Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-20

greater sentiments of devotion to peace uttered
pofesed by any being upon the face Of the EARTH than were
uttered by him who was the greatest Of wsrorsthe great
emperor He wasaways for peace how then came he be
ways in war Because, when his armies entered country,
the people would resist and that made war; and made him
diturber OF the peace which he anxious to preserve
That exactly the way the great emperor got the of
being dsurber Of the peace the people would resist when
his armies entered their country All that he asked of them
to submit; all that he asked was that they should be
quiet and let his armies their country They had
come for their good, and perhaps for something else Yes,
sir when Of the ladies that George l. brought from Han
and afterwards made Duchess passing through
the streets Of London, she booted at peed and
when for the purpose Of pacyDg the mob she declared she
had come for their meaning their good Of the
popuace replied readily, suppong that goods meant
and for chatels too And of the great emperor he
entered all those countries for the good of the people, and for
their chaels also and as they did not choose 10 have
good performed for them in that Way the result
They resisted and thereby made war made the emperor
a dsurber of The peace, lover of peace as he was
10 the same identical manner Mr. Presidents with paral-
esm which has been drawn here somewhat too close for
parody the Senator from Kentucky charges with delaying
the admission Of California because resist where have
right to resist and, than that where hold to be my
duty resist and where sustained by sixty years
interrupted legislation of the houses of Congress- Sir
three times Washington the father his country sent in
messages for the admission of States precisely under the
same circumstances those under which President Taylor
sent in message in this Tennessee, kentucky, and
Vermont all admitted precisely under these circumstances
and upon the presentation Of messages precisely like this
Five other States admitted afterwards under the
circumstances, and by of the Presidents Of the time
in which those States admitted making eight in the
whole, being half eight be of seventeen. am
doing what has been done for sixty Every State that
has been admitted for sixty years has been admitted in bill
by ITSELF except in single case and then two put
together in the BILL Two States spilled for admission
the ime and had more right than California now
has for they made their constitutions for themselves without
the previous authority of Congress am doing what have
right to do what feel it to be my duty do, what sixty
years Of legislation usties in dong and, while this
the will be lost labor to undertake scare me off the
track by saying that am obstructng legislation the subject
The honorable Senator from Kentucky has said several
occasions, and repeated again here day, that California
will come in if all these subjects be taken together,
exciting they appear Come in Now, it is hard
for that the Senator has insight into this
matter which have not Though profess to be able, when
have view OF things to far into milestone he
that picks it. yet cannot the pkers here The Senator
from Kentucky undertakes to say that these things will 60
and California will in sooner if she is mixed up with
all these foreign questions-foegn her certainly Now
ne certanly understands what he says do not do not
understand why subject complicated with immense
number OF Others is to faster than could go by itself
There may be question in this, to the public lands
here rpea, what said tie other day. that when the question
OF the admission OF the State is up before the Senate it will
be proper to discuss the question Of admission, and then
shall expect the Se aor from Illinois, who has reported this
bill to sa fly me and the Senate upon this point It will be
sufficient time to discuss that when to discuss the
BILL The suppostion is that the bill is 60 faster when
alone There is something in that which is nexpicabe
me- | know there is an idea which may be called verna-
cuar prevalent parts the country, that horse
pull stronger if he has weight upon his back, and have
often large packs with three bushels Of grain
upon horses back while he straning every
pulling load up hill The argument was that it kept the
backbone straight and enabled him draw directly against
the centre OF every joint. daughter. That done in
the of drawing bat this is Of running Cali
forna has to run, and it to she has the
gauntlet and long line never card it supposed that
horse ran faster for having load upon his back but when
we come to look at what is proposed to California shall
Ed she has not only three huadd pounds upon her back
but shall have hundred pounds to tie to each Leg and
still pretty considerable weight to tie to the tail should
like to see how CalfDrna would win three hundred
pounds upon her back and hundred to each leg, aud fifty
pounds to the tail It will be strange thing for the people
Of California learn that in the opinion Of the American
Senate their State is to faster precisely in proportion
she is loaded down.
have been occupied, Mr. President wholly with the pre-
mnaTy question Of laying this resolution upon the table,
and posponing its consideration for the purpose of taking
up the California bill am not arguing the admission Of
California; have not got to that. not arguing the
tons which will be made amend the motion send this
committee much less sir arguing the question of such
committee at at ALL All these things in advance
of what want. All that want, as have made known,
is to put this in shape which will admit Of dispute
The question is now as to the delay, the almost inde
finite delay with the chance Of eventually losing the adms
sion between the two houses. We have three full days
remaining of this week, and think if proceed, in
these three days come to decisive vote the California
BILL and in doing that, shall have washed hands and
done duty and it will then be for the House of Repre-
sentaves do their duty, thing with which have moth
ing to do. " .."
Mr.. DOUGLAS. Mr.. President, when the objection was
raised the other day. by the Senator from Alabama that the
bill reported by the Committee Territories passed. all
the public lands within the limits of that State would be lost
TO the Government would belong the State Of California
promised the Senate that when that bill should be taken up
would vindicate the bill entirely from all apprehensons
that and that i'll could do by argumea would
certainly do it by amendment. had hoped therefore, that
criticisms upon that part Of the bill would have been deferred
and that the public mind would have been preudced by
illusions to that supposed defect until the California bill
up for consideration II has, however, been alluded to-
and the high authority Of the Senator from Kentucky has
been given sanction the Of the opinion
by the Senator from Alabama.
Sir hold myself entirely capable Of removing all appre
tensions upon that point reference well established
authoriiesa large number Of cases. forming such
Of authority, apprehend that one after investigating
the facts question the correctness of the opinion which
expressed Sir, Senator from the State of Illinois, may
rejoice the Senator from Kentucky, the Senator from
Alabama would succeed in maintaining the position that they
have here assumed in regard to California. If that position
be correct prepared show that this Government
the State of Illinois nineteen millions of dollars for lands sold
within that State, and that fifteen millions Of of unsod
lands held by the Government of the United States within
the limits of that State belong the State Of Illinois,
Yes, sir and also that this Government Ohio twenty
millions, and Indiana twenty millions; and other
States large sums the of ninety odd millions of
which has been received by this Government when the pro-
ceeds belonged those States if the position assumed by
the honorable Senators from Alabama and Kentucky be
rect.
Mr.. CLAY. Mr.. President wish to make single re-
mark certainly expressed deliberately formed opinion