The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-12

10 t3r VIEWS o lA1rr 10 &f&r4&I " OF one 4
sAoad b very willing have nc aeon 81 this com
mi,iee contae1 ~ The eoEsdesaop oi The question Of
the admission 81 California, The territorial question, and
2. Sassoa 4 ne ho1sSay q Texas e believe hat
could e yep eAssy adjusted can % modify The mai
ter now, II desired.
Several SExaroRs LesnBe asnR
Mr.. EOOTE. / understand that nay trends wish 4 20
stand a. y !. although WAS about 10 change a. shall
not sickle 4 70 the phraseology as ths eo@aes = me
NJ DOUGLAS. Ii order % Gel . lral Fose upon Inc
matter move 20 lay the whole subject upon he table
Dir BENTON. wish % say, Mr.. President. thai
though what said b. The honorable senator iron
Massachusetts. Mr. WEssrrR,l not now ~ ms stsi,
be very saT when be CONES 10 examine ~ ne
Will nd thai operation VIII be very uneven tie SAYS
that any senator can when the California Dill = brought
to the Senate. amend il be mas choose. and that -
not material whether not rs conjunction with other
measures be resisted in this chsmteE There = great
difference. MIR President, both y parliamentary lay and
n fact Ii this matter goes the committee
the thai their action be pretty well calculated upon
A list Of The names of those who were 10 be on
the committee was handed u some. SIX weeks AGO.
Ii convenient, ! should like 10 have them read.
The opinions OF those persons have been pretty
fairly developed Now suppose this case: The com
mitee il oFganzad, and this motion i carried oat into
The eommitiee-roon. where there i fixed majority
already for doing the very thing that is objected TO- They
back here and report the whole matter c0Dianc
Ton, and il 70 b attacked here. throwing the burden oi
opposition upon the other SIDE 10 separating what iuey
have oined The feeling thai has been created all over
the land is that this u 10 be committee az eomprO
mise. Of consultation. 70 give peace 70 tins distracted
and prevent them iron cutting each Others ihroas-
Now. the committee introduces htalIng bill, or
paDacea. and. no matter what il be. whoever goes
against this healing potion is in favor Of the disac
ton oil The country. and against harmony and COM
promise Sir, il i IN that point Of view. and in that
character, iaa all this will stand. and thai the position
that att viii be IN who oppose whatever 10 brought Ia
here Are equal TO settle this matter The senator
from Massachusetts, that are equal to
Then. lei alone We have bid before the Sem
"a. f4.tk
on But that 10 not wanted. Does not the struggle
which we have lad here Tor fwo months show thls I
Why struggle for Thing that u o no Is not ma
ieal whether the junction Is resisted here in the
mitee-room Why struggle 70 get this thing IN the
nftee-room, unless is TO brg out The aacra BIZ which
All i Be settled; We have the CaifnTnia bill here:
WHY rot take thai mp II is iajury to California 10
send her back 10 mx up all these questions in the
conslcerasn Of the mailer. Such thing has never be-
iors been done IN the sixty years Of our legislation
The senator from Alabama says thar California il MOI
State. but Territory and should be rsnanded bark 10
her territorial condition She il not State BY law,
but she j. Sale in FACT and ihink the honorable
senator woaid find il about hard to make her Ter
risory 10 change man hack into a boy |. viii
DO to make her Territory Bat, then, il is deter
mined TO make her purchase her admission and freedom
from slavery 10 make ntr paw for the privilege Of sx
GLIDING slavery froin her own limits
Dir. KING, tiuterposlng) Does the senator mean 10
ingy an a.. ,49 4JsS On ny part !,
meant ii eiTruiious course.
