The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-07
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Mr. DOUGLAS (de) OF III said that so far as the Utah
act part OF tbs Louisiana territory It repealed
that pat the Missouri act S, far rest OF the
territory concerned the Utah act WAS In
principle with the Missouri act.
Mr. WADE said that the Senator therefore regarded the
cnange inehe boundaries s rspeang the Missouri Rct
81 If A and had line between their farms, and in or
der 10 make It straight part Of AS farm put into BIS
farm. Tbe Senator wo Id suppofe ths. beca 1ss got
part OF A's land by running this s.raiyhs line ihs
principle Of the line overturned and destroyed the
tits TO his whole land. This act was IN outrage 1t
Would have its consequences He would not bsrespor
be for this days legislation Was theirs nothing sscrsds
Was aere 10 act in tie history Of this bn.
other purposP Who had the handling OF SO com pro-
HifssS Their trainers statcsmen dstina uishad,
he hoped those who figured 1T TIE present day rs
erred to Clay and CAhoun and Others suggested
the Senator from nos that in the dag Of tSoe states
mtn there were giants IS well - now BE regretted to
see the Of the great Senator from Ksnu join
ing In this attempt 10 overthrow the work which the
result Of his patriotism he had read the debates the
ccmprcmse Cf 1862 and nowhere had he found Ia them
any suggestion that they superseded Missouri 90 "a
promise &c considered the rexss resolutions sirm
s 'hs Missouri oomp,omie and the am:ndmcnts ADOPT
cd IN the OF 1860 reservpg particularly that AZ
finance Il, would not further dwell npon the SAP ator
speech BIS colleague had 10 completely pulyerised that
Eptch hat there not enough OF 1t sft to hang
idea On This whole doctrine OF tuFersedars WAS an
after tboush. These territories pure.
Oar faihers had relieved them thua far, and they
taoueht forever frem the ecourgs OF human slavery
Wcud Congress ssnd them that scourgs 1t woul bs the
the adoption Of tho Missouri Compro mise the representa-
yes Of the North hac declared tnat the South
honor would abide By their plet ss-wouli keep
sares srd ak ing wrong Taey had toii their Goa
sttnents that the oi1hs Sonth ch gious aod
Of gnnisg an scysrtsse Would the nth do so Mould
the wbig pSy too abandon this Pledge. lie had bsted
long with that party and lad oight for the srsst Kea
of the compromise which aim ost binding the
constitution itefS The South had had the whos bsnedt
OF this compromise. Now the North desired to step In
for her share would the South interfere aud break TIE
compact for seeming sdvsAtkgep No at the
North had offered to deprive the Souta OF her share would
the South be less generous Hs did not besye Sou hsrn
representatives. need fear to homo and tell pie
tthey stood b. faith sd allowed them rth
to receive Of the division LIE. them the e.ors
co their duty honorably and their people would honor
thsm tie more. The Senator from Kentucky said that
this proposition rss MOI made by the souta but o..
from i,s obligations This not 81, They we're not
aware s the base conspiracy here to destroy them The
dsmoc attic party lst 50 trsnph.ntly yiotorou. had
Pierce the repeal OF the Missouri compromise, how
many northern votes would he have recsved Not oae
The people OF the North know nothing Of this measure
They not know even nov Of the nefarlous schemes
planning in this capitol to betrsy them to slavery Tns
South had no. been released from its obligations to abide
by tt compact Major Anere hung by ths neck TIL
he was dead for making proposition nothing like base
In treachery this No man or set Of men had been
authorized by the North to make such outrageous
oGer. 1t was treason to the North HI, colleague wl
perfectly correct In sa,sg ths the laborers Of the
North could not work ,ids BY side with slavss Every
knew this to be the fast. Wherever you estab
lth relations Of master, slave and ssr then labor is
oeg1sded. l. was an uuucky word witch escaped
rom 1aua na 90 On vssrs r
they might 60 else where. Was this democracyS Was
this the democratic doctrine OF the chairman OF
tie committee! Would the chairman OF the com nittee
go 10 Illinois, and tell the yeomaury Of that Sas that
they cid not wish to work side By side vi h srfs and
slaves they could not go TO the teiriories2 Woui he
tell the laboler Of Illinois tha. they sht ud no. go
to Nebraska unless they stopped to tho degraded level OF
slaves, There only four buntred thousand slsvehi
in the Uni ed Statss, while there thirteen mil
lions OF free laboret. Were these thirteen millions to
be excluded flom s teirtores, taa. few Of ths four
huDdIsd thoussId might take their tlsves to ths
tories? slavery BE- in oduo.a into K.brAska tas land
win be blasted a. tectualy IS II burned with Arc ard
trinettne was s. ON aad GomrIAh He denied thatae
in his Save. Such title gvea by this
situ'op. 1t was created ard protected by local law.
