The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-16
CHIRTY-FIRsY CONGRESS-,
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.

Senate.
WILMINGTON, Friday, Feb Is, 1850.
After the reception Of petitions reports from COM
mittees, and resolutions the Senate resumed the
consideration Of the Prssidents message transmitting
the
CONSTITUTION OF CALIFORNIA.
Mr. BurLrR addressed the Senate in opposition to
the separation Of the question OF the admission Of
California from the other agitstins questions Of the
day 10 would DO ~~wiss. us desired to say to the
majority. not to place the question Of Cafornia cd
mission in situaton In which the best and wiseet
In the country would have control over It, He
did net make the salvation Of the Union under any cir
cumstsnces, the great and paramount question. His
desire was, to have the Union, 1t could be done at
the same time that the rights and interests Of his
stituents are saved He wanted to secure both togs
thsr. One was valusless without the other He al
luded to Mr. Clsys remarks yesterday in relation to
the allegiance which he recognised and expressed his
surprise that the Senator had boldly declared that no
owed no allegiance 70 the South. He was prepared to
hear him say that he owed allegiance TO the Union
entire body; but not to hear him declare that he
owed no allegiance to one particular section
MT Ga, interpreting said, that he thought he had
said, and he had not said It, he meant that he
knowledged no specific allegiance to any section-that
be acknowledged allegiance only to the sovereignty Of
Kentucky and to the sovereignty Of the Union
Union, except that which South Carolina night 70.
coenife owed no allegiance except to South Carolina
and no allegiance to the Union sxcsp, through her
A TO the settlement Of the question Of the admission
Of California together with all other sgisatng ques
tions 90 intimately connected Herewith, he was w,
Ing to refer the whole subject to . committee CON-
posed entirely Of Northern men, for the purpose Of
ascertaning what terms they we're prepared to offer
Nth remarks ss.S aSs admissions iG%s length ash
her present constitution and boundaries, asserting
that uch act would be violation Of the wen settled
situton the result of usurpstion OF power for
the purpose Of getting rid Of the wilnot previso-
Lad been adopted lie also argued the insrpsdispcv
Of the admission Of the state contending that IL
would leave to one section the choice either OF sub
mistion, degradation, or secession. The South de-
handed tquality-noth.ns more-a and would submit to
nothing lees In conclusion he appealed to the senate
with the slavery agitation, until every man who De.
sired 70 should have an opportunity 10 express his
Views In tn. hope that some mode Of settlement might
Mr. Bapcrn said that he was not responsible for the
dfcuitiee which bad thus grown Of the var with
Mexico. IL the Senator from South Carolina mir.
Butler) Who says he had foreseeu the danger and d
oulies which must result from the soaution Of nev
territories bad united With any other two senators
vbe also forssv the difficulty, but voted With him II
THESE Senators had cast their votes for
TO the Mexican treaty offered BY him, (Nr. BadgerJ
might have been avoided.
Mr.. BvrlsR interpreting, said, that the amendment
bad been offered ct too late day.
Mr. BsDcrR resumins, remarked that he had said
during the discussion 81 the treaty that notvithssnd
ipg be believed the origin Of the with Mckee to
have continued IL hundred than that It should
have resulted In acquisition OF territory to produce
intern sl commotion and disunion MIR B. then pro-
ceeded to state his objections to the proposed nstruc
tions 20 the COMMITTEES on Territories
MIR W,nsTsR concsrred In the propriety Of giving
this subject calm and deliberate consideration Ia
grand and important question, aud he designed
for one 10 give ~ most careful examination u ~ss
question In which the whole country and all sections
OF the country deeply interested and he thought
the duty Of every Senator TO express the result Of
hs stu sious dsliberat.ps thereon lie aid not design
10 intimate any mmsdste expression Of his views
although be werld probably In the Of the dis
cufsicn, state hs views he ready to admit that
there many dihc ultes attending the proposition
20 admit California, but hoped to BE- able show that
they not insupsrsbe. vas In this spirit that be
desiep ed to meet the subject
Mr. Hstt desired 10 cay . word In relation TO the
precedests tor the proposed sstiop Some four Eve
years age there we're two exciting questions-Texas
and Orsgon-befofe the country. They both, like
the Sameee twtbs, went through the Presidential
election together; hut when the election was over
and tkeycsme TO seiea,e tbese sisters separated
and Oregon had TO at within the cold region Of 81 4o
pr I'll r.sss vs taken care o. This then vas pre-
ced.nt srd he hoped ~ would be followed He hoped
that tsifornis would fret be taken IL and then
after che had been brought safely and snpgy into the
pt that they would proceed aud take the other
questions, and dispoee 81 them also.
Mr. CttsfSs neat took the floor whom the farther
consideration 81 the subj postponed until Tues
day, and the Senate adjourned to Monday next.