Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-03-22

WEnnrsnAY, March 13.
SENATE.

the order of the day, being the reference Oh MI.
Bells compromise resolutions to select committee
of thirteen, as proposed by Mr.. Foote.
Mr.. Webster said he did not think the proposed
committee could do any good nor that any connee-
ted series of resolutions could be passed Upon the
subject of California, he had doubt. He thought
that she should be admitted with her present const
tuition and boundaries irrespective of all other ques
tons.
Mr.. Cass was willing to vote for any thing that
might tend or appear to tend towards settlement
of the slavery question. The proposed committee
might do good, and could not do harm. He paid a
compliment to Mr.. Foote, for his persevering effort
to bring about an adjustment. He had listened with
pain to Mr. Cahoun's speech. He thought it calcu-
lated to produce unfayorable results. He was pain
ed to hear him talk of Washington illustrious
SomtAerner He could not look upon Washington
any other than an american in its broadcast and full
est sense Washington knew section but his country.
He feared that fsome ofthe in
to Mr.. Calhouns speech were insisted upon as sine
qua non, we might as we'll calculate the days of the
Union as numbered He considered it fixed fact
that the Wilmot proyso could not pass, and equally
so that the Missouri compromise could not The lat
ter he considered as sort of Wimot provso forbid
guarantees South of that line. Certainly, the South
would not be willing to abandon the ground of non
intervention North of So deg. 80 min, without any
compromising guarantee or enactment establishing
slavery South Of that line. Such guarantee conld
not be obtained.
Mr. Foote wanted no Southern Wilmot pro1iso.
He only wanted non-interyention. He wanted to be
let alone
MIR. Cass said he thought the first thing to be done,
to take up and pass the law for the recovery OF
fugitive slaves. This is point upon which the
South is Justly sensitive, and should be attended to-
Mr. Seward had intimated in his late speech that it
was immoral to carry out the provision of tie con-
stitution in regard to fugitive slaves. He MI Cass
thought that no man should come to the Senate who
thought that the constitution was immoral docu-
ment, take oath to support it, as every Sena-
tor does. No was bound to accept Office, and if
Mr.. Seward thought it immoral to carry out the
provisions of the constitution he should have said at
home. Besides Mr. Seward had in the course of
his speech taken occasion to make very dfingenu-
Gus auson to the Democratic party at the North by
saying that that party was the faithful ally of slavery
Such was not the fact The Northern Democracy
simply adhere to constitutional principles
Mr., Seward disavowed any wish to cast any slur
upon the Democratic party, but such the fact,
that the Democrats gave aid to, and received aid
FROM the institution of slayey, while the wings did
not.
! Mr.. Dawson hoped that Mr.. Seward did not be-
long to the Wing party. Mr.. Seward said that in
his peculiar views upon the slavery question, he
spoke for himself alone He claimed to belong to the
Wing party because it approached nearly to
those views, which he considered those of progress
/ Mr.. Cass said he did not care to what party Mr.
Seward hAlAa.soA h.,t sc his ;lH~ 81 r-------- To
consider the constitution immoral he wanted no such
progress.
Mr.. Calhoun wished to reply. The Senator from
Michigan had misconstrued his meaning in his late
speech He (Mr Calhoun) had said that to secure
the Union, such an amendment in the constitution
should be made would give the South suitable
guarantees Mr. Cass had said that an amendment
of the constitution impossible and tn 1t the
mention of it must dissolve the Union.
Mr. Cass said that he did consider an amendment
of the Constitution mpossbility, but he thought
that if an Immediate amendment insisted upon
as condition of adjustment, it must result in a
dissolution of the Union, such amendment could
now be passed.
Mr. Foote explained the peculiar position in which
he was placed by his opposition to Mr.. Calhoun
The proposed amendment to the Constitution was a
new issue introduced into the country by Mr.. Cal
houn, without the knowledge ofhs Southern friends
who were equally interested, and consequently have
some right to complain To such issue he was OPP
posed because he regarded it as impossible.
Mr.. Calhoun said he never consulted any man in
regard to any speech he made. He thought that
he had right to express his sentiments without
sultng Mr.. Foote.
L Mr.. Foote said that he had no idea that MIR. Cal
houn should have consulted any in regard his
Il speech but when issue to be introduced
those equally interested should have known some
" thing oft. As soon as the speech of the Senator
from South Carolina reached St. Louis, a meeting
s was held and resolutions passed, affirming that il
, confirmed the charges made by Mr.. Benton, and thai
/ Benton should be reelected Was not this weaken
IS ing the cause?
Mr.. Calhoun replied that it was Geographic re
port. After conversation, the Senate took W
:, the Census bil which postponed until Friday
The Senate then took up the Presidents message
e eompanying the constitution of California.
i Mr. Douglass addressed the Senate for two hours
Speech reserved for revision) The Senate adj ourn
e ed
y HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
; Mr.. Boyd asked the unanimous consent of tn
House for the introduction, with view to their ben,
laid the table and printed, of the credentials
= the members from California, together with memo
u rial of the said members.
/ Objection being made, the papers were not receiy
- ed. The House occupied in the discussion of
S bill for establishing judicial district in Texas