The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-03-13
Congressional.

Nebraska bill was debated until 9 O'Clock
last night. Various amendments were offer
ed and discussed. Mr.. Chases amendment
to the l4th section, inserting the words that
''the Legislatures of the territories shall not
be precluded from prohibiting slavery there
ill.," was rejected by vote OF 10 yeas to 36I
NAYS.
Nj. Badger then offered an amendment,
adding TO the l4th section the words, Pro
vided that nothing contained in this act
shall be construed to revive or put in force
any law or regulation which may have exist
ed prior to the act Of 9th March, 1920, either
protecting, establichng, prohibiting, Or
abolishing slavery. Adopted-yeas 80, nays
Mr.. Chase offered an amendment putting
Nebraska and Kansas in one territory and
under one government. He argued the
absence of any necessity for two territories.
Mr.. Mason said he fully endorsed all that
was said by Mr.. Badger, that it was the du-
ty of every friend of the bill to vote down
this and all other amendments offered by
the Senator from Ohio.
Mr.. Chase said he had offered his amend
ments because they were, in his opinion,
right He knew no rule of proprety or
constitutional right by which Senator rep
resentng Ohio, the thlrdState of the Union,
and truly representing the sentiments OF the
State, was to be denied the privilege of of
fering amendments to this, or any other bill ;
or why amendments offered by Senator Of
Ohio, were to be rejected because he offered
them. When once the Senate had resolved
on the principle of non-intervention he had
offered amendments, not against it, but TO
carry it to its full extent.
Mr.. Mason responded, denying that any
amendment offered by the Senator from Ohio
was intended to carry out the principle OF
non-intervention. The sole object was to
defeat the bill. He had heard of a warrior
who carried huge shield covered with seven
bulls hides and closely studded with brass.
The Senator from Ohio must suppose him
self covered with some such shield from the
just condemnation of the country. This
was the last struggle that the party of which
the Senator was an illustration. If this bill
was passed, their vocation would be gone
their last plank in the shipwreck taker
from them, and they would die as they de
served to die, bowling, bowling like fiends
because they had not been able to destroy
the country which protected them.
The South had not proposed this measure
it had never originated any measure upor
the subject of slavery. Though this bill
contained much of injustice to the South
he was still willing to take it as a small
advance towards justice, and as measure
Of peace.
! Mr.. Wade said he had listened as long q
he could quietly, to the unjust and unbe
coming aspertions cast upon the Senate
who, with him, truly represented the senti
ments of the great State of Ohio. He won
dered at the calmness with which his col
league had borne the taunts and imputation
thrown upon him, personally, and upon hi
motives and conduct. Such conduct coul
no longer be put up with. Ohio was no
inferior to any other state i'll the Union
Her Senators were not to be brow beaten b
any persons, and were not to be frightcne
out of their right to Offer amendments t
any bill pending in the Senate Of the Unite
States. The language used towards his col
league was unbecoming in the Senate.
might be very suitable to plantation, bu
not in the Senate of the United States. -
Ohio would dispose of, reward and punis
her own representatives., and she recognise
no masters in Old Virginia over her Senator;
r If the people of Ohio could vote for Senator;
they would send his colleague back to III