The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-09-06
MIR. BADGER,
on THE COMPROMISE BILL.
Defirsred in tie Senate Of The o. States, Jaly &c.

'"e WI 10 es'aOiish the territorial govern
men's Of O.egon, New Mexico and Cali.
loraia;
Mr.. BADGER said: I am very sorry
that my honorable friend Who reported the
bill, (Mr. Clsy,on,) Eel, himself compelled.
by considerations Of duty, under the intiu.
ence oil which ! know be always acts, here
and elsewhere, TO press the measure ihro'
he Senate. and TO prevent. go FAR ss Deepen
ded on bis action and ita ience. foil, am.
pie, aud thorough In,es,lsation of The sub.
ll"ct IN all IFS bearings. What is the char.
ac,er OF the measure! IL 10 proposal TO
settle q most diff uit aud anxiousy consi.
dered suit act, upon p!an eniiiely novel
one heretofore proposed by no one. aud so
far es known, thought Of by no one. Il is
measure OF immense Importance. relating,
as 1t does, TO sui jcet IN itself OF vast cen.
Germ und complicated by many incidental
Difficulties. Now, it does seem 10 ne. that
when the eenilemen composing The commit.
tee, after the various dsersit.es Of opinion
among themselves. which wee stated by
my freud from Delaware. (Mf. Clayto y
al last hlt upon aud concluded 10 present.,
as a compromise, measure before IN.
known aud uacorIscluted, It was due 10 the
importance Of the occsslon--the high, so
emn, and lasting inteie,. at slske-snd, ~
an eminent degree, due 10 this body, Itself,
that, instead Of being introduced TO US with
a significant notification tia. 1t was TO be
pressed through in hot haste
Mr. CLAY TON, (n bis seat.) Moth.
| log of the kind.
! Dir. BADGER. | will show there was,
though perhaps II was not inteuted. vas
abou, 10 say, when interrupted by the Sen.
ator, that in these circumstances. instead Of
such an announcement being made TO The
Senate, We should have bern informed that
tho committee, unable 10 agree upon any
thing else, and acting from the bes, mo.
tises, had though proper TO ptesen, new
and cnheard Of plan Of laclhca,ion on this
momenlous question; tba, they desired no
haste that on the contrary, they invoked
from every member Of the Senate the full.
est scrutiny that they no, only wished and
hoped. bu, demanded, as due 10 themselves,
the Senate, and the country. the application,
on the part Of every member Of the body,
Of his best understanding TO this subject,
and full, deep. thorough and searching in.
seslisaiion Of lie plan presented 10 all its
pafts aud bearings; that full time should
bc afforded 10 enable Senator's both 10 re.
feet and TO debate aud that, so Gar from
the usuol order Of he Senate being revcrs
ed, in this question pressed upon weary
and exhausted Senste-moions TO adjourn,
after o continued sitting OF seven and eieh,
hours. resisted, and The yeas and nays de.
manded--no opportunity for elaboration
and discussion would lie withheld.
My honorable friend from Delaware dr.
Clayton,) says that no intention was an
nouaced TO press This measure through IN
haste. II by that he meaas that no such
terms were used, he is undoubtedly correct,
But in poin, Of fact, how stands the mat,
ter NV friend announced that he would
press this bill upon the consideration oil The
Senate. II WIS frs, called Up, If recol
'cc, arishi, on Saturday afternoon; and al
Ter long and lahorious session, my honor
able friend resisted a motion for adjourn.
inent and on yeas and nays, voted against
it. The Monday after vas spen, in the con-
sdcra,ion Of the bill, and precisely the sane
resul. took place. My honorable friend IN
urally looked for the course they ought 10
pursue upon motions for adilurnnent, siill
declined to adjourn. Yes, ef,er a session
Of full seven hours. nearly eight. ] may add
when my honorable friend from Kentucky,
Mr.. Understood rose to address the Senate,
himself member Of the committee; when
many Senators wero exhausted and some
pfostfaied aud when even with con.
s'iiur,on Of iron, and youth besides on my
side, fell some respite TO be necessary, mo-
ton TO adjourn vas carried, upon the yeas
and NAYS. against the vote Of my friend
4 from Delaware. Tho proceeding waa. in
my opinion, uniottunate-very unfortunate
though attribute nothing of inproprI'
ely of intention 10 the gentleman, or those
Who acted with hun.
Mr.. CLAYTON. 1t very extraordi.
nary that The gentleman does not recolect
thar when the Senator from Maryland Mr..
Johnson Who vas exhausted and unwe'l,
desired the Senate to adjourn, |, IN opposi.
ton TO tho wshes Of the friends OF the bill,
expressed a desire sha, the motion might
succeed, and gave il my support. That
the gentleman calls shot haste.
Mr.. BADGER. Unfortunately, the to.
norable gentleman conlounds two different
cases. | know that the gentleman assent.
ed to the motion to adjourn last evening,
for tho accommodation of my friend t'om
Maryland; bu, how was it when my friend
from Kentucky, (Mt. Uundcrwood ,rho
~as supposed 10 be opposed to the b'H' de-
sired an adjournment for his accommoda'
toni I, was to ,his case that referred
Allow me, cir, to add what was about to
SOW when interrupted by the honorable gen
,lemau, that | regard'his course as pecull.
srly unfortunate with regard to such bill
os this. The great end and object OF the
bill, 40 avowed by the gentleman and tho