The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-03-02

al east against the compromise which was pre-.
Iared by the committee, or rather by myself as !
Chairman Of the committee Of thirteen, and defea. .
ted H. .
Well, sir. in that condition the thing remained /
| for several days The greatest anxiety pervaded |
the country-the public mind was unsetted-- !
men were unhappy--thcre was majority Of the |
| House then, as hope and trust there is now q |
l,rg, majority in Congress. in favor Of an oquita.
be accommodation or settlement of the question,
nd the resolution would have been adopted, be.
leve but when il came to the vote by yeas and
nays, unfortunately then--more unfortunately |
then, hope, than now, if there should be occasion
for 1t now-thcre were few Curtises and Leonida- |
ses willing to risk themselves for the safety and
security Of their country. | ende;vored to avail
myself If that good feeling, as far as could and,
after few days had elapsed, brought forward
another proposition; new one perfectly unprac.
ticed III this country, ei her before or since as far
us know. proposed a JOINT committee Of the
two houses, that Of the House to consist Of TWEEN.
ty.three members. (the number of the Senate
committee do not rccollect,) and that this com.
mittee should be appointed by ballot; for at that
time Slr. Taylor OF New York, was in the char,
and Mr. Taylor was the very man who had first
proposed the restriction upon Missouri lie pro
posed that she should only be admitted on the
principle Of the ordnance Of 1887, proposed,
therefore that the committee be appointed by
ballot. Well, sir, my motion was carried by a
large majority; and members came to me from
all quarters 81 the House and said "whom, Mr.
| Clay, do you want to have with you, on the com
! ,nitieeP | made out my list Of twenty three
members and venture to say that that happen
ed on that occasion which will hardly ever happen
again, eighteen Of the twenty.three were elected
on the first bnllot-and the remaining five ON my
liz, having the largest number Of votes, bat not
the majority, moved to dispense with anv furth-
cr ballottng, and that these five should be added
to the eighteen, thus completing the committee ol
twenty three One or two gentlemen Mr. Liver
more, Vi New Hampshire, and one or two others,
declined to serve on the committee and, very
much to my regret the lancn;ed Mr. Randolph
and another person Were placed iutlcir situation
i forgot whether done by ballot Or by the Spel-
ker, tits enough to say they were put on the com
mittee
/ Well, sir, the Senate Immediately agreed to the
proposition, appointed lis committee, and we met
IN this hall on the sabbath day, within two or
three days Of tue close of the session, when the
whole nation was waiting in bre ithl.ss anxict,
for some final and healing measure upon the dis
tracing subject which occupied our attention.
We met here ON that day. and accordingly the
inomcnt we met. Mr. Randolph made suggestion
which knew would be attended with the great.
:, ,s-'''''' ''-'" ''i'"'HItN' Ilc coihtHutt
that over the two committees of the two Houses
the chairman Of The House committee had a right
to preside, and he WIS about to insist n, some
length thatthc two committees should be hlpnded
together, and that should preside over both
instantly intcrposcd, and stated that ] did not
'h"N th was Ihe coirec, mode, bat that the clair
man "i 'h' committee ol each House should pre-
snIe over ms own committee aud that when the
committee Il on House matured and adopted
E.s
proportion II .horli he submitted to the other
E"hh"'t'' ana II aHe'd To by them It should
NC" oe fep'f''d 70 lhr Two Houses and - adop-
"" T',W,WEi'led ih.'t c"urS" vas agrcei Up
on ana MI A"imr'' believe ot Maine, pres ded
over we 'o'i'hl,'r'o oi me Senate, ana presided
over We committee oi 'hr House. did then.
What nave protested wou.d not do ut thh ses-
H. TOOK 'oo ru b the !ead m the discussion.
LI'N-"' forward NE prnp'7u!on Wh'h VIII Ie
Ier !" presen "; ana ~ more to'E TIE tluc.
. Uc to i',fr'au T., w, e., each mcglbyr ut IL.
'oliullttpc-l pul'c, tie cHpIr.itt,c II Tu.nv u.,.
tLe expression. ! said now. gentlemen. W.. 10
n,twant proposition carried by simrlr mnori.
", ani reported to the llnu.e, h re 10 Le reject
cd an for something pructi,al sonrtbip., con.
. cluivc. something dec i've uron iii, nri,a'in ,
question, aud it should bc carried by GOOD ma
, jorlty. How will YOU vote, Nr. A. Z how will y.u
/ vote Alr i. I: how will YOU vote Mr. {. AMI |
" lN'' 'itli w lilt way " Ctl n, t. NV
. great hJpFncss sufficient number re pended al.
honaIvcly that 'hcy would vote for tc proposi
"'n !. 81. o'c ih' E''"N 'laI, It t'y continued
,.', "'"' Wy !" 'n' Nv" ii"u'e, 81 winch /
".u"'" pu',''' oI H'Ht' III We world The prop
''." Mou'" w '"'' e" III 'Nv wv" Houses. ne
,.rH' " h'Eu'e u''h "G,'eo Gro" hy ION
'"''!.'' q" ''l'"''e' 20 ueT respective Iiou-
IN -, ~ W's 'n'''F W'oP'cd
I.'s J"'"' resolution i'lr tue admission oi Mis-
E"I'i was PASSED. III ~ II hAd nave been
t i |,," sr "'e "'''h WIS proposed Iut MOI
t ""oPs,% me i'sAt one Is e,h'a.Hed IN The stat
WI ~ '" nave seen II u'e.e)
t wa. ~" "iy resolution was i'alIY ad"p'en'-
N"' 80 Nl'"out ieaunS H. Wha' hs proVl'l"i'
are !" "u''lWcs lhat, II u'rt he any provision ~
ht ..n..'"".h 81 HH's""i' hs"nPaiiO'e wilh The
constitution 81 TIE In''ed states Missouri shall
oroeai !" ehofCe the rtpusn'nt provisions oi her
, '"','uu''n' ana ,ha' she shiIl 10y some solemn
",,, r,. w Ivy '',io &C
c"nna,lio wt, ,l. '",,i',,, , T,''t" .i i, s,e W.
SIT. mi ,,n'', hor ,'.,a',s W ''L w., w..
and o,.Lon,ir on, ''t' ", sS'r Io'tn' T
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