The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-09

number inhabitants there his tius sh wed :.
the highest estimate there not six bu qdred
whie nhs sbitsnts snNtsret through the vhols rason
where 1t is no~ proposed to etablsh two y4rnmsas
Tie delegate Representing that region received bat en-
" votes and he had had t~o petitors apd s
oeiveo than either, tbs whos number otyo.ss
coss not ssc.se two hundred Ia this Territory tSs bill
ppoei 70 .rsct two Territorial sovenments, with GOV
eraor, secretary, legislature courts &c In each Ths
cci mittse orasnizstion OF governments he thought u
called for At This time The cary psoss OF govsr
m~nt WAS TO have ferritpr pral nmsats of smpsr
form-a government srd judges appointed by the Presl
dent, Win authority to make suoh Laws era p,ops
tufeot to tbs appreciation OF Congress- 5nch Cove
mert he thought, would bs .u isnt Tor he nasoent m
drisn OF the ooun ry-a oorditon mlxht be provid.d
that when the popr.,ioa rea .hei me Ia and tue
other form OF government corld Re ertsolIsae1.
He admit I'd thst emigration pssd 20 aow rapidly
ino the country but ttill he ttousht is premature
givs the floating ard vsettled popnlsh,a
o. this frnt oder ALI this however but question OF
tins Twas known that by tbs an ,sraeed emigration
saps. and the natural snig riton from che old States
westward, this diculty cuId bs oysrcoms. Tas
wldepes OF T. day soul become the sstiisnent OF
morrow krowcg l. to oe question 4 time, hs did not
know that line would prevent his yot1g for the bill.
OF this gov rn nen towsfds tho laiiaas vas
aqueston OF fsreatr difficulty great bait OF this rer
risory exclusively occupied by Ia5iaas, many
whom had been remover thitner from their former POS.
steo AND eons o, whom hKi been pl sst there by
second removal 1t wall known 10 hays haea tie
policy o. iJanhtcns aimirstrsron TO the adaus
wsA Of the risissippi cardinal poiat o! iat policy
that they should there hNvs psrmsnsGt home.
Ia negotiating with the Iodiscs for tasir removal.
Il vas re presented to thsm th.t they saoad hGvs
me forever so long as TIE tr!bss exi5ted.
He WAS at that time in the House and reassd that poll
cy but his resstence sGul It carried
and In his farewell address General Jackson con.
prstused tie country upon IT. successful pish
msut The permsrepoy of this home therefore
stipu alton with 'he Iadians. Hs insw however, ths.
rinae tbese great changes had taken pacs Anl
apsned which could not be forssesn, Ssass had
Teen created beyond this lndsn country. Communics.
tion with 1t was and ne hla expsststion,
under the circumstances, that this Indian b,rflsr
could be preserved inthc H. however, il 10 bs bro
ken Under the Objectionable plea OF necessity hs hoped
The eovsrr ment Of the United States would the La
Snas WIN ssssr .bo 1 I ao sga a*
ed information on these points and he hop,d Ssns
tor fam lar With tbs facts ud furnsh tns INFORM
be ore the debate was closed Unless ths dihsni
apset,ng shs Indians we're removeu he would bs c1m
p-lsd to with ,old bis support from any terri
teisl bill for Nebcaka or Kansas With rsspsct
to the other provisions Of the bill be aad also
obec e1s but he thought that he might have supported
the bill which passed the saso1 IL the rights
OF the Indians properly scored. The bill IS i.
stood excepted from the lay to bs In tasss
Terrific les. the sh section Of the Missouri wica
said 70 have been suppressed by ths Compromise Of
1850 and is therefore declared imperative TIE
rsnt now proposed by tbs saps,or from Illinois
being inconsistent with the legislation OF 1852 d.,
cisred inopea,ive sDd void. He ssd thers
OF botn were she same fhs reasn for this proposition
wss stated in the csmmittees report wherein II
ksxican Territory, but dssgued establish ose.in
principles for all tina TO cone 10 Withdraw sl.vsry
agitation from Congress- and giving to the peols OF ma
both tie bill and the ,rsodm.nt we're odrsat What Is
thu condition Of ensamsnt deslered by Of Con
grefs TO bs imperative vodS II il doss not
remain in orce it lie void and inopsrstiys II void
AID inoIerAtve, and no. in force IL is repealed. II
far more crs Ct ana par.mspt:ry 10 g,y. In 40 m,py
words that the Missouri .ct be sud hereby ia repssed
Tha fuhs sucs Of the provision objsction sbs
trhn It's phrss1oo3y He did not quite understand these
,ent with ths pinciple, o. es alton Of
1860 BE took for ed that the legislation Of 1860
meant the Se- MEXICO and Utah acts Thesa did
not hiok established any prnc pie ap Pile .bls 20 aay
other Territory. Thess bills a,tsd for
the Territories therein Lsed ani dsscdbse, ana the
bot aayiss " rhich specifically aid down. cid
rot enact sry prircipe fer ths government Of sy other
srrtory In any other art y hs c5untey. Tho1s sas
Ia al particulars confined in their application to
he Territories they enacted fur. Tie tid ini IA
these measures the enacnsnt OF nor ats.ven,i,a b.
