Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-08-01

messed his intention 10 offer some aHiehuuc"'S'
as no case OF appeal could now be o,o" - ~
the bill stands. He concluded al u. W. W..
MIR. Niles moved an Adjournment, upon Mm'
The yeas and nays were demaHuea or 49,,
and il was decided in The negative-ay1s !, n'yS
80. ...o
Mr.. Niles obtained The floor al qua'er pas =,
and said Inc Senate appeared 10 be governed very
much by the shirt oil The COMPROMISE commune
wto reaorled III. bill. H. did mol intend al ms
early hour of the day, but ne 'nousht II ms au'y
70 nccnnv the arenlion OF the Senate, or The at
ren,ion OF The C:ai, for Senators appeared 10
have other employment Tor short Tune, pefhsp s
not mere than 4 couple oil hours.
He had no idea Of hurrying through !his great
question This BILL his miserable conifNanCe.-
This bill was not only negatively oau, ou' - e
yard 10 Two OF these territories, ne iet t MS uuy
in Tho face OF this Senatc-lhere was no. h'ucii o.
a senate here. bu, in the face Of Tie American
nanrle--;o dcnoupce this bill as iiagfant viola
ion NJ The rights which we had :uasantled 10
them-the right . be taken into The Cpion as CT
liens. whenever we could do so consiutiohaIly.
But, instead of his We were sending 10 them pro-
cunsuls and CiccIoS 10 eIerciselh The powers oi 20
vernmenl over people Two thousand milcs on;
and in reference TO Oregon, which had declared
its will upon The subject, we had given her Ihree
monlhS grace, before abfosalins her law ptohi'
biting slavery. There was something sisn'h-
cant about this. He considered me laws u Oie-
gen as coming here with binding force. ush'ie
men here seemed 10 think that the Constitution IS
a law and II il only goes ihere u regulates ''e'J
| thing But il is no such thing.
The cousl iulicn only defines The character OF
eeisia,ion-lhe restrictions applicable 10 private
riohi. When organizing these territories we
should leave them we mad them, io make
such regulations and pass such is"s, not moon
slsen, with The cunsiiiu n, as hey may cesife.
! He expressed The belief that some se't OF lIlcR
had bscn rcsorlet lo--an Intention IN hoh lnlS
bill out 10 The community as some.h.39, When y
was really nothing II there was a. honest IN
tsniion that his question should hc carried up 10
the supreme Court, then Senator's onenl 10 DC
granf.d al amendments intending 10 facilitate
the carrying o! il up.
He spckr until 3 a. NJ when he gave way Tor
thr yeas ana Davs 10 be again called OF mo-
non 10 adjourn and the motion was again deci-
de- in lie neea:ive-ayes 4 nays 81. lie accord
inolv proceeded with his remarks, as he SAID,
with renewed yigur, after The short respite winch
had brep Q ven him. From he aignnenls here,
he sail. he supposed j, was the natural right %
man 10 be born slaves Others had supposed 'hd'
all men had been born, or eTe1'ed, as me senator
from South Carolina had il, free and equai. pa',
this, from the able arguments made mere, wa.
evidently instant SAI. IL So'iS'a"N'
a. NJ, when
Mr. Aichison took the floor, ami continued &C
debate unliI 5, when Mr. Bright addressed The
Senate al length Oh The same subject. lie thank
FL Heaven, that, while the corrupt and corrected
spirit 81 demagosueism was al work III y. Tofk,
Indiana was SAFE
Mr. Dickinsub replied with seve!ily % he re.
mark. oi Mr.. Niles, which he declared 10 be ~
worthy he American Senate. And nc also re.
teTfrd win equal severity 10 TIE movements IN
New York.
Messts. Clayton, Underwood, ard Davis, Of
Massachusetts, declared their intention 10 ad-
dress the Senate hereafter in reference 10 the sub.
jsct,
And then the vote was taken on The frs,
amendment (by Mr. Hale 10 strike ont Of he
9Th section The words Stree white" and decided in
the negative, By yeas and nays 10 Il.
Mr.. Benton addressed the Senate briefly in ex-
PLANTATION Of hi. views.
