The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-05-22
Explanatory Debate

bill second time.
The bills we're then read q first time by
their titles.
Mr.. CLAY moved they be read second
tine, sbd made the special order Of the dsy
for to morrow, aud printed.
Mr.. 1URNEY said that be though, the
bile should take their regular order. Tho
report WAS q long one, aud Senators ought to
have al opportunity 10 essn.ine it. lie ub
iecl.d to the second reading of.ihe bills.
Mr.. FOO L. sad the report would be prin.
ted and ls,d on tho table Tomorrow morning,
that he supposed y ould obslste the difficulty.
Mr. 1URNEY said that The difficulty
would uct be obv,aied By that.
Mr.. CLEMENS gave notice Of hi, inien.
,inu 10 move ss al amcndmen. 10 that portion
Of the bill pro, lding for the admission Of Cal.
ifo,uia the following And the lire Of 36o
&C, shall be the southern boundary Of sad
s ale Of Cahlofnls.
Mr.. PHELPS said IL vas lis original in.
,sn,ion to Ia. We iubnitied bis vows (he having
offered from The committee 10 m-ny thing
~ xfIling n The shape e a minority report.
hat had ailer~ards conc udeI 10 confne hun.
,elf to an expression st the proper tine OF his
di,sen, from tho rcpor, Of The msJorlu. The
Isugusee of the report 10 one particular vas
the expression of tho unanimous sent nent Of
the committee. Ii vas true that 10 the prop.
er consituc ion 10 be placed oD The resolutions
Of anntsst,on Of Teia,, lie sgreed With the
commtisr, bu, he differed widely from soue
Of tn, positions aud grounds taken in tho te.
poIi
Ii vns his misfortune 10 have differed from
tie committee on most Of the leading features
OF their scheme, and ~hle be ROY confined
himself 10 dIscisimIng any responsibility fo.
the report, he would take snoher occasion TO
express his vIe~s more at largc. lie thought
that lhn ~hole Terss sphI'ct should have
teen passed by w.ihou, sn, noiicc Of !. n bis
fsrost.
Mf. CLAY nd hat be had omitted to
state tho, the committee. bnd every men ber
oft. bsG me, ~r,h The most per &c, aud sn
cete 6csire TO sdop, such scheme ss would be
most sd'sutsgeou, to the restoration Of peace
and harmony on this dsrsc'ine queslon.
Mr.. MASON SAID that be had never seen
any genHsmen more dispos,d Than ihoso Who
compossd The conmtte TO come 20 happy
CONCLUSION CO this subject. aud there vas no
usn Who regretted more Than lie did that
their compilations did no, 40 result. The
suti,el had ~, diilic ul,,es aud he had hoped
this committee ~ou'd have removed them /;
bat those difficulties, IN hls opinion. had not
been removed. The language OF the report
shove that II uss not unanimous lie was not
IN tie mtI,tity ~ho m d. that report, and be
rrg'eted that he could not concur IA the
measure reported by the committee.
Mr. COOPER SAID tha, II had been hi,
mhfotune no, to agree With the mtjotiy Of
the committee on many OF the points on which
they bad reported lie would not al present
patticalauzs iho,e point, on winch he differed
lie aeterd with The CONCLUSION o. the commit,
tee concerning the force OF the resolutions Of
annexation OF Texas, but desired TO reserve
until another time, an expression OF hIs senii.
mcnts on tho point. He sgteed with the ma n
features Of the report, and regretted that he
could not agree with them
Mr.. DOW Ms SAID that as his silence mis sht
be construed into an approval ot the report 0!
the committee uf which he ~as member, lie
thought /, no more Than his duty 10 sta'e the
points on which he did not agree. HIS par.
x
IN the Senate on several occasions, and i, VAS
thar 10 would never consent 10 the sdmisson
Of a Safe ~,h the boundsues Of California.
Moreover, he thought tina, the south should
have a portion Of lha, Staie, and had hoped
that the Missouri compromise lne wou'd have
tsfn adopted lhcie.
Mr. BERRiEN said lha, he aGrccd with
the Senator from Vermont VIZ. Phrpsl ~
Iespect TO ths, PARTON Of the report concern.
ipg tie admission Of ues States to be formed
out Of Teas lie could no, agree TO the plan
reported by the committee, admitting Cslilor
MA with her pte.cn, boundaries. lie found
IL HiHposHblc tor hlm 10 vote or the udnisston
ol ans Safe with The extent Of sea coast now
held BY California he coud not consent TO
place ihsl under the control ofaly one State.
lie would have been glad lf the S'ale'hsd
oeen divided into two States By The line OF
a'o So. An insuperable objection TO the ad.
'niss'fn Of Calilofnia vas that she claimed
"o Representatives, IN the Hnuse Of Repre-
'en'a',es. lie found that Tho Constitution
paced representation upon population, and
mat under the preseut aPpoftlonment law,
CalIiorna, TO be entied To two Representa-.
yves, mus, have population Of enc hundred
and ioriy one thousand three hund ed aud SIX.
inhabiianis-not persons 10 the country,
ou' settled inhabitants. He did not believe
mat she had this population. lie did not
gree with lhs committee IN their notice OF tho
"hmot ptoviso. II was treated MS # Con.
e'e" had the power to pass i. He woud
ta'her have no, alluded 10 II at oil.
MIR. ANEII n ID h., ha h al cd
'hs fasfng Of this committee. 10 the hopes o'
""''ng The difficulties " h,ch had so dlsiu, bed
'oe country. lie had gone for the committee
" of'ne abou, some practical plan OF ADJUST
"eh'' u, believed that no plan could be