New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-04

nois from hs Committee and in = was Incorporate thai
amendment This new bill declared that ihe Constitution
and all he laws OF the United States shall b. ia fall Dce
IN fGid 1uitoy except the eighth section II The Misjur
net witch having been superseded by the prnci Pies Of the
Compromise Of 1880 Us declared imperative. On tha 2iiI
day of January 1854 this tree OF Upas was first planted
Mover until that day had this doctrine been pr scnted IN
The - unto or n!where oise Was Tho doctrine correct
Wac hclo Senator present who In la Ssna'e ~
lsC who believed tLcn or al any time since tia. there
Wa any suIofodafe of lie hilouii Compromise by the
Lc.iflaure 81 1897 llo ape ed 30 the senator from
Virginia 10 say whether he then, or o any un9 a.
10 iho cal Of January ever heard such doctrine aiseT
tod hy amy one When the nrst bill Vas reported
No thousand copies Of ny report OF t.o C1H1.ueg
were printed and distributed IN that report the bit
was justified very different grounds from what u was IN
flo IeCch Of The Senator few days ago The Senator
hrd ,dc an .ue ar 10 the cOectnes Of thc statement
in the address signed by the independent Dem
ocrais That address lie was prepared to mania ~ az
pariioulars Il was founded truth. Toe Senator might
a. wen attack GbraGr j; Ta3 mPre- laDa III a us par
ouais The first point was that tie COMPROMISE OIL lo'y
was confined 10 TIC territories acquired nom "a No. un4
ai by suppICssipg some facts ana taa ing 3ter mere
hrd had totn plausible case made our Dy me au4es
lint Sc nets were confined 20 the territory acquired from
M,,ootIo Senator denied. The Committee OF thirteen,
rorted the CompCmi acts, IN their written report
c,,ssiv declare that they confined TO the territory
M td Gom Mexico. lie appealed t. the Senator RON
Mirbican 10 say whether tn Committee IN preparing
those acts supposed thcy were 20 tpy 10 uy Vi! Ou'
that acquired rom Mexico
Mr. Cas- was not heord TO make any reply, bat Mr.
