Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-03

.tricrd upon particular SUBJECT by their position e
south of any arbitrary geographical line ~'''
The second bill reported by the committee hal 70, IT,,
ect make that plain which in the FIST 4errn.,
in doubt uncertainty. In placed the first bi,
undersood as repea!iog the Missouri Comprom:e st
others as no, doing IA Ibis bill ineotej S"'
committee 20 carry out fully the principles Of the Co;
mise Of 1850 and they con.idercd thai Comp,oni.t
superseded the Missouri Compromise that fscI had be
pIanly and distinctly stated. This vas 81! he IA. ina
to say had The discussion gone last TUESDAY o. -.
dlv when he proposed 10 say this mucA the Sena,,:
Ohio aud the Senator from Massachusetts, asked hair
pos poncd till this day, 10 give them tG'e 10 cAamne IT,
He had yielded 10 this request Us iate:o: Cnaie.;
them Little however did he then know thlt TIA, r
hey had prepared address 10 the American people cs,.
Cg upon this bill "aa: oil faith IL solemn com9scts
charging him personally with co"coctlng an at;ocJu. r
ana applying 70 him epiIhcts which could not be use,
intercourse between gentlemen.
In the National Era the abolition organ published In III
city, these Senator'S published the address si,rt
themselves and their abolition cOn!edrr1tcs wli
msrepreseGiad the motives Of the Committee .S:. ~
bill itself and in postscript j. ne was referred 10 n.r
and sc epi!cts applied 10 him Had he knGwn any
Of this coninc! their part when they asked hin q
Tuesday last postpone the bill on The ground Of cour
to them, he wout have replied In mar G. which tn:
gross conduct deserved.
He read portion Of the address. in which the bill
styled IA gross violation of righ"t faith" "crimnil
truyai" "IrHcI0us p,' &c, aud then read the name;
Nessrs Samner an! Ghasa OF the Senate, and Ness:
Wade Giddin.s OHio Smith 0: Ne" fgri and De- VIZ
Of Massachusetts % The House, ard said these c
cute e Whole abolition pc:t, N Congress THIS att'e:
vas directed oHi sppcll"d - STATE Legislatures pub
meetings and ministers ot The gospel 10 Up and cruz
this intended - cover az msdIlatcd wrong
r. Douglas anmlirsrtcd al length upon the put
sued b. the from Chio ara massachusetts, chs
ing that representation ni2dr that majority Of tI
members the Ohio delegation had sigret the Free Demo
crazy address order 10 lciicnce HE action Of the Oa
LegIslanr "a tie subject.
Mr. CEnse.-t GCny the :act
Mr.! D0ulis said he would un!arlaSe 10 prove that It.
Senator's tcmiq and The abatement were alike false
The chair called Nr. DJ:.!Is 10 order.
Nr Dgughs said he wcuid cGhrlnc hmse! 10 sHo"in?t
TIA, contained in the address were 'a'sc he
stated that Missouri compromise the plan OF separating
The free from hc slave States By geographical ne la
been .csorie When the Texas resou ions were beo.
Ih Ho,s he !, moved an amendment, eXterding The M
sr lire through Texas the west lndetn!tev in
Ger 20 rcccmuzc the principle OF Tie compromise OF !eIU
Axe, Cal.O:na and New Mexico were acquired, on his m
lion the Senate by majority u! ~ voet Vvcu 10 eGerE
he Missouri compromise 10 the Pncic; but The p!opos'io
vas rejected House ~ tic votes .! NoFiheFn Free
SUiicTs. b
and nnenos aaew the whole slavery aaaI icn rendered
abandonment Of the Biographies: Inc and new compfs
misr nccessnry Hld the North then maintained the
.uuri compromise there Womb hare been no excitement
Ne, alarm The rcp7olch OF violating. iha: compact
with grac. ron those who rrnudaiec II IN ISIS
then ruc, eci To SHOW tia; TIE COMPROMISE I" iSSV tsa
mod The nlIncie Of non-nrIveGitun by Congress and
inside The geographical InC. This he regarded as the es,
shmeu, of Few principle ond total Abandonment
the geographical line Ei
re referred 10 The amendment proposed by Senator M BIZ
som 10 tho New Mexico BILL that nnthIng therein contain h
shonld supc!ccdc the Texas resolutions, and IN citing aY
he said the abolition confcfeaI:s had suppressed the m
l,t bv that very large portion OF Texas lying n0h t
81 80 was atc! New Mexico, FOR which admission vi"
provided into the Union with without slavery thus SCI
linz aside the paCpic Of tho Missouri compromise TIA
charge therefore, ,at his bill repealed The Missouri cong
mise fin 10 the ground because il had already been vepea h
BY the act Of 1850 on which his bill waa founded. Es
Mr. Douglas sal The amendment oil Mr.. Mason, ctt Va
,he address was designed 10 Texas the
Der of States with her reduced boundary To when she "Ia
before entitled He said that The assertion Contained
8 iD.nr
onIy 10 the territory acquired from Mexico con,rats
I'd 6y the fact that New Mexico, organized contained
portion of Texas and Of the old territory OF louisiana
Mr. Douglas then proceeded 10 argue that the comp H.
mise of 1859 temporary measure, but was &c
settlement, Of the slavery agitation, establishing The rn
Mo of allowing The people Of The various territories m ".
