tc., and enabling the people of these Territories to choose their own Governor as well as Legislature,--which was rejected; Yeas 10;
Messrs. Chase, Fessenden, Foot, Hamlin, Norris, Seward, Shields, Smith, Sumner, Wade--10. Nays 30.
So far, the bill had been acted on as in Committee of the Whole.
On coming out of Committee, Mr. Clayton's amendment, above mentioned, was disagreed to--22 to 20--and the bill engrossed for its third reading by 29 to 12--and, at a late hour of the night
March 3d.--or rather, morning — passed: Yeas 37; Nays
Messrs. Bell, of Tennessee, Houston, of Texas, and Walker, of Wisconsin, who had voted against Mr. Chase's amendment above cited, and Mr. James, of Rhode Island, who had not voted on it at all, now voted Nay. Messrs. Bayard, of Delaware, Cass, of Michigan, Thompson, of Kentucky, Geyer, of Missouri, Thomson, of New Jersey, who did not vote for or against Gov. Chase's amendment, whereon we have given the Yeas and Nays, were now present and voted
oo great — nearly three for to one against it — to allow much interest to attach to the successive discussions and divisions, save as they serve to cast light on the real character of the measure, especially with respect to Slavery.
A few of these will here be noted.
Mr. Chase, having attempted
February 6th. to strike out so much of the clause last quoted as declares the Restriction of 1820 superseded by the Compromise of 1850, and been beaten by 30 Nays to 13 Yeas, Mr. Douglas
February 15th. himself moved that said clause be stricken out, and replaced by the following:
Which being inconsistent with the principle of Non-Intervention by Congress with Slavery in the States and Territories, as recognized by the legislation of 1850 (commonly called the Compromise measures), is hereby declared inoperative and void; it being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate Slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof
