The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-25

fallen. fany Northern man again proved treach-
erous TO the cause Of humanity and freedom, he
would do his best to PROSTATE him.
Mr.. COBB, of Alabama, asked Mr.. w. whether
he would ever vote for stakeholder.
Mr.. WILM0T in reply said-yes, if that slave
holder entertained sentiments in accordance with
his own. CA general laugh.)
Mr.. STANLY-For black swan!
Mr.. WILMOT, continuing, explained why he
was opposed to the extension Of slavery. He
considered the South to be too weak to resist for
eign or domestic foe the labor of the South being
such as to make it improper to trust weapons in
its hands. He looked forward for the arrival of
the day at which the South would Of her own
accord take measures to extirpate slavery from
her midst.
Mr.. w. then proceeded, making general anti
slavery speech. He held that the South called on
the North to unite in system Of conquest, to ac-
quire territory for the extension of slavery, in
order to do away with the disabilities and inequali
ties of nature operating against her. The way to
get freedom from agitation of the slavery ques-
ment from responsibility for their institutions.
He believed that Jefferson, Madison, and Henry,
il alive at this day, would stand with him on the
negro question. With the increase Of slave pro-
perry, the fanatcism for its interest had increased.
He denied that the friend of freedom was the
fanatic. The pro-savery advocate, rather, was
that man. He repeated, he repealed the asper
of Mr. RI alIad M "a
(" Friends of Freedom" [Bufaloites. -REP.l
He did not believe it possible that Congress
would adjourn without enacting the appropriation
bills But if they were acted on first, the Califor
mia State bill would get the go-by. He SO re-
garded it, and trusted that the country would see
from the vote of this morning, that there was no
longer firm, decided majority in favor Of admit
ing California alone.
Mr.. OLDS having obtained the floor, gave way
Mr.. McCLERNAND, who replied to the per-
sonal remarks of Mr.. WnMor.
He trusted that the committee would not under
stand him as admitting the truth Of what Mr.. w.
had said against himself He had not interrupted
him, as to have attempted this task would have
required him (Mr. McC.) to stop Mr.. w. in his
every other sentence. He then proceeded to
show that the positions of Mr.. WILMor were
but tissue Of misrepresentation. He held that
but for the opposition of Mr.. WLmor and those
acting with him, California would long since have
been admitted, in connection with the enactment
Of other measures. He, Mr.. W., had COMPOUNDED
national rights with the provisions of the Consti-
tuition. Though firmly in favor of mans natural
rights, he sustained them in subordination to the
Constitution he had sworn to support. All con-
stitutions were notifications Of natural rights
He should not seek to maintain the latter by as
saults on the constitutional rights of the South.
He denounced Mr.. WIS misrepresentation of his
position, and that of his constituents neither of
which, he held, were in favor Of slavery.
He next turned his attention to the portion of
Mr.. WmMor's speech, in which that gentleman
had claimed credit for being consistent Demo-
crat He (Mr. McC.) recolected the course Of
Mr.. w. in the Baltimore Convention, where,
having supported the nomination Of Cass, he
shortly afterwards came out the advocate of the
Abolition Convention Mt Buffalo, and its doings.
Mr.. McC. next went on to show that the great
noise made by Mr.. WMMor over the abolition
sentiment of Pennsylvania, was but for effect the
people of that State standing any where on this
question, but with Mr.. w. He held that il he,
Mr. W., and the faction acting with him, were
sincerely anxious to give government to Califor-
MIA, they would long since have joined those who
were in favor of her admission in connection
with the settlement Of the claims of petition in all
its branches. He then went on to show that the
purposes of Mr.. w. and those acting with him
were personal to themselves. They had sown
the seeds Of disunion in their efforts to advance
themselves, and the people would surely hold
them responsible for its fruits.
Mr.. OLDS then went on to address the COM
mittee, expressing his determination to press the
immediate admission of California, and delivering
a Democratic speech against the general measure
of the Wing party.
Mr.. BUTLER Of Pennsylvania, moved that the
committee do now rise, to enable him to offer
motion to fix period for the termination Of the
debate.
Mr. BURT, urged him to withdraw that motion,
to enable him (Mr. BURY to offer explanations of
certain amendments he was about to propose to
the Dill, In which ne WOulu speak slTlCtiy W Tic
bill alone
The question on the motion of the gentleman
from Pennsylvania being put, it was agreed to.
So the committee rose. When
z Mr. BAYLY offered the usual resolution to
close the debate on the West Point annual appro-
priation bill in five minutes after the House should
again go into Committee of the Whole on that
subject.
On motion of Mr.. KAUFMAN, this resolu-
ton was amended by striking out " five minutes, Z"
and inserting g half an hour" in order to enable
Mr.. BURT to explain his proposed amend
ment.
Z Mr.. KAUFMAN moved to suspend the rules
to go into Committee of the Whole on the state of
the Union.
An Intellectual motion to adjourn having next
been made, the motion Of Mr.. KAUFMAN pre-
vailed; when ~
Mr.. BOYD again taking the Chair,
Mr.. BURT caused to be read three amend
ments to the BILL which he had been instructed by
the Committee on Military Affairs to move as
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