The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-04
Ia CONGRESS- OF THE U. STATES
THURSDAY. AUGUST /. 1850.
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sENArE.
ADMISSION oY CALIFORNIA
Mr. PEARCE Mr. President am very 10th to in !.
trude upon the attention oil the Senate but the remarks
which have jalen from the senator from Kentucky,
be Indulgence OF the Senate for very brief period.
That senator has said that the amendment which offered
be Senate yesterday Was The direct cause Of ihedeest
Mr CLAY, tin his seat) The immediate cause
Mr. PEARCE The immediate cause. We'll, admit
thai defeat Of the bill subsequent 10 my amend-
smen and II the post hoo profer hoe arguments sound
one suppose may be charged with IT. But am not
wiling Thai the responsibility Of the defeat OF the bill
shall be laid at my door. unless justly chageable
and viii yindicale myself here and elsewhere, whoever
ma, attack twill be recollecled HAT 10 this bill
d. Introduced by the committee had given cordial us
senl though, cfhsls, slow fof admit that there
was considerable process oi nrdilaon on my part be
fore brought myself 10 yield u the unqualified support
which al last Was wiling 70 gise n But Il will be rec
which il was Tuesday last thai il was OF quite
different character 10 that presented BY the committee
thai The form the bill assumed after the amendment 0f the
senator from Georgia lMr. DAwsoNl was not what we
had been discussing for months, and to which similar
amendment had up TO thai time been offered that Il was
the bill which had engaged the attention OF the peo-
pie, and commanded the assent and appreciation, be-
lieye. Of the people Of The State which repre-
sent; but that the feature introduceA into the bill
BY the senator from Georgia was new feature.
which essentially altered the character OF the bill
II WAS one which limited the application OF the pow
OF the territorial government proposed BY the bill in
the beginning and coniended for throughout the whole o.
the discussion it limited il TO part OF the Territory OF
New Mexico, where there was population requiring
government while it left 10 that portion where there
population requiring government no other government
than the military government which the senator from
kentucky denounced here, or the jurisdiction Of Texas
Sir, that was point upon which was imm0vable
told the senator from Georgia, when he presented the
amendment, that would defeat the bill told the SEN
alor from Mississippi Mr. FooTE that If forced TO vote
should vote 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 or wrong was opposed on pfncl-
Mr. FOOTE Will The senator permit me
Dir. PEARCE. Certainly.
The PRESIDENT The Chair cannot permit any in.
erupon unless il is Tor an explanation, or to correct
Mr. FOOTE. understand that The Chair is little
TOO prompt rise because was alluded to- and with the
consent OF the senator from Maryland.
The @ PRESIDENT That does not alter the rules
Mr.. FOOTE | was expressly alluded 10, and rose
for the purpose OF explaining The matter concerning winch
the auson made, 10 prevent mIsconsiruction. Al
the interview to which the sesator alluded, supposed
that the incorporation Of this amendment in the
bill, and not the bill itself, in opposition 10 which the
informed me he would vote if he voted at all but
be magnanimous enough not TO vote at all II had
supposed that the incorporation OF this amendment into
the bill would induce him TO vote against IT, should cer
ainly have deemed i my duty to have counseed The
friends OF the bill and endeavored 10 obyiae the oblec-
ton .SEE
| Mr PEARCE. regret, then, that was not more
explicit with The senator from Mississippi, much so as
| was with the senator from Georgia, 10 whom said
that his amendment would defeat the bill. asl thought
that other besides would be lost 10 the bill II
the amendment was persisted in. mentioned tins, not
because il any part OF my duty to make this commn
ncaton to anybody, but part oil the system of candor
which was disposed to pursue in regard to IL. Now,
sir, that amendment having been introduced, and being
which could not subscribe to, and which, alter
nights reflection, resolved not 10 SUPPORT even II II en-.
dangered defeated the bill felt bound to make an ef-
tort restore the bill TO such shape as could vote Tor
+ made the effort yesterday in the only parliamentary
way known 10 me. manifested every disposition TO
carry the bIil-ihe bill reported by the committee, with
The amendments which had been attached TO IT, with the
exception Of The one which have mentioned and when
the Senate had stricken out that portion OF the bill which
moved 10 suike out IL they had not refused 10 reInser
what proposed with the amendment intended to be in
2, s q ns boSy Ind %
tain thai, the bill would have been carried.
II will be recollectsd that, upon offering my amend.
nent clearly stated my object. and pledged myself myself
would effect my purpose, regardless OF It's onmy sole
object being TO d The bill OF the obnoxious amendment
threatened its defeat Nogenteman in his place
ahd suggested any such modification. Is the deIeai OF
this b then, TO be charged upon more than upon the
,snaors from Texas Il they had given ihe.I asssn, to 70
bill would have been passed charge that here, and il
cannot be denied willing TO take my share Of the
e.Pon,loly. and. u u Justly cpe am willing 70 ake
have little too much candor and courage to wish TO
throw upon me the whole OF this responsibility do not
believe they do They chose to insist on proposition 10
which the majority OF the Senate did not choose 10 assen
and therefore the bill defeated Sir, lacted upon my
ludgmenlI hardly dare say my eonscsnfous judgment,
because believe, since the days OF Sir Pertinax Mac
Syeophan il has been held that "conscence' u an un
parliamentary word, for the use OF which member is
likely 10 be laughed at; but say, on my own Judgment
and responsibility. the representative o. Maryland
for is and my colleague who represent Mary land, and
nobody else and will not yield my privilege OF judgment
senator from Mary land 10 any one ese--on my own
responsibility the State OF Maryland. and my own
independent Judgment, pursued the course which did.
produced The defeat OF the bill, II n said but know.
too, that the senators iron Texas had thought proper
TO adopt the proposition offered, this would not have
been the result know 1t their privilege TO judge OF
the amendment they insisted much IL was mine
10 Judge of the one offered; but am no more 10 be
charged with defeating this bill Than they are, the
thirty three honorable SENATOR'S OF whom the
ether side o the chamber, who voted strike out on my
notion
Isaau be permitted 10 add iho the amendment of The
senator from Georgia carried, net BY rsns Of s
b bf bu portion of The frisnds Of bf, uaing nth
large number Of senators kgorn 10 DC opposed 10 e bill
The vcfss of csius snoors kn0vn 10 be opposed 10 the b
pers gtuen 10 A amsndsnf, besides the uofss Of The
TOR from Aioboma, [Mr KNc,l The senator from Georgia
tNr BERRHN, and the senator's from 1sras whose sup
port Of contingent, though they ieere onr
'ous 10 adjust The dispute 80 that not hall 4 those whe
poted for s amendment Of TIE snafsr from Georgia tcsr
decided friends Of the BILL
tempt 10 saddle one individual with the responsibility
and TO make him odous to the country, or 10 part
the country when there other gentlemen who shared
IN II, 70 say the least. say there others whose re-
ponsbiy 10 larger than mine, because the last with
the exception OF this amendment manifested every dis