Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-29

exclusion OF slavery north Of 36 except in Missouri the
bill ordered to be engrossed by vote of 9S to s4
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1.-The Missouri bill was opposed
by Mr. RANDOLPH in speech Of than three hours
and was passed by vote of 81 to 80.
THURSDAY, MARCH 2.-The SENATE considered the
House bill for the admission of Missouri as State and,
motion Of Mr. BARBOUR struck out propso respecting
hsrsstrcon Of slavery Missouri; and the original pro-
position Of Mr. THOMAS, of Illinois, restricting slavery
north of 363 degrees, adopted and the bill thus
amended was sent to the House.
THUS it will be seen that the restriction earnest
ly opposed by Mr.. CLAY on the Sth of February
was that proposed ly Mr.. Taylor.]
In the HOUSE, on the same day, Mr. HOLMES made q
report from the Committee Of Conference the result of
which was 1st the Senate to recede from its amend
ments to the Maine bill; 2dly, to the two Houses to
strike out Of the Missouri bill the restriction the State
to slavery; and 3dly, to insert restriction all the
territory north Of S63 dgrs After debate to the pro-
priety of waiting for the Senate to the report
was determined not to wait.
Mr.. LowNDEs briefly supported the Compromise and
earnestly urged decision of the question which would
give tranquility to the country Mr.. HOLMES followed
nearly to the effect and, after further debate
the question taken striking out the slavery
srction Missouri and agreed to by vote of 80 to 81
taken and carried: Yeas fs4, nays AZ.
The Senate agreed to the report on the same day
1t was in reference to this compromise that Mr.
CLAY, in his speech of the 5th of February
| 1850, stated his position on the Compromise o
1920 position often misstated by some of tht
debaters in both Houses of Congress On tha
occasion he said:
."Nr President, before enter into particular ex
animation of that Missouri compromise, beg to be al
lowed to correct great error not merely in the Senate
but throughout the whole country, in respect to my
agency in regard to the Missouri compromise rather
the ne Of $50 3 established by the agency of Congress
do not know whether any thing has excited sur
prise in my mind, to the rapdity with which impor
tant historical transactions oberated and pass
Of memory than has the knowledge OF the fact that
every where considered the author Of the line Of $50 3
which established upon the occasion Of the admission
Of Missouri into the Union.
i 1t would take up too much tmet 60 over the whole
of that important in the public affairs Of this
try. shall not attempt it, although have ample mate
rails before me, derived from careful and particula
examination of the journals of both Houses. will
occupy your time by going into any detailed account
the whole transactions but will content myself Will
stating that far from my having presented
son the line of $50 3O upon the occasion Of consider
ing whether Missouri ought to be admitted into the UnoI
or not, NOT ORIGINATE IN HOUSE OF WHICH
WAS 1t originated in this body, the Senate
Those who will cast their recollection baok-and an
sure the honorable Senator from Missouri Mr BENTON
more correctly perhaps than any body elsemust brnl
to recollection the fact that at the first Congress- whe'
the proposition made to admit Missouri, rather
permit her to hold convention aud to form constit
ton, preliminary to deciding whether eshe should
admitted into this Union, the bill failed by disagI
ment between the two Houses; the House of Represe
tives insisting upon and the Senate dissenting from
provision contained in the ordinance of 1857; the
insisting upon the interdicton of slavery and the
rejecting the proposition for the interdction of sb
TbaI Fail al - 1nnk,a that's nff
l g At the next session it renewed; and at Il
Of its renewal Maine knocking at our door
be admitted into the Union In the House ther
majority for restriction Of the admission of sla
the Senate majority was opposed to any sue
ton. In the Senate, therefore, in order to
souri, through, bill or provision for her adr
rather authorizing her to determine the ques
admission, coupled with the bill for the
Maine. They connected together, and
said to the House, you want the bill for the
Maine passed you shall not have il uni ad
! along with it the bill for the admission Of oss
There maority-not very large OF Mis-
4 firm and decided majority-in the Sen e,
ling them together Well the bill went ate
usual stages of disagreement and Of con thro
| ference; for there were two committee mitt
i upon the occasion before the matter wa s OF
! cit was finally settled to disconnect final
| admit Maine separately, without an the tV
| Missouri, and to insert in the Miss conn
which inserted in the Senate Of Juri bill
| "a clause which was proposed by Mr.. the Uni
| in the Senate restricting the admis' Thomas,
| of 36o 3O, and leaving the question sion Of s
| 30i, either to admit or not to adm open so
was finally passed. The committee it slavery
| two Houses recommended the deta, IS of confer
and the passage of the Missouri ,hment of t
800 30 in it. So it passed So bill with IL
| for moment, it quieted the went to Nj
" But the clause of $50 3OI, TRY.
| if you will take the trouble to lc repeat, you "
upon three or four differenta ok into the jo
Thomas, acting in every insta1D occasions OF
tion Of 36o 30f; and it was fin ce, presented
| the occasion to say that among ally agreed to.
| soere majority Of Southern me those Who agree
| bama, in the Senate, (Mr. nbers. My frien
! Maryland and majority KrNG,) Mr.. PIN
| this body voted in favor of the Southern
| jority of the Southern he line Of 36o 30<
| the head Of whom MI nbers in the 9th
for that line. have no & . LowSDEs himsel
was Speaker of the Housf !oubt that did ais
| show which way the Sp , and as the jour-
| of q tie, am not able to eaker votes, except
ly did vote but haze tell with certainty b
common scih ny other S no earthly doubt Tho
| The line Of 36' 3V." outhern friends, for IN
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