Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-04-09
FRIDAY, APnlL 5, 1850.
SEN ATE

o'clock. '" a
FRIDAY ApnlL 5, 1880.
SENATE.
Mr.. Dickinson fro.; the committee on Fipanc,
the deficiency bill from the House with anendnon
was made the order for Monday 'A'
The census bill was made the order for TUESDAY
The resolution OF Mr.. Cooper to pay SIR Robio,.,
hundred dollars for Illegal and detention ~so
debate, passed. 's i
The Senate resumed the consideration of Mr. Bell. >,
lutions. N'
Mr Shields addressed the Senate length, on ,,e =.
involved in the resolutions. VIC 'Vt
lie defined his own position, and sigr,;ed his in, ~;
obey his instructions. He asserted A on.iiI" M, Mug
thosily Of Congress 10 restrict slavery. All conyen,
movements Tor The purpose OF promoting sectional ,
deprecated. "'
Compromise or force must govern: this country. and :.
force resorted 10 republican liberty would H., ",
gone. He was in favor if any proper terms Of CONN.,,
California ought 10 beadnittod into the Union ndeprn
III action on ohc. measures. Ii shewas kent cnt m
these questions settled she would not CON-, IN -;
time ol the milleniuman! till Congress cea.eS
ing. Injustice enough had been done 10 California al
Congress had spent more time in wrangling a5ou, the
tories acquired from California, than the army soeut il
queng il. II was the duty Of Congress To give gn.
yernmcnls 10 California and New Mexico
What was thc South TO gain by excluding California H.
the Union! lie did mol see. The people OF California ~
determined 10 render labor dnifcd and rcsuectab. n
white man there will never be jostlcd By a slave "
there would be five hundred thousand of the most en,e,
sing men IN the country in California after few ~
There were hundred and fifty thousand there now.
there of tie right spirit and there were er
already 10 maintain their Independence Slavery cou
ser he Imposed upon them
He argued that The constitution did not establish ar
ii must cy'st by positive enlc".ens; ana therefore il d
exist in Mexico.
Tho S,u;i Ii. 81 give NJ al hope of maintaining an e
hrum. Il VA N aa>urdiy But still the South might !,
probably crniinGe 10 control the government as il
done heretofore.
Mr.. Mason followed He fci, that his constituents
wrrp in n lpr,
majority had Yet declared their purposes. We Of.
South hold that the territories the property of n.
States, and that the South has right go there with Il
property and reside there But the North said that Conpr
could prevent The Soul, from taking species Of prop,
into that territory.
This the question Now, sir, am prepared
South is papaledte assert eur RIGHT, and make il good
what " i'll happen. lie wait TIL these Questions
smcd practical form. lie i'll favor Of reference
committee of all these propositions in Mr. Bells rrsoili
lin the hope that Gustmcnt might be arrived nj:
urged action the territorial bills lie declared
readiness Tie debt OF Texas, 10 admit the STA
which shalt be carved out Of her into the Union ana 10
for the fugitive slave bill but he Is opposed 10 sanction s
~ IL \ now territory.
Mr. Underwood aud Mr. Shields made some remarks:
Mr. Butler concurredn the views ofihc Senator from
gina Mr. Mason and deprecated scperatc action On
California bill
Mr. Clay d,pored tie condition of feeling on the PAT
the South ANA North. The agitation III Congress had .
duccd distrust aion. the pcofieonc party dis,r4s
.! the intentions OF The other ana confidence was sak
He Tor embracing every oticr Of compounds. liz
ready to vote for Mr. Foote'S proposition. Ii was no hs
II might do good liz ready 10 vote for CaIior
separately conJony with other SUBJECTS with OF v
ont present boundaries.
He expressed great anxiety upon this subject lie
come here, though laboring under ndiposon urec
views. His desire was, in measure of compromi>e
leave the committee of conference unammclled |; c
tofnia excepted from the reference the committee
would as leave against the motion "a for it,
Mr. Benton followed and argued that California be COT
d-red n a separate
The Senate adjourned To Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
This day. according the rules private bill day
House Immediately after the reading of The Journal rcso
itself into committee Of the whole en- the private Gale
Some thirteen private claims passed upon rs Tie 20
nittce iayoraby; which bills were subsequently passed
the House.
The House, then, AT o'clock, adjourned I'LL Mon