The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-04-14


| teenth mas 70 be- Harry Olsy-said committee 70
| port by bii otherwise.
The object Of the oommsses b general osupronise
l. The admlssien Of California
= Ierrisos:i soveInmsnss for % vssn .. psseFeS
The settlement Of the Texas boundary, ~ the pur
| chase OF the disputed territory.
The division OF the state OF Texas 50 as 70 Pro
vide for the admission OF one two or moro slave States
Such bi IL u believed Will pass the Senate, and
The immediate section pending was BY Mr. Baldwin,
California nom the commistss And this Is the exact
ground Of Col Bentou-that California must como BY
when the subject was taken up benton had pro-
dgous pile Of books arrayed upon his deck which had
every ominoa: appearance IL had the apeeArancs OF
hard fight was pretty evident from the count OF
and that California would be referred to IL with
| territories.
The question was called for when
Dir. Benton took the floor and his authori-
ties showing that for sixty years State had been
admitted into the Union, mixed up with tho settle
| ment OF any other question The oompounding in
this would be indignlty to California, she
having washed her hands Of the whole Of this vexed
| Mr. Dickinson said unless tho vote could be taken
he would move TO into the consideration Of the bill
Mr. Clay would only take Ave minutes, and replied
briefly to the objections Of Mr. Benton and could not
| see the indjgnity.
Mr. Benton reioincd, insisting that the mixing up
OF California with the slavery question, Of which she
had washed her hands injury to her by delaying
her admission and ndigny in associatin9 her with
thing of which she had washed her hands.
Mr. Dayton followed strongly with the same views.
hr Hing replied urging the necessity OF some re-
spect for the general sentiment Of the Southern States
III these territories 60 this session the hazards Of
| . settlement will become infinitely more dangerous
and alarming.
With some words between Mr.. Douglass and Mr.
Poote the former moved to lay this committee on the
| table, but withdrew 1t, in order to hear
ExrLAsArioS WEBSTER.
Mr. Webster rose, and dead silence prevailed
a general suspicion that his exact standing was
somewhat complex and prcmiscuous but no made IL
perfectly clear, lie was willing to try tina experiment
Of this commtte for a compound bill lie shonld vote
for it but he did not desire that il should be inferred
that he intended to vote for the admission Of California
in connection with any other subject whatever lie
thought, however, that It all the same, whether
the subject referred not-the Senate stil
| free to decide.
Messrs Pootc and Hale continued the disc usson on
the particular version of the instructions
Mr. Foote modified his motion. to strike out scheme
OF compromise" In the instructions and insert plan
| of Adjustment
Mr Benton, in reply to NJ. Webster urged that the
sending Of California with these other subjects
committee, in manner tied up the senate, and COM
mited it to the duty Of confirming their report That
was the difficulty lie could consent to the traf
ticking trading of California into tho Union. This
mixing her up with slavery looked like the inaic.ion
sion Of slavery from her borders.
Mr. King required IT. and
Mr.. Benton explained that he intended nothing Of
f.nsive.
Mr.. Douglass moved to lay the motion for the oom-
mittee upon the table: Test vote:Ayes 20; noes, IS
Rsrrian of a"rg,s anu snd 1o.so ns
vacancy.
~ 49,, ,i mn .uo ~, ,y.a as""v , y,ns snr i1o
diana; Dickinson, of New York; Cass OF Michigan;
DsIswars ~ ay s,ats coon. Ran,on as ,b on
senator from slave State who voted for laying the
MIR Brnsbury desnsl his no.,tor "a he In scoord.
. i.n ~ "ns. ... ".s Poe,.ou W oe IN scooru
snee with his Instructions to exclude slavery from ths
| Mr. pen,on gave potca 81 ano,hsyy smendm.,,
| ,a,na s, ~ 49, s,, LII. ~ auo'nea nv - ~
.h;s sua,ns rom '"' eonn'ec any cohsuefa''on OF 'ns
| n az s,.,.rv A., A.. a,.....
2 on the slave trade hst w.., An. st.,.s.
~ vs ~ -, ,hs n,,r;, 20 csih am1 n'cs yarus'
And tina, m. 90 he ;ns,rrrsaJ 10 ,ct ,nor NJ
question connected with slavery unless AZ sSsu be
eonyerss,ion followed on th. version Of poo,s,, In
structions: sfter which he agreed 10 w,hdrav them
and p,o.6cd MA motion so ma siu pIv to m.hs ref.r
cnce OF Mr. Claws re.outions md Mr. HeIi. rs~alu.
tions TO the PROPOSED Committee Of thirteen without
| any Instructions whatever
| Nr Beptou here moved the ssoresn IA amendmeut
and ma ade ,peecb upon H. and the several items In
~rss, as.1 aa .nrn,ea ri. .,.rsrr sgss.,'nn
Mr.. Mangum thought those four o.itons clear
they needed no reference and appealed rather indig.
| nsntlv that the senate vote them down
Mr. Ciny moved A mod alton of the four propo-i-
tons Of Ben,on's motion. and explained it
Gen cass appealed that the Senator from Kentucky
teal application 10 the object Of the committee
| Mr. benton insistsd upon the propri.tv OF a vote
upon the four portAn, questions which he had moved
eonfu-ion into which the susjeet was running h.
sI%ss,,on oS S.liforrs VIZ" '"' '''' TOT '"'
| Mr. Vootr erplnined that amer the eommtte. vss
sppointsd the senate could 10 into the CnlIfornIa
Iii They would take Il up to- norrov II thsv pleased
Mr. Bu,l.r said that "a fornia was strong enough 10
@,,d rhs I Vl the " eontse Is o" what. tbs a.s Of
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