New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-12

tsd not dreamed hs he soald be called on TO pacp,ts
10 vexed seoliODs question He had come hitler 70
tribute be rI.e toward the Construction Of the Pssife
Railroad 70 the Improvement river
distribution % tie public domain swelling up to l5oo Ocs
900 Of part Of which bas been given away in partial
fragments favored States He lad hoped s,,ead to
thJnssnds Of claimants including those under the Rsoeh
SpolistoB BIZ bat appears al thess Iestons rGled
cut Of court The streams Of legislation DAMNED
up by this befsriOus project-ihe Nebraska Kanzss
bill-which be Denounced a. the work Of poi.icins
srangle the legislation Of the country for person
aggrsI dizeIoent lie believed in the face Of God.
that be would be coward If be did not denounce
IT, He would not be Tennessean If he did not
cry out against this nefanOus plot against TIE
peace and quiet Of the country. Yes Nebraska and
Kanzas i. the hae and cry with which these balls
made vocal Amid the sound Of these cant phrases we
are told these Territories have governments given
to them forthwith and the Compromise Of lseo-;he
work Of a'her who pledged their honor TO it, sup
port-mu. be rodden under foot Gentlemen might talk
TO him about bad faith nd outraged souhrn honor
could tel all cons this Il naked question OF reputation
or no Reputation H. bad personal unkndnes toward
any Ope but be would rather tread the OF par
Eamentary rules than on the erumbing verge u the
MON in defense Of the schemes Of demagogues This
question sprung on him startling him like ire bell
az midnight Whence came i: Where the pablo
meetings Of citizens. North South the petitions
asking Congress bring these sections by the
re6psn the fountains OF bitter waters, and TO revive
the controversy which well nigh severed this Uaion
Did the appeal from the South No. Ihs
responsibility devOlves Presidential asprant de-
feated Presidential aspirant Of $50 This Is the starting
the South Have they been sleeping the watch towers
for years hat necessary to wake them mp their
Douess is the geat Ssnh dn Of the State Of Illinois,
irene laughter OveTsh Allowing everything He Cul
reed IL He demanded a response to the question how
comes this bill to be introduced by the Senator from Hi
nois Who has out Heroded Hero1 and out Soniherned
the South He said be had once looked into law
and
necessary TO look at the surrounding circumstances OF
iis passage Now he wanted to know the intent and
leading power which prompted this great question and
he would look at the surrounding circumstances
The Senator 1919 and $50 proposed to reenact or ex
tend the Missouri Compromise 70 the Pacific pending the
coItrov cry growing out Of the Mexican acqu-on At
the commencement Of this session the Little Giant pat out
bis Nebraska bill ejler. There was no earthly idea
up that time be would assa the Missouri compronse
but he did consent the insertion of clause that the
principles Of the Compromise of $50 render the Missouri
Compromise inoperstiyes slightly ghier
duced originally and The Pashington Union came odt
Senator Dixon who advocated direct repeal oil the
Missouri compact Mr.. Nicholson. the Editor said
oh look there is a Wing from Kentucky and
an abolitionist Mr. sumner attempting to break
down the act of 1920 the time honored Compromise.
When b. mentioned the name Of Douglas he teit as
though he ought 10 AJAX pardon OF the Committee
Laughter What was the next movement The inser-
ton Of the repeating clause The tender came from
suspicious source, from one Of our ancient enemies ne
thought he could show there was big tom cat under
the meal tub Laughter The Administration TO re-
cover lis lost strength - seized this means
Of Matchmaking tse and back the Little Giant
Let us 90 little deeper il said and the Little Giant gives
the screw one turn. and e1claims was always
for the repeal coDsderng the Missouri Compromise
"damnabe evil LA ghter Mr. Douglas when he first
proposed his Nebraska BILL said this Missouri Compromise
wastoo sacred for the Committee Territories to touchbut
il snot so oh no. Mr. Cullom denied the North ever
repudated the compacis- although they have always had
majority they have proposed to repeal line OF 30
deg 80 min applicable to Missouri IL could not be
shown As the bill il not nnterve non IN ts cha
acter He defended those who advocated and passed the
Missouri Compromise and in speaking Of Mr. Clay incon
recton with this measure replied to Mr. Breckenridge
quoting from that gentleman eulogy on the death oil mr.
CLAW the following sentence "Who does not remember
1.-THE three peTiods when the American System OF Govern
mot know that when history shall relate the struggles
whih preceded and the disasters which were avered by
"tbe Missouri Compromise the Tariff Compromise OF 1882,
and the Adjustment of 1850, the same pages VIII record
"the genius the eoqueDce and the heroism OF Henry cray
While Mr. Culom was reading the above, the Members
greeted the name of Clay with clappng OF hands MrC
Text turned his attention Mr.. Clngman who he SAID
Lad defended the Administration and the author OF tne Dill
The gentleman while doing So had declared himself out
eide the pile of a heahful party organization
Mi CLINGMAN nterrupting-I did not say healthful
MIR CULLOM-l think it takes some outsider to defend
this Administration The preachers have sent lots OF pet
tons here against this bill but if there are preachers 10
the galleries would tell them their remonsrances "h 90
10 good-tbey must send lots of prayers: lLaughterI
CHAIRMAN-The gentemans hour has expired
Mr. CULLOM replied with such apparent grave sur
prise as TO occasion great laughter.
Before he resumed his at Mr. Benton and others ap
rroached him and extended their hearty congratulations
HE hand shaking continued for some minutes.
The Committee took up the Land Graduation bill but as
there was evidently indsposon TO consider 1t now the
Committee without making progress
After which various Senate bills were referred TO ap
prc pirate Committees and early hour the House
Adjourned