The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-01-25
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WAsHINsToN, Jan. Z.

'uh' tHC pIhfT bfUcIa Uc su~p'IUtu, dUU tuHt
The several resolutions heretofore .frred
nigh, be taken up; they were simple resoIu-
,inn. Of inquiry aid could no, lead IN drbnte.
The rc>"Iuiinn unlimited on the 2i'h ul.
timo, by Mr.. Bradbury, calling up''" the Pre-.
sidrnl for ccpIes oi Charges preferred against
p Tsnns rrmnvcd from tlice.. was first IN OF.
der. aud was laid aver E.r the present.
The neat in order was the resolution Of.
lrieG IN The 27'h urimn, by Mr. Clemens,
calling upon the Pfe-iiem 10 cnm'nu"'ca,e
tn the Senate c'pies Of all cor-espu' d, nee
between the Government, and It's agents III
California touch ng the holding Of con.
v-uilon ln tha' place to frame u constitutions;
~helhrr any person had been appointed cNII
or military eosernor nf that t-iI,ioiy, aud
his compensation, aud 'ts date Of appoint
mSn'; VII thrr any person had been sc,i
there by the President or any of the depart.
mrnts, with instructions nr Authority r"oiga.
nze o State government and further that tie
state hI. reason for saling in his message
that III. people of New Mexico viii IA no
dis'an, period present themselves for admls.
sInn int" The Un"n."
/ Mr.. Dawson moved to amend by inserting
/ and The acts Of The late administration in
/ the same matter which amendment WAS &C.
cepled.
! Mr.. Miller hoped the resolution would be
allowed to lay over for few days lie was
opposed to the last clause, calling upon the
President To give his reasons for the stale
men; IN his message.
Mr.. Foote hoped the reques, would not be
accorded 10.
Mr.. Ciemen. would like action upon the
resolution now. lie hadno objection to strike
out the last clause.
Mr.. Rusk saw no reason why the clause
should be stricken out. The Information
asked for was important. There were great
questions III, olved in the matter. Ftom re.
ports in the papers aud otherwise, II had
been learned 'ha, tie people Of New Mexico
and California had Ly express direction oi
the President moved for admission into the
Union. The questions Of boundary between
Texas and those territories were unsettled
and the great question whether one btancl
Of the Government can by is direction urge
The people to rise against the authority Of q
sovereign State was involved in this issue.
Mr.. DougIas expressed desire tha, the
resolution leading to debate, might be allow.
ed 10 lay over.
MIR. Clemens said The resolution was row
before the Senate, and he intended TO have
a vote upon 1t if possible. The subject va.
one in which his constituents felt an inter
es! it had been specially called to his at
tention by the Governor of A abama The rt
was nolhng in the resolution to which Tho
Presden, could object. There was nothing
asked for by The resolution bot what should
have BEEN III the message but if The P,esi
dent had put in his message al that shuull
have been there, tins resolution would nol
now be on he table. The resolution had not
heen got up for partisan purposes. |, was
offered TO obtain information which his con
sstuenls desired. H. wished to have no dis
guises. They were told they should no
have the Wlmo' P,oviso forced upon then
aud he wished that Iha, provisn should ~,
he presented IN an indirect wav. II they
were obliged 10 take medicine in the shape
Il the Wiimm Proviso, very we'll but dom
take The u~d,cne and roll u in sugar candy
and ask u. to swallow it. Lei it cume open
". Would any Senator get up here and sa,
, that California would he ready to be admitted
into this Uuion if il had not been for tn,
slavery question! Wei. he was opposed t.
dung that iudirec ly which could no, ha,,
been done directly. He Intended M w,r o,
the President nor on the Wing party all h,
desired was to defend the rights of the South
5 The question on laytug the resolution u,
| The table was taken by ,ens aud NAYS. an,
tesulied-yens 30 nays 90; and the VICE
President voting IN the affirmative, the mo
Y ton vas adopted.
n Mr.. Douglas moved 10 postpone all othe
orders, and t~ke up the special order Of III,
day, hens Mr.. Cass's resolution, inouirin
into the exPrdiency of su-pendins d,pinma,l
= ,-la'lnns with Austria; which motion orc
Il vailed.
{ Mr.. Cass said Tint in his remarks fe,
: days ago, he had alluded to he dls,lnsulshe
;, gentleman from Kentucky who had d.partr
\ On foreign mission as late as the 22d DE-
. cember. lie now asc"rtained from an AT
q thentc source, that the departure Of iha
:, gentleman was not of his own motion, bu
: was required BY an imperative order of tn
) Government.
Mr.. Clay said the appeal made the othe
u day BY the Senator from Michigan tn him
:. aid in this proposition, entitled that Senate,
o together with the respect he bore him, an
the long acquaintance existing between then
to response. His worthy friend had c,
d pressed very confident expectation that
=. would succor and support him in this ma
ter.
T. Mr.. King asked the Senstor to give wa
IS to motion to adjourn. But
y MIR. Clay continued. The Senator e'
!, pressed very confidently an expectation III,
= he would supper. him in this measure. tt
IN Senator also expressed, in even still strong,
language, conhdeut expectation Ina, Il