The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-03-08
NEBRASKA TERRITORY.
SPEECH oF sENAToR DoUGLA

Mr.. DOUGLAS. Mr.. President, when propo-
set, on Tuesday last that the Senate should pro-
Gee TO the cons liberation OF the bill to organize thf
Ter tories Of Nebraska aud kansas. it was my ppr'
rose only 10 occupy ten fifteen minutes Is expa
natiol OF its provisions. desired to refer 70 lwo
points, first TO those provisions relating 10 the
lndiaLs, and second 70 those which might DC sup
posed - bear upon the question OF slavery
The Committee, in drafting the bill, had III view
the grea, anxiety which had been expressed ny some
members oil the Senate TO protect the flshts ol 't
Indians, nd to prevent infringement upon thcni.-
Ry the pe visions Of the bill think we have so cenr-
ly succeed d. in that respect, as obvae all p"ssl-
bic objection upon that score The bill itself pro-
vdes that il shall notoperate upon any oil the rgnts
of the lands the Indians, mar shall they De nclu-
ded within thu limits OF those territories, unnl they
shall by treaty. with the United States expressly con-
sent 10 conc Ii 1der the operations OF the act, and
be Incorporated within the limit of the territories.
This provis ision certainly is broad enough, clear
enough explicit tnough to protect all the rights OF
the Indians 10 their perst ms and theirproperty.
Upon the other llont that pertaining to the ques-
ZION Of slavery in tie territores 1t was the Intention
of the committee Il be equally explicit We took
the principles estahl shed by the compromise act OF
1850 our guide, a I'd intended 10 make each and
every provision Of th bill accord with those princi-
pies Those measure established and rest upon the
great principle OF sell governments that the people
should be allowed to ecide the questions OF Their
domestic institutions fo- themselves subject only to
such initations and res &rctions as arc imposed ny
the Constitution of the United States, instead OF
having then determined tY arbitrary or geograph'
ical line.
The original bill reporte by the committee as a
substitute for the bill intro uced by the Senaorfro
Iowa, Mr. Dodge,l was b slieved TO have accom-
pished this object The amendment which was
subsequently reported by us was only designed to
render that clear and specific which seemed IN the
minds of some, to admit OF 1ubt and 1nIsconstTuc-
ZION In some parts nf the cou TRY the original sub
sututs was deemed and constr ed 10 be an annu-
nent or a repeal Of what has been known as the
Missouri compromise, while in other parts u was
otherwise construed. As the OF get OF the commit
tee was to conform to the princi les established by
The compromise measures o 1850 and to carry those
principles into effect in the Terrt )ies, we thought
it better to recite in the bill p clsely what We
understood to have been accom- lfshed by IN 80
measures, viz: That the Missouri c mpromlse hav-
ing been superseded by Ih9 legisait OF 1850, hns
been inopefative and hence we propo7o to leave the
question to The people Of the States 'pd the Terri
Iorios, subec only to the limitations aai provisions
OF the Constitution. s.
sir this is all that intended to say, If the ques
ton had been taken up for cousidersti II on Tues
day last; but since that time occurrences have ranss
pired which compel me 70 go more fully tnto tlc dis
cussion 1t will be borne IN fnlnd that the Senator
from Ohio MIR, Chasel then objected to ne consld
Grafton oil the BILL and asked for lis pos ponement
until this dav on the ground that there ha not been
time TO understand and consider its provisions; and
the Senator from Massachusetts MI. Summer sug-
gcsted that the posiponemen should be Tor le week,
W
reasonable to Senators around me- yielded to their
request and consented to the pUstponemeat Of the
bill until this day.
Sir, little did suppose ut the time TINT granted
that OF courtesy those two Senators. tmt they
haddrafed and published 10 tae world document,
oyer their own signatures, in which they igned
me having been guilty OF criminal beratel OF
my trust a. having been ghty OF an act OF bad 'aith,
pnd been engaged in an atr9clou5 plot against the
cause OF Hep government Ltttl1 did suppose that
those Two Sen4to mad been g1ilty o such con uct
when tEey called upon npt 70 giant i!le courtesy 10
give them an opportunity o! llY2sb sath!S lhG 81 h-
sltute reported from The committee. / !ilY9 SIN e
IisGovafeI that on th1tvety meaning the Natilnat /
Ira, the Abortion organ IL ,.ls rl'y' continued al
address, signed by certain Ao0hIm concentrates,
tne people, in whirh the action OF the members OF
the committee ~ grossly misreprescfled, IN which
the action Ut ,he pemhers OF the committee grossly
fasihGd, in which our motives are urEalSned and
our characters caturnniaGd. Ap sir, what is more,
! find that there was q pos tscrlPt nd ed 10
tbs address, published that very morning, in
Which tie principal amendment reported by the com.
mittee was set out, and then coarse eplhets applied
20 me by name. Sir ha ii nnoWn those facts at the
time granted that act OF indulgence lshould have
responded TO the request OF these Senators N such
Ierlns as their conduct deserved far the rules
ot the Senate, and respect Tor my own character,
would have prompted me 10 do. III order to show
tho character of this document--of which l shall
have much TO say in the course OF my argument
! will read certain passages; rr.
