The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-04-27
Exciting Debate in the Senate,

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Amer the transaction OF the morning busi.
ucz.. lhC Scuaie pIncccdcd 10 lhc cnusllclaz
ton uf Mr. Foote's motian 60 refer Mr. Bells
resolution 90 committee orihiriccu. Tho
pending question being upon Mr. Bontou'-
instructions To the committees, declaring hat
Congress has no power over slavery iu the
states, nor the internal slnvr trade; md ihut
Congress ought not &C. hiiuir-h rl1vrry IN the
District, nor "a the forts, nrscunls and dock.
yards oi lhc Ouilod States.
Mr. Clay moved to amend this proposition,
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Crowded. tina, the senate docs no, deem
It necessary to express en- udynuc". any opin.
ion. or TO give my distractions, either gene
riil ar sirrriiir, for ihr guidance ut the com
mitlcc.'
Mr. Benton F1id Il would be- remembered
that iho lirhl au4sHsltUs1.t pending. vas, ~
fact, NJ CLAWS own proposition. lac Mr. Ben.
tom having accepted !, on Mr. Clny's sucgc~-
ton, nud lu -plrll of compromise, II MIR
Clay now desired lu rrctd,, aud 10 t1ko back
entirely hi- own proposition, hc lNr Ben.
tom would withdraw The proposition, aud
throw irti---.!t L4cl upou Lie original propo-
stlon.
The original proposition being thu, with.
Mr. Benton then moved his original propo-
sidou, providing that the srlcci committee
shall not take into consideration the question
of slavery in tAn A.Al-, -,,,tf.tttrt -iavr
trade, slavery in The District Of Columbia, and
ia ~" dock.Nurds, unvy-ynrd-, aud arscual-
OF the United States.
Nc Clay thcu moved to ancud thi, umcud-
mcni, Toy substituting the proposition sub
-Iniltcd hy him lh,- morning.
A. ~
cation 81 the long delay In which the qucs.
ton Of the admission OF California had been
-1Aasi.lr aHl H!lss IL, -..,.ttt-
iug some action upon that subject duripg the
present week. lflc0 later than that The
committee who were TO convey Mr Calhuuu's
remains TO South Carolina would be absent
from the city, cuusiuE further DELAY of two
weeks, TO be followed by ~ many mofC a.
may he consumed IN the discussion which
would ccrioiuly then hc resumed, MS il were
ds moro. IN conclusion, lee moved, ns Il tesI
vote, that tho pending business ho laid upon
the table, with view of taking up the bill
for the admission Of California
Mir t'tUy in reply, charged Nh Benton win
being one OF the causes oftho delay to which
California was being subjected Let him
cease the useless opposition "a. tic pending
propostiou--let the Select Committee he
appointed, and let the Committee then take
up the California bill, without reference, TO
the action Oft Senate, and act upon it,
When ihnt bill should come up, he would
mot uhurrriuu tire ruurSr wtirt1 Tu- trur yHtrru=
dy indicn;edy hut would move to connect ,he
territorial bill with it.
Mr. Benton said the proposition of the SEN
ator was neither more nor less than that the
Jury should he sent out, and the gentlemen
remaining be then allow eel To argue the cause
As to tho charge of obstructiug the public
business, he had only to s0y that, conscious
of the integrity and reclludc OF his position,
he would never be deferred from the perior-
nance ofhis duty 10y such charges, His 30.
sttion was sustained by 90 years ofunvary-
ing Legislation. The Father of his Country,
himself three times sent his messages To
Congress in relation TO the admission 6fnew
States, under precisely similar circumstances
with those under which President Taylor had
sent his California message. Tennessee,
Kentucky and Vermont came in precisely NJ
Calitqtpig asks 20 come in. lte " AS not To
be scared of the track by tho charge of de
laying public business. lie would never fail
to resist, where he had the right to resist,
proposition which he believed TO be wrong
in principle.
NIr Douglas submitted few REMARKS in