The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-05


be for intervention when they for it. The
true friends who sustained General Cass doubt were
willing to carry it out, but opposition came from
under sort of mask. He wished to unmask
the character OF that opposition. Every mem
this bill. He understood those gentlemen are making
appeals to certain Southern wings not TO press
s question @ and break up their party They were not
garded himself disconnected from those gentlemen
He pretty much against all such organizations and
was rather independent. To enable gentlemen to un-
derstand this matter and to how stand he re-
fered to the history Of the past saying among other
and every Northern whg voted for it. They they mere
ly wished to make of 1t TO stop the Mexican and
break down the democrats of New York. The ter.
minated and the first attempt then made TO settle
the agtating questions the basis of the Clayton
promise. That not satisfactory Southern gentle
men but it is singular fact that every Northern whg
vehemently opposed it. The Northern wings beat down
General Cass and the democrats everywhere If their
policy had been carried out with regard to territorial
acquisitions your would not be In existence
this day The pledged to that policy begged others
tokeept away Gen. Taylors administration did nothing
but after his death Mr.. FILLMORE succeeded him with
liberal policy and California admitted and all other
questions settled terms by which Mr. Webster
said the North territory got everything The Fugitive
Slave BILL however received only three Northern whig
votes and only one of these r Taylor, of Ohio has
been returned to this Congress- The Northern wings
stood on extreme abolition ground, with view to acquire
political strength in the North Not Of them al
uded to the Missouri compromise except in terms of de-
nunciation until the present session. He might show
that the gentleman from Vermont (Mcacham who the
other day made such earnest appeal behalf of the
Missouri compromise voted in September 1850, against
every compromise including the Fugitive Slave law, the
Tariff and other measures previously On the last Pre-
Massachusetts, in the North This shows there is equity
there and that the principle that the South has equal
in spite Of Northern wings The National Intelligencer
during the pendency of the compromise measures of
1850 never out for the Missouri compromise line
while the South struggling for it-nor did it claim
equal rights for the South. He attributed to II
love for liberty On the contrary in every struggle be-
tween liberty and despotsm, it has taken the side of
despotism. In every struggle between the United
States and foreign powers, it has taken the
Ss . sss sse Ss Ss
government is always in the wrong He proceeded to
speak Of the tory movements in England connected with
this country pattern by them; and after referring to
their misplaced sympathes for the blacks spending i'm
people starving around them He said the Southern
system of slavery is prosperous and there could be
no reason why the government should be arrayed
against it. The negroes of the South in better
dtion pb yscay, morally, and socially than any of their
race the globe, either in or out Of Africa.
A great food Of denunciation had been opened
Mr.. Douglas, who reported the Nebraska bill,
by men equally contemplate malicious but whose
attempts at detraction fall harmless He is identified
with the progress of American principles, and will be
carried forward in triumph Towards the conclusion Of
his remarks he said that the discussion of this question
would do HARM because the clergymen in New Eng
land have deserted their holy calling to attend to the Ne
braska bill and to fan up excitement against it. lnddety
getting the mastery their hOckS, should not
be surprised if missionaries should be sent among them
TO convert them to the true faith. aughter In
cluson, he said he intended to do what gentlemen
rarely do namely thank the committee for the atten
tion with which they had listened to him.
Mr.. WRIGHT, (dem) of Pa, had made up his mind to
vote for the Nebraska bill with the Clayton amendment
stricken out He did not however, make this sine qua
but he knew he could not vote for that clause and
sustain himself at home He had pledge from the
Chairman Of the Committee Territories that far
he is concerned it shall out Of the bill With that
clause out he willing to sustain the bill before the
pe and is question of State rights and popular
reignty He would rather be stricken down advo
cate Of the bill than TO be returned to this House having
opposition views Fortunately unfortunately his dis
tric adoins that formerly represented by Mr.. Winot,
the father of the Wilmot proviso. Last Tuesday
Mr. Wilmot went into his district and delivered
speech at Carbondale against the bill The first intima
ton he had Of this the reception of these memorials
signed by leading and prominent citizens in favor Of the
mot in Carhondae did not up to the expectations
Of the enemies of the bill He proceeded to show that
there has been of territory acquired
bat there @ been the seyercst opposition to fthe had
almost .sd = ~ y:ss :. ssss ssssst There never
the strongest opposition There never has bceh ASstH
application for admission into the Union but what II has
deed Of cesson Of Cuba and her Britannia Majesty gave
similar deed of the Canadas East and West there
would be party here voting against it. He
contended that the Missouri compromise has been
dead letter for thirty years. He belonged
to the progressive party. The man who does not is
far the rear that intelligent power which govern
ing and guiding, not only the destnes of this nation,
but opening the eyes of the whole world.
Mr.. MATTEsoY, (whig) of N. Y. said il any apology
necessary for his rising to speak against the BILL It
would be found in the fact that the New York Legisa
ture almost unanimously had spoken on this subject
against the repeal of the Missouri compromise He be-
eved that the wings in that body, and nearly all the
democrats voted for those resolutions at least all who
profess to be friends of the administration and the
admirers of Governor Marcy After saying he represent
ed democratic district thousand strong he alluded
10 the numerous large and enthusiastic meetings held
therein, in which the wings, hard shells ansot shells
participated including the editor of the administration
organ at Utica, who enjoys large patronage from the
government-a strenuousy opposed the repeal OF the
Missouri compromise and who had signed the memorials
accordingly lie exhibited these numerousy sign
ed memorials and showed broadside of three thousand
names calling anti Nebraska meeting He read some
OF the resolves passed. and mentioned the of pro-
minont administration men taking part in the pro-
ceediHgs. In the course OF his remarks he read the
circular signed by Clay and others in 1850 pedging
themselves not TO eountenance the re-openng Of
the measures settled by the compromise, vote
for who would re-agitate. Not five years have
passed he said and yet in terms the unprovoked,
find those signers who now in Congress doing the
very thing which they at that time condemned their
signatures He examined the provisions of the Ne
braska bill and replied to the remarks in favor Of it,
pressing wish to know which Of the compromise
makes the Missouri compromise inconsistent
to do indirectly what Mr. Dixon proposed to do di
rectly-namely repeal the Missouri compromise. In
conclusion he would not lecture the gentlemen but he
would tell them If the Territory shall be enslaved there
will be cry go up for repeal As said by Mr. Bar
bour relation to other before passing the
BILL let adjourn, go home, and consult constitu
ents y
The committee rose, and the House adjourned
Hendrickson, the Murderer.