The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-02

others had influence enough 70 tnduce the TO
his smendueut the bill the 5eDats again rejected ID
and the Nortbern membs In ths Hosss psrsistsd in
Yually, who thi ell to the ground and Oossrssa
adjaurnse i.hout having givsa Gall orria any vssn
msnt the President any authority II relation 70 the
matter This nsSket Of Copgrsss ~as Of much
his dr 10 Copgrsas he the polio,
Of Congress awaiting the action Of the Territories them.
solves In nsssage IN snsver resolutloa Of the
Horse General taylor took the position nan
intrv ntiop by Congress he ssid thst to ax AM Goa
Oft on TO the admission Of 5tAts you'd uajast rns
ee Teht comply with the o. rditon to os sd mittsd,
bG ctuid I'm diAtely Amend b hsr institution TO suit
hsrse and in 30 sxercisipg her right regulate
Domestic ccnnens, she voud be sustai, I'd by all the
American people Mr.. Clay's oompromiss measures fol
lowed Novts vas taken theai durng Gan. Tsyl,r's
life; but ten days alter ths omsibus bill broke down.
the Senator from Maryland srce the pria
charge In Its pJncpie carried through AL toe
neafures Which, had they been separate aud
Cd by being linked together, would have passed i've
months before rapid y, and hsvs become Laws ths pro
visions OF this bull declared the Missouri promise IN
consistent with tbs principles Of asrvsu,ios ss,sb
shsd BY the acts Of 1850 aDd the sfors ioopsratvs
and void. II was, soub.dy the fact; wanted
resson for hts votrg for hs repssi OF tue Missouri
cemprcmise he believed II to os unoou, t,suonAi and
therefore vo ed for a repeal III. Senator fom NassA
oausstts lad made strong appea to him TO sustain so
support the act which Was The work Of those emnsnt
II that those dis'iDguished old vote f the
ssouri promise; but he hts oollssgus ta
der no such oblgaao,, Bas tbs debases OF that Gay
showed that those pen Of DslA vAre both believed
TIRE Missouri rrstrctioo to BE- unconsttational aud
Mr.. Ven Dyke the man Who led ths South
pbslapx In opposition To that measure Mr. Van D. ks
and Mr. AcLsns bota demons clearly ths
trtiopsty Of any restriction BY Congress Of slavery
They voted for It, 1t was trus but there were rsssons
srd strong ones, for IT, They voted for sonstsu
tional TO avoid another mtschievous and
eissfrous erdir In the dsoadon Of this Ueion They
influenced perhaps BY the fact already stated Ia
detats. that II Missouri vas not admitted M,ssouri
would become the nucleus OF another ooufsderaoy Their
vote, though for an Aot had thess or
cumstapces for its justife alton.
Mr. suMSlz, tffss ,oiD Of Mass asked Mr. Van
Dykes srsnment WAS NO on the unsenstitutonaiy Of
putting . restriction on Missouri as . Statef
Mr. CLARION said the argumsnt covered the whols
ground OF restriction by Congress, and read extract
from the speech. Though there was donet that Mr.
MoLAns and Mr. Van Dyke both though; the Missouri
compromise unconstitutional tuey votsd Tor It, rs had
no cesjgn in calling In question the purity OF their
not, however bound By their sot Il, was now called
upon himself to vote upon It Hs believed 1t TO b
constitutional and would vote for its repeal. He was
support the oonsttutten Of the Unltsd jtAtes
and not the Missouri compromise. The Missouri de-
clared that al territory north OF $3.50 should be
sstop, but for iii time 70 come forever It declared ss
very prohibited north Of that line, whether In Of
the Sates and fuah prohibition self evidently void
far applied t, states. Oopgress had power to
declare that slavery should should not esst In States
MASSACHUSETTS can atopt slavery and Georgia becsns
free without any authority Of osnEress 70 prevent n.m
to vote against the repeal Of the Missouri eomprose ON
the ground that its repa would bs breach Of pishtsd
that after the events of lSa8 any complaint Of breach
Of faith IN tisregsrding the Aissoari sompromiss
. uio be made oy the North; he illustrated tas
Gaze by ipstsnoiDg . supposed osss. A, grA
zisr and farmer each full, uscerstancia log his
bupe ard not the other the former the raising
ct live stock the latter tho cultivation Of cereal
cuotjons bought In partnership section Of lsnd Tn.y
civded it by line, taking tho north half Tor hi, farm
ing, and the south half for g'ssng hu live stook They
aud became wealthy. tn then bought the sdj,ihiss
section Of the common fund said, 1--WE have hsed
.saceaby and eontentsdy under this division thirty
ga Iatu nj mo- Aytend M nj
chAse" OBJECTED saying the Few laadts all arabic and
.ha b. wholly devoted 10 f.rmios Arspnsi "sus an
sTok. which cannot bs done II the whols Ia applied to
rmpe." fejons BY "a, SR co ths gou ad .
ycur live stool turn .ftsr saying he hne
hing Of farming Ind that after dsvotiog his life to
his business he willing and unable to give
and declared hstK refused t. extend tbs Inns to tss
purchase he would net ooafent TO its o,ntinnaoos
In the old one. Could A accused o. . or-asa OF
pehtd aithi Was his Ass Any then ofjastes?
