The daily union., 1856-04-01

change Of the issue am not willing that he shall now
pass from the great point to the minor ones and make per-
son issues with myself for the purpose OF divertng pub,
lie attention from the great questions involved In this con-
ern know-notbingsm and abolitionism 4 -
What are these minor points 2-these aunounded as
sumptons-to which my colleague deemed IL neces-
asailed the majority report Is alluded 10 by the minority
report true large portion OF his speech consisted
In criticisms on my political In connexion with the
braskS act Ido not propose 70 reply 70 that poron Of
bis speech on this occasion The people Of Illinois have
heard from the stump In nearly every couny in the
Is intended for that meridian am willing that the people
OF Illinois should decide between upon the a
presented If on the other hand, II was intended to
tighten the Senate will pass it by in silence and leave
the Judgment of the Senate stand as formed when
the points made by Mr. CHAsE and other aboli
ton senators and replied 10 BY me at the when
Nor sir shall take time to yindcate myself against the
nnaendoes contained in The garbsd extracts given by my
ls43 and 1850 The senator has chosen 70 quors from
OF my speeches phrase 10 the effect that knew Of no
man in America who was in favor of the extension of ala
very into Aterrory free. If he had shown the
nexion n which taat remark made should have no
comment 10 make was speaking Of the proposition to
extend slavery by act OF Congress- and In reply to those
who wished to prohibit slavery by act Of Congress- In
that connexon may have sad and ought to have said
that knew OF no man 10 America who 10 favor Of the
extension OF slavery. II my colleague had stated that the
TO the extension Of slavery by act OF Congress the
ton OF the federal government instead OF leaving the peo
pie Of each State and Territory free to decide the question
for themselves comment or explanation from would
have been unnecessary. Other extracts were introduced
intending make false issue or true one as the case
may be, on n order to draw public attention from the
great issues which, according to his statement utterly
reuted by the minority report shall not spend time ON
these minor questions. Hr..a b. @r. u -a#l IS
ton OF the report Of the committee which declares that the
Kansas Nebraska bill intended to conform the great
principle Of State equality and segovernme1t in obed
ence TO the constitution The language Of he report Isl
The act Of Congress for the Of the Terrific
ries of Kansas and Nebraska designed conform
spirit and letter Of the federal Constitution by preserving
ali the states Tnon tie rsseo
contained 10 the sh section of the act Of March 1890
fie assasd 70 deny TO s people forever the rsat to SETH.
the question Of slavery for themselves provided they should
nlin nor tn latitude" - "h@ t&' .@.
My colleague replied to that-how3 He denied that the
Missouri 1sstricion assumed 70 do any such thing He
except while i remained Territory Ths IS one me- Of the un
founded assumptions" to which be deemed it his duty to
be in haste to reply This the language which he
poyed:
Dd eighth section Of the act preparatory to the ad
mission of Missouri into the Union assume what is here
chagedf That provision, in Judgment has been very
ro north Of 80 deg. SO min north at.Dds and not to
the States to be formed out of it, have the provision
all that territory north Of SO deg. 80 min slavery shall be
forever prohibited The word forever occars in il and
butt like The word @ any other sS%r
word used law In reference to Territory II to
he Ts into tie TSa e as the .w
provided for Its government while Territory become nuga
tory unless provision be made for their Continuance
Is that of the "unfounded assumptions" in the
jory report? Is it true be siys that the Of Con-
gress known the Missouri Compromise although it con-
tanned the word forever did not forever La il
true that without the passage of the Nebraska b
tanning the repeating clause the of 1920 would
become nugaory and void the people of the Terri
tory forming constitution at Topeka and coming into the
Union! II So what Is meant by all the leaders Of that
great party Of which he has become prominent
member when they charge me with violating solemn
compact compact which they say consecrated that Ter
riiory TO freedom foreverH They say 1t compact
binding forever. lie says that Ia unounded assump
tou for it only law which would become void with
out being repealed il was q mere legislative enact
ment like any other law aud the word forever
meant than "her eater that Il would expire by
It's own Limitation. II this assumption be true IL
rily follows that what he calls the Missouri Compromise
was no compaet-was not contract-nor compro-
mise the repeal Of which would involve breach Of faith
be be right in this assumption what has he for
joining In this crusade against and against the demo-
cratic party the ground that have repealed sacred
compact-tbat we have removed the obligations Of a
soeun covenant which dedicated the country to freedom
Joreperf IL his position be true he copvics all Of his
soeates that side Of the chamber OF having sandeed
me- II his position be true the "unounded assumptions"
OF which speaks were the assumptions Of bis oosdtos
and not OF myself Why not arraign them for their
founded assumptions Why denounce them for having
burned me In efgy the charge that had violated
solemn compact which, he says, not compact but
ordinary act OF legislation intended be temporary
in Its character and TO become nugatory and void when
ever there should be people enough to form government
and to assume the right 10 govern tbemselves
Sir understand the object Of this part Of his speech
perfectly He knows that the aboliouists Of Illinois will
tolerate him in such "unfounded assumption" pro-
vded he makes his war bitter enough and
the demecrat organization the State
pensate them for this disavowa Of ron their creed
intended to detach here and there democrat from
his party and to carry them captive into the black epub
licau camp TO help 6ght the battle in the presidential
campaign and In the OF success he " be rewarded
for his services upon the ground that the end us6cs the
means
Again, he makes the following quotation from my re-
port cutting the sentence In two and omtng the frst
part Of IL:
Another branch Of this report 10 which desire to call
attention Is In these words:
in obedience 10 the constitution the Kansas aka
act declared 10 the precise language Of the compromise
measures Of 1860, that when admitted State the sad
Territory, portion Of the shall be received into
the Union with without slavery their constitution may
prescribe at the time OF their admission"
On this passage Of the report he follows:
from this clause which has practical effect what.
either In the compromise OF 1850 the
ebraka act bas been contendsd that the compro
mise measures of 1850 nconstsnt with the Compro
mise OF 1870 deny position There no Inconsistency
between them. The Missouri Compromise, already
shown, did not prevent the admission OF State into the
Union with without slavery lite constitution might pre-
scribe at the time Of its admission"
Here told that there lis inconsistency between
them-the Missouri Compromise the ksnsas-Nebrsska
act and the Compromise Of $780, that "he Missouri Com
promise did not prevent the admission OF State Kansas
NebrSska into the Union with without slavery IL.
might prescribe the time Of admission II
this assumption be trueif the Missouri Compromise was