Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana . inite sadness. Ashley, he said,earnestly, if I did not divert myself in this way, I couldnot live! So intense was his melancholy that it entirelydisarmed the criticism of the impetous representative, whocould find no more words except of sympathy with the greatburdened heart of the president. By such gentleness, pa-tience, and long-suffering did Lincoln attract men to him. Upon the assembhng of 37th Congress in 1861, SpeakerGrow appointed Mr. Ashley chairman of the committee ofterritories. Considering that opposition to the extensionof slave
Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana . inite sadness. Ashley, he said,earnestly, if I did not divert myself in this way, I couldnot live! So intense was his melancholy that it entirelydisarmed the criticism of the impetous representative, whocould find no more words except of sympathy with the greatburdened heart of the president. By such gentleness, pa-tience, and long-suffering did Lincoln attract men to him. Upon the assembhng of 37th Congress in 1861, SpeakerGrow appointed Mr. Ashley chairman of the committee ofterritories. Considering that opposition to the extensionof slavery into the territories was the cardinal point ofrepublican policy, this was a fine position. It was no doubtthe reward of his earnestness on the slavery question. InFebruary, 1862, he reported a bill for the organization ofArizona with a provision excluding slavery from the terri-tory which followed the early precedents, but utterlyignored the Dred Scott decision declaring it beyond thepower of Congress to legislate slavery out of the ji-Tsemf^- M»s«iHi!se!^ ^^^^^^^>t P (Z^
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