Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-03-03

p,on'o'seo from acting on The subject Of
Slavery.
Mr.. DOUGLAS said that what he had
ment was, that the power was given to the
Territory TO legislate upon all rightful sub.
Jects of legislation, and no exception as tc
Slavery.
Mr. SMITH said that slavery was not a
rlghtful subject Of Legislation where Congress
had prohibited it. The Senator could not
get out Of the question that way. He would
undertake, to prive the Senator off the field
on that point, even before any two penny
Justice of the Peace in Illinois He then re-
terred to the Missouri Compromise, the cir
cumstances under which 1t was adopted, the
Jealous support giving to it by Mr.. Clay and
other Southern statesmen. Under il the
South had got Missouri, Arkansas and Florida.
The Senator from Kentucky had declared to
the country that this proposition came not
from the south but from the Eorth, and com
lug from the North he could not but accept
1t. The result would perhaps show the Sena-
tor that he was mistaken in supposing the
North had offered any such thing. No man
could speak for the North. The Chairman
OF the Committee might possibly speak for the
southern half of Illinois, but not for he " hole
North. Before speaking for the North, in
Offering the repeal of the Missouri act the
Senator from Illinois should be sure that he
had majority of the committee on Terrific
ries In It's favor. That Committee consisted
OF SIX Senators, two Of whom had expressed
their dlsapprobaion of the bill, and there
would In all probability be another who would
follow their example If this should be the
case the bill was before the Senate without
majority Of The Committee in its favor, and
ought TO be put out Suppose that upon
voting on this bill it should appear that
majority of the Northern Senators were
against it, ought not the Senator from Ken =
lucky. who votes for it because offered by the
North, vote against the bill.
Mr. DlAON-Ill ask you question
Suppose majority of the Northern Senators
do vote for the bill. will you do so?
Mr.. SMITH will answer that question
when ever put my opposition to it on the
ground that it is proposition offered by the
North 10 the South deny that fact The
Senator will find out p"rbaps before this bill
is done with that the North never had any
idea of offering the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise. He may find it out by the
votes of the Northern Senators. He will find
It out by the Northern votes in the House.
Before this bill is passed t will be pretty
full ascertained that the Senator from Illinois
does not carry the whole North in his breech-
es pocket No, not by a-by a-by "a
VOlCE-A jug full
Mr. SMITlI.-Yes, that is the very word
Gre II laughter. He then gives his views on
the suhJec, of the slavery agitation. He was
entirely opposed 10 it. He knew well tha, no
good could be accomplished by agitation; on
the contrary great evils and dangers to the
peace OF the people. as the safety of the Un-
ion would result from il. He was utterly op-
posed to its introduction into Congress at any
time, and in this bill In the last Congress
the Senator from Illinois told the Senate that
he had made his last speech on Slavery.
What an unfortunate thing it was that his
promise had not been kept Laughter 1t
was great pity that the Senator did not stick
to that assertion for if he had this bill would
never have como up and the agitation would
have been kept out of Congress. He denied
most positively that there was anything in the
acts of 1850 having the remotest effect upon
the Missouri act. He challenged the Senator
to produce single word to sustain the asser-
ton that at any time any one thought those
acts in principle or otherwise affected the
Missouri Compromise. If the Senator could
produce such word he would abandon the
issue. II Mr. Clay were now alive his eve
would flash with indignation, his eloquent lips
pour forth their powerful denunciation against
this wanton violation Of the Compromise of
1920. ag'inst this reckless perlidy. He re-
gret;ed that there were no statesmen Of this
day exalted and elevated above personal con-
siderations 10 rise, rebuke and restrain, ms Mr..
Clay and Mr.. Webster did, the wild fanati-
csm OF the North and the South. The Whig
party no longer stood forth to resist it. There
seemed to be rivalry. perfect competition,
between Southern Wings and Democrats as
to who should first rush into the support of
this repeal Mr.. Clay's view of the Compro-
mise OF 1850 was that the North and South
should share equally, neither getting advan-
tage over the other. That was the exact re-
suit OF il as told by the Senator from Illinois,
in his speech at Chicago. Did the Senator
from Illinois understand in 80 that the Mis-
souri, Compromise was done away with in
principle? If he why did be not say SO
IN his report? Ii he thought so, why did he
not tell the people of Chicago SO when he ad-
dressed them? Had he told them that fact,
perhaps he would not have succeeded so well
in queilng the mob, or in putting down the
contemplated riot
His bill provided for the appointment Of
Governor and Judges by the President Of the
United States He would undertake, now, to
demonstrate that the New Mexico and Utah
acts did not give. the people of those Terrific
RES full power and control over the regulation
Of their domestic institutions. If those acts
did not, the Senator would not ask il for this
one. The Utah and New Mexico acts gave
to the Governors veto on the legislation of
the Territory. 1t gave Congress veto on
the acts of the Governor and Legislature
Who were the Governors and Judges? They
were the creatures Of the Administration for
the time being. But to examine the question
more particularly. the Senator has declared
that by the acts OF 80 the people OF Utah had
been given full power to regulate all their
domestic institutions and relations in their