The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-14
From, the Daily (chlcago) Times.
TILE DIXON AMENDMENT

THE DIXON AMENDMENT
We commence to-day exposure Of some of the absurd
and incorrect versions of recent political events constantly
put before the public by those persons who unfortunately
have fallen into the of abolitionism We have
occasions corrected the misrepresentation of the OPP
position papers and orators yet constantly the
journals repeat the very identical sehoods We do not
believe that the history of the country there
more wilfu malignant fraud attempted TO he pracsed
upon the public than has been committed within the last
two years by the leaders and presses of the abolition party
We have no hope of correcting hem but have the de-
termination take up OF these fasehoods and,
time permits us, publish their refutation.
One of these instances is before 1t is small
trivial afa-not worthy perhaps the space necessary
reiute it, yet is constantly repeated and repeated in
manner intended to be offensive, and intended to njnre
Senator Douglas personally, we will commence with II.
Nothing is more common for abolition orators, "reppb-
cam DISCLAIMERS and Nebraska apouters than to assert
that Senator Douglas when he first reported the Nebraska
Kansas act had intention design purpose to
peal or TO change in any way the Missouri restriconhe
prohibition of slavery north of 90 90 They constant
y assert and thousands Of them will swear to it rs an I'M
doubted fact that the Nebraska act when first reported
was intended leave the prohibition of slavery north of
SO 80 in full force aud operation We have not time now
but on future occasion will expose the absudity of
supposing that intelligent committee of senator's, in
GLIDING some of the brightest ineecs in the country
would report law to let the people have or exclude sa
very they thought fit subject however TO special law
which said that whether they wished it not they should
not have it. We will pass to the particular matter
have on hand to-day.
They constantly assert and believe that the great
body Of them really believe it, that after Senator Douglas
had reported the BILL Senator Dixon gave notice ola pro-
vision for the repeal of the Missouri restriction aud that
Senator Douglas alarmed at this proceeding, anticipated
Senator Dixon by accepting his proposed amendment We
have yany tried to induce abolition editors TO read and
publish the record. But they will not. Time aud again
this statement published Every orator and every ed-
tor takes every occasion buster about the cowardce of
Senator Douglas They all unite in styling that part OF
the Nebraska which repeats the Missouri restriction
the Dixon amendment and tauntngly excaim that Dixon
wrote part of the bill In order that readers may
read what the Kansas act contains this subject and
also know what the Dixon amendment really was pub
lish both.
On the 10th Of January Mr. Dixon laid the table Of
the Senate be printed amendment which he gave
notice he intended to offer TO the Nebraska act, which
amendment is in these words;
And be further enacted That much Of the eth sec
ton of the act approved March 1920 entitled AN act TO
authorize the people OF Missouri Territory to form con-
sution and State government and for the admission OF
such State into the Union equal footing with the
original States and prohibit slavery In certain Terrific
RES declares that in all that territory coded BY France
to The United States, under the OF Louisiana Which
lies north OF 80 deg 80 min north latitude slavery and u
voluntary soryitude otherwise than in the punishment OF
crimes whereof the parties shall been duly convicted
shall be forever prohibited, shall be construed as
apply the Territory contemplated by this act or to
any other Territory of the United States but that Tnr cr