As loon "a the OF that local lsw ocssed then
the title the slave ess.d The oonstt i,n esosniied
mans ts to property In another II 1t did, he would
expatate himself sooner tbs, recognise th.t title He
were born free and equa-.hat was tho decla
ration Of God He heard Ssnaor from South Carolina
sly him that slaves equal to flee laborsrs lie
wanted that to go out to the coantry.
Mr.. DIxos, (wbig) Of Ky The Senator says that he
believes in the Declaration Of Inds osnd NOE which is the
declaration Of God that AL men are free and .qu. D,nt
he theretor. believe the slaye to be equal to the
man? (Lsughter)
Mr.. WADE Il believe he Ia; but your law has reduced
him to the lowest degradation 1t refuses him all the
rights and priv ges Of other men, and renders him lie
BILE to be sold BY another man Though not equal by
your laws he equal BY the lsxso Of God H. will stand
tefore his God at tbs sat day squa to you and
the truth Of that law sens Of you win And out to your
cost =, that last day. (L.ushtsrl,
Mr. DIXON ask the Senator IT, by the laws Of his
State, the free negro aboTsr is equal to the white Ia
borer?
Mr. wApl said that he admitted they wsrs not in the
eye Of the law. They degraded and treatsd with
contempt They were generally poor and in humble
le but sti this was not right or proper Hs regarded
to the position OF Virginia Who at ore was At the
top Of the ladder in point Of popu.on and all the other
Nth had afrin
her and taken position above her Tns he attributes to
slavery Her st.emanship had become Afcanzsd and
desired t. Acsnz this territory The people OF
TIE South were sgsnst general system Of internal
improvement against sry general system OF educa
women for teichipg the They op ,osed 70 any
general system such had advanced other States but
when to system for raising children for martet
they could vie with ell others He opposed to CARR
ing that system to the Territory Gentlemen might call
him sbolitionis.. to have al undyng hatred to
abotonist then he was one s desire 10 resist at all
hazards ard to the last extremity the extension OF slave
y was to be An asolitionist he was ons BE admitted
that within the States power but the States had any
control the subjsct but wherever the constitution
and the laws Of the United States colo law slavery
could not be recognized He as, ed hoH coalc gentlemen
who c.r sderd tie compromise OF 1850 oalit,, pro-
pcse this measure. Hitpnsei how could they plain
II he to introduce bill to repeal all those com.
gerot legislation II would peril the anion OF the Ass
II would create Z storm which NJ maa could fsy
where It would end. he saw c'oua Al,eady even
soon gather al round f;om The N fth and West.
The whole heavens would be lighted up with
indigsaat fres Already the public meetings &, gave
evidence Of ths approach Of the storm Tae people q
the North were dismaysd alarmed and terrified. some
II them 90 not believe this They cannot
derhand how suoh thing be seriously plated
he warned senl OF The result q such lsgisAton j.
bringing freedom and slavery faoe TO fa.s 70 ba k
III the other dies forever Hs had al sAys thought
that the two principles Of foedom AID slavery gould not
yell exi.t IN country; hut BY mutual forbslranne
they might exist together FOR while Bat forseArAocs
roIo Iorue anne n
aggressive hel orcea to look upon other
az enemies This would force freedom and
slavery cont ST. which must result in victory for
and death 70 the OF In such contest, be warnsd
gentlemen that liberty would not de 10 thls ,he nice.
tenth century. IL, did believe this Uaion you'd
survive years this act of perHdy BE whed TO wash
bis hands Of this nearous conspiracy against the prne
pie OF human f:eedom.
Mr. JONES, (vhiy) OF Tenn, sAid that II no osher
person desired to speak nov, he would say
few words in repl, to this TRADE OF abuse
against the Institutions OF the S,uth These
sgaicst which wnos Of the speech directed had
down the people OF the South from their fore
fa4 fhvnu aft