Congress with slavery in those Territories either
principle 0r the coatfsry they expressly
to Congress- tho right to dsApprcve OF any set OF
lgstioa BY the Territories How could Ger ard in
these specific measures, pissed in fp.cfo cale and
f.rvrs to fpeoiio territory, IN them described
Ard marked out, tbs en,ctrent Of principle
which to act rstrospectvelI ard pros pesliveiy
upo, I'll other territos than acquired hsrssetar
CURED L. the actreatipg to Misssr Congress express
i required OF the Stats ition that all ths pao
lie arcs sold In the sate should ro. bs taxed for
years After its sale Thus wos 1t be raid tha bssass
Nkspsae could tsFe The public lands cold Ia that Sssk
f the day Of its that the praspe OF this Ia
sny way applied To he campscs win Missouri, could
b. tortured irto such an appicsjos, The oedlfnos VI
S7 prohibited slavery IN the northw At te iorY Snort
y after Cor gress accepted sn socesian of territory fro
slavery should not bs prohibit tneein Did suy o1s
suppose that he acceptance OF that territory with such
stipulation, by established plEopls appii
cable to the norhwest territory where slavery ~Ss pro
btite6f II then ths orcu Of S7 being nconsis
tent With The act OF accession from North Osrnna IL
could Gih equal propriety be said intSnde1 to
supersadeo reIealed Hs rnd.rs food the OF hs
ttes itself stating that the of 1850 prod acsi
N results TIE commiee s.ate tha, Ia the OF
the Mexican ttrtores II vAsa;ssrted ths hand
that the Mexican Law repealipg slavery IL foess,
ard the oher hand that ths Law was superseiei Or
the constitution ard laws OF the United States
in bis 1t asserted hand, thst tbs as-
sour prohibition WAS In force ia Nsbrak. and b. others
and pOtf In fofc apdt II
Congress In 1850 did not ertake dec the dit
fcuy then so cprress woul not do so now II 3nyrsss
In 1900 did not decide the question whether
not excluded by Mexican laws then Copgres left
the question % 1t found IT, and 1t left 1T 1t found It,
1t itestabisheo no principle He was called upon shortly
after the adoption Of the comprorB OF 1885, 10
the performances of Literary task to draw up narrative
the ,ime nor had heard the debates which almost ne
| c-sssriy form part OF the msasures, but he had
eonversed with some OF the active pirhep,nts ia
their formation and adoption. Hs had read the do.
bates and throughout the whole time ne had heard
the lcss ntimAtion received the ghsst sion
from any source verbal or written that thoss ssts had
any effect beyond the specific Of Utah and New
helic1 He could not but think that il thsre had bssn
ay other effect Intended supposed bs sccom pisnsd
by those act ths fact voul have bsen notoriou Ths
acts gave the boundaries OF ian and Nav Mexco and
declared that mel her these boundaries certain state
OF tbnRs should exist There shDg sAii la them
that this state OF tnngs should exist and
propectyey 10 al the other Territories ot the United
States Th ,s acts would not carry tns condon OF tnis
question In the limits OF those lori cries 10 any other
Territories whsrs nothing stood in the way; Aud how
| COuu tHSJ carry " 70 NJbrAtEa shere Q dIe tent
state Of thngs expressly provided by the Miss ,uri
ac'S II 1t thou bs said that It Unnecessary to
ss'e In 1850 TIA, tho princps Of thos exts e 10
all other Territories the Mss'ri act no.rHhs yEd pa
he could hardly see the Necessity for declaring IL now
II there was spy nsoe'sit, for 1t now there
| ns,etity for suca declaration IA 1880 20 far ,s
| he had been abe to resd tbs deoAtss, hs had MT
ound one VOID said 10 either House ths. these acis in
any vay In principle, hy analogy, or oh'r In
ter ded supposed To operate In any other territory
that scqnred BY Mexico and includsd in th,se bills for
| Utah and New Mexico. But he had found mu,h the
| ot er way. fhs Compromise OF 1850 consisted in not
yoiipg on the Wlmot proviso That proviso voted
down; and after had been vsted down. ths Seito.
from Louisiana In the foreign services of the Ud.sd
States, offered the amendment providing that the terri
toriea should BE- admitted with or without slavery as
they st the time should deem proper The Senator
odsrtd II said be did to feel the pulse the SJnAte
II adopted NJ Webster, who hal voted against ths
wilmot rrovss, spoke 4, favor Of AID voted for the
So1e amendment and In 20 doiog aai +" Bs IL
bertd that speak Of Uaa and Nsu Mexico and OF them
slote" In the great speech o. Mr. Webster, the 7.h