Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-21
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chuscts, presented memorial from the people Of Maio
praying TO be admitted into the Union equal foou
With the orsr States together with copy OF tho Coz
% sttutiou formed for the State. Referred commute
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rial from the people OF Missouri praying to be authorize
to form Constitution OF State Government and to be
mitted on an equal footing with the original Stases. Re
l. ferred 70 select committee. -f1I..-.....
On the 18th December, Mr. Taylor Of New York, intro
duced resolution proposing an inquiry into tho expedi
sney OF prohibiting by Law the introduction OF slaves In.
the Territories west Of the Mississippi The committc
were afterwards discharged from the further consideration
If Of the subicct.l
lin authorizing the people Of Missouri to form Sta,
Constitution had been previously reported and the
Of the subject fixed for the second Monda
r In January.
On the esth Of December Mr. Taylor moved anothe
resolution the subject of prohibiting the introduction
slaves into the Territories OF Mississippi Laid
the table, So to CO.
On the SOh Of December the bill for the admission
Maine considered. - ttH 81
In the Senate whom the bill for the admission Of Main,
was up, Mr. Barbour, OF Va. wished TO commit Il
amend Il by attaching it provision for the admission
| OF Missouri.
In the meanwhile bill for the admission OF Maine hst
passed the House, and was then before the Senate.
On tho 10Th or January 1880, tho Senate considered
the bill for the admission OF Maine with the amendnen
OF Mr. Barbour to authorize Missouri form eonsttu
ton.
On the 18th Of Janury. Intellectual effort made
seperatc the two bills.
On the l7th, Mr. Roberts OF Pa moved to add to the
Missouri section the following proviso:
"Prorided, That the further introduction into said
State OF persons to be held to slavery involuntary
vtude within the same shall be absolutely and
prohibited"
On the 18th, Mr. Thomas of Illinois, on leave intro
duccd bill to prohibit the Introduction Of slavery into
the Territories OF the United States north and OF the
contemplated State Of Missouri.
The subject OF the restriction upon Missouri deba-
ted at length for several days
IL WAS also discussed in the House. with an smen mt
offered by Sorrs OF New York, prohibit slavery
ttoy north of the 3sth degree ofnorth latitude Dee
ded in the negative.
Mr. Taylor. OF New York, then moved restriction upon
| slavery within the State of Missouri
Mr. Holiness OF Massachusetts,, afterwards Senator from
Maine. opposed the restriction.
January 2s-The Senate resumed the Missouri ques.
ton, aud Mr. Van Dyke, Of Delaware opposed the re-
| striction.
January 3i-Mr Sanford laid before the Senate the
utions otc New York Legislature in favor of restrict
lug slavery in new States.
AR Barbour opposed the resolution in speech Of three
hours.
February 1.-The question was taken on Mr. Roberts
restrictive clause and decided in the negative,
follows
fess-Mr Merrill Of New Hampshire Mecn and Otis oil
Massachusetts, Dana of Come ccu Burr Of Rhode Is
l.n5 Tichero OF Vermont, King aud Sanford of New
York. Dckerson and Wilson of New Jersey, Lowric and
Roberts Of Pennsylvania, Rugges and Trimbe Of Ohio
Noble aud TAYLOR of Indiana-l6.
Nays--Mr Parro, OF New Hampshire Hunter of Rhode
Island lnman Of Connecticut, Palmer Of Vermont Van
Dyke OF Delaware Lloyd aud ri ctney Of N lind, Ia
bour and Peasants OF Virginia, Ma,on aud Stokes OF
North Clroins, Galard and Smith oil South Carolina, FL
! lucky, Eaton and Williams of Tennessee, Brown and
Johnson Of Louisiana Lcake aud Williams OF Mississippi
Edwards aud Thomas OF Illinois, King and Walker OF Ala.
| bama-27.
| February S.-Ar. Ruggles, of Ohio, laid before the
Senate sundry resolutions Of his State Legislature favor
Of the restriction of slavery in the States.
Mr.. Thomis, oil Illinois, offered additional section
the Missouri BILL proposing prohibit slavery in all the
territory beyond the Mississippi north degrees
north latitude, ercept lcthn the limits of the proposed
! February AIR. Thomas, with view to modify his
amendment and offer it in another shape, withdrew it,
February Interpretations pending unite bills for
| the admission OF Maine and Missouri.
February 6-Question taken on uniting the bills and
decided in the affirmative: Yeas 90, nays 81.
