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MIR. DOUGLAS. Certainly.
Mr. CHASE. Mr.. praaident,

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have manifested the senator from Illinois WIN
entire courtesy 90 not wish however, 70 DC understood
here elsewhere retractng the statement when nave
made, being unwilling reasser that statement when Il
is directly impeached regard the admission of Missouri
and the facts of the transaction connected win III as consul
ating eompact between the sections OF the country
part of which fulfilled in the admission OF Missouri
another part in the admission Of Arkansas and other parts
of which have been fulfilled in the admission OF Iowa. ana
the organization OF Minnesota bat which YET remains 10 DC
alhed IN respect the Territory OF Nebraska ana wneh,
IN my judgment will be violated by the repeal OF the Mis-
sour prohibition. That is my Judgment have no guar
rel with senators who differ with me upon that matter eu'
upon the whole facts of the tansaeuon however nave
not changed opinion at ALL ia consequence OF what mas
been said by the honorable senator from Illinois say,
that the facts of the transaction taken together and as IN
derstood by the country for more than thirty years consul
tue compact binding IN moral iorce though, as nave
always said being mboded IN legislative act II may DC
repealed by Congress, if Congress sees ht.
Mr.. DOUGLAS Mr. President, | am sorry that the
senator from Ohio has repeated the statement that Missouri
IN under the which he says was made by inc
act OF 1920. How many times have TO dsproye me state
menti Does not the which have referred show
that such the casei Does not The fact that there
was necessity for new compromise show ~ tave nor
proved three and possible that the senator
from Ohio will repeat in the face of the record with the
staring him in the face, and with the evidence have
producedi Does he suppose he make his Own people
believe that his ought to be credited IN opposon
the solemn recodl amazed that the senator should
repeat the again. unsusaned by the record and
by the evidence and overwhelmed by the whole current ana
weight of the testimony which have produced.
The says, also, that he intended to DO me
Injustice and he sorry that the people OF his state nave
acted in the which have referred Sir dld ne
not say the same document which have already al
uded that engaged with others, IN "a criminal be
raya Of precious rights" atrocious p'otf Did ne
not say that and others guilty of 'smedtaed bad
faith " Are not these his exact words Dd ne not say
that serve demagogues" might make the people believe
certain things, attempt do sol Did he not say every
thing calculated produce and bring upon my head all the
insults which have been subjected publicly and private
ly, excepting the insulting letters which have re-
ceved from his constituents rejoicing at my domestic be-
Al these have resulted from that address expected
such consequences when first IT, In II he called upon
the preachers of the Gospel to prostitute the sacred desk III
stimulating and then, for fear that the people
would not know who it that was TO be insuted ana
illuminated he told them, in postscript that Mr. DOUG
las the author of all this niquy and that they ought
to allow their rights to be made the hazard OF pres-
dental game After having used such language he says
he meant no dsrespect-h he nothing unknd! He
amazed that said opening speech that there was
anything offensive this address, and he could not suffer
himself TO harsh epihes, TO lmpugn genemap's
motiyes No not he After having deliberately written
all these insults, mpugnng motive and character and call
ing upon holy religion sancty the caumny he could
think of losing his dignity by bandyng plthets using
| harsh and disrespecful terms!
Mr. President expected all that has occurred and
than has come us the legitimate result Of that address
The things which referred the natural consequences
of it. The only revenge seek is to expose the authors
and leave them BEAR best they may the just ndgna
ton of honest community, when the people discover
how their sympahies and feelings have been outraged by
making them the instruments IN performing such desperate
| acts Sir, even in Boston have been hung in efhgy
may say that pected occur there for the sem
ator from Massachusetts lives there. He signed his
that address, and for fear the Boston aboonsts would
not know that he, he signed Charles Sumner,
senator from Massachusetts The first outrage in
Ohio where the address was circulated under the signature
of Salmon Chase from Ohio" The next came
from Bosonthe Boston, which, under the direc-
ton of the leaders, closed Faneu Hall to the MINOR
tai Webster 1885, because of his support of the compro-
mise of that year, which A. confess have
restored peace and harmony to distracted country Yes,
Istr pln IN her. early
around whose many historical associations cling TO
crafty the heart and exalt the pride OF every American,
could be led astay by abolition so far
to deny hearing 10 her own great man who had shed so
much glory upon Massachusets and hsI -meuaae9s
ret And, sir Undressing himself to Mr.. SUMNER yeu
will remember that when you the Senate and
sought an opportunity to put forth your abolition ncenda-
rism you appealed to of justice by the
Strike, but hear hrstn But when Mr. Webster went
back In 1850 TO speak his constituents in his own self
defence, to tell the TRUTH and to expose his sanderes you
| would not hear him, but you struck first
Again. Sir, even Boston, with her Fanue Hall consecated
to liberty was so far led asray by aboonsm, that when
one OF her gallant sons gallant by his glorious deeds
nhertng heroic revolutionary name had given his life
his country upon the bloody field Of Buena Vista and
when his remains brought home, even that Boston
under abolition guidance and abolition preaching denied
him decent burial because he lost his life indicating
his counys honor upon the southern ronter Even the
name Of Lincoln, and the deeds OF Lincoln could not
secure for him decent iniermen because abotionism
follows patriot beyond the grave. Applause in the gall
/ leries,
ThePREsIDING OFFICER, mr. MAsosin the chair
| Order be preserved.
| Mr. DOUGLAS. Mr. President with these facts before
how could hope escape the fate which had followed
these great and good men While had no right to hope
that might be honored they had been under abolition
auspices, have not right TO be proud of the distinction
and the association Mr.. President regret these dgres
sons have not been able to follow the line of argument
which had marked out for myself because Of the many
Interruptions do not complain of them. IL is fair that
gentlemen should make them innsmuch they have not
tho opportunity Of replying; hence have yielded the hoor
and prop 60 70 do SO cheery whenever any in
mates that justice to him his position requires him
anything in reply.
| Returning to the point from which was diverted
think have shown that If the act Of 1920 called the
Missouri Compromise, compact IL violated and
reudaied by solemn Of the House OF Representa-
uves 1921 within eleven months after adopted
was rePudated by the North by majority vote and that
reputation complete and successful compel Mis-
sour TO make new compromise and she brought into
the Union under the compromise Of 1921 and not n
der the act OF 1920 THIS reminds Of another point
made ~ nearly all the speeches against this BILL and, IL
recolec Alright, alluded TO in the abolition manesto 10
which, regret TO say, had occasion refer often
refer the significant hint thst MIR Clay dead before
any dared to bring forward proposition undo the
greatest work Of his hands The from New York
Mr.. SrwARD has seized upon this nsinuaton and oabo-
rated perhaps fully than his compees; now the
abolition press suddenly, and, by miraculous
sion, teens with euogios upon Mr. Clay and his Missouri
Compromise of 1920.
Now, Mr.. President does not each OF these senators
know that Mr. Clay the author of the act of 1920
Do they not know that he dsclaimed il in 1850 in this
body DO they not know that the Missouri restriction did
not originate in the House, OF which he member Do
they not know that Mr.. Clay Missouri