Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-03-07
Congressional.
WAsuIEoToN, March 8.

"thc Legislatures of the Territories shall
not be prccluded from prohibiting sla'
very therein" was rejected by vote OF
10 yeas to S9 nays.
Mr.. Badger then offered nn oinend'
mcn. adding TO the lI'h section the
words, "Proyidcd lhnf nothing contain.
ed III this act shall be construed 10 re-.
vivc or put in force any law or resuIa.
ton which may have exislel prior TO The
act or6lh March 1920, either protecting,
establishing, prohibiting. or abolishins
slavery" Adopled--yeas 35, hayso.
Mr.. Chase offered an amendment ma.
king the Governor, Secretary and Julg.
es elective by the people of tie Territory.
He explained and enforced IT. II was
recctc1-ycas 10, nays 30.
NJ. Chase offered an amendment putt
ting Nebraska and Kansas in one terri.
tory and under one government lie ar
gued the absence Of any necessity lof
two territories.
Mr.. Mason said he fully in1orsed oil
that was said By Mr.. Badger, that i was
tho duty OF every friend of the bill to
vote down this and all other amend
ments offered by the Senator from Ohio.
Mr.. Chase said he had offered his a.
mendmen,s because they were, in his o.
pinion, right. He knew no rule OF pro-
prieiy or constitutional right by which a
Senator representing Ohio, the third
State of the Union, and truly repfcsen'
ting the sentiments Of that State, was to
be denied the privelcdre OF oilern2 a.
mendments to this, or any other bill; or
why appointments offered by Senator Of
Ohio, were to be rejected because he of.
Grred them. Whesonce the Senate had
resolved on the prinoiplc Of non'inter.
vcnton he had Offered amendments, not
against it, bu, TO carry il 10 its full ex.
tent.
Mr.. Mason responded, denying that
any amendment offered by the Senator
from Ohio was intended TO carry out the
principle OF non.intcrvention. The sole
object was TO defeat the bill. Ha had
heard of a warrior who carried a huge
shield covered with seven bulls hides
and closely studded with brass, The
Senator from Ohio must suppose him.
self covered with some such shield from
the just condemnation Of the county,
This was the last struggle that the party
of which the Senator was an illustration.
If this bill was passed their vocation
would b, gone-thcir last p lank in the
shpwIeck taken from them, and they
would do as they deserved TO die, howl
ing, bowling like fends, because they
had not been able TO destroy the coun
try which protected them.
The South had not proposed this mca.
sure; il had never originated any meas
ure upon the subject Of slavery. Though
this bill contained much Of injustice to
the South, he was still willing to take it
as a small advance towards justice, and
as measure ofpeace.
Mr.. Wade said he had listened as
long as he could quietly, TO the unjust
and unbecomng aspersions cast upon
the Senator who, with him, truly repre-.
scn,cd the sentiments of the great State
OF Ohio. He woshercd at the camncss
with which his colleague had bour.:e the
taunls and imputaiions thrown upon him
personally, and upon his motives ard
conduct, Such conduct could no lon.
ger be put up with. Ohio was not In
ferior 10 any other State in the union.-
Her Senators were not 10 be .bea.
en- by any persons, and were not 10 be
! frightened out of their right to offer a.
mendmonts to any bill pending in the
Senate oflhe United States. The Ian.
guagc used towards his colleague was
unbccoming in the Senate. 1t might be
very suitable to Il plantation, but not in
the Senate of the United States. Ohio
would dispose Of, reward and punish her
own representatives, and she recognized
no masters in Old Virginia over her Sen.
a,ors. 1.-THE people Of Ohio could vote
for Senators, they would send his c1l.
league back 10 the Senate for six year:
longer.
He maintained that the Missouri Com
promise was constitutional. The very
men who now so s,fcnuously Advocated
its repeal, because it was unconstltution.
81, had over and over voted for its extcn
sion to the Pacific. To deny its consti
Iu,ional,y was TO leave their own con
duct open TO presumpions which i
, would not be parliamentary TO name.-
The uncons;iluiionaliiy Of the Wilmo
: Proviso was hnt little over six year.
old. AT The North, it had its commence
{ ment at the time when tho Senator from
Michigan found it necessary to strip him
self Of all burdensome habiliments in TIT
great Presidential race. The Declara
ton Of Independence had been assalet
by the supporters Of the bill. Not onl.
the acts Of the Father Of his Country ha,
y been declared unconstitutional, bu
= what they decl..red to be self.eviden
y truths had been declared to be selEevi
dent lies. 1t was necessary to declare tn
4 Declaration. of Independence lie, o
y this bill could not be supported.
An amendment was then adopted stri
king ou: tho provision allowing alien
) to vote and hold Office upon declarin
y their intentions TO become citizens.
The substitute offered By Mr. Douglas
: for the original; some time since, wa
then agreed 10 as amended; and tho bill
was reported 10 the Senate.
J The hill was ordered To he engrosse