Chase continued II he had been answered airmaiyely
Tie Senator from Illinois had laid great stress upon the
that part Of the Territory acquired from LOui-lhud,
had been included in the bounds OF Utah lie read the
boui da1s of Utah. and traced them on map AMI SAD
that it true, that in following the bound rles on inc
Rocky Mountains Il small spot contained within curve
of flc mOultGins, lad been included IN Ctd Dl the
nlro was so fnll that the tip Of his finger completely
cove red or thc mGp OF who had heard the senator
sreek AZ II would nave supposed il to be extensive
rcou torn from the original Louisiana ccsson and pat
ru Utah for he CXpTtss purpose OF showing mat tue MS
souIi Comromise lad been obrogaed lie examined also
The map tho original boundaries OF !eXls and showed
that ali WEohha5 been cut of Of her limits north Of 80 80
had nos been ncUdcd within Ne" Mexico, as stated by
Nj DOugias lie ola not accuse the senator IN making
esc crous with Justification Of the records
and history Of IA facts He knew tie Senator Ike all
other men liable to err lie did not desire u reIort
sucb an accusation. lie other day lie told the
Senator hat he believed him Incapable .! understanding
The obl aOs Of courtesy he desired now 70 restrict mar
IeI to saying that when headed by antagonsm in
sc,siou the Senator that occasion had forgotten the
ooatiors of courtesy. lie would state what he believed
to be tie truth, and leave others 70 ther opnlohs. ne
would sea Of facts and without calling in question
H. truth or honor motives, of political opponents.
He would rather submit to be considered in error than to
advance any cause by calling IN question the personal
corduct OF donouncng political opponent FOR the mere
uuroose of receiving the pauds OF any crowd The Sena
tor was greatly mistaken in supposng tn.t ne had ap-
proac cd him with smiling face, or any face to Obtain
post onement Of the bin Tor the purpose o. naVhS an op
potuuity of sending forth the address lie had done no
such thing. The resolutions OF annexation WIN ie1as
wa compact made between Texas and the United
STATES BY that compact which the parties had Jul power
TO make texas could and did bind herelf that all Of her
territory north of sc deg 30 min should be forever roe
liz rscd Nr iMsson's amendment to the acts of
1850 ard contonded that it was intended and df
preserve the compact with Texas that Slavery should not
extend north of SO deg 80 min III any territory Guy on rom
her How then could those acts supersede the Missouri
Compromise when that compromise was thus sPeciay re-
served from their operation lie denied the curicy OF
the Senators argUme 1T that tho early policy OF the nation
was to limit Slavery by geographical line and quoted
from Jefferson to show that of the earliest desires OF
tic founders Of the nation 10 abolish Slavery from
the Cclon.es-one of the first acts OF Congress was II
abolish the slave traffic. In the frs! Congress after the
~ .st,ss. III f.rel.f r.~,rta asa n
the territory north Of 81 deg, ceded or to be ceded to the
United States should DO for ever free The early policy
was 10 exclude Slavery from all territory OF the United
States. Tie CTdinahce OF g covered all the err by tha
owned by he United States Afterthe passage Of that
dnanco there not one foot OF eTtcy not covered
by it, that was not included "ihln tno NUNS
included in some State, but what was Tree
and to be free for ever. The policy at that
Freedom, but all territory OF the United States over
which Congress had control was covered win the m(en
erable tgs OF Freedom. On former occasion be had
exIGCssed the opinion though seemed not to nave been
ndored by others that the clause in the Constitution al
LOWING rrresontation for the three hs Of the slave
orretion had much TO do with the adoption of the ord
nance OF eighty seven If it was concession Tor the or
dina1ce tie greater the fore of that great compact The
Constitution Of the United States was not pro slavery
document Il was founded upon The principle OF hInn
freedom. Il not predicted on property but rested
with the security Of persons lie REGARDED me r9Vs,Cn
of the Constitution that no person shall be deprived OF his
life liberty property without due process 81 laW as
sufficient prohibition OF Slavery where the Constitution
and laws Of the United States the sole law. Slavery
J orl exist nv virtue of some local law, bat the pro
vision If the Constitution had not been so regarded In
the early policy Of this Government geOgsphca line
was never thought of to regulate Slavery North Car
dina ceded Tennessee to the niea satss put ieatn.
Last the Ordinence of q would prohibit Slavery in that
Territory expressly stipulated as condition OF the cesspn
that Slavery should be permitted Georgia for the same
reason made the condition in her act OF cession -
the United States. When Louisiana was ceded to the
United States geographical ne was thought ot-SaveFy
did then exist there In 10 the people OF ne fee oae
a. md. of
rolcy so long established resisted the admission o. ms
sour as State with Slavery and when the bill was pen1
inc 10 allow the people of Missouri to form State GOV
en- meu they desired that she should come IN WIN cons
,tion prohibiting Slavery. There was no iden OF geo
graphical line then Tie whole resistance was in me prn
S, that Slavery should he confined 10 the on mai limits
I'm he state Tie South resisted It. TIE proposition 70
prohibit Slavery north of 36 deg 80 mn dd MOI come
mn to couth bu from Mr. Thomas of Illinois, who, nj
tfoul from free State acted with and on beA-t o! ne
south lie gave the history OF the lsi'la ION oi 'he
two Houses on Missouri acts The Gmen1ment OF 81 deg
80 min. was adopted in the Senate by q vote OF
20 10, Il Of those in the lirmaYe oen5 rom inc
South and among them to lace Vice fse 'deni ir AiA
The Hon. insisted prohibition ron t-s o.a'. a
lnrfoni WIS finally ,.e Ted ~ II inc SiIe VS. az
i,t.i will, Slavery end 3D. prohibition adopted iot
the Territories Whou' lis prohibition Aissi a. "JuII
rrvr have bcen adni'tcl Then aid TIL then vas
itN'I ""' - 80 &c No ono tbap nr,rosed
that Slavery should be allowed south OF 80 degrees 80
minutes and had any such gr9oion been mgae Won1
- Nis.orr do not rrohii Slavery south OF 3j rees
20 mpnte snd we will icn you in the prohibition OF II
rcYth OF hct line The Norfh ana Soutl UNI ii 1,A'
oLhitior There was the admission Of Missouri anI the
conT,p acn for it tie prohibition north Of Be- de res
80 minutes Tie compcnset for the p?oAoon W. INC
80; o, Of Missouri II was a solemn compact bo." oen
e rort,os from which rilcr could recode without dis
credit Nhla no act OF Congress was legally irfeleaa
be this morally ouyhi 50 % be reg arlci ne T9gu ~
N~ Nilss Rra;rt 10 show hltitwas then considered an
aIrae mon 10 be forever binding on the parties Il vas
connect forced the North It was conlacI rom
WI South had receive all the oenShL Ss.oai .na
Arla, ses had been admitted TIE South had got al the
tcrro.y le Lad expected under the compact and VIVA.