The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-06-13
DEBATE In THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TlVES, LAST WEEK.

Last week the House was almost exclusively
occupied, in Committee of the Whole on the Cal
ifornia Question, holding morning and evening
sessions, for the purpose of giving an opportu-
nifty to members who wished to deliver their
views The speeches were of course confined to
one hour each: Some were read, some spoken !;
one was merely announced, the orator simply
desiring that it might be considered as having
been delivered No effect on the minds of men,
bers was expected to be produced, but Represent
atives deemed it necessary that their constitu-
ents should know that they were at their posts
For the most part, empty seats rewarded the la
Dor OF the orators
JUNE4.
Mr.. Thompson of Mississippi, in his speech on
the 4th, said the whole question was in the hands
of the imperious North-he was in favor of run
ming the Missouri Compromise line to the Pa
ciic, opposed to the Senate plan Of compromise,
and the admission of California State.
John A. King of New York made an ANNA
ted speech, in which he said he would vote for
the Senate Compromise, IL he thought it would
terminate the controversy, but he did not believe
it would receive the sanction of the People He
insisted on the Presidents plan of adjustment.
Mr.. Bingham delivered strong speech, in
which he advocated the same views on Slavery
he had expressed several years ago, earnestly
urging the Wilmot Provso To the Nicholson
letter he ascribed the defeat of General Cass and
the Democratic Party in ls4s
Mr. Booth of Connecticut insisted on the al
mission Of California as State, argued with
force against the extension Of Slavery, and re-
piled particularly to the arguments of Mr.
Aston OF Alabama on the Bible view of the sub
ject.
Mr.. Howe Of Pennsylvania spoke in the eve
ming, advocating California and the Proviso, de-
nouncing the so-called compromise of the Senate.
as full Of wounds, bruises and putrefying sores
lie begged the Chairman to remember flor.
as the seats were empty, he would have to prove
everything by HIM that he was in favor of at
taching the Dane Proviso, the Webster Proviso,
the Wilmot Proviso, alias the Ordinance of
1887. He did not care il II was called the JEFF.
ferson Proviso, or the John Smiths Proviso-
he was in favor Of prohibiting slavery in the
Territories, and preventing the admission Of
any more slave States, and abolishing Slavery
and the slave trade in the District Of COLUMN
bla II this was not done, remove the seat of
Government. -l------.-..----
Mr. Venabe Of North Carolina liked the can.
dor Of Mr.. lIowe--he preferred the bold assay
sin to the midnight robber
compromise may be patched up but the ret
suit viii be that We shall be buried so decp that
no hand of resurrection will or should raise u.s. |
lie was fresh from his constituents. He adj |
dressed them yesterday; and he told them that |
IL they instructed him 10 vote for the so-osllsd
Adjustment" he would not obey California |,
had sprung up like Jonah's gourd--not, however,
for "a good purpose, for that shielded the !
prophets head-but had sprung up to take from
the South her constitutional rights He was
willing to run the line Of $50 3V 70 the Pseinc,
through the Territories and make the Sierra
Nevada one Of the boundaries Of California
Then give Territorial Govsrnnents 70 Utah and