The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-03-10
THE NEBRASKA PERFIDY

Is ~ i't 40 ~ ~ SSu"S
is concerned, Mr. Douglas bill having pass.
ed lis final Stage, in tina, body, a, 8 o'clock,
OIL Saturday morning, after an exhausting
session through the night. The consequent
ces OF this gross breach of faith remain TO be
seen. The end Is not yet
The following was the vote OH the final
passage OF the bill:
YEAs-Messrs. Adams, Atchson, Badger,
Bayard, Benjamin, Broadhead, Blown, But.
Ter, Cass, Clay, Dowson, Dixon, Dodge OF
Iowa, Douglas. Evans; Fitzpatrick, Jones OF
Iowa, Jones of Tenn, Mason, Morton, Nor.
ton. Norris, Petit, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian,
Shields, Slidell, Stuart, Thompson of Ky,
Thompson of n. j., Toucey, Williams,
Geyer, Gwin, Hunter and Johnson-37.
NAYs-Messrs. Bell, Chase, Dodge OF
Wisconsin, Fessenden, Fish, Foot, Hamhn.
Houston, James. Seward, Smith, Sumner,
Wate and Walker-li
OF the supporters Of the bill, 10 are
Southern democrats, Thirteen Northern dem
ocrais, and nine Southern wings.
OF the fourteen who voted nay, fur are
Northern democrats, sir Northern wings,
itro Southern wings aud two freesoiers.-
| OF New England Senators, The only ones
who oled for the bill were Niessrs. Norris
and Williams Of n. Hampshire, and MIR.
Toucey of Connecticut,
There were ten dJSentets when The vote
was taken, viz MessTs Allen of Rhode
Island. DEM, called away by sickness, who
would have voted against The bill Bright
of Indiana, dem, Toombs Of Georgia, wing,
aud Mallory of Florida, DEM, who arc sick
but would have voted for the bill Phelps
of Vermont, wing, Peaice of Maryland,
whig, Cooper of Pennsylvania, wing, Clay.
ton of Delaware, whig Everett OF Mass.
wing, and Wrigh, of New Jersey, denl.-
Three Of them, AT least, viz:-MessIs. Ev.
ereit, Clayton aud Cooper, have made
speeches agains, The bill, and were therefore
fully committed agains, it.
The debate OH Friday evening and Sa,ur
DAY morning, and before the vote was taken
was Of somewhat exciting character. :.
Mr.. Fessenden, IN The course of The de-
bate, said He understood by the news
papers that the Legislature Of his State, a
democratic legisla,ure-had passed, almost
unanimously, resolutions ins,ruc,ing Senn-
tors from ,ha, State 10 vote against the Ne
braskt bill. He was free TO avow that he
was opposed TO slavery in any and every
shape it was presented in. II he had been
in Congress In 1920 he thought he would
nave voted against the admission OF Mis-
souri, 10 the last, unless she prohibited sla-
very by her constitution II IN Congress,
! in 1850, he would have voted against giving
territorial governments 10 New Mexico and
Utah, unless the Wilmot proviso was put
| g, b., 10 than tho Cpntl.
menls OF The people OF Maine upon The
question Of labor. Honest labor was not
considered disaraceful there, as ], seemed
from Mr.. Brown's remarks 10 be in Missis.
sippi He gave history Of the Missouri
act, maintaining that i, was compact ;
that the South had received her share fully,
and the North never refused 10 execute her
part Of the agreement. Since the Missouri
act, FIVE slave States had been admitted
without objection.
In the compromise of 1850, the South
20, the privilege of taking slavery Into New
Mexico and Utah. The whole country had
lhreatenings, lha, unless il was agreed TO-,
the Union would he dissolved. He was in
the Baltimore Whic Convention, and had
s,renuously opposed The resolution endors-
ing that Compromise. He never gave 10
i, his support. The country was a, peace,
and broiherly love prevailed since 1850,
until suddenly our peace was disturbed by
a proposition 10 take away from the North
the little given 10 her by the compromise OF
1920. lie continued his remarks until II
O'Clock, ppon The progressive advances of
the slavebolding interest upon the North.
Mr.. Weller replied for half an hour, when
he yielded 10 Mr.. Douglas en,rca,y tina, the
debate should be closed.
The debate was continued in The Senate
until five o'clock Saturday morning, when
the final vote was taken, and the bill was
passed by yeas 81, nays Ia.
The tile Of the bill was changed 10 "a
bill for the government of Nebraska and
Kanzas.n