Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-03

ION YEA, III from under NV when you ask mo % follow
the bidding Of majority who disregard tnst you
all me 10 40 that which my conscience prevents me rom
5o;n. If f4;cnes come in matter OF this description,
abe responsibility Of standing upon the SIDE OF the
rght tbouah be the weakest and will stand there as long
any man. ;.., In J.
nm, ,o one.,ion n this Territory Territorial Government
under the authority the United before they bad ad
nsed or agreed with Texas to settle this dispute voted
sg.;nst the hill would vote against again. and would
s1snd nav opposition further than that and am will
np to take al the responsibility which attaches to an act of
,h, aescrutiop if sinks Il willing to bear ii in the
newspspe in the Senate chamber Of the United saes and
on the battle Geld, amid the din OF arms, if necessary
TbePRESIDENT. The question before the Senate is the
amendment Of the Senator from Mississippi the amendment
Of the Senator from Illinois, and gentlemen must con6ne them
selves to the discussion of that.
Mr.. MASON The proposition of the Senator from Mis-
sissippi understand il, to declare that California
admitted upon condition that her territorial limits shall Dc re-
duced upon the southern border the parallel Of Jo SV
Il austneceary be followed suppose, by proposition 70
return the question the people Of California whether they
will will accept Of the proposed condition. snaA vote
for it, because believe if California is to be admitted II VIII
be better for the people OF the state tns na'
her boundaries should be restricted $50 80 than that they
should be extended the 32d degree which are the limits sne
proposssor hesse but will be from reconcins me
TO the bilxery far. think proper to announce 80 IN
advance Sir if there be any event wh; has not trans
pe6 hit rpon which we can reason from facts that
known, spprehend it to be his, that the savenonng
States Of this Union have made up their minds irfeyocaoy
to admit of buher enching upen what they oeaeve 70
be their rights than was in the instance OF the comPo
mise called the Missouri compromise think sir, that
those hoare with the people OF the Souhen
States heseho read the newspapers from those States ana
who have looked their primary meetings. and the reso
tions Of their General Assemblies viii find that although
they declare unsnimousy that it concession TO submit
the line OF sc deg 80 min, they will submit to nothing
below IT. i take ii for granted that a the proper time the
same amendment which offered 70 the bill lately under
discussisn by the Senator Louisiana (Mr SoULE) Will
be offered to this substitute for the amendment Of the
Senator from Mississippi if it shall be carried, or in place OF
it, if it should be lost want to know why It Is that the
majority Of tbsSenae having the power, will refuse to do
now the OF California what they were prepared to
do within two short years past affecting the very territory
now question, the Territory Of California Sir, re-
sa to be made let be done, and let eur people under
stand distinctly where they stand Sir, have looked at the
record becsse it, hss been said that this le Of SO deg 80
Ynn much has been sought by the people of the South
srn States had been refused by them at former day
In ls4S proposition made by the honorable Senator
from Illinois m DoueLAs) to extend that line to the Paci-
nc ocean, together with the compromise therein contained
which was declared be in full force and binding for the
future the Territories OF the United States
The effect of that proposition to run the Missouri COM
premise line Though this very Territory OF California, which
they propose to admit State. And bow was the
The amendment carried by vote OF thirty three
to veny The whole of the Southern Senators voted
for it. with the exception of Senator from the State of
Floiia whose does not appear the Journal aye or
Twenysix votes given for by Southernenators
All the Senators fran the South voted except the one Sc
natoo Florida Frem the States which have savesit
had votes including four Senator'S upon this foor
Whep aproposon solowed to engross that amendment
received twenty five votes from the Southe Senator from
South Carolina who is (Mr. CALHoUNJ being
the only Southern Senator voting against the engrosent
The asndment ordered to be engrossed by vote OF
hythae, including eight from States where there
ssves Senator from Illinois changing his vote
Now present this from the record, to show thatMhen
this compromise line offered in l84St met the unani-
nous assent Of the Southern States upon thG oor with the
exception Of Senator from South Carolina. And further
when stricken out in the other wing Of the Capitol and
when motion made in the Senate to recede, every
sSouthe Senator (wih the exception Of one the gentleman
vho made the motion recede voted against recedng, and
rhisvote ncaded the Senator from South Carolina, (Mr
CALHeJN.)
Mr. gBERRIEN. Will the Senator from Virginia allow
me to- ask him to what bill he has reference now
Nr MASON. ! have reference to the amendment offered
by theSenator from Illinois Mr DouaLAs) to the Oregon
BILL which before in ls4s need only read part
of that amendment:
Tat the 9Th section together withthe cempromse there
found hereby revived, and declared to be in fall force
binding for organization Of the Territories OF
the in the and with the came
derstanding with which it was originally adopted"
The lice was thus to be run the Pacific and through
the very sy Of California which now sought to be in
treduced d State into this Union Now, sir the issue
to be made up between the States holding slaves and the
States not holding slaves here s In s4S was assented
to- IT, in 1850. is tobe refused. in reference to the very
same territory, and if it 10 be refused under protest OF Be-
na,ors from the Southern States here declaring that in their
belief and in their Judgments those whom they represent
will at every risk and hazard insist upon it submit to the
Senate and the nation, If those disastrous consequences
which anticipated should upon whom will the re-
.sponsibliy S, this line Of 36o 80, believe has
almost odous the savshodng States 1t was done
with few votes from those States the time it adopted
in $780, and those votes to it in order TO make
peace and avoid separation. done, as understand
its history the belief Of the statesmen and patriots OF that
day. that when the time hed arrived to them appeared
had then arrived when people living under common Gov
could not enjoy property 10 common, was Pru-
dent danger that would follow dscord and dssen
sions by dividing the popety and this line OF 30 ~
since called "the compromise line, was adopted The
Southern States have acquescsd in it FROM that day to this
period Of thirty years. They prepared to acquesce in
now. feel Of their representatives. prepared to
vote for it conscious that the people of Se will approve
the and acquiesce in it. But they will 20 only as
proposition 70 preserve this Union Sir, hasc chosen to
bring up the vote as stood within years. in order that
the measure is not now assented TO- my constituents may
and understand what within years the majority have de-
termined against them, for are in minority.
Now Mr. President one word in regard what fell from
the Senator from Kentucky. do not know whether that
Senator speaks the opinion judgment Of majority OF the
States represented this floor. do know that his age his
experience and his position have enabled him, as ne en-
ed from his high and lofty intellect to do, to direct the
not to mould the opinions Of large portion OF the
American peoples and Iheard him declare here to-day in his
place Senator, addressed TO his brother senators that
is the duty Of the Federal Government take further
count of State resistance than they would do Of the resistance
of individuals Of private citizens against the laws of the
land
Mr.. CLAY. That is not what said. said, and repeat,
L.