Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-08-05

iornia never would pass. Parliamentary
| measures elsewhere would defeat it.
Mr.. Douglass motion was finally car
ried.
AIR. Atchison moved that when the Sen
ate adjourn it be ill Monday.
After some debate the motion was with
| drawn.
The California Bill was then taken up.
Mr Foo,e asked ii it would be in order
! 10 strike out all after the enacling clause
anG insert new matter.
The Chair replied, Yes.
Mr. Douglass asked first 10 have time 10
perlec. the Bill, to which Mr.. Foote as
| sented, and
Mr.. Douglass then moved the amend
men,s respecting lands, &C., heretofore of
| fered.
Mr.. Foo,e submitted m amendment to
that previously submitted, dividing Califor-
MIA by the line Of 80 deg and spoke warm
/ ly in favor Of it.
Mr. Foo,e moved to amend by striking
out all after enacling clause, and inserting
| that part of the Omnibus Bill! relating to
| the public Domain OF California.
The latter amendment takes precedence
Of Mr.. Foote'S amendment.
| Mr.. Foote moved to amend the amend
men, by inserting the proposition offered
| by him TO the Omnibus Bill, providing that
California shall no, exercise jurisdiction
over territory south Of 35 deg. 80 min.
He made an appeal 10 all the friends ofthe
| Compromise to sustain the Bill.
MIR. Clay followed, saying that the Sem
ate had before i, measure Of peace, calcu-
| lated to harmonize all discordant feelings.
| That measure had met fate not altogelh-
or unexpected, which, because ofthe coun-
try, he deeply deplored. He did not mean
10 enquire into the measure OF responsible
ty Of those whose actions had defeated the
Bill. That it was dsfeaied, was too well
known. The proposition by the Senator
from Maryland, Mr.. Pearce, yesterday,
was the immediate cause of that deteat.-
Mr.. Clay had said from the frs, to last that
| he was in favor OF the admission of Cali
| lorria, and he was so still. Iad Mr..
| Foote'S proposition, this morning, been re-
| ceived in a proper spirit, he (Mr. Clay)
would have voted for it; but under all the
circumstances, he would now be compelled
to withhold his support from it. He desir-
ed now to say that he intended to be un-
awed by any menaces, either from individ-
uals or States. If any individual State
should array its arms against the Union, he
was for testing the strength Of our Gov
ernment, 20 try whether it was practical
BILE Government, which could maintain it.
self. [Applause.
If blood was to be spilled, whose fault
was it! |, was the fault ofihose who rais-
ed the standard Of dissenson AS long as
he had an arm and voice to raise, that
arm and voice should be raised in support
Of the Union. [Applause. He was for
the Union. He had been anxious to see
these measures passed together.
/ [Storm stopped further report
| HousE.-Mr S.antoa reported Bill for
establishing War Steamers on the coast Of
Africa, for the suppressie Of The Slave
| trade, and the promotion Of Commerce and
| Navigation. Referred to Committee of
| the Whole.
The House then went INTO Committee Of
the Whole on the For,ifca,ion Bill. Five
| minutes speeches were made, when at A
| clock the Committee rose and reported
/ Bill without amendments.
A Bill was received from The SENATE,
saying tha, they had passed Bill establish.
ing Territorial Government for Utah.
General laughter and much confusion,
and enquiries, ''Where's the Omnibus?-
has il broke down.!
The House adjourned amid this scene.