The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-17

teri have risen, sir rather to vindIcate myself from
me- II do not DO It TO his own satisfaction shall Be
much more surprised than he at my advocacy of the
proposition y refer this question e the COMMITTEE On
Territories First. with regard TO that committee, De,
clare to you sir, that do not know the names even q
the gentlemen Of that committee. with the exception q!
the chairman dp not recollect the names, nor DO
know the opinions OF any other members OF that commit
tee. have heard Il minated more BY way OF news,
paper report than any other way) that the chairman Of
the committee holds an opinion somewhat different from
my own. Whether that may be SO or not, was not for
me to inquire. lis something TO which attach sort
OF importance, as have doubt that il the matter were
referred to that committee, they would take up the sub.
Jet deliberately examine y and then decide Tor tnen-
am charged with inconsistency and an inconsistency
great that the senator from Mississippi has not been
able find language strong enough to express the
founding astonishment which he feels Now, the
tor will alloy me Y say thai really cannot govern nIs
Hs q bms s y, e asS
upon to the production Of emotions which he can find
language express, Icannot help il It his partic
ular constitution and nature had the honor when
addressed the Senate former OCCASION to say that
wanted the settlement Of all the questions connected with
the unfortunate institution which has brought nothe
all settled but there is not syllable in the speech
which the senator has read made by on that occasion
nor in any speech which ever made, which declared
thaI wanted all these subjects incorporated into one bill
that upon the fate OF that bill should rest the fate
of all the questions mentioned in these resolutions
! Now, sir, look at it for momeht-
| Mr. FOOTE, Gnterposing) Will the senator allow
honorable senator delivered the first part q his speech on
his own resolutions the Union newspaper Of this city
as have heretofore suggested placed the same ntepre
ax to them, and tbelieve all the leading presses
the republic likewise did fhe editors of the Union went
far formally to eulogze that part OF the hon.
orable senator's speech of the first day, which was
dersood by them insisting upon adjustment OF all
the slavery questions together, upon one general plan
The honorable senator. as supposed at the lime, saw
m ho th,.ze alia
appeal to him whether my first impression to the i'm
port Of his words might not naturally have been confirm
ed into full conviction by the circumstances stated
had regarded il, certainly did net, OF du-
| bi0us Interpretation!
| Mr. CLAY. II is really surprising to me-but will
express any astonishment about thow the senator
said first and last and persevere in repeating and reit
eatng-tha think this Congress ought TO settle all the
affairs connected with slavery every OF them which
ng II s epany WIN a %as one %
ing H. about TO show the from Mississippi
the impossiby OF settling them all in one bill. as he
proposes MY proposition =, 10 a .ne mrs, no. 70
rtora governments the next resolution relates to the
boundary OF Texas and the payment OF certain sum
to her; the fifth think il is, relates to the abo-
lilon Of slavery in the District OF Coumbia an
other relates the recovery of fugitive slaves who
cape from their masters into another State Before
troduced my resolutions there bill before upon
that very subject last mentioned which had been discuss
ed in part and the progress OF whose discussion had,
perhaps, been interrupted by the introduction Of these
resolutions Did the honorable senator understand
me as proposing that the question OF California the
question OF territorial governments-two three may
be found necessaryin the territory ceded TO that the
question of the boundary OF Texas and the proposition
to aid her by system OF payment ia the payment Of
debts, consideration OF her clam, Whatever II may
be, TO the territory; and besides these Tie question of
the abolition o the slave trade in the District OF Colum-
ba and, moreover law for the recovery OF fugitive
slaves or adding further sanctions and penalties the
existing law for that pureose-is possible that anybody
sL.sI DILL ..llt tk.
rey OF subjects BILL and 10 subject the passage OF
them all 10 the fate OF that bill
Mr. FOOTE certainly thought that all or most OF
these matters could be embraced in one bllat least so
far positive legislative action concerned think
so yet; and, acting upon this opinion, have actually
embraced them IN the bill introduced by at the begin.
ming OF the session aod now in print upon the tables OF
senators think that the honorable senator from Ken
lucky would it not little difficult to state any reason,
OF parliamentary techncality, going TO show the
impropreiy OF embracing in The same bill aPIoposiion
to admit new State from Texas, such have ven
tured TO recommend, and proposition for the establish
ment OF territorial governments in Deseret and New Mex.
ico, with one for the cesson TO The United States q all
Bath degree north latitude But II plan OF compromise
be framed 10 embrace all the controveried
questions, why shall itno be made to embrace as many
praccablel Let me again PROFOUND 10 the honorable
senator question which have heretofore propounded.
and which he has not yet answered: How 1t that ne,
ssor s s a. sa @ rssea
TO ms own sense Of justice, 10 s uiiai iafsress OF h
stiuents at such moment as this, fb Uisw of all ths
dangers vhich The southern section Of the Confed.
eracy, increase he number Of adversary voes agains
upon all tho pending qussfions Uitto FIRST receiuiae
some compensation thereto 1T
| Mr. CLAY. Mir. Preslo Mt, il is totally unnecessary
TO remind Of my coming IRON slaveholdng or fes
State. know whence came, and | know my duties
ready TO submit 10 any responsibitie which belong
| 10 me as a senator from slaveholdng State Sir
have heard something said upon former occasion about
allegiance TO the South. know OF South 10 which
any allegiance. Applause In the galleries. which
glance TO two sovereignes, and only two soveregntes
the is the sovereignty OF this Union, and the other ID
The sovereignty OF the State Of Kentucky My allegiance
is to this Union and 10 my State and II gentlemen sup
pose that they exact from acknowledgment oI
allegiance 10 any ideal, future conempa
ted eonledeacy OF the South, here declare that owe nc
such allegiance, will for one come under any such
Gentlemen may cease TO remind Of the fact that
come from saveboding State. II chose to avail my
self OF the opinion OF my State, could show that
in resolutions received BY last night from my egsla
ure, reported after due consideration by the committee
it declares ts cordial sanction Of the whole series OF res
olutions which have offered And say, sir tina
the preparation OF that resolution not prompted by
for have neither written received letter ron
single member OF the legislature Of Kentucky during th
Il whole session 7 ~
But beg pardon for the DEPRESSION I certainly d,
not expect TO nd TO utter these sentiments
but these are my sentiments and ara neither to be terri
fed nor frightened by any one.
hope gentlemen will transcend the limits OF legiti
mate parliamentary debate, in using any such languag
towards me because fear could not trust myself
II they were 10 do IT. shall no such language TO
wards themsand hope upon this Hoor for reciproc
OF courtesy and parliamentary dignity and propriety
ask because do not really know how far could trus