The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-31
THE NEBRASKA QUESTION
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OPENING SPEECH OF SENATOR B0UaLAl
IN THE SENATE. n
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ONSLAUGHT Ue0s THE AD0LITIoWrs.
TIE REPLY OF SENATOR CHASE.
The GREAT COMPROMISE GATHERING
IN THE METROPOLIS.
Meeting Of the Opponents Of ~
Douglas Bill.
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The Arguments Against the Bill a. gzprsuod
Last Evening in the Tabernacle.
Speeches Of James w. Gerard, Robert
Emmett, and Others.
RESOLUTIONS AND LETTERS.
&c. &c., 10.
THE QUESTION IN CONGRESS.

THE QUESTION IN CONGRESS.
Opening Speech Of Judge Douglas in the
Senate.
When the United States Snsts proceeded "a thu con
sceacn Of the Nebraska Kansas Territorial bill vsstsr
day, Mr. DOUGLAS (dsm) Of Illinois, rose and spoke -
follows -
wh,n proposed, On Tuesday last, to take mp this
bill for confederation announced my purpose 10 %.
cupy ten or fifteen min utss In explanation OF it, provi
sions was my object only to call the attention Of the
Senate to two pointsrs In regard to much Of tho
bill related to the Indians and secondly to that portion
relating to the slavery question have sndsAvorsd In
framing the provisions Of the BILL to obviats all the OBJ
jectons which lad been urged former occasions Ia
bills for the organization OF Nebraska Territory the
ground that they affected impaired the rights Of the
Inciaps Az now presented, this bill h free from any
possible objection that score for 1t declares thst i
provisions shall have effect upon the Indians nor shall
they b included within the limits Of tho two Terri
torss-Nsbraaka and until they shall have agreed
to be incorporated within their limits by treaties hsre
after to be made with the United States IT, therefore, the
IndAnsare unwilling t, within the limits Of the tor.
rcrss or to render themselves subject the provisions
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can have no operation upon their rights THAR lands
This view Of the entirely that objection
80 far ~ 1t was supposed that about TO infringe
upon tho rights or invade the territory Of the Indians
In regard to the slavery question: the object OF
he COMMITTEES on Territories, stated In the report
which was submitted to the Senate some weeks ego Ia
make the bill conform in I'll respects tho principles 60.
tablshsd BY the compromise measures Of 1850. The
original substitute reported BY the Committee for the
bul ~ introduced BY the Senator from lava, (Mr.
DOGGY was believed to have been framed In OK.
act accordance with these principles. The ono
now under confederation which il only slight amend.
ment of the former one Accompanies the same effect,
but In language Tightly different The reason for with
drawing tie drst substitute and offering the nov be-
fore ~ WAS simply this The nrst deemed to be squi.
vocal upon one pont-not deemed by the Committee
Dat y the newspaper pfessfor Ia section sf the
country 1t construed ,eaing the Missou Com.
prome, while in another section different construction
wss given to It, Being willing to occupy squivocAI
Tosaon upon question Of this magnitude the Commit.
&c thought 1t due to themselves to county Ant %
he occasion, to make IA anenduent, In which they
houd say precisely what they did mcLa, in order t,
void all misappreb ension. Tho COMMITTEES hssard no
thDg iDtAyirg that tbs bill, pressnsei and com.
mended to the favorable action OF the Senate does
thrg mere LEES this point than carry into praes.
81 effect the principles OF the compromise msasures
1870.
This about AL 1t was my Intention to have sa N the
opening of this discussion reserng myself the prvi.
lego Of In concluding speech such objsotsns
- In the course OF the debate should b urged to the
BILL Bat within the Last two three days, and since
tie potpore Of action upon this subjset hot has
transpird which makes 1t my duty to 80 fully into
the discussion.
On the day when he proposed TO ny this the Senator
nom Ohio and the sena from Asked that
II DO postponed till this day to give thsa time to
mine It, BE had yielded TO this request matter Of
courtesy to them. Little however, cid he then know
that 81 that time they had prepared address to the
American people, charging upon this bill . want q
faith In solemn compsets, and charging him per.
sonAlly with concerning with An arooious plot
and applying to him epithcts which could mot b
used in intercourse between gentlemen. In the Ma.
so~al Era, the abolition organ published In this
CITY, these two Senators pubshsd the address, signed By
themselves and their abolition cosfsderat In which
they miarepsssntsd the members OF the Committee fall
sfsd the bill tslf and in postscript to he refer.
red TO By name and coarse spithss applied TO him. Had
he known any Of this conduct their part when they
asked on Tuesday last to postpone tho bill the ground
Of courtesy to thsu he would have replied 10 their
quest In manner which THAR gross conduct deserved.
BE read portion Of the address in which the bid d ysd
gross violation Of plighsd faith terminal betrayal
atrocous plot" 3d. and then read the nan q Msss
Sumner and Chase OF the Senate, Wade and addnss OF
Ohio, Smith Of New York. and Do Witt Of ksss Of the
H6we, and said these included the whole abolition
party in Congress This address. was directed and appeal
ed to The legislature public msstpgs and ministers Of
the gospel to rise and crush this MEASURE intended
to cover up . msdtatsd wrong 1t bore date SUNDAY,
January a. spptarsd them that on the holy Sabbath
day. when all other Senator'S In attendance At divine
Worship these abolition consderstss OF the two housss
Of Congress met together In secret TO prepare s
address to b scot forth to the people Of the
United srates, appealing to them in the mama Of M
hgon to resist this essurs and to draw down exc.
Grafton and dsnunciah upon the heads of ALLOW.
Senators who had prepared the bill Their efforts had
not stopped here The address appeared In the Ne Yo
1sma wherein 1t asserted thai II Was sisoed Nv .
majority Of the Ohio delegation composed both Of vh..
ana democrats These confderas had heard that rsso
iutons were pending in the Legislature Of thst ststs on
Inc huoJect and was given forth that the dsl>ratson
rom tnss STATE In Congress, Of both parties hsd ss,sd
this address, In ORDER that bsrs Of that Ivis,surs
who ver little tender footed In this subject vouM fol-
ow tss lead By their Congressional isnda s,d
ast upon thsse resolutions accordingly The address had
no Hsppsrsd now those signatures and hs had rsAsos
oehsvs that the stssemsnt, that II had ever bssa
signed ~ majority Of that dslagatien - 10 vflfully
fAas.
Mr.. cHAu. (frss soiD Of Ohio, Mr. Pr.adsaA-
Mr. DoUcrAs-I do not yield the aooE
Mr.. CHAss-I desire TO say-
The CHArR-Does the Senator from soz yish tho
foorf
Mr.. DouoIAs-I do not The Senator, who has tsxsu.
advantage Of courtesy extended 10 him By me to
violate eli the rules Of Proprsty and fArnsss-vho has
come 10 me with smile on his face and with ali tss,. n
parnt ffAnhssss Of fendship and who has st the sms
ias ss.t forth to the country document Of this kius
al'sd with misrsprsssItA,n AID imputAtoas upoa nv
notres has 70 right any courtesy At my had.
he then repeated his dsclAou ~ to the object Of the
sddrs to nhnsncs the seton Of the Ohio Lsgiahsurs
., creating the belief that had sssn signed BY the d.
lssAtio0 from that SAFE.
Mr.. tHAss-I dssy The fast.