Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-03-11

i'NN N'N rtNt i-tultNs tue NOlNU NNu always Dpcil
forced to yicld
lie continued MS remarks until i o'clock upon
the progressive advances of the slayeholding inc-
rest upou the North
Mr. WELLER replied FOR half an hour, when
he yielded To
Mr. DOUGLAS cntreaty that the debate should
be closed
Mr. WELLER said f the vote was to he taken.
he would stop, but if it was a question rs to
whether lac or the Senator from illinois should
speak, he preferred to speak himself
Mr.. DOUGLAS said he would abandon his
speech If u vote could be taken.
MIR. llOTSTON said he desired 20 speak before
the vote was had
Mr.. SUMNER said he desired also to be heard.
Mr.. DOUGLAS then at request, proceeded to
answer the objections to the bill. lie commenced
by replying to Mr. Bells objection as to the Indians.
lie denied in long argument that the Missouri
act was compact, and if it was compact, the
North had uniformly dsregardcd it from months
after its passage when it refsed to admit Missouri,
to its ifeouent reflections of it in lSlS and So
On this poat he and Mr.. Seward had frequent
colloquy in which Mr.. Seward said the South had
always insisted the Missouri act was a compact-
lie douglas referred to the resolutions of the
New York Legislature of 1854, declaring Il a com
pact, and that its repeal would DC dishonorable,
when that State itself in 1921, was the first one
which had instructed its Senators to vote for dis
regarding that compact, and vote against admitting
Missouri unless she prohibited slavery lie refer
red to the declaration of Mr.. Seward and others
that Missouri was admitted under the Compromise
OF 1890, and at length denied its truth. lie refer
red to the journals. showing that Missouri was
admitted under the Compromise of 1921. lie said
the resolution presented by Mr.. Chase, declaring
all who voted for this bill traitors, and the in
suits put upon him by hanging and burning him
in efhgy in Ohio and Massachusetts, we're the
natural cbnsoouences Of the address and speeches
nut Mrtlt that tho Miqaouri nf 100 n
pact.
The debate was continued by Mr.. Houston who
concluded at 10 minutes to five o'clock, u. III.
The PRESIDING OFFICER, (Mr. DoDcE, of
Iowa, in the chair) The question is ON the passage
Of the bill, and that question the yeas and nays
have been ordered.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. have been requested to make
a statement to the Senate which, perhaps should be
made now The Senator from Indinna, Mr..
BRIGHT Us is we'll known, has been very sick and
confined to his lodgings for some weeks. lie came
here to-day and remained some hours, with the de
sire 10 vote upon this bill Jlo was, however, un-
able to remain longer, and was taken back to his
house, with the intention to return f possible when
the vote was taken but he was compelled to take
to his bed seriously ILL., lie sent n request to me
that would state these circumstances to the Senate
and adj, that If he could have been here he would
have voted for the bill
Mr.. CASS. That will not go on the journal.
Mr.. DOCGDAS. No, but it will go into the
report OF the proceedings / have further TO state
that the Senator from Florida, Mr.. MALLORY,
was anxious to vote for the bill, but he had
to leave the city Oh account Of sickness in his fam
lily.
FLAMES. Ny colleague, TSIr. ALLEN. I as is
known to most Of the Senators, has been called
home on account Of tho sickness of his son. Be
fore leaving he requested me to state to the SEN
ate, in caso the vote should be taken while hc was
away that under the circumstances Of the case, he
should feel compelled to vote against the bill.
Mr.. DAWSON. | desire to state that my col
league, Mr. TooMDs, isunable, from indisposition
to be here. If he had been here, he would have
voted for the b,.l.
The question wa,, taken by yeas and nays, and
resulted-yeas 81, nays il.
YEAS-Messrs. Adams htchison, Badger Day
ard, Benjamin, Brodhead, BroSn Butler, Cass,
Clay, Dawson, Dixon, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas,
Evans Fitzpatrick, Gcycr Gwin, Hunter, Johnson,
Jones of Iowa, Jones OF Tennessee, Mason, Morton,
Norris, Petit, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Shields
Sdcll, Stuart, Thompson of kentucky Thomson
of New Jersey, Toucer, Weller Williams-37.
NAYS-Messrs. Chase, Dodge of Wiscon-
sim Fessenden, Fish, Foot, lIamln Houston, James,
Seward Smith, Sumner, Wade, aud Wadc-l3.
So the bill was passed.
On motion of Mr.. DOUGLAS, its title was
amended, so as to read: "a bill to organize the
Territories of Nebraska and Kansas"
ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. BADGER. think that the Senate, after
this protracted sitting is entitled to rest of three
days / therefore move that when the Senate
adjourn, it be to meet ON Tuesday next
Several SENATORS Agreed.
The motion was agreed to-.
The Senate, then, at five minutes to five o'clock
on Saturday morning, after a continuous session OF
seventeen hours, adjourned to Tuesday next
We are requested to say, that Mr. EVERETT, who
left the Senate on account of i'll health Mt halfpast
three o'clock this morning, would have voted in the
negative on the Nebraska bill.
March 6.-Tl1E IIorsE went into Committee on
tho Homestead bill. A number of amendments
we're then reported to the House. motion was
made then to lay the bill the table rejected by
10 yeas. u nays-Question Of first amendments |
restricting benefit Of the bill to free white persons
was taken up and adoptcd-lcas l0l, nays rs.
Bill provides that any free white person, head of
family or of age shall be entitled to enter, free of
cost one quarter section Of vacant and unappropri-
ated public lnnd which at the time Of application,
may be subject to private entry at one dollar and a
quarter per acre. certificate is not to be given or
patent issued for the land, until the expiration of
five years from date of entry, when the person
entering must prove that he or she has resided on |
and cultivated said land during that period and
still resides thcrc. The bill passcd-Yeas l07,
Nays u.