The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-24

tives, make his selection. He dwelt at lensth upon
the Senate proviso repeating the Missouri COM
promise, and complained Of Mr.. Badgers s,send-
abolish slavery but left the restriction
meanwhile He repeated preferred Mr.. Richardson's
BILL which does not contain the provisions which he
condemned and regarded more like the Senate
bill than the burly welfed aborer is compared with the
Mr. HUNT (dem. of La, opposed to the repeal Of
the Missouri compromise, considering it would be vio
ation of good faith and contrary to the true policy of
the country engendering dscord and dssenson between
different sections and hazarding the existence of our
blessed Union. He eontended the Missouri compromise
the slavery question-that 1t ELECTED by Southern
votes and had been sustained as a Southern measure
lie denied that II Mr. Clay were alive that that great
statesman would vote for repeal It his belief if
Congress repeal the Missouri compromise it would open
the door of repeal for other compromises those of
the constitution itself Northern sentiment Is opposed
to it, Patriotic State Legislatures and large bodies OF
individuals have declared against repeal He had
letters from distinguished citizens of the North epre
eating agitation Of the slavery question as nmical
to the peace of the Union The repeal OF the Missouri
compromise is now condemned by some of its former
supporters for fear of disastrous consequences the
country The soil of Nebraska and Kansas Is not pro-
ftahle for slave abor Free will go thhcr and
tabsh a constitution excluding slavery and cmanci-
pa'ng slaves who may be there For all practical pur
poses slavery is prohibited eiectually as prohibited
Sy law Then whence the necessity of repealing the
to extend the limits of slavery to territory which
is not favorable to that insttuton. They of the
South already have soil enough to be pro6taby cutva
ted for ages and they will keep their slaves undcr their
government and policy and win not allow anybody
10 invade their rights by the constitution But
while this is their policy he could say there sound
of State policy that would Justify them In resist
ing efforts to disturb settled compacs and induce them to
the and the harmony of the Union. The
true interest of all sections to preserve harmonyto
practice the principles Of Revolutionary fathers
sE Plns'itEs Unnn"-sUnited stand, divided
fall" Why don't South Carolina step forward to dis
turb the Missouri compromised Why had other Southern
ed the Senator from Illinois Mr. Douglas to step in front
as the defender of the SouthS In conclusion he eo
queny appealed ohe North and South to stand by the
constitution and the Union with calmness and rmness
avoiding the uterance of any sentiments calculated to
engender unkind feelings among the representatives Of
any portion Of the Union, and all would be well.
BRECKENRIDGE OPPOSITION TO CUTTING.
Mr. BFroKKsRIDoE, ldem Of Ky, regretted that this
mics of the bill had spoken to-day necessary
friend Of the measure should say something in its favor
One Of these speeches was in quasi hostility the other
in manly straightforward, bold opposition. The
gentleman from Louisiana did not strike at in the garb Of
friendship The day the gentleman from New York Orr
Cutting )moved that the ScnatcNcbraska bill be referred
the Committee Of the Whole the of the Union
followed up the motion by moving the previous question
discuss its effect but lie refused TO withdraw and now
he (r Breckenridgc) rose to the friends of the
BILL that they with the gentleman from New York.
who, from his previous course might be regarded .
friend Of the BILL they would take part in their de-
struction The movement was to KIN the bill and stab it
proessed friend Did not the gentleman know that
in sending the bill to the Committee of the Whole the
state Of the Union he sending perhaps to its grave
than if it covered by mountain ? One
signed by the gentleman that he desired fun discus
son and therefore he sent it to where perhaps
would be reached and another reason was, he ap
prehcnsye the Badger amendment would not do Justice
to the South, and slavehoding States arTayed
against it. He (r. Breckenridge) called the attention
Of the friends of the bill to the snguarity Of the gentle
mans sentiments. movement from an avoaTed and
Of owr lines makes effort to xiii tho bill the
friends Of tie measure should be apprsed of The
slnys by direction the other by indrecton 1t is like
throwing the arm around friend and saying, How is
it with thee my brother? while deadly stab is inAict
ed with the other Some time ago, whic the gentleman
quoted from Scripture the story Jacob cheating sau
by deceivng the patriarch Isaac applicable to Caleb
Gushing: a believe" said Isaac, !" II is the hairy
Just with this BILL The gentleman may be for the
b but his voice is that Of an enemy. Qaushtsr) He
Mr Breckenridge) could not resist the belief in the
other scrpural expression 0ut of the abundance OF
the heart the mouth speaketh." When the gentleman
litionsts radiant with JOY You might have
telegiahic signals and signs between thcm and ic
bill the result of his manly performance q
orcn enemies is better than professed friend who
anything Unparlamentary but he had right to call at
tenicn to facts Whatever has been the of the
gen,l, from New York heretofore, he has proved
himself TO be an onemy to the bill. lie rejoiced
that n,rctyfvc gallant had voted against the refer
cnce, and that they defeated by only ten votes.
They were such would, il awakened at midnight
by an alarm bcl get up and vote for the BILL He
sumed that the interests of the country require these
Territories shall be organized In reply to the gentleman
possible 10 prevent the spread of American laws
this continent, and if Congress does not pass the law
organizing these Territories the people Of the United
States viii settle in them without law. He did not be-
lieve there would be violation of the public faith
by o repeal of the Missouri restriction. The North it.
self had repudiated it, he proceeded to show II this
bill shall not be passed it would furnish fuel to
the abolitionsts, and increase the fame for those
political saamanders who only exist in the strike of
fire. Pass the bill, and their occupation viii be gone
You win have erected barrier against which the
pant spirit of fanatcsm will strive in vain and receive
it's signal overthrow. He had threats to make. He
believed Kentucky had never INDUCED in threats but
once, and that in 17S9 which prevented the
oroachments Of federal power and saved the country
and he believed the Missouri restriction emana
tion of that power-the snake scotchcd but not
killed. Kentucky had been in extreme political
position she holds out hand to the North and the
other the South bringing them together in union not
throwing them apart Lying in the centre Of the Unon
extremites of the country. He hoped, notwithstanding
sense of duty seemed to compel Southern gentle
oppose the bi the South generally would stand
by it. He hoped the North would stand by it. They
not appealed to sections He knew there were
gallant from the North who would stand by the
sttuton and popular government and they will receive
the gratitude of the country by giving 1t their support
| Mr. GROW, (dem) of Pa, obtained the floor.
Mr. CUTTING, (dem) of N. T., asked him to yield, that
| he might reply to Mr.. Breckenridge.
| Mr GROW assentcd with the understanding that he
would not lose his right to speak tomorrow Objection
was made to such on arrangement
The Committee rose, and the House then adjourned
Affairs In Albany.
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