New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-01
R.Cvs THAT ARE ARGUMENTS.

On August 10, lSlS-more than SIX months alter
Gen. Cass had, in his Nicholson letter, enunciated
the doctrine of Nsn-InteIvention BY Congress and
Popular Sovereignty by the People of the rerrito
lies as the true solution of the question OF Slavery
ExtensIon-the bill 10 organize the Territory OF
Oregon, coming up from the House to the Senate,
Siephen A. Douglas III wed that the Missouri Com
promise line be extended to the Pacific Ocean-ln
other words, tina. Slavery be forever excluded, BY
positive act Of Congress, from all territory north
Of the parallel of So 30 North latitude. John
Beu voted with Mr.. Douglas for that proposition,
as did John C.. Calhoun, Daniel 5. Dickinson, and
every Senator from the Slave States who voted at
all. Messrs Corwin of Ohio, Dayton OF NJ J.,
Dix of n. Y, Hale of n. d., Hamn OF Maine,
and Webster Of Mass, were among the q Nays
TO SO Yeas. The House refused 10 concur IN THIS
amendment by vote of l2l Gall from Free States)
TO 50 $50 from Slave States, with Charles Brown
aud Charles j. Ingerson from PennsylVania). The
Senate then receded from its amendment aud al
lowed Oregon TO be organized under the Jeferso-
man restriction against Slayey-Mr. Douglas
voting to recede: John BcH and all the Southern
Senator's but Col. Benton AID Mr. Sprdance of
Del. voting No.
MIR. Douglas twice afte' ward-in 1850 and again
in ls5I-tried to run the Missouri line to the Pacific
Ocean-that is, to prohibit Slavery absolutely, by
act OF Congress- in all United States territory north
Of So 80, and allow it in all territory south of that
lipe MIR. Buchanan wrote a letter expressly ap-
proving this project The Senate, being Pro-
rtaH 30 fba no
House, being opposed to Slavery Extension -espe-
caly in view of the probable acquisition OF further
slices of territory from Mexico, which acquisitions
would, by this device, be handed over to Slavery
refused its assent 1t was only after repeated
efforts had shown Mr.. Douglas that the Free States
would never agree to extend the Missouri line, and
thus share the guilt Of an unlimited extension south
ward OF Human Slavery, that Mr. Douglas became
a champion of what he now calls Popular Sove-
reignty. In other words, having failed to in-
duce the North TO open haf the territories to Say-
cry he came out in favor of opening the rchOle.
On JAM 4th, 1884, Mr.. Douglas reported the
famous Nebraska bill, but did not then propose to
repeal in terms the Missouri Restriction whereby
Slavery was Gin 1920 forever excluded from all
parallel of go 3O In his Report accompanying
the bill, Mr. Douglas expressly said:
"Your Committee prepared recommend Departure
either Oy affirming repeating the 9Th lsayey reretng sec
ton OF the Missouri act.'
But MIR. Dixon Of Ky. soon after did move
repeal Of that Restriction, and Mr.. Douglas was
finally pushed up to move (Feb. l5) that from the
general recognition and re.fiirmance of tue exist
ing laws governing the Territories, there be ca
cepted the section aforesaid:
which being with the principle Of Non nteEvsn
ton BY Crgss With s1gey IN !he States and terI;s S as
reeoiz by the Of iSD eAo ne non
beipg intent meaning of this act not 70 egsate
bat 70 ate people eTeof peea free form and regulate
their .nngticn O. their ovn cay subec. only to the
Constitute Of the United States
Thiswas carried-Yeas 3d. Nays l0-whereupon
Gov. Chase Of Ohio moved to add these expana-
tory words:
Under toaieh he people Of Territory, through their ap-
1ropriate ta's may they 'ee p'0"' ne ef''
" Sidr0 tieIen'
This was promptly coted do,cn By the Nebraska
majority aforesaid, by Yeas and Nays as follows;
YEAs-Memrs Hanlin and Fesfsnden Of Male Sumner Of
Mas loot OF VI, Smith Of Conn Sewst and fish OF ~ y,
oe and Sn Of Me. Of 80 hes and
Brown Of n C.. JOHN BELL of Tenn BEN min Of Ls.,
Fitzpatrick Of Ala, Clayton Of Del Dawson 0! Ca D.on q
Ky Dodge "a. ~ Of Iowa, STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS and
Shelds ILL., Gwin Weller Of Ca sam Hoagn and kusk
of Mason Of Va johnson OF ARK Jones'
(3eo WI Of Iowa, Jones James TeLn Motion OF Fla.
Norris ard Williams CT N H. Pratt Of Nd Sebasum Of Ark,
sde La Stuart Of Mich Toueey Of Conn., and Walker Of
Wisc.-3G.
SO the Senate decided-JoHs BELL, STEPHEN
A. DOUGLAS and HERsCHEL V. JOHNSON concur
ring-that the People of the Territories Of Kansas
and Nebraska should not have the power to pro-
hibit slavehOding within their respective Terrific
ries.
Gov. Chase next moved that the People OF
each of the Territories Of Kars Is and Nebraska
be empowered to elect Governor for sIid Teri-
toIy-said Governor TO be- frat elected on the frat
MOI day in September then ensuing for term of
two years.
This also was rOted dopn by the Nebraska men as
follows:
YEAS-Messu Cha'e, Fessenden, Foot. HAsis, Norris,
Seward, Shields Smith. Bonner, Whde-IO.
kAIs-MeasTs. Atcbison. Badger JOHN BELL, Benjamin,
Brodh Brown, Bue Clay OF Ala Dsguon Dixon OF Ky,
Dodge Of Wis, Dodge Ct Iowa, STEPHEN A DOUGLAS,
Evans Fitzpatrick, OWN Houston Hunter Jhnson Jones Of
Iowa, Jones Of Tenn, Mason Morton Petit tnd Pratt
mel Rusk Sebastian, Siden Stuart Wilau,.-:iO
SO the Senate decided that the People of tho
Territories should not be allowed TO elect their own