The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-03-13
The smendIneHi p~sds Sy IAe Ssrs,e 10 j.
hsse ss:as:

q" bo, in The Tctri'o,ies Hfnre.a,d, sh.l
mot preserve the character Of ci,Izrss Of the
Mexican republic, conformshv Nth whn Il
supu'sied IN the preceding article, shall he 10.
corpo ated iHiothe Union Of The Unied s sas,
and he admitted, a, the proper time "a Be
Judged Of by the Congrt1 Of tie Uaikd
Safes. % the enj " ncni of ali tho rights y.
cit zrns OF the Uasd States. cco,dins 10 Me
principles Of he constitution"
Aow, What sss The assn,ne uf this amsnd
nsn,! | so very we'll aware tho, a cert..n
1ocuHent. shich esciied some attention ksrs,
osllsd The Protocsl, infaraed son- Nrx,caH
UnciIsRsriss that, in truth, the Senate Of ,ks
Uni,si Sts,.s wesnt nothing by it; thsi the,
had some particular eho ce Of phrssrsiig,,
some preference for their osn mode Of e.pr-s
sion but as 10 the potion lhsi ihey 10 ended
tn make esy essential alteration 10 The article,
'hat was all . mi.'aks; thai, SO far as tha,
was concerned, they werr not in earnest and
TIM, the wards ,s.ar'cd by Inc S"ns.e are TO
bave Tho came n'sanlng ss those words thai
h,d been stricken out Of tho original article.
Mr. FooTE. iwculd remind the Senator
thu, no such vosds were used BY The cn,nm,s.
sionen; and he surely would not r, fleet upon
them -one Of them is dead, the other sb.en,.
Mr.. BADGER. lsm aware ,ha, no suc.
expression, were used by them. | am no.
stating OF undertaking to SAFE ~ha, the, said,
bui the inevitable te.ul, OF what was said.-
However, | mean not 10 cast any reflection
upon either Of The genlemen a, all
merely wanted TO STATE what would be ih- re
sul. Of holding The two provisions Identical in
meaning. Bu', independently Of that, The al.
iera,ion was q real and sub.tan,ial one, ard
~as so understood by the Senate. The idea
that the people of 'hese Territories should be
admitted INTO the Union with all the rspIdlty
with constitutional forRs, was
shocking to the minds OF Senators. /, vas
SO stated on thu. lijp; and while the Senate
was wi ing Tho, at soue ri ure rirnr .uu,' cd.
m,sslon sht take place, there was d cded
fepugnence 10 t,irg up tho unfe'ts'ed judy.
m-nl and discretion o. Congress.
have 81 ths, this aa eodmeni was made
nth remarkable uosnimiIy. hen The vote
vas taken, there were 40 Senators present,
and he amendment received u vote OF A. out
Of the i9 end, sir, was ore of those who
voed against even thus aneudmen; for ss
the honorable Senator from Missi.s,pp, Mr..
Fooie temeu befs well, aud other genle,aen
he.e, was opposed TO any stipula.ions which
M'gh, be presumed 10 imply even an inper
fec, obligation 10 adm, al any time. dn
no, know how The four gentlemen were ilhi.
enced who voted upon ,hIs question vi h NE.
The real sense Of the Sen.l. then was 45 10 4
aualnsi img.ediaie ed MISSION. The four ges.
ilemen who voted with tne we're Me.srs. Bald.
win, C.rwip, lla'e end Webster. Now,
pre,s,lon of this amended ar.ce There is
90 provision that these Territories shall he
admitted so soon a. The form of The const,,u
ton viii permit, or when they shall attain a
certain population. There ia nothing reseas.
bling The provision contained IN the cesson oil
the North~es,ern Territory by Virginia TO
the g. ted 5 a'es, o. IN the ltcali-s by ~blch
we ACQUIRED Ford. and Lou,slana-nothins ,
a, all. They are 10 be adinied At a p oper
ume--to be jid,ed OF by ~haml b. the
Congress Of the Uu,,ed States. Now. si', i
seems to ne, the force aud effect the purpor,
and design Of that,., tha, Congress was fies
TO move IN this bus ness that there should b.
some mstrrsl change or condition of c,rcum
stances IN the iu'ure, 10 DO fra. judged ot BY
Congress, previous 10 a movement for admls
sion. | know that, If We admit this S,a-s Intt
the Union now, Congress will hsvc judged o
he ptopfiely Of II. NJ dnub, sbou, thai
Blu, ,ha, article contempIa'ed, ! think, NOR,
thss this prior, not srbsequen approval
that We should lead, no, follow. And #
without territorial soveraHent, without an,
treaty provision which ea,itlss them 10 sdp
SION, without any right in them, psriec, o.
imperfect, 10 ak admission, the act which
has been done should obtain our ratification
and the people Of California be received Int,
the Un,on, We shall, think. abandon to-
much Of the u'Aosisy and cosfQl intended It
be reserved to Congress by The > 6S1nded ar