New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-22

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NJ @ WIN reported g bil authorizing "a coa-,ri 70
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leave % iahe = Up % morrow. .
M DOUGL. rs was appointed Regent Of the Sn'ta
ssHisn Institution
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priates 10000 flr commencement
II FOOT asked ieave 70 take us the bill getniin7
lsuts % the several States fo the benefit Of the ind Mt
Agreed ~ Asd Mr Foo, spoke until cciock ia sup on
CT the bill paving an earnest tribute 70 see hesoc P e
verancs purity Of motive and high sense Of compassion
10 the warts Of suffering humanity which enineIhy
adorned the character Of Miss Dix.
The biz postponed and the Nebraska Ill was hon
Mr. GAYS made an additional reply to the personal %.
csry n,ors II Mr.. Peii and further defended hi position
ths Congress had no political sovereignty over Terrific
Mr.. SUMNER followed IN opposition & the BIZ 81
subjoin c complete report Of his speech;
Mr. SUMMERS SPEECH
MI President | approach this discussion with -~e
The ughy question wi untold isues which ng1 -es
oppresses Like pcrten;ous cloud surcharged with
restble storm and run 20 I'll the whole hesverS
making ne panfu ~ conscious how unequal am - the
occasophow unequal also is al that csn say to all TIA;
Icel
ky-according my convictions wiihcu, eanent
or reserve BIT II enyhiug fel from he Senator from IN
nois. Mr. Douglas in opening the DISCUSSION which
might to challenge personal contest desire to say
that shall not enter upon Let not word tone pass
ny lips TO direct attention for moment from the transcen
dent ome by the side Of which Senator'S and Presidents
sre but dwaris would not forget those amenities which
belong to this place and well calculated to temper
the sntacoHi-m of debate can cease to remember
TO feel that amidst all dvorstes Of opinion, the
representatives of thirty sister republic knit together
by Ddisoubs ties and constituting that plural unit which
we all embrace by the e. dearing name ofcountry
The question presented for your cond -ation no.
passed grandeur by any which has occurred in
toral history since the Declaration of Independence In
every aspect it gigantic proportions whether
SIM " consider the extent Of territory concerns the
public faith national policy which Il affect or that
h CHER que'tionthat Question Of Qus'ocss far above
others "a Liberty ia above The common things of life
which it opens anew for judgment
II immense region larger than the ryinal
Thirteen States wing in extent with all the existing Free
States stretching prairie field and foress-nerilced
by silver streams, skir,ed by protecting mountains aud
constituting the heart of the North American continent
only little smaller let add than three great European
countries combined-Itay. Spain, and France each Of
which in succession, has dominated over the world This
territory has already been lkened this door, to the
Garden Of God The smiude Is found not merely ia its
present pure and virgin character but in its actual geo
graphical situation occupying central spaces on this hem
sphere, which in their general relations may well com
pare with that early Asiatic home We are told that,
Southwark through Eden river large;
here we have stream which larger than the Euphra
es And here too amid all the smiling products Of nature
eyhed by the hand Of God is the good tree Of Liberty
7lauted By our fathers which without exGggeraon
even imog ination- may be lkened to
Hsh eminent blooming ambr'sial fruit
VI vegetable gold
It's with regard to this territory that you called
10 exercise the highest function Of the lawgvor by estab
hng those rules Of poly which will determine It's future
character As the twig is bent the tree nclines and the
influences impressed upon the early days OF an empire like
future veal The bill now before us proposes to or
ganize territorial establishments with governors,
Secretaries legislative councils, legislator judges mar
.hss and the whole machinery of civil society Such
at any time would me noi sa az
peculiar interest, from the effort madeon petenses un
sustained by factsin violation OF solemn covenant and
OF the early principles OF our iahers-to open ths immense
according to existing law this territory guarded
against slavery by positive prohibition embodied in the
Act of Congress approved March g. 1920 preparatory to
tie admission of Missouri into the Union sister State
ana in the following explicit words
SIC B.Hyuey naeed That in all that Territory eied BY
thirty and thirty minutes OF north latitude not
Otherwise then as the
HIBITEp"
1t is proposed to set aside this prohibition but
which the deed shall be done From the time of its first
introduction in the report of the Committee Terrific
ries the proposition has assumed different shapes and it
promises to many ProteU5; thing
fom and another now like river. and then like
fame but in every form and shape identical in sub
the overthrow Of The Prohibition Of Slavery.
At lrst proposed simply to declare that the states
formed out of this Territory should DO admitted into the
Union with without Slavery and did not directly
assume 70 touch this prohibition For some reason this
was not satisfactory and then It was precptatey pro
Iosed to declare that the prohibition in the Missouri act
was superseded by the principles OF the Legislation OF
1880 urnony called the Compromise Measures, ands
" hereby declared imperative. But this would not doi
ard IL is now proposed 10 declare, that the Prohibition
being Inconsistent with the principles OK non nterye
ton by Congress with Slavery in the States and Terri
tories recognized by the legislation OF s51i com
monty called the Compromise Measures, is hereby de
clsred imperative and void"
All this Is TO done on pretenses founded upon the Slavery
enecment of 1850. Now, Sir, am not mere 10 speak IN
hebsf of those measure or lean ia any way upon their
.uprot Relating 10 different suhjec. matters contained
dfrent acts which prevailed successfully at different
mes and by different yotes-some persons voting for one
measure and voting for another and very lev voting
for ALL they cannot be regarded es unf emOOdylng con
dtiOrs of compact compromise II you please adopted
equally y all parties ana therefore, obligatory on all par
ties But since this broken seres OF measures has Deen
adduced apology for the proposition now before us'
desire TO saw that such they they cannot, by any
effort Of Interpretation By any dstorng wand Of power
By eny perverse alchemy be Transmitted into repeal OF
thai origirs prohibition Of Slavery.
On this head there several points to which woali
merely cal attention and then pas on. First: The
slavery enecments Of 1880 did mot pretend In terms 70
touch much ss TO change the condition Of the Louisiana
Terriofy which was already liked by Congressional en-
aciment bat simply acted upon newly acquired IeTto-
Iies the condition Of which was not arealy hksi Dy
Crgrssionol enactment TIE two transactions related
T. drt-ert ubiect matters SeeORdigs The enactmens
DO not directly touch the subject Of Slavery during the
territorial ezisience OF tab and New Mexico but they
uroyide urospect.yey that when admitted as states
tLev p al be received with without Slavery" Here
con be 10 overthrow Of an act Of Congress which
direcs concerns Territory during rs Territorial ernst
face Tkydly. during s the discussion Of these meas
urts IN Congress and aferward before the people and