The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-03-11

I Wht and Craufri aprrpvpd is con> ti'r'nni III,
/ Whether c'ns,rut'nai or not. it was IN acl
Which III. cy g-nrc ui ia. time. then demanded
anti ought not now Ia b. disturbed In lSgD /,
was never thought designed To r-peal the
Missouri con, pT"mi>p. On unc ncca iiun in 1851
Nhrn N the committee # Thirteen. he remarked
10 Mr.. Clay that s"rIcthinc in thr h,l ~ -rport
might le construed ~ ti-tu,hIn, tLp Mt.-nu,i
c1mpr,ms". rnd Mr, Clay replied, My dear
friend, no, it nffirms H.
NJ 3roadhesd SAID az b., cclrigre would Re
absent to morrow and wond not hs present
when he spoke he desired To ak him why i, ", 6
hr considered the Missouri corprotni;e g 80 good.
inst wise and constitutional n ,nrasur. th,t n,
IN 1880 IN every oecas'pn voted fur tie Wlmot
Proviso. and against extending the Missouri
Inc tn the new ,'rrltui.es.
MIR Cooper s1,d he voted for the Wilmot rrf I.
visa in ls5' cause hc wa. nnArr instruction.
from hi legislature to do so. He voted against,
extending the Missouri compromise to terrific.
iles bccGn'c 1t was nxrred To N the committee
of Thirteen to vote meas res through without
amendment. There were other reasons besides
thht. lie dd not oclHve II vas ever supposed
by those e no esia bished the Missouri liz o tint
there would be further acquisition. Of territory
and thetere'ore that line was never Intended 10
t"r from Vr.inia told the senate The other day.
that . general war in Europe was at hand md
that If the U. 5. cru'd keep out Of i. there
would be high and important duties to perfo, m
and thatit was highly desirable that the u s.
should be prepared for these events by union
and peace nj home. Strange as it wa.. hat after
this Wholesome and truthful advice, that senator
was to lie foInl active among III 8. engared in
ripping anew the wounds which were now but
healing, and d SUI bing The country ~ slave y
agl'atlons and awakening again the storms that
the compromise Of 1850 had out just hu,hea.--
He repeated h. utter objection to all slavery az.
tation q s'a'ion or speeches OF sectional cha,
ac'er. He sngit and desi ed, and r-ioiced N
the advan aud prosperity Of every secios and
state; he had no envy. He wouli never con,
plain Of Virginia or keuturky by being ont.
Stripped III pro- .perity and veal h bv New.Tok
or P-nnsy lvana out would repi in j. az par,
of the general prosperity Of the Whole country.
He would never stop to inquire VIII, ,her v,rgin.
ia he'd more ranpers than Kentucky. These
gu. Il ms should Dsver govern national subjects
There might be few slave states formed out of
th,se territories bot all hopcs fr the south 10
gain polite ii majority we're ct on end. TIE
North would have states IN the great western
'crritories,aud would for all time to come, retain
her presens majority. He repeated bis regret.
at the introduction Of tha measure
Mr.. BroaGhcad said that ,iy years nco he
made speech on the subject. in vi ;ch lie advo.
Gated the very principles of this bill lie might
therefore, have con'en.ed himself with a silent
vote; but rs bis colleague had opposed the bill,
he felt it somewhat obligatory on him to ex
press his giewr. He was sorry that he and lis
colleague differed. He intended to show ,hs,
the effect and intention Of the Compromise Of
1850 was to abrogate the Missouri Compromise.
lie had hoped and was sorry to be disappointed.
that at leas, one northern Whig would have 80.
ted for this bill. and ,hA, that wing would be
his colleague.
Adjourned at O'clock.