Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-25

he honorable Senator from Alabama will find much difficulty
discovering how it is possible that man might be quite
safe guide at period Of his life when wnns lot tue Pu
pose Of securing the confidence and respect OF patriotic and
intelligent party and yet become subsequently, an opec OF
aistrust and when afterwards having the rens
Of authority sud eny from his grasp, and being tnown
into comparative obscu he becomes the wreched agent and
rngeader Of noisy and unpnciped faction The Senator
from Alabama have grossly underraed the m
egente Of the Southern people, if he suPPoses that by such
he has adopted he can succeeu m
awakening the least prejudice against me.
Another accusation has been presented against me py me
honorable Senator from Aabama which ID reaiy anus
ing. He of being supporter OF the present
Administration. This accusation is accompanied WIN
charge against the Senator om Kentucky Mr CLAr mat
he is nimca the Administration This friendship on my
part those power and the alleged hostility OF he oena
from Kentucky asserted to have been exhp ca IN con-
nexon with the under consideration An tns must
be little surprising those who aware that the senator
from Kentucky and myself recognised by the Senator rom
Alabama coaborers" in support Of the scheme OF COM
promise in progress. confess that am not aoe PEI
ceve how Of could evince friendship ana 'ne onei
hostility those in power, by supporting the mea
and by declaring precisely the same views IN support
Of il.
But the honorable gentleman supposes that must be in
favor Of the famous no-acon policy, DOUBT ne power
Congress- upon strict Interpretation OF the Federal Con
suticn, to establish Territorial Government at all Wen,
sir the honorable Senator from Michigan (Mr CAss) and
other Democratic worthless Of almost equal consideration, VIII
have be recognised also supporters OF the non acnon Po
icy since they have as well as myself declared that such
this Of establishing territorial governments seems TO
them have been given to Congress by the constitution and
that the exercise Of could only be excused upon the ground
of orerruing necessity.
Upon this point the Honorable gentleman thought pro-
per to be quite facetious and Observed with originality
quite imposing, that politics. like misery, sometimes makes
strange bedfeows thank the gentleman tor the hn and
will beg suggest him that fear that this ne saying
his will presently become applicable to others than
SELF VIXEN they shall be found cooperating with abotonists
and their efforts to defeat this BILL 50 long as
shall continue to vote with the hgh-toned patriots with whom
am now acting shall not fear the application Of the maxim,
"noscur socis" hope that my honorable friend from
Alabama will be found in the sequel this contest to be equally
free from suspicion account OF the objectionable opinions OF
those with whom be may be found acting
But really does the honorable Senator not perceive the in
justice charging with avorng the action polcy when
he considers that earnestly urging the most extend
ed comprehensive action which possibly take place in
the adjustment Of all the questions growing out OF slavery
Let me ask him If he does apprehend that he will himself
be accused and with effect too OF favorng this same non
action policy those who shall that he with his eyes
perfectly open the consequences likely to ensue has srug
gled to defeat this of compromseknowng, as he
could not but do that he succeeded the nonacton policy
would be necessarily acted uponas California would then In
all probability, be admitted separate measure and no er-
rtoa Governments be established in Utah and New Mexico,
until the people of these Territories should be ready to claim
admission States Let my friend, in all soem-
nifty, that the discerning people Of the South will not al to
understand the whole matter, and that they will certainly
hold those to rigid responsibility who shall take upon them
"
orcement Of this wretched action policy which is to keep
open the distracted questions which have long agtaed the
country for indefinite period Of time, give most banefu
permanence to the military government now IN operation IN
New Mexico and be productive of other consequences equally
to be depored by all good patriots they shall be brought
upon US.
But sir my honorable friend from Alabama has undertaken
only this Of having been guilty
of various grevous political Offences but he has taken upon
himself to play prosecutor court and jury IN very regular
indeed He has undertaken ito try me first as he
says by the Congressional record and then by speeches
deliberately prepared and deliberately revised which last
understand to be part his speech already referred and
which he that sanctioned fully, aud in part speeches
delivered by myself Well sir, hope if my honorable
friend who has thus subjected me TO trial. should he manage
convict will at least subject to hanging other
severe capital punishment.
In reference the read from the honorable Senator'S
Speech cannot say yet particular autwth
though, have already stated have yet read the
speech of which constitutes part to have leisure
for its persal any future period In relation to my own
speeches. have heretofore challenged the production Of any
proof of inconsistency upon the question of admitting Cali
orna and feel in asserting after the elaborate
effort made by the honorable gentleman to put at variance
with myself that he has read not single extract from any OF
speeches. they have been, from the beginning
of the session up to the present hour which DO not now
sancton and which could utter, without feeling
myself be in the least possible danger of being accused by
any one not under the dominion Of personal prejudice,
strong adverse feeling Of kind Of having been guilty Of
the least inconsistency whatever in relation to this question Of
California separate and distinct unaccompaned
with such settlement of ell the questions growing out of
slavery would be calculated compensating ad-
vanages of kind and among them the nesmabe bless
ing Of social quiet and freedom from annoyment for the h
ture, would be act unjust insulting and grossly
inquous justify the South in resortng any Of
resistance necessary for the vndcaon of her honor and The
Of her domestic security upon foundations too
stable to be hereafter disturbed put in danger But whilst
and expressing this view Of the subject have
uniformly maintained, up to the present moment that the
admission Of California, whatever inormalty may have
occurred in bringing about her present political organization,
provided the Of admission should constitute only
portion of general scheme of adjustment and compromse,
upon the whole satisfactory in its character would in my
judgment, not only be serious Of complaint the
South but might with pausby at least be hailed as
of high national Importance and entitled to
mand the general approval Of the country.
know that have entertained other views since the
California question FIRST for consideration. Let notify
the honorable Senator from Alabama of two facts my
history this subject that when he learns
them he will himself perfectly persuaded that he has done
the most cruel injustice in accusing of shifting my position
regard the Of California admission. 1t has been
than two years since urged the expedency Of at
providing for the admission of California State 10 the
year 1850. believed them and announced here that
the population of California likely increase very rapid
ly and that before the year Just named she would have
population sufficiently large to be entitled TO claim admission
State 1t was my opinion that thus provided by
law for her eventual admission the agitation Of the slavery
question in connexon with the formation Of her State Gov
eminent would be probably precluded and that when she
should apply for actual admission, her constitution being
silent the subeet of slavery sectional feeling would be
likely to array itself against the that the people of
distant region would be thus allowed in their good time
arrange this delicate matter according to their dscre
tion In this view Of the subject decidedly opposed by
my Southern friends here, and dessted Not entirely dis