The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-16

acts passed hnality TO the slavery Agtsti
and as such had been endorsed by the people OF the
If ene was TO be ssl ASIDE viii Il no, oa
aotlop for Others hereafter TO tram pls tina other un
der foot2 Though 1t wss said that party distinctions
opger existed, he profefsed to supporter OF tn
present administration. He Intended to support the
principles upez vhi,h thst adminis ration came into
power. Those principle svowei by the democratic
candidates in their letters accep ing the
TIE ufth resctton OF the Rs!t more platform d.ci.
thAt the democratic party resist Attsnpta in or
ont OF Congress- t. rsr the slavery ssiaoa what
ever shape color that attempt shoua oe made The
Presidtnt, IN accepting that nomination declared his
ade pttd but hecsuss Of th. 5cpe 1t contained Mr.
King ia his letter adopted the ssme resolu ,ton on
ina p torI "a had supported them, and 90 thA; vat
frm tbey had been elected He stood resis. the
renewal OF The slavery sscn by the attempt to repeal
the hsss uii conoromie and In that position he
fortified by the principals svowei by the President
fore his election and In his message to Clngrss No
csnoicste for the PrssideEcy who avowea Lis de
,ife for the repeal of this N,ssouri AIT would
hsve received the to.s OF single State This MEASURE
had no. been asked by the soah L. would os cisas-
IT, us to the sauta. This bill would place sns the
60 10 thess Tssritogies they voul remain fr.e why
thtn offer this baubs the Sont2 Was ths Souta as
child, to be pesstd with rssae He came ns puoli;
lie opon this Missouri compromise. Waes he osns to
Congress, thirty ytars sgo it then considered
piot never to q brFksn Sizes thsn great onsnses h.d
tstca plIce OF three huueret members OF corgr
then r attentance only three rtrnAns d. Nsssrs Ben
Everett ard hiws,K The others bad all disappesrsi
The Pr fidents had and eons Tae heads OF depart
ments had all bern charged 1t WAS solsmn re eiscton
When rememSr all t,e friends SO linked together
feel ike who tleads rome banquet hail dsae-ea
Whose lights arc ed whoss garlsids dead and all 6rt
The future of ts nation was deeply iavolvsd and
tep ncent on tis measure This act Of lsgi,lAtion
d.iinsd TO proeuce ea. Effects. Congrss now had
control over it. Il could transmit TO this future ps,cs
harmony ard prosperity, On the ore hand by rsjec' ng
IT, Lat Cor gess avert the dread alternStivs The 81
nator rcEo Connecticut hal naed that the Pres den
had something 10 DO with tnia aeseurs. he knew not
hn Sf FaceN hnt hA Mt nnutf =
the majority Several distinguiehed Ssnsor hal bsea
namsd for thks ics-among them Senator from South
Carolina (Mr Bu,lsr from Virginia (ar Hunter) from
Illinois (sr D.nslIs ard huis.f He tn ougnt he could
bvs Dustrste tbs feelings Of h OF these Senator'S with
respect 10 this matter by Iecing aHeciots 1t
cus,ousry ~ tine in Gsoyga for magistrates
hsmbsd IN quorum cours 10 n sh 'ancies among Jas
tces ot the Pesce during tie OF the Lag.ture
Tna muster houaes then led pany beats O.,
gisuates in the beat of Captain Waters An up
riah', honssr, robust, athletic Lishman, named
Tee,, was candidate for ths vacSncy, and hs, be-
pg gentleman accustomed to giving his friends tap
rirg On the had OF al oca IONS thsy op ,ossd
MIN, advised to attend tho He did 30 and
senured the favor Ct wo OF the Justices Towards
ose c the csy and Saturday rigat irsr his
friends SAFE Oh there Is yseancy In Captain Wa ers
teAt -ho nhhIl We sppoin ~ His other sgisud In
distel, srsuersd-"surs and yonder Ia Ne. Teet who
lives there; he csn recommend some one" Teet
therefore called and kei h. kne any in the
beat whom he could recommend TO fill the vacancy ia tina
Justices of the Pace Feet responded Kay yer
hopcrs rve lived In thEt raus bate these ftteen
ard kEow iv'ry man, woman md child, who ivsr lived
there cut now III spike to yer hono.s us If wasn't
here At sl Ard didathno. anstaos Ia reference I: it.