Mr. JUhnson's amendments, already given,
were opposed by Msssrs Calhoun, Butter ana
Mason AMI Supported by Messrs Clayton, John.
son, Rusk and Walker, and agreed :o-3l 10 -
Mr. Walkers amendment, ID strike out Of he
sixth section that portion OF the Gin, IA and h
lines which relate 10 the taxation OF residents
and non.resdenlS, was rejected wi:aor, diyi-
sion.
Mr.. Badwins amendment, adding 70 sec
lions defining The Node Of proceeding in Caiior-
MA and New Mexico on questions OF apieal in
slave cases, was tcjecied-l5 10 81.
Mr.. Haie's amendment 10 strike out Of The 18th
section tie words three months" As the period
within which the law Of the Oregon "provision.
u" government prohibiting slavery mus, BE- re-
affirmed by The territorial" legislature, - con-
inuc i; in force was rejected by vote of p to 80
An amendment by MIR. Davis, Of Mlssachu-
sets, 70 srirt olt part Of the 9Th section and in
Sert in lieu thereof the SIKH section OF The oTii-
nance Of l1S7--,he "Wilmot Pfvvlso"-WSs {.
jected by vote OF u 10 49,
Mr.. ClaIke's amendments, before referred 10,
were rejected wilhou, DIVISION except hat re-
sembiins Mr. Johuson's which was Withdrawn.
Mr.. tiaic proposed 10 amend, By exlendu. The
provisions 81 the Wimor Proviso 10 California
and New Mexico. Relectet without division.
An Amendment was proposed ty Mr. Baldwin,
and also rejected without division, 10 give ter
!i'uriai governments 10 California AMI New Mex.
leo.
Mr.. Walker presented the resolutions and in
s,ructions OF The Wisconsin Legislature against
the extension OF slavery and expressed his in.
lention 10 obey those Instructions both from duly
and inclination. lie stated his objection 10 the
bill in several particulars, and could no. consider
some Of is provisions in am other light than a
reputation Of the doctrines OF Lewis Cas-, he
Democratic candidate Tor the Presidency, whom
lie intended 10 support.
Mr. Davis Of Massachusetts move 10 amend
inc tweu,y.f;h section, % as 10 include within
The limils Of New Mexico all territory acquired
b. he ne treaty with Mexico, except Upper ca
liIornia.
Mr.. Clayton objected 10 tho amendment. There
was portion oil territory on the lei bank Of the
Rio B,avo. Tor which no provision ha been made
in the bill. In regard 10 il difficulty had
arisen, which be committee had found il impos-
siblc to overcome, and they had therefore con.
incd themselves 10 the three territories
Mr.. Davis said The Senator was quite tight in
saving ,neIe was portion Of territory not pro.
vded fora "cry large portion, covering some
50 10 50 600 square miles. Ii was necessary lha;
some sGri o. a government should br provided
ior 10 this territory, and hence his amendment
Mr.. Rusk trusted that the amendment would
be rejected He was well aware liat this oues-
ton Of Texan boundary had been held 10 70
serve for political purposes
Mr. Davis denied that his amendment in any
way ineriercd with The boundary of Texas-it
simply provided for territory acquired.
| Mr.. Houston considered il a p7eted for en-
croachlng upon the Just claims Of Texas
The amendment was rclcctcd--7 10 A.
The question then recurring OH ordering the
hill to be engrossed and read third time, Mr.
Sebastian addressed the Senate in sup, ort of the
| hill and few rema ks were made Nv NIessrs
Hale and Foole, when the quest N was, by
yeas and nays, dccidet in the affirmative SO 10
23-ond The bill was read the third tine By its
| title, and passed without division.
Adjourned 10 o'clock Friday.
THURSDAY, Ju'y -.
HOUSE OF REPRESFN rATirES.
MIR. Fulton introduced bill 10 authorize The
payment of invalid pensions in certain cases,
was rc5d twice and referred.
~ resolution ni inquiry was adopted as 10 The
necessity o: another building for ,hc different pub
lie Departments and as 10 the fitness Tor such
purpose oi he building recently erected ~ mir
Wnder, near the War Department, aud ne
terms uroa which it can be purchased
| On motion OF Mir kaufman he House pro.
cceara l. he consideration Gf int special order
/ being The message Of he President in reply 10 he