The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-11
THIIlTY-TIIIRD CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION.

WASHINGTON, Fob. 10, 1854.
PaIvArR Bills
This CaAIR decided that business in order but
private bills.
Mr. PETIT obtained unanimous consent to report private
bills from the House. They the bill extending the
time FOR filing certain private land ssima in California
and the bl confirming private land claim In wisconsin
Both passed.
The bill for the relief o; tins heirs Of Lieut.. wck6s
wss taken up.
THs NEBRASKA BILL.
Mr. DOUGLAS, (dsm) Of H., moved to postpone all
other business aud tase mp tbs Nsbrasks bill
Mr. STUART, (dem) Of Mich, said that he would agree
to cay, but gave o;e that hereafter he woud object to
tbo consideration Of any business Friday but private
biils.
Mr. Douglas' motion was agreed 70.
Mr. ssrH, (rhig) OF Conn, resumed the aoor, and
continued bis speech commenced yesterday II. quoted
from the speech Of Mr., Webster in which he opposed
agitation North aud South AMI declared his devotion
the Union This was ths platform on wheh he OR.
smith) now stood. He was oDposed TO anti slavery agi
ators and pro slavery sgitstors. No ooud say he
Was actutsd BY sectional motives ssns borny opposn
this bill. He had voted sgaas ths NsbrAsks bill OF las
year, when II contained approval ,tion OF ths
Misscu-i prohibition. lie Fad voted with Eve othss
NcItheIr Senators sgains. tskpg Il up aud Afterwards
he had with four other Northern Senator's votes laid it
the table aud tled it. He WAS somewhn. surprised
pared to vote for this messuie At this time. II
looked to him .yey much ,s II this course
in 1t. BE did mo- believe that IL this bill
not s~eetened by as negro provision 1t would be allowed
oveTshadowed III things. This bill enaste. the Fugitive
Slave aot I've times Bat H It reenacted tie Missouri
prohibition and the Wimo. povso both i've times over.
utterly opposed to agitation thia suh.ct IL, had al
ways, AID copderared tire Introduction OF 1t int,
Congress where re good but much evil vss to se effect
q ~ for
1t might be- psrhsps that as the Edr instrktion had
cast out Daniel Dickinson and his frisnia into disgrace
If not oblivion and taken JoAn Van guren and his fGee
soil allies to ita bosom, th.t exgsrcy had arisen call
ing for this policy. o. this, however he knew nothing
Ho propossd to rscs the mutations this bin had under
gone sisce its origin The bill as f,st reported
sy ths eaaEGan q the Territorial COMMITTEES, con.
it was the true intent OF this act ;l carry
cut to :hs fullest extent tbs principles OF ths
Acs Of 1850 &c. &C. The lsnsusgoo OF this section ho
did not understand clearly, what msLnt byit Il
would puzzle mos. grievcuy uiy ., ninstssn Phila
delphis lawyers to discover it, m;aniag rhs Senator
from IlDnoia bmfe; had afterwards explained tina object
OF he equivocs language. Tee Senate: said thst for
himself he preferred plsn and unequirocal language
hut there we're othsfs wings and de eocrats who pre-
frIed that the object Of the provision shoud be stated
leas distinctly Tns lect!cn then WAS intended for ths
wings Who Cetng TO vote FOR the repeal o. the compro.
mise v;st sd it couched fuch langusgs that hsy could
according to the respective latitude ard longude of heir
constituents swear that 1t did or did not repeal the Mis
eouIi act The bill remained in tn wsy one week and
in the meantime Mr. Dixon offered lis which,
In plain, broad and disi6c terms 2eaed the Missouri
compr mise. The Senator from Kentucky il h. aces n.
piished other good BY offering his snisndmeut hal
brought the Senator from Illinois to the scratch and
nothing could be better than making yotclsu toe the
marx. The Senator then reported bill which en-
br.ced the repeal OF the Missouri act bssau,s 1t had
been Suspended By the aets OF 1850 This sstea bat
. short while, and II found 1t did not answer The
Senator taen held council OF q the friends OF the
This spemsnt declares tbs time bonort6 sssri
pact void and imperative. I; was ioo who proposed
strangips her owa of'prng Thia amendment, prepared
IN the council OF war, most slngular Il s.sd
that n. Missouri act boipg Yconsi''.ot with tbs prlci
s1sssurss, void and imperative is bsny tbs design
70 rcog Use the principle established by those asts Of
Corertssops1 iutervsntton &s &. He had slu.led
lhw 70 some exnt Hs HI lsaraea In his rssdiag that
teers were many thlsgs contained In the s,utss Hs
but before had be heard o. an e1as ma. wi IA
psicrstn (Lspshter) This psrorati9o TO tbs spast.
meit was ifHr TIE style Of tail TO kite. With az
much rfopTety might t1s Senator have s3dol 10 the
enactment portion OF his Chi;igo spesch wkcre by the
fer.s and power Of oraory, De had resisted tbs fash
the Senator nom H.ssscarsett. was psrt cty r,Rt Il
the oesgn repeal the act, Why not say SO
Congress this lspgusge ard twist and sqar round
and round the question and then dsslars 1t void and
inopsraive Why not say diresty 1t is hereby repealed
1t be dope He wo.d r.sist H. He intended to ast Ike
. gentleman. Qsushser.) &c would get up no riots.
mobs Where a he necessity FOR saying the deed
core, because such and such pner,s inconsistent
with such spd such aots ses'c1s might be
ssrJ for the Senator from illinois to ustfy the befos
the North BIT the South did not Tor the s.sst1rs
reasons. All " wanted ths repeal sn3 II did not
care srsw what rt - tas sseor or oshsr Esrthera
could give Tor ihs -, -f'er he rad completed hs
studies he fsttlsd eGye - .e oe1ufui village OF Itch
hsld where there ~ne many very pretty yonag ladiss
Old Governor wolcs.t, who most anniaSs gentle
mar, ard no hn been IL the sduiRstratioo of Wash
iosen aud Jfer 400 got ioto iawsa With petty haus
in that ,Sge TIE 5,rk by way Of securing the case
tmpoysd all the lawyers IN The psce bu. himself SUP
pospv him OF TO be of apsie Importance TO bs afraid
0f For hA he sot the rnsnag rasnt Of Mr. VOL
colts case The OF Governor o1e OF TIE most
hop r.ble, upright and sincere men he had
kD, Ivn, utterly uppoasi 20 all arsdec, cunning,
c'aicAnsrv, and tiehe-y. BE was fIaak and
srsie ehifcrw.rd spoken mbn: Ia short, real
specimen OF New Epgnnd character. (Loud laushter)
me cid fashioned New Eogland character. (Rsnsysa
laughter Wish, sir TO be understood meaning ss
Nes England character not such ~ II Is after being
trsnsplan.sd TO II inois Laughtsr) Dnring the law.
so ne used frsuusnty to Govern Welsett and
svery oocascu be used to say TO him, hr Smith, whom
sver man gsA dsa that hs ia cunning, he IL ruined
He utterly opposed 10 cunning egisaton lie was
oproej 70 making snasme n and Adong 10