Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-02-15
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SATURDAY, Feb. 4 1854.
SENATE.

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tons of meeting of the citizens of New York, held
| in the Broadway Tabernacle, against the adoption
OF any measure to repeal the Missouri compromise
which he asked might be read: - -
Mr.. Douglas said that every Senator had. doubt.
less read these resolutions if all memorials were
read at length to the Senate, the whole time of the
| body would be consumed in so doing i
Mr.. Fish. move the resolutions be read
The motion that the paper be read was agreed to-
Mr.. Sumner presented the remonstrance of three
hundred tax payers Of Caremont, New Hampshire,
against the repeal Of the Missouri compromise
l. Mr.. Brodhead presented five rcmonstranccs from
different parts of Pennsylvania against the repeal
OF the Missouri compromise, all of which were laid
on the table.
Mr.. Brodhead presented fourteen petitions from
Pennsylvania, against the removal Of the mint to
| the city of New York.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
of the bill to establish territorial government for
! Nebraska.
Mr.. Dixon said that the bill originally reported
by the committee territories allowed the people
OF the territories to provide for against slavery
they might think proper, in the formation of their
constitutions but it did not put the people of all
sections oi the country equal footing to the
right of going there with their property 1t left the
Missouri prohibition still in force and applicable to
the territory, and consequently the Southern people
would be excluded until such time the people of
the territory had assembled 10 adopt State costitu
| tion.
Under these circumstances, he had given notice !
| of an amendment proposing directly the repeal of
the Missouri prohibition and thus enable the slave
holders to go to the territories at with their
l. property. Subsequently the committee on terrific
rics reported new BILL in which Incorporated,
] in substance the amendment of which hc had given
notice.
The bill with that amendment incorporated in it,
would receive his hearty appreciation and support.
The amendment had not been adopted by the
committee from any sinister motive, had been
supposed by the Senator from Ohio 1t was the
| province Of the committee and it was their duty
when they found their bill defective, that il did
not effect what they intended it should to rcconsd-
er the subject and amend their bill. The committee
! had done moro than this in the present
The committee designed to frame their bill on the
| principle of placing all the people of the several
States on an equal footing to the right of going
to this territory The Missouri prohibition prevent
| ed this 1t made an unjust discrimination against
the people of the save-hodng States. 1t allowed the
people of the free States go there with their prop
erty, and prohibited those of the Southern States
| from the exercise of the same privilege.
! This proposition to remove that unjust prohibi-
ton did not come from the South. 1t came from
men who, acting the high principles of equal
rights and justice to all proposed to remove forever
an unjust discrimination in favor of one ection and
against another.
The committee as we'll as the whole people of the
United States, satisfied that the Missouri
prohisition was not only unjust in principle, but al
together inconsistent with the principles Of the great
compromise acts of 1850.
| He referred to the prohibition of slavery in that
part of Texas north of Sc degrees 80 minutes,
taned in resolutions Of annexation and argued that
it was wholly void and unconstitutional.
He contended that tho constitution did recognise
property and provide for its security. The Supreme
Court had decided that the title of STAKEHOLDER in
his slaves as legal and complete it would
be in any other description of property. Where
had Congress the power given to it to restrain or
prohibit carrying his property into the terri
tories of the United States?
He commented at length upon the statement to
the address of the independent democrats in which
it said that if slavery allowed in the terri
tories, it would prevent their settlement by the
people of the North and European emigrants, and
held that this statement in substance declared that
it was moral pollution for the people of the North
and foreigners to be obliged to settle down.at the
side of Shareholders If the admission of s.avchold-
ers would exclude foreigners, he would say let it
exclude them srss
He then examined the subject of slavery denying
it was evil injurious to the nation. 1t was the
very life of tho manufacturing interests. He con-
trasted the condition of the slaves with that of the
free negroes and held that the former was infinitely
preferable The social and political freedom pos
ses 'ed by the free negroes was but a mockery of
freedom.
Mr.. Wade moved that the bill be postponed until
Monday next, which was agreed to-yeas S3, nays IL
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
Of executive business, andshortly after adjourned.
MONDAY Feb 6. SENATE.-Mr. sRusk appeared
to-day and the Senate is now full
Mr.. Summer presented the memorial of the New
York Geographical Society, setting forth the great
nconvencnces resulting from the variety and COM
pexity Of the standards of weights and measures
They pray that Congress would take measures to
: establishment of a common international standard
lsofs weights and measures, and also of common
: meridian line. Referred.
Dir. Dawson presented memorial of the Baptist
conference of Georgia, that the freedom of con-
sccnce be secured to Americans in foreign countries
Mr. Pratt psesented resolutions of the Legislature
Of Maryland, respecting the guano trade. Referred
! = Mr. johnson reported bill for the relief of Esa
beth Smith. He said that she enlisted as private
in the Missouri regiment of volunteers, under the
name of Bill Euchre; that she served faithfully u
the war for eight months when her sex was Disco
e cred, and she was honorably discharged She hac
: never received either pay or land. The bill gave
i her both. - -
8 Mr.. Jones asked the chairman of the military com
mittee, who was on that line, whether this soldier
+ vas under his command
J, Mr.. Shields said he not had the honor of hav
ing the lady in his command; but he had no doub
she performed faithfully all the duties of a man
n Bill passed. - = i 8
= = THE NEBRASKA BILL. -
9 The Nebraska bill was then taken up :--lsszst
!, Mr.. Wade said that he rose to address the Senst
!. with great difidence on spy subject. IN bad Il
,s ways preferred to perform his duties silently bu
the importance and the boldness Of this measure
qurcd him to give expression To- bis objections {
K It Though young man at that time, he well NJ
= membered the adoption of the Missouri Cpmpromist
He rccollected well the opposition = sista nc
~ by the whole Northern people to any &xter
sion of slavery the storm which foil - la IL,
g it Was onl 4uieted by the assurance a. 6yicf;o
hat the question then forever sefled 3nd sIav,
fom The territory. Since <,is
knew OF no man who had beer, bol enc,5e3 "a r,,e
foH It's -finality or to nfofosa3i rea,ea} sxci2