The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-08

the assent OF both Statestha is OF the people forming
the new State 10 be admitted from California, as well
Of the people OF the State OF California The State OF
California would never give her consent to forming
slave Stale Out OF her territory after she herself had been
admitted as free State. take IT. then. that SO far as
The admission OF California is concerned, with her pres
ent boundaries Is nothing less than the Wilmot Pro-
vso IN its most effective and therefore most odous and
offensive form offensive because. being in the form Of
State, we cannot test it's consttunonaty, could
and would do If applied TO territorial government and
yet the effect II not the exclusive object, is to exclude
slavery from territory hereafter to be admitted State
Or States There is, then, difference between the
BY Mr. Rtchle "the Adjustment"
The Clayton compromise bill left Texas The enjoyment
OF her righn boundaries L only proposed to provide
governments for the Territories OF Oregon California. and
New Mexico.
The Clayton compromise bill did not propose to pur-
chase from Texas degrees Of territory, and
enough OF Il south of 80 deg. 30 min to form at least
two additional States. which, If permitted to remain in
the State OF Texas would remain slave territory, and
which il admitted into the Union from the State OF Tex
as, will inevitably be admitted slave States But
take them from under the constitution OF Texas and put
them into territory subject to the Wmot Proyiso, we
would enlarge the subject Of conention and they will
them which did not exist in the Clayton compromise bil
OF taking from under slave constitution ten degrees of
territory and converting i into free soil There was no
such proposition as that in the Clayton compromise bill
And what further is there in this bill True the amount
OF money TO be paid for converting this slave territory
into free territory is left blankten fifteen millions
will perhaps. be proposed Il is then proposed TO make
to pay i for what purpose For what benefit In order
that this immense Territory shall be taken from them and
converted into free territory Mr. Rtche can see moth
ence between this bill and the Clayton compromise bill.
Mr. Richie publishes extract from the Clayton com
promise BILL and then from the bill now under colsidera
tion The extract which be publishes from the Clayton
compromise bill reads az follows:
Nolaw shalt be passed respecting the establishment OF
religion, or respecting slavery, interfering with the p-
mary disposal Of the public lands.
He says that the only difference between the two bills
" slavery" in the bill under consideration He then
goes to show that this is the only difference between
the two propositions.
Mr. President. propose 10 show that there are papa-
BILE errors-to call them by worse namen this bill
The only difference that Mr.. Richie can perceive be
tween the two bills is that in one bill the territorial egs
lature was prohibited from legslang on the subject
Of slavery, and in the other the subject OF African
slavery" On looking at the Clayton compromise bill a
true copy OF which have procured from the Secretary,
find that the provision is In these words
But no law shall be passed respecting the prohibition
establishment OF African slavery.
The Clayton compromise bill was reported in language
identical to that of the bill under consideration.
The Senate, including myself among others, was dis.
satisfied with this identical language which Mr. Ritche
has fallen 80 deeply in love with majority Of the
Senate, being dissatisfied with the language of that bill
reported, struck it out. and inserted what have just
read to the Senate Mr. Richie did not then undertake
denounce the whole Senate for thus amending the BILL
He did not then perceive that the Senate had done
wrong. He did not then complain OF the action of the
Senate; but now, SIR he complains most Justify and he
gives US what he calls true record when il turns ou,
that he has not examined the record, II he has
ned it, that he has given false and untrue account of IT,
Mr. Rchie, at bis own pleasure. assigns reasons for
the conduct Of gentlemen who have acted with in op
position this bill Iwould repeat. that, far in
dvidualy concerned the assigned by him un-
true, and have not the semblance OF truth to sustain
them. consider the amendment OF the senator from
Mississippi a great Improvement OF the bill but my
shall not depend upon the adoption OF that amend
ment. because il be rejected, and other important
amendments be made, shall vote for the bill
But, sir Mr. Rtchie proceeds in his article and says
This history for il Is derived from the public records
and yet strange TO say some Of The gentlemen who less
than two years ago. sustained the Clayton onPromise
who defeated that ompron1se, moving heaven
ami earth 10 defeat an adas.men giving their Prnci
pal clause Identical with the similar OF the
oS what are we to think The friends q The % proposed proposed
adjustment expressly told Its enemies from the South
that they were willing strike the feature touching
slavery, which gentlemen from the South (wbo had
jected TO- and hev willing their new:
found objections, by adding Mr.. Praus amendment But
ali mysery-w6ich arrays southern state-riphi. men In
the Senate side by side with Mess Hale, Chase, and
State rights in the House ol Representative
by the side Of Root, Wentworth, wllmot, and Horace
Mann. under the lead OF Joshua X. G.ddings.
Sir not true either tina, we are attempting to move
heaven and earth. We are not so vain or wicked
attempt either How Mr. Richie should ascertain that
was opposed 10 the bill is matter wholly unknown TO
me. Certainly made speech here against II certain
~ have not heretofore expressed my opposition TO II in
the of this debate have before opened my
mouth in relation the subject except in relation 10 the
report OF The Committee OF Thirteen which constitutes no
part OF the BILL Yet Mr. Richie TO assign for
my opposition a reason which repudaied, and which
shall show 10 be untrue The article then proceeds to
say taking all these things into considerations what
we 10 thinkr think il Is pretty hard question to
swer what we are 10 think when we look TO the gross
try, o the assumed BY him Tor Others which
sons are not true. think, sir, might well excaim
in his language. tha in view OF all these things,
wha, are we 70 think r Laughter He then goes on
10 say
Il IL al m serysll a amysery-which arrays southern
Hale, Chase and Seward. under the lead OF Col Benon
Well, Mr. President should regard il as a very great
ny ystery If were 10 be thus arrayed Mr Rlchie seems
have forgotten that "those who live IN glass houses
ought not To throw stones" Where does he stand
Where is he now to be found Where Is he who ar
ragns me and others for the company in which we hnd
ourselvesi Why sir he is NOT side by side with the
the distinguished senator from Massachusetts,. Mr..
WrBsrERl-f they would not LET him stand there-bat
he is attempting 20 hang 10 their coattas Laugh
ter He has forgotten his old position lie has left his
old friends He, too is found in strange company, and
advocating and supporting strange doctrines Before
better look little AT home AMI see how he sands in re-
laon 70 ms own course But sir, II am 10 be found
~ AL WIN the company here mentioned, Will De ony
70 single and solitary vote; and after that vote shall
have been given, we shall stand wide apart as the
poles How long sit since Mr. Richie was allying and
lighting under the banner OF the senator from Missouri
| Mr.. BESTosg How long since he abandoned his com.
panyl How long since he commenced denouncng him