Bul he did undsrAtand tho North in,snrg on this
The Senator vho proposed I. and maj rty ef
tn, commit Who reported it, Northern Tae
Northsrn vhigs IL true opcosed the bill, bat al
NJ rtb tns democratic s5c far he Knew, Ia
ef rspesps tbs Missouri line Il al.o under
the Cabinet with majority OF Nor,hsrn members,
10 favor Of IT, He could therefore the iscs Of
accusing the South Of breach Of pghted fAith, wnsn
there was such evidence on the part OF the North Ia
OF the justice Of this Wills hs had diff ,ul
ty In supporting this part OF the b he had some obso-
tons to H. There we're 10 b. tnorgs. some fatal Dc.
tories. Such was not the sourse pur ued In tn, ord
OF 1887 The prsctice had been 10 ~ incipient
stsge In chrysbs state OF territory TO Appoiut Gov
ernor Secretary and aogss and consttuts these Off
legisa i've souacil Tho oond on Of Nebraska =,
this tine required oonp,s GENE ut than
Indian country and under tn. Iadaa nsa inte course
Law there were lawful phsb ANTS there excspt few
licensed traders This bill provided for division Of the
Territory into legislative dtrc and for the election
thirteen mbsrs to branch and twenty six 10 the
cher Of the legislature. Il would bs extremely diff ,ul
OF Nsbraska, scattered over such Immense region
The ortinsnos OF 1887 only gave lin ted governmsn,
10 the North vest Territories until thsy had population
eco 6shtrg men andithen gave tham Territorial gov
Ike the provided for In this bill The lega
tive assembly including clerks and officers woud require
fty men in NebrashA spc nfty IN Ksusas Whore were
they TO bs foupdS and how they be selse,sdi
They would be aken he sspposed from tae few persons
actually there at the tmc and 10 these persons we're Ia
te entr listed ths government Of KAnsAs with huu
cred and atty ,quAre miles OF territory and
Nebafka With a three hupdiea aud thousand
The bill also proposed to give II. issis sss,Isi!
be In the Territory fell power over ell rig ,ttu
Of legislation In is4s he and Mr. Calhoun had o,ns,dsr
cd we'll the fcrcs and m.anrg q these words aad Ia
both to the oshouson that thsy gave fu authority
to egsae al tousstc regulates OF the Territory
including slavery To these words giving tais power h.
opposed &c voud therefoe propose to the Senator
from illinois, that the scott svits fst class Territorial
government be STRICKEN our and that COVE nm.nt con
c.r, .nd Jusss. ). s..sSsSsa Sash ..s shs
goveiDment given to Florida In $780, vhsn 1t had con
psrstysy large population, and had BEEN settled foI
yesre. The nrst given to Florida such
one - the Pfesent might provide N-xs in 1872 sys
attve pcw:r vss vested In Counol composed Of the
Governor and thirteen oiiissns appointed By ths Prss
dent. In 1929 this oontnued but The C,uncii ~,
required to be confirmed BY the Senate. II not I'LL
1876 that the people allowed to elect the Legsls
ture He would not give the Territorial Legislature At
time the power to legslats the subjeos e slavery
To give them hst eowsr was not to give them SELF
mont but Was the right to govern others II u
give this Territorial Legislature the p,wsr TO regulate
What krd Of property the oitzsns OF Southern Statei
should bring with than TO the Territories and the rsh
to control and put ct defiance public opinion st the North
THIS proposed to give this 10 the few persons
who csuld b found In ihsee Territories.
Mr., DoroIAs. (csm OF Ill, said the Senator from
Delaware vas under the sams mistake made by NJ
Everett that there only few persons In this Tor
ritory Al the election Of the delegate here from
there there ola votes and there good
for believing that half Of the vote not cast
Mr. CAyroy said that admitting this 70 be Be ths fact
be unwilling to put the decision OF such questies
TO the 800 who 10 the rsrrit ry and wno psr
baps, bad lot the least iateres Ia the soil No govsn
Dent Of this class he'd bssn isbsd with saoh
po. ers, under suah eircu instances.
Mr. ou0Ls said that In 1ei8 Congress passsi tbs Ore
Gon bill Up TO that time Oregon sabsot to tha In