New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-11

sses did ~ sEIysrai Csmmllt,e than OF lhe Admins
t'n lie d,nied che correctness % te S S1,hsa f.n
.A tA.i the iotritOry OF Iowa was no' f'"'''''' 49,
me- s ~ ns de snhiec, - slavery .,.... ,ts,
sMlplGlAS said thai what he bed meant y" an
az rsuFr Vas given 90 the Territory 20 as 70
rixAiAA suhocss OF lcgel""'H anu -"
sMTu .ald tina, Slavery was ne r,y''"I sS sse
,l.sslstlsp uh,rp Congress had l'V,u'.o I would
ssoT could ne' ess wv sarr oT tho els on that point
even kcfsre any twopenn 'asvc =" The crcun,
lie then tsrcd g ,hs ss adopted the Jealous support
ssa'sVs sn" NJ rlny and oaer Southern eto'eSm'u'
49, ~ me- South had gct Missouri S,aroJ q, b
tnaVr S.s,,v 0,m Kentucky had declared 10 we
Ms The Sess'a m,slt,en camc not nom The South but
ssn,s %.,,s aud coming tom the Norm nc ovsla noI
Ss ss 10 lie result would rernsS Soow se SSI "
~. ~ - mistaken In suppossng the Norm hau ohe.sl
hs' ~ ss.r Ne man could speak ior the North The
any ssn 81 Ae Committee might possibly speak for the
tnSn ssf Of Illinois, hut not 'for the whole
n,re spoaAns for the North IN offering the 70
W., NJ he Missouri act tho Senator from Illinois should
l. ss,. hat he bad majority OF the tonn'uee on terI
tcsiss lbs fsyer That Oomn',ee cS,u Ia os
Ne I'M and there would in all probability be another wac
Would kow their example. Ii this should be me case .9
Mi " ss befarp the Senate without majority OF tho '1h
wc IN It's favor and ought 60 be put out Snppose mar
ppan voting this bill It should appear 'hS' VI
dc Northern Senators were asains. - oe mo- INC NV
ster iroiu Kentucky, who votes io' ID oo''"'0 ' -
the North. vote against the oii ,, s,,,ose ,
M niNONEln ASK y0u question: ouppo1Se,, IN
msiriy Of the Northern Senators do VOC ''f '"0 ''
WI Smith, will answer that question Whenever !
,rt nav opposition ~ on the ground tha \ - e..
- sss,ssS nv me North 60 the South deny inc ls't'
49,, Sna,,r viii ind out perhaps before TINS ON Is ooho
.h thsi the North never mad any iG,a OF ooIins wy ~
pca Of the Missouri Compromise ie MAJ T nS "a, o
Sc votes Of the Northern Senators is VIZ ma yuy
~ Se Northern votes in the House Before THIS bill IS
passed i, viii be pretty fully asoetaHed maj me senator
srm Illinois does carry The whole ''A III MS
rNSAe, No. not by a-by a-Dy a
vOlCH-A jug full
Mr. SMTTH--Yos that is the very word l'treat Iiu-h'
tsri He then gave his views ON Inc s0,Iec' Oh Ing
slavery agitation He was entirely opposed 10 IL i'e
NEW We, that no good could be- accomplished by aSa-
tOR on The contrary great evils ana dancers 70 aco
Of Tie people the safety Of the Union qua ss o
IL He as utterly opposed 30 ITS introduction mo Cpn
-ss AZ any time but particularly in THIS manner 81 this
Fine and in this bill In the last Congress The senator
n Illinois told the Senate that he had made ms last
sreoch on Slavery What an unfortunate thng u was
mai his promise had not been kept Laughter twas
rsat py that the Senator did not stch 10 that
f he had this bill would never have come up ana e
si,s,;on would have been kept out OF Congress nc ue
me- m os positively that there was anything III the acts OF
$50 HAVING the renoies effect upon the Missouri act lie
CHALLENGED the Senator TO produce single word 70 sustain
A. assertion that at any time any one thought thOse dcs
In nr;ncple or otherwise affected the Missouri Compro
MISE II the Senator could produce such WORD he Woud
shnnSon the issue II Mr. Clay were now ave MS eye
would flash with Indignation, his eoqueh1 hs pour Io'h
their powerful denuncaton against hlS "an'oh Noa9h
OF the COMPROMISE of 1870 against TINS reckless perHdy
~ -r,e,d that there were statesmen OF this day ex
alted aid elevated above personal CONSIDERATIONS 10 rise
rebuke and restrain hir Clay and MI Webster az me
uflA
t no LONGER stood forth TO resist IT, There se3neltO De
rivalry perfect competition between southern VINES
and Democrats as 10 who should mrs. rush mo IG sup
rort of This relea Mr. Clay view OF the compromise OF
ss was that The North and South should share e1asy mel
