The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-24
CITY OF WASHINGTON SATURDAY MORNING FEBRUARY a. 1856

The motion agreed to--yeas 3 nays 26
Mr. CHASE submitted verbal amendment, which was
agreed 10 without division.
Mr.. G then moved to strike out the words or under
color thereof In the clause which reads suit be com
meneed pending in any State court against any officer
Of the United States other person. or on account Of
any act done usder any law Of the United States under
color thereof sc.
The amendment was debated by Messrs BENJAMIN
ToUCEf, CHASE, and WALKER and the question
follows
YEAs-Messrs. Brainerd Brown Chase Fessepden Gil
ette, james, Seward, Sumner, Wade Walker and Wilson
NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Badger, Benismin. Clay pawson
OF Iowa Mallory, Mason Norton Pearce Petit Pratt
and Weer-A
Mr. WADE then addressed the Senate at some length
and with great eanestness in opposition the bill lie
regretted to the question Of slavery brought up this
time to the derment Of the public interest and the post
ponement of important public measures but since Others
had t make the issue he ready meet IT, He
had supposed that the public feeling which had been
aroused throughout the country in consequence of the pas
sage Of the Nebraska act of the last session would
been sucens waning FOR The Of the North be-
how they irrate the friends of freedom
ed that they require have that warning repeated lie
also denounced the fugtvesave law Qdous and
sttutional
from Ohio and defended the BILL He attributed the
suits Of the late elections in the northern States the e
forts OF the midnight eoncaves of and the
fusion OF all the elements OF anagonism to the adj
minsraon rather than TO any opposition among the
Of the people the doctrine that the States equally
with the old have the right determine the OF
their domestic institutions for themselves He said that
wherever the knownothngs had succeeded in eetng their
candidates those candidates had been Nebraska
Mr.. WADE asked if the Nebraska bill eoncocted
in the night time in secret conclave
Mr.. DOUGLAS replied that il concoc,ed in any
concave night day Il was written by him in his
house, without consultation with anybody. Whatever
odium the people might attach to that BILL he ready
bear it and if any credit due its author the peo
pie would know to whom to award it He desired to know
ala hXr fa
ing of opposition to the Nebraska bill
Mr.. WILSON was ready to answer the question. Anti
Nebraskasm did place him in the which he occupied
to-day But he would also state that from Mas
sachuses could fill place on the floor of this the
other house of Congress unless he opposed the Ne
braska bill In his State of all parties opposed
to that bill there controversy about it, Those
who him to the Senate were deeply mbued with
that feeling any others and with them he entirely sym
pathzed
Mr.. FESSENDEN differed from the senator from Ohio
Mr. WADE who had declared that he not an agita
tor He Nr F deemed it his duty to agitate whenever
questions were presented in which the rights and interests
OF his constituents involved He spoke a length
in opposition to the bill.
Mr.. BENJAMIN deprecated the introduction Of agta-
tions the subject of slavery. No southern had
asked for auyhng but to be let alone The South have
nothing gain by these discussions, and have always
sought to avoid them Every agitation of that question
Congress has operated their injury il has depreci
ted the value of their property and tended undermine
their attachment to this glorious Union of which they
have always been proud.
fthese discussions continue 60 on and the North per-
sist in sregarding the plain obligations imposed them
by the constitution the day must come when the aerna
will be presented to the South of tame dshonorabe
submission, of separation-painful il would bea
separation quiet and peaceful if possible but at all
at any cost rather snan REIMBURSEMENT OF
lived Nth you as brethren we have
do duty under the constitutional laws of the country
The bargain of union made by fathers when you
knew that had the institution of slavery among
did not bring here and cannot get rid Of and
longer willing to live with terms Of friendship
and equality heretofore then let part in Mr.
b. concluded by expressing the that day would
be far distant but he feared from present indications that
| such would not be the
Mr. STUART wished take up bills of very great
importance and therefore moved postpone the further
consideration of the bill until tomorrow
Mr. PETIT said that he voted against taking up the
b although he in favor Of the bill itself, because he
thought it late in the session to get it through
Congress But he should against its postpone
ment He willing lay the bill the table, for it
appeared be the fixed purpose of its opponents not to al
low it to become law but to spend the entire remaining
time of the session in this discussion. If the discussion
could go now he would sit here one, two ten
hours; but If il to be postponed and taken up day
after day. to the remainder of the session
without anything being DONE he would to lay the
| bill on the table, so as to end the matter.
Mr. TOUCEY hoped the bill would not be postponed,
but that the Senate would sit it out tonight and dispose
of il.
Mr. STUART withdrew his motion.
| Mr. COOPER then spoke in opposition 10 the BILL He
duced by the passage of the Nebraska bill last yeaf
stead of subdung agitation and preventing controversies
he thought it would stir up Ill blood and engender renewed
discord
/ Mr. BAYARD advocated the bill and Mr.. WADE again
spoke at some length in opposition to it.
| Mr. BUTLER, Mr.. DAWSON Mr. DOUGLAS and others
! continued the discussion.
| Mr. GILLETTE opposed the bill in long speech, and
Mr. JONES of Tennessee replied to the objections which
| had been made against the bill
AT eight o'clock, Mr.. CHASE moved to adjourn, The
motion not agreed to--yeas 7, nays 30
Mr. PETIT advocated the bill at some length, rideu-
ling the idea Of State sovereignty and urging the necessity
of the bill maintain the supremacy Of the federal gov
ernment
Mr. WILSON defined his position in regard the sub
ject slavery He ready carry every proys-
ion of the constitution but he opposed to the exist
of slavery in the District Of Columbia in the Ter
rores of United States and he and those who acted
with him determined to abolish il there They be-
eyed that they shared the responsibility of its existence
wherever under the control OF Congress and they
earnestly desired the perpetuity of the Unon aud be
that prov the constitution would be carried by
the States themselves.
1 After a few remarks from Mr.. WELLER,
Mr. SEWARD addressed the Senate at length in oppos-
/ ton 10 the bill.
Mr. BAYARD followed in defence of the bill
When report closed at halfpast eleven o'clock Mr..
SUMNER addressing the Senste in opposition TO the
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIONS.
The House met at IL o'clock, a. m.
BILLS REPORTED AND COMMITTED.
The SPEAKER suggested that one hour be appropriated
by unanimous consent to the reporting OF bills from the