Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-09

rial restriction, is not correct What does the
: record show In the first place / read from
the 18th volume of Niles Register, pages lT4
: and IT'S, as follows -
Wednesday, January 2s Cs9o) After other business,
the House went into Committee of the Whole (hr Bald
win in the charl on the Missouri bill
The proposition under consideration an smsnd-
ment offered yesterday to the second section OF the bill by
ed State 50 as to make the Missouri river the northern
boundary thereofIwith the view Of drawing aline on
which those in favor Of and those opposed TO- the slave
restriction, might compromise their Views.l
Mr. SfoRRs rose and withdrew the amendment he Of
ered yesterday and in lien thereof submitted the follow
lind prorided further and is hereby enrcted That
forever hereafter neither slavery involuntary servtude
Except for the punishment of crimes for which the uary
shall have been duly convicted) shall exist On tAe eToy
Of the United States lying north of the thrty De-
gree Of north latitude and west of the Mississippi river
and Of the boundaries of the state of Missouri as esab
&hed By THIS act Preceded That any person escapinq
into said Territory from whom labor service is lawfully
claimed in any Of the States such fugitive may lawful
y reclaimed and conveyed according to the laws of the
United States In such made and provided to the
son claiming his or her labor as aforesaid
On this motion a debate occarred of desultory char
acter Messrs Randolph, Lowndes Mercer Brush Smith
of Maryland Storrs and Clay successyey followed each
other in debate"
Now, Mr.. Clerk, here il the only meager
account we find of the character of that de-
bate but the question here naturally arises
upon which side of that proposition was Mr..
Clay found. From the position which Mr..
Clay subsequently, took in February, i'm oppo-
sition to restrictions upon the State, when he
according to the declaration of the National
Inteligencer of this city rose and spoke for
four hours in opposition. the House being in
the Committee of the Whole, and when the
greatest range of debate was allowed, is II
! probable that he would have omitted to state
his views in reference to this question of ter
/ ritorial restriction? No one can suppose that
/ for moment and the question is, what DO
Sition did he take upon that question The
| gentleman from Kentucky, Mr.. HuupHREY
/ MARSHALL, who has just taken his seat, has
/ stated certain matters which may be adduced
coliateraliy to show what position he took
upon that occasion. But there is better proof
than that-and take pleasure in bringing it
to the notice of the House, and | wish it to 20
carefully upon the records of the House, as a
/ declaration which | make by authority
There is now gentleman living in this city,
venerable in years having been near fifty
| years in the service of his country serving her
! faithfully whose word has never been oues-
/ toned, and never viii be-Who was present
and heard Mr.. CLAY upon both of these occa-
/ SionS, when he debated the resolutions of Mr..
/ SroRRs and the resolution upon State restric-
{
1 tells me, and he authorizes me to say that Mr..
/ CLAY opposed sill restrictions either upon ter
: ritory or State. "Who is it ?"l General
JEsUP, whose authority no man viii question.
/ He says he heard Mr. Clay upon this floor
upon both of those occasions, and took notes
I of his remarks. He has them now. and he
/ proposes to give them to the public at pro-
| per time. He says Mr. Clay opposed restric-
. hrs ~ III
/ that he was opposed to all restriction He al
so details the line of argument pursued upon
/ those occasions.
Bot upon other facts of individual recollec-
tioa, from other notes and memoranda taken
at the time, there can be no doubt as to Mr..
CLAY's position upon that question and it
was to correct that Misrepresentation of the
/ gentleman from Pennsylvania, and to place
the correction before the country that rose,
and for nothing more ; and having made the
statements have, in connection with the re-
marks of those gentlemen from Pennsylvania
| have nothing more to say
| Mr.. GROW. I shall say but few words
I in reply to the gentleman from Illinois. The
( effort which he has made to change the record
/ Of the country by citing officers of the Array,
or any living witness, win not, trust, be ad-
mitted here, or IN the country. against the de-
ciarations of the living man, made in the Sen
ate OF the United States in his own vind;eatioa.
/ That Mr.. CtAr was opposed to any restric-
tion on the State of Missouri there Is no ques-
! tioH- He resisted it from first TO last. That
! is not the question in controversy. The oues-
/ ton Is whether he was in favor of the adop
| ton of the line So deg. so min, north of which
slavery should be forever prohibited and /
will read an extract from his oxu remarks,
where he himself on the sixth of February.
1850, gives the history OF the whole transac
| ton In that history he clears up the misap
Prehension which existed in the country thai
he was the originator Of that prepositioa.-I
That fact he denied In that speech be re-
viewed the controversy, stating his connection
with it did not claim that he was in faror
Of restriction on the State, but that he was
in favor of the line of 50 deg. 80 min. and
that majority Of southern men supported il
And what Is the record Mr.. CnT SAYS:
Mr.. ThonAs acting in every instance pre-easea the
take the occasion 30 say. that @zanag thoe who agreed
to taai hae, Esr maRorify ef SoHsAr-E nrmb<7a-
M 80 p a sn Ns11.a .ai n s s.ss y n, kaE
e-n Eemrs il this voted n EzEor q the tine Of -
ASd Haferity Of the members IN the other Hs1<e
NJ the bead of wh0a MT. Lwaes hiu=-s voted aks
fsr thai line Iksr< ns daus the8 Tdad sEaa
Bat - vas Speaker Ot TIE HSGse and xs the yor.
H2f doe Ros sAsw whkeA way The Speaker ve< exres
II Eae case OF te Ahie 20 iel isA certainly
9oE act2iy id TCte Sri As<E esrLAhs Gas< tA9s
ro<sS, IN eso@ s-sEA oeksr Sozss<yz fS-s.
Gssy<sez ef lAs hzs sf 30 81
Mr.. Cars own declaration. made bv him
self And the summOning Of living witnesses
to contradict hfm raises question, not between
! me and the witnesses whom you SUMMON but
question between the declaration of vour
own Clay and that of your witnesses. There
/ leave yo1-
leave the record, then, with the living wit
neSSes whom yoa summon 20 irupeach the dec
| laratlOn Of yo0r own immortal statesman Bat