Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-06-08
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1850.

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And then on motion the Senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1850.
Mr. TURNEY. Mr.. President my object is not so much
TO discuss the particular merits of the amendment it is
notice article relating myself and others who act with
me, which appeared in the Union of yesterday l. with
Others am arragned before the country as being opposed
this BILL upon the simple ground of the particular provision
which proposed by the Senator from Mississippi amend
But will read an extract of the article. 1t says:
alt is we'll known that the Clayton compromise received
the votes OF the strict Saterghts from the South in the
Senate and in the House Of Representatives that the Of
Southern politicians, without distinction OF party voted
against Mr. Stephens's motion lay the table thai in
the House OF Representatives but eight Southern sustain
ed that motiona OF them Whgsand that the South fully
and entirely sustained the compromise and denounced those
who aided the North in defeating traitors to her cause
That compromise passed to its third reading in the Sc
nate of the United States by the following VOTE We ask
ueular attention to the names recorded: :...
''The yeas Messrs. Atchison, Atherton, Benton
Berrien, Borand, Breese Bright Butler Calhoun Clayton,
Davis, Of Mississippi Dickinson, Douglas Downs Foote,
Hannegan Houston, Hunter Johnson OF Johnson
Of Louisiana Johnson, of Georgia, King Lewis Mangum,
Among the nays we see the of Messrs Baldwin,
Corwin Davis, of Massachusetts, Dayton Dix, Hale, and
Miles, the Van Buren Free-soer These consis-
tent How comes il then, that Messrs Borand Butler Da-
Wis Of Mississippi Hunter Mason, Tuney and Ynes vote
with them But anticipate and therefore we ask two
other questions. They .... ..-
al What propositions relative to slavery these gen.
uemen voting for in 1S4S and
80 What proposition relative to slavery is now pending
before the National Legislature
will answer these questions by stating the provisions
touching slavery in the Territories embodied in the
Clayton compromise and then, by stating the provisions
touching the subject embodied in the plan OF adjustment
Looking Clayton compromise which passed through
the Senate BY the vote we have given above we find the fol
therein established wit that the legislative power OF the
said Territories
justice said Territory which shall be repugnant to
this act inconsistent with the laws and constitution of the
United States. But law shall be passed respecting
establishment of religion, save nterer-
ing with the primary disposal of the soil and tax shall
imposed upon the property of the United States nor
shall the lands other property of nonresdens be taxed
higher than the lands other property residents All
laws shall be submitted the Congress of the United States
and, if disaPproyed, shall be null and void. /
such is the Clayton compromise, as far the slavery
question is concerned and for which the gentlemen whose
we have given recorded their about O'Clock A.
NJ on Thursday, July the 27th 1913. ,. ..
Let US now examine the provision touching slavery en-
soded in the proposed adjustment which of those
gentlemen now oppose with bitter yehemence 1t reads as
follows, applying to Utah and New Mexico:
.3nd be further enacted That the Legislative power
OF the Territory shall extend to all rghtul subjects OF egs
laon consistent with the constitution of the United States
and the provisions of this act but law shall be passed
interfering with the primary disposal Of the so nor in
spec 10 African slauy; shall be imposed upon the
property Of the United States shall the lands other
property of be taxed higher than the lands
other property of residents All the laws passed by the le
gsatiye assembly and governor shall be submitted the
Congress Of the United States and if fdapproved shall be
null and Of no effect H., -. l.
that have quoted from the Clayton compromise OF
and tell us the difference between hem far the question
slavery concerned We have compared them carefully
for the purpose of detecting discrepancy and after
ture delberaon nothing except that the Clayton
while the proposed adjustment forbds the Of any
law IN respect to african sarery' We must confess
qures better eyes, worse than to real differ
ence between the two provisions" .....
propose to show that hss allegation is papaby untrue
In fact so far the of my opposition concerned,
assert 1t to be positively untrue Although in favor of
the amendment proposed by the honorable Senator from Mis-
ssspP yet if that amendment should fail and other impor
tan amendments be made, will give my vote for the bill,
however important regard the amendment of the Senator
from Mississippi. .~n +.... ...
The editor Of the Union places himself before the country
sort OF hghprest Of the Democratic party, and proposes
TO read out OF certain members Of that party because they
choose obey his dctaon and because they
choose to think and act for themselves because they choose
to represent their constituents and represent Mr. Richie
In that article he has printed the what called the
Clayton compromise BILL which passed this body years
ago, and very correctly places my favor Of
And A~ then proponnds the n.erogatoy, What there
IN this bill in relation to the great question of slavery that
was not in the bill for which these gentlemen voted years
ago He then on, and attempts to show that the
os precisely the same, and that there in fact but the
difference Of word according to his account He pro-
feses TO give account from the record which shall show
before have ay,.r De palpably untrue What are the
deences them in point Of fact between this bill and the
for which voted, the Clayton compromise bill two
years ago Why, sir, that exclusively Territorial BILL
This is aTenitora bill and State b-a bill 10 admit State
well as to provide governments for the Territories The
former was nothing less than Territorial bill and
its only provision Territorial Governments for
the Territories OF Oregon, California and New Mexico
That bill was founded, in my judgment upon the nonnte
ference doctrine fully and completely and prevented the Ter
rea Government from legislang upon the subject Of
cudng slavery from the Territories leaving the rights Of the
Southern people dependant upon the constitutional laws of
the United States, upon which then and
perfectly willing to risk rights If we have constitu
tiona rights there in saying any thing about the
matter, have hopes Of justice the hands of the
North But have constitutional rights, desire that
they should be protected and given US. The Clayton
compromise bill did this 1t stood upon the nonntervenon
doctrine 1t provided speedy remedy for the adjustment OF
the question whether slavery should should not exist in
the Territories That bill left the matter the Supreme
Court and thus every right given by the constitution
completely secured to the South.
How is it in relation to the bill now before us For pro-
pose respond very briefly the nerrogaory put by the
woudbe high priest of the Democratic party. How does
this bill standi Why sir, there is provision for the
admission of State into the Unon and that State, too,
containing the identical territory to which the Clayton bill gave
Territorial Government, and embracing all the territory
which regard to be of much consequence Importance
with provision prohibiting slavery within the limits Of that
state But II that ALL the bill would be very
Objectionable But, further, what is the into the
support OF which Mr. Richie whip the Democratic
party In this body This bill includes territory enough
within the limits of the proposed State of California to
constitute at the lowest calculation three States
two Of them south of the Missouri compromise ne &c., 3V
And this, too when is proposed that this State Of Cali
ofns, with this immense boundary shall be admitted for
the purpose Of its remaining State no man contem-
plates such thing None believe that California to re-
main or all time to come State, with such immense
limits The friends OF the bill contemplate no such thing.
The chairman OF the committee that reported this bill has