The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-04

copcesrop Sbau the sone or those who mgi thar com
Isct s'tti further, and repudiHts its What was the
promise o, 1897 1t that Call orns sho Id eoms
IN free and the territories be lett for III esss
slavery emo Congress did not repeal that The onsy
principle in the compromise hsd any was that oh
part Of tbs newly acquired ry as was ready ov
sdm,s should me In free and that IN. rest should
bs free to adj pt their constitution for themselves
the existing Mexican Awto be atin In force The
prout's consisted OF various acts The Ton nhores the
fpgnve slays law Texas boundary and California AL
we're psrt Of IT, The South got the fugitive sa law
ths 40 h'ion o. slave ions Ii the District of Columbs
and cha % get into the Territories The North rot
California Thors who framed that compromise thou sht
they bad settled the quest Ion forever Political con-
yet 4 was nov proposed to sat II aside By
IepealiDg the compromise OF 1920 which 1t OK
tors whether they would not adopt his mont,
and stIie from he bill declaration 80 directly in CON.
to tell the North that they were tired OF ths Hssou
compact and cessd 10 set 1t aside than to do no pd
r.cti b s.ertug what vas directly contrsdictea By
the facts yet fresh IN the recollection Of most OF
those psssent There had bo.n three in the
history OF slavery In this country The arst
OF onr wrongs induced lively OF the horrors
O. tAysIy and desire to get rta Of IT, fhs States,
I,6s was aSoheo and the lines Of slavery daily sr,v
v'sk.r The next was the era Of conservation rn,n
Den tsid--Ist slavery be; let thiDss remain tssy
sra II was that the constitution Of Illinois was
adopted That constitution, while II declared all
hsa made frequent appeals TO Congrs1s to relieve
but the appeals were ulavslios Taat pronibis,on,
was antsihed Slaves did exist Iioois but slavery
Was never introduced into any part Of the Northwest
territory He hDew Of decisions In Illinois which de-
cared that slaves born free entitled to their free
COM The pext era was that Of slavery propagsndism
kno~n to every to be by the decree Al Mex
teo aboehpg savsry. That Mexican decree was In full
acts Of told the South that they S.. b.ps
with their slaves, II they could Another era was
to follow This discussion and this measure would
protucs another sr.-ths era Of reaction. This
bill might bs passed by the Senate might pass
The House. but il It DID, you viii raise
who kindle It, The senator from insis ststsd that this
bt w.s founded on the principle Of popular suffrage
What kind Of suffrage was that which authorised ons
portion OF the people to ensave another. II the COM
premise OF $780, which aharms ana continues the Mis-.
souri, compromise to be aside thea away With ths
and and t ~ stu2n 70 the .nosu Nds,s
policy Of confnng slavery ots limits within the atss
rs,. 1nd q gu.r.styss that IN no terrissy Of The
quoted Pl cEnsy pro phsdc picture Of the destiny
to pghted sith and honor and slcqueny appealed 70
Al TO stand BY tho solemn compact and pshsd faith Of
The great crowd continued In attendance until the
M: M: sADe.. (.his) ON G.. moved that whom the
Mr. MASON, (dem.) OF Val hope uot
Mr.. DOUGLAS We can get through with the bill to-
Mr.. MAsos-I AK the yeas and nays the molten.
The question wss taken and lost. as follows -
YRAs-kessra Allen Ba ger, Bell Oass, Chase, Clayton
Everett, Fish, Foot Hsmlip Jones OF Tennessss Norris
Seward, Shields. Smith, Stuart, Sumner, Wade, and
Walker-I9.
NAYs-Msssrs. Adams Atehtson, Bspjanin. Bright,
Prodhead Butler Dawson, Dixon, Dodge OF Wisconsin,
Dodge Of Iowa. Douglas, Evans Fitzpatrick, Hontsr
Jones of Iowa, Mason, Petit Pratt SEBASTIAN. Sidel
homP on Of New Jew Jsrfey, Toucey, Weller, williams
NJ. DIXON, (SAi of KY got til. floor, and tn. Senate
adjourned.