Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11

fonia with just such constitution che has framed under
this Southern teaching Then take the Of the
Territory, every inch of it, and appropriate il to what you
contend and believe hee any truth in you, to be the use
of slavery because you say that the constitution carries that
institution with it wherever goes Thus you the South
get all you ask, and we Of the North get nothing.
Then the fugitive slave bill, and you propose to
pass that and you going TO give the slave the right OF
trial by jury II coored in New Hampshire-and
theie very few therehoud be seized and claimed as
slave in this great desert at the back side OF Utah. he would
be tried there and not be brought back to New Hampshire
to be tried where he born and brought up But your
bill gives him jury trial in the deserts of Utah That
would be worth a good deal to him wonder what 1t
would cost him to get his witnesses there That Is con-
cession 10 the North, indeed Now | extremely glad
that we have had the exhibition that have had to-day
The Senator from Mississippi (Mr FooTE) thanks the COM
mtee for what they have done. WE'LL thank the Senators
who have opposed SO that there are thanks round
naughter. thank them because the country will
where stand. And they will too, that the Sena-
from Alabama did not speak without the book when ne
said that ssion anacsm satisfied fanatics
for sir think be demonstrated the truth OF hat proposition
most clearly day-ha he fully made out the d. off,
aud that will be disputed hereafter hope that gen.
emen in earnest and that their opposition TO this report
is not fein, like that of the English Queen merely
with view TO hear the eloquence with which their notions
should be refued hope there eint in this matter,
but that gentlemen will stand up and face the music Let
them put this report down. and then let us go home and tell
have conceded every thing that asked Of that no.
thing held back and that then when all this DONE we
stood exactly where at the commencement. These
gentlemen not satisfied at first, they were not satisfied
they be satisfied, and they never
| will be-
Now sir is of great consequence what SO humble an
individual myself may say. am one OF those whom
the Senator from North Carolina Mr. MASGUM means to
| have branded with mark Well, will take the mark,
and will tell the Senator from North Carolina, as he knows
better than do, that there was Certain compromise
made here thirty and that certain gentlemen
then received marks which they have not got rid of yet
And they not those who occupied the ground then which
| occupy now. They not those Northern men who
stood up constitutional rights the North that received
that mark but who went for concession little too far
Sir, people willing to go for concession up to the
point of humiliation, but not word beyond that.
| The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is not in
ORDER unless he confines his remarks to the subject under
consideration.
| Mr.. HALE. Well, it is difficult to tell what the subject
before us is However, will sit down.
| Mr.. HOUSTON. 1t not my intention to have made
any remarks this subject at this time, do intend to
occupy the of the Senate for than five minutes
If have understood the proposition before the Senate
| it is motion to print this report. +"
/ The VICE PRESIDENT. That is the question.
j Mr.. HOUSTON. intend no reference in my remarks
/ beyond that point My object is the asceanmen OF TRUTH
that may with knowledge of the facts exercise deliberate
judgment on the subject Without knowledge, and a
critical knowledge, far attain it. of the contents of
that report shall not be in situation to decide upon its
merits After having obtained that knowledge, shall be
upon the suggestions Of that report with
much calmness much patriotism trust and with much
deberaon and decision gentleman here But am not
willing at this time to PREJUDICE it, or to exclude it from fair
investigation feel sir, that it is unnecessary until know
the of that report for protest against it
count of my being Southern Senator. ! from the
South, sir the extreme South. The shores Of the State
which represent are washed by the Rio Grande and the Gulf
Of Mexico and feel all that Southern Senator should feel
who remembers the rights which we have already acquired
Those rights have acquired feenen struggling for
league and myself always prepared to stand up in their
vindicaton But, sir, am for compromise with my whole
heart unless it is proposed to compromise honor and
safety am for the Union, and for all honorable efforts which
will tend its preservation. ready to for the print
ing Of the report and when shall have examined it, shall
be ready to act upon its recommendations
Mr.. MANGUM. I desire to submit "a remark or two,
though certsiny will not persist if it is The opinion of the
Chair that out of order There is mistake into which
Southern gentlemen the opposite side of the chamber have
in my judgment, unfortunately fallen It's, that this re-
port and these bills both embod the substance and the spirit
of the resolutions which introduced here months
. ago by the Senator from Kentucky. "
Sir, take entirely opposite views Of it. remember we'll
and the Senator from Kentucky well remembers, when the
day after these resolutions introduced they had under
gone close reading by that there part OF them
to which took decided and nsuperabe objection
will not into these objections, but will only refer tc
the second resoluon-the which contains notable
truthshe truth of law and the truth of fact differed
and out with the whole of that resolutions and say
entertaining the opinions which did at the bginn
ing, that if any Of these bills shall be shown contain the
principles contained in that resouon any portion
the report shall contain them, will vote for the expung
ing Of both. very that when Senators 10
examine this report carefully and critically and to look
these bills they will find in neither Of them reiteraon
those principles repugnan in the second resolution
might further that upon the question Of abolspg slave
ry in this District well know that there great Diversity
OF opinion is true that the resolutions did not exactly
affirm the power as they originally introduced by the
Senator from Kentucky, but in his speech accompanying
them the power avuwed Now, it is well known thai
there are many Senators here who Inclined to support
the whole matter together who have supported any
thing at all which would recognise this power in Congress
neither will Senators find any measure Of the krd
mended in the report or in the bills.
II will make a remark the Senator from Alabama. am
supposed to have been Inconsistent Sir do think
have manifested any Inconsistency ALL So far from thet
there are many honorable gentlemen within my hearing wit
whom have had divers private nterchanges of sentiment
that know very well that have differed with many of
Southern friends on one impora question For instance,
have been from the beginning for the admission of California
in its full length and BREADTH That is diversity Of opn-
ION which exists between U.S. and there others of minor
Importance. But for the purpose Of endeavoring
correct what conceive be gross Misrepresentation that
this report or bi-eiter boh-conaned the principles
embodied in the second Of the resolutions offered by the Sem
aor from Kentucky. If either do, repeat am against
them
i Mr.. CASS Mr. President, desire to say but word
much regret the of this discussion for is
only premature, but Injurious Every gentleman Of The
committee must judge for HIMSELF but for myself do not
think it all necessary the understanding OF my position
that should now state what my particular views with
respect to the report Of the committee Why, r, it will