Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-03-08
THE NEBRASKA BILL.
eEoslso DEBATE IN rue SENATE.

In the Senate on Thursday, after Mr. Claytoni
Ina! finished his speech in favor of the Nebraska
bill, the question came up on Mr.. Chase's amend
ment, which was follows:-''That the ,Legisa,
ture OF the Terdtory7 shall uot be zrertuded from
ProhibitiHgr $Lapery therein.'' - iftG s. =
Mr.. Chase said the debate had not been pursued
closely, thequest'on pending being on his amend
ment, but had been mostly upon the question of
the repealsof the Missouri COMPROMISE This hill
was protesSedly for non Intervention, but in fact
was intergentOn. 1t protested 10 leave existing
laws alone. but, lnl fact interviewed 10 overthrow
ana repeal the existing law, which was the Mis-
sour prohibition. Tie South be jeved that un,ler
The constitution slaves could be carried there and
this bill gave power to the legislature subject ~
the CONSTITUTION oil the United States. and there
fore the South believe tine Territory could net pro
hI1It ii. His amendment was only to make il clear
that the territorial legislature was not denied The
power 10 exc ude slavery. A majority of the SEN
ate believes that The territorial re be
power % leTelndes or permit slavery, and if they
putt amendment, and then add the further
power to permit it, If they pleased, the doctrine
Of self government would be full.
Mr.. Badger said that all understood the positinn
OF the Senator from Ohio with respect 10 tins bill
and, understanding II, was 1t the duty OF every
friend of tie bill 10 reject any amendment coming
from that quarter. The Senator, with cool, i'm
p1Ssloned ervor, has avOwed that he is in con
science bound against any compromise on this
question: and while he calls upon Southern meme
Gets To observe pg hied faith north Of So degrees so
minutes he at the sanieltne avows that tie is not
Oounu, and WILL newer consent to allowing the
South any chance north of that line. The, Seua-
Tor has avowedi that he will not be bound by any
agreement orlact which would allow slavery any
where, North or South. The Senator could only
mean one thing by any amendment of his, and that
was mischief 1t .wag the rule Tor Senators to nre-
sent papers 10 the body with statament of their
purpott, and from confidence that Senators would
not present anything offensive 10 the body, ali pa
rers were received without being read. lie found
III New York paper which sympathized in senti.
ment with The Senator irom, Ohio, among otllerr
papers, Presented to'the Senate a day or Two ago.
containing a 7leSoiulibn declaring that anJ
member of Congress who could vote Tor Mr. Dou-
glass Nebraska bill was aitraItor 10 his country
10 freedom andto God, deserving only OF ever.
lasting I4tanly: The Senator preSentsd 10 the
Senate paper containing this DISSOLUTION, so de-
nunciatoIyand offensive 10 large majority of The
Senate--by prese nting it the s. major had implied
ly endorsed IT. BY presenting it he had become a
party to The friends OF This bill we've fuliythe
equals IN all respects to the Senaor from Ohio He
did not know whether the resolution was actually
contaneu IN the paper presented by the Senator
from OHIO, out hndIns 1t III aSpaper sympathizinp
with the Senator : views. he supposed tn=re was,
no doubI pt It, Were the Senators of the United
States TO be oveIawed and inSulted by
calumny3S Was itnot enough, that the newsnnIars
OF the North teemed with personal tIeuuncintion
OF Senator'S! Was 1t not sufficient that Free Soil
and Abolition ms diums should threaten CONGRESS-
with maledictions human aud divine? Was il moi
enough that Senators should be daily denounced
and lnSuited by blackEuaids all over the countIyt
that, IN addition 10 allths, the Senator from Ohio
ATE this resolution? - y iai it
Mr.. Cass asked the Senator 10, read "a newspaper
which he sent tn him. 80 -lttGsO
AIR. Badger said it was unnecessary. He then
referred 10 lie character oil those editors at the
North WHO lied 10 live, and who instinctiveivl
take up talSehood, insults and Lenunclatioa 10
oppose alFtiat@as good, moral wise and yirtn-I
Gus. y 1aaEs III u I'D -l;s,t
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