The daily union., 1854-02-25
COyGREsltGAL.
SPEECH OF MR.. TRUMAN smrrH.
or CONNECTICUT,


MI SMITH concluded as follows
Mr. PREIpEsT: | resume the Trnarks which [ was
addressing the Senale yesterday by recurring 10 some
OF The last words uttered by the great Daniel Webster in
this chamber. They wefe as follows
Sir my object Is peace my object i, recone nia,ion
Nj purpose Is not 10 make up the North or
Sonh My object Is continue useless and Irritating
Controversies am assipst agitaors. North and South
am against local IDEAS North and South and against ali
narrow and local contests am American and know
no locality in Amerca-that is my cuunry-that is my
county My heart, my sentiments, my judgmen deoand
q ms that shall pursue The good and the harmony and
the union OF tho wh 10 country +"
Precisely in this spirit rse Mr. President, TO oppose
the clause OF this bill which proposes abrogae the
Missouri Compromise Ia the generous, liberal,
and lruly national spirit with to The peace OF The
country and 10 snsain there conciliaon happily ac-
complshed 1850, shall the last hi, unneces
sary measure. The course which pafsued at the last
session. in voting as already stated against the bill for
organizing Nebraska, when 1t left the exclusion OF
slavery north OF 80 deg 80 mn untouched proof
elusive that my opposition now not based sectional
motives. feel at liberty under such circumstances, 10
sneak and shall speak with entire freedom. do mol
hesitate, Mr. Presidea 10 pronounce this proposition
frsbrsad thrown into the Two houses OF Congress. Il
is in my Judgment calculated 10 nfame the country in
high degree, and bring back upon US all the dan.
gers and evils from which have but Just escaped by
The efforts of our wises and best We are now 10
undo the great measures OF peace which were adopted IN
$780, and which have been cordially acquesced in by all
parties and all sections OF the country In short we are
10 have strtes chickering's allenatons and disturbance
without the slightest prospect OF benefit either section
hope there is enough OF goodness and in the
body put down thus project of mischief once so that
may consec'ae our time and our faculties The pro-
motion OF much measures demanded by the well
fare OF great and united people.
And here, MIR Presidents cannot help noticing the ex.
raordnary manner which ihs has been sprung
upon Congress Was suggested dreamed OF before we
met in this Capitol The fs Monday OF Decemberi Had
il been adveed 10 IN the newspapers a, public meet
ings of our citizens, either North South Have The
legislatures OF The southern States demanded it, or has
there been any expression OF p:bc sentiment either
there or elsewhere, 10 sustain it! On the contrary is
mol the universal acquiesctnce Of the couny the bill
OF The last session. which eit The Missouri restriction in
full Iorce, proof conclusive that the American people
have been taken by completely surprisel
Why, sir that bill was carried through the House by
a large majority, The vote beng-yeas %, nays 43
There in the affirmative less twenty votes
from The slayeholdDg States, viz From Maryland,
Evans; from Virginia, Holiday, Mchullen, and Powell
from Alabama, Cobb aud Smith; from Louisiana, Ian
dry and 81, Martin; from Kentucky, Grey, Stone and
Ward; from Tennessee. Johnson, (Andrew) Watkins,
and Williams and from Missouri, Darby, Hail. Miller
and Porter Thus find gentlemen from every part OF
the country supporting the organization OF Nebraska,
with slavery totally excluded irom lis limits by the ac
of 1920 am disposed 10 ihRk that there is not man g
the nation who has been more strenuous IN uphoing the
rights. the interests and The honor OF his own section
thaa the present able executive OF Tennessee and set
he deemed bu Just that the Missouri RESTRICTION should
be maintained, and Nebraska oSgaazed sabiec 10 that
resincon, unimpared and in force. | wosld inquire
moreover, why The President did not advert TO This Sab
eci his annual message at the opening of the present
session II the RESTRICTION be grievance, and It's repeal
be called for by The public sentiment OF the South surely
he must have known 1t IL II be Iepugnant TO he ad-
jnsment OF 1850, and subversye oil true interests
surely the iact could h ESCAPED his vigilance
And yet, sir, in moment OF profound repose and with
out The knowledge or saepcon, venture to say Of Ave
members, this magazine OF explosive materials has been
Introduced into Cons'ess, and we are required deal
with Il AS best we may lam confident the impression
will exist universally or nearly so, that there are other
ohscis Than the public good which have prompted this
extraordinary procedure lear that this is nothing hu,
the political check r-board and has more
reference 10 party objects, and fuue presidential elec
th.,t th.r al al n. a
cannot AVOID Mir President, taking some notice here
OF the singular mutations which this measure has upder
gone has been presented 10 IN alt of shapes
and torms la The hfsl place, we have submitted 10 a
report iron the Commltee Territories which, after
looking the subject in R its bearings, they very wise
y and properly conclude that they could not recommend
the repeal of the eighth section OF the Missouri act
and they report bill which certainly does repeal il
in express terms. but concludes with the following sec.
ton;
.ssxo 2l And b. Il 6rther enacted That in order "a
avoid All mis- construction, is hereby declared the
intent and meaning Of this act 20 far the question
following propositions and principles established by the
compfotni,e measures OF 1850, to-witi
f,t That all adesiions pertaining TO slavery in the
Territories, and Ia States formed hereff from
be left the decision OF the people residing therein
through their spproprl.,. representatives
Second Tnat all cases Involving title TO slaves and
Questions OF personal eedon, referred the adiudi-
cation OF the local tribunals, with the right OF appeal
the Supreme Court OF the GIFTED States.
Thd Thsi the provisions OF the constitution and laws
oi the Unied States IN respect fusIves IRON service,
earned into istthio execution IN all tue organ
red Territories ihe same as In the States"
consider this section one OF the most extfaodi-
nary samples of legislation which have ever been present
ed TO the civilized world Il opens with intmating that
the bill is susceptible OF SONS "nscons,rucuon" but
how, or where, Is not Indicated The question here
arises that II there be doubtful clauses n The bills why
not amend them at oncel Why resort such round
about way do what might be done with two or three
dzshes OF the penf But the honorable chairman will
have that there ~ lurking doubt somewhere which
he himself perhaps could not detect The bill "a every
where very plain. and does not touch the Missouri re.
sricton But nevertheless, he informs that his OBJ
Ject ITO carry into practical operation certain "propo-
sItons and principles" Well then SIR why not wri,e
them down st But this, IL seems, would not an.
swer some inecru'able purpose of the chairman, and
therefore he adds, OF his propositions principles
that all questions pertaining to slavery in the Terrific
es and ~ the States 10 be formed theeirum are 10
be iei 70 The people residing theren through their ap
proprss representatives" Now, sir. what does this
mean Does IL repeal The restriction OF lS20i Was il
Intended 70 repeal III II So why not the ordinary
words Of repeal venture to that never has
Congress, nor the American people, been puzzled so
much as they were BY this Delphc oracle. la quar-
Ter OF the Union II was understood TO thug,
and 10 the opposite quarter different thing. myself
concluded that IL would take Jury OF nineteen Phla.
delphis lawyers 10 FIX It's meaning. am pretty well
satisfied that the real object discredt the sth
Ton and to throw II lnio doubt think can End clue
10 the real purpose OF that part OF the bill before ".
70 the language addressed by the honorable chairman
r DoucLasl TO The Senate, on opening this debate
toows;
who not willing 70 fepudale the Baltimore platform OF
hen party, wou1 be willing vote for ibis principle
provided they could do In equvoca terms they
could deny that II what IL was Intended 20 mean in
certain focalines do wish deal In any eauivooa
language
We all know the honorable isnnan Ia