Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-28
Without taking any question, the bill was
postponed till tomorrow at one o'clock
And then, on motion, the Senate proceeded
to the consideration Of Executive business.


postponed till tomorrow at one o'clock.
And then, on motion, the Senate proceeded
to the consideration Of Executive business
House Of Representatives, Mareh % 1854.
A communication from the Department of
the Interior in response to u resolution OF the
House, asking information respecting late In
dian treaties, was PRESENTED by the Speaker,
and, on motion of Mr. Benton, laid on the ia
BILE and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Stanton, by consent, introduced a bill
to authorize the recovery from bankrupts Of
property concealed by them or not specified in
their schedules Read, and referred.
Mr. Houston, from the Committee Of Ways
and Means reported back BILL with q sub
stitute therefor. The latter provides for the
appropriation of $5 900 for the purpose Of re-
vising and codifying the revenue laws Read
a third time, and passed
On motion of Mr. Chandler, the House re-
solved itself into Committee Of the Whole on
the Civil and Diplomatic BILL Mr.. Hamilton in
the chair.
Mr.. Yates arose and said he wished to ex-
press his views upon u question now prominent
before the country. He would confine himself
to the proposition to repeal the 9th section OF
the Missouri act
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in his expressing his views upon this subject.
Illinois was not, as might be inferred from the
views Of her Senators and Representatives in
Congress, united in the support Of tho measure
proposed for the national sanction.
Mr.. Yates reviewed briefly the history at
the connection of Illinois with reference to qucs-
tons of freedom, and affirmed that her voice
was not for Slavery Had the author of the
Senate bill for providing Territorial Govern
ments for Nebraska and Kansas consulted
with his dearest bosom friends in the State
represented by him, he would soon have learn
cd that they were not prepared to 60 forth to
the South, and make a concession not asked.
We are indeed met by the unanimous South
with the response to our opposition to this
measure, that it is not thing of their asking
but that they cannot refuse to accept it.
Thirty-fonr years had passed since the en-
actment of a restriction on the spread of slave
ry over the territory now in controyersy--a re-
striction ever sanctioned by the people Of Hi
nois During that period, we have had ample
experience of the enervating and desolating
influence of Slavery, and the people Of Illinois
love it no better than they then did. Yet it is
her son who has arisen as the champion Of
Slavery in the councils of the nation. To him
be all the glory Of the achievement. ask no
part nor lot in it.
Mr. Yates then proceeded to rebut the asscr-
ton made in the House of Representatives to
tho effect that Mr.. Clay was in no wise the
author Of the Missouri Compromise He said
that the Wings of Kentucky, and of the South,
had gone over to their enemies; but he would
not He had ever sympathized with Henry
Clay. He was himself native of Kentucky.
He was proud of that State, and of her immor-
tai son, and he would defend his fame here
and everywhere. It was he who had ever stood
between the North and the South in all sec
tional conflicts 1t was he who had avowed
that he never would vote for the spread of
Slavery over one inch of free territory.
Mr.. Yates referred to the life of Clay by
Prentiss, in proof of his true position on the
| question, and commended that he had never
been false to his position as n champion OF
Freedom
That the act of 1920 was not Compact,
had been affirmed upon this floor; but it had
lived longer with misnomer than the days of
the gentleman from Kentucky himself Mr..
Ewing, who had OF late contended that it was
not a Compact
lat one o'clock, the Speaker indicated the
expiration of the time limited to debate and
the bill properly before the Committee was
read, and the floor was awarded to Mr.. Be-
cock.
There were general cries of Let the gontle-
man 90 on
The Chair. He can only proceed by unani-
nous consent.
A Voice He has it.
Mr.. Smith, Of Virginia. object.
Many Voices, No, no; LEI him finish his
speech.
MIR. Bocock hope the gentleman may be
permitted to do 80.
A Voice. There is now no objection.
Mr. Smith, of Virginia. There is objection,
if am n member Of this House. call for the
rules.
There was much confusion for time
Mr. Hunt, Of Louisiana. There can be no
better rule than that Of courtesy am sure
no one can persist in objecting
Mr. Bocock waived his right to the floor,
and the gentleman from Illinois was permitted
to speak his full hour.
The gentleman from Georgia Mr. Stcphcnsl
had also got down his Littleton and his Black
stone to show that it was not compact-that
it wanted the essentials Of parties and consid-
GRAFTON and we are invoked in this connection
to remember the promptings of HONOR! But
honor does not resort to these expedients. ]
impeach no mans honor. ! impute no dshon-
or to the South. There are Southern men in
this Capitol whose esteem would not forfeit
for the world But the North must not be de-
nounced The North has not forfeited its hon
or. The North has acquiesced in compacts
made in its name, and has observed these com
pacts in good faith.
Mr.. Yates continued ut length in defence Of
the Missouri Compromise, and proclaimed that
| it could never be honorably rel called but with
the consent Of the Northern PEOPLE, who had
80 long assentcd to it's continuance.
Mr. Bocock arose, and said he would not at
tempt to reply to what the gentleman had said
in regard TO tho proposed Territories. He
would consign that gentleman to one Of his
own colleagues His purpose was to present a
fcw practical remarks in relation to the bill
properly before the Committee; namely the
bill TO authorize the Secretary OF the Navy 10
construct six first class steam frigates, 10 he
provided with screw-propcllcrs and armed and
equipped for scrvice-to be built by contract,