Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-08-22

Senators on this bilI-this omnibus bill. in which
the admission of California and Governments to
Ine TWO Territories IS mixed up with money to
Iexas-thelr vote upon the whole bill must de-
pend, Money enough to Texas, and they 90 it!
and all the measures are carried. Not money
enough TO Texas, and they halt and all the
measures are lost. 1t is not only all cnormiv
IN itself to make the passage of the other great
measures depend upon the amount of money yo-
ted to Texas, but it leads to vicious and con.
demnabe mode Of fixing that amount. It leads
10 voting the amount, not which Texas onpht to
receive, but of what will pass tbs bill and TO the
coutrury, what will defoat the bill Thus, tiIusu
intent upon the bill must vote lar"e sum TO Sc.
cure the Texas vote; those opposed to it must
@ Vote small sum or nothing, in fder to defeati it,
MS Is vicious voting, and to be condemned ey-
efywheTe' A jury that should make up ver-
uict IN that way would have their verdict set a.
side and themselves reprimanded. What should
De Zone to us and our verdict under the same
circumstances? For one, confess tho voice If
my vote, and lay its blame on those who fnrca
me INTO the false position in which am tn vnte
In Dlll by herself, and for such line ns 7 nro.
pose would vote Texas liberal sum: in this
connection and under these circumstance not n
cent. ''o'
Mf' PRESIDENT, there is something overruhng
Ill VNe uhairs OF men, which, in the end. brinGs
OUT 'hlhgs right, and establishes the domination
OF truth and justice and never was this ovprrul.
ing superntendance more visible thnn now
Here are measures Of the most discordaut kind
clapped together in one bill, in violation of all
parliamentary law and 10 the ruin of all fair ler-
lsaton, III order to force some measures to car
ry others. 1t is the most flaerant case of par-
lIamentary impropriety which the history of our
Legislation has ever presented and, to rebuke
and crush it, here is the highest proofof its enor.
nifty which the wisdom Of man could have de.
vlsed. Votes are nearly balanced on this floor,
for or against this congIomerato bill There ale
two Texas votes on this floor, ana they count
four-two off ond two on-and every one knows
hat these votes will decide the fate OF the bill.
and that they themselves will be decided by the
amount Of money to be voted to Texas Sir. [
touch point which is still ahead and which
will not develop now.
When we come to the filling up Of that mys.
terlous blank, so carefully guarded, may be a.
bic to demonstrate that the effect of this conglo-
neraton of bills, and TINT reservation ofa blank,
to be fIIed at the last moment, is TO opeu an auc-
ton upon the floor of this Senate. for the votes
which are to carry through the omnibus bill with
all Its mnltarious and heterogeneous contents.
The filling OF the blank may develop the fact.
that the admission of California and the estab
shment OF Governments for two Territories.
may depend upon the amount of money to be
paid to Texas; and, if 1t does, it will present the
highest evidence of the fragrant enorniy of tack
ing incongruous bills together which the history
OF American or British legislation has ever ex-
hibited The bill is caught aagrante deIicto-
taken in the fact seized by the throat, and held
Inn n nnhiic Mr. frrnapad. hill
and he'd it up)--in the very act perpetrating
its crme--in the very act Of auctioneering for
votes to pass itself Iseze it in the act and hold
1t up to public apDrobrum and make it an era
to be recurred to, and its fate to stand as a war;
ming against all future coniunctions Of fincongru.
Gus measures.
beg my friends from Texas (Messrs. Hons
ton and Rusk )-and call no man friend without
being ready to stand for a friend when one is
needed beg them to take what say in the
sense intenI it. In their place, | should do as
they will dO-vote for Or against the bill, and
all its measures, according to the amount of
money to go INTO the bank--and with the same
sentiment of profound humiliation which they
must feel And this shows the cnormty Of
such unnatural Conjunctions of dlscordant meas
ures. And here will use an argument but
lately come 10 hand, but which ought 10 have
its weight on this occasion. | aIlude to the new
Constitution of Kentucky, and its saIutary pro-
f vision against the rumous practice of "log roll
ing" In section thrty-seven OF article two of
that instrument, there is this provision: EVERY
BILL SHALL CONTAIN BUT ONE SUBJECT, AND
THAT SHALL BE CLEARLY EXPLAINED IN THE
TITLE. This is the sentiment of Kentucky on
the fatll practice of tacking ncongruous bills
together. She has pointed her constitutional
cannon against it, True, we are not bound by
the provision Of her constitutions but we are
bound to respect the principle of morality in
which it is founded, and Of course to condemn
and repudiate this omnibus bill, freighted with
so many subjects, and dependent for its passa ge
IN the amount of money to be voted out of the
pubic Treasury to the State of Texas.
Sir, have myself in bill now before the
Senate, proposed compact with Texas for the
settlement of her western boundary but pro-
posed no mutual cession-no exchange OF terri
tory-no dismemberment of New Mexico-no
purchase of the Santa Fe country--no giving
away our own territory, and payag Texas to
take 1t. My proposals steer clear of all that fol-
ly and blunder. This is what proposed
"ART. 8. The State of Texas cedes to the
Uniten States all her territory exterior to the
limits to which she reduces herself by the first
article Of this compact"
And the limits then proposed by me for her
; reduction were the same as now proposed
: lO20 of west longitude, and 81 of north lati-
! Itude. This is all the cession that my bill pro-
posed-a cesslon from Texas only and not of
, all the territory but of all her territory exterior
! to her reduced limits. This avoided the conse.
, quences of cession from her OF the whole
country, including New Mexico as a part of
f Texas. 1t avoided the consequence of holding
the Santa Fe country as purchase from Texas.
1t avoided the consequence of admitting all that
f country to have been a part of the State of
Texas. 1t avoided all the serious and disturb
, ing consequences in which the committees bill
would involve us. For such line as propos-
ed TO Texas, c9ding no territory to her, accept
ing no title to New Mexico from her, leaving
New Mexico intact, and confirming to ancient
title and present actual possession, would vote
fifteen millions of dollars: for such line as the
asommittee propose, not copper.
The committee can find no excuse in my off.
er for theirs. And here | address myself most
, especially to that member of the committee Mr..
} Cooper, of Pennsylvania) who seems to have
J become its organ at this point aud say to
him, and through him to the committee, there is
! nothing in the one to Justify the other. The
+ two offers are as different as the two extracts
from that sarsaparlly root-"Heauen pide apart,
and infinitely dlScimiidr and not alike in AMI hoo
particulars, and haping no ttOo qualities IN com.
mon." On begins twenty miles in straight
line above El Paso-tle other three hundred
miles i'll straight line below ii. One is latitude
1.-The other longitudinal. One runs east--the
, other nolth One cuts New Mexico in two
, the other goes round her. One cedes seventy
thousand square miles of New Mex co 10 Texas