New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-21

n Illustration Of his rule without perceiving that the
,.,, 70 ,S've preehstng isw must be evident el,s
ara the repeating statute is subsequently repeae1 /. il
matter Of construction whether the former law Sc 40
not Therefore established rule ID there could
be no revived 81 previous law against an express ecs
ration. There Court in America that would have
hello that the repeal Of tie Missouri Compromise by this
oct az reported from the Committee would have revived
any awhe presep, act expressly declaring that was
Tie Intention by this repeal the subject covered
by the original law 10 the decision Of the ueople them
felvts was thought by Of his southern friends
tha by voting for this law he had conceded doctrine
OF tqUs,ter sovereignty He did nor admit
me existence Of any such right He held that the 20
Congrets over the territories was plenary We hal
ght to exercise such dominion over the territories a. In
inc judgment OF Congress should he wise just end
abe ~ the close Of the specific of the pow.
es OF Congress general power given to exercise all
otheT powers necessary TO cory ont the Constitution In
The Nebraska bill Congress simply desires in thu instance
70 confer the right Of self leeisaton on the subject Of
bis assent to the bill he did not consider that he
slavery entirely upon the people of the territory although
be admitted that Congress had RICH, to establish any
sort of government for the territories that pleased they
bound TO exercise that power upon confederation
reason and justice end Kindness and it upon these
contributions he had voted for the bill When be gave
giving bis consent to the doctrine Of squatter
regny and Of admitting that the people Of these terrific
res had any inherent right govern The territories them
selves and above and paramount the authority
Congress The bill implies only that under the circun
stances in which the people Of those territories
placed proper ana right that they sho1d be allowed
to control their own internal aflairs
Mr.. BUTLER considered that by the Nebraska bill
congress had conferred the legal power Of legislation
upon oil subjects upon the people Of the territories. Was
here reasonable man who would cay intended 70
rive the French Spanish Law Slavery By dssue.
ude if nothing else. these gone out Of effect If
custom grew up under the Missouri Compromise by
which these laws were dsregarded thew became a dead
letter This act ia respects better bill than the
Clay Compromise in which his colleauge Mr. Calhoun
aoquesced Mr. Calhouns doctrine that the Cons,i-
tuition Of the United States went proDyio r,gore into al
Territories, end repealed any lews then in force there
Mr. Calhoun remarked o. him OCCASION that if
should be decided that the territory Of the United States
was 10 be appropriated for the benefit OF portion OF
the country alone II would give rise 10 contest such
before egated the nation Let south men take
the alternative of this bill keep the Missouri Comprom.e
lire in force. Under this bill the South obtained some
rights under the Missouri Compromise they had
He was Of opinion that the operation of the bill would be
that the Territorial Legislature would take action
the subject but leave it 10 the American citizens who
resided in the territory to act they please in regard to
the Introduction Of slaves This bill recognition
that Congress had exclusive jurisdiction the subject of
territorial government, and tina, Congress could give the
territories more than authorized by the Consultation
OF the United States Ii there was any question to be
made in regard to the freedom of slave in these Terri
tories, and be should demand his freedom this ground
that nc free under territorial Ia the answer of the
would be that Lie held the slave property under
higher law than the enactment of Territorial Legsls.
uTe under The great fund amenta law Of the country
Mr.. MASON said that the bill which had just passed
the Senate would be received by the American people
of the most important measures that had been adopted
for many year, The South had not half way but
had advanced give the North the hand of friendship
The North had boldly come forward to repeal obnox
ous law. The amendment in question was inserted in
order make il clear that the South had intention to
extend Slavery into these Territories lie willing
to yield nothing of the rights of the South This odous
MEASURE the Missouri law We. annuled and the Terri
tory was left unaffected by any law the subject of
Slavery. 1t too much that those who proiessed
regad for the Union should reject ,hs opportunity to
meDt it forever This bill would send forth b the world
the great principle that Congress dscaime1 jurisdiction
oyer the subject OF Slavery When the principle of the
which did not affect that principle.
MIR. BROWN wished to say word in Justification Of
himself in voting against the proylso OF the Senator from
North Carolina He had at fret understood that the only
effect ofthe act upon the Missouri Compromise repeal
it, If this had been done, and nothing more, should
have stood in the position occupied before the Missouri
act The South claimed be restored the rights which
she had in the Territories before the passage Of the Mis-
sour Compromise If she had not gained this restoration
the bill just passed not worth rush At the time
this amendment offered he felt that it another
concession from the South and for this reason he had
Mir CLAYTON explained why he favored the Compro-
mise of lsis, and opposed the Badger amend
ment lie supported the former because Is was true
noninervention 1t gave to certain authorities
in the Territories the power TO prohibit or establish slave
ry they fit, subject 10 the decision OF the Courts
BY that the people of the Territories would have
been driven the Courts for the settlement of the ques
tion of slavery This disposed of the whole subject so
the Nebraska bill with the Badger amendment referred
the question TO the people to come back again by and by
for the consideration Of congress lae laL'er inVoNed
direct Intervention and established the sq1atter sOyo.
reienty. 80, 4,
ton of the bill would be the without his amendment
as now; but it was too much to say that it
would certainly DO There would have been
room for a diversity of Interpretation. lie preferred
that amendment and voted for il in order that there might
he no chance controversy in the North in regardto the
true effect of the He had insisted before voting
for the bill that should be susceptible OF no two inter
nreatiofs He wished to have distinctly UNDERSTOOD
HAT Congress Welded TO these Territories all the power
Congress- had over them He did not agree that this was
a Northern measure. lie had not yet seen North
ern man who had been consulted about II; but
having been brought before Congress, the North
ern members were called upon 10 do their duty.
lilo believed that compromise OF opinions was
the true policy of American statesmen. lie had hestaet
uron this proposition to repeal the Missouri compromise,
IL st if ought should be done that would shake the CONT
donce of the people in the sancy the permanency and
the utility Of compromises, il would plant germ oil Gus
cord which might produce disastrous fruit The time
leeislate for the Territories from the beginning 10 the end
of their laws He meant TO retain his right 10 such iegs
letior All that done by this bill TO leave TO tho
people of these Territories the right to egsate for
themselves and this principle was established no further
than these two Territories concerned lie believed
that the laws of population such that these new Ter
ritores would be settled from the free Sates-hey would
come in as free States. =, .....,
Numerous memorials various subjects were presented
and referred.
The Senate after an Executive Session adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The SPEAKER laid before the House the AgIeuiIuIdi
part of the Patent Office Report Referred 10 lhe oo
mittee on Patents and ordered to be printed motion
IN mint 600 extra comics referred 10 the committee