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NEBRASKA AND KANSAS.
sPEBca OF
Hok. BEKJAMISF. FADE OF ono
DELIvEsFD IA THE sEEArE. REB. G 1884,
AGAINST THE ExTENTION
OF SLAVERY.

@ amendment Of Mr.. CaAsE to strike on. from
2 section "a the words:
y superseded by the phncp les Of The
= ieglslatl0n Of 1850, commonly Gale q lhe com
d Promiee measures. and"
: 30 thas the clause will readi
n Ihatlhe Constitution, and al laws Of the
United States which are not locally inapplica-
oie, shall have the same fOrce and effect with
u IN The said Territory Of Nebraska as elsewhere
: within the United States, except the eighth sec
uon OF the act preparatory 70 the admission
OF Missouri into the Union, approve ed March 8.
1870, which is hereby declared imperative"
hr. WADE said: Mr.. President, it ism OF
! without embarrass ment that rise n debate
! any QUESTION in the Senate Of the United States
Tor It IS well known that lay no claims to be.
ing debater Of general measures that come nm
der consideration. have generally cop,euted
myself with the less osten tatious, but perhaps
DOT less useful duty ofendeavoring to inform
smyseh upon every question that presents it.
SelL and attending to the affairs of the commit
ices TO which belong, leaving others TO de- |
Date such questions as may from time 10 Ii me |
arse But on the pr es ent occasion, sir, l should |
De dong violencet, my own feelings, and should
De recreant in the duty which | owe to the
great State which l in part represent if did
not rise here. ani endeavor, with what feeble
powers possesses, to stay the progress of the
measure now under consideration I; for in nv
Judgment, there, rever has been meas ure Of
more serious import to the people of the United
States. l hope it will be debated by aber men
than myself; hope tie erOrmities Of the J
proposition will be set forth 10 colsrs that can
nos be misunderstood here or elsewhere; for it =.
10 involves question Of good faith, which, in
my Judgments is material to the erpctuity Of
the unlonof these States. Ii can involve no
less consideration for do not believe. ah..- !.
sach an act OF pertdy committed in any section
oi the country, or by all sections Of the com. de
lry, that this Union can long survive it, el'
can remember when the Missouri com. oy
promise was entered into. l have some reool- 6y
lection of that period, though was then We OG
ry young man, and can remember how aux. an
ously the people of that part Of the country to Tie
which belong looked to the progress of that to
question through Congress. / remember the su
earful struggle thattook place between The an
iiHerent sections OF the country, and how anx- MI
GUS ur ioreiathers were lest it should prove me
'tteriy disastrous to the union of the States ga
Vnlch they then cherished That was some thirty
our years ago; and the Missouri compromise tho
as been regarded, SO far as know, from that DOT
me to this, as having character not much rep
'ss important Or sacred than that Of the Con. con
itu Ton ITSELF During all that period of time nav
~, the pre- sent, have not known man bold ted
,ouob f. come forward and question its pro- IS =
rielv, or move its repeal. And why is that sne' Ss
oyement made now? When came to this oen
ongress little thought that such question w. w.
ould be precptated upon the people. We rst
assed through a sectional excitement, which a..
,me believed en dangered the union of these .nI
taies, Ia 1850. | had no serious apprehen- '-o'
ions at that time; but many good men many VI ~
mnent statesmen, thought there wes danger. .nOi
he excitement, however, subsi1ed, and good .no
ceiling was restored between all sections. A .er
me of peace, we were told, had come; and oa., :.,
Or the four last years have heard but little w."
Use from the political press than that these Ies
anger6us, difficult and delicate questions had oS ioS
reed all settled TO the mutual satisfaction of
everybody, and were to be concured in and ~" -
4bded by at all hazards. They were to be a." tGv
inalty; and were not to be questioned, here ~ !
n elsewhere. In this all the government or -
rams concurred; and from day to day, be- III III
ieve, all such papers have set forth the glories
# the compromise of 1850, and hurled anathe- us
mas at any that should question its proprety :. -
n any particular. NJ
Why is it, then, that at this time it is not mel
nly called in question, but a mort sacred tior
that lies far back, is called up l Il
nd questioned, that it may be annulled?- or
What has transpired? What new light has ]
,urst forth upon the people of the United don
states, that they come forward at this time and but
emand this great and hazardous measure?- by
should like 10 hear from the chairman of the the
Committee on Territories what new light has sole
urst on these United States that requires this Stat
ew clause in the bill which he reported? We and
Il know that it is not year since bill to es- gem
ablish territorial government in Nebraska Lion
assed very quietly through the House of Rep lato
esentatves, and came into this body; and that mad
1hen the time of the Congress was cut short shol
v the Constitution, The chairman of the COM 4
littee was on his feet urging the Senate, at the
be top Of his voice, to pass that bill. Did it whi
ccur 10 him then that the legislation of 1850 pref
ad superseded and annulled the great com that
romise of 1890? Iheard no such statement try
{ that time; but heard the President OF this emb
ody, the honorable Senator from Missouri, Mex
Mr.. AroHIsoN who livesin that section OF terri
he country, in his ownperson taking the bene- mop
t OF that compromise ! recollect very well cred
that he said upon the subject, and no man brac
ouId be more vigilant than be was TO ind grec
ONE creyice through which he could escape CO
rom the COMPROMISE. But he told you that cipl'
e had considered it we'll; be told you that he geo!
lad looked all around it, and he said he saw wor
hat il was all wrong. He affirmed that we con.
lad committed two great errors; first, when we the
permitted the ordinance of 1877 70 be applied witt
nd, secondly, when the Missouri compromise plea
vas passed; but he said these things are dOne regs
hey are facts that are irremediable, and they n
must stand. submit to them, for there IS NO pie
citing out Of them, and therefore am willing hs
q mass The bill -- snes