The Hillsborough recorder., 1850-08-07

e, Plstrd "a he omnihas.
Why. Mr. PEesidrnL incsngEnous q I
may Be Supposed. lhis msasurs has m
half he neongroiiy Of lks elements al op.
ps.ii'oa TO the bsll. While upen ths,
psrt a my sshjerI allsw tne 10 snsw~l
Argument delis<red wnk Al lhe lrismpf
of ronssioas vistery by ihe honarzbls
S<atss near me VI. Hale ihe oasss day
lie said he bad gore into . certain spsrt
menl Of This cspllol. aud ihrre he hst
foaRd my friend from Michigan Mr.
Cas- aad nyselI IN close conversation
and ths Senator frum Mississippi (Nr
Fooisl wish 4 Senator naw no lonser ia
HE place. bot . srnaiof called By . CRATE.
. ful roaniry 10 more responsible slsiion
and ~ha has lsii us only This morning
(Hr. Wehsisr.)i might hare inquired
ho~ iiis Senior rsme ih~rs. Mar I ash
20 what kevhole he applied his ear or l,is
eys---in shzi irur.ain he wss enscnnced- -
IN hear and perceive ile,e astonishing cir.
eumsixnres. which he narrated with sc
much eomplscenry and seli.ss,isfariion
Cf.aughier. Sir. have .esn in repeated
consultation with my frirnd tMr csss)-
for sa ! viii call kini. and he has shown
hiniself % be Tie friend nfihe peare NJ his
country - during the progress cf this
messnIe. ard also with other Democratic
Friends np"n this measure. Repeatedly
hare I been In eonsulia,isn wilh them
upon the subject &c ihis bill and the
amendments which hare been proposed.
! roget only lI,ai our concentrations have
not heen mors numerous and Of Ion
ger duration. But how stands the matter
with them--wiih the elsmenis of appos,-
zion 10 this bill! On ihe snbjscl of slsve-
ry. The irealslcni Of California. the Ter.
riiories. The adjustment Of the bosndary
of Texas. tbs fugitive Stare bill. and The
bill car aholishinx the slave trade. there
10 no difference of opininn between my
Democratic friends whom have cousulip,i
and myself; hut there has bern perfeci
union during all ou consultations. Allow
me 90 say that there is noi solitary in-
stance in which subject ronnerled with
party politics, upon which we might have
heretofore differed in the progress Of The
administration ef onr Government. has
been ad,eIied IN. We spoke sf That
measure which absorbed sll onr thoughts.
whIeh enero,sed aIl our hores, whirh
animated NIL our nnxieiies--ihs subject
of parifyinQ. if possible. tho distracted
parts of this country - sshjeci upon
which. helween rs. there was . perfect
coincidence Of opinion.
Bui how does the matter stand with
the extremes who are united against
this measure Why. they are ex-
trenies upon This very measure. and up.
on this very subject of slavery! Upon
the very subject under consideration there
is among them no union OF sentiment.
no coincidence Of opinion. In our meet
ings upon this subject. in cureonsuliaiions.
Democrats and " hiqs convened and con-
suited together. They threw aside. as
not Rsnnane. and - unworthy cf their
consideration. all tho agilaiing parry pei. |
i,ics Of The day !; and ! venture 10 say
that. in those meetings between my Dem
ocratie friends and myself. there was no
or con,raririy Of opinion upon
The only subject that brought, us together.
IL | am noi utterly mistaken. there arc no
such uninn and coincidence of opinion
between The opponents of this bill, who,
upon the very suhjec, Of slavery To which
10 relates. are a. wide apart as the north and
south poles. Some Of the opponents ofihis
bill have had quite as frequent consulta.
iion n iis friends. Whether the Senator
near me. from New Hampshire. (Mr.
HALE was presenter not. am NOT able
to say. do not recolleri 10 have heard
thai he was nne Of them /: bu, -
Mr.. BurrER. (in,erposing.) l hope
that the Senator
The PRssIpssT.i Does tho Senator
from Kentucky yield ,l,s floorl
Mr.. CLAY. No, cir, unless Il 10 for an
explanation. Nl
Mr.. BUTLER. only wish 10 know Of
one meeting ofthe particular kind alluded
io. caucus or any thing Of that sori, where
these incongruous elements have, met
,ogciher. ....+
Mr.GLAy. (rcsuming.) I was going 70
exoncrate you from the associaton, and
! only wish | could separate. you upon
the final-vo,e. I.augh,er. lam afraid
we shall End ynn then together. Whose
ayes have not Witnessed the consulta.
ions heiwesn the extremes Of This cham.
ber from day 10 day : The eyes Of every
discerning Senator must hare noticed il.
But whether in the consultation between
these ultra gentlemen from the South iherc
was any mixture Of the abolition element
which is near me er not. was abou, to
remark .hau conid not say. have no,
heard. indeed. that the Senator from New
Hampshire (Mr. Hale) was present. But
if he was absent. and ilnse n.hers about
to vote upon the final question with some
Of our friends upeo lie other eide. there
is no doubt of the faci, f,om what have
heard. that the consultations Of some Of