Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-25


made such charge charged him, however, with sup
porting this particular of the Administration, or
rather with advocating doctrine which led directly to the con-
cson that the President could not do any thing else than that
which he has done. did not say that he supporting
this Administration but did say that if his doctrine that
Congress had constitutional power egsae for the Ter
ritories correct the Administration could have done
nothing else but recommend Congress not to take
ton the suhjec-hat il the President agreed with him
that Congress had constitutional to egsae for the
Territories, ii the duty Of the Executive to recon-
mend Congress to interfere said to that extent and
to that alone, he supporting the Administration,
and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr CLAr) opposing it.
did not that he the supporter and the Senator from
Kentucky the assalant Of the Administration. All my
marks applied to one measure, and one only.
The Senator Gays he will suspect the propey OF bis
until he finds himself in company with Free Soiers
and Abolonists. All, sir, is that the rule by which he
judges OF right and wrong Does he propose inquire who
is for and who against it before making up his
mind its justice Sir, he ought bear in mind that
OF those with whom he acting not altogether
free from the tain It may well be that on the final
vote shall find myself in company with some OF those ne
has menioned but if he does understand the can
explain il to him in very few words They demand the
Wimo provso directs the bill the Senator avors only pro-
poses to give to them coverty They demand onehaf of
Texas; the bill only gives them little than third
They demand that ugives shall not be given up; the
promise only throws around the master the shackes of trial
by jury Hence their opposition. Mine arises from the fact
that too much is conceded The aboions propose 10
slave us at the compromise arrives at the same end hy
circuitous route. shall resist both; but if the truth
be told, prefer the direct the indirect attack
Again, the Senator from Mississippi arraigns me for
declaration which made in the early part OF the session,
most unfairly and most unjusy, as think. He says de-
nounced the whole Northern Democracy being nimica to
the South. Sir, the Senator cannot have forgotten that
interrupted in the middle of that speech he cannot have
forgotten that partly at his instance concluded
not TO on with it. He cannot therefore, how far in
tended charge the whole North He cannot have forgot
ten these things, and think is not manifesting proper
sense Of fairness to arragn for sin which at best was
only half committed
But sir the singular part of the remarks with which
have just been favored by the Senator from Misss
sppi the declaration that this is Northern compromise
Northern compromise What Northern man has proposed
a compromise What Northern has submitted reso
luton here any thing in tangible form, which could be
termed COMPROMISED Sir the Senator says that this scheme
grew of the speech of the honorable Senator from Massa
chusetts, (Mr WEBsrER Well sir if this is the child Of
the honorable Senator from Massachusetts he took especial
pains repudiate the earliest possible occasion He
tried to sange its birth, and yet TO be told that
1t his compromise Upon the very first issue that made
ne voted to lay the table. Sir the compromise of
the Senator from Mississippi He got it up. Without his
cxertions the committee of thirteen would have been
raised his compromise rather is the compromise
Of the Senator from Kentucky (M CLAr) and himself 1t
from the South. The Senator from Massachusetts,
not the only member of the compromise committee who voted
to srangle the brought here That
committee was Southern committee it was composed Of
majority of Southern it was Southern who got
it up.
The Senator has asked what responsibility will
sequence of the opposition manifested by this compromise
scheme defeated and California admitted separately
Sir if that should about, might 60 home to my
sttuens and tell them that the Senator from Mississippi
satisfied me that the admission of California wrong
separately any other way, because he had said that the
people had inherent right to form their constitutions and
therefore it wrong to admit California will say to
the Senator from Mississippi that if California be admitted,
either separately conon,y he than any other
in this Congress- has succeeded in bringing it about He,
sir in connexon with Northern men, has established the
doctrine that the people of that country, that handful Of
squaters the public lands had the inherent right to estab
ish State Government for themselves How does the Se
nato know that intend 60 home to constituents to
any excitement if California be admitted separately
If were advocate for the admission of Callfornia,
should ask better doctrine sustain than that ad
vanced by the Senator the speeches he has made in the last
few days. /'
The honorable Senator charges me with attempting to cast
odium upon him for quoting Mr. Adams authority Sir
said nothing dsespectfn Of Mr. Adams / only said that
he was dangerous authority for Southern man to follow
say STILL
Mr. President have merely risen for the purpose Of cor
rectng msapprehensons into which the Senator from Mis-
sisipp had falen Having accomplished that purpose
4 shall say nothing more.
Mr. FOOTE. am perfectly satisfied with what have
opportunity saying in response all the points of the Sc
from Alabama has made, except one wish upon
that simply him the doctrine contained in the
luton offered by Mr. Calhoun, and which quoted on Thurs
day last It is this
sResofed That principle in politi
cal creed that people, in forming constitution, have the
they may think best their liberty, prosperity and
happiness and that in conformity thereto other cond-
ton imposed by the federal constitution State in order
be admitted into this Union except that its constitution
shall be republican and that the imposition of any other by
Congress would only be in violation of the constitution
but in direct conflict with the principle which political
system rests !"
Now this the general doctrine precisely contained in
Mr. Adamss letter. The Senator from Alabama mistaken
in asserting that applied this doctrine especially to Cafo
MIA. only designed assert general doctrine belonging
believe, the me-honored creed of the Democratic
pary without designing apply except to the inhabitants
of the Territories generally The vital question in the
is, whether California shall in separate
part Of general scheme of compromise prefer the
latter and am opposed to the former; yes sir am utterly
opposed to nonacton, Called and leaving Terri
military they have. Such in my judgment, is the
precise point of disagreement between the Senator from Ala
bama and myself.
Mr.. BUTLER Mr. President, this is not the first time
that have heard Mr. Calhoun quoted authority for the
broad proposition that every people have right appropr
territory to themselves and by species Of spontaneous
sovereignty make such laws and adopt such constitution
they may think proper He laid down such pro-
position. On the contrary, my word for it, il will be fousd
that he thought people had right appropriate the pub
lie domain, assign limits take upon themselves func
tons Of sovereignty until Congress- the representative of
the different States, had Withdrawn its sovereignty and given
them permission do After such withdrawal of
eighty the part Of the Congress Of the Unite States they
have the right the plentude Of judcon thus acquired
the extent of the resolutions referred to- and to adopt
their laws and constitution, with bot qualification,
that they shall be republican Mr. Calhoun has never in
way counenanced the general proposition conended for
under the doctrine sovereignty attaching peo
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