The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-28

is,iss 70 The sDsolos e public domain
risSs OF ssvshOidsrs to tai. their slaves ami settle
With them ON pubHs domain was seoured by the
s apon peSs Of hs
Ohio other States, we'll - In the rerritoriss Il
S o. son.uon ~ aS y. q 'ns ad.
argued hs iisa that slaves indspsns4bls
comfort Of Southern people removing elsewhere could
from Mt3icn now far Congressional action
sonssrrsd, In exactly the condition respsotipg
slavery, % it whsn acquired rhs prohibition Of It
In California the ast Of Congress bat BY the sxsr
eLs OF the right Of the people there to dstsrnias the
question for themselves SAvsholdsrs had right
than othsrs. Northsrs meg could not rs rove ,hsir
farms their corporate franchises, many Of their
rtoriss Or to csGsor. Northern and ssuthsrn people
vse sihs compelled to tnrn thsr property into money
ssd thus remove i. When thsy got . snsv country
90 and have AL things allowed to other citizens
In these conmunitles This the ca 7shty
cured By the Constitution as r.sd ,tati.t!o' show
~ was On evil but be was for leaving II with the
southsrn rscple ara using no reproacaes Ths S,uth
men too muoh he had voted ganst the provisions IA
the Fugitive Slave act fer the abuse OF hAbess corpus
for trial By jury Q! hs slave in the place where s.ptarsd
Of the flAve 10 hs South he should have ary trial he
asked It. This ths South un.nimousIy refused, and
South had tolsratisn for Northern who did not
70 for ali they demanded BE would vote for this bill
He believed tho Missouri prohibition unconstituuons
II itutional and therefore repeA Unless this
matter declared decided upon grounds
y non had ono. S.so
MED BY Calhoun and the whole South. he had lived to
opted the cnly SAFE shield TO the constitution
Though he would not ofsr any amend nents to the BILL
Others offered them to carry out the principle Of popa
isr sovereignty BY giving the people Of the Territories
tbs right to select their officers he would vote for
ham. pnA had M
power the Territories how oou 1t delegate to the
Tsrriofai Legislature By asserting that C1ngress could
delegate many II could not exercise? II could
authorize the people Of Territories to call convention
and frame State constitution while it ooud not
cle that power Hs elaborated all these points at CON-
Br CoopK (whig) Of Pa said hs would necessarily bs
abrent for some days. and vas compelled to avail himself
o this late hour TO sxpi esq his views. This
sure rsught with evil l paasase would revive I'll the sg
tatOn and exotsmsnt before sIpssnesd the slavery
or 70
IL would Bsvsrhslsss prod psr and unlvsr
s.l sspr9sstisn than any m other act could possibly do
measure would plosuce the sreatest impression upon
ths silent thinking people st the North, and tho.e
liberal Those st the North who stood up for the
compromise Of 1850 would regard with deep pain this
renewal Of slavery agitation and overthrow of the
effected. They would naturally ask for the and
the ssesssy for this msssursthe csssty for again
opening agitation and exottsment for disturbing the
peace and harm my produced BY the Of 1850 in
Viii h the whole North now chssrfuly acqussosd as
~ 10 the sSndo. q s1sss s sss Ter
whole country must b. disturbed Tor them the slavery
question He vas one who believed Corgrss had sovs
promise adopted the settlement Of dangerous and
alarming questions and for that ought b
OF tS. u ia sy -. snss
Monroe and lie cabinet Calhoun. Writ and Crawford
approved its constituiopaliy wnsthsr oonstitusionsl
not 1t act which the sxigeneies Of the times
then Gsmapded and ought not to bs disturbed In
1850 II WA peve thosyht Designed to repeal the MIS-
seu comprcmiss On one occasion 10 1850 when in ths
Compittss Of Thirteen, be rsmsrhsd to nr Clay thst
somsihng In the bill or report might b oonstrusd ~
disturbing the Missouri eompremse, and xr. Clay rs-
Mr. BRoDmAu, (den) OF Pa /, said, as his oollsagus
would b absent to morrow, and would not present
wss he cons 6sred the Missouri comproniss so good,
JUST, vss and constitutional measure that he IN 1850
on every occslon voted for the wilmot proviso and
sgAipst extending the line 10 tbs rsr0r6sS
Mr. CooPsR said he voted for the Wmos provso In 1850
because he under instructions from his Lsgsaturs
promise to Territories bsoauss it wss asresi to IN the
Comntss Thirteen vots through without
40 TIER ".rs o.nsr assso,s essos, .ast h
Hshed the Missouri lns that there would b. further
quisions Of territory and therefore that line never
ssBatsr from vssa tod the Scr sss he other day that
general war In Europe 81 haud, asd that II the
and important duties 70 30 performed, and that il vas
highly desirable that the United States shoud bs prspAr
Cd for eee coming events BY union and peace ~ home
Strange IL that after this wholesome and truthful
ADVICE that Senator to be found aove among those
epg gd In ripping anew the wounds which were bat
heaI g. and in disturbing the country by slavery agita
ors and awskeniDg sgAin the which the oompro
mise Of 1850 had but just hushed He repeated h uttsr
objection TO all slavery agitation kgiaon, speechss
Of sectional character. he sought and desired and
oced In the advance and prosperity OF section and
State. He had envy; he would complain Of vr
gria Kentucky being In prosperity and
wealth by New York Pennsylvsns, bat would rejoice
in It part OF the general prosperity Of the whole
country BE would never stop. TO inquire whssher
Virginia had more paupsrs than Keniuaky. These
Questions should never govern n.tioa.l sa.jsots.
There might Be- few slave Ststss formed out
Of thsss fsrritorier, but sl hosss for the souta
to gain political majority were at an end The North
would have States In the great wsstsrn Terrtoss ssd
would for eli time to come, retain hsr present majority
BE repeated his regrets at the introduotion OF the
measure.
Me- BRopHrAD said that six years ago hs made speech
this subject In which he advocated the very prnc
pies Of this bill He might therefore, have contsntsd
himself with silent vote. Bat his sgue had op
posed the bill he felt somewhat obligatory him to
press bis views He sorry that he and his ool
league differed. He intended TO show the effect and In
ntiop Of the ompromss OF 1850 to abr sgats the
Missouri compromise. BE had hoped, and sorry TO
be disappointeo that A least Northern whg ,uh
have voted for this BILL and that that whig would DO
his colleague.
The Senate adjourned .. O'Clock.
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