The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-21


HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
After the reading Of the Journal
MI. DANIEL moved 10 go into Committee OF the
Whole House on the private calendars;
On which motion Mr. THOMAS called tne yeas ana
xr HARRIS, Of Illinois. moved the suspension Of the
rules TO 20 into Committee Of the Whole on the state
fhs question being first on the motion Of the gentle
man from North Carolina, Mr. DANIEL il put, and
il was not agreed to-,ys s. 50. nays los,
Committee OF the Whole on the state OF the Union. It
was putt and i was agreed 70.
Mr. B0YD being called to the chair,
Mr. McLANE moved that the committee lay aside the
Presidents California message 70 take up the Cumber
land dam bill. and made few remarks 10 show the inn
work on the Cumberland dam must cease II the bill BE-
moi acted before the Let of July He mir. Nell had
been requested by parties in the Senate well by the
Department 81 War; to urge the House TO take up and
The question on this motion being put il was not
sgreed,iC
When, BY direction Of the CHAIR, the Clerk reported
70 the House an amendment originally offered By Mr.
SEDDoH. but last offered BY MI. McCLERnAND, 70 the
Mr. DorY. leported in Thursdays House proceedings)
Mr. McCLERNAND then withdrew the said amend
ment at the request Of
to the amendment OF Mi. GREEN;
Provided That tho people Of any portion Of said Terri
tory when assembled In convention, In pursuance Of
Sv hs e and
y q This question either " The adoption q
misson ofsuch Stale into the Union.
Mr.. INGE remarked that he trusted the House would
adopt his amendment He would tell the North that their
recent vote in favor Of the qnre exclusion Of new slave
holding States from the Union would produce great
trouble, There wish the part OF the South to
embarrass the action Of the committee The amendment Of
~ o.n x =
Mr.. WINTHROP here said that these amendments
at least calculated to embarrass the action OF the
MI. TNGE (continuing) addressed the committee at
considerable LENGTH in favor OF the adoption OF the Mis-
principle in legslang upon the sub
Withdrawing the amendment.
Mr.. VAN DYKE renewed il and said that the amend
men had been renewed BY Mr. INGE, he conceived, be-
the House on the subject OF the admission OF more
slavehoding States When the subject may properly come
up. and on The abstract question: he not prepared to
nv that he would vote 10 exclude State on that ac-
COUNT when slavery was existing there before her ap
plicaton for admission This amendment. however,
soold not have his support i proposed e divide Cali
proper for Congress to act the question involved,
when i was not properly before them, and might posi-
bly, emherrass the successors of members.
Withdrawing the amendment,
Mr. McCLERNAND renewed it, and addressed the
COMMITTEES, reviewing the action OF the committee, few
days before, the same point He would vote Tor the
amendment of Mr.. INoE, because it asserted sound
principe but thus amended if prevailed, he should
zeal constrained 10 vote against the amendment OF MT
GnxEN, for reasons which he went on to give In 80
doing, be argued at some length against the constitution
atty proprey OF interfering, in any manner with the
choice Of institutions by Territory OF the United States
Withdrawing the amendment,
Mr. HIBBARD renewed il. and remarked that he had
refrained from voting for the similar amendment few
days SINCE when offered not because he was opposed to
permitting the people Of Territory to determine their
own Institutions for themselves Their right to do 80
should be the national doctrine TO all sections Of
the Union He was in favor OF the admission of Cali
harn he
Peopelking the better Tor the exclusion OF slavery.
He would however, propose 10 amend this amendment by
ton OF The egalizaion OF African slavery among the inst.
tuhons Of any Territory in future applying for admission
was no ground on which TO refuse her admission. He
was for the admission of California first, then for ter
ntoral governments with the Provso. II that failed,
then for territorial governments without it. Mr. H. next
aRued to show that however uch he might conceive it
be his duty to vote for the Provlso, il would not be
proper for him to refrain from giving TO the Territories
governments, il the Provso might be defeated.
Withdra wing the amendment,
Mr. STANLY renewed II, and made a few remarks
not audible at the Reporters desk-understood, how
ser, TO be against the proposition Then withdraw
Mr. BISSELL. renewing it, said The proposition sub
mitted by the gentleman from Alabama [Mr. lHGE]
asserts substantially that States hereafter pfesening
themselves for admission into the Union ought be
denied such admission the ground that their con-
stituons prohibit slavery on the one hand, on the
Other, permit i.
shall vote for that proposition shall vote for it,
sir, because in my judgment declares correct principle
II 10 principle upon which have always Stood and
from which have no idea OF deparing-a principle
maintained and cherished by my constituents, and one
which they will be slow 10 surrender | shall vote
for H. for the further that desire see corrected,
far may be done here, erroneous and injurious
inference deducibe from yesterdays vote the amend
ment proposed by the gentleman from Kentucky, mir.
SrANToNl and which was in substance, like the
under consideration ! cannot but regard the vote by
which that proposition was defeated most unfortunate
one; and as such, regret il profoundly not that its
necessary practical results are much TO be deprecated
for, indeed they just nothing at abut because the
true explanation OF that vote will be known by one
in hundred OF those who will learn with alarm the sim
pie TACT that such proposition voted down by north
members in this House The proposition yesterday
voted substance this: that no State Dug hi 10 be
denied admission into the Union, when other entitled
TO come n the ground that the constitution she NAV
have adopted for herself permits slavery This PROPOSE.
ton was, as think, most unwisely voted down.
Nov, looking at the naked vote that question: II APP
pears like solemn declaration by the northern members
OF this branch OF Congress- that slave States
TO De admitted into the Unonthat such is the xed r
revocaby settled determination OF the people OF the
NORTH II in that aspect sir that that will be too
there who will learn the result OF that VOTE will regard
hasa declaration by the North that only States, with
constuilons prohibiting slavery henceforth to be adj
United into the Union. Some will honestly suppose, and
others will assert without caring 10 know whether il be
correct or not that such Is the legitimate and fair inter-
pretation oil that vote. You and T. Mr. Chairman and
others who witnessed the proceedings here know better
We know that no such inference is fairly deducble from
that vote. We know that many did not vote upon the
proposition at all, regarding mere declaration of an
abstract prncple-out OF place and out OF tme-and
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