Daily national era., 1854-02-28

rHrRTy-TaIRD oEeREss--riRsT sEssIe

spoke until B p. M.
Mr.. Brodhcad rose and intimated this 4 !
would be incumbent on him to reply to th'
remarks Of his colleague
AT the suggestion Of several Senators, Mr.
B. moved to adjourn which was agreed to.
In the House, after our report had cl0 ed
the following bill was introduced In pursua nc'
OF notice, read twice, and appropriately re' er
red. H-.
By MIR. Ball: al bill to authorize the PR 81
dent TO incorporate the officers of the late Tea al
navy into the navy of the United States.
MIR. Walker, under a suspension OF the rul' 9
submitted the following resolution; which ~
Resolved, That tho Secretary Of tho Navy 'e
REQUESTED to communicate to this House whetl /
er, in his opinion, the steamships employed q
the ocean mail service Of the United States AZ 9
of proper construction to be converted into yet
sells Of war, in the event Of an emergency re
quiring their use for such purposes; and, il 30
how many, and which of them.
Mr.. Miller Of Missouri, offered the follow.
ing resolution n G8ssW
Rssoived, That the Sergeant at-Arms be di-
rected to pay to VIM. Carr Lane who hascon-
tested the seat Of Jose Manuel Gallegos, Dele
gate from New Mexico the per diem and mile
age allowed q delegate from said Territory,
from the commencement OF this session up 70
this day
Objection being made,
Mr. nj. moved q suspension OF the rules;
pending which, the House adjourned,
Senate, Tuesday, Fec. %, 1854.
Reuonstranoes against the passage Of any
act to repeal the Missouri Compromise, were
presented by
Mr.. Toucey, from citizens Of Connecticut.
Mr.. Everett, from citizens Of Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Wade from citizens Of Ohio.
Mr.. Fisb, from citizens Of Montgomery coun-
ty, New York.
Mr.. Chase eight from the citizens Of as
many counties in Ohio
Mr.. Sumner, three from citizens of Massachu.
setts, one from Indiana, and five from Pennsyl-
vania gpA
Mr.. Clayton, two from citizens Of Delaware.
Mr.. Stuart introduced bill for the relief of
the purchasers and locaters Of overfowed and
swamp lands; and it was considered, and
passed
Mr.. Sebastian reported resolution, direct
ing the payment to Richard M. Young, for SER
vices in Investigating the charges preferred
against Alexander Ramsey, late Superintend-
ent of Indian Affairs in Oregon, nine hundred
dollars. Laid over
The Senate proceeded to the consideration
Of the bill granting land to the several States
Of the Union, for the support and maintenance
Of the INDECENT insane.
The question pending was on the amendment
proposed by Mr. Petit, to limit the grants Of
land to those States wherein the public lands
were situated.
This amendment was withdrawn.
The bill was then amended, with respect to
the grant to California, and was ordered to be
engrossed for third reading.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration
Of the bill to establish Territorial Govern
ment for Nebraska
Mr. Brodhead said he made speech, six
years ago, in favor of Clayton's BILL which
was based on the very principles Of this bill.
He said he did not feel the same interest in the
matter now that he did then. SINCE then he
had seen the South supporting General Tay-
lor, who had refused to declare his opposition
TO the Wilmot Proyiso; and he had seen, also,
since the 4th OF March, 1853, too much desire
on the part Of Southern men to unite In the
administration Of public affairs with the men
who in Is4S took their position upon the Buf-
faIo platform. For these reasons, he would
have preferred to have given q silent vote but
as his colleague had spoken in opposition to
the bill, he felt il to be his duty to reply.
He denied that the provisions of this bill
were, as said by his colleague, fraught with
evil; the People Of the North would not repu-
date the extension TO oil American People Of
the right to regulate their own affairs This
bill was not inconsistent with the principles of
the acts Of 1880; and the acts of 1850 did
abrogate aud annul the Missouri Compromise
line. and il had already baen 10 decided BY
49,. E.,,~ty,a ~ tha 2anota uo raorakx~I
necessity which caused diffsr~- !. the
himself and hls colcaso- The fact fsos that svsn EVEN
aus colleague Could not support this bill. was
esuence, shat unless the bill passed, the Whig
party would be dissolved, aud new sectional
Psfue1 would be raissd 10 continue agitation
1As question involved in this bin was practi.
eaily Of no Importance Slavery would never
90 to these Territories Soil and climate would
DO far more 10 regulate and govern that matter
than would Congressional action While there
were plenty Of such valuable unoccupied sugar
Snd cotton lands in Louisiana, Tennessee, Tex
"a, Missouri, Arkansas, and even Chihuahua,
Slavery wonld never seek the praries and high
lands Of the Nebraska Territory.
He was opposed to all sectional controversies
and bandying Of epithets between the Repre-
sentatives of the People. Three millions %
slaves could not be liberated TO starve, and the
world could not be legislated into the saillen-
mum.
In is47 he had voted aQaiAst the Wilmol
Proviso, and for the Missouri Compromise.
The friends Of the Wilnot Proviso were re-
eponsible sor the abrogation Of the Missonsi
Compromise. He read from speeches in Con-
Sress in 1920, upon the Missouri Compromise,
showing that it was then understood to extend
20 the Pacific. In ls4s, the opponents Of the
Wilmot Provso offered and voted TO extend the
Missouri line to the Pacific, while the adyo-
Gates "a ,Ae sroviso voted that line down
Among those who voted against the Missouri
Compromise, and in favor Of the Wilmot Pro
yiso, waa his colleague
Mr. Thomson, Of New Jersey, followed in
support Of the bill.
House Of Representatives FEB. 2s, 1854.