The daily union., 1854-02-08

VUTIs effrct pfO-
vision in The Uiah and New Mexico bills 1t declares
among other things, that all questions pertaining sla
very IN the Territories and 10 the States be formed
theefrom. are 10 be lett TO the decision OF the people
siding therein through their appropriate
This provision, m effect repealed the Missouri pohlb
ton, which the committee, IN their report. declared
mere clerical error May be that this twenty first
section was the fruit OF some Sunday work between
Saturday the 7th, and Tuesday the 10th
Bot slr the addition OF this section, it Seems, did not
help the bull IL did not suppose. meet the approbai
OF southern gentlemen, who contend that they have
right 10 lake the slaves into the Territories
legislature dare cay it found that the votes of
these geatemen could not be had for the bill with that
clause IN H. L was not enough that the committee had
abandoned their report and added this twenty first sec
ton 10 direct contraventon OF it's Ieasonings and prnc
plies. The tweny-6rs section itself must be abandoned
and the repeal OF the Missouri prohibition placed in
shape which would mt deny the slavehoidins claim.
The senator from Kentucky Mr.. Dixon, on the 10th
January, submitted amendment which square up
TO repeal and TO the claim That amendment probably
produced fulering and some consultations II met
the views OF southern SENATOR'S and probably determined
the shape which the bill has finally assumed Of the
rions mutations which the bill has Undergone, | can
hardly be mistaken in attrlbang the last TO the amend
menl OF the senator from Kentucky. That there is no
effect without cause rs among our earliest lessons
physical philosophy, and know OF no which will
account for the remarkable changes which the bill un-
amendment and the determination of southern senators
TO support il aud to vote against any provision recog
the introduction OF slavery.
II was JUS, seven days, Mr. President, after the sena.
tor from Kentucky had offered his amendment that
fresh amendment reported from the Committee on
Territories IN The shape OF bill, enlarged forty
sections This bill cuts oil from the proposed Ter
ri,ory half degree of latitude the SOUTH and divides
the residue into two lerrorieathe southern Territory
oil Kansas. and The northern Territory of Nebraska II
apphes to each all the provisions o the Utah and New
Mexico bills rejects entirely ne twenty.hrsi clerical
thp vrfV in ar prnhl W irh viii
'.The constitution and all laws OF tho United States
which not locally inappiicabe, shalt have the
else where within United States except eighth Sec
,ion OF the act preparatory 10 the admission OF Missouri
seded by the principles of the legislation Of 1885, commonly
called the compromise measures and Is therefore declared
Imperative
Doubtless Mr. President, this provision operates as
repeal OF the prohibition. The senator from Kentucky
right when he said |, edect The equivalent OF
his amendment Those who are willing 10 break up and
destroy the old compact OF 1890 vote Tor this bill
with full assurance that such will be it's effect But
appeal 10 them uot 10 vote tor this sapesedurc clause
ak them lot 10 incorporate into the legislation OF The
country declaration which every knows 10 be
wholly unirae have said that ths doctrine OF suptrse-
dure is new. have now proved that il is plan, oil but
ten days growth. II never seen or heard of until
The 23J day OF January 1854 IL upon that day that
this Tree OF Upas was planted: already its poison
fruits.
The provision have quoted abrogales the Missouri
prohibition. IL asserts right the territorial egsa-
I
nie speech, very careful TO night Of egsa
uon 10 territorial legislature. except subIec. 10 the
strctions and limitations OF the constitution We know
well enough what the understanding claim OF sou,hen
gentlemen IN respect 10 these limitations and rss!ric
tons They insist that by them every territorial egsla
~ absolutely precludsd from all power of
for the prohibition of slavery. warn gentlemen who
propose TO support this BILL that their Tor this pro.
vision will be regarded as admitting This claim
have thus gwen bnei o the mutations
which this bill has undergone. have shown the origin
aad dusion OF the pteie1ce that he Missouri prob ib
ton Is superseded by the legislation OF 1850 ! now
appeal TO the senator's who around me and who with
me participated in The discussions OF 1851 ask them 10
say Sbslher any OF them imagined thea, or believes
now that the Missouri prob hi,on supe by the
legislation OF that year Here, sir sits the senator from
Virginia. Mr.. MAsoslwiiI he say that al any time be-
fore the 23i OF January 1854. he heard such prop
osuon stated OF maintained anywhere by ans b )ay Z
No, sir, he will not say H. There rs evidence that
the assertion was ever made before that day when ii
made it's appearance in The se6aots bill II remark
able circumstance. that 900 copies OF the committees
report have been pnnes by the order OF the Senate and
know not how many for individual subscriber, and
circulated through the county, and sustaining the bill
upon the ground thai the Missouri prohibition nelher
repealed nor athfmed--whe The bill itself now
amended expressly abrogxies hal prohibition The re-
port circulated condemns the bali amended, and The
bill as amended conadcts the report circulated All
this must necessarily mslead and confuse the public
judgment
Tbase nov proved that the doctrine OF pesedure il
novelty. will proceed to prove that is ground
less as IL - novel.
The senator from Illinois. In his speech the other day
made general charge OF gross ignorance Of history and
geography OF The country against the skners OF The inde
pendent democratic address, and singled several
paragraphs OF thai address for special feprehen II
rather sdro N The 10 mix the defence OF bis
bill wi.h attack upon two senstors whose opin
ions on slavery quesons are al variance with those most
commoaly received here. Bat this movement viii not,
think, avail bim much. ! have no fears that he can
efute any statement oveurn any proposition OF that
address Sir, he might well attack Gibraltar. True
In all It's statements, and rferagable as believe, IN all
It's reasonngs, u inpregpable TO any assault by bin
any one
The drst specification under his general charge OF g
norsnce and misrepresentation denies the irath OF a
statement which | will read
Thee acts supposed abrosate or touoh
the existing exclusion Of slavery from nov called
Nebtatka. They applied 20 tue etitoY seqaifsd ffon
Hnsnt Of the controversy growing Of hat acquisition,
sud Of hai controversy oaly. IneY stand fall by
their merits"
That tbe FIRST sentence which have read IL absolutely
tue, suppose no nan now d1ub I. Senators 9ho were
here during the discussions or 1850 must remember that
that the eompromise measafes applied TO The newly.
acquired tefrioryf The honorable and distinguished
senator iron Michigan sits me, and can say
tber any syllable uttered in the Comm of Thif.
teen elsewhere, TO his kno Wedge, which indicated
any purpose to apply then 10 any other Territory. II
IN error, beg the senator 10 correct me Alter
shou pause am right then.
Bui the senator IRON Illinois says that the territorial
compromise acts did in fsc apply TO other territory than
that acquired ffon Mexico. How does he prove thai
lie says that part OF the territory acquired from
Texas. Bat tins very territory which he says
quired from fexss acquired hfs fom Mexico After
Mexico ceded II The unHed States Texas claimed that
that cesson Injured TO her benefit That claim was re
hnqusbed the United Saies The case then. stands
thus: acquired The territory from Mexico TEXAS