Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-20

election She will have nothing do with the slavery ques
ion. There nothing in her constitution about slavery
cause she did not wish to have impede her admission into
he Union, but if the territorial to be added and
hose have the question OF slavery mixed up
with them then sha have question brought up py winch
The whole admission of California after being or sucn
length Of time may be lost in disagreement between the TWO
Houses Sir cannot be driven of the track by hearing II
urged that there is nothing in this proceeding injurious or
derogatoy California In my opinion It Is ooin injurious
and derogatoy injurious already IN the delay mas
in the conjunction which may make OF questions
which may result in disagreement between the TWO Houses
and by which may be lost We all remember the oregon
bill and the contest between the two Houses on that DILL
The honorable Senator from Kentucky says that may be-
come necessary introduce the previous question here
Whenever the Senate by resolve shall Introduce The previous
question here though shall struggle against the adoption Of
IT, as have done heretofore, to the utmos-fo 60 Tor fu
debate in this chambeyet, whenever the Senate adopts
the previous question: shall submit but until the Senate
adopts IT, will resist unauthorized and disguised execution
upon this body. Sir now have admitted that here Is
the previous question, in different form from that which
known to the parliamentary law that here IS the previous
question: intended off all amendments every thing 10
the world which the previous question contains except ne
form and except the rule Of the house which leads 70 IT,
is bastard rule, sueptousy introduced ana asemP
ed to be forced upon declaration that the senate VIII
not pass upon any amendment is the previous question:
sir and is revong and if it were any body else han
the eminent Senator from Kentucky who had proposed 10
should say that il was most unparliamentary mouon
But Mr. President this committee to 60 out for compro
mise Now what is compromise, and how long are such
things kept What the validity OF the compromise made
between the Senator from Kentucky and myself now long
was it inviolable offered set OF resolutions which
deemed good ones the Senator from Kentucky got up and
moved to have them amended by substituting another sell
did think his equal TO my own at all but IN spirit OF
compromise, and compromise accepted men, ana uia
what compromser ought do Immediately give up ms
own And yet what is the state of the case to-day lnoug
then that the Senator from Kentucky was going to vote Tor
his own amendment thought he was going TO accept he
compromise which he had made and yet to-day SIR ne flies
Jmopf he nOta
the whole of his aendmen which accepted the otner
evening in spirit concatory that 10 nave brought
us all to harmonious concaon Now, sir, we are going TO
have another compromise plan OF compromise with TINS ex
perience Of compromising before eyes. have great
faith in compromises at any time There are compromises
in the constitution they fundamental they are Perma
nen they obgatoy we are sworn to observe men, ana
those COMPROMISES wish gousy 10 keep But as Tor these
which like the compromises of lovers made one
evening be broken the next MORNINGS for these compo-
misses which have referred really after this
this would fragrant experience in the lace o. Inc oe
nate between myself and the Senator from Kentucky DO
think that the idea Of bringing compromise into TINS BODY
ought to be abandoned altogether.
Mr. President ask the ,nd nays upon this motion;
and if the Senator'S resouiionioT call nothing but
resoutiono the guidance and conduct Of the Senate shall
be adopted shall Immediately undertake to test IT. and TO
whether the rules in your book not in force which
allow Senators to offer instructions and we are entitled TO
upon this resolution and which canDt be LAID on
the table without carrying the whole subject with it.
The yeas and having been ordered the amendment
Of the Senator from Kentucky
Mr. DOUGLAS said feel inclined to vote for the amend
ent of the Senator from Kentucky, and will very briefly
give my for that My object in resisting the
pnnent Of the select committee get at the practical
question of the admission of California into the Unon
majority of the Senate has three different OCCASIONS by the
yeas and nays declared that the Senate in favor OF the
pontment of committee We authorized to infer from
these three test votes that that majority determined to
point this committee Sir if they determined upon II
they have right to the appointment Of committee hold
he IF max
the majority Of this body, give license to iachous oPpo-
son from the other side, in the manner that has been threat
ened in order 10 keep California out of the Union Will DO
act here elsewhere that shall be precedent that shall
be license opposition under the rules Of the body but
which only have the effect occasion delay by hwart-
ing the majority will sanction course OF proceedings
which may give that license hen California shall be put upon
her passage For this reason feel disposed to vote for the
amendment offered by the Senator from Kentucky and on the
ground by hm that cut off all amendments and lei
this mater to committee if there is majority to send
it there for them according to their discretion When
they opo there will be vote taken on these PROPOSE
ton whole, if it shall be upon their several pro-
positions if there shall be than Those who think
it wise separate the will have an opportunity then
of testing that course by the yeas and IN this bod
and they will then have opportunity of recording their
opinions upon the record depecate this course would
prefer the consideration Of the California State bill at once
and let the motion to unite be made here in the Senate but
if cannot have my way, will not delay the Senate BY
preventing the majority from having theirs. shall vote
cut off all these amendments in order that the committee may
be appointed once, if ii TO be appointed at all And
sir the remarks of the Senator from Missouri have relieved
doubt upon this point, when he informed US that there
suppose that this matter all cut and died
and aranged committee had been formed that the
had been agreed upon that tho whole matter had been
arranged and that bat 60 out and bring in the
verdict If that be ue it will take but very short time 10
get through with the farce and would rather laugh al the
farce than wrange and QUARREL and make tragedy instead
Of farce The objection urged by the Senator from Missouri
has convinced upon this ponthat had better submit
to the farce allow them out and to come in This Is
my opinion, but have this conclusion simply in
order tme and TO get the practical question: see
in proongng this controversy against the express will
of the majority Of the Senate speak for myself and for no
in order to put myself before the country in the light which
! wish to stand before constituents.
Mr. WEBSTER merely wish to suggest SIR, what
conceive be rreguay in the motion OF the honorable
Senator from Kentucky, hough he is competent to judge
of the order egulary Of proceeding as any gentle
in the country not sir, how this motion to raise
a committee be decided. have interest in 1t, because
am inclined to think that great benefit can now De de-
rived from it bat must say that do not think that the
motion of the honorable member from Kentucky Is IN Or
DER do think that il is motion that be received
and entertained by the Chair because think it is the direct
reversal Of one of the standing rules of the Senate Any
proposition may be made
Mr. FOOTE The honorable Senator from Massachusetts,
know, is not that this is res judicata.
The VICE PRESIDENT. Does the Senator from Mis-
sssippi rise to point of order
Mr.. FOOTE. do SIR know that the Senator from
Massachusetts, not in the house at the time, and am
sure he would the present Of discussion if
he knew that this point had been decided by the Chair al
ready.
Mr. WEBSTER. did not so understand it,
I'M he 0f order was rails