The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-11
sPE SCH OF HON. X. BRODHEAD,
or rENssYLyksiA ;

or PENNSYLVANIA
Delivered in the Senate, February 2s, 1854.
The Senate having under confederation the bill 10 organ
ize the Territories OF Nebraska and Kansas
Mr.. BRoDAEAD said
Mr. Parspssrt As made speech in favor Of the prn.
cipes OF bill under consideration nearly years
ago in the House of Representatives and then discussed al
length the questions which have been brought TO The
notice OF the Senate during this debate had determined to
give silent vote There another reason sir why had
determined to remain quiet did not at the
Of the debate feel the interest in the question DID
when the mot proyiso first brought the notice OF
Congress and the country have Witnessed great
Slingncss the part of some parties south unite with
the Wilmot-provso wings, and bufao-patform democrats
and aboonists, whenever suited Their &c 70 do
So fell injustice had been done the OF the
North. But SIR, put these things behind principle
is at stakes haven duty TO perform, as well as ieelng'o
crafty.
Mir President my honorable and respected colleague and
myself come and represent the great State which
intert Sta and may add between the dividing fana-
csm the North and the South and therefore regret thai
he taken position and advanced against this
bill IN which had hoped thai there
one Wing upon this floor from northern Slate who would
not separate from his southern Wig brethren No doubt
he honesty believes all he says difference Of opm-
between renders quite proper and necessary that
both should have iar hearing, and hence took the
floor last evening he concluded his remarks
viii ondeavor bring facts to the notice OF the Senate and
the country and viii the understand H. and
will attempt but ,io for always eDdeavor TO make
myself useful working man rather than conspicuous
in the way OF speechmeking. Orstons for the benefit Of
the galleries sentimental readers at home out OF place
here They useful purpose. Debate IN the true
of the term, Of the objects for which poet
My honorable colleague Mr.. CoopgRl Last evening as
sorted the under consideration fsuRh with
danger that u creating silent feeling OF indignation 10
those OF The North who have heretofore nam
tanned the constitutional rights and institutions of the South
that rcpugnant the compromise measures OF la5
and violation OF pghcd faith, by the repeal Of the Mis-
sour Compromise after the South had had the benefit OF the
bargain. tie did not assert as some do at the North that
about icgsate and plant slavery IN the Territory,
and proceeded to hold meetings upon that idea
These the positions which understood my colleague
to assume and upon all OF which ,nke issue with HIM,
and affirm before this August body and before our common
constituents
l. That the bill being based upon correct princpleihe
right of the people communities TO govern Themselves,
and regulate Their domestic n,ututons--it " nor
raught with danger Far distant States or eommunhes
be ruled by decrecs issuea
from the palace at Washington.
2. That the who the opponents OF me adj
mission Of Texas and the noisy advocates OF the Wno
proyiso, with few exceptions, are row auemPu's
excite popular prejudice against Il NO esaenos ne'oe
upon this point it's pa o. the history Of the country.
g. That far from being repugnsnt to the compromise
1850 carries out the principle OF those meas
ure. and no three-fourhs Of this Senate wnldecidc
4 That the Missouri Compromise wns violated nPuu"
ted and annuled by the advocates Of the Wmo
proyso land my colleague one OF ,hcm) m oppos'on
the votes and protessuons of the whole sou'
and in opposition the and speeches OF men IKE my
self who opposed the Wlimlt Prov'so Atsny rate, hoa
vooacy Of the Wimot provso caused the virtual repea
the Missouri Compromise IN 1885, =
s The bill recognises principle and esabnshssa f"e
better and beneficial for the North than The Msooi
Compromise; because south of 3b deg 80 MN slavery was
imphedly to be admitted, or the Compromise was onei
and because we have only about 35u,UOo slave owners ~
population of 2tgUo,00ji SO that " y quite oran
ths, majority Of the pople having no Interest az slaves w
60 territory OF 80 deg 30 mn and pass laws