The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-04

eet wefe 10 b ressted a1d n that speech explained
hs constituents rsr,itsiAl wsis rsmst
mace similar ..psansso. a. >. .tpSa.is I'M IA. Isr.
auie OF that state 1t les session rsscindsd TN
resolutions Of instruction In favor OF the Wlmot provlso
governments the people Of the ought to bs
loved the right Of mining, without rsssron tdeir
least understood the eomprO mise Of 1850 - establish
ing the principle Of niDtervention all tsrritorial
Questions BE deni'e thai he had assumedso speak
!er tbs North But he would like 70 know ho~
those senatos who opposed this bill coNld threaten
is friends With sonssmnation North. Who authorised
vest had been heard from, and trAs was
illinois, wo In strong resolutions approved tn. bill aud
Summer ard Seward nth not having bsen sslo. to
come mp to repeal Of the MssooIi promise until
,orcsd to DC SO ey Mr. Dixsn's amsodmens; yet 10 the
original bill denounced because repealed Missc
ri oompromse All the quibblng that had taken place
notbrg for al hands Admi ted the legal effect Of the
bill was the saras from ths begnning TIL nov It had
explicit He denied in long argument that the ssouri
act vas compact, and tit compact the North
uniformly dsgardsd It, from eleven months after its
psssage, when II refuses to admit Missouri, to its
frequent -ctioDs Of it In 1s4s and go Oa this point
hs and Mr. seward had frequent cooquy. in Viii n NJ
act wa. compact. He lHr Doaslas) referred 10 the
resolutions Of the New York Lsgsature Of 1854 dssae
.ss . i''ss ,s ss1a s' s's s.
nIst one which had Instructed its Senators to
vote for d,ssg.rdi,s that somI.ot and yots against
very He referred to the declaration Of Mr. Seward
and other: that Missouri We, admitted under the
promise Of 1890 and st lepgth denied its truth. He
admitted under the, 90 = promi,s Of 1871. BE sId
voted for this bill as traitors, and the insults
put upon him BY hanging and burning him In cigy in
Of the address and speeches put forth that the 1sour
act OF 1870 compact Ousrages nrst took place
SaS and ssn IN Boston and opsy hsa
had told his people that this act violation Of plight
Cd faith and crmisal betrayal Of sacred pledges. He
expected nothing else under the circumstances from
Boston under abolition auspices. He could not expect
more justice than was awarded to the immortal Webster
found Fan.1l hs closed sgsinas him Boston under
abolition susPices in the case of Webster. struck him
and rsfured him hearing. How could hs expect but
that they would strike him without hearing when they
had thus tAted wsbster who had shed such glory upon
hia statei How could he expect decsnoy, or . hear.
Ing at ths hands Of Boston abolitonsss, ~hsn upon
th. return OF one Of their eitissns. after
rkng bis life tho b,ttls field of his country thoy re-
fused 10 give BIN decent buriaP He would not plata
Of the Isatnelt given to him, when he rsascted how
Wesster and Linton had besn treated oy Boston sbon
tonssa In the address Of the abotioni is Of Congress-
And In the speeches OF Messrs ward Chase and
ner 1t was SAID that Clay would not have joined in any
act to disturb the great cot Of his fsths Missouri Com
paternity or part Il tn. Com roiss Of 1920 and hsd
sale he did not know whether he had voted fer 1t not
BY the refusal Of the North to carry ont the enc
Of 1890.
M sawARD reminded ths Senator that In 1861 vAlua.
bic medal Of HeDry Clay was struck out and presented to
him On 1t inscribed eleven great Of his Mte
and cpe Of these the Missouri compromise Of 1890
Mr. DOUGLAS said that he had that medal and the
inscription was "ths Missouri C,mpromise Of a." He
aocusst thai Congress had in any way set aside the
line Of $50 by the acts Of 1850 BY showing that thst
amendment offered to the Texas boundary sct BY Mr.
That TAry ant Tav sml 1oI>~
north OF Sc 30 should bs admitted States, with
without slavery the psople thereof mshs dstsrmins
but that the amendment OUT Of place in boundary
bill The Territory cui OF from Texas, north OF 28 30
msDt Was put into the New Msxic, 70 b,il Yst these
Senatcrs hao vi the record Of the Senate bsore thsm
openly declared the contrary to be the fact Tae senator
from Maine in his maiden Speech had repeated these
f.y day, Vas .1eusaSi. On the ground that no Was
ought kaov the truth Of the facts pubahsd BY hs
less STATE mens Of thss Senators had followed the tor
reDt Of vidosiop slandsr abuss upon this bill and
Snts Ii. auon 10 Norhsn msa mao .S soath.rs
principles made by the Senator from Massachusetts,.
Was that De, .,crip,ion aimed At hma Let the Senator
from MaAachusetta operly and 10 maaly manner, say
did he mean TO apply that remark to himP
The Senator refused to answer.
refused to sckaowsdgs It, Hs utterly repudiated the
character Of being Nor hern with Southern prpc
charActOr.
word Of his life could bs Adduced to show that he had
assumed such character. he never know but ons
man whe claimed that title, and that the free
Bo candidate for the Presden ~ In l848. II said
that this bill bid for the Presidency. This
charge made against him By the address BE had already
tie duty assigned the committee. In reporting this
biz Ard .upporting u he was bu: oDsyiog
the Instruction. Of bis S ss.ts; as had .ctsd only IN
Lsgslaturs Who were they who had made this charge
OF corrupt motives2 He would 80, to those Senators
kh~4h ksI kA1A 4fQnnv "A 49, knk
senate BY corrupt bars.in BE had never got to the
Senate by putting his proepss character and honor at
public auction for votes He owed his place to
rupt tsresia coalition.
Mr.. Waller But others do
Mr.. CHAsE.-Do you cay came here by corrupt bar.
gainf
Er DouGLAs-I to all In reference In this matter
Mr.. 1HAsE-Do you My came here By . corrupt
Mr DoUoIAR Il said one man who charged me with
having brought In this bill ~ bid for the Presidency
did come here by corrupt bargain Did you mean ms'
Mr. CBAsI-f fay to the Senator that Il he says came
here BY any corrupt bargain he says that which is false
the charge Of tal6caon BY his statement against the
have fastened him by the facts. charged him
and my motives and have given him opportunities to
withdraw It, and he has not had the mannsM TO do 1t
when it's falsity has besn exposed
Mr. CHAsn orphaned the statement In the address that
this bill presidential bid. All great measures had
less reference to the political ong
from year year He did not consider the mbiuon to
be President Of the United States unworthy The
reference WAS not mace In any offensive sense towards the
Senator.
THE debate was continued until ave O'Clock this
ing but owing TO the atsness Of the hour obliged
to omit It in our present edition.
Atnve o'clock the vote Vas taken, and
THE BILL PASSED
By yeas 81, nays IA, ~ foows;-
YEAS.
Asssrs. Adams, Atchison, Badger. Bayard benjamin.,
Brodhssd, Brown, Butler, Cass, Csy Dawson, Dixon,
Dodge Of Ohio, Douglas Evans Fitzpatrick Grisr Gwn
Hunter, Johnson Jones' Of Iowa. JONES' Of Tsnn Massn
Morton, Norris Pettt Pratt Rusk, Sebastian, Shields
slidsl Stuart Thompson, Of Ky.. Thompson OF n j.,
rouesy, Weller, and williams
NAYS.
Messrs Ball Chase Dodge, Of Wis; Tesaendsn, Fish,
Foot Hamlin, Houston, James, Seward Smith, Summer,
| Wade, and Walker.