her Getting vantage overthe other mat was the eAaet
result oft as told by the rom LIMOS ID ms seegn
that The Missouri Compromise was done away with IN
rTnee If he did why did he not say so in his report
M he boueht so why did he not tell the people Chicago
a when he addressed them Had be told them that fact
rrhaps he would not have succeeded so wei in queli
Inc the mob or in putting down the contemplated rot
MS bill provided for the appointment OF Governor ana
Judges by the President of the United states lie NOuii
undertake now to demonstrate that she New Mexico ana
Utah acts did not give the people Of those territories ilu
institutions If those die the Senator would not
ask Il for this one The Utah and New Mexico acts gave
10 the Governors the legislation OF me iefI1oy
Il. 80 Caneress veto on tire acts Of the Governor ana
Ierislsture Who were the Governors ana Judges
They were the creatures OF the AliMiusrHloh or 'lo
time being But to examine the question more Pr
ticulsrly. the Senator has declared that by the
sets of so the people Of Utah had been gwen
full power to regulate all tne ncon,roJ ex
cert nv tbe Constitution of the United states ne coud
not say that pelygamy was prohibited 6y me Sost.om,
ms venture TO tel the Christian people OF inc uItei
states that Congress had given, by the d &
tbe fuI power to establish poiygamy or tal II nao gen
BRIGHAM Young power OF attorney 10 natS ior W. h
e. 6osf and proport0nate number Tor the resi- OF MS
crew ILaughter II the Senator NJ. Dols,as - ~
correct the people of Utah had iuli power 10 81
donesuo e me Lind aupces Of tho Chairman Of The
Committee on Territories The senatar was not G h III
- 49, II ennenred that in council Of war held on
ms @ NV IL snd had soemnly decided upon
due con,;aeraon that the acts Of 30 gave Tho Utah poo
pie full power to regulate Their domestic ea.
Brigham Young and oil his crew may prac1ee polygamy
and have as many wives they pleased 10 was 90 90
hoped the President of the Senate was not N a ou
loud laughter He intended TO expose i.S business y,
nolygamy and explain its modus operanii Loud anu
long continued iaugher What he n9ent was mat ne IN
tended TO explain how it that Brigham Young and his
crew practced polygamy. Renewed laughter II any
one supposed evil from any suggestion OF ms ne ueso
to be done that persons responsibility anu DO. on MS
loud and boisterous laughter continuing 0' '
utes.
The CHAIR appealed to all present to preserve order
and avoid demonstrations unbecoming the Senate.
Mr.. sMITH-Suppose the Legislature of Utah should
among their legislative acts send 70 P ior
forty and all Others fifteen wives would the senator from
Illinois suffer 1t to be approved in sencel Would he not
rather pick up with pair Of tongs and thrust out of
more than could be expected by the Christian and moral
sense Of the Union would not the Senator be violating that
principle of self government and Congressional non IN
teryenton in the domestic institutions OF the Territories
Well supposing that poygamy Is mus estaDshed am
they co increasing-yes, increasing multiplying am
repenishing the earth rapidly, they and viii
do with poiygamy aughter and they apply for admis.
sion into the Union are they TO DO admitted II
they do not provide for polygamy IN their Constitution
" NAY form par Of their common law, and aro thoy
10 oe oS.nived VIVA this I" domestic institution, reg
uia'eu 10y nsmseiSS as the Senator says they have
tne power 10 90 IN Senator cannot deny them with
our uthsus ms OWh petition and the people Of the
United STATES are 70 DC hid that the establishment OF po
put into the hands of Brinss over o s%Go' ns 'So
they are 20 be admitted in the Union without objection
The Compromise of 1880, and Svs p &c I I;
cred by the Senator from llIiss II aSmtsd and he
Senators and Representatives caNe herr We've bev "a be
allowed to bring their forty sNes onch with them
ILsughter The Senator would nv prevent a man bav
Ing his wives with him. certainly Nsaehterl IL they
brought them here he would above NJ oher tbir~s ia
to zee the Senator from Illinois in ne,or-r - .