Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-06-15

scare off tatna men than 10 charm wild beasts pr
stones. CO...
No. sir, no more slavery compromises Stick
n those we have in the constitution, and they will
he stuck to! Look at the four votes-those four
on the propositions which | submitted. No abo-
lition of slavery in the States none in the forts,
arsenas. navy Yards and dock yards none in the
District of Columbia no interference with the
slave trade between the States These are the
votes given on this floor, and which are above all
Congress compromises because they abide the
compromises of the constitution.
The committee, besides the ordinary purposes of le-
gislaton that of making laws for the government oil
tine people propose another object of different kind
that of giving peace and happiness to miserable and
distracted people-innuendo, the people Of the United
States. They propose this object the grand result
and GROWING mercy of their mutarious abors. The
gravity with which the chairman OF the committee has
brought forward this object in his report and the pathe
tic manner in which he has enforced it in his speech
and the exact enumeration he has made OF the puolIc
caamities upon his fingers ends, preclude the idea, as
have heretofore ntnated of any Intentional Joke to be
practsed upon US by that distinguished Senator other
wise might have been tempted to believe that the emil
nent Senator, unbendng from his serious occupations,
had conde descended to amuse himself at our expense
Certain it is that the conception OF TINS restoration OF
peace and happiness is ostlocose In the hst place,
there is no contention to be reconclled, no distraction
to be composed no misery to be assuaged no lost har
ony 10 he restored lost happiness to be recovered
And there was the committee not the party to give
agree They preach concord, and practise dscord.-
They recommend harmony to others, and disagree
among themselves They propose the raternal kiss to
U.s. and give themselves rude rebuffs. Scarcely is the
healing report read and the anodyne bills pills, laid
tables than erce contention breaks out IN the
ranks OF the committee itself They attack each other.
They give and take fierce licks The great peace-ma-
ker himself fares bady-stuck all over with arrows
like the man on the first leaf OF the almanac. Here
in presence. in the very act OF concentrating the
marriage ofCalifornia with Utah, New Mexico, Texas
fha Sio no ofoht
slaves OF this Dstrict-in this very act of
ton, as in certain wedding feast OF old. the feast be-
comes hght-the festival combat-and the amiable
guests pummel each other.
When bis committee was formed, and himself safely
installed at the head OF it, conqueror and pacifcaor
the Senator from Kentucky appeared to be the happest
ofmanknd. We all remember that night. He seemed
TO ache with pleasure. 1t was too great for CONT
1t burst forth In the funess of his Joy, and
the overo ng OF his heart he entered upon that series
OF congratulate which seemed to to be rather
premature and in disregard ofthe sage maxim which
admonishes the traveller to hal loo till he is
OF the woods | thought so then. | was forcbly
minded OF it on Saturday last, when saw that Sena-
tor after vain efforts compose his friends, and
reminding them Of what they were threatened" with
this day-snauendo this poor speech OF mine-gaher
up his beaver and quit the chamber way thai seemed
to say the Lord have mercy upon you all, for | am
done with yol Bot the Senator was happy that night
--supremelg al his plans had succeeded--Com-
mittee OF Thirteen apponted-he himself its chairman
all power put into their hands-their hands
united, and the hands OF the Senate tied-and the par
ties just ready be bound together forever 1t
ecstatIc moment for the Senator something like that
OF the heroic Prthous when he surveyed the prepar
atoms for the nuptal feast-saw the company all pre-
sent, the lapithB or couches, the centaurs their
haunches--heard the 10 hymen beginning to resound,
and saw the beauteous Hippodamia, about as beaute
Gus suppose as California, come =" glitterlng like
STAR" and take her stand his left hand. 1t
happy moment for Pirithous and in the fitness of his
feelings he might have gwen vent to his Joy in
CALCULATIONS to all the company present, to all the lap
ithse and to all the centaurs to all mankind and to all
horseknd, on the suspicious event. But, oh the de-
ceitfuness of human felicity In instant the scene
changed the feast fght-the wedding festival
mortal combat-the table itself supplying the imple-
ments OF war!
CAT first medley flight
OF bowls and jars supply the fight;
Once implements of feasts, but now of fate"
You know how it ended. The fight broke up the
feast. The wedding was postponed. And may it be
with this attempted conjunction of California with the
many i-suted spouses which the Committee OF Thir-
teen have provided for her.
Mr. President, it is time to be done with this comedy
of errors California is suffering for of admission.
New Mexico is suffering for want of protection. The
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