The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-18
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IN SENATE, WEDNESDAY,, July II, 1850.
Mr., SEWARD presented the proceedings Of a
meeting held in st. Lawrence county, New York,
demonstrating against the passage of the Com
promise bill, and approving General TayLoR's
policy.
A bill to make donation Of land, and grant
the right of way to the State of Alabama. for the
construction of railroad fromr Mobile to Girard,
was taken up and passed.
Mr.. WEBSTER introduced bill for the cree
ton Of monument to the memory Of ZACHARY
TAYLOR, late President of the United States;
which had its several readings and passed unan-
mousy.
A bill to remove distractions in the Savannah
river, Georgia, was taken up and passed.
After some unimportant morning business, the
Senate resumed the consideration of the
ADJUSTMENT BILL,
The pending question being on the following
amendment, proposed by Mr.. BENTON, to that
part Of section thirty mine, containing the pro-
posed boundaries of Texas:
Strike out the proposition first, of section thirty
nine, after the word " Beginning" these words !.
sat the point on the Rio del Norte, commonly
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called Ell Paso, yand running up that river twenty
miles, measured by straight line thereon, and
thence eastwardly to point where the hun
dredth degree ofwest longitude crosses Red river,
being the southwest angle on the line designated
between the United States and Mexico, and the
same angle on the line of the territory set apart
to the Indians by the United States;' and insert
after the said word g Beginning" these words :
" at the point in the middle of the deepest channel
in the Rio Grande del Norte, where the same is
crossed by the one hundred and second degree Of
longitude west from the meridian of Greenwich;
thence north along that longitude to the thirty
fourth degree Of north-latitude; thence eastwardy
to the point at which the one hundredth degree of
west longitude crosses the Red river
Mr.. WEBSTER spoke for nearly two hours in
support Of the bill. He stated that it was his in
tenton to have spoke on Tuesday of last week,
had the honorable member from South Carolina
lMr. BuTLERl got through. But owing to the
painful intelligence of the dangerous illness Of
the late President, his design was frustrated. On
the next morning, the death of the President was
announced. There were various reflections oc-
casioned by his decease. The Chief Magistrate
of great Republic had died suddenly, but no
struggle ensued. The President had died when
his country had poured her highest honors upon
him. He had run the race destined for him by
Providence,
''Such honors Iium to her hero paid,
And peacefully slept the mighty Hector in
his grave.
He then proceeded to speak in favor of the bill.
He did not care whether the subject in the bill
were treated jointly and separately. But as they
had been joined, he would not put them asunder
He was in favor Of the early admission of Cali
fornia He would give governments to the terri
tories, without the proyso, for he believed slavery
excluded from the territories on the Pacific, by
law of nature. He was in favor Of settling the
boundary in dispute between Texas and New
Mexico.
He examined the incongrous character of the
opposition to this bill. On the one side, was
Free-Soilism and Abolitionism opposing it; and
| on the other, Southern ultrasm.
He concluded by an appeal in favor of the per-
petuity and preservation of the Union.
Mr.. CLAY said he had intended to speak on
this general subject but he would not do so until
all the amendments were disposed of. He hoped
they would come to vote on the amendment.
Mr.. HALE replied in a very witty style,
to that part of Mr.. WEBsrER's argument in
which he charged the opposition to this bill with
being composed of incongruities. He retorted
with much severity OH the friends of the bill.
Mr.. HUNTER said he wished to speak on the
general merits of the bill, and would do so to-
morrow, if the Senate would now postpone the
consideration Of the bill.
Mr. CLAY acceded to the suggestion, but
thought vote had better be taken on the pending
amendment.
The vote was then taken on the amendment,
and it was disagreed to-yeas l8, nays 80.
Mr.. FOOTE then offered two amendments, one
fixing the northern boundary of Texas at the
34h degree of north latitude, and the other recon-
mending to the State of California to permit the
establishment Of a territorial government in that
part of the State south of the 35th degree of north
latitude.
After some discussion between Messrs DAWSON,
HALE, BERRIEN, DAVIS, of Mississippi, and FoorE,
the Senate proceeded to the consideration of Exc
cutive business, and afterwards adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Yesterday, Immediately on coming together, the
House went into Committee of the Whole on