Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-03


take his seat He il not In order. e- -
Mr.. WALKER. do not, by any hing that shall nou
wish to encourage applause in the galleries but sir
NIT me to say that gives me much pleasure to hear suci
sentiments those which have fallen from the Senate
from Kentucky applsuded any where.
The PRESIDENT. The Senator from Wisconsin l. ON
of order he must take his seat.
Mr.. CLAY. Mr.. President, have done ALL and au
still willing to do all that is in the power of 70 do 10 ac
commodae the differences of the country. Sir have moi
been attached any given mode of settling the troubles and
restoring contentment to the county, willing 10 take
these measures together unitedy, and willing to see
them pass separately and distinctly hope that they may
be passed without the odous poviso which has created such
sensation in some parts Of the Union But whether they
passed not il resistance is attempted by any State
the people Of any State, shall lift my voice. my heart and
my in the support of the authority of the Gov
ernment Of my county Nor sir, apprehensive of the
result
Sir hear that blood is to be spilled hope from the
bottom of my soul it will be spilled But sir il
should be spilled who will be chargeabe with the euson Of
blood Sir, it will be those who attempt PROSTATE the
general authority that single State il there should be one
the people Of any State who may attempt raise the stan
dad Of rebellion and destroy this Union. IF that occurs
will be among the last who will give up the effort
maintain the Union in its entirety and its full and vigorous
authority and power Ah sir these threats not SO alarm
ing dangerous gentlemen may indulge their maginaons
in supposng. We have had Of that kind in our
history When Washington President sixty years
ago, the standard Of nsuecon raised in the western
part of Pennsylvania. Part Of the army Of the United States
moved forward for the purpose Of subdung it. There was
little blood she'd believe the house Of Col Neville
but the insurgents them dsunionsts and traitors always
will fed from the approach Of the flag Of the Union support
ed by the authority and counenance Of the father Union
Mr. President my worthy friend who sits near me (Mr
DAwsos) has adversd to language in resolution
which offered in the early part Of the session. implying
Willingness my part to crcnmscbe the limits Of Cafor-
na Mr. President have already stated you and to the
Senate that at the time when that resolution proposed
v1da hosr
convention of Caona provision made that Congress
should alter amend the boundary according its impress
sion Of what might be just. find, however, that was
mistaken will say now that the words suitable limits
implying nothing particularly, introduced in order al
low to the Senate and the country discretion be applied
to the whole subject and exercise such judgment upon
the whole subject might be deemed proper. It not
restriction ntimated necessary to be adopted California
was to be admitted with suitable boundaries Now say
that under all the circumstances of the case, considering
what proposed and what offered and
dering what would have been done, say, under all the
OF the the boundaries not large
and feeling SO, am constrained, unwngy constrained
vote against the amendment of the honorable Senator from
Mississippi.
Mr.. PEARCE. Mr.. President, am very 10th to ntrude
upon the attention of the Senate but the remarks which
have fallen from the Senator from Kentucky while concur
in much that be has sad oblge me to ask the indulgence
the Senate for very brief period That Senator has said
that the amendment which offered the Senate yesterday
was the direct cause of the defeat of the bill.
Mr.. CLAY, Tin his seat The immediate cause.
Mr.. PEARCE. The immediate cause. Well, I admit
that the defeat of the bill subsequent my amendment
if on that account can be justly chageabe with it. But
am not willing that the responsibility Of the defeat of the
bill should be charged upon without being Justly chargea-
be though i'll am to take the whole responsibility will
vndcate here and elsewhere, whoever may attack me- II
will be recoleced that to this bill introduced by the
mitee, had given cordial assent though perhaps slow
one; for admit that there considerable process of ed
taon on my part before brought myself to give it the
qualhed support which at last was willing to give it. But
it will be recoected that the bill defeated yesterday not
the bill which Tuesday last; that was Of quite
different character that presented by the committees that
the form the bill assumed after the amendment the Senator
from Georgia, (Mr DAwsoS, not what we had been
discussing fr months and which no similar amendment
had, up to that tme been offered that il the bill
which had engaged the attention Of the people and
manded the assent and appreciation, believe of the
people OF the State which represent; but that the feature
introduced into the bill by the Senator from Georgia was
feature and that it essentially affected the character
the bill. II which limited the application of the
power OF the Territorial government proposed by the bill in
the beginning and conended for throughout the whole Of
the discussion; limited 1t to part of the Territory Of
New Mexico, where there population requiring
ernment while it left to that portion where there popua-
ton requiring government other government than the
military government which had been denounced here or the
jurisdiction Of Texas. Sir, that point upon which
was mmovable. told the Senator from Georgia. wien he
presented the amendment, that would defeat the BILL
told the Senator from Mississippi Mr. FoorE that forced
to vote, should against it. was taken by surprise
by the introduction of the amendment but did not take
the friends Of the bill by SURPRISE for warned them Of my
opposition, right wrong was opposed princple-
Mr.. FOOTE. Will the Senator permit me
Mr.. PEARCE. Certainly.
The PRESIDENT. The Chair cannot permit any in
terupon unless it is for explanation correct
mis-statement.
Mr.. FOOTE. understand that. The Chair is little too
prompt rise because alluded 10, and with the con-
sent of the Senator from Maryland
The PRESIDENT. That does not alter the rules
Mr.. FOOTE. was expressly alluded TO- and rose for
the purpose OF explaining the matter concerning which the
alusion made, to prevent msconstruction. At the
interview to which the Senator alluded supposed that it
the incorporation of this amendment in the BILL and not
the bill ITSELF in opposition to which the Senator informed
he would vote if he voted all but he was magnani-
incorporation of this amendment into the bill would induce
him to vote against it. should certainly have deemed it my
duty have counseed the friends Of the bill and endeavored
TO obviate the objection.
Mr.. PEARCE Iregre then, that was not more explicit
with the Senator from Mississippi, much SO as was with
men would defeat the BILL thought that other votes be-
sides mine would be lost to the bill if the amendment was
persisted in mentioned this not because was any part
of duty to make this communication any body but
part of the system Of candor which disposed TO
in regard to it. Now, sir that amendment having been in
roduced and being which could not subscribe to- and
which, after nights reflection, resolved support even
il endangered defeated the BILL felt bound 10 make an
effort TO restore the bill 10 such shape could for
made the effort yesterday in the only parliamentary way
known 10 me- | manifested disposition to carry the bill
The bill reported by the committee with the amendments
which bad been attached TO il, with the pton Of the one
which have mentioned and when the Senate had stricken
out that portion Of the bill which moved to strike out if
hey had not refused to reinser what proposed with the
amendment intended to be in the place of the o The