The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-25

government Tor the Territory with little interference
he par. o. the general government possible Now,
uase ape evidence that the people Of the Territory
samaehily numerous elect their own officers III state
eni made here ~ respect the election Of delegate
last last year 4 ! reeolIee argh delegate here
nom this Territory elected by the people If am NOT mis-
provisional governor They have Also more recently
eee'el another delegate who IS now here; and The
e mas been made do not recollec precisely by whom
but think by the senator from Illinois, that some twelve
hundred persons voted at that election
Mr. DOUGLAS. Nine hundred aud fourteen
Mr. CHASE Then there is population enough TO organ
ne the government, and the. simple question which now
submit 10 the vote OF the Senate whether YOU will merely
permit them to elect legislature Nv The veto az
governor appointed here and subject all its action TO tie
rovsonary power OF judges appointed here and 10 the D
encs OF executive patronage in other Respects give 10 The
people he election OF governor judges and secretary and
IN this way real and substantive power Of egoyern
men' One Of the amendments already adopted on the
motion OF the senator from Illinois, relieves the
from the duty of transmitting copies of their laws to Con
gress think that is, 30 far we'll That amendment was
IN accordance with my views designed TO offer it my
sen but goes very ,'tle way towards giving the peo
PIE real control their affairs The bill still pro-
aes ior inc appointment OF the governor secretary, and
judges, by the President The governor il 10 have veto
upon al legislative acts veto, i Is true, comfortable by
two-thd vote of the legislature, but practically expert
ence will demonstrate, absolute The patronage Of the Ter
rtory flows from Washington All the officers Of the Ter
.ory ana even the members Of the legislature be
PAID from the federal treasury The appointment of the
governor 10 TO be made here the appointment Of the
ary is to be made here the appointment of the Judges il to
the general governments removable by the President and
constantly, therefore, under executive control will have
great influence in the Territory. | desire to avoid that
desire TO commit the whole organization the territorial
government 70 the people Of the Territory themselves.
see no objection to it. My amendment proposes safe and
simple mode of doing this, and only this reason
why y should not be adopted The whole practical effect
OF will DC to take away the executive patronage of which
we have great deal too much and transfer portion of
to the people do not wish deton the Senate at this late
hour but VIII ask for the yeas and nays upon the amend
ment.
Mr DOUGLAS. will merely remark that it should
be remembered that the officers provided for will be United
States oficers charged with the performance of United
States duties rather than territorial duties
The question was taken by yeas and nays the amend
ment; and The result wasyeas 10, nays 30-as follows:
YEAs--Messrs. Chase, Fessenden, Foot Hamlin, Nor
ris, Seward, Shields, Smith, Sumner and Wade--l0
NAYS-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Bell Benjamin Brod-
head Brown, Butler, Clay Dawson Dixon Dodge Of Wis
conan Dodge of lows, Douglas Evans Fitzpatrick, Gwin
Houston, Hunter Johnson Jones Of Iowa. Jones Ten
nessee, Mason Morton Petit, Pratt Rusk Sebastian Sill
dell, Stuart, and Williamson.
SO the amendment rejected.
Mr.. CHASE. | now move TO amend the substitute bv
striking out all of the first section after the word Nebra
ka," and inserting:
THAT all that part of the United States included within
me following limits, except such portions thereof are
hereinafter expressly exempted from the operation of this
acto wit beginning at the southwest Of the State
OF Mssour thence running the line of 36 deg 80
minutes OF north latitude until ntersecs the hundred
and third meridian Of longitude from Greenwich
thence north on that meridian until inersects the thirty
eighth parallel of north latitude thence said pa
rale of latitude TO the summit of the Rocky mountains
thence nohwnrd and along upon the summit of said Rocky
mountains the westward boundary of the Territory Of
Minnesota thence southwark and with said boundary
the Missouri river thence down the said the State
OF Missouri thence south and with western boun-
Diary OF said State to the place Of begnnngbe and the
Mr. MASON. | mean no disrespect whatever TO the
senator who offers the amendment; but entirely
with what fell from the senator from North Carolina Mr.
BApcER think Il s perfectly manifest that the
III lIr.
ported from the Committee Territories, his amend
menta which he s nov Offering are ngraied ON t. sub
nit therefore, TO The Senateto the friends Of the bill
without any unnecessary delay, to his amendments
down, without division, as fast as they offered.
Mr. CHASE, word or two in reply 10 the recon.
mendaton Of The senator from Virginia u vote against all
amendments offered by me- on the ground that they
from opponent ofhc principle Of the bill Cerainly sir
| am opposed TO The repeal Of the Missouri prohibition
Everybody knows that IL that repeal is the principle Of
this bill theu ON opposed 10 IT'S principle But gentle
is that The principle of the bill non.nervenon
with popular sovereigntywith the right of the people
essae for themselves deny the right Of any senator to
that oppo Ell ling out that principle of nom
nlervcn ion when adopted by the Senate Since the
Senate adopted the proposition of the senator from Illinois,
have said nothing the particular Of but
every amendment which have offered has been directed to
the great object Of giving the people complete and
suiced power Of sefgoycnmcn hpopuar soyereigntyis
tho principle OF the BILL IL is the principle also Of my amend
menis All wish effect by them is TO carry that
principle good faith by enabling the people Of the Terri
tories 70 organize their own government elect their
your Executive portion Of the patronage which
he already possesses and the bad influence which upon
the character and principles Of this has bctn
depicted by strongly than by who
earnest 10 support Of the BILL and the people
the right q oectng their administrators of their
affairs Go back the Of power and give 10 the
people the organization and the control Of their govern
ment.
Am q be told that when offer amendments designed
TO effect these great ends they be regarded the
American Senate, because hostile the repeal Of tho
Missouri prohbiton Is tho repeal Of the prohibition of
slavery the bsaH and the endau OF your egisaonl Is
thing be attended 70 except throwing down the restriction
against the introduction Of slavery into the Terrtoes Is
that oil that you aim att And senator upon this floor
representing Of the sovereign States in This Union deep
ly interested in this whole subject and representing
recty the almost unanimous opinion Of his State upon this
question, TO be told that every proposition that from
him Is be voted down. without division and without dis
oussonl do not think, Mr. President that such a
for such conduct win for the country These pro-
without respect their origin And, in my poor opinion
will be disparsgemen them the judgment Of the
country, that they from Of ohio-the third
State in this Union gallant and brave any other
State devoted TO The institutions Of the country any
oherrepresenng faithfully the sentiments Of the people
whose servant he is
Sir what the object Of the particular amendment which
have offered Simply 70 organize Territory in
stead OF twoto the bill to the condition which
when il first came from the Committee Territories
wacn the committee proposed make bot Territory.
Has nybody assigned why this Territory should
be divided into two, when all the great territory northwest
Of the river Ohio originally organized one, and
divided only as the increase Of population required ~