The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-18
N CONGRESS- OF THE u. STATES
ThirtY-Third Congress-First session.
DEFERRED DEBATE.
THURSDAY. MARCH 2, 1854.
SENATE.

The Senate having under the bill to organize
the Territories Of Nebraska and Kansas--
Mr. CLAY TON resumed and conclud ID his speech there
upon; which will be published hereafter.
The question then stated upon the amendment offered
by Mr. CHASE to adj the end Of the fourteenth secton
the following;
"-under which the people Of the Territories through
their appropriate representatives, may, If they ft pro-
hibt the existence Of slavery therein"
SO that the clsuse would read, If 8 amended
sit being the intent and meaning OF this not
legsae slavery into eny Territory State,
cude thererom bu, 10 leave the people thereof perfectly
free to form regulate their institutions their
way subjsct only the constitution Of the United
States uoder which the people Of the Territories, through
hibt the existence OF slavery therein'
MIR CHASE Mr.. President, If no other senator is de-
srous be heard before the question il taken upon this
amendment, desire say few words in reference il,
The amendment itself designed express distinctly the
Of the upon important question involved
in the bill The discussion which has taken place the
amendment was submitted has been directed mainly to the
principal in controversy herenamely whether the
Missouri prohibition contained in the Of the 9Th Of March,
1920 shall stand be repealed do not propose OF the
present time discuss that question The sense Of the
Senate pronounced upon in the adoption OF the
amendment moved bv The from Illinois, Mr. Douo-
LAST When o former day addressed the Senate
against the motion Of repeal by supcrscduro wac not for
t1nate enough 10 find my motion strike tho clause
asserting doctrine sustained by the Of the Senate
was however fortunate enough that senators
WINGED either by the argument addressed them by their
by the facts Of history The senator from Illinois, mmedi
ney after the rejection OF the amendment which proposed,
offered preciscy tho amendment striking dent-
cay the words substituting other words declaring
the prohoon imperative necessary consequence of
former legislation bu, eec,ng present repeal for
assigned. And thus brought before distinctly the
question Of rcpeano, repeal by supersedurenot repeal
because the acts Of 1850 did by their operation super
sede the prohibition of ls20but repeal by the direct of
the Senate al this time.
The amendment of the from Illinois, uron which
the Senne voted proposed direct repeal Such has been
the construction npon by the from Mississippi
by the senator from Virginia. and by other senator's But,
SIR il, repeal with in front, and
excuse IN rear is repeal with in font that
the principle OF non intervention established by the nets OF
1850 inconsistent with the prohibition of slavery in Nc
brsska and ia repeal with in the that !,
is the design Of Congress- tho enactment of this ew,
egsse slavery into The Territories out Of the Terri
tories but to ceve the people free to form and regulate
their domestic institutions in their way, suffice, only to
the constitution Of the United Stacs." Now, sir, should
prefer very much to this clause stripped OF these
do regard the s, Of them any fact Than the
proposition which the Senate struck out.
Mr. President WIN, the principle Of the territorial
what was distinctly and uneqnvocally In tn r report
they en no doub, whatever that subject They told US
that the principle waswhati Nonn,erventon with Ella
very No, arr bnt nonnterventron with existing law
That the principle Of the Of 1850 In that report
the committee inform that oted question wheh-
the Mexican Law renamed force the Territories hc-
qoirsd from Mexico had been superseded by the scqu
Of these Terrorics and the conrcquent extension
them Of the constitution Of The United States, under
which gentlemen from the slave States advanced tho clam
tha, they could 60 those Territories with their slaves
Well SIR there can be no possible doubt on this point u h'
committee were right.
The principle Of the acts Of 1850 IsPst was non-inter