The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-10-19

! IHTcspeCt 10 the uoWGTS which the. IeuitoIlal
Legislature should exercise upon The subject Of
slavery. Various propositions were made, ana
amendments offered and rejceted-sl relating
TO this one controycrted point--when Nj Nor
ris, Of New Hampshire, renewed the motion OF
I Nr Douglas, to strike out the restriction on
tie Territorial Legislature in respect to Afri-
Gun s,ayer". On the 3lst Of July this smcnd-
mcnts was adopted by 2 vote Of 81 to l9-re-
storing this section Of the bill to the form in
which it was reported from the Ccmmitte on
Territories on the 2J,h Of March, and confer
ring on the Territorial Legislature power over
al IiRht!ul subjects Of legislation coEsistant
With The Constitution of the United States,
irt'ow fg0J{.HG .i65aH Screry.
Thus terminated this great struggle in the
affiruancc Of the principle, As the basis OF the
compromise measures Of 1850, So far as they re
lated to the organization ofthe Territories, that
the people OF the Territories should decide the
slavery question for themselves through the oc
lion Of their Territorial Legislatures.
Tins cortrovelted question having been def
initey settled, the Senate proceeded on the
same day to consider the other portions Of the
bill and ancr striking out al except those pro-
visions which provided for the organization OF
the Territory of Utah. ordered the bill TO be
tliEltNNtA lOi u 'ilfl lNdtiHE' dNtl WI biLS NV
day-Aucust l, lS5O--lhe bill was read third
time and passed.
On the l4,hof Am ust the bill for the organ
zatiOn of The Territory Of New Mexico
was tfkeu m and amended 50 as to con
'olIn fully to the pJo' iSionS of the Utah Act
in repect to 4 { rover OF Territorial Legisla-
ture over lrghtful uljects oflcgslatiou con.
/ sistent with the Constitu,iun," without except
ing African slavery, and was ordered to he en-
grossec tor third reading without division
Z and on he next day the bill was passed
: Yeas, 27; Nays, 10. "
These two bills were sent to the House o
= Representatives and passed that body withou
I any alteration IN respect 10 the power of Tho
= power Of the Territorial Legislatures over th'
] subject ST slavery, and were approved by Pres
ident Fillmore September g. 1850.
Il In 1852 when the two great politica parties
--Whig and Democra'ic--intO which the oouu
, try was then divided, assembled in Nationa
: Convention at Baltimore orthe purpose ofnom
p mating candid tcs for the Presidency, each Con
venton adopted and affirmed the principles EN-
bodied in the compromise measures Of 1850 a
( rules of action by VIII Ch they would he govern
y ed in all future case in The organZatjon Of Her
- ritorial governments and the admission OF rev
: States
On tie 4th Of January, 1854. the Committee
n on Territories Of the Senate to which had beei
c referred bill for the organization OF the Ter
= rItory of Nebrl> ka reported the bill back, will
an amendment, in the form of substitute io
fthe entire bill, which with some notifications
c is now known on the statute book as the "han
p Sas Nebraska Act accom- anied hy rPpor
: explaining the principles upon which 1t wa
n nrnnoepd +, orranize those Territories. as fol
r lows.
! uThe n,inciraI a,ne r5tncnts which y0ur Com
,nitten doom # thfir duty to rommcud to tn,
. Gvoroblo ortinn Of The Senate in a special re
f nor, arc tbneo in which the Drjncipk estab
D !iiShed bv thc CpmrroInise Measures OF 1850 Sc
t far as tl,ev are arnhralle to territorial orean
D zations are nrouoscd to lie affirmed and carried
G into rractic5l oneraioD within the limits of N,
new Fcrrjtofv The wisdom of those meas
+ ures is atlcsted not less by their saluarv anC
bonefriol effects IN aIlayirc sectional agitation
l and restoring neacc and harmony to an ,rita
s ed and distracted people. than by the cordia
= and almost universal arnrobat;op with which
= thev baya Leen received and sanctioned by the
r whole country.
] ain thc ipiument of vbur Committee, those
, measures were intended to have far more
! cor,nrebpns;vc mud orduripp effect than tbt
y mere adjustment of the difficulties arising out
Ior,ha rScont scouisi,ion Of Mexican territory
They were fe.irned 10 establish certain GREAT
, nripcinres which wcurd not only furnjsh ade
. Eonote remedies for existing evils but in al
time to ccme ,yciI the neriis of similer All
n totion hv Withdraw inc the oncstion of slgyrr,
g from the Han Of Congress anu the political a.
p rpna and cammittipg it to the arbitrement O
q ,bose who were iumcdiatelr interested in anf
alnne reSponSible for its consequences. With
Q view Of conforming their action to the settlct
nol;cr q" the Government sanctioned lw III,
a arnroy;ro voice Of the American peopIe. you
G Committee have deemed it their duty TO j1cor
e pora.e and perVetuat in THEM territorial bin
the principles and spirit of those measures" "
n After presenting and reviewing certain pro
t visions OF the bill, the Committee conclude a
n ollows:
t From these provisions it is apparent tha
t the Compromise Measures Of 1850 affirm ant
Y rest upon the iollowing propositions:
!, 'First-Ihat all questions pertaining It
e slavery in the Territories, and in the new
States to be formed therefrom, ,areobe left to tn
= decision OF the people residingtheren by thei
= appropriate representatives to te chosen b.
= them ior that purpose.
r Second--lhat all cases involving title t.
t slaves and questions OF personal freedom, are re
Q erred to the adjudication OF the local tribunals
: with the right Of appeal to the Supreme Cour
d OF the Ur1ted STATES
h hlrd-lhat the provisions OF the Con
+ stltutlon OF The nItcd States IN respect to Ia
gltiYes from service, IS to be earned INTO ailh
e Inl execution IN al the organized Territories
7 the same as in the States. 1hc substitute TO
J. me blli which your committee have prepared