Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-27

cpe Of mutual and reciprocal corcesson upon the part Of tho
who made them Is there any coercion in this
than the passage of bill containing variety of provisions
Of which you approve and others of which you dE
prove Can il be sd upon the part of our Northern friends
because they have got the Wilmot poyso incorporate
in the territorial part Of the BILL that they coerced-wan
ing California they do, much-to vote for the BILL
they do vote for it Sir, they might have initiated the nobl
example of my friend Mr. CooPER) from that State upo
whose devotion this Union place OF my greatest
liapces f its preservation What the course OF m,
friend upon this subject of the Wilmot pro,iso He votes
for it and he could 90 back to his constituents and say
all of YOU could back and say constituents if yo,
chose do So "We wanted the Wiimot proviso in the bill
tried get in, but the majority of the Senate
against it." The question then up whether should
lose California which has got an ntedicton her consu
lior which, in point of value and DURATION worth thou
sand Wlmot povisoes induced as my honorable
friend would say, take the bill and the whole OF il together
although disappointed in with respect
The Wilmot proviso-o take it with whatever Of objection
able matter it may have in it, of the superior
amount of good contains"
is said Mr. President, that this 'somnibus as is
called contains too much. thank, from the bottom Of my
heart the enemy of the bill who gave il that denomination
The omnibus the vehicle of the people, of the Of the
people And this bill deserves the for another
that, with the exception Of the two bills which follow,
contains all that necessary give peace and quiet the
country 1t is said sometimes however that this omnibus
heavily reghed and that contains incongruous matter
shall repeat the argument which have addressed
heretofore, showing that according the British Paa
menary law but especially according the Congress
sona law, this bill is in conformity with practice in nnu
merabe instances But the csensble objection that
tans too much matter is not the real Do you believe
that the Senator who sits before me, (Mr BALDWIN, and
other Senators in this neghborhood if you would attach
the Terrtoriabs the Wmot proyso, would have the
iIcongruty Would not the Senator from Massachu-
(Mr DAvIs) have voted for the whole of this
gruous bill pleasure had only contained the Wro
provso II is that the bill has much in it il has
le according to the wishes OF its opponents and very
weight would break it down, am afraid, if he were put
there. Laughter This incongruous measure which has
already much matter has enough for the Senator
from Tennessee, (Mr. BELL He wants to put in it two
three States from Texas, Professionally upon the
of their becoming applicants for admission into the Union
No. sir it is not the variety of the matter- is not the in
congruity the ncompatibiy Of the and the bill
but it because the bill does contain enough satisfy
those who want the Wmo, it has been properly call
ed, placed in the omnibus.
Why Mr. President pcongruous as it may be supposed,
this has not half the nconguy of the eemenisofop
position to the bill Whieupon this part Of my subject allow
to argument delivered with all the triumph ef
conscious victory by the honorable Senator
the other day. He said he had gone certain APARTMENT
of this CAPITOL and there he had found my friend from Michi
gan (Mr CAss) and myself in close conversation and the
Senator from Mississippi (Mr. FooTE) with Senator
longer in his place. but Senator called by grateful
try responsible station, and who has left US only
this morning, (Mr WEBsTER.) might have inquired how
the Senator there. May ask to what keyhoe he ap-
piled his his eye-n what curtain he ensconced-
hear and perceive these astonishing circumstances which
he narrated with much compacency and selfsacton
Laughter Sir, have been repeated consultation with
my friend (Mr CAss for SO will call him. and he has
shown himself be the friend of the peace of his country
during the progress of this measure and also with other De-
mocratc friends upon this Repeatedly have been
consultation with them upon the subject of this blland the
amendments which have been proposed regret only that
consultations have not been and Of longer
duration. But how stands the matter with ,hem-with the
npf afe
the of California the Territories, the adjustment of
the boundary OF Texas the fugitive slave BILL and the bill for
aboshng the slave trade there is difference of opinion
between my Democratic friends whom have consulted anG
myself but there has been perfect union during ell
situations. Allow say that there solitary in
stance in which subject connected with party politics, upon
which might have heretofore differed the progress Of the
administration OF Government has been adyerted We
spoke of that which absorbed all Thoughts which
engrossed all hopes, which animated all snxie,es-
the subject of pacying if possible the distracted parts this
couny-a subject upon which, between there per-
feet coincidence of opinion
Bot how does he matter stand with the who are
united against this measure Why, they extremes upon
this very measure and upon this very subject of slavery
Upon tie vey subject under consideration there among
them union OF sentiment, coincidence of opinion In
meetings upon this subject consultations Demo
and Wings conveyed and consulted together. They
threw aside, not gernane and unworthy of their
deraon all the agtatIng party politics OF the day aud
venture that in those meetings between Democratic
opinion upon the only subject that brought together II
not utterly Mistaken there such union and cnnc
dence OF opinion between the opponents of this BILL who up
the very subject OF slavery which relates wide
apart the north and south poles Some of the opponents
this bill have had quite frequent consultation its friends
Whether the Senator me, from New Hampshire (Mr
HALE was present or not am not able to say. do not
recoect to have heard that he of them but L
Mr.. BUTLER, Gnterposing.) hope that the Senator
The PRESIDENT Does the Senator from Kentucky
yield the floor
Mr.. CLAY. No, sir, unless it is for an explanation
Mr.. BUTLER. only wish to know OF meeting of
The particular kind auded to- any thing that Sort
where these incongruous elements have met together
Mr.. CLAY, (resumng | was going to exonerae you
from the association, and only wish could separate you
upon the final vote. Laughter am afraid shall find
you then together Whose eyes have witnessed the
suaons between the of this chamber from day
day The eyes OF every discerning Senator must have
tced it. Butwhether in the consultation between these ultra
gentlemen from the South there any mixture of the abo
lton element winch IS not was about to remark
that could not have heard indeed that the Sc
from New Hampshire (Mr. HALEY was present. But
if he absent and those others about upon the final
question with OF friends upon the other sde there
doubt the TACT from what have heard, tha. the
ultaons OF some OF the opponents of the bill quite
frequent any which have taken place between the friends
of the bill.
Senator; but desire Of the opponents Of this bill
this sde OF the chamber to discsm all knowledge either
direct indirect of any such meeting for consultation upon
this sub ect.
Mr.. CLAY. Does the Senator DENY all consultation
Mr. DAYTON have no knowledge of any,
Mr.. CLAY. alluded more particularly to some Senators
whose constitutions have heard have been very
frequent. but j, assert il as a fact.
Mr.. MASON. ! would ask the Senator, yhen he audes
Southern Senator'S o whom one if he would be good