Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-03-02
DEBATE IN THE sENATG
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 25, 1850.

TO unusual to me- that believe 1t Is the
first time have found occasion TO make such appeal to
the Senate for the thirty during which have been
member OF this body was not in my place Thursday
last the debate took place in which referred by
the from Alabama, now in his seat (Mr CLEMESs
the papers what appears be revised report
of what said upon that OCCASION and which shall read
TO the Senate:
"Mr. CLEMENS. The motion Of the Senator from Mis-
souri,, (Mr BENroS and The first Of the series Of resou-
ons presented long by the Senator from Kentucky
(Mr CLAY, in substance the shall consider
and treat them Identical They be regardedby
the Senator from Kentucky himse though his speech at
one time certainly lett different impression mind
suppose did not understand him rightly BE that how
ever, it may, there entire concord Of opinion and
action between himself and the Senator from Missouri.
concord which by the least significant OF the
porents by which surround d. have read indeed
that time coming when the lion and the lamb should
lie down together, but did not expect to witness any thing
approaching that happy state in my day. All increduity,
however is end and am prepared to believe
any miracle and treat with grave consideration any pro-
sphecy. When Thomas H Benton and Henry Clay, the
great erPgnger' and stte great embodiment, found
holding with each other, forgetting the ami
mosites Of thirty years. and lovingly pulling side by side in
same team there can be nothing SO wild and ancu as
$ TO defy belief
"Mr CLAY. Sir it is no, my purpose enter into an
elaborate reply TO the argument OF the eloquent gentleman
from Aabama-a Senator who am in hopes will add
honor this body by the talent and ability which he has
brought into it. But, sir, it seemed to that there
two three observations made by that Senator which de-
'mand from short notice. And the first ausion
sto intercourse between Senator who is his
seatthe Senator from Mssour-and myself in which the
gentleman remarked that the lion and the lamb had got
gether. do not know which of these quadrupeds he
assigned me should make very poor lamb afraid,
and far from being ambitious of claiming the
sprowess of the lion.
"Mr. CLEMENS. | meant of course, that the Senator
from Kentucky the lion meant simply express by
this figure that they who had always heretofore been the an
tpode of each other had together upon this ques
ton, and therefore that the South ,aeraced ,eiM
danger"
Mr. BENTON, (continuing.) Now, Mr.. President with
all the decorum which is due to this body r.,
Mr.. CLEMENS. Will The Senator give way for mo-
nent for explanation
Mr. BENTON, certainly. hope it will be unnecessary
for me to say any thing ..t /
Mr. CLEMENS. The Senator hiss assumed what is not
the fact he has assumed that what he has read corrected
report of what said the report of that remark
in reply to Mr. CLAY until after published. If had
done think should probably have expressed the dea
but in different language would have said that there-
forethe South danger, but would have explained
that that combination between the Senator from Missouri ard
the Senator from Kentucky made it almost certain that Cali
orna would be admitted which regarded great danger
to the South. With this explanation, am ready to hear al
most any thing which the Senator from Missouri has say
Mr. BENTON. am greatly relieved by the explanation.
had hoped that the honorable Senator would relieve from
the necessity of saying any thing further He has not
vsed the report OF the part of his speech to which specially
except and understand him say that he regards the
Senator from Kentucky (Mr. CLAY) and myself to be of
accord in wishing bring California into the Union and that
he would consider the admission of California menacing
danger the South believe that takes away the necessity
of my adding any thing further, and happy have op
porluny Of catching thing that will the necessity
of making denial this floor, accept what the gentleman
says. f.. '-.,.
TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTS. .....''
The VICE PRESIDENT The next business in order is
the resolution of the Senator from Mississippi in relation
the establishment of Territorial Governments for Cao MIA,
Deseret, and New Mexico III. &c.,.
Mr. FOOTE. that that resolution be taken up for
the purpose of being referred to committee of
whom be selected from the States and the
free States and to be chosen by these twelvewh in
sructons take upon themselves the duty Of endeavoring
procure compromise embracing all the questions arising
out of the institution of slavery.
The motion agreed to- and the question stated to
be the motion to refer it to committee Of thirteen.
Mr.. TURNEY. Mr.. President, it is not my purpose TO
say word in of the adoption of the motion before the
Senate. My principal object in rising to correct msrep
resentaon Of the proceedings of the Legislature Of Tennessee
connected with this subject think due to the State which
in part represent that the correction should be made
find in the Intellgencer of Saturday morning the following
article which will ask the Secretary TO read.
The SECRETARY read the article. . t:....*'
Mr.. TURNEY There are various errors in this account
of the resolutions given in the Intellgence In the first place.
sir it true that any such article this pub
lished in the Nashville Union The editor Of the Inelgen
has mistaken the paper from which he made the
have before the Nashville Uon which advocates the
Southern Convention strongly any paper believe
any of the Southern States do charge that this
intentional mistake the part of the editors of the Ine
gencer know not how they fell into this They,
doubt not, explain it, and their explanation will
pany remarks which make in relation to it. make no
charge whatever any intentional their part
Again. Mr. President, this article does give the resou-
tons adopted by the Legislature of Tennessee The last
resolution copy, far goes but leaves out
the most important and material part Of the resolution, and is,
therefore, calculated to make false impression the public
mind to the position assumed by the Legislature of that
State. will read that portion Of the resolution which left
out by the Intelligencer. 1t is as follows
And that the only by which the Union be pre-
served in its original purity the several
States their rights by resisting at all hazards
and the last extremity any and all attempts violate the
This part of the resolution, the most important and
rial portion Of adopted by the Legislature Of Tennessee
entirely left out by the Intelgencer do charge the ed
tor Of that paper with garbng the resolution Doubtless he
has copied from other paper but certain IT, that
not taken from the Nashville Union.
Again this account is false 1t says that the Legislature
Of Tennessee only led to appoint delegates the Con-
veno but that they condemned the holding Of this Conven
ton the motives and objects of those who have moved in it.
aud who its patrons. This sir equally untrue Pal
paby false in relation portion of the Legislature and
should equally false to the o,her-I two
great parties into which the country is divided.
The history of the proceedings this subject in the Legs
in the House. the Wings had majority in the Senate Re-
solutions introduced into the House, the
stanaly copies Of the resolutions passed the Legislature
of mississippi, with the exception of resolution taking broad
and strong ground against the admission of California and
placing IT, believe, the footing the attachment Of
the Wnot proviso territorial bills These resolutions passed
the House. and also resolution providing for the appointment
of delegaes the Southern Convention holden Nash
vile. These resolutions all passed the House. believe, by