The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-05
THIRTY-FTRST CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.

Senate.
CONCLUSION OF THE DEBATE UPON AND PASSAGE OF
THE NEBRASKA BILL
WASHINGTON, March 4, 1854
At the time Of closing first despatchthree o'clock
this morning-Mr. DOUGLAS still speaking In
tnuaon of his remarks with regard to the insults put
npon him by burning and hanging him In egy, he said
these outrages first took place in Ohio and then in Bos
ton Decency and proprety had been violated because
the Senator from Massachusetts, had told his people that
this act violation Of plighted faith and criminal
betrayal of sacred pledges He nothing else
under the circumstances from Boston, under abolition
auspices. He could not expect justice than
awarded to the immortal Webster who, having supporte
the compromise acts OF 1852 found Faneu Hall closed
against him. Boston, under abolition auspices in the
case Of webster struck him. and refused him hearing
How could he expect but that they would strike him
without hearing whom they had thus treated Webster
who had shed suoe .sscy so upon q % h.ssns a. ths
hands Of Boston abolitionists when, upon the
return Of Of their % own citizens after risk
fssd 10 rive him decent burial He would not complain
of the treatment given him. when he reflected how
Webster and Linton had been treated by Boston abol
tonss n the address Of the abolitionists of Congress,
and in the speeches of Messrs Seward Chase and Sum-
said that Cy would % Id nSs have II
Paternity or part IN the compromise Of 1920 and had
QAid
not His Missouri compromise was the ono of 1921,
made by the refusal Of the North to carry out
NJ sSwASD reminded the Senator that in 1851 valu-
able medal Of Henry Clay struck and presented to
him On inscribed eleven great acts OF his life and
one Of these was the Missouri compromise of 1920 Mr.
Clay accepted that medal.
n DouoIAs said he had seen that medal and the in
scription was the Missouri compromise Of - ,as hs
the accusation that Congress had in any way set aside
the line of SO 30 BY the acts of 1850 by showing that
that amendment offered to the Texas boundary act
by Mr Sebastian that territory cut off from Texas and
living north Of should be admitted States with
s wss admted BY to Be the meaning Of the acts
but that the amendment out OF place in the boundary
bill The territory cut of from Texas north OF 30 80 was
VAS nut into the New Mexico bill Yet these Senator'S
had with the record Of the Senate before them openly
Maine in his maiden speech, had repeated these false
versions of history; but, having been here but,
few days was excusabls on the ground tsa. IN ne WAS
by abolition confederates but for those Senators who
ought the truth Of the facts published by them
less statements Of those Senators had followed the tor
rent of viicaton slander and abuse upon this bill and
himself The Senator from Maine naa rspeassr sabsro n nr
ciples made by the Senator from Massachusetts Was
that description aimed at hmf Let the Senator from
he mean to apply that remark to himq The Senator
refused to answer There doubt Of IT, although
the author Of it refused to acknowledge it. He utterly
renudiated the character of being Northern man
With Southern principles. He never claimed that
character No act Or word OF his life could be
adduced to show that he had ever assumed such char
acter He never knew but one man who claimed that
title and that the free soil candidate for the
Presidency In 1848. II said that this bill bid
for the Presidency This charge madc against him
by the address He had already shown that the report
ing Of the bill was but dischsrgng the duty assigned the
was but obeyng the instructions Of his State He had
acted only in obedience to duty and his instructions from
this charge Of corrupt motves He would say to those
Senators that he had held any Office nor did he
get to the Gsnats BY corrupt bargains He had never
got the Senate by putting his principles character and
honor at public auction for votes He owed his place to
NO corrupt bargain or coalition-
Mr. WBLxR-But others do
Mr. CHAss-Do you say came here by corrupt bar
Mr. CHAsx-Do you say came here BY corrupt bar
Mr.. DouorAs--I said the man who charged mo with
having brought in this bill bid for the Presidency did
come here by corrupt bargain Did you mean mes II
r cmAsz~I say to tho Senator that IL he says came
here by any corrupt bargain he says that which false
Mr. boUorAs-I win not do for the Senator to rctort
the charge Of ascaton by his statements against the
one have fastened him by the facts. charged him
with having made false statements with respect to me
and my mevss; and have given him opportunities to
withdraw IT, and he has not the manlness to do It, when
Mr. CHAm explained the statement in the address that
this bill was Presidential bid All great measures had
less reference to the political going
from year to year. He did consider the ambition
10 be President Of the United States be an unworthy
one The reference not made in any offensive sense
towards the Senator.
Mr. DouoIAs--I do not know whether ought to accept
the explanation Of the Senator He says It ia laudsblt
ambition to aspire TO the Presidency, and In saying thai
this bill bid for the Presidency, the Senator sayI
his address did not any imputation Of my motves
But let the Senator remember that while he now says Il
was iaudabe to bid for the Presidency he in his address
called the bill criminal betrayal Of pghted faithmsdi
feted bad fathsnd an atrocious plot against freedom
zr. WMI2 alluded TO circumstances attending the
election Of the Senator from Ohio BY arrangement
the democrats got tho oces, the black laws were
Mr.. tzAm said he party 70 ~ szTaagsmsnt, and