Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-09-22

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"search the Records.,
The reply which was published in this paper Of
the 18th inst, to the HARPEEs Nagasias manifesto
Of Mr. DOUGLAS is 50 overwhelming in its facts and
irresistible 10 its logic that it seems sapeIfuous
furnish either additional facts or arguments; bat
Judge DOUGLAS in his recent speech at Cincinnati
invites an examiaGtion Of the congressional record,
AMI the country is entitled to all the light which
can be thrown the subject. Mr.. DoUaLAs says
in his speech at Cincinnati The 9th inst, as re-
ported in the Cincinnati Enquirer OF the 10Th;
Examine the bills and search the records, and
you will find that the great principle which IN Ter
lies those measures is the right CT the people of
each State and each TeTrIory DkRs Territory, to
decide the slavery question for themselves"
The Washington Constitution has, in compliance
with this suggestion. searched the record" but
does not md that Congress intended to confer this
power upon the people of the "TeJrifOry whds a
7errit0ry." Pending the Nebraska bill before the
Senate, that paper finds that the proposition was
distinctly made TO confer This very power upon the
people Of ne 7srrtozy soEls Territory" and was
voted down by an overwhelming msjority-DoUdLAs
voting with that msjOrity against the grant of sneh
power. We quote the following proceedings from
the Congregational Globe:
Extracts from Congressional Globe Let session 3si Congress-
pages 49, 5Ig and 2o.-rebruary TO- 1871.
TEEMToRY or NEBRASKA.
The Senate. as in committee Of the whole, resumed
the consideration of the bill to orgauze the Terri
tory Of Nebrasks--lhe peuding question being on
The amendment submitted on the 10Th instant by
Mr. Chase 10 add 10 the 9Th section Of The sab
A. "a. ~ -Flrpan
as amended on the motion of Mr. Douglas The
words;
"UIaasr avhich tie progle Of the 7srritory through
their appropriate representatives,. If ey see Ft, may
prohibit the existence Of sidUsry therein
So that the part OF the section relstlng to that
mstter would read
.sThst she Constitution, aud ali laws Of the Uni
ted States which are not locally iasPpeable shall
have the same force and effect within The said Ter
oitory of Nebraska az elsewhere within the nited
States except the eighth section Of the act prepar
atory to the admission of Missouri into the Union
approved March G, 1920 which, being Inconsistent
with the principles of noninteTveution by Congress
with slavery in the States and Territories. reeag-
nized by the legislation of 1850, commonly called
the compromise measures. IL her,hy declared mop
erative and vOid-t being the true intent and mean
lingo this act net to leEisae slavery into any Ter
ritOry State nor TO exclude Il thereirOm but to
Lave the people thereof Perfectly free to form and
FFEulAle AueW uunltsItt iuStilutphe III thVii OMh
way, Subject only to the Constitution of the DATED
States under cheh The PeoPts oJHs ITTdory. through
their appropriate TeByessat afices my y ihsy see ill.,
prohibit Tie e1isfeaes q s'areyy tberoa'
TERRITORY or NEEssEA-MARCH 2, 1884
The Senate resumed the cons d,ra,ion CT the bill
to organize the Territory Of Nebraska.
Mr.. Clayton clntn1ed aud concluded the speech
which he commences yfsterd9y,
Mr.. Chase next addressed he Senate
NJ HaA.r al Lrsy .ipr
pc ition which bad been presented by the Senator
fl, Oaio, in which Senators we're severely animal
Vsrted nplu.
Mr.. Chase responded OF some length.
Mr.. Dixon addressed the Sera'e in relation TO the
position OF the Senator from Ohio
Dir. Douglas obtained The floor but he remarked
that being desiroas lake lhe vote this evening,
be should net consume the time Of the Senate by
making al argument He, however, yielded the
4 Or to permit discussion to continue, in which
Mr.. Dixon and Mr.. Chase took part.
Mr.. Cass q 90 addressed the Senate.
Mr. Stuart, Mr.. Badger, Mr. Douas, Mr. Walker.
Mr.. Butler Mr.. Cass, Mr. Weller. Mr. Dodge of
Iowa. and others continued the debate u0til half
past six o'clock. when Mr. Chase's amendment was
reiected-yeas 10, nays 36-ss follows:
YEAS Messrs. Chase, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Fes-
sender, Fish. Font, Hamlin, Seward, Smith, Sum
ner, and Wade--10.
NAYs-Messrs. Adams, AtcAison, Badger, Bell,
Dawson, Dixon Dodge of Iowa. DOUGLAS, Evans,
Fitzpatrick Gwin, Houston, Hunter, johnson, Jones
Of Iowa, Jones of Tennessee, Mason. Morton, Nor
ris, Petit, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Shields, Sdell,
Stuart, TOucey, Walker, Weller and Wiliisms-36.
The amendment Of Mr.. CHASE contains The very
doctrine gays the Constitution, for which Mr.. DoUG-
LAS is now cOnteGding; and if it had been incoi-
porated into the bill would have left no room for
doubt or construction on the subject. It was. how
ever repudiated and rejected, and Mr.. DOUGLAS
operated with his Democratic colleagues in such
lection Mr. DoUGLAs Hoo insists that the construc-
ton which Black Republican Senator's attempted
in 1854 TO put upon the Nebraska bill is the true
Democratic construction. He did not think so
then. His Democratic associates who voted with
him do not think 50 now. We regret that Mr..
DOUGLAS has changed his opinions this important
question, and wern Democratic friends against
the danger of falling into the fatal error Of adopting
Black Republican consiTuct0asof Democrats msasures