The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-09-06
SPEECH or
Hon. George L. Badger,
Oh Tue COMPROMISE Bill,

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The Senate having under consideration
lhe bill 10 establish ,he territorial govern.
Inenss Of Oreg"n, NeN Mexico, and Cali
l0rnia:
Nh. BADGER said an rery sorry
lIhsi INV honorable fienL Who reported
this bill. & Mr.. cllytOn.l fell hims,lf COM
PEELED. by considerations OF duty. under
the influence of which I know Ne always
sets. here and elsewhere. 70 press The
measure through The Senate. and 10 pre-
seni, % lar Is depended on his action aud
influence. > iull, ample. and thorough in
Tesligaiion Of The subject in al iis bear
ings. What is the character 81 The mea-
suref II is q proposal 10 sellle a most
difficult and snxinusly considered subject
upon a plan enIirely novel-one hereto
fore pr"pnsed by 40 one. and. so far As is
known, thought Of nv no me. II is a
measure Of immense importance. relating.
as IL does. 10 a subject in itself Of vast
concern and complicated by many incl.
dental difficulties. Now il does seem 10
me, that when the gentlemen composing
the committee. after lhe various diyersi-
lies Of opinion among themselves, which
were stated BY my friend from Delaware,
Mr.. Clayion.) al last hil upon and con-
rlnded 10 present, as compromise, a
measure before unknown and uncOniec-
Iured. il was due To The importance Of The
Occasion-ihe high, solemn. and lasting
interest at siake-and. in an eminent de-
gree. due 10 this body iisell. that. instead
Of being introduced 10 us with signii.
cant notification that il was 10 be pressed
through in hot haste .-.s 1-.e.sa
Mr.. CLAYTON, lin his seai.) No
Thing Of the kind. +~ 80 *+ .a#=
Mr.. BADGER. | will show there was.
though perhaps il was not intended. ]
was about 10 say, when interrupted by
the Senator, that in these circumstances.
instead Of such announcement being made
TO the Senate, we should hare been in.
formed that the committee, unable 10 agree
upon any thing else, aud acting from the
bcst motives, had thought proper to PIE
sent new and unhear,l Of plan OF paciti-
cation on this momentnns question; that
they desired no haste that on the contra
~, they invoked from every member Of
the Senate the fullest scrutiny, that they
not only wished and hoped, but demand
ed. as due 10 themselves. the Senate and
the country, the application, on the part OF
every member olihe body, Of his best un-
Outstanding 10 this subject, and a. full,
deep, thorough and searching invesliga-
lion Of The plan presented in all It's parts
and bearings; that full time should be al
fordetl ia enable Senators both to reflect
and TO debate: and that, so far from the
usual order of ihe Senate being reversed
and this question pressed upon weary
and exhausted Senate motions TO adj
iourn, after a continued sitting Of seven
and eight hours. resisted, and the yeas
and nays ,lemanded--no opportunity for
dcliberation and discussion would be with
held. = s@s .~~ 49,
My honorable friend from Delaware,
(Mr. Clay,on,) says that noiniention was
announced to press this measure through
in haste. II by that he means that no
such terms were used. he is undoubtedly
correct. But, in point Of fact, how stands
the matter! My friend announced that
he would press this bill upon the consld-
Grafton of the Senate. Ii was first called
up, if recollecl Alright, on Saturday after
noon; and, after long and Luxurious SEES.
sion, my honorable friend resisted mo-
tlon for adjournment, and on the yeas and
nays, voted against il. The Monday al
ter was spent in the consideration of the
bill, and precisely the same result took
place. My honorable friend in charge OF
the bill. 10 whom its friends naturally look
ed for the course they oughl to pursue up.
on motion for, adjournment. still declined
to adjourn. Yes, after a session Of iull
seven hours, nearly eight, l may add,
when my honorable friend from ken'uc-
Ky. (Mr. Underwood rose to address the
Senate. himself member Of the commit
tee; when many Senators were exhaust
ed and some Frustrated; and when even
|, with a constitution of iron, and youth
besides on my side, felt some respite 10 be
necessary, motion TO adjourn was car
= ried. upon the yeas and nays. against the
vote of my friend from Delaware. The
proceeding was, in my opinion. untortu-
Inate-very unformnate-though | atirl-
bure nothing Of improperly of intention
TO the gentleman, or those who acted with
him. a -
Mr.. CLAYTON. II is very extraor-
binary that the gentleman does not recol.
lee, that when the Senator from Mary
land, (Mr. Johnson, who was exhausted
and unwell, desired the Senate 10 adjourn,
|, in opposition to the wishes Of the
friends Of the bill, expressed desire that
the motion might succeed, and gave i, my
support. That the gentleman calls "ho,
haste ..-....... T
Mr.. BADGER. Unfortunately. the no.
norable gentleman confounds two differ