The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-11

esy; upon these everything is based bow 10 YOU TO-
day becauseyou bow to me- You are respectful to me
liary appropriate among the members Of republic Of
one common family. Compromises have this recon-
mendaion. that you concede anything. you have some
thing conceded TO you return Treaties are c0mpTo
misses made with foreign powers contrary what il done
IN case like this Here. you concede anything, Il u
e your own BRETHREN to your own family Lei him who
elevates himself above humanity, above its weaknesses,
us inmities Its wants. It's necessities say ii he peasess
never will compromise; but let no one who il not
ABOVE the iraihes OF our common nature disdain COM
Well. what does the honorable senator from Missis-
sppl propose Here s proposition 10 refer all the sub
honorable senator from Missouri rises up and SAYS NO
here is one subject that you refer the commit
tee another senator may rise up and say here another
and say here third subject that you must not refer 10
the committee The proposition is 10 raise COMMITTEES
WIN ihe iandable purpose oi presenting scheme for
Constitute your committee for such purpose, and then
take from them all jurisdiction over the subjects
referred 70 them Would this be righti Would II
not be mockery2 Can you not trust your commueei
Whatever is done by the committee has to be brought be-
fore the Senate for s consideration. for confirmation
rejection al the pleasure of the Senate II they report an
improper BILL either separate measure coinected
measure, you have the controlling power. Win you not
allow the subject be considered examined determined
those % whom You con6de he great and responsible
duty Sir done. ought not to have said 90 much
and beg pardon Of the Senate for occupying much Of
Mr.. BENTON rise to set the honorable senator
from Kentucky right in his recollection about Missouri
remember it well, and ought he for he had good
deal TO do with her admission, for which Missouri
very thankful 10 him. She.was admitted by Joint resou
ton, and the act from which the senator has read
merely law authorizing the holding Of convention
pro formd that is all. Ns
Now, if had been answering the speech Of the honor
able senator from Kentucky might have been unjust 70
him to have treated him proposing that all subjects
nected with slavery should be placed in the hands OF the
committee for, in the brief remarks that he made The
other day, believe he only maintained that the terrific
rial governments should be connected with the question
Of the admission Of California But not answering
him. was speaking to the motion which was then de-
thing which enumerated; broad that it goes far be-
yond what the senator proposed on Friday last,
when he addressed the Senate and shall therefore claim
his vote against the motion upon his own speech He
is only in favor Of coupling California with the Terrific
ries. The motion which we shall have to vote, and
which the senator from Kentucky must cast his vote
includes everything connected with the subject OF slave
y and of those things connected with it which are not
enumerated, there are four which would give no
committee jurisdiction, either by express reference Or by
implied reference would give committee jurisdiction
the subject of the abolition of slavery in the
District of Columbia; would give. no commit
tee jurisdiction the abolition of slavery in
the forts, arsenaIs, and dock yards of the United
States; would give no committee jurisdiction over
the slave trade between the States and would give
no committee jurisdiction over the abolition Of sla-
very the States OF this Union These four subjects
which disturb the country-and which would be necee-
sarly comprehended in the motionover which would
give committee jurisdiction, and account OF which
would vote against the whole motion, II were in
Of the honorable senator from Kentucky himself against
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