Mr.. Thomas, OF Illinois, then Offered his amendment to
the Missouri branch of the BILL limiting slavery 80 IL
degrees.
Mr.. Barbour OF Virginia, moved amend by fixing the
| 10th degree Of north latitude. Nevatved.
Finally oil the 18th February, 1920 the question was
words:
"A"db ia further enacted That in all that territory
ceded by France the United States under the name OF
Louisiana, which lies north of thirty degrees thirty
minutes north atutude excepting only such part
included within the limits of the State contemplated
by this act slavery aud involuntary servitude otherwise
than ia the punishment OF crimes whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted shall be aud is hereby forever
prohibited: ProUded, drays That any person escaping
into the same from whom labor service is lawfully
claimed II any State Territory of the United States
such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to
the person claiming his Der labor service uore
said"
On the adoption of this amendment the question was
taken by aud nays, and determined in the affirmative
as follows:
For the amendment: Messrs Brown, Barrl, DANA
Dickerson, Baton. Edwards lorsey, Hunter Johnson
Kentucky johnson Of Louisiana King OF Alabama King
Of New York, Lanman, Leake, Lloyd. Logan, Lowrir
Melen Morrill, Ots Palmer, Parrot, Pinckney, Roberts,
Ruggles Sanford Stokes, Thomas Tichenor, Trimble
Van Dyke, Walker Of Alabama, Williams OF Tennessee,
Wilson--SI.
against the amendment: Messrs Barbour, Eliot,
Gillard Macon, Noble, Peasants, Smith, Taylor Walk
of Georgia, Williams of Mississippi-lO"
After All Intellectual motion by Mr. Trimble of Ken
lucky to bring the north line Of the State of Missouri
about half degree south of the line proposed with n
view give Missouri share OF the fine valley of the
Des Moiues, the question taken ordering the BILL
amended to DC engrossed and read third by the
following vot
"Aycs-Messrs. Barbour, Brown, Eaton, Edwards
Elliott GhlIrd lIorsey, Hunter, johnson OF Kentucky
johnson of Louisiana, King of Alabama Leale Lloyd
| Logan .Pirott, Pnckncy, Peasants Stokes Thomas
Van Dyke, Walker OF Alabama, Walker Of Georgia vii
| liims Of Mississippi Williams Of Tennessee-2i.
"Noes-Messrs. Burrill Dana, Dickerson, King OF
New York, Llnman l.owre, Macon, Mcen, Morrill, No
ble OTIS Palmer, Roberts Rnggles Stafford smith, Tay.
Tor, Tichenor, Trimble, WIlson-2O."
So the bill was ordered TO be engrossed, end read
| third time morrow.
Mr. Macon, of North Carolina and Mr. Smith of South
Carolina, were the only Southern members who voted a.
giins this clause.
February Is In the Senate the bill for the admission
OF Maine into the Union read third time "a amend
ed Thy incorporating therein the provisions respecting
State Government for Missouri was passed and
sent to the House Of Representatives for concur.
| renee.
February 23-In the House Of Representatives mo.
ton made to disagree the Senatos amendment sur
uniting the two bills Maine aud Missouri aud carried
yeas 93. nays ~.
Oh the question Of disagreeng to the Scnaics ninth
amendment that restricting slavery north of 30 80 G.
cept within the State OF Missouri the vote was in the al
frmatiye-yeas I59, uays Is.
The result Of several days labor was n total disagree
nent between the two Houses both regard TO the res
friction Missouri, and the restriction north Of SO
3d. The Senate had refused To rccede from its amend
ments.
February 2s.-The Senate was about TO adjourn wlie
the Clerk of the House Of Representatives presented him
self at the door, with message that the House OF Repre-
sentayes ad Insisted disagreement amend
mcnts OF the Senate TO the Maine bill.
Mr. Thomas then moved that committee Of confercnc
be appointed TO confer with the House Of Representative
on the subject
Hereupon warm debate took place. Mr. King 0
Alabama, and Mr.. Smith in favor Of adherence,
which iorccoses conference; Mr.. King, Of New York
4 spoke in explanation; and Messrs. Barbour, Thoma:
Johnson, Of Kentucky Lowhe Morrill, Dana, Eaton, Ma
con, aud Mellen, successfully supported the conference
The debate resulted In this: that motion for deicrrn
the question negatyed, aud the Senate voted, ne