Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-06-08

from Texas degrees Of territory, and enough OF
south of $50 3O to form least two additional states winch
if permitted 10 remain in the State of Texas would remain
slave territory, and which, if admitted into the Union IRON
the State of Texas will inevitably be admitted slave States
But if take them from under the constitution OF lexa
and put them Territory subject to the Winot proviso
would enlarge the subject Of contention, and they VIII
finally admitted free States Here IS proposition, then
which did exist in the Clayton compromise BILL ofakine
from under slave constitution ten degrees OF territory and
converting it in&o free SOIL There such proposition
as that the Clayton compromsebi bill And what further
there in this bill Tue the amount OF money to be paid
for converting this slave territory into free territory is left
blank-ten or fifteen millions will, perhaps be proposed
is them proposed make the people OF the South pay ten OF
fifteen milons-and TO pay it for what purpose Tor what
benefit In order that this immense territory shall be taken
from them and converted into free te-rtsy Mr. Ritchie
can nothing in all this he cannot Tor hs e perceive
any difference between this bill and the Clayton compromise
bill
Mr. Richie publishes extract from the Clayton compro
mise bill and then from the bill under consideration.
The extract which he publishes from the Clayton compromise
bill, reads as follows
No law shall be passed respecting the establishment
gon respecting slavery interfering with the primary
disposal of the public lands"
He saws that the only difference between the bills is
the insertion Of the word African before the word sa
yer in the bill now under consideration. He then goes
to show that this the only difference between the two pro-
positions.
Mr. President propose show that there papable
erorsto call them by no worse name-ln this bill The
only difference that Mr. Richie perceive between the two
bills is that in bill the Territorial Legislature pro-
hbited from egislatng con the subject of slavery and in
the other the subject of African slavery" On looking
at the Clayton compromise BILL true copy OF which have
procured from the Secretary find that the provision is in
these words:
no law shall be passed respecting the prohibition
establishment OF african slavery" .
The Clayton compromise bill was reported in language
identical that of the bill under consideration. The
Senate including myself among Others dissatisfied with
this identical language which Mr. Richie has fallen so deep
y in love with majority Of the Senate being dissatisfied
with the language of that bill reported, struck out and
inserted what have just read TO the Senate. Mr. Rchie
did not then undertake denounce the whole Senate for thus
amending the BILL He did not then perceive that the Senate
had done wrong He did then complain OF the action OF
the Senate but now, he complains most Justify, and be
gives what he calls record when it turns out that
he has not examined the record if he has examined it.
that he has given false and untrue account Of it.
Mr. Rchie at his pleasure, assigns for the
conduct Of gentlemen who have acted with in opposition
this BILL would repeat that, far am individually
concerned the assigned by him untrue and have
not the sembance Of truth to sustain them consider the
amendment of the Senator from Mississippi great i'm
provement of the bill but my shall not depend upon
the adoption of that amendment because be rejected and
other important amendments be made shall vote for the bill
But sir Mr. Richie proceeds in bis article and says
"This is history for it derived from the public records
and yet strange say Of the gentlemen who, less than
nounced before their Southern constituencies those who de-
eated that compromise moving heaven and earth
ase Identical with the simlar clause Of he CLAYTON eompro-
MISE Taking all these things into confederation zvhat
told i. om e soh hat hey ~ee sre
wiling strike out the feature touching slavery which
gentlemen from the South who had voted for the fea
in the Clayton compromise objected to- and that they
willing their newfound objections, by ad
hitting Mr. Pratt's amendment But that has proved
satisfactory. H.s all mysteryaAa mysteryshch arrays
Nessrs Hale, Chase, and Se1rard under the lead Of Colonel
Benton and arrays Southern Stae-rghts men in the House
and Horace Manu. under the lead OF Joshua R. Giddngs
Sir it is not true, either that are attempting to move
heaven and earth. We not vain, wicked
attempt either. How Mr.. Richie should ascertain that
was opposed to the BILL is matter wholly unknown to
Certainly made speech here against it certainly have
heretofore expressed my opposition to it. in the Of
this debate have before opened my mouth in rela
ton to the subject except in relation TO the report of the
Committee Of Thirteen which, constitutes part of the bill.
Yet Mr. Richie to assign for my opposition
reason which repudiated, and which l shall show be
untrue The article then proceeds TO say, taking all these
things into consideration what we to think think it
is pretty hard question to answer, what think
when look to the gross Misrepresentation and false record
presented to the country, of the assumed by him for
others, which not true. think, sir might
we'll excam in his language, that in view of all these
things, what are we to think - Laughter He then goes
on to say '..a. ... .'.
"ts all mystery-alla mystery which arrays Southern
States-rghts in the Senate side by side with Mesrs
Hale, Chase and Seward under the lead of COL Benton
Well, Mr.. President should regard it as a very great
mystery if to be thus arayed. Mr.. Richie
to have forgotten that those who live in glass houses ought
not to throw stones Where does he stand Where he
20 be found Where is he who anaigns me and others
for the company in which find ourselves Why, sir he
side by side with the distinguished Senator from Ken
lucky, (Mr CLAY and the distinguished Senator c Mas
sachusetts, Mr. WEBSTER, for they would not let him
stand there, but he is attempting to hang to their
tails Laughter He has forgotten his old position. He
has left his old friends He too, is found in strange compa
N.Y. and advocating and supporting strange doctrines Be-
ore therefore, ne undertakes repmand others he had
better look little at home and how he stands in rela-
ton to his own But sir if am to be found at all
with the company here mentioned it will be only in single
and solitary vote; and after that shall have been gven
shall stand wide apart the poles How long is it
since Mr. Richie rayng and fighting under the banner
Of the Senator from Missouri, (Mr. BENTON y How long
since he abandoned his company How long since he COM
menced denouncing him How long has it been discovered
be objectionable to be found company with the Senator
from Missouri, (Mr. BENTON y Very recently, take
it for have heard that Mr. Richie would publish, until
very recently, extracts from papers in Missouri dsapprovng
of the Of the Senator from Missouri Nothing Of the
kind could find its way into Mr.. Rltches paper until
very recently, when he found expedent denounce
that Senator and since that time, he has denounced
others if they gave solitary vote with him. Does he not
know that Mr. Benton approves every word in this b and
would support every provision Of the bill presented sepa
measures and that be only objects because they are
blended in one bill So that. in substance and measures
Mr.. Richie is acting with Col. BENTON, while l. for the
sake of principle fighting them both. He denounces
for voting with Col. Benton.
In relation to those other gentlemen enumerated here with
whom it is alleged stand side by side deny it; epudate
them. have declaration to make to Mr.. Richie and
the country, and hope that my constituents will read it and
ponder and if it is unworthy Of their representative
they will repudae stand here advocate and defend
their rights and in the examination of great and