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cease lie thought it was best at lea ri 10 await
full settlement Of tho Black Warrior diff.
Guilty, or the arrival ofthc Spanish Minister in
Washington, and to refer the matter to the com.
mittee on Foreign Relations. In the mean
time he would oppose any Intervention on the
subject that would influence the domestic adj
minstration in Cuba.
The Nebraska bill was then read second
time.
An animated discussion took place over the
Clayton proviso in the Nebraska bill
Mr.. PETIT made the candid confession that
if the Senate allowed the present opportunity
Of rcpudiating the Missouri Compromise to
slip, the 3 1000 preachers and their allies at
the North, would, at the next election. FIJI
the lower House with abolitionists, semi
abolitionsts, and free soilcrs, any and every
sort of person who would vote and speak for
the sanctity of the compact
Mr.. ArcHfsoN admitted that the amend
ment must be abandoned. and said that
though the bill contained u thousand absur-
dities, he would accept aud sanction them all ,
in order TO secure the repeal of what he de-
nominated the "niaidons Missouri Compro-
mise" This detestabc and libcllous senti-
mcnt was received with applause.
Mr.. BArGrR and others declared that though
friendly to the amendment they should vote
on the bill whether it were retained or ex-
cluded.
In the Senate, May 2jth, Mr. BELL. of
Tenn, spoke at length, in vindcation of his
course on the Nebraska bill
Mr.. looms, of Ga , said chat in a caucus of
Southern Wings, resolution was paSsed, de-
claring that the opposition of the M't,hHgeu-
Ger to the bill did not meet the approval OF
Southern Senators, and a Senator (BApGER)
was authorised to make the fact public in a
speech. He said Mr.. Bell was at the caucus.
and when the public announcement was made
not deny it.
Mr.. BELL pronounced the statement that he
was present when any authority was given
for statement that all Southern Wings we're
in favor of the bill, an infamous fol,e6ood.-
He afterwards withdrew the term as applied
to any Senator, but complained of Mr. Badg-
ors course, and said that their friendly rela-
tions were at an end.
Mr.. CLAYTON supported his amendment.
Mr.. WADE, of Ohio, followed in opposi-
ton to the bill. lie knew nothing he could
say would prevent this deed. The North was
humbled to the dust. He referred to the aw-
full disclosure made to-day of the secret eau.
Gus of Southern Wings, thus cutting the
Northern Wing, off from all consultation on
the great issue whether an empire now free
shall surrender forever to slavery. The last
link was broken, and the Wing party of the
North had now no more encumbrances. He
gave notice that hereafter the North would
demand repeal Of this act.
Mr.. SEWARD spoke for over an hour agains,
the bill, and reviewed the whole history Of
slavery aggression.
Messrs. CHASE and SUMNER spoke against
the bill, the latter defending the Clergy Of
New England.
The CLAYTON amendment was rejected, yeas
:, nays Al
About midnight Mr.. Douglas commenced
the closing speech in favor of the bill. lie
repeated his denunciations Of the Clergy, and
replied to the limitations that this bill would
be resisted, and that henceforward stern oppo.
sition to all laws upon the subject of slavery
would he universal at the North.
Mr.. ToucEr, (dem.) of Ct, said he had
been instructed by the present Wing Legsla
ture of Connecticut to vote against the bill
After mature reflection he had come to the
conclusion to disobey the instructions.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed
for third reading by the following vote:
YEAs.-Me.srs. Atchison, Badger, Benja.
min, Brodhead, Brown, Butler, Cass, Clay
Dawson, Douglas, Fitzpatrick, Gwin, Hun
ter johnson, Jones Of Iowa, Jones of Tenn
Mallory, Mason, Norton, Norris, Pcarce, Pc
tit, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Shields, Sidell
Stuart. Thompson ofKy., Thompson of n j
Toombs, Toucey, Weller, Williams, Wright
So.
NAYs.-Messrs. Allen Bell. Chase, Clay
ton, Fish, Foote, Gillette, IIamlin, James,
Seward, Sumner. Wade, Walker-l3.
The bill passed at quarter past clock
and the Senate adjourned until Monday.