The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-11

ever he would dispute Oh ebcu. the ma Ter
IL was admit that this Psoration inserted fol
the odson OF the Senator from HlinoSs who had
already brought into the VOL ives rrrtoriss AMI was
nov loaded TO the mulS'e with two more daughter
sct to oe rspealed sh ud b. then it oughs to
bs BY separate ss AID not be tie mssps Of carry.
ing tlIoagn : measure which without 4, was opposed
Of ths sour act had rot beer expected by thu country
Nothing hsd been So Ahont n ts newspapers prior
| to the nesting OF Csngrsss While spsaz,rg of the
newspapers hs wished tho Senate {, notiss the
| VERY dsoordsns tunes which had been played
by the government orgrn this subs,t Tas SsD .or
from Kentucky had been dsnouDosi &, an aztaor
for proposing the repeal OF TIM Missouri comp,omse sud
the Senator from unt laucod 10 tho skies for popn
sng the middle course The Senator rrona Illinois bafny
compelled 10 tor the mark had adopted ths rspeaias
caufe and the organ sounds forth ,h., it, and only
the proper measure TAs ohsnged every time tbs
sepstor oil appeared 70 him the cr-an was moro
the organ Of the Territorial Committee thsa thu al
mibistsuon be denied the Of the Senator's
remark that tho Territory of IosA WAS not rohbttsd
from setting on the snhjsct Of siAy-ry.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. (6esa OF III essd that what hs hal
meant was that the power given ts the Territory
egaie upon al tightfai subjects oi legislation AMI
exception as 10 slavery.
Mr. SMIrB ssid hat eilvAry not righul subject
o Iesuiaii.a whs;s Congress- had probioted H. fhe
Senator cout not set ont OF tbs qasst1n That way Ho
would undertake TO drive the Senator o the asld tn
poin sSen lsre aoy two pennY justice OF the peas IN
iitooia lie thfn referred to tn. Missouri promise
| the circumstances under which it was adopted,
statesmen uneer II the South h.d Missouri Ark s-
tas, and Florida TIE Senator from Kentucky h,a do.
carsd 10 the country that this pgopositiou
from the South, but from tn. North, aad coming from
the North he eouit not bat aoo.p IT. The result wouii
| posing the North bad offered apy sush thins No MAJ
could spsss for ths North Tbs ohsrau Of the com.
Illinois but mo- for the whole Nor b. Before speaking
for the North In oerng the repeal Of tho Missouri act
the Senator from illinois should be that bs mad
msjorty Of tbs Com atse Territories in its favor.
That committee consisted of six Senators two Of whom
had expressed their disapprovsl of the BILL and .bers
wonld In al probability be another who would follow
their example II this should % the case, the bill was
before the S.nsts without majority OF the conmltse in
Its favor and ought to bs put supposs that upoa
voting upon this bill shoud appear that majority OF
tos Nor,bsn Senator'S were Assin.t H. ought cot the
e. NatS ss ssS 10. ' because ~
n DIXON lTas3 Si Ey .sh you QUESTION
MIR. SMITH, will answsr that question: Whenever
put my oppo ton 70 IL on the ground that II prcpo
The ssnstor will And out perhaps, before this bill
WITH that the North had any tea Of onsrng the
repeal Of the Missouri compromise He may nnd
by the votes Of the Northern Senator'S He will and it
oct By the hefn votes in tbs Before this bill
Es.ssd Il wi se pretty fully asosrtsusd that the s.,
byeeches pocket TO, rot ~ a. BY s-bys-
VoIcR--A jus full.
Mr.. sArTu-Yes that's the very word fGrsat laugh.
