The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-11-28

line, and he tMr FooTE) had gone around among
Southern Senators, and consulted with them on
this point. He was proud to have the concurrence
of Mr.. King, man who experienced in the
councils of the nation, patriot, who above all
party considerations. Mr.. Clemens authorized him
to say yea for him in caucus on the question of IS
30. Mr.. Soul6 declined the proposition with con-
siderable hauteur. Several others also declined,
while others appeared TO waver, and the matter
remained in suspense When the question came
up in the Senate, Mr.. Sebastian, of Arkansas, did
not vote at ALL full history of the matter should
be written and given to the people of the Union,
and continued tMr F ) il the task is not soon I'M
deraken by some ADLER mind, shall do it myself.
Washington was full of dsunionists during the
last session of Congress. They did not dare
openly to avow their sentiments, but they refused
all compromise. They used fair language, but
manifested spirit hostile to all adjustment from
the beginning OF the session. Some were honest
in the conviction, that the time had come when the
South could not obtain justice from the North, and
that secession was inevitable, but there others
who did not act from motives as pure. He was
sorry to find that the same language used by the
real disunionists at Washington, was used by
of the leading men, and some of the prints of
this city
Mr.. FooTE said he would not enter into all the
particulars OF the of the session, but
he would mention the Southern address, OF which
Mr.. Calhoun was the author, and which originated
| the Mississippi Convention. He the Speaker
and the Southern Senators generally signed that
address. Mr.. Calhoun afterwards stated that 1t
was deemed expedient to have the convention held
in Mississippi, instead of South Carolina, in conse-
quence of the notification business which had pre-
viousy occurred in that State. In that convention
not word about disunon was breathed. Some
agitators had been disposed to the proceedings Of
this convention for disunion purposes, but he had
told them in his place in the Senate, that Misss-
sippi was not to be relied upon in any scheme for
disunion.
At the commencement of the session, he (the
Speaker consulted Mr.. Calhoun in regard to the
admission of California, the Texas question, etc.
and Mr.. C, thought that no plan of adjustment
could be agreed upon. He said that Northern mer
would never consent to any thing like the origina
compact which admitted Texas, which must even
tually give to the South four additional slave states
Mr.. Calhoun unwilling to introduce Com
promise Bill, as he said that no Southern man coulC
do it without disgrace He said that anne ndment
must be made, so that there should be two Presi
dents, with double veto power, and that eacl
should have the command of the army and navy Q
their respective confederacies. In case this wa
not conceded, he maintained that the Union mus
be dissolved He declared that the South coul
get no constitutional guarantees.
| He (Mr. FooTE) took ground in the Senat
against Mr.. Calhoun, and was accused of misre
presenting his speech Mr. F. said he knew
| others who took grounds similar to those of Ca
houn, and that this scheme of dsunion originate
| eight months ago. 1t had been developed in Mis-
sissippi and South Carolina, of which proof wa
afforded in the late message of the Governor of tn
former State. He did not mean to assail the memor
of Mr.. Calhoun. Far from it. On the contrary
when it had been assaulted by "that monster of in
guilty. Thomas H. Benton, he had defended it an
involved himself in the most serious personal diff
Guilty of his life.
We saw, continued Mr. F., that dissolution We
coming on, and we determined to admit Californi
with all her boundaries, and we did not think Il
South materially injured by the admission. I'll
two California Senators have on all questions
slavery voted with the South. Allow it to be tru
that California would have been a slave Stat
Was slavery ever introduced into any State by Law
Climate and soil would bring it. Slavery was il
troduced into Texas in spite of law. If the china
and soil of California are adapted TO slavery, Il
institution will be introduced. II is said that SLAVE
in California produce large profit to their master
and if such be the case, they will be taken Their
The people of that State will appreciate this gre
> advantage and make laws accordingly. Indee
/ continued the Speaker, there is more slavery
l California already than many people know Of +
was great admirer of the people of Californi
, They had withstood trials and temptations and s
cal laws and organization had sprung up amor
them which stamped them as patriots and love
of their country.
In regard to the New Mexico and Entah bill
he had some remarks to make. Every Souther
Senator had voted for the latter bill. They we
nearly alike, but in the New Mexico bill, in pa
licular, more had been granted than the South e
pected, and that was the important principle
non-intervention. But yet, it had been said tn
this bill would not do, and it had been denouuc,
: because the celebrated provisions of Toombs al
Stephens were not incorporated in it. The m,
who made this objection, and denounced the bi
s united in defeating the Compromise, and afte
t wards denounced the non-interventon platform.
l. Mr.. F. said he had a few remarks to make
o what had been said by his friend Gen. Downs in
Il gard to New Mexico. The line of $500 W
South of large portion of the population of Texs
n who were not familiar with our institutions, a
1t who would not probably be in favor of slavery.
e had heard in Texas that general scheme of ema
cipation was apprehended without the aid of t
New Mexican laws, and that the accumulat
70 German population were supposed to be in fay
of this scheme. The tide of emigration fowl
' into Texas showed that something had been do
u for her. The terms Of compromise with her wor
= pay her debt and leave surplus of So ,00O, 900
y Internal improvements, thus relieving her citize
u from burdensome taxation. The rapid peopling
- Texas would provide for the erection of four ed
"A tional slave States and the equilibrium ideas
\ Mr. Calhoun fully realized.
= All question about slavery in Texas had be
ra settled. The line of Do degrees North latitu
"A had been fixed upon, and the extension of slave
m allowed to the extreme limit This was liberal
as the part of the North
n Mr.. FooTE made few remarks on the Distr
10 of Columbia Bill, and then came to the Fugit
ID Slave Bill. He said he had asserted in many
is his speeches that the President would carry {
M this law and he thanked Heaven that his asse ritz
had proved correct.
IN The Attorney General had given his opinion
Il. favor OF the ConsttutiOnality of the law, and
Or would be executed. Mr. Fillmore had advised
is passage long before it was passed. Indeed it /
t been urged by the North on the South, and Sou
he ern Senators had received it with reluctance
of had almost been forced upon them. He (Mr.
~ was advised to go to Mr.. Mason, of Virginia,
n ask him to bring in the hill making il ss Strpo