The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-06-12
THE REpU BLIC.

read, IN substance, as follows:
'.ir0oided, hOIceUer, That the southern boundary
Of the State of California shall be the parallel of lat
itude oi thirty six degrees thirty minutes
Ind pfooided turlhsr, That the line OF thlrty-six
degrees thlrty minutes, known AS the Missouri
compromise line, be extended To the Pacific ocean
aud Is hereby revived and declared TO be in full
iorcc, and binding on future organizations of The
territory Of the United States, IN the same sense
ana with the understanding with which il
Was originally declared And upon the ratihca.
ton OF the boundaries of the State of California as
hereby limited and declared by the people of the
SAID state, III such manner as the Legislature
thereof may PROPOSE the admission of said State in
10 the Union on an equal footing with the orr gina
States, shall, by proclamation of the President of
the United States, be declared completed"
MIR. GREEN remarked, that the amendment
was understood by the whole country and was
much respected. IL would settle the conflict of
opinion between the North and the South There
was proPriety and necessity for this line and it was
the duty Of Congress to enact it, Ii settles State
larger than any other III the Union, with the best
harbor north OF the line and the larger portion of
the rich mineral region. While it does this, it
affords another excellent State south Of that line
lie urged other reasons for its adoption, and said,
better than all it will bring with il peace and con
Citation
Mr.. seldom proposed to amend the amend
inent by adding, "make practicable partition be-
tween the slavcholding and non slav eholding
States, as to The privilege of settlement" After
few remarks III favor OF the Missouri compromise
he Withdrew the amendment.
MIR. STANTON, Of Keutuc ky, offered the follow
ing amendment, viz:
Provided, hooeper That il shall be no objection
TO the admission into the Union of any State which
shall hereafter be formed out of the territory living
south of the parallel Of latitude Of thirty six degrees
thirty minutes, that the constitution of said State
may authorize establish African slavery therein"
Mr.. 5. said that there could be settlement I'M
less the right is given to Kentucky and the other
slavehoding States to participate in the settlement
of the Territories. He should be repudiated were
he 70 30 home with less than this. We might as
he ma rtp nf %,
are To go no farther, and the North are to go where
they please. He Withdrew his amendment, and
Mr. MEADE renewed it, and said, in substance,
when II Is known that we cannot remain lon ger in
copartncrshp unless justice b. accorded, docs the
TACT not require u5 to come To understanding,
without ono, section asking the other to adopt lis
construction When the destruction of the Union
Is threatened, ID IL not bigatory upon to gree
to some scheme which will mark the line of our fu-
turc conduct? He withdrew the amendment and
ii renewed by
Mr.. MELVILLE, who said he believed as much
that he now addressed the committee that on the
adoption of that line depends the permanency Of
the Union. He believed that, by the agitation of
those questions, from the commencement of the sc-
sion to the present day, they had been sowing dra-
CONS teeth which will come up as armed men He
had seen the effect of the agitation upon the public
mind, and he was convinced that nothing short of
the adoption OF the Missouri compromise line can
give peace to the country He was told that this
would be yielded, if the Government would not ac-
quirc additional territory.
10 meet THIS objection, lie would support
amendment to the till, that the Government shall
never hereafter acquire foot of foreign
territory. IL We adjourn without distinct and
unqualified understanding, the agitation will go
on, and no man can forcscc what will be its end.
You may blow up this Capitol but no man can tell
where the fragments will fall We should settle
the question as to whether the Mexican law is in
force in the Territories. In his opinion, however,
there is not the shadow of shade that it is there
He withdrew the amendment, and it vas renewed
by
Mr. CARTER, merely for the purpose of avail
ing himself Of the five minute explanation rule "a,
say to his southern friends, who were talking of
settling the question, that the question is already
settled; settled by the only of adjudication
and the only mode which is recognised by every
fraction and faction represented this floor,
being the only original body to settle it. What
are you talking about? lLaughter.l
You talk Of Forthcoming out California after
frcemcn have formed State government You
may quarrel ON the Rio Grande about your su-
gar plantations, but from the oins of the several
States have gone forth freemen who have settled
this question, and settled il as every gentleman
would have done if he had been there acting in
their place. Talk about settling the question, by
portioning out California between the North and
the South. The question is already determined;
and he would recommend to his southern friends
to wait until they get bargaining ground. II out
of your power to take the soil from them. He
hoped that the time of the House would not be
wasted in uttering vain things about lettering her
condition. He withdrew the amendment.
Mr.. VENABLE renewed it, and, was proceeding
To address the committee, when
MIR. HARRIS, of Illinois, rose to a question Of or
der. He wanted 10 know how long an amendment
travel round the committee from one gentle
man to another, to give them opportunity to
speak?
The CHAIRMAN overruled the point.
MIR. HARRIS appealed from the decision; and,
on the question being taken, the Chair
tanned.
Mr.. VENABLE replied to the remarks of Mr..
CARTER, and earnestly protested against the avow-
al that Congress cannot alter the boundaries of Cal
iforna, and he Indignantly referred TO the remark
that the time for compromise past, TO show the
deep rooted determination Of gentlemen 10 deny
justice TO the South. The remarks Of the gentle
could be made by one who does not see the
real danger which threatens the existence of the
Union.
lie withdrew the amendment
Mr.. ASHM u wished TO test the sense Of the com
mittee and TO bring them TO a vote, and therefore
he moved to strike out much of the amendment
of the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. GREES) as
proposes TO run the Missouri compromise line to
the Pacific ocean.
Mr.. MARSHALL moved that the committee
rise.
The question taken, and decided in the neg
ative-ayes 6S, noes 81
Messrs. EVANS, of Maryland, and BAYLY, hav-
ing severally proposed amendments TO Mr.. ASH
thereon. And, without taking the question Mr..
AsHMuN's amendment
The committee rose, on motion Of Mr. KAUF-
MAN, and
The House adjourned.