The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-01-31

coves those that they had dTauxbed and
publ bt d 10 The world document over their owa sig
iures, ia which they arraga me as having been guilty
OF Grim nal betrayal OF trisi as having been gny
o. an sci hal farm and beea engaged IN arocous
plot agalns Tie caase oil Tree government Little did
suppose than those two had been guilty Of such
conduct whe they called upon nae Ia grant that courtesy
70 give Them a opportunity Of investigating the subsl
ute reported Ion The committee have since discov.
cred that hat very morning the National Era the
abolition organ IN this city. contained an address.
signed by certain abolition coniederales 10 the peo
pie in which ID c bill is s,rossy misrepresenlrd in
which The action Ct the nbers of The COMMITTEE is
grossly fasihed. In winch our motives srIasned
aud our characters cainmI Jaed Aud, sir, what Is
more. hnd that there was postscript added 10 the
address, published that yer morning, in which The
pnncpai amendment repof Ted BY The committee was
OUT, and then coarse ept bets applied by name
SIR had known those facts al the lime granted that act
Of indulgence. should hay responded reques, OF
those in such terms their conduct deserved
lar The raes Of the Sc nate and respect for my
character would have rmitied to do. In order
10 show the character 0! ls documentof which shall
have much 10 say the CO urse OF my arguanentI will
read certain passages:
| Wo iyraign this bill gross violation Of sacred
pledge; criminal betrayal OF precious rights part
md parcel atrocloas pio exclude from vast,
occupied region emgranTs from The Old World and Tree
region OF despoism inhabited by masters and alaves"
| A SENATOR. By WHOM is the address signed !
! MIR. DOUGLAS. Il is signed s'S. p Chase. senator
from Ohio; Charles sumner senator from Massachu-
sells Giddings and Edwa I'd Wade. Representatives
from Ohio GerT SMITH Ieprese niatye from New York
Alexander De Witt. representative from Massacbu-
sets, including. as understand ali lie representatives
| OF the abolition party IA Congress
Then, speaking OF the Committee on Territories these
con.ederaies Hse this language;
The rlrrENcEs, therefore, that the Territory, covered
by the positive prohibition 1920 suains similar
slavery with that acquired from Mexico, covered
by prohibition except that Of disputed constitutional
incorporation OF the slavery clauses OF the Utah and
New Mexico bii in The Nebiaska INVENTIONS.
DESIGNED TO COVER UP FROM PuHLIc APPREHENSION
TATEp BAD FAITH
:. Mere inventions TO up bad faith" Again:
''Servle demagogues may tell you that the Union
be inainiained ouy by submitting TO the demands Of
slavery
Then there postscript added equally offensive TO
myself, in which l am mentioned by name. That ad
dress goes on 10 make an appeal 10 the legislatures OF
different States, public meetings. and 10 ministers
oi the Gospel IN their pups, 10 in,epose and arrest the
vile conduct which is about TO be contaminated by the
naoTs who thus denounced That address, sir,
ears dsie-Sunday January 22i, 1854 Thus appears
nat The boly Sabbath while Other senators were en-
gagged IN attending divine worship. these abolition con-
feaeraes assembled In secret concave, plotting by
what they shoald deceive the people OF the
United States and PROSTATE The character OF brother
aiors THIS done the Sabbath day, and by SET
OF politicians, 10 advance their political and ambi
uous purposes, IN the name OF our holy religion,
But ihis is not all II was understood rem The news
papers that resolutions were pending before The leg s.
uTe oi ONO, proposing TO express their opinions opp
this subject II necessary Tor these conledeiates 10
gel up some exposition oil toe question by which The.
might facilitate the passage OF the resolution lr ID
that Legislature Hence, you md that on the same
morning ha, this document appears over the n OF
these coniederaies IN the aboon OF this city, the
'same document appears the New York paf
ts,niy ia The Tribune, Times and Evening Pos,-n
which il is stated by authority that Il is ,hed by the
senators and majority OF ibe representatives the
State OF 0ho"a statement which have every reason
to believe utterly false, and known 10 be the
time thai these coniederaes appended II 20 the address
Ii necessary, order TO carry out this work OF de
oep,on and hasten the acon OF the Ohio exsa,ure
under misappreheoson, to state that il sgaed not
only BY the abolition confedesaies, but by sbe whole
wing Eeffereniaron and portion o The den
rerreseniaiion TOE other House from the State OF
ONO.
a1r. CHASE. MIR. Preadeni--
! Nj DOUGLAS. Mr.. President, 4 DO not yield The
floor senator who has violated ali tie rules OF cour-
esy and pfoYriey, who showed sciousness o the
character OF The act be was doing conceang from
all knowledge OF the fact. no with smiling
face aud the appearance oil iresdshp. alter ihs
docamsni had been uttered, who could get up in the
Senate and appeal 10 my courtesy in order get
give The document wider circulation before lis niamy
could be enposed-saeh slor has no rgh, 10 my
courtesy upon this tloof.
Mr CHASE. Mr. President, the senator rnissaies the
facts--
Mt DOUGLAS Mr. President. decline 10 yield the
floor
Mr. CHASE And 81 all make my denial pertinent
i The PRE- EslDENf. Order.
! Mr. DOUGLAS SIR, II the senator does inlerpose in
violation OF the rules o. tic Sena. denial of The fact
II may be thai sha able 10 naa that denial, as
shall The statements ere which his sigma
isisnon OF this country.
Mr. CHASE ! eal the senator to order
4 Inc Thbcibf4d- The senator IRON Illinois is
aiay oui OF ord a.
| Mr DOUGLf.S. Then. will only say that shall
combine m5 se isis document. and prove s
90 isse es ts legislation oi the country Certainly
that - IN ORD er
Mr. CHA So You cannot do il.
Mf ~ sSLAS. The argument OF fhis manifesto is
pred'caied upon TIE assumption that policy OF the
Ia hers Jt The republic 10 prohibit slavery in all the
e.riofy ceded BY the old States the Unon and made
ohsd States territory oE the purpose of being organ
nf,d ino nsw States. take issue upon that statement
Aoeh was not The practice IN the early history OF the
government II that the territory norfh O;
the OHIO riser slavery prohibited by ordinance
OF l7,7; but also true that in the territory south oi
The Ono riserio wit the territory o. Tennessee
slavery was permitted and protected and il s also true
thai an The oEeanizaiOh Of the Territory OF Mississippi
ilsc, tbe provisions of the ordinance oil 1857 ap
pied TO IT. win The exception OF the 9th article which
PIohbiied slavery Iben you hnd upon the statute
books under ashingto and ihe early Presidents pro-
VISIONS OF Law showing that 10 the southwestern terrific
es The night 10 bold slaves clearly implied recog
nlssd while in the territories prohibit.
ed Tue only conclusion that be fairly and honestly
drawn from that leg saiicn thai II was the policy of
be islhsrs ul the rspabc 70 prescribe line of dems
cation between Tree srfliores and savehoding terrific
res By natural or a geographical line. bsng 10
make that line correspond. might be, 10 the
laws of climate. OF production and probably OF all those
other that woaid control the institution and make
u either desirable undesirable TO the people nhabitnG
the respective territories.
SIR, wish you 10 in mind, too, that tins geo.
graphical hne established by the founders Os the repub
ic. between tree and slave territories exesd
ed far westward our territory then resched-be OBJ
ect being avoid s agitation upon the slavery question
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