The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-06-19
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!. - ses SO ,sssross Iutse
\. SAr, ne bdrerg fiS nm. vs.
tion TO ppsipoae Tie adjastsae rt bli. ;u
order 10 afford an opportunity for: f,,,ibat
amendments. The motion wo,,id hass
been lost. Mr. Dayton's speech III sso
days, against tho bill, was able aid zsal.
Gus, and Mf. Foote intipia,ed that RI y.om,d
De appreciated at the other end OF .fta nye.
nue. and was well entitled to reward. The
a'lusion c' MIR. Foote was to fIie general
suPPoshion that Mr. Dayton is q candidate
Ior executive favor of some sort. Mr.
Dayton is certainly the only Senator Who
has yet given any efficient support 10 ths
Presidents plan--tliat 10 to admit Salilnr.
MIA and to leave New Mexico under 4 NH.
ltary government until SHE presents I,sr.
self for admission al State. -
Several amendments wefe offered vea.
terday to thesssction which relates "a lie
boundaries OF Texas, but. after much fI;s.
cnssion, they were rejected. "A motion. 81
Mr.. Iurney,siG now pending, to atrike ont
the whole section relative TO Texas, on l6,
ground that Congress has no powe. 10
buy The territoryo of a State, and that sio
effect OF the measure viii he TO cobyert
slaVeholding territory into free soii. Nv.
Foote'S anawer 10 bIr. T'urIs.v ,sax tl,s.
. . Aea ho itHut 10 fOttE, sDTfltDfy
from State, then he (Mr. Foltel ,pasi NJ,
emitted TO seat here, for the TERRITORY of
Mississlppi "a was purchased by the iJtIted
states Government from The State of
Georgia /; as to the other point, he said the /
was invited to greinauish fer claim. ,,,sa' wsa
not fixed by this bill. 1T was ssagehoH-
ing it would remain so, and, If Il MN frse
soil, it would so remain.
In the course OF the debate, ar gbielda
gave melancholy picture of the c,esiitio,
Of the people Of New Mexico. and Icsain,si
for them the protection Of tbia .oss,n'
ment, Under the obligations OF the treaty i,
with Mexico. They were, he sais. nsg +.
.lccted by the Government of NIsT;cSS.si
when under it, but were much worre tF
under the United States Government lIIe
described them as being mostly Puebls
Indians very mild, amiabIe, and iEoffsn.
sive and partially civilized christian race.
They were surrounded by tribes of fierce
and warlike wild Indians, who murdered
them or carried them off into CAPTIVITY
He, Mr.. Shields, had seen along the banks
Of the Rio Grande the evidence Of the cru.
ell treatment they snffared-often seeing
their bones bleaching near the little stock.
adcs, where they had made their last
stand. They were in great dread or the
Texans, and would not thrive, under tbcir
government. So An TO the white people they
haa seen, they either soldiers or tra-
ders-,he Iormer OF whon1p 1pIaRdered. while
the latter cheated them. The few Aineri.
cans, who have .aettIcd ifs New Mexico, az
it appears from Gen. Henstoi,'s rernarks,
have gone there 10 cheat these Puebiauos.
On the whole, the country is mol much
to be congratulated upon the acquisition Of
New Mexico, and still less upon the pros.
pect Of the accession, TO The Union, of a
State whose people are described as being
more degraded and less capable lof self
government than our African slarcs. IS
According to Bfr. Clay. and the Commit
tee OF Thirteen. the question OF tho exist
ence of slavery in Now Mexico ID to bsg
settled by the le1 lpci. But Gem shields
remarked that wc kli,e,s yer tse u at,s5ilt
ilie i9cns, and as 10 ti,a sas, I'll, :.
v,.r sitsy iliing De il iii Al sg.si.$
afr. goriai,d. oi 81 !, si
f,eiied 10 leave The On 90. isss;
without pairing off. So tiaere VII BE ctle
vote iess against the bill.
WASHINGTON, June III.
2 have never witnessed, during loIor
acquaintance with Congressional proceed.
ings, a worse fc,iing, on the ;>aa5t Of both
houses, than was displayed Yesterday.
Personal and sectional feeling went .sa
pitch that is unfavorable to any thing likes
deliberate and calm legislation. am sos
~ 10 say that members, generally, paricok
OF the excitement that prevailed. do no,
Enow that there was any particular reason
for 1t, except hot weather, and exhausted
patience; nor is there any thing in II, with
one serious exception, that gives cause for
alarm. 3F
To begin with the most prominent and
most serious matter, must mention Mr.
Stewards remarks in the Senate. DeIiY-
cred in acalm and unimpassioned manner,
and bearing the impress of mature delibe-
ration, his comments produced a profound
impression. His reproaches of the Com.
mtteo of Thirteen, and their efforts to
bring about an adjustment of pending diff.
cultles, were deeply felt by Mr.. CLAY. and
those acting with him. But, in regard to
the Texas question, he took position that
was dangerous and alarming in the present
state OF the controversy between Texas
and New Mexico. He took the ground
that the general government should inter-
ferc and restrain Texas, or. in other words.
that in the conflict that will ensue between
them, the federal arm should settle The
question against Texas. Mr.. Foote de-
ciared that this was worse than DIR. Sew
ards higher law" doctrine or the male
dlctions of Horace Mann, If a drop of
Texan blood was she'd in this controversy,
the whole South would, he said, rush 10
arms. He even intipated that it was the
purpose of some individuals to produce
conflict, upon that point and TO erec, a
separate government, North of Mason &,
Dixon's line. General Houston spoke in
very calm tone, and in reply TO Mr. Day.
tons menace that, If Texas proceeded 10
assert her claim over New Mexico, she
"wouid find lion in her PATH All thiR
was subsequent 10 Mr.. Webster'g lucid
and iorclble argument in reply TO Mr Day.
ton, and in favor OF the proposition to Tex.
as-in which Mr.. Webster completely de.
molished MI that was of argument or s.ateg
mcnt in MIR. Dayton's harangue on this
point.
Dir. Clay, who had, as he said, dragged
his wcaried and enfeebled limbs 10 the
Capitol. in the hope that the Senate would