ate the question for themselves lie further showed III F
the Democratic aud Wing National Conventions hal re rs
Missed il as fnay, AMI that lis principles should spfs
all territory owned by tile United States Mr. DoGp'asn
went into interesting historical review OF slavery IN '
Stoes and Territories and wound up by eloquent ap
in behalf OF the principle oil se!tecyc:ament as con'atas
The compromise OF 1850 and embodied in The Nebraska R
M,ssis Chase and adc followed briefly In opposition @
thr bill ana in explanation Of their connection with e,
free democracy address. Sc
Mr. Sumuei followed and took al! the responsibility Of E
referred 10 ~ M'. DJpgl3s He con!gaN
cd the hill az violation OF existing compacs. ~
On motion Of SIR Seward tie Senate adjourned. ho
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, h,
The House then TOOK up the resolution heretofore OF
cd by Mr. Ewing, requesting The Senate 10 'FS
Ionse the llnt resolutions adopted the lS!h inst pr pr
sing the aIronTca! q! select on an ams I'm
men; offered by him to the Constitution. change T.
mode If elcctlng the President and VcePrcsdcni o! Ia
United States. M
Mr. Ewing asked leave to Withdraw his motion c,a6s
ing the Senate the JOINT resolution
thought it would be farosab!y acted on by that oocT
MIR. Ho5arl wished reply. but OBJ c,ion was nl' Sa
Sir. Ewing Withdrew his motion. yer
MIR. mc1lIen Introduced BIZ! 10 change the ToA Sof
compromising Senators. Representatives. and Decsa.
Congress Referred 10 committee on mileage. H.,
Nj. Bo!ce offered esoluuon calling on the Pfesi!sa
fhp INC
any correspondence wACh may have iasen place 5ew
this Government and tina, Of Holland in relation oth:
fusa by The Dutch authorities in the East Indies % !ecE
or recognize American C2asuls, H.
Mir Boycc said part Of the globe vas more iEyit E
our commerce, ard yet the D~,ch authorities had p'.c
adopted the Chinese policy thus excluding ns. kbgi
Mr. Bavy who was no, opposed 10 the resolution no Hills
it be referred to the committee on foreign aaEs AEE
to.
Mr. Taylor OF Ohio offered resolution rs.ac,irg H
committee military aiIirs 10 enquire into the cxpe!e 4y
Of removing he Military Asylum, this city u H.
Vernon Objection being made, II Iica over. IT.,
Mr.! Ccr~in offered resolution inst:uCtng the comm
foreign aiife 10 enquire into the pO,i"tr ii acSt Fps
Lodging The independence Of Liberia and that hc comm e
report b. oil. or tierwisc. Objected tc. E.
Mr Chu!chwel! C!isrcd the yliD"!ag l)int resolG-E
which referred ,p the Committee Foreign AhIrE ce
Resolved That The people OF this Union have We Egco
with the deepest concern the renewed intervention OF We
in tho a1iIs of cuunries no, embrace within ,h'r
ers particularly wlrG intervention hii ivowctEE VI
lis object the repression Of generous political seninsfe
and they viii never permit such interference on ms feld
tinent without physica! resistance il, e. =,
Resolved, That bile the United States agc Is''r:ex
observe spirit Of good rtInntlonn! obligations, ats II y
sir" s'ni!l! Observance Of such Obligations 81 fsel
nations CT HE caiIhi and that they will ts!9! & 1,
Indifference The O5tlcraton Of Independent States by
power because OF :r political i;CeiUm Of such Sjt
Resolved, That the President BE- and he asi 1e lie
Guestcd 10 copy u! cse resolutions .e cc- hi
Eicatcd each ~ III: CyiOnilc agents Ul foreign ~ ill.,
residing Fear This gO"Cument-art ok cop.cs .ci.j: Ell
transmitted 10 cur Diplomatic agents in fJrrgn CJyH
order that The sentiments AMI The purposes Of this H. &e
may he neither miscOns:ueI Isurter s0c! G 30! E W
ter q" the oiJbc. L.e
Mr. Davis, Of Rhoie Island, rrc.en,nd lie rJsl1 LII
the Legislature al that State, aglnsi the tcpoa .! @ 20
souii Comp 'cmise Referred Committee "a Ms
tories fw l
Mr. Wa.britgc offered resolution instrucrg the ~
committee on amending the Constitution Ia Efs III
expectancy OF dieting deputy pJsimaseis an! /: Fsof
OF Customs by the people. Rejected. hSn
Mr.. Pccshan subGcd the following, Which VS. I'll il,
TO tie Committee IN F"rcen AiIiis Es
Resolved, That the President of the United S,2N= IA
spectiu!y requested, II Inconsistent with tic L Ea
t3test 10 tfansu:!I this House copies OF Cote;
encc, not communicated Vi The Unire! :;;stf: Moi
At COnstaniiUoplc and the United States cOnsuc
M viii Capt. lngraham ard "ith the Gpvcrn1isn'G E
ta and with :Es Government, together win tie y e
tons from This HngcFnmeut 10 hr agents ub:Uat t8er
The seizrre and rescua Of Martin koszla ard lc 'e1 lin
conditions which he liberated nad zen, ne 9a
try. -
Mr.. PIuec offered resolution inslrrcnp the cor E2aiu
on territories 10 report at cGi!y day hi "h:n EfipD