Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-05-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
w.snlnnror. Mag %, 1850.

WAsn!SoToN, Mag %, 1850.
,to srwATE. the bill TO promote the progress
, ,he useful arts was taken up,5tnnd was dis
aAsd nv Mr.. Hale, Mr.. Norris, AEf Underwood,
MS of Mass, Turney and Seward.
NJ Seward offered au amendmant, providing
H., a na,cnt, until repealed, sil#fl be held as
t,oof of the originality otlhe samet
,Tbc discussion was continued V Mr. Under
cod and Air.. Davis Of Mass.
Tbe bill was recummIitcd.
Ihe compromisesbill was again :5lken up, and
4, SoIle took tie floor and sp"sa in reply 10
air. Downs. ma ~ ,s,.u.,.
fnI6i them. lie remarked uPos. the manner
the Senator from Kentucky as Seing a little
.,rbcarina, but lie would not coInp1ain OF it
Noione had greater admiration tiA;;n he had OF
n cinoncuce and high character of3hat Senator.
E u.s. Senator had asked him If he was not salts
|" lii Ills compromise, 70 cfci. lanothcr that
lsu &c. he,trr. lie (Mr. Soule) was ID a minority
a , and one of the lumblest solslicrs in that
ra;nn ' and not from lin, but lrE:n those who
had the power in their hands, wat5an oier oI a
"mrromise TO be expected. But s9ould lie offer
ndmoromise it would be one tlIft would not
coax 10 lie eye, and deceive the Faf'e.
Tbe South had been losing considerable ground
rar since the Hon. Senator from kentucky Of
o,od lis compromise. What has s%ecome ofthc
,ooc that the territories back Of tbeSsierra Neva-
4, were one day to have access to tsIe ocean!-
tVbst had become Of the delusiEs promise oI
nIaLin boundaries % Was he Il be called a
tisnnionist. because he would not support a plaza
thaI wreckcd the last hope Of the !SSsoutlffur re-
srcss? The South, instead Of Progressing. was
..ssYHyT- 4sAa TgF5und' at every steP. what
I'd hc,ome OF tie fifth original resolution OF Tue
nau rom Kentucky, which declared that
: vas irexpedient to abolish slavery in this DIS
Tie Wilmot Proviso was commended by its
boldness. With the advocates oil hat Fr"viso'
4 was proviso or no Provis". wig did noesthe
Fr;enis Of the South, in the committee Of thirteen
t'' lie m question Here were esx Southern
ncnbors of the committee and oae Northern
member who we're committed agsiFSt1tlIe ProyI'
Ia With a minority, then, WhyAHas mol tMe
b,cviso condemned? Why vas not the WI
moi proyiso declared 10 he untons tlu'ional?-
rhat would have been, at least, a cloak 10 our
,nisFortunes.
Fcrcd nv tlie Senator from Maryland lNIr. Prait)
vas an assent TO the position WHICH he TOOK Inc
o,hcr dav. The amendment renewed the ouJcc
ion 10 tie original section, ms 1t PROVIDED Tor the
proreclinn OF slave property.
Mr.. SOule replied 10 the arg"ne't vi "9 wi
LEAGUE, Mr.. Downs.
: Nir, 'Foo,c took occasion to explain that the
nroyi.o offered hy MIR. Pratt was agreed upon,
somc days ago, TO remove necessary objections;
MIR. PraI!'s amrnG hCnt was "GteGd TO- on All
,irs before thc hone fable gcntlenoasI from LnuI-
ei1nI fNIT. SUlIS) SEbhc. u N'is
ta,i-f,c,ory TO the Southern Selaiors. If his
r,lloanur mir. Davis had not in mis- amendment
,,scI = ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vas 10 sOm"
Observation-Disclosures not TO him-hi"coIlcague'S
amendment would, in like manncF, have been
sdontcd. Substantially, TO amendment had been
made in the original clause.
Mr., Hale rose to say that the Senator from
Mississippi had fallen into an error i'll saying that
liz Senators all around had agrreGtu the amend
lncnt, and for himself lie shonid not assent to it.
lc preferred TO treat the original bill as Il to-
lalily.
Mr. Soulc had never dreamed OF claiming any
,riunul-for lie vas struggling against ieari"i
bids. When some other matters should come
In no considered in connection with this Debate,
h was his belief that not a Senator here would
roie for the admission Of California as she was
intend to vote for her admissions, ana on such
conditions as will not disturb the inInd oil her
vurmcst friend. When those who took an IN
terrst in this compromise should come to reasona-
Bic FERNS, he would be willing 10 listen 10 them
lie proceeded TO argue that tho fugitive slave
bill was interesting 10 Louisiana as well as 10
Kentucky. Butthe slaves escaped 1r"m Lnnisi,
Ina by every boat that came into her ports and
run upon her rivers. They went away IN ships
rom the ports. Louisiana lost mary every year.
lie proceeded TO comment ON the provisions OF
This fugitive slave act. The weaker party
Should he more careful gifts rights when strong
er, the Sonth would yield none. even ii the
South be beaten, lie would not say that he was
for dIs%nlon. -, 70 ro,,v In, 10 ask an OK.
Mf,CI"y Ipse, "I No. a 80 LIZ, wha; tho senator
pIana1i"n: ne M's'' ,I. - ,No iii snrkc one Ian.
lM'enIe" IN sayn"g J'. aoo, ne To- to- th,. sensc-tbat
E"sSs y" ~ ~ ;nIi,nnts one ihinr-and meant an.
oIhcr.
MT, H%"Ie e%P.a, pa. "T ,r ,a" ,.omm;,tra' They did
IONS y ,ne now NV h W :" as ,nihc etT.ct OF
'. e"'"LLS ~ ,io"s
~ ~. vi -. s",;SGcd lie couId moi. as
MI. G'"y /" 1870 assent to5nuv charpes
hartman o' tMe -" ~ ,l ",T mar,
pr a urce Pt,o"s course "n lm ~ :, - If tho re.
I"ty "u noI Hs'ys ~ c ~ His reso.
n'lnns, as an individual 'aH, no!n!"s 10 ~ !;