New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-06
.JEBR4SRd BILL IN TIE
SENATE.

suportYie. we compelled 10 90 % prs5i oeiofs
a.evipg ,he ssre Proceedings though we were able TO
tnreure n par, Of % ion On Saturday morning the
&c Of &c Nebr4ka b giving tho yeas and nay' aad
IL, copelaezg businss We nov prb the REMINDER o.
Ms poug,s remarks "a well ti4s dibe chr Ssna'ocs
WV Iconesu.on Of Hr Dossl,ss ses--hl
Ouirges FIST took eoe ia Ohio and esen J" b,,'os %
verey and propreiy Id been yolstea ~. - 80 s,
vsg violation Of tho pighicd iah, ea' c'isihdl -
trSti OF sacred ,lcdgGs Hc eSpecicd ho'9hg -, u'
is circunstsicds from Bosto" sis aoI'' ,e I, ,bs
ne could not expect a,yre rstiee tla was aTi - 'o
Immortal Webster who hh'iny. sa3''..toI II. ~
,uise act OF 1870 found FSue7h Hail COZ ~ ~ MN
Eo,,on nnSer abolition .sp'JSs, in ihe c'e OF ",0 or
,,,,ck hiu, err refused hm hrarig hJH c>H1 ~
.rrec, bu tLsi ihsy would ss~ke HIN Tdh'ut i'r"s
Wien hey bad thus ..aaed "I1 y, lo . - ~. ~
n IesIfng II the bonds ri Boster aoo lef'Sts whcn'
ut1p The Istura Of onf Of iher own crIcns Si'5'
ling 3 life "a Tie bfte Geld ~ ms corr 'ney '5
tsad 4, o,ge he, cen b1Tial lie WcuN nDt conA!n
~ the .ressIsebt given 70 bm, wnth he leicot4 ;"
Webg4e~ 81 Linton fad been r a;ea y bI;.3n A1i.
and Ia The Cehes 0 1cssrs. Seward, chte G11 sam
n4r Il -vss sd the. Clay would not gye joined 10 coy
sct ~ d.url the 2, n act Of BIZ fc-'ae Missouri Com
rSo,g,,e No. by in tie g,nlie bad daayowed any
rs,.rly or par il c Compromse Of 1870 aai hal sal
tesd rot knc-Y whether he bad voted or II Or no.
Hi. MifsouIi Compromise the one otls!i miio ne
81 80 " VIZ ''''' " ~
-air SEWARD reminded the Senator tina. ia 1851 ya
able medal Of Hemp Clay vas truck and P.eseh,ea 70
Nm On L inscribed .eYen rent acts 81 hs ie snf
one Of tfo,o was the Missouri ComprOni.o Of 1920
Mr. Clay accepted that medsl
A., DOUGLAS said be had seen tina, medal and the
;,,c,iutinp wa. r. The Ni-O1n CEnprOniae of ~ .
lie istlied al 20 quotations from Web.tcr HerePeHed
nc actufaiioI 4. Congress bad ay way st asiie nc
line Of SO 20 by tie ac' OF lsoo ~ h2"Ias us. 1[ ~
S.astian that territory cat 81 from Foxes snd lying
roih OF 80 80 fhould b. admitted az states w;h o. wan
,.n Slavery ss the people thereof might dstermiHe
Jbs YVES admitted by 81, to be the ncdns OF TIE lcts,
BIT o the amendment ont Of place in me BOUNDARY
bill lie territory Gu. OF f9n Tex - norm % - % vas
,ul into tic New Mexico bin aud thea tue embodiment
xas mt into the New Mexican bill yo; these Senators
hsd with the record fine senate before tnea op3n do
clsttd the contrary 10 be The fact The senator ron
Maine In lis maiden speech had repeAed these false
versions Of history but having been here but
few days excusabe on me ground that ne was shPe
enough facts tho statements put iorth by AoJ
ton tonfederaies but for those Senators who ought to
know the truth Of the facts published by ihen To Inc
world there excuse From the groundless state
mels Of those Senators had followed the torrent of VII
ifcaiion Islander and abuse upon this BIZ aud himself
The Senator FROM Maine had Peafed IN 'y hints the At
BY the senaOr from Massachusetts Was tina; description
aimed at him. Let tie Senator from Mas'achuses open
w. and in manly say, did he aeal to apply that
remark to him ? The Senator refused 20 answer
There was no doubt Of It. although the author Of II
fused to acknowledge lie utterly repudiated the char
meter of being n Northern with SJd1ern principles
He had claimed that character No act or word of
his life could be adduced show that ho had even assumed
such character He never KIN but one mon who n3d
Prs.de ncy in 1913. 1t said that TINS bill bid
for the Presidency Ills a charge made against hin
by the address lie had already shown that the reporng
