Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-20


picked whatever wise decorous in he
duct Of nations ndvduasrsates anecdoe Of Indian
Chief who, when called upon TO sign treaty Of pece
sideed dsespectfu to any propositions which
made TO him till the day, in order that he might seem
least have considered the question On The principle
Of the action OF this Indian chief who took one nigh
to consider question which he decide upon, this
committee OF thirteen, acting under such impressive ccum
Stances with nothing less than the salvation of the Union in
its hands, will have consider many nights before they
come back and tell they have performed the duy which
the Senate gave them If they return incontney, the
Senate may suppose they had considered il at all or
what might be supposed much MATERIAL that hey had
considered beforehand and that therefore was solemn
farce go out and back with what in the venacua
had been and dried beforehand. They must
slider they obliged to consider week, perhaps or
three weeks, under such grave circumstances they will
be placed in Here then, is to be great dee of lost
time, if the proposed committee is raised This week is
gone beyond all question and the committee will need
that, and perhaps all the time while others may ABSENT
consider. Any attempt, then, Mr.. President 90 and
raise committee, consider as Posponement Of the ques-
lion for weeks and then to stand the chance of being brought
forward ncumbeed with questions which do belong
and which must necessarily give rise to debate here and pos
siby disagreement between the two Houses and this long
delay may result in the loss of the California bill by the dis
agreement between the two Houses nothing sir bu,
long delay and mminen, danger to the California BILL by
proceeding any further with this motion refer commit
tee. We have need Of ii have the bill here, brief
pointed, exactly in the words in which the bills a such
introduced in the early part Of history
SHALL therefore, make the motion which intended make
yesterday, that when The question shall be taken up day.
before the pending amendment gone into lay the subject
of raising committee the table, for the purpose taking
up the bill No l69, for the admission Of the State Of Cali
fornia, and upon that motion ask the yeas and nays
MI. CLAY. hope the honorable Senator from Missouri
will Withdraw his motion for moment.
| Mr.. BENTON. Oh, certainly, certainly any thing 10
spirit of compromise, except the compromising Of Caor
| mia away.
Mr.. CLAY. With respect to the parliamentary objection
made by the Senator from Missouri my amendment, if he
chooses present that objection in FORM ready
it. The amendment drawn after tie fullest consdea-
ton that could give to any possible question of form that
might arise.
pass that by, 1t is most unhappy concurrence
for poor California between the honorable Senator from Mis-
souri, and myself He Calforni admitted So do l.
He regrets the lapse of time before her admission take
place. So do But it is little Singular that the honora-
bic Senator himself must say it, il all respect and defer
ences of the which prungs the admission Of
California into the Union. Sir, proposition that
Senator Friday last, think, whio will renew to day
Let this committee be appointed without further opposition
which opposition, think, will be foun be wholly unavail
ing and to be productive of consequence but that of
additional consumption of time. Let opposition to the appoint
men Of the committee be withdrawn the committee be
raised let the bill for the admission of California be reported
and acted upon in the Senate Sir when taken up, have
already ntmated the purpose which shall not ABANDON TO
propose amendment to that bill povsions to give Terri
toral Governments to the two territories without the
Wllmo proviso But sir, short tint bill is not occupy
ing space than the honorable Senator's hand, does he
suppose that bill is going pass thu shape in which u.s.
even supPosng the rejection of my popositon He talks
about early precedens If he refer early prece
dents for the admission Of States shall violate all of
them if California be admitted Forhow they admit
ted, from Ohio upward but by the passage of previous law
proposing certain articles of compact ne States which
were to be asented to by convention the people Of the
States, and brough. here in the shape compact bind
ing and obligatory forever upon both parties How is it with
California Why upon the subject of the public domain and
the rights CT the United States in California if the bill
pass in that little, brief space, which the honorable Senator
has read and exhibited to the Senate the will
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oabe friend from Illinois, who has this objection the
BILL has turned his attention to it. and hos he will add to
the valuable bors be has rendered the country and the
ate by proposing suitable provision to protect the rights and
interests of the United States in California. But if Calor
MIA be admitted at all she only be admitted by annexng
the condition to the act for her admission that nothing that
act shall ccntravene impair the rights OF the United States
in the public domain confess that although have rather
brought my mind her admission upon the condition Of the
reservation of the rights Of the United States California
do not think quite equal to what it woua be if
solemn compact between the people Of California and the Uni
ted States before it admitted.
Now, the honorable Senator talks of the delay which
will ensue California be not taken up and acted upon
as committee will in few days depart upon melancholy
OCCASION aud probably be absent about two weeks He thinks
we may get through with this in three days Let all
opposition the appointment Of the committee be withdrawn
let be appointed; then take up the California bill
and act upon it. So that really, say, without any nten-
ona dsrespec towards the Senator from Missouri that he
proonging the admission of California in thus continuing
oppose the appointment of this committee .
Sir let us lock at all the facts connected with this matter
Suppose 1t practicable pass bill for the admission of
California with suitable guards and protection the public
property suppose practicable to pass this week
why, them must turn attention to the condition Of
things in the other House. The passage Of bill through
the Senae for the admission Of California does admit
California. 1t must first have the Of the
ordinate branch of the National Legislature and another
ordinate department of the Government If to Judge
OF the future by the past should be very happy to he
cty assured that the other branch of the Legislature will be
in condition to transact the public business two weeks
hence II they any thing like the amount Of time
in elscng an officer to supply the place Of the amented in
dividua who has died, they did in organizing FIRST
be weeks before that body will be prepared to
upon any bill am willing give California chance with
out our consuming time is much waste Of ime sir,
Let its fate be decided Ii the Senate decide against
it, there will be end to it. But if there be MAORI y in
favor OF it, no dlatoy proceedings, parliamentary pro-
ceedDgs, attempt thwart the will of the ory Of this
Senate, and hope such attempt will be made, and
charge no one with making it, wl trust finally prevail,
Let US then go to work and act like men, talk less and act
more and decide upon the question: and after that take
the bill for the admission of California That my view of
i what should do.
Mr. BENTON. propose the point of my objection, if
there be any point in it, to bis specious amendment My OBJ
the Senate that it is independent resolve govern the
conduct q the Senate 1t has nothing do with the bust
ness which included in the motion. Il Is simply resolve
which can be introduced and considered by tsea resolve
repeat TO govern the conduct of the Senate their action
certain case In that point Of vew it that what
called an amendment is amendment but irdepen-
Il dent resolve.
But the Senator from Kentucky makes proposition, or
renews one made yesterday and in his extreme good nature
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