The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-29

with an energy, eloquence, and ability which would
grace any cause in the world; but his amendment has
been rejected by decided vote of the Senate II was IN
interesting day Mr. Davis. Of Mississippi, finished the
eloquent speech which he had commenced on Thursday
He was followed by Mr. Soule. in reply TO Messs Doug
and Webster and then by those two senator's in re-
ply to Mr. Soule Finally the question on Mr. Soue's
amendment put to the vote-his amendment running
as follows:
Strike the st second and third sections of the bin.
BE Il eaaeisd BY he Senate and House Of Representation
Of the United States Of dmsica 10 Congress asssbfed Tha,
as soon as California shall have passed In convention an
That elinquishes title or claim tar. dispose Of
United States Of the public domain All within her i@s
That she win not nterpose her authority and power 90 as
may advisable exercise such districts the
mining regions either now disc9yered Y DO discovered
70 private individuals corporations. prior TO the cess
sion Of California 70 the United States;
That the lands OF the non-resdens shall be taxed
higher than those of residents
s Sss q e.
That her southern limits shall be to tho Nilsson
RI Compromss line thry six degrees thirty minutes Of
north atitudeD @s st5' f s7A .ss 79EsssS4
the United States satisfactory and authentic evidence that
the terms above set forth have been fully and exacdy
hereby authorized and requested without any further
lion on the part Congress- to issue his proclamation de-
ntted into the Union upon equal footing with the org
nal s States n n whasosysT h., !
revenue collected in the ports Of California may remain
az the time q the Issuing Of the Presiden,
SEC had Be- further enacted That the senators and rep
cenatives elect before Congress the said
California shall be entitled to receives and shall receive
a mileage ias q sss ~ Ssss s
Of the Presden. uansmitpg the constitution Of Cali
SEC. 4 And bs farther enacted That the country lying be-
tween th,r.ysx degrees thirty minutes Of north latitude
States established by the treaty Of Guadaupe Hidaigo and
extending from the Pacific tho Sierra Mae, shall
Bill ia applying y tSs
become sase and desiring to BE- such be- admsd into
may desire and make known through their constitution
This amendment was rejected by the following vote
=, YEAs-Messr% Achson. Barnwell. Berrien, Builder
asS:'oR nunsE King Mason Morton. Kask Sebastian
Nais a-MnHy: ssasr Baldwin Raj. R.oo
cass Chase Clarke Gay, Cooper, carw sa bay.s d
nsas,s s. Dsyoa DSknsop Dodge
5,ss dpaaa ws isa ~s@
Thus the Missouri Compromise line was rejected in the
Senate majority Of l7i9 only out Of pres
ent voting in favor Of it. There is no doubt that if ever
question should be taken upon the House of Rep
sentatives it will be rejected by decided majoritya
few Of the southern members voting against it
whilst every vote north Of the Susquehanna and north
Of the Ohio. with probably not one exception will be
also cast against II.
After NE vote was taken. Mr.. Benton rose to say
that he had amendment to offer to the bill but before
he had ntmated what was the character Of it, Mr. Davis
Of Massachusetts,. to make decided speech AGAINST
the bill.
Mr. Clay then minated that there was sort Of under
standing among of the members whom he had con.
suited, that the bill would be put upon its engrossment
on Wednesday next but Mr. Bell protested against his
being considered party to this arrangement nothing
should prevent him from expressing his views on the BILL
Mr. Yulee then presented an amendment, to the effect
that every citizen of the United States who should carry
his slaves to the Territories should be protected
in the possession of his property but no question was
taken upon this amendment there any discussion
upon itand the Senate then went into executive ses-
sion.
We repeat that yesterday important day in the
session II decided the fate of the Missouri Compromise
upon which OF the southern and represent
atives had rallied and which had been SO recently de-
clared the favore, il not the SINE qua non Of the
Nashville Convention. II is now useless to rely
the controversy Willing as were to accept il from
various considerations-anxous even to adopt il as
measure to give peace 10 this distracted andhonest as
were lis champions in supporting it must now cease
to look to II as great pacifcaor Of the republic. This
measure must therefore, be considered as struck out
OF the systems OF adjustment, and we must look to
other alternatives for settling this question. II is ev
dent that the issues becoming more limited and
better defined The great alternative OF the Missouri
Compromise being withdrawn from the field, we are
crcumscrbed to a narrower range We have TO choose.
between the Presidents miserable, temporzing plat
form, and the basis Of the Committee OF Thirteen In
other words thus pressed the side by rejection OF
the Missouri line, and the other by the late movement
IN New Mexico, have TO decide whether the South
shall abandon every inch of territory to the slave
holders, whether shall throw their rights under the
shelter Of the Compromise Of the Senate. The present
aspect Of the subject cannot be mistaken We must meet
at once boldly in the face Reject the basis Of the
Compromise, and the South loses California at once
wthou, the slightest equivalent Then she will lose
every foothold in New Mexico unless we not only re-
ect her as State. but prevent her State consttu-
tion or territorial government formed by herself like
that OF Oregon from operating against the South with
antisavery provisions And there no other mode OF
counteractng this inevitable result but by Congress or
gan al Al.