The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
DEFERRED DEBATE.
WEDNESDAY. JUNE $. 1850.


sfR SENATE.
The Senate having under consideration the special or
derbeng the bill to admit California ms State INTO the
Union to establish territorial governments for Utah and
New Mexico and making proposals 10 Texas for the
ablishment of her western and northern boundaries
Mr. TURNEY said; Mr. President, my object is not SO
much to discuss the particular merits OF the amendment
il is 10 netce an article relating to myself and others
who act with which appeared in the "Union" OF yes
erday. with others, am arragned before the country
as being opposed TO this bill upon the simple ground OF
The particular provision which It is proposed by the
Tor from Mississippi 10 amend. But will read an ex-
tract Of the article. II says:
1t well known hat the Clayton comproniss received
the votes Of the strict Staterghs fom the South in
the Senate and 10 the Hease Of Representatives; that the
OF southern politicians without distinction Of party.
that in the House Representatives but eight southern
men snsained All Of them whigsand that the
aouncsd Nose who aided he North n defeating Il as raj
III ss s 81 z s
vote. We ask particular attention to the recorded
The yeas Msss Ae,Sn anSn Bsnon
Davis Of Mississippi, Pc kisen, Douglass Downs Eoote
q sos ans
gum, Mason, Phelps. Rosk Sebastian sprnance, Sturgeon
Among the nays the names Of Messrs. Baldwin
Corwin Davis q Massachnelis, Dayton Dix. Hale, and
eni. How comes IT, then. that Msssrs Borand, Butler,
Davis of Mississippi Haasr, Aason. Tarney, and Yuee
ask two other questions They are
What propositions relative 70 ,avery were these gem
.
2 What proposition relative slavery is pending
before the national iesis laure
tonchng slavery the Territories ubodied in the Clay
ton compTomse and then " stating the provisions touch
Loss1E e ~ Clayton which passed
find the following provision relative TO the territorial gov
therein Established wits thar the legislative
power OF the said Territories
"Shall have power pass any law for the admnistra-
ZION justice 10 said Territory which shall be repug
lion Of the United States. But law shall be assed
specting establishment oil religion, respecting Slavery
tax shall be Imposed upon The properly Of the United
States shall the lands other property Of non-resi
dents gher than the lands properly of
residents All the laws shall be submitted the Congress
the United States, and, il dsapproved, shall be null and
void" 3 #F
Such is the Clayton compromise, far the slavery
question concerned, ana oe which the gentlemen whose
names we have given recorded their votes about o'clock
Let us examine the provision touching slavery inn
bodied the proposed adjustment which of those
same gentenen oppose with bitter vehemence. IL
reads follows applying Utah and New Mexico;
the Territory ha extend 10 al I rsha s subjects o sss
consistent with the of the United States
inersas with The primary - ,.a q the SOIL nor II re-
Wd 10 Afiea" sap'ry no lax sha be imposed upon The
property Of non-resde be taxed higher than the lands
other property OF residents All Tue laws passed by the
legislative assembly aud shs be submitted 10 the
Congress Of the United States, aud, dsapproved shall be
null and Of no eject"
Now, ask readers compare this provision with
that have quoted om the Clay promise OF lSs,
and tell the difference between them, far the
uon of slavery is concerned We have compared them
carefully Tor the purpose o detecting any discrepancy
and after mature delbeiaon, zee nothing except
that The Clayton . oed 5 ss Isasss .ny
orbds The passage any law "im resPeet TO African
must eoass @ o ~ @oe o
visions.
propose 10 show that this allegation is palpaby un-
In fact, far the reason OF my opposition is
x..aII IN ha tvai 10
am in favor OF the amendment proposed by the honora
BILE senator from Mississippi, yet il that amendment
should fail. and other important amendments be made,
will give my for the bill, however important
gard the amendment Of the senator from Mississippi.
The editor OF the Union places himself before the
Try as sort Of high priest of the democratic party, and
proposes TO read out OF il certain members Of that party,
because they choose not 10 obey bis dictaton and
mands; because they choose 10 think and for them
Selves because they choose TO represent their con-
ice he has printed the vote what Is called the
Clayton compromise bill. which passed this body two
years ago, and very correctly places my vote n favor
Of IFS passage. And he then propounds the in
ierrogaory. "What is there in this bill. in rela-
uon to the great question Of slavery, that was not
IN the bill for which these gentlemen voted two years
agos He then goes on and attempts TO show that the
two bills precisely The same, and that there IN fact
but the difference oil word, according TO his account
he processes TO give an account from the recori which
shall show before have done 10 be palpaby untrue.
What the differences, then, in point OF fact between
This bill and the one for which ! voied-tbe "Clayton
compromise bf"--two years ago' Why, SIR, that was
exclusively territorial bill This is territorial bill and
aSiate bil-a bill 10 admit State, well TO provide
governments for the Territories. The former no,h-
lng nor less than territorial bill and It's only pro-
VISION to create territorial governments for the Ter
riories OF Oregon, California, and New Mexico That
bill was founded, IN my Judgment, upon the non nter.
ference doctrine fully and completely and prevented the
territorial government from legisating upon the subject
OF excluding slavery fIom the Territories leaving the
rights OF the southern people dependent upon the constr
tunona laws OF the United States, upon which we were
ihen and are now. perfectly willing 10 risk our rights.
II we have constitutional rights there is use in
saying anythng about the matter have hopes OF
any jnsice the hands OF the North But IL we have
ieoted and given to US. The Clayton compromise bill
did this II stood upon the intervention doctrine II
provided speedy remedy Tor the adjustment oi the
question whether slavery should or should not exist In
the Territories That bill left the matter the Supreme
Court and thus every right given by the constitution
completely secured 10 the South.
How IL il in relation The bill now before For
propose respond very briefly 70 the nienognory put
BY The would be high priest OF the democratic party How
does this bill stand Why, sir, there provision for
The admission Of State into the Union and that State,
ioo containing the Identical territory which the Clay
ton bill gave territorial government, and embracing all
the territory which regard 10 be OF much consequence
OF importance, with provision prohibiting slavery with
in the limits OF that State. But II that ALL the bill
would not be so very Objectionable But, further what
is the into the support oil which Mr. Richie
tries 10 whip the democratic party in this body This
bill includes territory enough within the limits oil the
proposed State of California 10 constitute AT the lowest
calculation three Staesone two Of them south Of the
TOO when Is proposed that this State OF California,
shall he M lor