The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-03-11
OTTAWA ILL.,, SATURDAY., MARCH fl, 1854.


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h, nn,' ,Es,h,., .,,.,nn co,nn eta a, nj NO,
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not sp'" s into p' rn power by means ct his
comnac, Of ,bc cons,i,n,ion r,ov;,l;r, e. tho
reuIi,i,n Of fugitive slnv-s II. was IN favor nt
frhcr ,copi-i,,on of territory. He wou,d r..
reiva CHA. Ch;h,, i'm, 1.nmonlinns 4 f,,,a,,ed
f,i,ly and n,one,Iv h.G,,. ,h.v v.,. ,,nnir,d
h. w,h.d to s,e the huc,,ion settled E,,.r,r =.
Thsr. was M wav IN ,,o, !, settled bn, IN l.,v.
Il 10 the peop,e to d,,nosr Of in their own Wv
n slavery wa, p+n.ftabl, in IN. ,.rri,ore. p.o.
ple wouTd t,av. i, IN s,ite of all probib,;,n n,
Congress or otlervi.e Il nst pr,f;,ahle il
would ever 90 there There was n Law n,..eJ
in Jeff.rsons time apsins, settling in Iptii IN ter
! riiory. and vet he and the seuior ,e,utor fr,,n
Washington had violated il nearly all their LIVES
His father had not only uop. ON Indian ,,rri,orv
but ID built forts TO proec, The settlement, aud
had often loaded guns 70 pro,ec, them. III,
reople Of the territory would no, he controlled hv
such prohibitions. He referred i, to MIR. Doug.
! las and said that. that senator owed il 10 hrs
counfr, and 10 the acts Of 1850 TO introdnce snI
carry through this measure. Thcse territorial
governments were indispensable to the Pacific
Railroad, and vet the senators from New York
aud other states would throw away the road and
all other measures to get an Unconstitutional pro
hhiiion Of slavery. MIR Casa got the floor. and
nj five o'cock the senate adjourned.
fthcANf 2''
| Nr Cass said he perlcrred the bill M origi
nailv reported, without the rppeal Of ,bs NJ.
.ouri Cnnp,nn,i.e IN ;,s ,,.ssn. Aha mo Ia J;,,
| not wish to disturb tba, s.,tl.mrnt nnn.coss,
rily, particularly AZ Snu,bc,n senator, had oI,
avow ed that IL w,. only abstraction tho S,,r,
having no hone Of Snvc,v p,irg IN Tim le,ri,o,ias
r, y ,s.o,ti cnn M on,i., bad in ;ts ,av .,c,oJ
the settlement If danvprous and ,yr;ting con
troyerey. and he w,,'d ro, t,vc n,ono,ed 70 III.
turb il but the uropositio, bayir, becn n,,,,o bo
would have 10 nc, ON # lie sm,de n limo 49,,
ment IN sunnor, nf hi, fr.npan,Iy ssoer,od ,o.
trine that all political soy.,e;yntv in tsrr;, ,,ss
WAS in the ye,ole thereof and moi in e, ror,o,
He denied the doctrine of the s,r,born ss,,,o.s
that under the eouali,v s.rrr.d nv tho cop.,;,r,
| ton To all citizen. slov,hold.,s nod Tho ,;nb,
carry slaras to ,hs ,e,ri,o,ios o,d ,,a Io,,r
legislature had no ,ioh, IN .,ch,Js ,bo,,
Ter i,ory had now two e,l5 n.a,i---,n,,
applied to land or public dorai, TIN oiba, ns 70
poliic,l organiz,tion Over ,L,, ,a,,nr IN.
rre.s had ro row,,. over ,b. r,,or corr,oss
was sovereign: and ali laws re,otin, 70 tha tcr.
mer were as Absolute in npbl;,, iomoi, u;,h;n
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shareholders TO take their s,aye. and s.,,j,
with them ON nsblic domain VIVA secrrrd he n.
Cons tuition, vhy corlI ,brv M, m r,;tb ,L.;r
slaves and settle upon nphI;c d,m,i, n, ,ho n
States. in OHIO or other states a. we'll no IN III.
TerrilorieI II wssa u,ht secured hv Tie
constitution Of the CoS,ed States. no state Iac
'far me t'irssh'n,ae '9fhSes H-res,e,- He argued
tho comfort Of southern people removing else
where could no, be maintained for mon apt
The territory acquired from Mexico was now, %
far Ms congressional rrrion WI concerned. in ex.
arty the same condition respecting slavery a
when ACQUIRED. The prohibition of il in Cali.
frnia was not the act Of congress, hut by the
rxerci of he ii hit Of the pc pie there to deter.
mine the areslipn for ihemseves Slav, holder
had M rarre right to complain OF inability to
take their property there th,n Others, Northern
men culj not remove their farms nor their Ger.
porae fran hises, nor many Of their dearcs, and
terdere.t attachments with item to the Terri.
tories or to California Northern and Southern
people we're alike compelled 10 turn their pro
reriv into money and thus remove il. When
they got to new country northern and south.
.rn men both were entitled TO do and have all
thins allowed 10 other citizen, in those con .
muniies This was the equality secured by the
constitution lie read statistics showing how
comparatively few were s,vehnlder, Slave Y
was mn ev..-bn, he was for having it vii!
southern people and nsins no repToarhe, The
South wa. to sensitive. and sometimes required
Of northern men to much. He had voted against
the provision of the Fugitive Ac, f,r tho abuse
n habens corpus and for trial bv Jury Of the
slave IN the place where captured; but he hnd
| urged the simple provision 'hHt on ms return
Of hc slave to the south he should nave n jury
trial II he asSpi 1t. lhs tie sou'h unanimous
" refused, and thereinre It was. he had refuse
20 vote inr the bill. The south bad no toi"rahor
, fr anorihera man who dli not 60 Tor All ths'
demanded. He would vote Tor the bill. lie be
, 'svcd the Missouri prohih't'on nncnn.t1'uii"na'
but as It was to be repeated he would prefer !,
de9lair It UNCONSTITUTIONAL nnd therefore repeal
Unless tn matter was decl red d"rided 'p
cois itutonal grounds, II would never lie se't''
, in The pnhi' mind. HIS doctrine oi congte's'nt
nj non.in'erv"nfion had onrc been denied D,
, Calhoun and the whole south ne had lived I
# see It adon'ed as the on'y sale shield to The cor
G stiiu'ion. Though he would net offer any am'nt
}. men's 70 the 'il, IL Others olf"red them 10 ca'
( ~ out the principles OF the popular sovereign,
by giving the people ot The territories the r'el
r to select their own officers, no would vote u
Ia them. He met the objection that u congress hh