Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-06-15

hod he no nossibe mistake as to the subjects which
Il would be so wrong combine together; ana ne 90.
them; for example, of the establishment Ell iefsoia
m.ntsn This Is one of the very things that De enume
rates amongst those which il would not DC lsn. -
with California Why, sir, that " the very iooI 10 e
that has been done, but which he saia oushi
But he proceeds with his enumeration in9 suy -
the establishment Of boundary line Tor Texas Anu ye,
we have that very subject incorporated WIN anu
we are blamed because resist the connneAon p no
goes on to the poposon TO compensate ieAas io 'ne sur
$3.50 f tsrriory Il was right that that should be
;onsd 10 California And yet he has got incorporated
with California in this bill Yes, sir that Is the IDENTICAL
motion now pending before the senate. no o.
California is delayed while driving this bargain with
Texas. .,.L:,.L:.
of the admission of California ought to be kept separate
and distinct" II only ought 10 be separate, but
shoud be kept and because we have acted upon his on
ion and have endeavoed keep California separate and dis
nct as he said she ought be kept we are here ecued
before the American people for obstrucng the TRANSACTION OF
the public business He however, willing that the rest
Of the proposition the admission OF California being
cd from the residue Of the subjects, should 90 : a. tne
proper committee to be acted upon together Du,
II think that time has not yet arrived for such reference
He then goes on to say
There three four members OF Congress VINO nave
here all the way from the Pacific with constitution
purporng be the constitution OF State when Is esnng
to be admitted as member of this Union Now SIR, nn
right subject them all the delay the inc
procrastinaon which inevitably result from the como-
nation Of all these subjects reference of them to one
committee wait until that committee snail nave ad-
Judged the whole !"
He nuts II 10 those who then the minority, or the
majority know not whch-he puts to the Senate to say
whether right subject these members OF Congress to
all the "delay "uncertainty," and representation
which must inevitably result from the combination OF all
these subjects Sir at that the Senator thought, what
we all now think that the congomeation OF these subjects
would delay that out of their congomeraon would
procasnaon and uncertainty and ne demands OF the
Senate right them to this delay, uncertainty
and procrasinaton Yes sir the Senator then saw delay
and uncertainty the inevitable result OF
Joining these measures this BILL He it then and de-
nounced them and he is found throwing the blame
Of this delay, procastnaon and suppose OF uncertainty
upon those with whom he stood at that hme But ne pro-
ceeds
not to be admitted with the boundary which she
with any other boundary but contendng thaconsider
ing the circumstances under which her representation pre-
itself Congress- under the that when
they left their homes perhaps nothing on earth was further
from their expectation than that there would be the slightest
impediment or obstacle to their admission"
Mr.. President when they read hat-when those members
read hae must it have entered into their medltatlons
that this very delay this very this very un
certainty which then indicated and denounced here would
be brought upon them by the Senator from Kentucky The
people Of California when they read that Speech have
doubt they did with great exultation, heard read at
public meeting in San Francisco which have doubt was
called for the purpose voted thanks that sent to hm
for such things believe have been done in commentator of
his Little could they then have thought that ne
himself could have taken the identical which was to
lead to delay, procrastination, and uncertainty
which ITSELF and that should be kept disconnected
with the other resolutions"
Thus he then thought, and yet to be ectured
because still continue to think he did them Are we to
be lectured because did poson It will
not do, sir We members of the American Senate, men
of age represent sovereign States and not right that
such lectures should be delivered ALL but he that does
must take that the admontions OF bis lecture will
not recol upon his own head.
Now Mr. President will drop this subject, to which
have been called by the unexpected occurrence of this
morning, and the question which before the Sc
nate the motion made believe, by the Senator from Ala
bama-(Mr CLEMENs) to gil the blank in the proposition
to pay Texas consideration of million Of dollars It
is objected to filling up that blank The committee reported
in blank and they gave in their report for leaving
il blank, which did to be very good. In
the proposition which previously submitted, named sum
and is therefore my opinion that ought 10 be named
The committee did not and they gave reasons
why should be kept secret One was that if made
known would lead specuatons in the stocks, or some
thing of that kind Now the very fact and circumstance
Of leaving in blank the very thing to create speculation
Ia the first place. grant to the gentlemen who constitute the
Committee Of Theen that there has been nvioabe
cy observed the which they agreed upon have
heard the suggested. But sir, things of this
kind almost to leak out some another mad
verenty or by other, the thing sure to
leak but it does to the public generally 1t goes
only few and those few have the advantage in buying or
selling stocks But suppose, sir, that it does not escape
and that remains an inviolabe secret-what then Imag
nations 60 work fl up the blank The tongues go to
work to fill it. speak Of those who engaged in the gen
eral business of dealing such things he who wants TO
buy win fill it with small sum but when he wants to sell
he viii fill it with large We know perfectly how
these things done, sir We know that hints and innuen
does given make them believe that thees authority for
what is said and to make them drive bargain
Now, sir think the airest way is to name sum in the
beginning, and let the whole public know what named
fifteen millions when named basis of settlement previous
to annexation to wit, millions to be offered TO Texas,
and five millions Mexico for her consent We have also
basis the which given TO the Cherokee Indians
for their territory and also the given to Georgia for the
REIMBURSEMENT Of territory in the western part of her do
minon We paid them considerable sum, for which we
issued scrip; but in making such settlements it must be
borne in mind that there something to be acquired beyond
territory There peace and harmony to be secured which
things above all price and all consideration under epub
lican form Of Government And wish to repeat what
have said several occasions, that not giving what
propose merely for what in dispute between Texas and New
Mexico. consider New Mexico only the John Doe Of
the transaction There large extent of country not
connected with that dispute which is worth something to
be sold again. But when look at it means OF quiet
Ing sister Sae-whcn consider that large part OF this
territory nevenes between the United States and Utah, and
that cannot do justice the people Of those Territories
without having the laAd which lies their front, without
having the primary disposition Of the SOIL greater
Importance How give them the protection to which
they entitled unless the land this side of them
How 10 obtain the right of way unless have us
dcon that territory. The possession of that land is
necessary to enable make grants along the road actual
settlers for the cheapest and safest defence that furnish
s the people that may place there by giving them land
You cannot protect those people unless you obtain
that