The daily union., 1854-02-17

i"r 'Ve can De iAkeh upon separately Is not embar
fassed by any other II IL fair proposition lis whole
object being that the people OF the country may see
whether OF not those who recognise this principle
favor OF allowing the people OF the Territories they
shall see ht to pfoiec, themselves aud then If the
lony decide that they can and fit TO allow the Ter
fltofes 70 Introduce slavery under the operation OF This
| same principle, they say that also
was speaking OF the mode in which the territorial
legislation Is TO be set 10 operation. Ii is upon this
subject, and upon many other subjects But howa In
ireedoml Al liberty Subject 10 no restraint! IL the
principle OF nonnlrrvenlon really the principle of this
bls The territorial legislature meets, aud every act
which i may passis subject % the absolute veto OF gov
ernor appointed here al Washington The governor Of
the Territory 10 be appointed by The President is TO be
removable by the PTesiden is 10 hold his Office entirely
su6ec 10 The discretion of the President And then this
governor, thus saheci IN every particular and in all his
ac's % The ekgc'iys CONTROL s 70 have absolute
apon the action ct ss territorial Legislature propose
1 TO strike that provision from the bill.
Then thetc are the judges OF the Territory. They
to have complete supervision OF all The acts of the terrific
rial legislature Every case that arises in this Territory,
under any acl OF territorial legislation, TO be brought
before the Judges OF the Tern,ory And who they
Elected by the peopie' Appointed by the leg isaiure
Not at all Those Judges are all OF them TO be appointed
ard commissioned here So that every OF these
rtoria acts, and every right claimed under these
rial acts. may be brought under the supervision of Judges
no espohs pie 10 the people OF me Territory, IN no de-
gree under The control OF the people oil the Territory, but
Responsible here at Washington and removable by the
power which creates them.
That 10 all This very territorial legislature is not
10 act merely under the absolute control OF the veto of
federal executive, and the acs which passes
only subject TO the revision OF judges created by the fed
era executive, but every OF those acts is to be
ed 10 this Congress; aud if the Congress fit dis
approve OF any OF them il can absolutely annul them
point out these features the act features which,
in my Judgment are totally incompatible with the pnc
pie upon which it is declared that the act proceeds
trust that the Senate will vote npon the amendment
have had the honor 10 oer aud hereafter propose
to oer these other amendments, designing by them,
lar possbleo carry Out the principle of the bill, to
leave all Questions in regard TO legislation and admns-
lra,on within the limits OF The Territories to the uncon.
iroed disposition OF the people themselves.
Mr.. BADGER was necessarily absent in the court
room below al the time that this amendment pro-
posed am not certain that have correct understand
ing OF lis parport before submitting an observation
or two upon H. would hike TO hear il read.
| The amendment cad accordingly
MIR. BADGER fod, Mr. President that under
the from Ono, Mr.. CHAsE The purpose of the
amendment and the effect OF The amendment if it is adopt
ed by the Senate standing as he proposes clear and
obvious The effect OF the amendment and the design OF
the amendment 10 override aud subveTt the very
proposition introduced into the bill upon the motion OF
The chairman OF The Committee on Territories, Mr.
DOUGLAS. is not that clear' The amendment il
stands unrestricted and rnreserved reference
the territorial authorities the people themselves 10 de
ermne upon The question OF slavery; and therefore BY
the very terms, well as by the obvious meaning, the
legal operation OF the amendment is 10 enable them either
to exclude, or to introduce aud 10 allow slavery IT,
therefore, the amendment, whch is proposed by the
tor from Ohio appended 10 the bill in the in
which he introduces it, the necessary and inevitable effect
of il would be TO control and limit the language which
constructions that, though Congress leaves to them the
power OF regulating their domestic relations they
please yet regard TO the snbjecmaier OF slavery the
power is confined 10 the exclusion the prohibition of
H. say tha, this both The legal effect and the design
OF this amendment The legal effect is obvious upon the
siaemen aud The design is obvious upon the refusal OF
he gentleman TO incorporate into his amendment what
suggested by the honorable senator from Maryland,
lMt. PRArrl the propriey and fairness OF which
instantly by my friend from Illinois, MIR. SHIELDS
Is IT proposed by The senator Mr. CHAsEl 10 test the
question whether the people shall expressly have the
authority determine for themselves all questions OF
domestic relation II the language Just put into the bill
is sufficiently explicit In his estimation, is il not OBJ
vous beyond all question that must put in the clause
:" or inroducer fhe bill, it stands, says that they
may regulate their domestic Institutions as they see hi
but The amendment oil the senator from Ohio says that
they shall be enabled under The constitution to prohibit
slavery.
Now, wha, is the effect of this, bui to modify reduce
restrain and bring down the latitude oil authority
ferred upon them by the previous language which has
just been incorporated into The bill That this is the de-
sgn OF The senator from ohio he has himself told us
For, in the speech which he delivered the other day,
commenting upon the character oi this icon.
promise act. for which he seemed have deep aHec-
lion and profound he told that that Com
promise contained espress prohibition o slavery north
OF the line OF SO deg 80 MN, and that there was
press allowance OF il south Of ba, ne-although he
essed that there implication in favor OF its allow
auce And yet what did the honorable senator tell us
that very speech, which he put forth 10 the world
under the captivating lille. ' Maintain pgh,ed faith Z"
Here. sir compromise which, according TO hs own
declaration coniaued express prob bition of slavery
north OF CERTAIN line and implied admission or al
aoce oil slavery south OF that line he proposes
% maintain pghed althhow, sri BY regarding both
paris oi the agreement By maintaining The express
clusion and leaving the implied admission No, sir
Here is his language which furnishes entary
upon he motive, aud which to PLAN his whole
course upon this bills
I've believed no permanent adjustment OF that ques
ton possible, except by that original policy OF
The fathers OF te epubc by which slavery
within State limits, and freedom, without exception linn
aion, be secured every outside of State
limits and under the exclusive jurisdiction Of the general
government"
The senator then insists upon the Compromise so far
he likes il; be nvokes "pghed faith 10 sustain the
Compromise so far as he likes it. with the distinct
pouncement that far as he does not like IT, he goes
for repudiang IT, What, sir is The effect OF that upon
the Missouri Compromised II Is not 10 convert II into
compromise line but il is give TO IL the same effect and
operation in every respect whatever, as that Missouri
Compromise instead OF being that slavery should be pro-
bbiied north OF 90 deg 80 min, had been, in iems that
rlav very should he prohibited everywhere That sir is
his "nanlenance OF pghted faith" That is the mode
in which we are taught to regard The argument so paihet
cay urged upon us TO ''malntan the pgh,ed faith OF
the government 1t is to take what ls offered, and to
refuse the consideration. IL is to maintain what you
have gotten spon bargain, and TO deny thai IN consd
Grafton Of which what you have gotten was obtained
Ia is to say. Adhere TO the Compromise upon your part
which utterly disregard and lranPle under loot. Is
there any difference in point either oil moral or legal OBJ
legation between an express and implied stipulation
None sir IN the court below they hold every man as
fully bound by any implied engagement by express
ngagement II is the engagement that constitutes the
galion. 1t is binding IN law and binding in morals