The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-01

reafhrmns u ~ his ol, 20 "hSh u'hh ~ properly pe-
longs"
Thus will be seen that nobody disputed that the restrc
ton vas TO be removed and the only question was to
me in IN which that declaration should be put Ii seems
from the record that took part in the debate and said
HNr DoueLAs. This boundary as now fixed would
Leave New Mexico bounded the by the 03 deg Of
longitude up 80 deg 80 nln and then the 100
degi and leaves neck OF land between 80 deg 80
min and The old boundary Of Texas, that would not nau
rally and properly 90 New Mexico when il should be-
come State This amendment would compel 10 include
il in New Mexico 10 form il into another State When
the principle shall come up IN the bill for the Organization
of territorial government for New Mexico, doubt the
same which inserted IN the omnibus bill and the Utah
bill will insert IL there.
Several SENATORS No doubt fit"
upon that debate the amendment Of the senator from Ar
kansas voted down, because IL ayowed and dis
ney understood that the amendment OF the from
Virginia taken in connexion with The remainder of the bill
did the country coded by Texas north of Sc deg 80
min from the restriction and II agreed that II did
not pat into the Texas boundary bill, it should 90
the territorial bill stated, why II should not
20 into the Texas boundary BILL that Att did Il would be
compact and would compel put the whole coded
try into State when might be convenient and
natural TO make different boundary. pledged myself
then should be put into the territorial blu and when
we considered the territorial bill for New Mexico, put
in clause far the country ceded by Texas
was embraced within that Territory and passed in that
shape When went into the House, they united the
bills together and thus this clause passed the bill
as the senator from Arkansas desired.
Now, sir have not shown concusIvely that it was the
understanding that debate that the effect release
the country north OF 50 leg 30 min which formerly be-
longed Texas from the operation of that restrictions and
provide that 1t should into the Uhon with with
out slavery as its people should proper That being
the case ask the senator from Ohio MIR. CHASE # he
ought have been cautious when he charged and
again. that there not word syllable uttered in
debate 10 that eect Should he not have been cautious
when he said that 1t aftehought my part
Should he have been when he said that
dreamed of it up to the 4h of January of this
yeari whereas the record shows that made speech to
that effect during the tendency of the bills of 1850 The
statement repeated by nearly every senator who
followed him in debate IN opposition to this bill and il
now being circulated the country published In every
abolition paper, read every stump by every abolition
orator, order get up prejudice against me, and the
measure have introduced Those gentlemen should not
have dared to utter the statement without knowing whether
correct These records troublesome things
sometimes II is not proper for charge another
with mere atterhought because he did not know that
ne had advocated the principles before Because he
dd not know IT. he should not take for granted that
body else did Let tell the that this is very
unsafe rule for them to rely upon They ought have
had sufficient respect for brother senator have believed
when he came forward with important proposition, that
he had investigated it, They ought have had sufficient
respect for committee of this body assumed that
they meant what they said.
When see such a system of msnterpretaton and mis-
representation of of laws of records of debates all
tending to nislead the public, excite prejudice and
propagate error have right expose very plain
TERMS without being aragncd for violating the
the Senate?
Mr. President frequent reference has been made in debate
furnishing evidence that the abotoniss and ce-soilers
who have recently become much enamored with the Mis-
souri, Compromise have always been faithful to its spula
tons and Implications will show that the reference is UNI
fortunate to them When Arkansas applied for admission
in 1896, objection made consequence of the provs
ions IN her constitution IN respect 10 slavery When the
aboonsts and reesoers of that day arragned for
making that objection upon the ground that Arkansas
south OF 80 deg 80 min, they replied that the act of le2O
compromise, much less compact, imposing any
obligation upon the those who passed the act
thant
enactment of ordinary legislation have the debates before
but will occupy the attention of the Senate only read
paragraphs. Mr. Hand, of New York, oppo-
son the admission of Arkansas slaveholdng State,
said
90 viii be- has already been, contended
that by the Missouri Compromise, it has been prepos-
erousy termed Congress has parted with It's right to
hb the introduction of slavery into the territory south of
So deg, 36 mln north latitude"
He acknowledged that by the Missouri Compromise,
he said preposerousy termed, the North estop
ped from denying the rghto hold slaves south of that nc
but, he added:
"There are to my mind insupeabe objections to the
soundness of that proposition"
Here they are:
In the first place, there compromise compact
whereby Congress surrendered any power, yielded any
jurisdiction; and, the second place, If 1t had done IT
legislative act that could bind Their
eessors would be subject TO repeal at the will OF any
succeeding Congress-
give these passages specimens of the various speeches
mhue III opposuon 10 tne Oh 10y
same class of politicians who oppose the Nebraska bill
upon the ground that violates solemn compact SO much
for the speeches Now for the vote The Journal which
lhod my hand, shows that ort"-nine northern votes
were recorded against the admission of Arkansas.
Yet, disregardnnd, charity leads me to
hope profound ignorsneco all these facts, gentlemen
boastng that The North always observed the contract
never denied its validity, wished to violate At and
they have referred the of the admission OF
Missouri and Arkansas instances Of their gooth faith
Now is it possible that gentlemen could suppose these
things could be said and distributed IN their speeches with
out exposurc Did they presume that inasmueh as their
lives devoted e slavery agitation whatever they ddno
know about the history Of question did exist am
willing believe hope TINA be the fact that they pro-
oundy ignorant Of all these records all these debates these
iacs which overthrow every position they have assumed
wish the from Maine, Mr.. FEssEsprs, who de-
yered his maiden speech here tonight and who made
great many sly sabs had informed himself upon the
subject before he repeated all these gronndess assertions
him for the that he has been here but
few days. and having enlisted under the bonner Of the abo
huon conederpes, unwise and SIMPLE enough 10 be-
heye that what they had published could be relied upon
stubborn facts. He mey be innocent victim. hope
he have the OF having investigated the sub
jet. am willing him the ground that he did
not know what he talking about and il Is the only
cuse which make for him. will say, however that
do think he required by his Loyalty TO the abo
tonss to repeat every discpuabe nsinoton which they
made Why did he throw into HIS speech that foul nnu
endo about "a northern with southern principles, and
then quote the senator from Massachusetts Mr. Sunsrn
as his authority Ay sr say that foul ins,nueton Did
the from Massachusetts, who first dragged il
into this debate wish have the public understand that
known northern with southern principles I
Was not thai the nuson} I IT was, he awaited himself Of
phrase tho public mind violation Of the truth Of
history know Of but one man in this country who ever