apo civil atener in the whole bate than mssslf
the pisss" (Loud laushtsr)
Mr. WEuEe, (d.m Of Gal DO you sppIy that to your
Me- EocsTos-So, ssy that is the feeling which,
Doubtless, entertained By s thoss gentlemen Who
p.mee for tb' Presidency. Hsrgh'er)
the 14tn ssciios and 1T was adopted, ga follows:-
s0. A.ed,on d. Bsy.5d Bell Bn.nin Bed
ef Iowa, Douglas swans, Fzratfiei Goyer Gwu ter
r:sTs E Tsf ss s,sss
Thomrson % Ky tsomb,. v eller, and Wlli,ms-s5
sssss a asn aT wsas Iase Fish, F''s Houston
The following Is the substance Of the amend adopt
edihat tfs constitution and lave OF ths Uated Sta
which rot acsliy nappIrabls hail have tbs
70 ard sct thn he ssd Territory OF Nebrasx. IS
ese~h.re within tbs Unttd States, exsspt the eighth
sonli into tie Urion approved March 1890 which was
sursrsfsd by tn, principles Of the legislation OF $780,
con monty called The conpo risa measures and is here
Mr.. lHAsK, (rse ,oiD Of Oslo, moved to amsrd the
section Il row stood by adding thereto the
worcf: Unoer which the people OF the Territories,
through th5r appropriate rep aA.ives may, th
m p,on,osa stvsIy thersa sa NJ oasss SAD the
question to the psooe 10 decide FOR thsnsevss Hs de-
81 ed TO provide that here might be difference
cereafer 10 the nearing OF the BILL that the psopls
had the ever to rrotect themsFlye7 from slavery.
Mr. PRATr, (whis,) Of Md said II the object OF the
s ,o i,ss, ~ srsnsn n lq pgss -y ala
bibit ihs wcrss introeu:ey' It would thsn leave
them the porer 70 DO either.
Mr. JosEs, (vhig) Of Tenn e,ii Ia. Senator either
sought 10 psrtec ths bill enbs.rssst it. II the amen !.
msrt Idcp-ei would the Senator vote for it Tas
Senator Tefrfed tc Il clearly attempt
eiarsss the hill sld The frisf Of tie measure ought
to vote il and all othsr. down.
Mr. CHASE siid could rot vote for this hill but he
hho the right to amendments uhch. IL adopted,
would render II less obectonstls He did not believe
The people of tire Territories could consttu onAy intro
ducs slavery but he eesirsd them TO tbs power
protect themselves from 1t He had Numerous other
amendments to offsr TO the bill.
Mr. BADGER, (whig) or C-The effect and obsct Of
the smendm mt to deprive it or half Of its force
1t to limit the OF the people tn the prohibition
OF slavery Why would not the Senator agree 70 give
them III. power . Introduce well to prohibit Hs
said he would speak to morrow 1t length the BILL and
In lis favor
Mr. PlovS (sem) Of Miss said he ", uld ask for ten
minutes at some time upon this poiut. He OF
had right TO legslae 70 the exclusi Of slavery
Hr CAss (cem,) Of Mich, said the ansnd neat pro-.
serted in portsn question, which would have to be
met II the power OF the people to lsgisAte for
themfeves This bill gave them that power fully, pro.
veed the uton sllowedN II the stu.op did
not sllcw it, then the power given BY the bill nugs
tory
Mr. BurrEs (dem OF s. G, said that If Congress- had
power lesslA this he believed IL had
rot then the people OF the Territories could have dc
rivstive power nm Ter any sot OF Congress.
Mr. CAss-T differ from you In toto
Mr. WILLIE said he oppo'ed to the rnqualf I'd veto
which this bill gives to the Governor OF the Territory
Mr. DOUGLAS (dem Of IL, ssd that taat matter would
be attended to hereafter.
Mr. BAroxR got the floor, when .he sensts adjourned