Compromise The Senate.
from Kentucky he accomplished no other good by o.
ferirg bis amendment had brought the Senator from Iii
no up the scratch and nothing could be better than
making politician toe the mark The Senator then re-
ported BILL which embraced the repeal
Of the Missouri act because 1t had been super
seded by tie acts 81 Is'o. ms lasted but Dut
Senator then held council OF Of the friends OF the
bin and prepared amendment which now pending
This amendment declares the time honored Missouri com
Pact void and imperative IL was Illinois who proposed
that compromise, and he was sorry now to see Illinois
siranging her own offspring. This amendment prepared
in the council OF war was a singular Ii stated
tlot the Missouri act being inconsistent with the princi
pes Of the Of 1885, commonly called the COmpro Mise
measures was void and imperative il being the design
recognize the principle established by those acts OF
Congressional non Intervention &c &c. lie had studied
law to some extent he had learned in his reading that
there many things contained 10 the statutes lie ha
heard Of preembles Of enaclng clauses OF pOyH9s DuI
but never before had he heard Of enactment with
peroralion. Laughter. This peroraton to the enact
meLt was after The style of tai TO he. ni'n as NUN
proproty might the Senator have added 20 the enactment
portion Of his Chicago speech where by the force and
power oraory he had resisted the ianactsn Of mob
and nut down riot The question put by the Senator
from AInssachuseits perfectly right II il the
design to repeal the Missouri act, why not soy 80
Congress this language and twist and squrm round
and round the question: and then declare il void aud in
operative Why not say directly il is hereby repealed"
and thus oct openly Ne Missouri Act was TO be blown
mp lc Il be done. lie would resist IT, lie intended 10
act Ike gentleman. Laughter lilo would get up no
riots, 10 mobs. Where is the necessity for saying the
deed was done because such and such principle Was in
consistent with such and such act Reasons might be
Necessary for the Senator from Illinois Justify the act
before he North but the South did care for he Sena
tors reasons All ]; wanted the repeal and did
not care straw what reasons the Senator other North
men could give for the act Mr. Smith said after no
had completed bis Law studies be settled down in the beau
fuldst Ol WAtIb tDere were very
pretty young ladies Old Governor Wolcou who was
most amabe gentleman and who had been in the admin
sraion Of Washington and Jefferson got into law suit
with petty bank IN that village The bank by way Of
securing TIC case employed all the lawyers in tho place
put himself Smith suppOsing him not 10 be Of sufficient
importance to be afraid Of For this reason he got the
management Of Mr. Wolcott's case Tho old Governor
was one Of the most honorable, upright and sincere
men he had ever known-uttery opposed 70 all
artifce, cunning, ehcanery and tTickeY' ne was
rank ard straight forward spoken MANN sh9n, rear
specimens Of New England character Lou" M s"'oI
mean old fashioned New England eharac1e. li.ono"ey
laughterl wish Sir, to be understood ~ meaning rede
New England character not such az u ai'et OsinS
transpanted TO Illinois. lLaughterl Du'Ins nS law
rit nod seopert,y 10 eco Wocott, and on every
occo.ion te rted ssv 10 mo- Mr.. Smith, wheneyera
man ee.s an idea that be l. cunning he = ruined He
mr. g9iI was utterly opposed 70 cunning legislation
10 ~ ,oscd 10 making eDlcinSl adling 10 II
cue. be soufh wanted 10 excuses they wanted the
act Nhv not then, speak INC m-iisr oui Pishy He
"a 20. ~ ioyges.f that hc " aid dispute much about
, t1r ii s. 90 admitted tat this perorstion in
-, for ne sccOnmC dafi0n oi the Senator from Illinois,
80 already brought into tue world rye territories
"a a. a. osced to the mgzzle with two Laughter
H. senate should deliberate wen whether the Missouri
no, was 10 be repealed II K Should be then ought b.
he bv a separate act and not be made the means OF
carving through measure which, without u, was op
rosd and Killed by the South al the last session. This
epsa o the Missouri act had been expected by the
country Nothing had keen ssd about II in the newsps-
pers prior to the meeting of Congress While speaking
Of the newspapers he wished the Senate to notice
tie very dicoTdsnt tunes which had been played
by the Government organ this subject The Senator
nom Keniuchy had beo1denouuoed byii as an agta'or
TOR Toponr TIE repcel n the Missouri Comoromise anf
he Senator lHlr. landed 90 Le skies Tor urlnosng