The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-06

II. into its exclusion from par. Of the
ga territory end sst apgrorIats territorial
tories not assnsd As the saes Of this
Of California without the abolition Of any restriction
of the state
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the southern Of Ssaco. thence with that line
ns sssiSed Sesassa the United States and spain sa
sluains any r9n Of New Mexico whether lying on the
Resolved That be proposed the State Of Tex
that portion Of all the lesmae and bona ade public debt:
States and for which the duties q foreign imports were
BY the sass IL TIE Ss f
avDs been no to ais a ssS
State shall solemn agsesn,is Of her !ss.a-
claim which i has any part Of New as,ioo
In Ss s & sass
exist in the state Of the ss
and without just to the owners Of slaves within
THAT . sss, to r'h a,a y sa
States or places the either
sold there M or 70 be transported to other
seventhResolved That eheeual provision ought to
t t S S
service labor in State who may escape into any other
That Congress has power prohibit
States and that the admission or brought
from into another Of them depends upon their
Mi Clay arose to address the Senate After fow
remarks in relation to the feelings Of self dstrust with
which he to address the Senate question Of
such great and vital Importance he proceeded with
brief statement OF the various causes of danger which
now threaten the Union He examined the motives Of
those Who had produced the existing state OF agitation
contendipg that partizan strife irrespective of
alterations of the public good had brought upon
state of things in which even the House of Rspresen
taivss Of the United States could spend weeks In the
attempt to elect door keeper not because of the diff
Guilty Of finding possessing the competent quail
fcatiops for unmportsn Office but because the ee
Of discord which threatened the glorious Union
had been introduced He alluded TO the state OF feeling
existing among the people in the States and in their
legislatures He desired in the commencement Of his
portant question was to be made means Of securing
high place and power that far as he concerned,
when be had fulfilled the duty which had been as
signed him by his State, unsolicited his mission in
connection with public Affairs was closed and closed,
If his wishes prevail, for Mr. C. then TOOK up his
resolutions, and proceeded to remark upon them He
did not present this with the request that 1t
should be adopted precisely he had introduced It,
IL it was susceptible of which would make
II more acceptable, he hoped 1t would be made. His
object weuld be secured If by any means the great
question OF agitation might be settled and the inte
gritty OF the Union preserved The question must be
discussed in spirit Of concistop and settled In the
spirit of His object had been to present the
measure which In this spirit, would afford platform
upon which both fectiens OF the country could unite
The first resolution related to the admission Of Cali
fSrnia, with her constitution. into the Union MIR,
argument, to show that such course was the only
proper one. and that it involved NO concession on
the one ride or the other. The second resolution
called upon those who had set their hearts upon the
adoption Of the Wilmot provise-in view of the
danger which thrt atens the Union In consequence Of
the agitation of that for the sake Of peace
and good feeling to yield up that In return
He hal felt bound in the spirit Of mutual concession
to oer something in return for the surrender of this
favorite principle, or measure. He had proposed
therefore in return to declare tive truths which he
slavery longer exists in the territories ceded to the
United States by Mexco and second that in our CPL
He to inquire whether these we're truthssr
guing the Affirmative Of the proposition from the his
tory Of the negotiation Of the late treaty with Mexico
snd reasonable construction Of the operation the
constitution, and other conceded grounds. The An
ttitution Of slavery, in his opinion, presented two
entirely distinct groupds-slsvery within the States
and slavery without the States Congress had no
right to interfere with slavery in the States and II
interfere with the institution then bis voice would
be for war. Then he would feel that the South
bound to resist 80 unconstitutional and aggressive
. measure. with all the means which God or nature
had placed In their hands. He pictured the evils to
result from civil war arising from such state of
would receive NO sympathy from the world The next
question has Congress any power slavery
while q want Of control over the institution in
the States indisputabe, its control out of the
s h,.s H. 81 Least asosss.ois question; one upon
vhieh consequently NO matter no. s.ttsd should not
give s,s 20 III issl,ns and di'ISion Tn: position
drawn from the constitution, aud other sources
Among Illustrations the following suppose Con-
be derived from the ssls Of the public lands BY the
inhibition the Admission Of slavery into the terrific
power to sell either to introduce or prohibit that
institution He commended also, that Congress had
such control over the territories under the treaty
making power. All must admit that the power ex-
listed somewhere-that 1t could not be aunihilated
Mexico, certainly when she held the sovereignty Of
the newly acquired territories, had such power, and
having coded her sovereignty to the United states by
treaty this government Is vested with the power
TS To- s.y -nU a.. ssa
er over this subject In the Language the supreme
Court, II We have the right to acquire We have the
whether slavery likely to be introduced into
the new territories California herself had asserted
cliusse Of the remainder forbid any other view.
Why, then, these truths evident, as they must
De TO . large majority Of the Senate why should
they not be prepared TO them the world
he believed also that the sentiment Of the people Of
the whole country would now support the expression
had left their homes TO enter upon their duties here
their constituents did not know that California had
slavery; II that fact had been known prior Co the
exciting action OF various legislatures and sections
Who could believe that this agitation would have
reached the present crisis, The third and fourth
resolutions related to the question Of the boundaries
Of Texas. MIR. Cay considered this question ct
consideration for the reinq Of such title As
she may have, With view TO settle the perpexing
snt Of the great national question Of agitation He
then read to the Senate statement sho wing the
ees'ty for the establishment Of territorial govern
ment In New Mexico. and expressed the determine
tcn not to let the session Of Congress close without an
effort being made at least for the extension Of adequate
laws that territory for the protection people
lie not Of those who believe that the Supreme
Court should be left to decide all great questions
here were questions which ought not to to that
tribunal Whether this question OF the boundary Of
Texas was one Of them or not, he would not decide
He thought, however that 1t which Congress
under all the circumstances could ought to settle
Having concluded his argument relative the boun.
dary OF Texas and his advocacy OF the proposition
pay her adequate for the tritory TO be yield.
ed MP Go be appropriated to the payment of deot
contracted by the Republic Of Texas for which she
pledged the revenues dsrivable from customs MIR.
lay yielded 90 motion by Mr. Foote to postpone the
further consideration Of the subject until morrow
which vas agreed to
on motion Of Nr. M.seun, adjourned to o'clock.