New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-23

country end government AMI prOtecH'h 70 toe lt1'
ri,orss. Suppose, said Mr.. Clay, the measure
should b. PISSED hud Northern Senator'S should be
a.ked by their constituents why they did not pat
in the " imot Proviso, would Il not be SUN ;len.
auswer 20 say that they voted for the PfoViso out
fai ng 20 secure that and believing that the t1 2ct
and the law OF nature excluded slavery t1ey u'u
20, feel AZ liberty 10 vote against the whole mes-
snre which contained 80 much of good IN admitting
California and restoring peace to the country
Woud no, sucn ar ans yer satisfy every reasonable
man OF the North. After replying to some Remarks
OF Mr. Davis Of Mass in which ne alluded tothe DOM
nation of the cotton interests, DC Mr Clay alluded
~ the onnositou 70 the bill made by those whOsay
r. ,,snt the Constitution, and ask nothing else
heir error consisted in taking their own nterpre-
tation of the Constitution without paying any az
teption whatever 10 the honest Interpretation Of
those who differ from them. Did not persons
object 10 the bill because il admits California with
an inhibition of Slavery in her Constitution upon
the ground that the acceptance OF that Constitution
in voIved Congress in the act Of adopting the init
bitiop Of Ssvery-6id not such conduct on their
part confound truth and fasehood black and white
things totally different IN their nature and objects
What would the North secure by the passage OF
the blu They would secure the admission OF Cal
iforIa and the abolition Of the slave trade IN the
District. Were not these objects OF interest and
importance 70 TIE NOrthl What would the SO1th
CANT They would secure the settlement OF the
boundary OF Texas, suO thus secure large portion
Of Territory in dispute. They would be saved
from the imposition Of the Proviso by Congress,
and would be relieved from the agitation OF the
question Of Slavery in the District OF Columbia
The South would loose nothing OF aoy real value.
They could not overthrow the law Of God, which
In California and Northern Texas excludes Slavery
even If that whole country were left open 10
the institution. He ventured 70 predict that if
ali the territory claimed by Texas should re-
main, Texas, Thirty or fifty years hence,
there would lie no Slave State in that country, be-
cause the population settling in the extensive por
ton OF that territory not adapted TO Slave labor
would abolish the institution He also arg1ed
here the propriety Of submitting the disputed
boundary Of Ttxss 10 such a measure as this for
settlement. He further went into an argument %
show that Slavery, whenever 1t comes 10 contact
with the leI loci, yields TO that law. If this were
tue, then il was only necessary 10 show that the
local laws of Utah and New-Mexico, and Califor.
mia, excluded Slavery to show that it could
not be carried there under the Constitution of
United States. He understood that Constitution
according to the good old rules of go, which admit
OF no power not expressly delegated therein, or
necessary TO carry out such delegated power
Under that rule, where, he would ask did any man
lind bis authority to carry slaves to California :
1t could not be found. Again, if the line of So
were rum and Slavery by act of Congress admitted
to the south of that line, Congress would have
cCmmitted that very act Of usurpation which the
South complained Of for the principle was the
same, whether it be exercised in the inhibition or
Introduction of Slavery.
What would be the consequences Of the defeat
Of this measure. la the hrst place we might ex
peot two civil wars-one between Texas and New.
Mexico and another between Texas and the Uni.
ted States. 1t was well known that it was tn in.
tention OF the late Administration to repel any in
vssiOn Of New Mexico by Texas. He had no
doubt that the United States would come of vic.
torious in the contest if other parties stood aoof
nd the cOntest remained betWeen the Ssata NJ
Texas and the troops Of the United States. but
Texas would not be alone in such contest -
Many Southern States would flock to her stand
ard, believing they were fighting for Slave
Territory and Southern rights. There were
frsteTnal and commercial, as well as political ties,
which bind the country together, and he was
anxious that the former should not be severed by
collision between the people OF the Icommon coun-
try. Was it not important then that Congress
should, before It's present adjournment remove
this fruitful source of danger 1t had been said
that the adoption Of this measure would decrease
agitation, and help the cause OF aoolltiOlsm-
Who could believe this when he saw the abolition
lists opposing the measure They lived and breath
ed upon agitation. Would they then, when a
measure was presented which would furnish them
more Of this bread and air, not Hale it with
delight. Great laughter, in which Hale heartily
Joined After an eloquent and bitter denunca-
ron q the liberty patty, Mr. Clay declared
his firm conviction that II the bill should be passed
II would put ekUatOn 10 rest forever, because IL
would remove from the AbCltionis,s all their mate.
rial Their occupation would be gone without a
possibility of doubt. It's adoption too, would give
10Y and rejoicing 10 the whole country. IL would
be hailed with delight by the great body Of the
people, North and South he referred TO the
bounded and universal satisfaction which followed
the adoption Of the Missouri Compromise, aud de-
MED that the displeasure Of their constituents was
visited upon those Northern men who voted for it.
In proof OF this he mentioned the names Of two rep
resentstives Of those who were returned to the
suing Congress- and said there were others if he
had time to anne them. Like causes might be ex-
pected to produce like effects; and looking to the
history OF that day, and considering the additional
importance oil the question at issue, who shOuli
measure the joy aud rejoicing that would follow
the adoption OF this Compromise The contrasts
presented by the adoption or the rejection of this
measure was a seryie civil war 70 commence upon
the Lower Rio Or. nde and - extend
TO the Upper Rio Grande; or a restoration
Of harmony. This measure he considered a re-
union Of the Union. Let all, then throw aside per-
sonsl considerations, and act with reference to
their God and their country. He appealed to the
Senator'S from Virginia, Delaware and Rhode
Island 10 stand by him for the bill. What would
Delaware and Rhode Island be II this disunion
should comet They would be allowed 40 10 the
general deluge. What would be the Judgment
OF mankind upon us II Congress should adjourn
without doing anything to settle al these disturb
ing questions. What answer could they make 70
their constituents and their families when asked il
they had left the country safe, whether the torch
of civil war was to be applied They would stand
condemned in the eyes Of the world and OF
their conscionces. The fate Of the measure
was row in the hands Of some five or six
Senator whose votes were not as yet absolutely
certain on either side. Perhaps it would be de-
fested perhaps as chastise ment for our sins, the
rod OF Providence was still to be suspended over
us But if il wss defeated il would be a triumph
Of Aboltonism and Free Soism. Mr.. Clay con.
cluced with III eloquent sduratonin favor of peace
and harmony, and the Union.
Mr. BARSwEIL submitted few remarks in vim.
olcation Of Mr.. X Barnwel RheiL to whom Mr..
Clay had referred and also in eulovv of Sonth