The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-16
STILL ANOTHER ABOLITION FALsEHooD Elk
POSED.


The following Especial despatch" from the regular cor
respondent Of the New York Times in this city WHO writes
over the signature 81 appeared in that paper Of the
l4th inst; .rrn9
'ewAsHINGros, Tuesday, june IL.
An astounding fraud has just been discovered by Messs
Campbell OF Ohio Benton, Mace and others in the Ne
braska bin ID that Mr.. Richardson stated TO the
House that his substitute the Senate bill simply, without
the Clayton proyo when in fact he bad inserted clause
providing persons other than citizens of the United
States should hold office or vote until they had sworn 70
support the principles of this bill sl#s
This astounding fraud is nothing than an OUT
and-ou fabrication Of the Times correspondent or
the honorable members to whom he asebes the astound
ing discovery determine 1t is our business TO
expose the ilsehoodnot designate the authors OF H.
When Mr. Richardson offered his substitute for the Ne
brasa bill il from the Senate he announced to
the House that his substitute the with the Senate
bill without the Clayton amendment We will show by the
record that Mr. Richardson's statement strictly true
and that the statement of the Times correspondent that he
had inserted clause &C. is itself palpabe fraud.
The 9Th section of the Senate bin, when Mr. Clayton
moved his amendment was follows: .rEt
And be turthe, enacted, That every free white male
the age Of twenty who shall be an
resident said Territory and shall possess the qual
catons hereinafter prescribed shall be entitled to vote at
election and shall be eligible 10 any ONCE wlthn the
said Terrtory but the qualifications of voters, and OF hold
ing Office at all subsequent elections shall be such shall
be prescribed by the Legislative assembly Proe'ded That
the right of suffrage and holding office shall be exercised
only by citizens of the United States and those who shall have
declared oath their intention to become SUCH and shan
taken oath support the constitution of the United
and the provisions Of this act and presided further
That officer, soldier seaman marine other person
the army navy of the United States attached to
troops in the service United States shall be allowed
hold Office in said Territory by of being
service therein" .s
Mr. Clayton moved to strike out of this section the fol-
lowing words
'sAnd those who shall have declared OATH their in
enon to become SUCH and shall have taken an oath to sap
port the constitution of the United States and the provisions
of this act"
The motion prevailed, and the amendment was made
and the bill amended having passed the Senate the first
provso to the fifth section read follows: Ii
Proeded That the right of suffrage and of holding of
flee shall be exercised only by citizens of the United States
When Mr. Richardson offered his substitute in the House
he announced that the with the Senate bill
without the Clayton amendment The Clayton amend
ment was the striking out the words above quoted The
Senate BILL therefore uaout the Clayton amendment was
the Senate bill as stood before Mr. Clayton moved his
amendment Mr. Richardson therefore, rejected in his
substitute the amendment made motion of Mr. Clay
and offered the section as it was before the Clayton amend
mcnt adopted. The section so offered was adopted
and passed by the House, and is the law of the land
and in the words of the 9th section il stood be-
fore Mr. Clayton moved his amendment above quoted
Thus ends this abolition fabrication. 1t is no pleasure
us show how bad the aboonsts are; but it is
cessary that it be done that honest may be de-
ceived by their fasehoods or by silence,