III tie bill was but dischargng the duty assigned the Com
nittee. Ia reporting tls bin and supporting it, he was
but obeyiug the instructions Of his State He had acted
only in obt dience 10 duty and his INSTRUCTIONS from his
State Legislature. Who were they .ho had made this
charge OF corrupt motiyes lie would say 60 those Sena
tors that he had held any office, did he get to
the Senate by corrupt bargains lie had never got to tbs
Senate by putting his principles character and honor at
public auction for votes He owed his place to no corrupt
bargain or coalition
Mr. WELLER. But Others do
Mr. CHAsE-Do you cay came here by corrupt bar
Mr. DOUGLAs-I object TO all interference in this
Nj CHAsE-Do you say came here by corrupt
bargain .
having brought in this bill bid for the Presidency did
come here by corrupt bargain Did you mean me II
90, mean you.
Mr. CHASE--I say TO the Senator chat if he says
came here by any corrupt bargain he says that which
MIR DOUGLAS-I will not do for the Senator to retort
he harge of fafcaton by his statement against the
have fastened him by the facts charged him with
having made false with respect to and my
motives and have given him oppdtunltes withdrew IT,
and he has had manncss to do IT, when It's aisIty
has been exposed.
Mr. CHASE explained the statement in the address that
this bill o Presidential bid. All groa measures hal,
less reference 10 the political canvass going on
from year year lie did not consider the ambition to be
President of the United States to be unworthy one.
the Senator.
Mr. DOUGLAS-I do not know whether | ought TO &c
eept the explanation OF the Senator He says tits aud
able ambition TO aspire to the Presidency, and in saying
that this bill bid for the Presidency the Senator
his address did not mean any mpuaton ON my motives.
But let the Senator remember that while he now says
was nudabe bid tor the Presidency he in his address
called the bill criminal botTay al OF pNghted faith. med
tated bad faith aud atrocous plot against freedom and
humanity.
Mr. WELLER alluded to circumstances attending the
election OF the Senator from Ohio. BY arrangement,
the Democrat got the offices the backaws were repealed
and the gentleman from Ohio was elected Senator.
Mr. CHASE said he was a party to no arrangement,
and existed. There were three parties in the Legs
lature-N hgs, Free Sellers and old line Democrats lie
received the votes of oil the old line Democrats aud also
the Democratic Free Sellers He received no Wing
votes.
Mr. SUMNER said he shrunk instinctvey from repe
ling personal assaults lie would now, if the Senator
means to say that here by any waiver of principle
by any abandonment Of my principles, of any kind or by
effort solicitation any activity of my own i'll
any way he states tina, which he cannot sustain by facts
never soue tie office now hold in any way,
party in any way directly indirectly to the Efforts
which put me here.
Mr. WELLER said he had interfered in this matter be
cause he the only native of Ohio in the Senate. He
Senate; but the gentleman was elected to his seat the
same year that he w eler left Ohio, and he reOiced
that he left ut that time
Mr.. DOUGLAS regretted that the gentleman from
Massachusetts who declared that he never any
principles, had far forgotten his principle of no, impG
ing motives TO attribute to him the mcs unworthy
The Senator should not have made any charge against
lin.
Mr. SUMNER-What charge
Mr. DOUGLAS-That introduced this bill as PreSi.
dental bid. The Senator had publicly declared that
fact to the whole country in his address The Senator
DOW says be had nothing to do with the corrupt coalition
by which he Nes sent 10 the Senate. Oh, no! He did
not steal the motley. He only took it and put il in his
pocket