The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-18


ven understood are TO b. turned over to Mr. Everett
Nassaehusstts.
motion yesterday made, In executive session to
Arrest the editor OF the NEW YORK HERALD fer publishing
Ne copyright and Gadsdsn treaties eontsm OF the
senats. II did not carry however.
yEuRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON Feb. II, 1854.
TIE PRIVATE CALENDAR
Was taken mp and debated till near one O'Clock, and
ghsn postpoDed.
Two bnls were pausd And then the Senate took up
rm NEBRASKA
Nr. SEWARD, (frse soi) Of N. Y, arose AMI spoke ~
onows:-
Mr. Prsadent-rhs United States, 81 the closs OF the
Rsvclution, rested southwark the st. Mary's, and
westward the Missssippi and possessed broad, un-
occupied domain, ercumscrbsd by those rivers the A.
lsghany Mountains and tas great Northern lskss The
onsHtuon anticipated the division Of this domain iato
States 10 be admitted members OF the Union, but 1t
neither provided fer nor anticipated any enlargement OF
he national bouAdarss The people, engaged In rsor-
anispg their governmental improving their social sys
ems and establishing relations Of commerce and frsni
chip With other nations, remained many years content
Within their apparently ample limits Bat 1t was al
would soon become IN urgent public want.
France although shs had vt Canada, In ohivalrous
battle the Heights Of Abraham in l7o3 nevertheless
M retained her ancient territories the western bank
pf the Mississippi she had ALSO just before the break
ing out Of her own fearful revolution reacqured, by
Bscrst treaty. the possessions the Gulf Of Mexico
which, IN rsesnt war, bad been wrsstsd from her BY
Spain. Her First Consul among those brilliant achieve
msnz which proved him the nrst atatssman - we'll -
-
hsse possessions to the United States for liberal sum,
md thus repsnishsd hs treasury, while he saved from
~ enemies, and Transferred to friendly Power disant
md vast REGIONS which, for want Of adequate naval
(5ores he wss unable to defend.
This PURCHASE Of LouiAna from Franss BY the United
Bates, involved grave dispute concerning the western
limits Of that province; and this controversy having
manned opsn until 1919, then adjusted BY treaty, In
which thsy rsHAqushsd Texas TO Spaia and accepted
session Of the early discovered and long Inhabited Pre-.
inoss Of LAST TlsridA and West Florida The United
Bates Stipulated, n ssaA Of these eaSss 10 admit the
countries thus ANNEXED into the federal Union.
Ths acquisitions Of Oregon, BY discovery and oesupa.
os Of Texas By her voluntary AnnsxAton, and Of New
Mexico and California, including what called Utah.
By war; completed that rapid Of sshgsmsnt at
The close Of which frontier has been Hxsd the
centre Of what was New Spain, ON the Atlantic side Of
The continent while the west the east, only
pecan separates from the nations Of the Old World
II not In mJ way now to speculate ths question how
long are to rsst On these advanced positions.
Slavery before the Revelation, existed In al the thir
Ssss colonies, a. It did also in nearly all the other Euro
psan plantations In America But II had been forced By
British authority for political and commercial ends, ON
the American people, against their sagacious In.
sncs Of policy and their stronger feelings Of Justice
end humanity.
They had protested and demonstrated against the sys-
lem earnestly for forty years. and they ceased to protest
and smonsrate against Il only when they finally com
United their entire Of complaint to the arbirsment
OF An earnest spirit Of emancipation abroad
n the colonies ct the close Of the Revelation and Al Of
thsn except perhaps South CArona and Georgia. antic
pasd dsrsd dssgnsd early removal Of the sys.
tsu from the eonAty. The suppression Of the Afnssn
slave trade, which universally regarded anollary
b that great measure not without much reluctance
postponed nc VI leoS
While there was national power and no claim or
desire for national power any to compel involan
tary emancipation In the States whore slavery existed
lhsas ct the time very general desire and
sross purpose TO prevent its introduction into
uuss yet TO DO formed, and into Atss yet 10 b
established. NJ Jefferson proposed ~ early 1854 "a
exclude II from the national domain which shsuld b.
constitutes by esssons from the States to the United
States He 'ecomnsndsd and urged the measure - an
siisry also 70 the ultimate policy Of emancipation
1eos.S - '~ss~
sssss; and the policy Of ittss new States vas sos
State VS. .dmi.d IN i2ss K.nsaSly
trsmontans Iavehslding community, having sssn de-
SsAhed from Virginia admitted, without being quss
toned, asout the time. 3d. also Tssnsssss which
mas similar mupity separated from North Carolna,
vhish Mr. Jefferson RAJ arst PROPOSED and which had 10
Che meantime been adopted for the territory north OF
Tie Ohio should not b held to apply within her limits
sovernnsns fac Mis- ssippt and Alabs ma, slavshoiag
Communities which had been detached from South
lima asd Georgia All these States And tsrritedss
situated southwes Of Il Ohio river AL or
sgsoy peoplsd BY savshoders with their slaves
sstionsi est mot Of pr,vsnting the istsodueaon O.
sAvery but o. aecl.sne slavery 10 short tn: rego-
e. q n: Ohio or river p.:s1ssa dsa In which a'
practicable Our forefatners never attempted what VA
Bal the cass was othsrws 10 that fair and broad rssor
which setcbed away from the banks Of the Ohio north
card 70 the lakes asd Westward to the Mississippi
ssv.s, and was nssry u,nhsSltsd, AID quite IN
occupied There was then NO Baltimore And Ohio
fsilrosd no Boston and 0sdsn,burs railroad; tS.r.
vas NO railway throu.h Canada: nor, iadssd, any
=, o. wos .ss no 70
Sids and fhs falls Of the St Awrepes the Mohavk and
- Niassrs rivers and steam navigation the lakes,
q ON tbs Hudson, the Mississippi There In thai
snots a.d region the prevention q the intro
6on OF slavery was possible and there our forsatssrs
ssstit y males sss's hear. bound Wits joy and srsa
ta6s, ana ft itss mp with mingled prize AMI vsnsra
49, TO isan the history Of that great rasssctan Dis
enxdh me ulSs snd e1mmon forms Of sxprssspg ths
naticnsl WIZ they did not merely "vote,D or IRE
solve or .enaet" - en- other osoa,ions bal
they ordausd In lsnRua married st once v1th prso
eos. ampiae .nos sole nnify smphssia that thsr,
shan . nsnsr slavery no! Involuntary ssrvtu is il tn
crime whereof the party shall bees duiv
And hey further ordained and declared that tns Ia.
shsuld % considersd compact between ths orsaiss
States and the people and States Of said Territory a.,
forever main unalterabls unless BY common couss.s
ne ordinances was Agreed 10 rimousiy vire,ns 1.
Yammipg her eeesfon OF the territory ratified nd A.
ihs hrn oossss hsn under the eonsntatisa solsmni,