Washington sentinel., 1854-03-01
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THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Senate Tuesday. February 2s. 1854.
FIRST SESSION.


senate.-Tuesday, February %, 1854.
sRemonstrances against the repeal Of the Mis-
souri, compromise, by Messrs. ToUcEY, EVERETT,
FISH, WADE, CHASE, SUMNER, and CLAYTON.
Among the papers presented by Mr.. CHASE was
the proceedings of public meeting held at Lees
burg, Carroll county Ohio One of the reso
lutions was in the following words
Resolved That each member Of Congress who votes for
in any way gives to the passage of bill
the organization Of the Nebraska Territory reported by
Douglas of illinois, is traitor to his country, to freedom,
and to God, worthy only Of everlasting infamy.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. PETIT, a bill granting to the States of
Indiana and Illinois portion of the public lands to
aid in the construction of the Indiana and Illinois
central railway.
BY Mr. FITZPATRICK, bill granting certain
lands to the Stale of Alabama 10 aid in the con-
struction of railroad from Bear bluff ION the
Tennessee river, in said State, via Elytown, Tus-
caoosa, North Fort, and Gainesville, TO connect
with the Mobile and Ohio railroad, at or near
Narkeeta, in the State of Mississippi.
BY Mr.. SLIDELL. bill TO authorize the issue
ofpatents for lands in Louisiana in certain cases.
Also bill for the relief Of the Pine Grove Acade-
my, in Louisiana.
BY Mr.. WALKER, bill for the relief of Syl
vester Pettibone.
All of which were referred.
SWAMP LANDS.
Mr. STUART, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported bill for the relief of purchasers
and locaters of swamp and overaowed lands. The
bill considered. read third time, and passed.
Mr.. SEBASTIAN. from the Committee on In
dian Affairs, reported the following resolution:
Resolved That the Secretary Of the Senate be directed
to pay to Richard NJ Young s94 90 the per
diem compensation allowed him by the President
special commissioner for the charges against
the Hon. Alexander Ramsey, late Superintendent Of In
dian Affairs OF Minnesota under the resolution of the
Senate Of the April 1858 and that the be paid
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laid over.
LAND FOR THE INSANE.
The bill granting land TO the several States Of
the Union to aid in the support and maintenance OF
the INDECENT insane, was taken up and, after hav-
ing been amended, was ordered TO be engrossed
for a third reading
NEBRAsKA--sLAvERY.
On motion of Mr. DOUGLAS, the Senate pro-
ceeded to the consideration Of the bill to establish
a territorial government for Nebraska.
The last clause in the 18th section now is in
these words:
ssThat the Constitution and all laws of the United
States which not locally napplcable shall have the
effect within the said Territory of Nebraska
as elsewhere within the United States except the Sth
ton the preparatory the admission Of Missouri
nto the Union March 9, 1920 which, being in
with the principle . o. a b Con-
cognsed by the legislation Of $780, commonly called the
compromise measures, is hereby declared imperative
and void; 1t being the true intent and meaning of this
act not to legsae slavery into Territory State
exclude It therefrom but to leave the people thereof
perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic nstu
ons their way subject only to the Constitution Of
the United States"
The question pending was on the motion of Mr..
CHASE 10 amend the same by adding thereto the
following:
.Under which the people Of the Territories through
hibit slavery therein"
Mr.. BRODHEAD said that six years ago he
made speech in favor Of the principles of this
bill but he said that since 1S47 he had felt less in
terest in this question. He had seen large por,
ton Of the south uniting TO elect General Taylor
TO the Presidency when 1t was known he had re-
fused 10 state his dsapprova of the Wilmot pro-
viso and he had seen also, since the 4th of March,
1853, too much willingness the part of southern
men to unite in the administration Of the affairs Of
the country with those who advocatedthe Wimot
proviso in 1S4S. and who stood upon the Buffalo
platform. For these reasons he was disposed TO
have given silent vote. But as his colleague
had spoken against the bill, it became him to ex-
press his views. He spoke not for the entertain
ment Of the galleries, nor for sentimental readers
at home. He was a working member, and not
one disposed to speech-makng.
He differed from his colleague. He did not be-
lieve this measure to be fraught with evil He
did not believe its passage would cause deep feel
ings Of hostility at the north among those who
supported the compromise oflS50 The people of
the north were not opposed to the extension of
the right of popular government II would be OPP
posed by those who opposed the annexation Of
Texas, and who voted for the Wilmot provso. II
was not inconsistent with the principles Of the le
gislation of 1850 The legislation of 1850 was in
consistent with the Missouri compromise, and SO
il had been declared by the vote Of three-fourths
of the Senate. He would show that the Missouri
compromise had been abrogated, annulled, and re-
pealed by the acts of the friends Of the Wilmot
proviso. The principles Of this bill were better
for the north than would be the Missouri compro-
mise He believed the Missouri compromise at
the time of its adoption was intended by those
who framed it to extend to the Pacific ocean. The
north had, in 1S4S and so, set that Missouri line
aside. He elaborated all these points and fortified
them by authorities.
Mr.. THOMPSON, of New Jersey, followed in
support of the bill. No part Of the country had
more promptly responded TO the compromise mea-
sures of 1850, and to all the requirements of the
Constitution than New Jersey. He believed this
measure was not only in in accordance with the
principles Of the acts of 1850, but was constitH
tonal, Just, and right in itself
Mr. CLAYTON got the floor, and the subject
was postponed.
The Senate then took up the bill TO authorize
the use of the solar compass in the survey of the
United States, and after some debate the bill was
postponed.
After an executive session,
The Senate adjourned.
a House of Renreseutativee