Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-05-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
Monday, May Is 1850.
SENATE
RcnOrI Of The Com ~ ittce Of ThirIccn

On motion of Mr. Clay. the Senate then proceeded Ia
the consideration Of the special rer ii the day bcng he
bill reported from the Committee ol Thirteen IN the nd
mission Il the State of Galllomia The establishment Il
le rtotial Government for | tab aud New Mexico. mud
making proposals o. Texas for the settlement of her
ern and northwestern hlnnday
Nj Clay. Mr. Pr sldeni, have risen ot the purpose
Of making some statements aud an additional eNpas ion
relative the report of the commtoe of their proceed
idqs and Of thpir upon the important SUBJECTS be
fore vou. When the rrport ot the committee was pre-
sened 10 the Senate last week, various mcmhers If the
committee aud stated that parts # thai Report had
mol met with heir concurrence. Mr. President, II mlch
have hcco stated with perfect Truth that member
of The committee concnrred in all that was done omit
ted 10 be- done. There WAS. however. maafity upon
must of the subjects indeed ppn all Of the subjects
which have hern rcpnled by the comm ttre 10 The Sen
ate Each Senator, perhaps, If le II himself separate
". would have presented the ,afaus matters which
have been fepated 10 the Senate in different finn from
hat in which they now present themselves "as my
Sc upon one occas On il minouy. | have mol been
Discouraged Mr. President IN the sn1llcst deree hy lhe
differences Which existed either III the committee ~
which were manifested IN the Senate when The report
was presented Gculemen whodd not agree exactly
what was done will doubt IN The proeess oi the
measure. endeavar To make II comiofah" Ia their wsp
II should not he modified. Indulge with con
flenrr the hnpe that ono # lhem ls iffevoclhy
committed apaiusl the measure In induce him upon
the question ills hual passage In vote against H. am
not nuihozed II saw aud de- not moan 10 say, that
I " he fl Il u
Senate who the committee IN lavnr ul the
lsrrc unnn the final pas4a1c Of the b hl mean 10
hal indnlsc hspe that, whether all the mad0ca
tinns which WIRE desired by various members o the com
mcc may may MT obtain, finally there will be not
only n mere majority II The committee voting in favour
ollhe measure and greatly hope they VIII vote 't II
nnanim, slv- Int trusl that II will leave This body
with large mai ry in its favor. am no discouraged
repeat by aay thing TINT hrs fanspredin he commit.
tee or in the senate or in the country upon the suhcc
Il this measure | have believed from the FIRST aud
vt frmlv believe al If thec uahappy SUBJECTS which
divided The country nre 10 b. nee mmolaicd by m ann
r5ic alus men il must be upon such hn-ls that
which the committee has reportcd and can there be-
doubt in the mind Of any honorable Senator the sub
sst7 SIR becvc TINT tho crisis ha. arrived snd the
,inoC tln measures which hnvc been rcpnrrd by ihs
conmcc will it, INV hu nblc lnlumrnt determine the
fate # the harm nv ar continued distraction Of this coun
Try Fntrrlaninp this belief cannol hut indulge the
hsne tb,i bnnorahlc senators who up,n the hs hear
ino of the repo,t nieh1 have seen snme mnlors in
ncrordi,u 10 ihcr wishes and ludgmenl
and the entire Senate nfrr fnl consideration uf
the rlan and nncr cnnitnst between it and all tue
other proposed mans and all the other practicable plans
for the adjustment If these questions-Whateyet cNpoe
,,.;ns nr b,as.,n,y L,ye bocn announced el.ewhcre
ont II ,lis ,Iv viii ultimately piye II general con.
currpnro
But. sir | have risen aq ! announced. m,re parcn
l,tlv far t nurnsc Of eneiipr into SOM fif her expa
n,,,,s r ll = ,,, of the ,,n,ni tee and o throwing
,,Li.b ilo, Inv, recommended IN be ndoped by the
Sonata 'Ibe 6,s, measure ,ybeh they reported M
iicr, ,t r tho ttpe ox noait ION of The compari
., ,, tro.I St,Ias and r. xas un,n The ocr, sion
ril,o ,riss,a, orIh,, Sta,c int, The Mon non
llf subject as has been afc adv announced IN Tho repoi
am b,nny IN sov there WAS an undivided opin
Two honorable Senators onc Of whon, is absent.
al ,h hot ,,cecnt whilst ,hey declared their cuurur
ne in !, of The true exposon of hc compact declared
that lbov did MT Id themselves and did not intend to
In npdcfet oa a. holdpg themselves in all s5ble state
If tin,e and in ovcrr possibe confinorncy pctrcd To
vote tho admission of States that mlrh be carved
r rx,s. t,av in,cnded Ia presefyr To themselves the
1obI +, delermine when ANY new State formed of
Texas should present ITSELF whehef. under all the cir
of the conbiry and all tho circumstances
n,1er which the new State might present itself il
abnn11 or sbn,Il no, he admitted Whilst they made
his reservation both united most heartily in tho true
oxnotou n the campact between the United States and
Texas acrordinr TO which. ms yon know sir NUN
ber nf Sotas n,r exceeding four with or without slavery
h. vino the reanisite papnalion aud with The Of
ro,as were IN he admitted into the Union from time
INN, no boy niobt he marnfod and present themselves
e., adneion Bnl will not dwell longer upon lhnI part
or the euhisci
will p5w Mr. President approach that subj CT
which in the committee and two Houses Of Congress,
bas von most trouble and created the most anxiety Of
ll ,o ,o,snres nm n which the committee have rercr-
TOD ! mon, si, the aamis.Ion of GaiEIrnia into the
-in Ao,inst ,hIs measure there are various ohjec.
t5,s ono ~ ibaso ohecIions is with respect to its
po.nl,ton II La, heen conended that ought only 10
;,,l e admitted al all with npe rcprasontltive;
H., r ,I,,ol with two reproseniaytsi it will be n Vi
IT., or o constitution of thr Tniled States; aud that
1h1 i ma, sofcien, evidence bcl1re the Senate aud the