The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-14

North In lis true lcolors.
Mr.. CART TER, rjoining. held that that purpose.
under the circumstances, amounted nothing more than
disposition 10 clog the adoption OF the bill which was
designed carry the will OF the inhabitants OF Cali
acter Of those Of the gentleman from Mississippi Mr..
BRowkl 10 be but gas" They were not sustained by
their constituents In threatening the Union, the un
dersood TO say) II The Union could be dissolved on any
such ground. Il was not worth preserving.
I, Mr.. Z, Withdrawing the amendment,
Mr. THOMPSON. Of Pennsylvania renewed j. and
spoke for five minutes, but from position IN which he
could not be heard by The Reporter
lie was interrupted by Mr. THOMPSON, of Missis.
spf, who reminded him that the people residing IN the
territory south OF 80 deg. 80 min had voted unanimously
10 the convention by their deegaes) against the lorna
ton of State government. subsequently,, they had
with great onaniny protested against being included
within The Stale government OF California.
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Pennsy lvania having concluded
his remarks, withdrew the amendment
Mr., VENABLE renewed il, and Argued 10 show that,
to carry out abolition purpose the North were insist
ing violating the express wishes OF the people OF fiat
portion OF the territory proclaning al the same Time tha
they doing their best 10 protect those people IN me
exercise oil the high functions Of segovernment lhe
only time in which the North had insisted upon protect
ing such right this occasion. when i was done
only to enable her the better 10 destroy the shis OF her
southern sister MIR. " also reviewed the remarks OF
MIR. BAKER, delivered on the day before.
Mr. " having wthdrawnthe amendment
Mr. BAKER renewed il. and for five minutes reviewed
that portion OF the remarks OF Mr. VESABLE personal 10
himself He admitted that he was foreign born but
claimed that his heart more truly American (as ne
on show than those OF gentlemen born here who
dared e rise n the hall and proclaim 70, paoss o ~ u
the North IN preventing the Introduction o. slavery ih'o
the Territories.
MIR B Withdrawing the amendment,
Mr. MEADE rene we'd il. He was hardly willing 70
accept the apology OF those northern gentlemen who,
voting against the last amendment justified themselves
for a mere absracIon. This excuse, however, was
strange as for five years past the North had been march
ing up and voting against the rights Of the South on an
abstraction. Mr. M continuing, went on 10 snow tnat
the amendment of Mr. STANTON was appropriate 10 the
bill, being no abstraction.
The amendment being Withdrawn,
Mr.. STANTON, of Tennessee, renewed IL, and re-
mark ed thai il the North had come the determination
to deny the future admission OF savehoding States INTO
Union, that would produce the dissolution Of the
Union In so declaring. he uttered no threat Inc threat
was from gentlemen from the North who maintain their
intention OF preserving the Union by iorce alter It's con-
sliiuon shall have been made, BY their own acton' as
piece OF waste paper The South simply holds lha she
will maintain her rights laid down in the constitution,
at all hazards.
| The amendment being withdrawn,
Mr.. TOOMBS renewed II, and argued Tor nve minutes
to show the bad faith Of the North He desired mat me
gentleman from Massachusetts Mr. WINTHROP should
show his hand on the Missouri Compromise queslon.
His remarks however, were not sufficiently audible al
the Reporters desk.
Withdrawing the amendment,
| Mr. DUER renewed it, and understood to declare
his willingness to admit slavsholdng States ihe IN
ahtants thereof desire it, The course Of the South was
in fact requesting The North TO establish the institution
OF slavery the territory south OF 80 deg 30 MIN lhe
South could obtain settlement OF the question on the
basis OF the oil California with the constitution
the choice OF her people, and the future admission OF
States carved out OF The resi- OF the territory WIN such
domestic institutions as the inhabitants might desire he
proposed TO sustain such settlement III bringing forward
his proposition to authorize the people OF New Mexico
forthwith to form State constitution.
| Withdrawing the amendment,
| Mr.. WIN rHROP, renewing It, remarkef that mere
nothing the relations OF the gentleman IRON Geor
ga Mr. TooMnsl and himself 10 justify the former IN
calling him lsr w out to declare hs views II mat
gentleman designed impue fraud TO anything connect.
ed with his (Mr. w - congressional course, ne would
that the allegation was more applicable 10 that gen.
tlenan than 10 himself. He should vote against any
thing calculated 10 clog the California bill OF MI D0TY,
under any and all circumstances.
1 With irawing The amendment,
MIR. HALL renewed Il, and declared that ne mad re-
framed from voting for the amendment OF Mr. STANToN
on the ground that any amendment 10 the Missouri Con-
promise would have the effect OF embarrassing that meas.
He not only for The adoption OF that Compro.
mise personally but his State clearly for II; so u
was his duty 10 do his best TO procure lis enactment he
placed reliance the good faith OF tue North (he
was undseooi 10 sa,) Than had oeea manifested oy
many OF his southern colleagues. he hoped that mat
sentiment would, in the end, lead the North to do JUS
lice IN this matter. -
MIR H also controverted the statement OF those gen.
temen who urged that the people OF California souts oil
80 deg 80 min were opposed 10 being included IN The
new State. In answer to letter OF inquiry from HIM
SELF three gentlemen, representing mat portion Of Cs'
forna in their State convention had assured him (Mr
that those residing in their region, south oil 30 deg.
30 min were Tor the constitution as adopted BY their
convention, with great unanimity.
| Withdrawing the amendment,
IL Mr. HARRIS oil Illinois, renewed IT, and then went on
to defend Colonel BAKER, whose defence OF himself ne
(Mr H. thought uncaed for To this end, he spoke in
euogistic oil That geniemans military and legisa
i've service Threats had been made by northern mem
bers, bat with ten-fod fury they had come IRON The
South From the day which Mr. IooMBs had
threatened the dissolution OF the Union the South had
continued them, increasing their violence. Thus the
moderate men OF the North being driven oil from
their disposition to 90 far as possible in satisfying the
South
MIR n having withdrawn the amendment,
Mr. TOOMBS renewed it, and calling out Mr. DrER,
who explained his proposition, which was 70 admit
California now. and New Mexico as soon as she could
form State constitution, he (Mr To denied that he
had been at the last in favor OF the admission oil
New Mexico with her present population only as alleged
by MIR. DUER.
Mr.. T. then replied to Mr.. WIsrHRop, saying that he
desired be prompt notice that gentemans persona.
ties he would put them in the shape IN which gentle
man could notice them. !.
Mr. r. continued his remarks; but turning his back
on the Reporters desk, he was not heard there.
Withdrawing the amendment,
Mr. BAKER renew II, and asked what his (Mr, bs)
ancestors or HIMSELF personally, had 10 do with the con-
,royersy lin reply 10 MIR. TooMBsD II any gentleman
imputed TO him. because foreign. born. any motive but
such as an American citizen should have in bis heart he
would he saying what his MI Bs) whole course. civil
and military, proved to be untrue.
Withdrawing the amendment
Mr.. vENABLE renewed il, and remarked that u MIR.
BAKER had understood him 10 that TO be born IN Eng
land was 10 him dishonor, he misunderstood him
Mr. BAKER (interrupting hin) remarked mat ne had
not so understood Mr. ". When understanding any
gentleman. he should take other means Of defending him