Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-20
THE COMPROMISE BILL.
In senate, MosDAI, JUIr is.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill tor the
admission Of California State into the Unon, 20 90
kabsh Territorial Governments for Utah and New MEXICO
and making proposals Texas for the Oh ne
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill is still open to
amendment If no amendment be offered 'ne pi WIZ oe TO-
ported 10 the Senate amended. -
Mr. FOOTE. have ali amendment which desire to
o but as am anxious not to throw any obstacle In the
|vay. will reserve it for another opportunity.
r CLAY If the bill shall be reported to the Senate IT will
si be omen 10 amendments IT, however, the Senator from
has an amendment to oe it may be now pro-
posed and disposed Of There two or three other amend
of which notice has been gven which may also be now
acted upon unless they abandoned.
There being proposition made to amend the bill was
reported to the Senate. aN .s. ..,a.
The PRESIDING OFFICER Unless it is the pleasure
Of the Senate have the question the amendments taken
separately the question will be concuing in the amend
ments made in Committee Of the Whole.
Mr. BENTON. Let the question be taken separately.
The first question concuring in the amendment to
the fifth section, providing that the Territory Of Utah may
hereafter be admitted into the Union as State, with or win
out slavery, her constitution may prescribe.
Mr.. SEWARD called for the yeas and nays, but they
were ordered, and the amendment concurred IN
The second amendment was that which was maae % !ne
tenth secon striking the words sin respect and IN
serting the words establishing prohibiting before the
words "Afcan slavery"
Mr. BALDWIN called for the yeas aud nays, and they
were ordered, and resulted as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Barnwell Berren,
Butler Clay Clemens, Davis, Of Mississpp Dawson Dick
kne G
geon Turney, Underwood, Webster, and Yulee-27.
NAYs-Messrs Baldwin, Bradbury, Bright, Cass Chase
Dodge of Wisconsin, Fech, Greene, Hale Hamlin, Mil
Va Wales. aii Walker. and and Whiteomb-as. ~
So the amendment was concurred in.
The third fourth, fh sixth, and seventh amendments
were adopted without division. l.a.
Mr. SEWARD. ! now submit the amendment to the
thirty section, which offered in Committee OF the
ghvn
nor involuntary servtude shall be allowed in either of the
Territories Of Utah New Mexico, except on legal conSc
ston for crime"
/, The amendment not agreed to.
Mr.. WALKER. move to strike out all after the four
first sections Of the bill 1t is simple proposition, and does
not require discussion. n.
Mr.. DAWSON. The effect of the motion, if l under
stand it. is to bring the question on the separate admission Of
Mr.. BRIGHT. Mr.. President, am somewhat surprised
by the motion Of the honorable Senator from Wisconsin, Mr.
WALKER) had no idea that those most hostile to
this bill, much less the honorable Senator just named
who have regarded peacemaker, In this time Of
trouble would seek defeat the BILL by this, or kindred
motion, before its real friends had full opportunity TO perfect
it. This have not yet had, and appeal to the honoa-
BILE Senator from Wisconsin withdraw his motion, until
this opportunity given. few days more and have
doubt will reach point when the solemn and deliberate
of the Senate be had the merits Of the three pro-
positions embraced in the bill If he persist, and the motion
prevail the abors of this body for the last three months will
be entirely lost to the country will then be where
on the day the committee organized.
anxious for the admission of California as he can
be- claim to be behind Senator in zeal on this point
though differ with to the mode which will bring
with it the early attainment of that object
sustained the proposition to raise the committee, who
charged with the duty of presenting general plan
of Adjustment calculated give and quiet to the coun-
try. The bill before the result of their abors AS
stated former OCCASION the bill contained features OBJ
ected to- but majority of the committee concurrng in the
measure acquesced and avowed my willingness to support
it entirety, up point where should find the admis
sion Of California endangered by union Of the
which glad to believe has not been reached, nor do
believe from present appearances, will be- for, coming
their shadows before them, doubt the
passage of the measure and if it does pass think in
the future, what is much desired by every well wisher Of
this repubcpeace quiet, and confidence restored the coun
try anda return the part Of Congress to the Legitimate
legislative business of the Government.
No, one, sir, would hail with qualification such
suit than myself No has been anxious to effect
such result than myself To this end have labored, in
my humble manner, from the time the reported
to the Senate and shall only cease when by final vote its
fate is decided.
But am unwilling to this motion prevail at this time.
should regard truly unfortunate for the country Fur
he its defeat now, under this motion, would not be the
voice Of the Senate four Senator's known friends Of the
sure are their seats. Under this Of facts then,
again appeal to my friend from Wisconsin to withdraw his
motion.
After some further debate Mr.. WALKER Withdrew his
amendment for the present to opportunity for amend
ments to the portions he proposed to strike out
Mr. BENTON then moved the following amendment:
Strike Of proposition frst of section &c. after the
word beginning" these words at the point the Rio
del Nore, commonly called Ell Paso and running up that
river twenty miles, measured by straight line thereon and
thence easward point where the Tooth degree of west
longitude crosses Red river being the southwest in the
line designated between the United States and Mexico, and
the angle the line OF the territory apart for the
Indians by the United States insert after the said word
beginning these words at the point in the middle Of the
deepest channel the Rio Grande del Nore where the
is crossed by the l02d degree of longitude west from the
rdan OF Greenwich thence north along that longitude to
the Saith degree of north atitude thence eastwardy to the
point which the Tooth degree Of west longitude the
Red river.'' ..e., ...
The amendment having been read
Mr. BENTON. The motion is to strike out and insert
to strike out the committees proposed line for the western
boundary Of Texas, and to insert different in place OF
IT. The committees line begins twenty miles, straight
line above FL Paso and enthusiastically to the point
which the Red river is crossed by the hundredh degree
Of west longitude The line propose begins in the middle
Of the channel Of the Rio Grande del Nore where it is
ed the hundred and second degree of longitude
about three hundred miles, straight line, below Ell Paso,
and north with that longitude the thirty fourth para
lei of north latitude where it strikes the committees line
and thence, with that line, to its termination the ntesec
ton Of the Red river by the hundredh degree Of west
longitude. These The two lines and the difference be-
tween them difference of seventy thousand square miles
cut off from New Mexico and given to Texas.
My objections to the committees proposed line stated
in former Speech and nothing which then said will be
repeated The point Of those objections was that that
line dismemberment of New Mexico cutting off
ty thousand square miles of its territory and giving it to
Texas My for the line propose also stated
IN the same Speech and will not be repeated Their
point that alneal he hundre 40