Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-02-03
xxxI1r. cONeREgs.-FIRsT SESSION
WAsIIINGToN. Jan. 3O.

W ASllINGION, Oall OJ.
SgNATE-The Senate met at halfpast u o.
clock. The galleries were crowded to excess at
early hour.
The Chair laid before tie Senate several Exc
cutive communications.
Mr.. Allen presented resolutions adopted by
the Legislature of Rhode Island in favor of the
maintainance of the Missouri Compromise,
Mr.. Brodhead presented twenty sevens petit
tons from Pennsylvania against the removal of
the Mint to New York.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
of the order of the day being the bin to estab-
lish Territorial government in the Territory Of
Nebraska. r
ny I'>-clas took the floor, and spoke at length
upon the provisions of the OH d. 50.
preparing the bill, the committee had two Objects
one was to avoid the difficulty respecting The
Indians located in TIE territory. and the other
to treat impartially those questions arising out
of the subject Of slavery. The bill serupulously
preserved all the rights Of the Indians resident in
the territory from Infringement, On the other
point, the object of the committee had been to
preserve the great principles Of the Compromise
Of 1850 They had taken those principles as
their guide in framing the bill, and he believed
framed 1t carried out the principles so fully and
clearly established by that Compromise, namely
the right of the people to exercise selfgoTern-
naent, leaving them free to act on the question
of slavery, as on all other questions, as may seem
to them best, subject only 10 the provisions Of the
Constitutions Of the United States, and urcoa-
trolled BY geographical lines.
He then referred to an address that had been
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together with several members Of the House Of
Representatives, and which charged this bill with
providing for the annulment of the solemn con-
pacts Of the States, and with bad faith In the
address. also, epilhets were applied to him TNIr.
Douglas1 by name, which would not be used be-
tween gentlemen. lie said the address appealed
in the strongest terrns to the people, to public
meetings, to State Legislatures ard 10 Ministers
of the gospel to rise and condemn this great out
rage on the plighted faith and solemn compasts
OF the Government.
He referred to the fact that the address was
dated on the Sabbath and denounced these con
federates with having dcsecrated the holy Sab
bath in the preparation Of an address teeuinc
with falsehood and misrepresentation He con
tended that this address had bcen hearlded forth
in advance as signed by a majority Of the Ohio
delegation, for the purpose Of infuincing the ac-
ton Of the Legislature Of that State upon certain
resolutions pending before that body with refer
once to this very subject.
Mr.. Chase rose TO explain.
Mr.. Douglas refused to yield. Senators (hc
said who have treated me as have been treated
by those who signed that most infamous address
have no right to expect courtesy at my hands.
Mr.. Chase denied the fact ofmisreprcsentaticn.
Mr.. Douglas said that if the Senator inte1po-
sed denial of the fact, he would undertake to
show that the denial as fact itself was false.
Mr.. Chrse called the Senator TO order.
The Chair-The Senator is certainly out of or
der.
Mr.. Doughlas then continued ms remarks at
some length. discussing the details Of the bIll.
Mr. Chase followed- in a severe and bitter reply.
Tie denied that the address was written on the
Sabbath. 1t was an error Of date 1t was the
original intention that the address should be sign
ed by the Ohio delegation.
The discussion was Of quite personal charac-
ter and excited deep interest .-.s.
Mr.. Summer said he was one Of the signers of
the communication, and he took the rosPoRsibii-
ty for the act. He condemned the pending pro-
position, regarding it as violation Of the exist
ing compact. s-5 ..-. ....
On motion Of Mr. Seward, the Senate then ad-
journed. SAD. -7 -r s- --
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