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that the sentiments expressed by the Senator had
Mr. CLAY resumed and continued his remarks,
In denial of the right of any State or the people Of
any State, to set AZ defiance the authority OF the
General Government. He alluded to the insurrec-
ton which had taken place in Washington's time,
IN Pennsylvania; and said that then the insur-
gents had insurgents, disunionists, and traitors
always would do. fled from the approaching forces
Of the United States.
Mr. PEARCE said that the Senator from Ken
lucky had declared that the amendment moved by
him on yesterday had been the immediate cause
of the defeat of the bill He was unwilling that
any more of the responsibility of defeating that
measure should rest upon him than he was prop
erly chargeable with. The bill, it was true, had
been defeated after his amendment, and if the law
OF post hoe, prOpt hoe were TO be applied, then the
amendment might be chargesble with the defeat of
the bill He had moved his amendment for the
purpose Of getting rid of that inserted in the
motion Of the Senator from Georgia; and If, by
ing to bear the responsibility, and to defend
his act here elsewhere, and against whose
ever should make the charge. He had given his
support to the BILL but not until after great rehec
ton. He believed the bill sanctioned by
large majority of the people of his State But the
bill as it stood yesterday was not the bill that
was before the Senate on Tuesday. He said to the
friends of the bill, when the amendment of the Sen
ator from Georgia was proposed that he could not
support it, and that if it added to the amend
ment of the Senator from Maine, he would either
have to vote against BOTH or not vote at all. The
Senator's amendment was adopted. Mr.. p. then
stated his objections to the amendment Of Mr. DAw
SON, and the reasons why he could not give it his
sanction These reasons and this intention were
known to the friends of the bill, and they could not
say they were surprised when he moved to strike it
out lie had acted in support of the bill as long as
he could He had his responsibility and own right
Of independe5 Judgment The Senators from
Texas, wheI5 could not get exactly what they
wanted, tu.ded round and opposed the bill. Did
IF tbe IF tbeI ,f
to them? He was willing to bear his part, but if
they were at all responsible he desired they should
have their share.
Mr.. CLAY replied.
Mr.. PEARCE rejoined, stating that he had de-
clined accepting notifications for his amendment
because none Of them answered his purpose. One
of them was presented to him by the Senator from
Illinois This he was willing to accept with
slight modification. II proposed that the rights of
Texas and the United States should not be preju-
diced by any thing contained in the bill. This he
was willing to accept if they would insert after the
word rights" the word possession He
unwilling, and he could never consent that the
possession of the United States should become
changed in the meantime. He thought that in
searching for the of the defeat OF the bill, it
might be safely said that the amendment Of the
Senator from Georgia was the remote cause
Mr.. RUSk said that if striking out the amend
ment OF the Senator from Georgia the cause of
the defeat of the bill, then the bill ought have
been defeated. He then maintained the Justice of
establishment OF territorial government over the
territory claimed by Texas, and willing to
meet the responsibility of the act, in the Senate
amber, n the battlefield amid the din of
arms.
Mr. MASON then addressed the Senate in sup
of the line of $50 30 fair line of division of the
Territories. He also spoke at length upon what
the course of the South would be and ought to be,
in case of the passage Of the Wilmot proviso any
equivalent measure.
A discussion ensued between Messrs. BUTLER,
CLAY, and FOOTE, upon the right of secession
by any one more of the States of the Union.
Mr.. FOOTE addressed the Senate upon the late
events in South Carolina and in rebuke of the dis
union sentiments uttered at various public meet
ings.
He gave way repeatedly to explanations and re-
plies, to Messrs. BUTLER and DOWNS.
Mr.. HALE and Mr.. DICKINSON continued the
debate;
And then the bill was postponed till tomorrow.
Wharf.-The COMPROMISE BILL.
The CHAIR said that there was an engrossed bill
now the table, being the "bill to admit Califor
MIA into the Union State; to provide territorial
governments for Utah and New Mexico, and making
proposals TO Texas for the settlement of her north
ern and western boundaries" [Laughter.l
The bill was then read third time.
Mr.. DOUGLAS moved, and the bill was amend
cd so as to road-a bill to provide territorial gov
ernment for Utah
And then the bill passed.
The Senate then adjourned.