The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-14
TIIIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.


WASHINGTON, Feb l3, 1854
The ESuRuARY read letter frcio Nj Atchison dem
Of No., requesting Mr.. Bright (dea.) OF Ind to pre-
side.
Consent was given and Mr. BsIGHr took the Chair
EErross AG A1Sn THE REPEAL OF THE Missouri COMPROMISE
Mr. EvnErr, (~hig) Of MSS presented the petition Of
One thousand four hunre citzsns OF Worcester county
Massachusetts, against the passage the Nssrska bill
Amongst the gnsrs the present Governor OF that
State. OK Senator John Davis Lsvi Lincoln and Others
representing every party every Of p>rty in
that State. He thought the psttn truly rspresoDted
ahe unanimous sentiment of the psopls OF that section
Df the country
he also presented he petition of the yearly sstins OF
the Sociss o. Frerds 81 Maschusetts against the ex
tenfion Of the area Of sl>varJ.
Mr. SswARB (tree soiD OF r. presented the petition
Of rinst Of Nsgars against the repeal OF
the Missouri eompomife, ana two like petitions fron
NJ. Clayton, (whis) OF Dsl presented like petition
sfom eitissre Of Delsvars.
Mr. Foor (whg) OF w. like petition from citizens OF
Nr suxu, (tses so) o. Mats, two like petitions fro
Ia.Aehusests and one from Vermont
Mr. CaAn ree sol) OF onio seven like petitions from
Mr.. BncnasAD (dsnl Of Pa eleven petitions from Penn.
ylvania to the same effect.
REVENUE LAWS
Mr. FsH, (whig) Of n presented the memorial Of
that par, Of the which orfeits for
:hs ilsga landing Of goods valued ct over $780,
THE TKxAs DIET.
Mr. BENJAMIN (wkig) Of La, presented the msmorial OF
otssn, OF Indiana asking fo leave 70 Institute
suit agsDst the Uaied States TO test he liability the
United 5sates for the debt Of Texas
CORRESPONDENTS WITH BRAZIL
Me- wsds's resolution calling for correspondence with
The PAY OF THE oFucIRs IN rlR MEXICAN WAR.
Er Dcdses resolution treoog inquiry to increasing
che Allowance OF the officers employed IN the war with
LANDS wAsrrp FOE ALABAMA RAILROADS.
Kessrs FITZPATRICK and clay ntrodocsda bill granting
And 10 Alabama for RAILROADS.
The ssnate tnsn TOOK mp
THE NEBRASKA mLL-sPncH COLONEL wEILW.
Mr.. WULxR (dsm OF Cal, said tbat IL Auy person ex
psctsd that be would have any tony say reply
The very speech delivered Thursday ami
yriaay last that woull not be realized The
personal rea ons exist ng hira Aai that s.na
Tor forbid any controversy between tnsm 10 the 5snat
2. nssnass only to ps.n sns hs aid give This oil
Pacific, and the great and rapidly increasing i'm
yoraDos OF the interests of tho nation ths Pacio
rendered overland cation Absolatey
Die The large number Of persons pAs,og anausly
ever TO the Pacific, tas suit greater 60
there rendered necessary for tosir lection and
ourty establishment OF hsss 20 governments They
would long be forest The unprecedented emigrA-
aon from Europe aod the vast numsets of foreigners
gathered In the cites would I'll /. u2 ~itn hardy
people and the dsset would soon bs made 70 lom and
blossom With the rose. rhs only dii''iiy which the
subeot had suggetted 10 his mind was tn, tndsns Tns
country mostly occupied by numerous and powerful
oAvage tribes and also By soue Who hsi been removed
there rom other States and by treaty aoe pledge ha
been guaranteed the uadturbed possesd IN cf parma
1ent homes He was for obervtng faithfully the pldges
% the Indixns, and hs supposed this bill old new,
or IL did not would bs las to secure to them every
thing thsy wess entitled to- 1t provided tnAt they
should Iot b TO give mp their homes until BY
treaty TO bs voluntary their parts should
20 DO so Having every con6 ience in tina humAuity OF
the President, he hoped they would be treated propsy.
N was m-Aneho ply reflection thas the Indi.n
last approaching annhilaron. They bscone ex
2sot Melancholy ss wss the faet 1t thslsss
che truth that before the march OF civil 1t
syllable. No mortal arm could stay the Issue Tns
pa,sry question obstacle in the way Of
Ehsther the ordinance o ISL did In fact prohibit the In.
oroduodon o. slavery into the terro designed TO bs
Wielhsr IT did or did not, he knew the people Of
Indiana and Illinois had made frequent applca iors
20 congress 70 remove the prohibition on IL, and
1hat q pgrsss refused TO do So. TINS senator from
hio In speech ndei that Copgs refused to
- the ground that ths ordinance o. 1857 IRE
sasbs law and had cited part Of report made b. John
Randolph to sustain him He thought tas ssDAor has
not doae justice In quoting part OF sentence OF that
report and omttrg tns rest 10 the very quot
ed By the Senator, the given that the soil
EituAdcD climate and produstion- OF thoss Territories
were noh that slave labor rss unsuitod to them and
c.ould b Improbable Slaves however introduced
absrs between 1910 and 1920 the ruser OF slaves 10
.hese Territories was largely inoreAsed Tbs Missouri
psrty 10 that 2romse, aud WAS under ools
10 sbtts by It. 1t was adopted at tim, nep, owog TO
n sectional conflict 10 the admission OF Maine and
and Missouri the existence Of the Union believed to
e In osnger adopted 10 pcevent tsAt thrsstensd
slauity here vas more danger to the Union in lc,c
Chan In 1890. A compromise YVES thsn made. II va.
made by Congress He no more bouod by that than
ahe other; but he to selsot which Of them he
would feel under the most oSi atiors to sbds by he
would beect the OF 1850 because 1t WAS the latest
ond because its principle hsi beer ratified and approved
ny the people 10 TIE great election CT 1852 1t
Brhing fact that the who spoke proudly
oeout obsevipg the pighsd faith OF compromised voted
tnc st seaion to overurD AID act sslde he oompro
ss OF leoo The two Senator'S from OHIO aud the sena
or rom hAss achusetts (sumner) voted 10 repeal the
fnsitive hse law Was there any rho bslevsd tn,
Union would survive the repeal of taat a,Y When hs
day comes that the free States posssspg majority n
Congress TO 40 So shall that the South shall
3f their limits In pursuit or to pturs the
Ing property then win the day for the oss,ution tn
Union have arriyei ought to arrive dc born II
Tree State and was edeosted there He has grown
considsring slavery an evil, but he had no preudice
nsnnh 1.-THE had no pr.judces against anything consti
Gutonal Much ssid about the Of Inds
rsndence, and Of al men being free and equsi
sn men were born free and equal vhy al,
mot those who were fond Of asserting IL sdmi
ree nsgToes to the enjoyment Of al thoss poiitios
rivssss whah they themsslvea epjoysd' He had nevs