The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-02-21
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1850.
SENATE

After the completion of the morning business,
Mr. Butler said he did not intend to speak at
very great length, but should confne his remarks
to very narrow limits lie desired that oil ques-
tons relating to California should be discussed In
connection with all other matters embraced in the
resolutions of the honorable Senator from Ken
lucky. He hoped the subject would not be refer.
red to any committee until every Senator should
have an opportunity, il he chose, Of expressing
his opinions. An adjustment Of the present diff
culties depended entirely upon the determination
Of the North. IL was apparent to all, there was
storm ahead of us We had already felt some of
its hazardous agitations and every one on board,
however humble, should be permitted to make
such suggestions as might perhaps save the vessel
from apprehended shipwreck By keeping Cali
! fornia in connection with other subjects with
which it WAS inseparably associated an opportu-
nifty, perhaps the last opportunity, might be pre-
scented for settling this subject He expressed
surprise to disposition from so high q source
| to give California preference, and to separate
her from other subjects with which her fate ought
| to be involved. He desired to save the Union il
| it could be done, and preserve at the same time
| the rights and honor OF the South. When the
| Senator from Kentucky declared that he owed
no allegiance to the South, be was expecting TO
hear him say, nor to the North, nor East, nor
West, but to the Union.
| Mr.. Clay interposiBg) remarked that he did
| not know that he went all around the points Of
the compass, but that was what he meant, how
ever, and he would repeat again that he owed no
allegiance TO any one section, either North South,
| East or West
Mr.. Badger Of North Carolina desired to
state some of the difficulties he had to encounter
| in voting for the instructions moved by the hon.
! orable Senator from Missouri, Mr.. Benton by
which the Committee on Territories Is to be d.
rected to bring in a bill for the admission Of Cal
| fornia into the Union.
He did not think il necessary TO 20 into the dis
cassion of slavery In considering this question He
had nothing TO do with the admission Of Texas,
which resulted in the war, or with the subsequent
ACQUISITIONS IL could not be denied this spplica-
| ton was made under circumstances unprecedented
in our history Other Territories have first mo.
we'd their admission into the Union, but they had
previously existed under an organized Ierritor-
al Government. Every Territorial Government
established by Congress emanates from the SOW
| ereign power, and receives an authority over the
Territory There was another difficulty When
the treaty with Mexico WAS submitted to the Sen
ate, il contained an article providing for the ad-
| mission Of these Territories, AZ soon as ~ the
| form of the Constitution IL could DO done there
was an amendment made by the Senate IN the fol-
lowing terms: Who Ia the Territories aiore-
said shall not preserve the character OF citizens
Of the Mexican Republic, conformaby with what
Is stpulsted In the preceding article shall be In
oorporsaed into the Union Of the United States,
and be admitted at the yrepsy tune 10 De lnag.d
of BY the Congress Of The Uausd Safs') 10 the en-
joyment OF all the rights Of citizens OF the Uni