The daily union., 1856-10-25


ordinance of 1851 be extended slavery be forever eI
Guided from the territory north of that line Mr. Taylor
however withdrew his amendment and the bill forming
Arkansas into separate Territory passed the House with
out restriction by majority Of two votes
The battle between the resctioniss and the consttu-
tonass really fought at this the second session OF
the fifteenth Congress. The South beaten, not 30
much by the strength Of their adversarss by the want
and Of determined energy the part Of southern
men and all that left for the friends Of harmony and
union to do under the circumstances which then sur
rounded and controlled them, was they believed TO
make the best capitulaton they could with the vicOrs
This was unfortunate conclusion for had either bill
passed the Senate with the restriction Mr. Monroe stood
ready with veto to check it and he complained that
southern men, I'm their dsspaiy' being beaten in eom-
mittee by few votes only, when sustained they were
by the constitution should have voted in the House for the
restriction several of them did should have omitted
to vote many of them didthus weakening his moral
influence in the of being necessary by allow
ing the matter to go out to the country with the large
majority of fortyone voes apparently in favor of reric
ton.
At the first session OF the Sixteenth Congress- the ques-
ton of the admission of Missouri into the Union sep
arate and independent State brought before the House
again by Mr.. Scott the delegate from the Territory
ect committee appointed Of which he chairman
The committee reported bill to authorize the people of the
Territory to form constitution and State governments
with the original States
Mr. John W. Taylor, check defeat or delay the pas
sage of the bill, offered resolution to raise committee
who should enquire into the expedency of prohibiting by
law the introduction of slaves into the Territories of the
United States of the Mississippi Mr. Soos of the
same State, get clear of Mr. Taylors resolution pro-
posed amendment the Missouri BILL the parallel of
degrees Of north latitude as the line north of
which slavery should be prohibited. Mr. Tayors resolu
ion believe, considered but the proposition of
Mr. Stoors negatived.
Mr. Taylor then proposed, amendment to the BILL
that there be neither slavery involuntary servude in
the State of Missouri otherwise than in the punishment of
crime but this proposition, it adopted not to alter
the condition the civil rights of any one then held to
service labor in the Territory. The BILL after long
animated, and extremely able debate passed with Mr. Tay
lors amendment by majority of eleven votes and was
sent TO the Senate
While the discussions in regard to Missouri were going
in the House. the matters uuder the consid-
Grafton Of the Senate. bill introduced into that
body to admit the District Of Maine portion Of the State
of Massachusetts, into the Union separate and indie
pendent State Bat Massachusetts, being comparatively
small State, with the addition of Maine and New
England organized into five States with senator's to
represent her IN the Senate having hardly territory
for moderately States the friends of the Union
conferred together and resolved that there should not be
another State carved out of small territory unless
Missouri be admitted without restriction.
Mr. Barbour, senator from Virginia. acting under the
advice Of Mr. Monroe proposed that the bill to admit Maine
into the Union be committed to the Committee on the u-
dietary with instructions amend il as TO authorize
the inhabitants of Missouri TO establish State government
and to admit the State into the Unoa upon an equal foot
ipg in all respects whatever with the original States
The Senate's bill postponed but bill from the
House for the admission of Maine into the Union which
had been referred 10 the Committee the Judiciary was
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bill far the ddssion Of Missouri except the restrictive
clause. This BILL after able discussion passed The
Senate as amended aud to the House for concur
renee In the meau time effort being made to COM
promise conflicting political interests The question A
we'll in regard to the exclusion OF Texas as to the re-
srction @. Missouri and the Territories was raised by
political aspirans TO limit the power Of the South
and the West, and to influence the presidential cleo
ton. Mr. Monroe strong be affected by their
| combinations and nobody thought of opposing him
for tie next presidential All were aware that
no rty could do successfully; but the aspirants
looking TO the succession aud marshalling their
fore or the contest The candidates then announced
on democratic side were Mr. Adams and Mr. Craw
ford th national men, holding the doctrines OF Wash
ing s and opposed to all sectionasm Mr. Rufus King
~ leader Of the federal party but that party had
weakened by the sectionalism Of its northern wing
here no hope of success for it unless the demo-
party could be successfully divided than II had
in the war. Ar. De Witt Clinton perhaps the ablest
among the aspirAnts had been the candidate Of the
fe raj party in the war; and having many advocates in
DO parties understood be ready to take the mom
nation Of either But having committed the error Of den
tng himself with the federalists against Mr. Madison
when the country threatened with invasion At ali
points he had hope Of much democratic support unless
element could be infused into the democratic creed
hs element like that of the northern portion of the
federal party the restriction Of slavery in the Terrific
ries and in all States asking admission into the
Union Had he not committed the political error GF sepa-
rating from and attempting to divide the democratic party
doubt whether the disturbing question Of slavery had
been raised national question: except by that DOR
/, Of the federal party identified with the Hartford Con
venton.
The excitement at the time greater than any that
have since witnessed, either In or outside of Conerezr
Tmid men, who form the majority every where were quail
ing the representatives Of foreign nations Washington
we'll many Of people believed our confede
rAey he broken up in few months and even some
OF the bodes and abest statesmen doubted whether the
raging At this alarming crisis when all but few GAL
liant spirits desPondug, Mr. Jesse B. Thomas sena-
tor ros Illinois and political supporter of Mr. Craw.
ord-aI honest and patriotic man, and bold and saga
cious political lehderproPosed measure the objects OF
which were TO check the sectional party in their mad
10 strengthen their opponents north Of Mason and
DiXons line, and at the time to his own
leader portion Of the political capital supposed to be
connected with the free-sol sentiment Of the northern
and middle States This measure was an amendment to
the Missouri bill "Thst in all that territory oeded by
France to the United States under the Of Louisiana