The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-18
THE UNION.

propose that the upon this amend
men be postponed until tomorrow ut ~ o'clock, aud be.
fore go into discussion OF the measure vote shall
be taken upon the amendment have little doubt thai
The good feeling which prevails and the justice OF the
amendments will operate to such extent as almost 10
guaranty their adoption Al the request OF gentlemen
near now make the motion that the subject be post
poned until tomorrow al o'clock. with the view 10
Jake the vote II that time. and that we now go INTO ex-
ceuive session.
| MIR. HUNTER suggested that il was understood he
was 10 have the floor in the morning,
| Mr.. DAWSON accsded to that under standing.
Mr. CLAY suggested that the vote DC postponed unhi
after The senator from Virginia should have addressed
Mr.. HALE. Mr. President. thought that the sug-
geston OF the senator from Kentucky was. that we take
the vote upon the amendments now, and get the bill
tured that might have The man question before
aud then the honorable senator from Virginia could
address Us s hha was was my ana sss%s
oppose any postponement until have vote upon the
amendment agrseabIy TO my understanding Just now,
Mr.. DAWSON Whenever i is the request OF gen,
teman that question OF this kind when hrst presented,
should be postponed for consideration, nght con-
ceded. and courtesy always extended to grant the IN
diligence asked this not only on my own account,
but the poposon has come up today Tor the hrs Tune
seriously and as II is important amendment and we
shall lose no time by it, lei il be postponed until TO-
morrow let my friend from Virginia make his speech
at IL o'clock and the vote be taken morrow after
his speech is made, before, il he desires it, AT this
period OF the discussion, why should gentlemen seek TO
press the question voe Is there anxiety 10 de-
feat the measure that seeks to peace and har.
mony! Is there any of this feeling prevailing here
Do desire 10 enter into the conflict and keep up the
dscod and agitation and disturbance which are now pre-
vang throughout the country If that is the desire.
let the motion be enforced. But. long desire
for the good OF the country and OF those we repre-
sent let not be hasy Let us be Iudclous and pru-
dent. .
Mr. HALE was inclined. Mr.. President, 10 call
the from Georgia to order, for the sugge son
which he made that those who oppose this bill are de-
srous to promote alienation, discord and disturbance II
is not the first tme sir, that the suggestion has been
made. 1t has been made repeatedly Everybody that
does not tit TO bow down III submission is
asked and the appeal is made TO him he Is in favor OF
distractng the country, and producing alienation, dis
cord, and disunon No, sir, am IN favor OF harmony
and therefore I am against this bill in favor of
the Union and the constitution, and therefore am against
this bill And havejust as much right. and believe
can do il with vastly more justice, to retor upon the
friends Of the BILL whether they keeping up this ques
against it, now and forever We have right to vote
upon this bill as our consclences dictate without having
Are you favor of disunion and Distraction and all the
train of evils which haunt the imagination OF men when
they want to have their own way upon subject!
Mr. DAWSON / think the senator has misunderstood
my remarks. | said 50 if there any one in favor
Of disturbance and regret extremely that the senator
from New Hampshire should throw himself into that posi-
ton said ii" there should be any suggestion; and
should very much regret to bear any such
Mr. BERRIEN. certainly do not mean 10 infer that l
proposed. or upon any other amendment desire sim
ply upon this subject in relation TO new and important
proposition, the interval for consideration which would
be obtained by acquiescng in the motion suggested by
my colleague. Upon the first of these amendments
prepared at once to vote Upon the second desire
the time for consideration that will be afforded by the in
,erval between and morning. II IS understood that
the senator from Virginia MIR. HcNTER1 IS to have
the floor for the purpose OF discussion OF the general
merits Of the bill The question upon the second amend
may be taken al the pleasure OF the senator from Virginia.
either before after he shall he addressed the Senate
and with that view move that the further considera-
ttnu If his hill he MI a
o'clock.
MIR DAVIS, of Mississippi 1t is matter of very
little importance whether the vote be taken now
or tomorrow ! am ready now; shall be ready
TO. morrow have been ready for some time for any
vote upon this bill which it's friends propose. If its
friends hang back and beg for delay, hope we shall
never again hear that it is the opponents fault that this
bill has not been decided trust sir that we have heard
for the last time that the opponents OF this measure are
delaying a great measure OF paclhcauon have been
for ten days ready TO meet this question directly or col
laeray its friends might choose to present It. have,
months ago, minated that had something to say upon
the bill, If It's friends would even strip by amendment
or change or modify II by amendment to the form IN
which was to be finally decided That, SIR, has not
yet been done.
that lie so peculiarly his own, al the same time impress
sve and beautiful has told to-day, that IN the acces
sion 10 the United States ,eoenly OF territory the South
has nothing and gets nothing in this bill and he has told
that the North surrenders exactly what the South OBJ
iains-notbiDg; and that, SIR is my own opinion; But,
air the South has rsh to something and she ge's
nothing BY the bill, and has nothing without the b
claim that we shall have bill by which she shall get
her rights For this consideration, am unaeraby OPP
posed TO the before us. 1 sought 10 amend IL
until hope OF amendment was al an end. That moment
ready to lay upon the table or to give any other
final or decisive vote upon II. am ready now to vote
for amendments or against amendments a. 'hey may or
may not meet my opinions. | do not wish to proong
discussion but wish the friends OF this measure 10 re
member that hencefoward delays are not TO be charged
where they have been unusy charged heretofore
MIR FOOTE. / regret TO say that my colleague has
greatly misunderstood the portion oil the speech oil the
referred He was probably little too distant in bis po-
sion from the senator from Massachusetts perfectly to
stand or to hear him was sitting very near him;
and understood The honorable senator from Hassachu-
sets to say, what will be published AS part
OF his speech the morning, that 20 lar az territory -
concerned, the North gained precisely AZ much A. the
South. and the South precisely as much as the Morrill,
and neither gained anythng-leavng The respective sec
lions precisely the condition IN which they now are
That is what he said He did not make the fatal admis
that the South yielded everything and the North
gained everything
Mr. DAVIS, Cinerposng) My colleague does not
state my point CORRECTLY. did not state that The senator
said that the North gained everything, and the South
yielded everything but that the North yielded Just what
the South got-noihing.
Mr. WEBSTER, Tin bis seat) In regard 10 these Ter
rories.
Mr. DAVIS Yes, sir, in regard to these Territories.
That is just what stated. The North yielded what the
South got-nothng, that Nature decided against the
South, and they got nothing
Mr. FDOTE. understood the senator IRON Massa-
chnsetts TO say that, but did not understand my col
league present that position when he first addressed The
Senate He may have done so doubtless he intended
10 do rose merely 10 prevent the impression, which
thought be gave from being rapidly diused through the
country reference to this without correction
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