Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-04-23
SCENES IN THE SENATE.

/ SCENES IN THE SENATE.
We cannot possibly find for the interesting debates
in tho United States Senate previous the appointment o
r Foote'S committee Of l3 which fill the large columns OF
the Washington papers We shall have ourselves
with few passages, taken at random:
4 OLD BULLION WIT.
MIR. King urged the friends of tho committee 10 remain
silent during this proceeding, hc voting down benton
fourteen instructions and for the proposition To elect tho
committee
MIR. Benton said he was glad the Senate so harmo
NOUS The disposition expressed y Senators that they
should remain SILENT reminded him Of remark made To the
Abbe Seyes. The Able great consttu,lon-iiaRer
during The time of the French revolution And the wits or
wngs-a the might beof the day, sid that he kept
condition of affairs The Able showed one OF these costu
tions providing for dumb lceislaturcto vsiter and
when was read he exclaimed, "Ah Monsieur Abbe that
dumb Legislature will imnoralze YOU If this was to ba
the case here and this be dumb legislature he had
no objections; indeed, he was satisfied with it,
CLAY AGAINST THE AID. SSION OF CALIFORNIA AS SHE Is
Mr. Cay said: Sir taken up hnve already ntima-
ted the purpose which shu not ABANDON TO propsn
anendent that bil Ior the simple admission OF Caor-
na) provisions give Territorial Governments TO the two
Territories without tho Wmot PrOviSo But sir short
that bin h not occupying than tho honorable
Senators hand does he suppose that bill Is going TO pass IN
the shape in which il is supposng the rejection Of my
proposition lie talks about early prccedcnts he means
refer early preccdens for the admission Of States
shat roate all Of them il California be admitted For
how were they admitted, from Ohio upward but BY the pas
of previous aw proposing certain articles OF compact
to the States which 10 he assonted 10 by
venon Of the people of the States and brought here
in the shape OF compact >binding and obligatory forever
upon both parties? How ist with California? Why upon
the subject of the public domain and the rights of the United
States in California, If the bill pass in that little
brief space which the honorable has read and exh
bed tho Senate the consequence will be the loss Of the
public domain in Calorna. know my honorable friend
from Illinois, who has this objection TO the bl has
turned his attention 10 it, and hope he will add 10 the va
abors he has rendered the country and the Senate by
proposing suitable provision proec, the rights and nte
OF the United States in California. But if California
admitted ALL she only be admitted by annexng the
condition the act for her admission that nothing in that
shall impair the rights OF the United STATES
in the public domain confess that although have rather
brought mind 10 her admission upon the condition Of the
reservation Of The rights of the United States in California
10 notithnk quite equal to what it would bc lit were 80
Tenn compact between the people of California and the Uni
ted States before il was admitted.
Now strikes us if the loss sf the public domain in Cal
fonia will be CERTAIN unless ordinance of reinqush
mcnt passed by the State that Congress- will inov
tahy have pass the revious law and remand California
until she makes solemn compact on the subject.
