The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-03-01
VOL. TX.

| HOl AhItNeDraSka. There IS a uuanimi,,
sentiment in Massachusetts, on that sub;e,,
| accord with it,
MIR. Fessenden. The bill comes here So .,.
that we can do nothing against it. Irtbo X
atOr from Illinois can draw any consolation :.
the election in New Hampshire. last wear
in the late elections in Connecticut RI |
Island, and in New York, he is welcome =.
Did Know Nothingism produce all this?
Mr.. Douglas. did not agree to the Kan.
Nebraska bill on the principles imputed !, -
Mr.. Fessendep. If you didn't others djl 4
the free States went one way.
Mr.. Weller. California went for the NeI,.
bill. Six candidates, of all parties. wer. y
braska
Mr.. Fessenden. forgot about the STATE.
OF the Rocky Mountains. Illinois was Ap,; \
| braska.
Mr.. Douglas. Illinois was not Anti.Nel.,t
John Moore was a candidate against wb,,- Il
Anti-Nebraska men poured ont all their -,
because he refused the State House IN n.
turers. They denounced him in the p,o.,
lent language, through their newspapers h
had every ism opposed to him. and vet %,
majority of 5000 votes
Mr.. Fessenden. Per contra, look at tina m
nois Legislature, giving leave to Mr.. Dop,l,
colleague TO stay at home. But 70 ratnrr
the bill. The Senator from Illinois a.
whether we would 60 against the Constitrt;.
by refusing to pass this bill to carry its ,.-1,
ions out. | answer, there are measures NIL:
may be constitutional, and yet perfectly oj,
to a free constituency. When odous maa,r-.
are proposed to carry ont constitutional D..
visions, We are not bound to assent IN 4,
measures.
After further remarks by Mrssrs. Cbas. r
cey, Walker, Benjamin. Stuart, Cooper. a.
Bayard.
Mr.. Butler said this bill came to the Commit
in regular manner, supported by prtiiu
from District Attorneys, Marshals, aud Jpl
of the Federal courts. The Senator from |
necticut drew the bill by order of the commiu.
| said, when it comes to this. that "A lsV
the United States cannot be executed with
danger to the persons of the officers to who's
execution it is committed, something must
done.
Mr.. Toucey said did not like to propose
law so muck against public opinion, but i ir
this bill in hopes of subscribing the CONSTITUTE
MIR. Butler. The papers were handed to NJ
Toombs to draw up the bill, but in his absra
Mr.. Toucey took the initiative.
Mr.. Wade. thought the bill had iucer
in Southern latitude.
Mr.. Butler. Notwithstanding being called
order.) | now say that it is not so.
Mr.. Wade. Then what | said first was TT
that it came from Northern men.
Mr.. Douglas. am at a little loss to unl
stand the motives Of the Senator from Oh
His point is to make out that this is the m
monstrous measure ever brought forward
the bill be monstrous, how can Northern NJ
excuse Southern men for an infamous a
lie does not choose to arraign Southern m
tie says, you may go to extremes if You'll
me demagogue, falsify history, and cater ia
prejudices of my people at home / had rn 4
ed that among gentlemen there would not
charges for political purposes under the nar
of philanthropy, which the authors knew W.
false when they made them. Why. then II |
onslaught upon the Senator from Connect,
and myself, at this time? ! rejoice that As
| Northern man, born at the North, with no 81
pathies, no interests, save what Northern m
have in the whole country, that did inroi
the "Kansas" bill. Washington Territory
admitted in 1853, leaving her at her pleas.
as to Slavery. One year afterwards brou
in the Nebraska bill, the very same. VII
then, this denunciation? The first was vi
doctrine, which that party embodied as to
Washington Territory, under the platform
banner of General Scott. You turn agal
| the Nebraska bill, because thereby you can
men into power, who otherwise would never
| elevated to Office. 1t is hypOcritical, and
know it to be so. | have thrown it into
teeth thousand times. The game is to
| solve the Union. There is not an Abolition
in the country who is not disunionist.
why? The Constitution recognises Slave
If you do not accept this element, It Is "a
duty to go for the dissolution of the Union
is at the bottom of the scheme you have
view. Nebraska you do not care for Il.
is not principle in the Nebraska bill tha,
not in the Washington bill. This Union
not be preserved except by fidelity to the &
stitdtion. Shall We be true and loyal to
| Constitution? If so, we shall support all Ia n
| which emanate under the Constitution
will admit new States to have such law
they please, while they do not violate the
| stitution. While Virginia or any other 81
has slaves, the new States should have
same liberty. / deny the right Of men
were kicked out of the Wing party, and re.a
| by the Democratic for not being suffice
honest, and who finally, by fusion, got into
err, to speak for the North. You do not j
| your representatives came here by Know y
ing votes. To Mr.. Fessenden DO YOU k
| a representative from Maine who came
with Know Nothing vote against him?
Mr.. Fessenden. The question was NebTg
or Ant. Nebraska.
Mr.. Douglas. A Know Nothing cannot
Know Nothing without swearing to tell Is
Mr. Fessenden. Do you apply this to ne
| Mr.. Douglas. Show me a Nebraska q
who was elected by Know Nothing vote
Mr.. Seward. Mr.. Morgan, from my distr
Mr.. Douglas. There was a bogus lodg
| that district.
Mr.. Seward. If there was, | did not b
it. do not believe it, and know nothing
| it.
Mr. Douglas. 1t is well known the peop
Chicago would not hear me. A lot Of h
Nothings, two by two, with pistols and
knives, went into the crowd, and broke ui
meeting. My colleague voted for the Nebn
bill, under instructions from the LegSs
Now they say he was beaten because he Oh
his instructions. He was cut down by the h
Nothings, because he was guilty of being
abroad, and had not split blood enough 20
tify the mistake. All this pretence is for
litical purposes. | can forgive the Sen
from Ohio for his vociferation-his inai.
ton. His term is about to close, and be
this 10 combine all the isms, and ride
| power again but the race is almost run.
call us traitors. TO what-to the COnstltu'
No, to the North. A man that caters
section will sail by every current, betray
friend. Sir, Ito Mr.. Wade, / am readyto
you as a Northern man, on Northern Sd
discuss this question.
Mr.. Gillette. | regret to trespass, but
much as my colleague has figured in thl
bate, feel it due to present the true sen'H
Of Connecticut upon the subject which has
precipitated upon us. 1t would be more
genial to me to sit in silence; but when a
osition which i cannot approve OF, and
ures injurious to humanity, are proposed;
not help speaking. The Senator from L
ana has made aggression the burden
speech. / shall speak within the reco'.
call the attention of the Senate to tbs
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