The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-02
Congressional.
In SEsArE, MospAr, July


At IL o'clock, the Senate resumed the conside-
ration of the Adjustment bill
Mr.. COOPER resumed the floor, and finished
the speech which he commenced on Saturday.
He did not think the President had used his
influence against this bill 1t would be inconsist-
ency in him to do so. 1t would be in opposition
to the doctrines announced in the Allison letter,
and upon which General Taylor had been elected.
He then proceeded to consider the bill in its
various aspects. He was in favor of it, on the
whole. and in detail He went for the admission
of California. He recognised the right Of the
people, in state Of anarchy, when left without
government, to form one for themselves. He did
not doubt the right. He thought there was great
propriety in the people of California forming
government for themselves. He saw in it that
inherent love of law and order which animated
the American heart. 1t showed the genius of the
American people in great degree. 1t showed
their capacity for selfgovernment
He did not attach any Importance to the objec-
ton that there was not sufficient population in
California TO entitle her to two representatives.
1t would only require population of l07 900 to
enttle her to two representatives in the other
house of Congress. He believed that there was
a permanent population OF 10000 now in Cali
fornia
He then went into the question of the combina-
ton of measures in this bill. He did not think it
degrading to California to be associated with the
Territories on this bill. He did not think Cali
fornia would consider it any degradation to be
brought into the Union at the same time that
governments were provided for the Territories.
He was also in favor of the territorial portion
of the bill. To be sure, he would have preferred
that the Wilmot Proviso should have been incor-
porated into the bill. But it was not practical
now-as sll must know that it could not pass this
body He therefore was willing to take this bill,
which left the Mexican law in force. He was
satisfied that the Mexican law prohibited slavery.
He was also satisfied that this bill would leave
the Mexican laws in force. He therefore thought
this bull was just as effectual as the Wilmot Pro-
viso would be. But, at the time, the feelings
of the South would not be wounded by the in
Fiction of what they called ''the odious proviso. /"
He was willing to make almost any sacrifices to
preserve the Union. In conclusion, he called
upon all to preserve the Union.
Mr.. UPEAM then spoke at some length on
the points in dispute between the North and the
South. He said that 'aggressions" had been
spoken of here as ifthey all came from one side
the North. He denied this. The aggression had
been on the part of the South against the North.
He recited the various acts of aggression on the
part Of the South. The purchase of Louisiana,
out of which had been formed three slave States,
Louisiana, Missouri, and Arkansas, was the first
aggression. The purchase of Florida, the ad-
mission of Alabama and Mississippi, the 2lst or
''gag" rule of the House of Representatives in
regard to abolition petitions. He commented on
the former opinions of Southern men in reference
to slavery. He read from the debates in the Vir-
ginia Convention, which adopted the Constitution,
to show that Jefferson, Madison, Patrick Henry,
William Pinckney, and others, were opposed to
slavery and the slave trade. Without concluding,
Mr. UpHAM gave way to Mr.. BADGER, who
moved that the further consideration of the sub
ject be postponed till tomorrow Tuesday, at ~
clock.
The motion was agreed to.
A message was received from the President in
answer to the resolution Of the Senate, of the
2Sth ultmo, in regard to the recent movement in
New Mexico, transmitting all correspondence
with Col. Monroe, and stating that the War
Department had not received officially any notice
of the proclamation Of Col. Monroe.
The message was laid upon the table and Or
dered to be printed
And then, the Senate adjourned