The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-08-06


before the Senate for a man, such as am. ]
think am kindly tempered, and disposed to do
pleasant things to every body; but gentlemen
OF the compromising party, from the course
which have been compelled to pursue during
this session, have taken up,I am afraid, an opin-
ion that was not kindly disposed towards them,
and | now wish to give them a proof to the
contrary. Their vehicle is gone all but one
plank, and wish to save that plank for them,
| by way of doing homage to their work. The
omnibus is overturned, and all the passengers
spilled out but one. We have but Utah left
all gone but Utah 1t alone remains, and am
for saving ii as monument of the herculean
labors Of the immortal thirteen. | am for pass
ling Utah this instant, by way of showing hom-
age and respect for the committee.
j Mr. DAWSON i renew the motion to ad-
Ijourn !; and will say to the senator from Mis-
souri,, that wish to give to him an opportunity OF
having one night to look over this matter, and
perhaps he may have a dream on the subject, and
come here tomorrow prepared to demonstrate
more clearly the fact that he is good-tempercd
! gentleman.
Mr. BENTON. see best in the day time,
| sir. ,effE TH} h
Mr.. DAWSON renewed the motion to adj
journ.
The yeas and nays were ordered on the call of
Mr.. BADGER, and the question being then taken,
the motion to adjourn was negatived, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Bell, Berrien, Bright,
Clemens Cooper, Dawson, Dickinson, Ewing,
Felch, King, Morton, Pierce, Phelps, Pratt, Rusk,
Shields, Smith, Soule, Underwood, Whitcomb,
and Yulee--22.
i NAYs-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, -Barnwell,
i Benton, Bradbury, Butler, Cass, Chase Clarke,
! Davis of Massachusetts, Davis, of Mississippi,
Dayton, Dodge, Of Wisconsin, Dodge, of Iowa,
Douglas, Downs Foote, Greene, Hale, Hamlin,
Houston, Jones, Mason, Miller, Norris Sebastian,
Seward, Spruance, Sturgeon, Turney, Wales,
Walk r, and Winthrop--a3
Mr. ATCHISON. The question now, pre-
sumo, is on the amendment Of the Senator from
4 Illinois, to make the southern boundary of Utah
the thirty-seyenth parallel Of north latitude This
proposition, Iwould remind my Southern friends,
does better, far better for us, by thirty miles, or
halfa degree, than the Nashville Convention.
| Laughter. They ask for and say the South
will be satisfied with 36 deg. 80 min, and now
the liberal Senator from lli,.ois, proposes to
give us 30 miles more along the whole extent
of the southern boundary than our friends Mt
Nashville claim. therefore call on my South
ern friends to sustain this proposition
Mr.. BUTLER. That may be able to know
what it is, move an adjournment to consider it.
| There are considerations which induce me to
make the motion besides a consideration for the
Chair. Cries of "no, no." This is no less
| than proposition to carve out an empire !
The motion to adjourn was lost, a count being
had; Ayes %, noes 26.
| The question required on the amendment of
the Senator from Illinois to the boundary.
Mr.. HAMLIN. ask for the yeas and nays
The yeas and nays were not ordered.
Mr.. DAVIS, OF Mississippi. Before taking
thevote, wish to offer an amendment to change
the parallel 81 to the parallel SO. 80. know
| that my friends say the higher up the better;
but do not think so. do not perceive why
we, without some reason growing out of the
settlement of the country, should evade line
acquiesced in rs political line and the value of
which is something to me- | look beyond the
present question; | look beyond the territory to
be organized in the country south of this line,
and other gentlemen, think, look beyond it.
But whether they do or not, it will not prevent
me from doing So Why is this half degree to
be included in the territory South oft Simply
to raise the question against us, and on this half
degree all the way through. The Senator from
Illinois is willing, and it is but just, should
say Sc to take the line of SO. 80; and my own
Friends commit great error, say it in kindness,
the fruits of which they will find when they
come to organize the Territories South of it.
Mr.. ATCIIISON. AS | have duly enlisted
under the Southern banner, shall bow, in all
Difference to the opinion Of the distinguished
Senator from mississippi
guished. a.- @.. a.au..." -.. a".
Mr. ATCiISON. | am, therefore, willing, If
it is his desire, and the desire of Southern men,
to renqush them thirty miles, and | suppose
the senator from Illinois, nor any Northern
senator, will have no objection to it. / shall 90
for his amendment, then. ~ H.. ~
Mr. DOUGLAS. If it is the general wish,
and it will stop debate, will accept it.
4 Mr.. HALE. i wish to inquire if it is in order
for the senator to alter his motion except BY
unanimous consent, after the yeas and nays have
been ordered se..H ..#f S.
The PRESIDENT The amendments with
in the senator's control until a vote has been
taken on it. @5 -..-. ,..".s. ' ..
Mr. HALE | wish to say word as rea-
son why | shall vote against the amendment.
shall vote against SO. 80, because think there
is an implication in it. laughter Twill vote
for 81. or SO. either just as is convenient but
it is idle to shut our eyes to the fact that here is
an attempt in this bill will not say it is the
intention of the mover-to pledge this Senate
and Congress to the imaginary line of So. 80,
because there are some historical recollections
connectad with it in regard to this controversy
about slavery. will content myself with say
ing that never will, by vote or speech, admit or
submit to any thing that may bind the action of
our legislation here to make the parallel of So.
/ 80 the boundary line between slave and free ter
! ritory. And when say that, explain the rea-
son why go against the amendment.
/ Mr.. BUTLER | have never cared much
about So. 80, either one way or the other, but
certain gentlemen seem to have dread of every
thing which will recognise the rights of the
South. They have as much dread of it as San
cho Pancho had of the inn in which he had been
1 banketted.
The yeas and nays were ordered on the
amendment as modified, on the call of Mr..
| CHASE. ... @oa.
Mr.. BADGER. | desire to say that hope
we shall pass this bill just as it came from the
committee. as..a#fH ha.N #..
/ Mr.. FOOTE. rise to say that, having al
ways been So. 80 man, and having always thus
voted, and having, in my opinion, though not