c1 DEAD AHnHST .pS RsTTGS rGcT AMp TIE MISERABLE
Mr. Clay said sir, is it not know 'ae' you refer
subject TO committee yo@ ".s 70 sor.e T. e!t conhae
in that committee leave il !l"lcd unsac.icd 10 the
exercise OF s best Judgment; fo least wh"r i does
,hn- is reported back 10 you, uect I" o decision 4"
youi 1owe Your control Sir, what done with the
com,,tec n sod III ;.c of the very State which the
Sena'r psens appointed in the other House in te
yc: 92 Were any instructions given Ia that committee
Not Was any embarrassing mode oi pidcrasnston
attempted that occasion And afterwards IN relation
the constitution of the committee that happened
which had never happened before and which perhaps
vii happen again for many years When pro-
| posed in the House Of Representatives the const
tuition Of Joint Committee 10 consist OF tweny-three
part Of the House. and suitable number on the pal
Of the Senate, consider the question OF Caliorn!a-c
Missouri mean. Why SIR il is not at all extraordinary
lha, speak of California for if listen 10 the honorable
Senator (Bcn,on) the other sde Of the house. there are
United Sates--CalifoIni has absorbed every thing
Laughter. When proposed Joint committee Of twenty
three on the part of the House, and suitable number on
tho part Of the Senate, there any motion in the ohe
body instruct to manaci' 10 chain down that committee
whole region Of patriotic cllec for the purpose OF devil
sing mode by which that Unhappy question should be get
led Sir, what proposedl The honorable Senator has
several times talked and presented in his witty ard humo
manner the figure OF horse borne down by grcvous
weight upon its back. Why, sir, the Senator knows
perfectly we'll that the whole amount of what is Intended
any body TO connect and combine together the gov
OF territories acquired in common and 20 establish
for these territories suitable form government adapted to
And sir what is the condition of the case? Let look
the facts There is certain portion of his body that Is
for California Give us California California and nothing
but ona There is unnther portion Of this body aud Of
Congress that SAYS, we willing 10 give you California
but We something than California wc wan, IT,
establish governments for people thrown ny nc SNlss
de- of and of political events under our care And TO
my surprise have heard Senators upon tins moor e1
pres the opinion that should leave all New Mexico and
all ,ahNew Mexico with population OF one hundied
thousand and mtary-yes ] have heard wings " higs
express the opinion that should eore c military Sorern
ment rhich is operation Neg Mcrtc0 10 continue
Wings who denounced the existence Of the military govern
mcnt established under the authority oi the late Adm nsiEa
ton during OF and yet now in state Of pro-
found peace proposed pa3s California pass California
pass California, and leave New Mexico and Utah % tako
caro- of themselves Sir it is contrary TO ecery obi
cation of duty resulting tcon the treaty. resulting from
The constitution resulting from the position and chcrac-
ter rhich hod American Statesmen and 'seis'a-
| tors and leave New Mexico ard Utah
without governnentsof all others the portions OF that
country the in of governmens-l would AZ IL
,lcf lief out my son at the age OF fifteen into the
streets of coup, city and say him. &C., my boy take
~ uptilu
back and will tell you what honorable vocation In
life to select Sir duty, bonnden, our solemn duty
TO make attempt establish governments ior th
New Mexico; md if we cannot do alter making the
effort shall stand repro chess Tor not having done 1t
If we do it, will be the result OF differences o opn
ion unfortunately existing amongst which viii proven,
its being DONE The OF those Senator'S who talk OF
leaving Utah and New Mexico their fate ia exactly hin
they begin where they ought 10 end Begin to discha
your duty; try make governments for these territories
and if you fail 10 do it, will stand unreproaccd ~ me
eyes of God and in having made the effort to discharge
your duty
have said that pc.on of Congress wants California,
and nothing but Cali another portion, whilst Tor
bringing in California let US settle tins distfae,ing CUES @
provisc and connect them with California. And why
should at do il? have heard the dignity OF Caor-
forna alluded to- if gil the gold and dignity Of the nation
had refuge and sought asylum on the shores OF the
Pacific.
have been utterly unable comprehend this dcrogation
from tho dignity of California Sir, go for both measures;
both ought be canedboth in opinion, ought 10 be
associated together aud do not the slightest evidence
disrcapcc California or TO ANYBODY else IN DONG H.
Sir framed this resolution deliberately and framed il
for The purpose of getting rid of the instructions
which the Senator from Missouri has proposed and to dispose
of any other instructions which his ngennyand no man
possesses greater of it than he docs-mgh sug
res TO be brought before this body etny amendment be
adopted and let the Senator offer his other nstrncoas from
one 10 ninety nine if he peases and will whether
| the ouestion of order will not silence them oil.
MIR CALHOUN'S REMAINS
The following committee of twenty-five has been appoint
ed by the Governor of South Carolina take charge OF the
removal of Nj Calhouns remains to South Carolina Daniel