Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-06-01
DEBATE IN THE SENATE.
THE COMPROMISE BILL.
TUESDAY, MAY %, 1850.


The Senate resumed as in Committee Of the Whole, the
.ons;deraion Of the bill to admit California State into
the on to establish Territorial Governments for Utah and
New Mexico and making proposals to Texas for the estab
The pendipg question that offered by Mr. PRATT and
modified and adopted by Mr. DAVIS, Of Mississippi as
follows
Strike out the words " in respect to- and insert to intro
duce exclude, and alter he "orus 10 insert e
following prcvso
sPropded That nothing herein contained shall be
strued to said Territorial Legislature passing such
laws s NAV be necessary for the protection of the rights Of
nropery Of any kind which may have been be here
er eoniormaby to constitution and laws of the United
States held in or introduced into said Territory"
Mr.. UNDERWOOD resumed and concluded the speech
which he began Yesterday.
Mr.. BERRIEN. / desire to say, Mr. President, that
upon question Of this Importance in which great an in
felt by the whole community the Senate should Dc
full, If possible. is her thin take vote upon such
an amendment The question unexpectedly present.
ed decision and suggest that grave and interesting
questions Of this kind the vote should not be taken without
some previous notification to the Senate. E
Mr. DAYTON. I concur entirely in the suggestion of
the Senator from Georgia.
Mr. CHASE Mr. President it il not my purpose de-
sire present into discussion OF the principle IN
voved in the amendment before the Senate lagree
with the proposer Of il, (Mr DAVIS, Of Msssspp) that
is exceedingly desirable have proposition to vote upon
which means something and has the meaning in every
mart of the country not able TO regard this amend
ent as such proposition. The Senator from Mississippi
declares that if we adopt it shall recognise, BY strong
implication least the existence Of slavery IN the Territories
or all events the constitutional right OF slayeholders to
carry their slaves into hem and hold them there Other Se-
nators deny this Now, sir desire to exclude the concu
sion Of the Senator Mississippi and for that purpose
submit an amendment which, think, will have that effect
ask that il may be read, and desire vote upon it.
Mr. PRATT inquired whether would be in order to offer
amend the amendment after the and nays had been
ordered on that amendment
The VICE PRESIDENT decided that it was in order.
The SECRETARY read the amendment to the amendment
sPropidsd further, That nothing herein contained, shall
be authorizing permitting the Introduction OF
slavery the holding of as property within said
ritory."
Several sEsAross 1t is the Wilmot proviso.
The yeas and nays were ordered. .
Mr.. DAYTON. Mr.. President beg to submit now the pro-
pey Of yielding the suggestion ofthe Senator from Msss
sippi (Mr DAVIS and letting the vote be taken upon this
subject o'clock TO morrow. Very little time would be
economical by taking the vote Certainly there gentle
who would be disappointed and mortified II they should
be out their when proposition of this kind voted
upon with the yeas and nays but whe had not anticipated
this ofhngs and it to but just to them, on
an important question Of this kind that designate hour
when the shall be taken that the further
sderaton Of this subject be postponed It'll Tomorrow at one
o'clock. M .at sa9a
On DIVISION the motion negatived-Ayes %, a.
The question then REQUIRED the amendment to the
amendment sa
MI. CLAY. Mr. President the amendment proposed by
the Senator from Mssspps that the restraining clause upon
the power Of the Legislature shall not be 50 exercised as to
rtory, according the constitution and laws OF the United
States believe substantially the effect Of the amend
ment, although am not prepared to give the words.
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Mississippi. Yes; that is It.
Mr.. CLAY have particular objection to that amend
because if there be local law aboshing slavery, and
there be in the constitution and laws of the United States
thoy given to slaves into the Territory then those
laws and that constitution abrogae the local law. is, in
fact Legislative assertion of what would result without any
legislative enactment for you silent upon the subject
Of legislation either way point Of fact the provision In the
constitution and laws Of the United States which authorizes the
introduction of slaves the ceded territory would without
any declaration in the BILL have the effect which have stated
Of abogang the local law which orbds it. Regarding the
amendment therefore, merely asserting fact which would
follow without the introduction of NE amendment have
particular objection it. Nor do see, sir that by impli-
cation has been asserted it may be concluded that this
amendment of the Senator from Mississippi will auhoze
under the constitution and laws of the United Saes the in
PRODUCTION Of slavery into the ceded territory. do not think
that there any such implication repeat. think that 1t
is adding nothing than that which would result without
the of the provision offered by the Senator from
Mississippi. 4
Now If the Senator from Ohio (Mr CHAsE) will modify his
amendment declare that il is not the intention Of Con-
gres assert way the other the operation of the
sution and laws of the United States to the introduction
of slaves, preclude that implication which he seems
apprehend but of which have apprehension, shall
have objection to his amendment. am prepared, equally
with the Senator from Ohio any other Senator, to dsam
either in its affirmative negative effect that the constitution
and laws of the United States do admit slavery
do think there either affirmative negative to il,
by the clause introduced by the Senator from Mississippi
That my opinion. and dare say il his purpose. But
if is merely guard against the implication that there may
be authority by the constitution and laws the United States
Introduce slavery, shall be willing to vote for the amend.
ment, if he will put it into this form. i
Mr. DAVIS, Of Mississippi 1t has very strangely been
my fortune through every mod fcation of this amendment
and have tried to modify to meet the views Of those
who willing to give constitutional rights-t has
very strangely been my fortune say, when claiming that
the territorial legislation shall not be restricted from giving to
slave property the protection it is allowed to give to other
pey be constantly regarded thought sought Con-
gress declaration Of what rights have not sought
it would not take it. never yet have consented, and
will, to allow Congress TO the constitutional
rights of the South Why sir il would border upon fatui
, representing the minority in this Union, should
forward 10 ask the exercise of such authority here
The language about the Introduction exclusion Of slavery
introduced into the amendment by others, not by my
se and goes to the whole extent Of all the Senator
from Kentucky has said It is the proviso 10 this amendment
stands which alone what originally intro
duced, and which exclude the conclusion be drawn
from the original terms Of the BILL that the Territorial Legs
ure should not egsate protect the right of property in
slaves the the right in other species Of property taken
into the Territory. That the whole of it. 1t is
than that We claim the right 60 there under the
sution, and claim that you should not restrict The Terri
tral Leg from protecting property in slaves when
choose exercise constitutional right of going there
not able to comprehend from the language used by
the Senator from Kentucky, il reply the Senator from Lou
ana (Mr SouLE how he possibly hesitate to vote for
this amendment said before, and say again. if there be
any here who seek make The laws of Mexico supreme
territory the property Of the United States. and who
pec to call upon Congress to organize governments which
shall remain subservient to those Mexican laws, want the