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upon us--ihat they entering this sacred Capitol
this holy sanctuary OF American liberty, and about,
with sacrlegous hands, 10 lay hold OF the ark OF our
political safety said 10 myself, peace my friend, peace
peace be sli.i be alarmed There hoIdes upon
you We intend TO ntlIct no wrong upon you. We in
tend TO take from you no right which you enjoy under
The constitution All we ask, ali we expect all we
hope for is that you will recognise your equals
To ask consider ourselves less than your
equals would be 10 ask us 10 sign our own sign manual
10 article acknowledging our lnterofly and IN
fanny Sooner than do that, would pray The God -oi
Heaven that The earth might open and swallow me
aud mine in its deepest vortex. have done, M Presi-
dent
Mr.. WADE The senator from Tennessee propounds
TO me some questions which had undertaken TO answei
in my previous remarks; bat he did not under.
stand the argument which attempted 10 make with
gard 10 the prohibition OF slaves entering into this terri.
Tory. am that the territory purchased by
The United oates, and belongs 10 the government OF the
United States, aud OF the United States has power
DO with they ht But attempted 10 show to
The gentemanand he did not attempt answer that
al--hai the constitution OF the United States does moi
compel me recognise title in slaves ihe constu
ton always speaks OF .hem persons property
They slaves by virtue OF The laws Of the Stale
cal jurisdiction where they and the moment they
get beyond that, understand The law OF the land they
cease 10 be slaves.
Mr.. BAD3ER Unless they run away.
MIR. WADE. The senator from Tennessee says that
aim AT ,he South particularly. Not a, all. Men in
the nohera States may slaves we'll men in
the southern States II they keep them jurisdiction
where slavery exists The Missouri Compromise is moi
u
property which was thought not proper 10 admit within
ibis territory.
| The gentleman asks whether law can be passed 10
prevent man taking his property into the Territories
Why, certainly; we have such laws now. II am
manufacturer OF gunpowder, OF firearms, of whiskey
cannot take II into this territory under the laws as
they exist Congress, therefore, does make laws
prohibiting persons from taking certain species of prop
efy into the Territories. II does make any difference
whether live Ia free state or slave Stale, cannot
take those articles there So. il happen 10 own slaves
no matter whether live in Ohio, or Kentucky, or Ten.
nessee, if this Compromise is to stand law, cannot
take them there. IL is not aimed nvidously al any
particular Stale, or particular person.
believe that | have answered all the questions
10 which the gentleman wished me 10 give yer |
have given him my Judgment that the constitution OF the
United States does not recognise slaves anything but
The PRESIDING OFFICER. (M,. Foor in the
Char The question before the Senate is the amend
ment proposed by the senalcr from Ohio Mr.. CHAsE,l
which is 10 strike out OF section fourteen these words
''Was superseded by the principles OF the egsa,ion
1850, commonly called the compromiss measures, and"-
So that the clause will read:
"That the constitution, and laws Of ,he United States
which locally inappcahle shall haye the sane
force aud effect within the said Terrific ry OF Nebraska
elsewhere within the United States, except the Sh section
OF an ac, preparatory admission Missouri the
Union approved March 20 1920 which hereby declared
imperative
Mr. DAWSON called for the yeas and nays on the
amendment. and they ordered.
Mr. CASS. | dii not understand the amendment dis
timely. wish 10 know how the clause will stand with
this amendment
Mr. WALKER Ii will then stand as simple repeal
Of the 1920 Without the recital that II has been
perseded by the compromise measures OF 1850.
Mr BADGER. tits repeal without reason. That
is all.
The question being taken upon the amendment. by
yeas and nays, resuied-yeas l3, nays 3o-as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Alen Ca.s Chase Everett, Fish, Foot,
Hamln, Seward, Smith. Stuart Sumner Wade, ana
NAYS-Messrt Adams Aohison, Badger, Bayard BEL,
Benjamin, Bright Bfodhesd. Ba'er, Clay, Diwson Dixon,
I,slY. Ly...
or, Jones Of Tennessse Mallory, Ms.6n No, Petut Sc
bastan, Shields, Sidel Thompson Of Kentucky Tonsey,
Weller, aud Williains-30
So the amendment was rejected
Mr. WADE. now move 10 strike out all after the
snaeung clause and TO insert, substitute. the bill
which was ssed by the House The last session and
on this amendment ask for the yeas and nays.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. The question now pending Is upon
the substitute offered by the committee Ii is not in
der move 70 amend one substitute BY inserting another
Mir. BADGER The question before the Senate is on
the substitute reported by the senator from Illinois from
the Committee on Territories, as | understand.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. tMr. Foor.) The Chair
is of that fact from the suggestion oi the senator
from Illinois. The Chair treating il original
bill but the question y still pending upon an amend
men ~ the form OF substitute for the original BILL re-
ported by the Committed on Territories That substitute
however is open TO amendment. az an amendment to an
amendment.
Mr. BADGER. Certainly: that il correct
The PRESIDING OFFICER on that ground The
amendment offered by the senator from Ohio IN the
Judgment OF the Ihary ls not N order as substitute loI
the substitute which is pending. Upon the rejection
OF that substitute, another might be offered The ques
ton pending is agreeing 10 the substitute reported
by the Committee on Territories Tor the original bill.
MIR DOUGLAS. The question on the adoption oi my
substitute will raise the yefy point involved ~ The prop
osillon OF the senator from OHIO.
| Mr.. WADE ! call for the yeas and nays upon thai
question
The yeas and nays were ordered.
| Mt BADGER. | have been necessarily absent IRON
the Senate during the earlier part o the day and therefore
desire 10 know whether any amendment has been made
this morning ia the substitute reported by the senator
! The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Char can inform
the senator from North Carolina that amendment has
bean proposed, and therefore has been voted
except the offered by the senator from Ohio, Mr.
CHasrl which has just been rejected By vote OF thC
Senate.
| Mr-DOUGLAS. I will ask The Chair whether, in the
event that the substitute pending shall be voted into
The original bill, il will then be open TO amendment
The PRESIDING OFFICER Most clearly not, IA
the judgment OF the Chair.
| Mr. PETIT. Then, il must be subject TO amendment
now.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Whatever amendment
s to be offered 10 substitute, must be incorporated into
| IL before lie adoption as n substitute.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. Then 1 will now move an amend
ment myself to the clause TO which the senator
from Ohio moved his. ! move TO strike out the words
which superseded by" and to insert in their place
which is inconsistent with" The clause wl then pro-
vide that the constitution and laws not locally iHappli
cable shall have the same force the Territory else
where except the eighth section Of The Missouri act
which is inconsistent with the principles OF the egss
ton OF 1850, commonly called the compromiss
and ia hereby declared Imperative The IA the express
idea conveyed by the original words but prefer 10 make