The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-25
gHIRTY-THIRD CONGRESk,
FIRST SESSION.


senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb H. 1854
mH WAR pKPARTxMr.
The OaAn presented Communication from the Score
easy Of War, with statement Of contracts made By the
War Department during 1853
CIRCUMSTANCES AaAIxsT TEE RIpnAL OF TEE MISSOURI CON-
PROMISE
II. Evn, (whis) Of Mass presented the resolutions
~ ths Legstuss Of that STATE sgssst the repeal Of the
Niasoah eompromiss.
N. sumn, (frss soi) 81 Mass presented the rsmon
sasss oe Mrs.. Harriet ssschsr sovs and lloo women
a Andsvss, Mass and alo Of LOO men Of the same
plAss Against the rsp:A OF the Assour CON promise
NJ PMITr, Gem OF Ia presented q similar petition
NJ a4nlu. (csn of Nc, presented similar psti.io.
was taasa up - '--
1HH BxrreIoH fHY PHu npuou AOr
W. wAIxzz, (dem) Of via. reported . bin satsndisg
IN and il can MMsr than sSs osSss .....,. . =.
Auring homsstead to aotusl settlers.
Aoour11AL GOV nxsHr CT szuous GaAnas.
Nj, oorn (wsigl Of ra from the % osn@is:.: on II.
Ssns1 isss supsrntsndsat sf Indian Affairs in nnssso
9 made n port thereon unapimously aequttang NJ.
Ramsay Of al impropristy q conduct
Ths senate then took mp
.sst THE NEBRASKA BILL
Mr.. Douo1As (dem Of H., said that the friends Of the
all supposed shst iii dssu sion proposed By It's oppo
nses bad taken place and had coasidsred wasn would
As the proper tns TO vote upon It rney had come TO
che ooncluson to continue ths cebss until Tuesday On
wednesday he would to cois the dsbAts and the
~. cnA (irss soiD Of Ohio, said. as he bad previo.s
~ givsn nstos he had Dumsrous smsndnents TO oer He
= u Z: ssy s sasss sas
M HvsMa (Ssm q vA :ssa that comp,Ma. nno .
ne: y: ss:s @
dsssd 10 revive the question: built came up - the nAu
al rsss Of ercumtares folio 'ing the eoarse edopssd
Of 1880 In framing what called ths compromise so
a hat year He dd not how majority In ths ssnsts
and in the Houre sp in the oouny, Who approved thoss
1sohbca without great lnooasst.ney - to their for.
sr professions and actions. Tns Missouri ooateoysrsy
ss sttlsd by establishing line Of division bstYesn ths
clsvs ana TIE NON slave hodisg territory ThS South
though always opposed TO II In principle had ose1
h favor Of abiding By IL The south hsd carried y 10 tn
bl when the North rejscedit It In 1850 the North mol
only sjscted SO So bat admitted State the sv pso
ole Who ON the Paens had without consent OF
ken up rs nush Ct public territory they saw nt ant
called State. In 1850 the Soush Was practically Y
Diiop tSss n vas unconstisutionsI fol Congress-
ends slavery and also tina: the people should heve =
ority 70 fam. the. own domestic rsi.ons Al y TIE
other territorial organza Ion about TO be adopted tn
Missouri prohibition wss no com promise, nor We: Il
0cmpaat The Senator utt. ry mistaken 10 saying
was Northern measure ard offered b. the North
a. ths various votes and iocss iiDgs Missou
comprcmIse to show that was net Southern measure
n VA no jorty of the South were opposs
10 H. it com pact. and issour prios 6,
70 Why wAsi cktn In 1871 oy ths NORM IN
furips admit hhsour la fso Of tbs fsat that =,
a NertheTn mes ure and the 5.uth had always adhere
n IT, Aod the North continually violated II It Vas srsne
tc Northern senators Akrg about honor aad goc
who ,,vsys carried the ter commandsaN With him br
tetted ont the one he h.t no desire to ooervs rn
sens from Massachusetts, ssemed sspo'.d tnAs osn
hou keep homer and aits When II WAS 10 his Advss
but seemed Htle oisposed 70 observe them himself.
argued that the constitution was framed 70 secure pe
sqss ~ MI the s.,s s.s,os p1sr
IaN Avs, general in application and ersnt Tne cons
button dssGued TO preserve domesc traaquuiy :.
Ihs objests vosi be carried secured b. IA'
discriminating In favor Of the Nrth and agsinst 81
sSns.-srs N % proceed. Ia Of s.i o. ssc. and next
right Of ettizeus TO setus upon use, and posssss II
prsposition vas made 70 appropriate for the esneds
ths pu sio snds in the terhs would admit it,
stituop sty why Il ore just TO give to the pso1
N sonslayeholcins satss IN. s1e,ussve sr pr,visss
xsrritoresf Is oon ndsd that the power to regulate
domestic relations might ,sfey be isfs with the peop
AN BE would place but ors iimi, on their isgis sh
powers. and that that they should pass n Act
.,r,,ins tie equality Of ,hs s,assrs tns @ sew, s,
srtsneed, and TO what subjects th.ir iesisisna 4 4
ccuh BE- cossidersd rightfaI, matter which tnh
ieit 70 the decision OF the court BE srsued at ens
the sncor stItutioray OF restrictiens Of tbs or
nsncs OF 1877 and ~ the Missouri compro Mise, clt
he admitted the South would derive no psoics advs
sge from this act Nsbrstks and KAasss would Meth
ever ~ slave States The North might, thsrefors, "
oonsent 10 BE- just when 1t yielded practically nothir
he thought the dsssmn ation Il slavery ever greater
tent Of territory would work mo barn ni to the Norta
0 slaves would reduce the ratio Of that population 90
pared with whites and would essss the stosx pro
tsslsg which no. psrvAdsd the S ssstss whsss alAv.
an&0 D9eve1t eli exotomeat and alarm. Slavery wov