Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-02-23
Thirty-Third Congress-First Session.
NEBRASKA AND KANSAS BILLS.
WAsHINeroN, Feb. 8, 1854.

WAsHINGToN, Feb. s, 1854.
SENATE.-Mr. Everett said that if time
had permitted, he would have been glad to
have expressed his views at length upon
the constitutional and historical questions in
volved in this subject of the Territories.--
But, as he had said yesterday, the time
which had elapsed since the bill had been
reported did not allow an opportunity for
the necessary examination of those points,
The relations Of this government with the
Indians was one of the questions deeply in
volved in this subject; and who could say
| that, as respected them, this bill had been
properly matured? Equally connected with
the subject was the question of slavery. 1t
would take man over fortnight TO read
the debates Of this last point, in order 10 un-
derstand the true bearing Of the question:
IN speaking upon this bill, lie would do so
for himself and no one else. He would
speak as one who had been, and was now,
an earnest and cordial supporter ofthe Com
promise of 1850. He desired 10 give the
reasons why he could not vote for this bill.
A great question was presented by this bill.
They were about to lay by it the foundations
of two independent States, hereafter to be
admitted into this Union, now numbering
thirty-one independent States, and destined
TO include far greater number. Lord Ba-
con ascribcd a second glory 10 the founders
of new States. These Territories were
now apparently wilderness. The time
would come when the now wild regions and
scarcely existing territories. peopled by saw
ges, would be settled and occupied by civ
| ilized race. The time was not distant when
Kansas and Nebraska, now unknown, will
become, as States, as familiar to the people
as the names of Virginia, Ohio and Ken
| lucky, are to our own children. Nebraska
and Kansas occupied that position with res
pect TO the future of this country that Per-
sia and Media once did TO Asia. Their wa
ters, which, at their fountains, trickled
through ice rolled on and onward till they
reached the highway of the world. Break
ing through the rocks and mountains BY
means Of the iron road through them, would
flow The commerce of the East to the waters
Of the Pacific. Cities Of vast magnitude
would arise on the banks Of their noble
rivers. Agriculture would reclaim the i'm
mcnse plains now roamed by the savage and
the buffalo; and might it not be hoped that,
under the @gs of the Constitution OF a free
government, religion and all the arts of civ
iized life would be found there, adding
grace and beauty to the gifts of nature and
the bounties of Providence.
} During his former Congressional career,
he had always been friend of the West.
He had never voted against an appropriation
f,r any other measure to promote the inter-
; ests of the West, ana he regretted now that
he could not give his support to the bill Of
the Committee, proposing to establish two
territorial governments. He would have
reioiced TO have been able to give the bill
his support. The hasty examination which
he had given the subject, while before the
Committee, had disclosed TO his mind obiec-
tons to tie bill, and subsequent reflect n
had tended to confirm them. He entertained
some scrupes-he could hardly say obiec-
tions-as to the eXpediency Of giving terri,
toral governments Of the first order 10 these
territories at this time. The latest inquiry
a. to the number of inhabitants there, show
ed that, at the highest estimate, there were
+ were not over six hundred white inhabi-
tants scattered through the whole region
! where it is now proposed to establish two
, governments. The delegate representing
that region received but seventy votes; and
as he had two competitors, and received
more votes than either, the whole number
of votes could not exceed two hundred
In this territory the bill proposed to erect
two territorial governments, with a Cover
nor, Secretary, Legislature, Courts, &c. in
each. This complete organization of gov
ernments he thought uncalled for at this
time. The early practice of the govern
ment was to have territorial government
of simple form-a governor and judges,
appointed by the President, with authority
to make such laws as were proper, subject
: to the appreciation Of Congress. Such gov
erpmcnt he though be sufficient fci