The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-03-11

The principal amendments, which your com
mit'ee deem it their duty To commend to the T.,
vorable action of tbs Senate in special report
are those ~ which the principles established by
tue compromise measures Of 1880 So firas the,
are applicable to territorial orgauizuiuns, are
proposed 20 be affirmed and carried ln,c practical
operation within the limits Of the new territory
The wisdom of those measurs il a,tcs,ed, not
less by their salu,ary and beneficial effects il, al
laying sectional agitation ani restoring peace and
harmpny to an lT'itated AMI distracted people
than by the cordial anJ nlmos, universal M
probation with which they have been rereivel
and sanctioned by the whole country. IN the
Judgment II yoor committee those measures
were intended to have a far more comp,ehen
s've ard enduring effect tran the mere adjust
ment of the difficulties arising out Of the re-
cent acquisition Of Mexican territory. They
were designed To establish certain great princ
pies which would no; only furnish adequate rem
edIes for existing evils bn. in all time to come
avoid the perils OF a similar agitation. hv with
drawing the question Of slavery from the halls Of
Congress and the political arena and committing
II to the arbtrament of those who were immcd
ately interested in and alone responsible for its
consequences With the view OF confirming
their action to what they regard the settled policy
OF the government, sanctioned by the approving
voice Of the American people, your committee
have deemed it their duty to Incorporate and
1erretu,e in their territorial bill the prnciples
and spri. OF those measures IF any other cnn-i
1eraions were necessary To render tie prot,ri.,y
Of this course imperative upon the onnmi'cr.
they may be found in the e. that the NeMa k.
country occup es the same relative p II ion 10 the
slavery question q. did New Mexico and Utah
when those territories were organized
rya "a Il 4
prohibited by law in the country ACQUIRED from
Mexico On the one hand il was c, c,n'ended ns
a legal proposition, that, slavery having been
p""'neu oV the ehac'men'so oi Mexico according
70 ,"e n'"s o' n'uh'' We ce'veh 'he r"''n'ry
S..a, w.n a.. ~ .%"' '!"s ana domestic ,nS'nnl''rs
6ic, ,;,b ,ho Ca,,,i,,,;. '' =, ~, -, Nv ' ,nr
and ,h,, law s;,le- n,o,oc,in, ~ ,,otn;,.,.
.,yerv wa, M, r.r,,,i,,, 90 ~ :, "S
was ey,uced hv do t,c, ,h,, ona haIs ns H.
States of tho rn;on ,aIoro,,l unr, H.. a,t..
half nrolil,,lsd ,ha i,s,;,,,,a ~ ~.
the other hand !, ~, ;o,;.,oa w., hn Wv ~
the Con,,i,n;,, or ,ta Ta;,eS go. " ~
? n had riob, ,o ra,,ovo ., a,n r.; 49,, ,,t,h.
TJn;,n o,j c,,., g.. , :" Wv
IN. nro,cct;, r''IS'y wi" AZ. Wv" uu"e'
consisted !, ,a-,,, .,; .rt .,!n.
a,;so,, f,on, ,t;s i;' W 49, 'ne VIZ. u.l"s
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ner.o,s nj, h,yh .;I. ~ ~, "'N"'
r,bo voro ,,r,;,I;a', .,;,a ~
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anon, ,bs., ! ~, " ",, W.; '
vera s,uI i, r,r,a
COS ,irsaJv rt,r:,I "
r,I;J o,,.,y'l -, w '"''v W. 'y
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c,,s,;,u,;nc ,o,or,,,J I'D ,a,o.,.,
o,,, in .,l,osa .a,,;,,.,,. ..--,,,,.
~ - fp"n 'ha' point and ~
sisted INIT Congress should ~ dlte't en'r'm'n
remove all legal obstacles To the Introduction oi
slaves irto thoSe territories.
Surh being the character of the controversy IN
respect 10 the territory acquired from Mexico.
similar question has arisen in regard 10 the RICH
to hold slaves in the proposed territory NJ n"
brask1 when the Ind an aw- shall he vi'hd Avn
and The country thrown open TO emiur,'ion and
settlement By the s h 8 cion OF "an net to an
tiorlse the people of the Missouri Territory
form a cons,itui y a1d State government and 70
the admission o. such State in'H the Union to ~
equal footing with the original States, md To-
prohibit slavery in certain territories" approved
March 9. 1920. l. WAS provided: THAT. in all
States under the name Of Louisiana. which lies
oorth of thirty six degrees nni thirty minutes
nrrtt latitude. not incluied within tho limits of
the State contemplated by this act slavery and
involuntary scrvitnle otherwise than in Tho nun
iahment Of crmcs whereof the parties shall have
been dn'v convicted. shall he anh ia hereby for
ever prohibited: Provided d',cHH That any per
son escaping into tho same, from whom labor or
service is lawfully claimed in -nv state or terri
tory Of the United States. surh fnritiv" NAV hr
lawfully rcr,imrd. nn1 cnnrevel to tho person
claiming his or hrr labor o" service hs 'foreSnid
Under t'ia srctiNn ne IN the ra'e of the Mex
cnn law in New Mex CO and Utah, II ia disru
ted point whether s''vorv IS nromhltcd IN 'hr Ne
Nrask, country hv raid enactment, III" decision
of'hie question involves the constitutional power
of Congress 90 r'ee awe prescribing and regn'a
ting tho domestic rs'i'm'iHns o' N" various YER
rl'nr'"s"' W" Union ih w" "Nnr" W '"'.'
cm'ne", s'nesm"n' wv, n,' w" ,'".y
l'nVeS''n WV" n' 'r'g"''"' ".'""'"' Wv" ~
oA w" snnl"f ~ '''t'F '" ''e '''''''"'' "
ON ''''"o ~ WV NV P'nnpu,'"N =" .', A.
MISSION o' M's,""'' nv, anu l"..' a.
nreva''ng sentiment IN ih'er Po',"n- " Wv
Union snS'nnS 'h" n'c''n' '""' 'ne H""e'''"
''Nn o' w" unnen o'''' secures v" ''e'N wv
'Irns an nnHh"n,n'e rfht 70 move ."to M. ="
,ne '"rfnorp@ "uh NV properly, q" W"S''.e
KIND ana desrtp'inn' ana =" """ ""o r-F'
the same under 'ne snne""n OF NV lou
committee DO not 'ee' 'n''h'e'Ve' c'''" "nn
tn enter into the d,.c"""n "i 'h'se con'r'
vcr'eh questions 'hcv mvo'Ve ,he s'n'
grave issues when mndu'ch 'nH "er"'on' 7"
s"r'lona, sr''' ana 'ne 'e','"l "ueye
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