Mr KING. | 1isciasn. ST, any iaiention If acting
upon the subject OF California. eitkeT IN tie admission
be rejection in consequence Of slavery being in or
oaiof il dlsclaim il ior nyseif--
& Mr.. MANGIAis In his seatl For every one
Mr. KING dlselaim Il jOf every one. The Object
which lad in view to Kabmf 70 the consideration
OF the Senate certain dllhcaIes thai existed in order
that the matter nigh; 20 10 the ccmfef Tor examination,
and Investigate box FAR we could get oysT Tie ahcaies
and arrange the mailer so s to bTang ia California wfa
SEiadce injury 10 the other States That il AL
wished offer her iRdgnIty. had disposition
10 do thing further Than 70 protect ourselves rose
-. ~,
deci any mode whatever, 10 operate against
the admission OF California. in consequence OF her aeon
upon The subject OF slavery. As hol5, and have de-
cared, over and over agSn, her territory ~ clIc1s
bed within proer limits. aud her consultation IN
accordance lA The constitution OF the United Safes.
her belongs decide whether slavery snail exist there
account
3 Mr. BENTON disciaimed any intention to impaie any
such motive upon the pan Of The senator from Alabama,
and followed with remarks wholly inagdise al the
Reportess desk He then sad that II proposed 20
Ter the question Of the asmssoR ~ California 20 eom
miee. ahd asked whether i had not slfea1y gone TO
whether had nc; received their consideration, and
whether ball had been reported from them TWAS 70
be presumed that all the members Of thai committee bad
examined the question, and that they bad found nothing
insHyerahse He asked that California shozld be
qnred 90 whz. no other State bad been required
to do-io purchase her way into the Union 10 buy her
way iao The Unsoa; trade and traffic her way into
TIE UniOn. ard thai without having hand in the bar
gain He asked fiat i should not be mixed up with
many other Matters which u PROPOSED 70 place N TIE
hznds OF committee TO bod 6oxn and get the essehce
IL. ard then bring The Senate for COMPROMISE
lew further ssnisnces were aaiibe a. te Reporters
desk
III DOUGLAS renewed his notion 10 lay he whole
sabjeco TIE table; and the question beng taken By
yeas and mars, decided in The nera.seyels q,
nays 2s-ss follows:
YEAS --Nsssrs. Bslawin. Ben.cn, Dradbsfy. Chase,
Clarke C9I DAVIS Massachusetts, Dag D1iec Of
lows Dodge 81 Wisconsin,. Doaszs, Eeeh, Greene. daie,
ia4uG. gooss, Nier. Nc,fs Poe ~. S-wsad >hieids,
Saais. : pfnFn.e. K pnesn. Wsles and Waikrf-2s
SAFs--8~ssfs kscaissn. B,aser, Be- Bsrisna. Brighs.
iIrr. Css Clsy- Cseeas Dave - nisstsgpi. Dcsin-
So. Dssraf, fnoas, Hsltes, kinr. Maaxstn. Mssan,
t0n. Fssscs. Prsit Essk- SAbsstsan. sooae Tursey,
Usssarso5A. WebsseT. NJ d icu@Db, and faiee-zs
So the sabjeci was not Laid On tie table
Theqsssti0n rreurrng upon Dir BAiDwfS's amend
meht
Sir BENTON SAID iil.i there were boz lev paints
up9a Ehish the Congress- * TIE Uafea States had q
Tghi % touch tie question ii slavery a ell II was his
uFcn ihs these q'esi0ns which oaghi not ~ ~
~ any comtnlitee These qerEons rad been too oien
nestionra 70 need rxpeton AID be bad drawn ten mp
AZ amendments % the fnstruc The committee, and
shoad ask be yeas and nays uoa every point or1er
th hs name ushl szk1 recorded szsi8s; giving any
conise = De SeEae te fgs 81 touching the iRssiic-
toe n risvtry.
Havsng teni fi,e arnpaa 'nsris ii he Chair
TIE VICE PRESIDENT stsiei that the question was
uy1a The a,nen1mea: 81 i4e senator from Connecfieui
and pqaigtd whether this moyed a. an men1leal
% tilai aneai meat
Mr. BENTON re,iied ia ba ega,iye and temporarily
ui1hdrew me amendment
FRO sr coSTNvEDl
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 10. 1850
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