The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-04-08

make any rcp'y to the argument which the
senator from Connecticut has urged against
the passage Of this bill upon the score of cx-
pens IN sustaining these territorial govern.
mcn's, for the reason that, if the public in
thr st5 require the enactment Of the law, il
follows rs natural cons qu nee that all tae
,Xocnscs nee sslry to carry it into ,if.Ct are
w'S' an proper.
will now pro ;ecd TO thc cons ilcration of
tie great prin iplc involved in the bill, witt
olt ON tim, however, TO notice some o
os xtran Gus matt rs which hav. b-en
brOur Il into this els ussiou with the vi. "
pro iuc ng another ant-sl4v.ry agitation.
We have been tod by nary ev,ry nator
wlo has spo'ien in opposition 10 this bi !,
that at the time Of its intro IN ton tac poo
pie W Re in STATE ofprolounl qui,t AMI T +.
pose; tlat tiy aut.-ilsS ry agitation had On.
iirsy cc's ID; AMI that the whole country
was aqni s;ing cheerful y an corlia,ly in
tn; conpromis; m.asurls OF 1859 as a final
aljustIn Mt Of tbs d gu st'on.
Sir it is tru = r.fr~sling TO hear senate, ;,
wlo cont std cv.ry in h Of grounl in oppo.
ton TO tloS. mcaslr WI II Ia y W r. un-
der DIS ussion, who predicted all manner Of
evils and ca'amati from their adoption, an
who ra SD the cry Of repeal, anl even resist
ancc, to their execution, after they had b.
cone the laws of the land-I say it is really
r.ff shng to hear ta SC same s-nators now
bear tl-ir ulited testimony t. the wis lon
of thoss MEASURES, and to the pstsiotic mo-
tves which inlu:cd US TO pass them in def
anre OF their tareats and resistance, and 10
ticir benz fetal cT.ots in r, storing p.acc,
harmony, ana frat .rnty to a distracted couu-
try. Inlss are prgCioaS confess 'oas from
the lips OF tlosj WAC stand pledged n vr to
ass ut TO the proprilty of tuos; Il, asurls,
anI 10 IN ,Nc war upon thcm 50 long rs they
snail remain upon the statut- book. | vel
understand that these conf ssions are now
made, not with the view Of yielding their as
sent to the propri,ty of carrying thos. enact
mJuts into tatltul execution, but for the
purpose OF having a pr. xt for charging "
on m, rs the aut lor OF this biz, tlc res or
s;blslty 0. an CITATION which tA,y are str.
wing to produce. Tncy say that J, end not
they, have revived tae agitation. What
have done to rendur me oDnox,ols to Iis
charge? Thty say wrotc and intro lucud
this N-braska bill That is tru but was
not volunt er in the transaction. The SEN
at, by unanimous vote, appointed ne
chairman Of the territorial committee, anl
asso lated five intelligent an patriotic n.
tors with me, anl thus made il our .ty 10
take caorge OF al territorial busin s.. IL
Ike mann r, AMI with the concurrence Of
these complaining senators, the ) luate ref y
r.d TO Us dst!nt progos ton to organic
tl.S NsbrIs.ts ~rritOey, and required US to
r,poit s1tciti ally upon ia. QUESTION. r..
peat, t"n, We " re not volunteers in t.,
buS'n s.. The Guty wa. i.noos d u-on US
by the nat, W. w,re not unmin lfl' Of
tIG dli,a,y AMI r, r,s2onsiIiity oftl. pos
ton. W, W re aware that cro II 1922 to H.
90 thc abolition do trin1 of congr ssonal in
tcriyr ne with SAY r. in the Tcritori ami
up an inc sslntsav,ry agttatlon!a UOusr S.,
and throughout tle country, wA-ncv-r aay
naw Territory was to Be acquired or organ
d. We were also awar- trat, in 1870, the
rigit Of tnc p'opl3 10 eide tbs quest on
for thomsa'v-s, subject only to the Colstitu-
ton, was su'st tut-i iOr tn dDctr.n. Of con-
~re,. |onal int,rv ntion The first question,
o," w.i;h the conm'tt-c were called
ao,, :. lie, and indeed the only question
mon IN - impo.tlncc, in framing this
# anv ma, g., w adhere to AMI carry
ii, WIS this: ..r,-,, I'd by tAc ,ompro-
mt n. ur,n inl,, all We 60 back
MS m asnr { nr1s, :,, 81, 1ngrcss on Il
o tlcod,yIlol ld,'tr. $50 va large
at,rr r nee. As estlllislcd in = il va, tlo
,1rt:on Of t,.con,try. and ,y.ir,. "a uo
bi,,t of In, Wu,uof nrov.s, to y, ito.
srsql appIi,a,i,,. not only to Al, t,ct.r.