The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-07-02

the Senator that ths-lhe Senator's vocation
in lecturing him-was good for nothing. He
sas not opposed to taking the vote on this bill.
He would be willing 10 sci here all night 10 get
the question: and would sleep the better.
the next day, for Civ ng vote against this bill:
The motion TO meet at / o'clock was agreed
to-yeas 30, nays 10.
The Spnate went into Elective session. and
afterwards adjourned.
JUNE 27.-Mr. Cass offered resolution for
an inquiry into the expediency Of prohibiting, by
law, any military officer from exercising any
civil function. Lies over.
The bill granting lands to the State OF Mis-.
sissippi in aid oflhe completion OF raliroad'
was passed.
Mr. Foote'S resolution calling on the Presi.
dent for full information in regard to instruc
,ions and facts connected with late events in
New Mexico, was adopted.
The bill respecting the prompt printing and
distribution o the commerce and navigation
documents was discussed, and passed.
The adjustment bill was taken up. Mr..
SouIc's amendment still pending.
MIR. Webster addressed the Senate at length
in reply to Mr.. Suule's arguments. He dwell
on the expediency oi admitting California at
once, unless some insuperabIe objections should
be urged against il. The various objections
urged by Mr.. Soule he stated, and proceeded to
reply to them in detail.
The honorable Senator from Louisiana Mr..
Soule) had followed a precedent which had been
set here some twenty years ago. when the same
principles as to the public domain were argued
here and refned, and the question settled. The
honorable Senator had argued the question with
learning and ability; and had, like his Prede.
cessors, placed his argument on principles OF
public law. He showed that the doctrines of
Vattel and other writer's on public law did not
apply to this case. The United States owned
California; was their acquisition and an.
other State or power could not divert her from
The possession.
He showed. however, that the distinction was
recognized by ValleI. The United States could
hold land in Californa-but only for one pur.
pose, to sell-and as soon as it was sold, it fell
under the municipal sovereignty whose 1t was,
with certain exceptions as to taking power
The unanimous decision of the Supreme Court
was that the compacts with the States reservlng
the title of the United States to the lands were
useless, and that the title of The U. States was
good without them. They had been omitted
in regard 10 many States. He hoped the hon
orsble member from Louisiana would look to
the laws aud iudicature of the country, aud re.
view his opinion. He appealed 10 the honora
bile gentleman tu aid in the work OF admitting
California.
To the other objections Of Mr.. Soule, Mr..
Webster replied, and especially 10 lhos" relative
to the boundaries Of California. 4 better boun
dary he showed, could not be found than that
which California had taken.
Mr.. Foole spoke with view to explain his
uosition, inasrnuch as the vote was To be taken
TODAY. He explained the reasons why he
should vote for the Missouri compromise, as 'n'
volved in this amendment, though he was conn
den, ,ha, the amendment would not meet The
sanction ofa majority ol this body or The other
House.
Mr.. Barnwell rose and expressed some re.
luc,ance 10 engage in debate, having long been
out of practice in public assemblies, aud feeling
under embarrassment in succeeding so distin.
guished Senator rs his predecessor. II wa"
irnvossible for any one associating with that
Senator (Mr. Calhoun) to avoid tue influence
of his opinions in many respects. His position
as 10 the Missouri Compromise was, he presum
ed, the same as his own. He claimed for The
South equality of rights. To their intellectual
and moral excellence he might appeal as being
such as warranted no exclusion OF them from a
participation in The common privileges OF all the
States.
He went on to reci,e the mseries which the
South had endured from the Northern people-
no, fanatics, but celebrated and intelligent men
members OF Congress. The territorial ques.
,ions were only indications of this disease, so
deeply rooted. He argued that slaves were
property, and had been claimed as such by this
Cover 10 some OF Mr. Clay's
state papers. He was not so we'll acquainted
with the current history Of the question as 9th.
ers were, but he would review the grounds Ia.
ken by the North on the territorial questions,
and see what right they have to say that slaves,
as property, should not he admitted in any terri.
tory OF the United States, as well as any other
species of property.
He declared, in conclusion, that the South
would assent 10 the Missouri Compromise, as a
recognition of The equal rights OF the South, but
they would demand that South OF the line slave.
ry should be protected.
Mr.. Foote commented on the inexPediency
of asking Legislative protection for slavery.
Mr.. Butler explained Mr.. Calhoun's doctrines