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shall Be repealed, slavery will go to the Territory

snaii pc repeated, slavery VIII go TO the Territory
now free.
Mr.. BISHOP PERKINS said that at frat the
intention was TO organize but one territorial gov
eminent; but, apprehending that the larger por-
ton OF the settlers there would be from the north
and opposed TO slavery, two territorial govern
ments are to be organized. The intention of the
act is to have southern Judges for the southern
Territory, who will hold the law as the gentleman
from Virginia Mr. BAYLYl proclaimed II this morn
ing. The Judges in the other Territory will de-
eide freedom the law and slavery the exception.
In order to get slavery there, two governments
are TO be organized. He defed any one TO assign
any other rational reason. The Judges, and not
the people, will make the law.
lie opposed the repeal ofthe Missouri compro-
mise, and argued generally in favor of freesoil
Mr.. ELLIOTT, Of Massachusetts, argued gen.
orally against the repeal of the Missouri compro-
mise, in favor of freedom, and declared he never
would be found voting TO admit slave State into
the Union.
Mr.. SEWARD did not believe that the Mis-
souri, act, as declared by the BILL was inconsistent
withsthe compromise of 1850. Each measure
stood on its own independent principle He was
opposed to the details of the bill, but nevertheless
would vote for il, as the Badger amendment there
in would put the Missouri act, out the way
Mr. ELLIOTT, of Kentucky, argued against
the continuance Of the Missouri act of 1920, con-
tending that the north had heretofore refused to
abide by It. In conclusion, he advocated the doc
trine OF non-intervention.
Mr.. DOWDELL contended that the restriction
of 1920 was naked act Of arbitrary power un-
warranted by the Constitution. Ii was wholly in
defensible, mpoltic, and inexp edient 1t was
forced on the south as the least OF two evils, and
acquiesced in by them for the sake Of peace and
harmony. It has been violated over and over
again by the north, who now advocate its sane
tity; but he suggested that it did not become the
aggressors teach lessons of morality and Justice
Mr.. CARPENTER replied to arguments which
had been advanced in favor of tue bill, which he
SAID authorized, not in direct terms but in effect,
slavery to creep into this Territory, now free. To
this he would ever be opposed.
Mr.. TWEED believed the Missouri line is vio-
lative of the Constitution, fragrant wrong and
gross injustice, and calculated TO produce incalcu
liable mischief A geographical line is wrong in
inception, enactment, and enforcement The
Missouri line, he repeated, is vioative of the
Constitution, because it encroaches on the rights
of the south, who have an equal share with the
north in the enjoyment OF our domain BY its re-
peal, let us endeavor to make the Union politi-
cal paradise, from which we will never be driven,
no more TO return He was in favor OF the bill,
because it gives to the people of the Territory the
power to control their own institutions
Mr.. FARLEY could not forbear to say that, to
him il was source of great satisfaction that his
political friends on this floor in no way respon-
sible for the ill-advised form in which this mea-
sure has been presented. The north are opposed
70 the extension of slavery. This bll looks TO
the extension of slavery over territory now free.
So long as the Missouri compromise remains I'M
repealed, slavery cannot go there. Repeal it, and
slavery can go there. Therefore he opposed its
repeal, either directly or indirectly.
MrlHARRISON addressed the committee in
opposition TO the bill, taking the ground that the
public interests did not justify its passage He like
wise argued against the repeal Of the Missouri
act of 1920.
Mr.. COLQUITT advocated the passage Of the
bill.
Mr. UPHAM opposed the bill, contending that
il would radically change the policy which the
government was founded and had been admins
tered from the first, and sought TO show that I'M
less the slavery obstruction had been removed
no Union would have been formed He opposed
at length the bill under consideration.
The committee, at halfpast ten o'clock, arose,
And the House adjourned.