The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-02

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I'M with the psculisIiies OF language not my own
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them good and do not doab At su the purposes OF me
Committee were most patriotic and honorable,
Mr CLAY am satisfied Asthe chairman OF the
eomm,ise. and as one Of the committee, certainly would
not have allowed without suitable explanations any re-
marks rejecting upon the purposes and intentions Of that
Sir, should be very glad il the time admitted, TO make
short reply to the honorable senator But shall have
other occasions 10 do 30 But ask him and the Senate
to allow me Jew moments only % mage pns o. swo 90
BILE senator with respect 10 these resolutions OF mine and
the report OF the committee He takes them up and
were The resolutions OF individual while the report OF
the committee is report OF an aggregate number OF gen.
temen out for the purpose Of considering these sub
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the offering of the report and constituted myself the Com
mttee Of Thirteen He says that in my resolutions the
South promised suitable limits for California WE'LL
sir, the committee have said that the limits proposed by
California herself suitable limits and never intended
myself to exclude the consideration OF the limits which
But do not mean 10 20 into the subject but to make
single observation The senator is not satisfied with
the repndation OF the Wmot Proviso in the bill Now,
not the South struggling for years to avoid this being
put there But he wants more. He wants an argument
against II, and wants II denounced as unconstitutional
Now, cir, lei put this The referees sent out
to make decision upon case referred 70 them; Ac
they agree in the decisioneach one possibly having his
peculiar reasons for his concuson-yet If they did no
ns HafS y
Now, the senator tells that he is for compromseha
he is for Unonathough was sorry to hear him Gloss
SO great q calamity as Others did.
Mr. SOULE. The honorable senator does me mos
foul and gratuous injustice most emphatically deny
having ever said anything of the kind
Mr.CLAY understood the honorable senator so.
Here large number Of senators rose from all parts
the chamber, and declared that Mr. SouLE rightha
Mr.. SOULE No, sir that could not be. sale
nothing that could have conveyed any such meaning OI
the contrary, most unequvocaly declared that wa
upon the issues before u.s. should be possible to avert
by any sacrifices we could make without dshonor, al
though apPrehended they might seriously endangerit
M soULE Sir. there soaa have vel been no m,slals
no misunderstanding, Every senator here, feel as
thai The South was y ss crushed 10 the ground eas
she should be suffered to fall with dignity. and to
command the respect and MOTTO attract the insulting pity
MIR s. resumed his seat amidst loud and general ap.
plause.]
Mr. CLAY am very happy to hear these sentiments
to say that although he may not himself be desrous
be is no-for the dissolution OF the Union, the
which he may take may happen to lead to this
like this compromise. He complained the other day thai
he had been spoken OF as speaking OF the whole
compromise, whereas he had restricted himself to the
subject under debate. Now, appeal to the whole SEN
ate whether he did not take up every topic of which the
report treats and comment upon, crcise and reject j
| hope that when these subjects shall have received all
which no one can be desirous than the committee
the honorable senator will find il his power concur
with the committee in some Of these measures.
Mr.. SOULE, lin his seat) shall be most happy Il
do 30, Hpossible.
MIR. CLAY. shall not longer trouble the Senate an,
as know that the senator from Virginia tMr. MASON
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will forbear to make any further observations until
future period.