tsr He then gave hip views ae sub cot Of the sA
very agitation he entirely opposed 10 It Hs kuew
well that good could be pshsi by agtstion on
the contrary great evils and danger to hs pease OF
people and the sety ths uaoa would result from IT, Hs
was utterly opposed to its Introduction into oongs
4
and in this bill In tie last Congress- the Senator from
Illinois told the 'enae that he had made last s,ssch
slavery Whst unfortunate thipg 1t that tnis
promise had not been kept Q4iuzhtsE) 1t great
pity be Senator cid not stick that assertion for IL hs
had this bill would have passed, sna ths sgi
tatioa would have b en- kept out OF Conges II, denied
mcst emphstcAly that thers anything In acts OF
1850 h&ving the rnotest effect upon the Missouri act
He chilIerged the Seralor produce siage word t,
sustain he assertion that At the time any one thought
those sots in principle otherwise affected tho xssou
ri cor promise II the Senator could prlduss such
| No lh Knr nm hE Ar
sye bis eve would aah With indignsisr, his eloquent
lips pcur forth their powerful dsaunciaon against this
sgsiret this reckless psraly He regretted that
there were no ststesuen OF this day exa,-
Iebcie AID restr1ia Mr. s aad M. Webster did ths
Wild aratoim OF the North ara South The whiy party
no longer stood forth to resist It, There seemed to be
rivalry, PSI feet compet tion betwe,n soubern whgs
And cemoc as a to VINO stoud first rush into to
OF this rpe,l Mr. Cays view Il the pronise OF 1850
hat the Sluth and Nori should ns her
70 get zvaotsgr tho other That the sx,s.Is
suit q told by the ssr.tor from Illinois hi, speech
a. Ohissgo Did the Senator from III nois updertsnd 10
1850 that the rssour promise away with 10
prirclp The did, Why dill he rot say In Is report
II lie hovght TO- uhy da he not tel the people OF Chl.go
so whsr he addressed ih.oP Had I'D the that fact
perhapa he would not hare succeeded we'll Ia quenR
the mob or in putting down tbs contemplated riot HiI
bill provided for the appointment u governor and
judges by the President o the United States Hs would
uuer,ate TO dsmonstrsts that the New Msico sa1
Utah aets did not vs the people OF those Territories full
power ara contro overt reSuanon OK their domestic
1stutioas II lose ants did not tho Senator would noi
csG II iEis ltah and New Isxi3o acts
70 the governors veto the Legislation of tho Territory
/ gave Corgels veto on the acts OF the governor and
Lfgt .turs Who we're the governors ard iadses Thsy
the creatures of se administration for tns time b,
rg But, to examine tie question particularly, the
Senator had declared that bY the acts Of $780, the people
dcmso instutens and rsstions IL sbsI own wsv mn
controlled except tJ the ttution OF the United ssts
BE could not cay that poyssny was prohibited BY ths
SenEo- from pois venturs to tell tbs Christian people
of the United States that Congress- bad given BY the
6s bad gwen Brigham Young power q attorney {,
have TO- II wives fr himself Enc proporhopate uumbr
r s1s Ts 81 1 ~. y & To-, @
power to regulate their coraestc usutions then wes
not his eFtsbissens q poyg.uy under tn. KIDD sus.
fhe Senator alone IN his ideas 1t appeared that
10 council Of war held on this bill BY i.s friends
1t had teen solemuy decided, upon due consids.
ration, that the acts of 1850 gsys the Utah people
full power regulate their don este ionttuton and
Brigham Young aud s hts srev shan practice polyssmy
hoped the President OF the Senate in council
nd lsugh'er) He insrce1 70 expose thi, business of
polygsrny and explain its nlodrs opsrondi oud and
iorg continued laughter What he meant was that he
ipterted 70 explain how It was thA. ighsm Young and
any supposed evil from any suggestion OF his he de
srd Il to t. done teat PERSONS responsibility and rot
on his Qout srd hoiSsrous laughter o,ntinuins FOR
several muutec.)
The CuGR sisd all present TO preserve order and
svcc Demonstrations unoscoaaing tns Senate.
NJ ssrrH-supp,le the legislature OF Utah should,
msly establishing polyg.my, sod giving Brigham Young
forty and ali Others fifteen siye would the senator from
IiGo. suffer Il to ee approved in slsncef Would he not
rather pick vita psir or topss and thrust 1t out Of
the virdos. II he did this, and 10 would be rosniny
than couli lie expected BY the Chdgan and nosl
II the Uticn wcud not the Senator bs vl5lsirg
that plipcrl ot feii goyernmsnt ent c1ogfesoas
irterreu; ;ian IN tae domestic iasttut OF tbs Tri
tcYissg Well t9pposirs that poltgsmy s thus
bh,bed ar they go on s.fsssins yes, Increasing nal
tirJiug snd rspectitg bs esL.h most rapiiy they
can snd WIN 90 With po gamy, Csughter) and tho.
ply FOR rdmi'scn toto the 10, . thsy Z, be al
m ttey r. itsy not provide for polyrsmy 10 their
corktituteu, Il maY form part OF thei. 10 Y;
AID are they 20 be admitted with this doesic insttutop,
regulated ~ ms!Vea az the senator they have
the pover 10 The Ssrator deny them without
senyin. ha position, ana non the people OK the
Unitea 10 be told tsat the establishment OF
povg,ny aud tie exclusive Iight N. subject bsI
bee pat 10 tho hspds Of Brigham Ynuug snd his crew.
they 20 be admitted irto the Ucon without OBJ
isctlap tersuss ~ hidden uskucwn pfinelne
tar ed Ia the eouI ciss q 1850 sn heard OF
~ discovered BY the Senator from lnoi, II ifsitttd,
and fhs g,na,ora spd representatives here,
theY 20 ~ allowed 10 briug ihsr forty wives each with