The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-25


and Kansas bills yet, forsooth be told that
hazardlng and jeoparding the supremacy Of the
democratic party If not the Union and are so told by
senators who would risk nothing support the
measures but hung their passage through This body
the Cossacks did on Bonaparte and his their
from Moscow.
TO allow TO make remark which is due to myself
should go along with the remarks which he makes. II is
true that voted for but Of the compromise
lso0; but the circumstances under which voted have
been explained TO the Senate hope however that nei-
her he nor any individual any opinion
mat was less grathed with the peace produced by the
passage OF those measures than would have been If had
voted for Them ALL That exactly the point which
endeeyorilg TO enorce-that grafed the peace
which they had brought about and in his heart et
greater desire than did that they should lee sustained and
carried out and that the country should act up them in
good faith Another word, and am done. Though un-
der the circumstances under which placed to which
my friend from lowe has alluded voted for but one of
those measures let ask that honorable SENATOR does he
know member of the Senate who brought upon himself
more OF abuse, more of censure more OF condemnation
and involved himself greater danger with his cons
uens than myself in my efforts upon those questions, and
TO settle them in manner satisfactory
Mr.. DODGE, of Iowa. do not. In that matter
sympathze sincerely with my friend from Wisconsin.
would have been glad know, to have received of
the stripes which inflicted him by the abolitonists
of his State IN lS49 for having carried out his honest
sentiments. believed he right then so think
The compromise measures have been referred to- and it
SAID that The democratic party impered because OF the
support given by Its members TO this bill.
Sir, ask the Senate what it that enabled the suba
tern general to triumph the last presidential
the commander-iu hie the greatest living military man,
my opnion-a man Of pure character, of exalted
patriotism any who existed in any age
try, by an almost unanimous vote Of the States of this
Union Neither the purity of his principles, the strength
of his party, his acknowledged worth and eminent fit
for the station which he has chosen could
have given him the majority he received Winfield
Scott 1t the higher law and ranscendenta doctrines
and opinions of the senator from New York. Mr.. SEWARD
grayely and formally promuged the country from his
seat IN this Senate critical time in the history Of
this country These fastened upon him, in the
mating convention and elsawhere and the Supposed nhu
which that senator and his immediate friends would
exert Scctts administration, the causes,
than all Others of his overwhelming deeat and nothing
contributed to the of General Pierce than the
known fact OF his having been the early consistent bold
and eloquent defender of all those measures in which he
was fully sustained by his gallant and patriotic State You
may humbug and shen senators and representatives here
and under the influence of abolition reeso stampede
carry your Missouri restrictions, your Wilmot provisoes
Or " particular States, your notification secession
venons but whenever you take the question of the
tuition and the union of the United States the great Amer
lean heart IN the free the saveholdng States tell you,
s'r, the man or the men who do it fairly and sqaarey will
be sustained The people will stand by that sacred nsu
ment and all It's compromises And he who under
the suspicion of hostility the the other although
covered and decked with Iaures brgh, and glorious a.
those which encIcled the brow of Winfield Scott for deeds
achieved IN Mexico and in the last with Great Britain,
Will be beaten, and, what Ia more, he ought to be-
Mr.. DOUGLAS hope that we may now have the vote
taken upon the question.
Mr.. BADGER. Before the question is taken the
pending amend ent of the from Ohio wish say
that when that amendment is disposed Of if il shall be voted
down, viii propose the amendment which | held in my
hand 10 in Immediately after that portion of the bill
which the senator from Ohio proposes his amendment
Ana offer II for tins purpose have supposed have
stated that the provision of the BILL il stands, truly
ana strictly Don-ntervention proposition which, If adopt
ed as 1t stands vii leave heae Territories without any Law
Territories select their law. But, sir doubts
and certainly do not wish, and very that
of my southern friends wish, that law should be
passed which, directly indirectly, by the power of Con-
gess should establish slavery in Territory and
this provision be- and to be understood TO be,
acty what take II 10 be II stands will submit to the
Senate this proviso which must remove all possible difficulty
either real or imaginary, upon the subject:
g Provided That nothng contained in this shall be
construed revive put in force any law regulation
which may have existed prior 10 the act of The sixth OF
March, 1920, either protecting establishing prohibiting, Or
abolishing slavery"
Mr. STUART barely wish to say that in the remarks
which submitted to-day, stated that should vote for
the amendment OF the senator from Oho and also for
declaring the the territorial legislature to ts
absh slavery But the amendment suggested by the
from North Carolina my entire appreciation, and
the ground fully. and therefore, shalt what
have said and shall vote against the pending amendment
The question being taken by yeas nays the anend
ment of MIR. CHASE, rcsulted-yeas To- nays 36as fol-
lows;
YEAs-Mossrs Chase, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Fessenden,
Fish, Foot, Hamlin, Seward, Smith, Sumner, and Wade
NAYs--Messrs. Adams, Atchison Badger, Bell, Benja-
min, Broahoad, Brown Butler Clay Clayton, Dawson,
Dixon, Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas, Evans, Fitzpatrick Gwn
Houston Hunter Johnson Jones Of Iowa. Jones Of Ten
ncssee, Mason Morton Norris Petit Pratt Rusk, Sebas-
an Shields, sdel, Stuart, Toucey, Walker, Weller and
Williams SO.
50 the amendment was rejected
MIR. BADGER, ] now offer the amendment which !
suggested BEFORE with slight verbal alteration, striking
out The words Sin this acn and inserting herein"
there two Teutories that the same provision may
be repeated in the subsequent part The amendment
Is TO insert
Provided That nothing herein contained shall be con-
srued TO revive or put in any regulation which
may have existed prior the OF the 9Th Of March, 1920
either protecting establishing prohibiting, aboshng
slavery
Mr. WELLER called for the yeas and nays; and they
ordered.
The question being then taken by yeas and nays upon the
amendment, Il rsed to 49, nays 6-as follows
YEAS-Mcssrs Atohson, Badger Bell Benjamin, Bred
head, Butler, Clay, Dawson, Dixon, Dodge Of Iowa,
Douglas, Evans, Fish, Fitzpatrick, Foot, Gwin Hamlin
Houston, Hunter, Jones Of Iowa Jones of tennessee
Mason, Morton Norris, Pettit, Prutt, Seward Shields
Stde, Smith Stuart, Toucey Walker, Weller, AVID vii.
liams-35
NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Brown, Dodge OF Wisconsin,
Johnson, Rusk, and sebastian--6
Mr. BADGER BY the unanimous consent Of the SEN
ate, suppose the amendment in the words,
viii be inserted in the other part Of the bill in relation
Kanses, in order to make il consistent.
i Tho PRESIDING OFFICER, (Mr. BRoDHrAp in The
cbar.) That VIII be done, il there be no objection.
No objection being made, the amendment ordered to
be inserted accordingly
Mr. DOUGLAS, The bin ts reported contained a clause
comforting upon tho governor o. each Territory absolute