Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-03-07

led with him, with his friend-f by doing he might
hOTe accomplish desirabIe end Nh. Clay desired to
notice other points which the Senator had al
uded lie Mr. Ciay,) had said, that IN the admission OF
California there concession from either side:-tue,
the North would get hat she wanted but would be from
under the control of Congress- aud not BY eonees
sion II had been said that received with her inhibition
Of slavery, Congress would be responsible Tor It, lie pO-
ceeded show that This but that Congress
passed laws allowing the people OF California TO lame
constitution and erect State Congress would then more
reasonably be held responsible for decided upon by
the people, with reference institute of slavery He
had admitted that there Inequality in the action
taken by California but there not gnod ground for ex-
for this child which, hasing abandoned by its
natural parent had adopted the necessary for heT
protection and back again asking IFS neglect
fu parent TO receive it into the family Of Safes! Similar
irregularities had been overlooked in the Of Michigan,
notwithstanding The necessities Of her si'ustion by no
with those Of the people Of the Pacific
the former had form Of government under which she
had existed aud found and security for years-he lat
ter without law means Of protection. sentiment
had been reiterated in the Senate to-day which be had head
alas too often, and which he heard without shud
der. The told that a certain contingency, the
South TO take specific course, regardless Of eOne
quences. Was that tue For knew Of condition
in which could be placed either the boundess pa
ries Of the West, in the midst Of The bowling winds and
lsshing fuzzy Of the Storm the deliberave body
in which mortal rational accountable being, could
take step regardless Of consequences was because be
did regard consequences the most important that he was led
to make every effort in his power avert calames-a
aught with evil not to his country alone but
10 the cause OF humanity throughout the world.
Mr. Clemens replied that he had expected 10 hear Mr.
Clay declare that right do wrong He had always
understood that proper course 10 do right leaving
the responsibility Of the act wherever might telong. II
in this view that he indicated regardless
consequences The Senator had asked what right he had to
upon his He had the tight which belonged
to every freeman TO remark upon the public Of public
man.
Mr.. Clay, (nterpOsing Certanly, but not upon my p
vafe intercourse
Mr. Clemens continued at some length in vindicaon OF
his In reply Mr. Cass, he said that the
sTucon put by that gentlemen upon his Nicholson letter.
beer by OF
of Alabama distinguished gentleman r Yancy) read
out oil the Democa party because he put The
upon The Nicholson letter which the Senator himself
gave it,
Mr. Davis of Miss followed denying he had charged
the Senator fom Michigan with inconsistency He had al
ways understood his Nicholson letter just he had
planned it, and that ground had refused support him,
thus ineuIing the censure OF his own political friends
Mr. Foole made remarks in vndcaIioa Of his obser
vsiions in relation the intercourse between Mr. Benton
and Mr. Clay In the Of his remarks he suggested 10
Mr. Clay that there sometimes something his demea
or when excited in debate which had the appearance Of
He also alluded speech made by that Senator,
sisted n would dissolve the Union and dissolve in blood
MIR went at length with personal remarks npon
Mr.. Clay Mr.. Seward and Mr.. nenton.
Mr. Clay said few words in reply to Mr. Foote'S ks
about the between him and Mr. Benton, and in
the Of few observations suggested 10 him the
intercourse He reminded Mr. Foote that hr himself this
morning had him. aud held long conversation
with him, in relation the difficulties which concerned the
sfais OF the yand asked him neither would
have been unfair for Northern TO have imputed Ia
the Senator dhonoabe motives in seeking that interview
IL is evi-a political aud social eyi-it is wrong to-
ward those who the sufferers iheIeby-hnse his
opinions, but he QuarTeled with who thought other
wise. In Conclusion he denied all ambitions pIojects.-hs
Stood the brink of eternity. expecting
TO 90 hence, and owed responsibility which he
prepared TO meet here and before God II The Seusor from
Mississippi chose to call him AboliiiontweH and good
he would only say that if there any in ,h,
community abused by The AboliOnsts than another
| il was he
Mr. Cas (inerrupiing) aid tina, if Mr Clay c,imsd
be the best abused man the community. he must take
cepiion (LaUghter.1
Mr. Clay further defended his resolutions He had hon
esty, in the sight of God eDdea voed bring forward
scheme OF compromise for The purpose OF Keeping the UDio
together family with harmony and concod. In sup
porting that heme had forgotten ebuke ia
natics Of the North for their well 70 call upo
the South not persist in what would not bear the scrutiny
Of and judgment 1t enough for him that hi
plan OF settlement rejected by the ul raiss of boil
| sections.
| Mr. Butler followed in exciting obselyaiuns in re
lation the attempts heretofore made to give California
governmept-chargng that the South, but tn
NORTH which had abandoned her without law and protection
Mr.. Dodge, of Iowa defended himself Northern
against the accusation OF Mr.. Butler, He Northern
with several others, had voted continually and unit
the last favor of the proposition which intended
give laws and lection TO Cafo MIA The gentleman from
South Carolina then ready give 10 the President VIII
hailed from the South the authority to spread tina
country every class Of ofceTs,-but when the sam
President had honestly done what seemed and proper
charges made against him of u<upson, such
should impel the Senator making them, il he believe
Them seek the impeachment Of Zachary Taylor He the
alluded the dist buou of political hnnors in CaifonIa
and showed foIcbly that the people Of the South ha
only shared Them but they had received neatly The Who'll
Of them. What then had the South fear from sdmis
mission Of Stale which had shown strongly its paai
| for them?
After additional conversation, the further consideIa
OF the suhec, postponed until Monday and the
| ale, at o quarter before five, adjourned