1--WE arragn this bill as groes violation el sa-
cred pledGe as d criminal betrayal OF precious rights;
az part and arcel OF an atrocous plot TO exclude
from vast uneccupied region emigrants from the
Did World, and free laborers from our own States,
md convert il into dreary region OF despoism, in
habiled bg masters and staves.n
A SENATOR. by whom 10 the address signed.
MIR DouaLAs. 1t is signed by 'S. 7. Chase, Sen
tor from Ohio; Charles Sumner, Senator from Mas
sachusetts; ]. r. Giddings and Edward Wade, Rep
resentatives from Ohio; tierritt Smith, Representa-
fAa
iative from Massachusetts" including, rs Iunler-
stand, all the Representatives of the Abolition party
in Congress. s ss e,
Then speaking OF the Committee on Territories,
these contederates use this language:
fhe PRErENsEs, therefore, that the territory, COW
cred by the positive prohibition Of 1920, sustains
similar relation to slavery with that acquired from
Mexico, covered mo prohibition except that of dis
puted constitutional or Mexican Law, and that the
compromise OF 1850 require the incorporation oil
the pro slavery clauses OF the Utah apd New Mexico
bill in the Nebraska act are mere INVENTIONS, DE-
SIGNED TO COVER UP FROM FuBIIo REPREnEEsloH MEpi.
TATEo BAD FAITH"
'.Mere inventions to cover up bad faith" Again.
"Servile deinagogues may tell you that the Union
can be mainland only by submitting to the demands
OF slavery" ba#
Then there is postscript added equally offensive
10 myself, in whichl am mentioned by name The
adore goes on to make an appeal 70 The Legisia.
lures Of the different states, to public meetings, and
60 ministers OF he Gospel in their pupits TO inter-
pose and arrest the vile conduct which il about to be
consummated by the Senators who are thus denornc'
ed. That address, sir, bears date Sunday, January
o. 1894. thus 1t appears that, on the holy Sabbath
while other Senators were attending diSne worship
there abolition contedeTates were assembled in Sc
crelconclaVe, plotting BY what means they ehould
deceive the people OF the United States, and prost
rate the character Of brother Sennlors This was
done on the Sabbath day, aud by set of politicians
10 advance their own political and ambitious pur.
poses, inthe name of our holy religion
Bat this is not all. Ii was understood from the
newspapers that resolutions were pending before the
Legislature OF Ohio, proposing to express their opn
ions upon this subject 1t was necessary for these
eonfederates TO get up some exposition Of the aues
ton by which they might facilitate the passage o
the resolution through that IL gtsare. Hence, yot
hnd that on the same morning that this docunlep
nppears over the names Of these confederaes in tht
abolition organ OF this city, the same document up
pears in the New Y Yofk papers--certainly 10 thu
Tribune, Times, and Evening fPost--l which 1t !,
aated, BY authority, that II Is signed by the Sena
tors and majority Of the Representatives from TN
State Of Ohio;"a statement which have every rea
son to believe was utterly false, and known to be 81
at the time that these cUnederates appended II Z
the addreSs II was necessary In order 70 carry ou
this work OF deception and to hasten the action o
the Ohio Legislature, under misrepresentation
VI state that y was signed, not only by the abolition
c0niederates, but by the whole Wing representation
and portion ofthe Democratic representation, ii
theother HoAse from the State Of Ohio. Mt
MI CHASE. Mr.. President----- ts sEs 49, ass.e
Mi, DoueLAs. Mr.. President, do not yield hi
Hoofsl ASenator who has Violated oil the rules D
couFtesy and proeriety- who showed a conscious
ness the character Of the act be Wasdoing BY con
eealing from me all knowledge Of the fact, who cam
tome with smiling face, and the appearances, 0
friendship, even after that document had been W
tered--who could get upinthe Senate and appeal Il
my courtesy IN order 70 get time 70 give the docu
nent wider eireulatis M before Its iniamy eoaldb
exposed; such Senator has no right 70 my ceuries!
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MI. CHASE MI. President he senn,or y. ~, y