The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-14

On motion BY Mr.. DOUGLAS the Senate resumed The
consideration Of the bill for the admission Of the Stale OF
The PRESIDENT stated the question Shall the bill
pass
I Alter debate by Messrs. DAVIS Of mississippi Glenn
EMS BARNwELL, BERRIEN, EWING, HOUSTON, and fooTE,
The question was stated upon the passage OF the bill
Mi. EWING demanded the yeas and nays; which
ordered, and, the question being taken resulted
yeas "a, nays 1S--as follows:
YEASNIessrs Baldwin, Bell, Benton, Bradbury Bright.
Cass Chase, Cooper, Davis Of Ma-sacnuseus Dickinson
Dodge q Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas. Ewing
Morris, Phelps seward, Shields Smith. sprnauce, sur.
geon, Unde, wood, UpLam Wales, Walker Winthrop. and
NAYs-Messrs. A,chson, BarnwelI, Berrien, Butler.
cemrns. Davis q Missis'igpi Dawsoa, Fooe hua!er
ney, and Yulee--lS
So the bill passed
MIR BUTLER gave notice that 10 morrow the minor
ty or portion of the minority, upon the California bill
just passed would ask leave TO have inserted upon the
journal OF the Senate protest.
TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT OF NEW MEXICO.
MIR. DOUGLAS moved that the Senate proceed 10 the
consideration Of the bill to establish territorial govern
ment for New Mexico, with view TO making It spe-
cia order which was agreed to.
Said bill then read the second time, and considered
in committee Of the whole.
Mr.. d. moved that its further consideration De post
poned unnl at IL o'clock and that be made
the special order for that time.
Mr.. RUSK hope, sir we shall have some relaxa,
business that should be attended to in the remainder OF
this week. and will move that the postponement be to
Monday This bill will bring great deal oil dis
Mr.. FOOTE II the honorable senator from Texas
has not ascerained the fact sure have very salts
factory that nothing will be done elsewhere until this
bill goes to the other House II is certainly very import
ant, therefore, tnat should have early action upon It
Ii the honorable senator chooses Tomorrow TO hold a
short session. well aud good. think shall be able
TO accomplish the passage OF the bill without further de-
bate; and there is why we cannot pass IN an
hour will state that am compelled 10 leave, on &C
count OF sickness in my iaiy after 10 morrow, ana am
anxious to vote upon the bill.
Mr. BUTLER I cannot conceive why we should
have these bills urged upon rapdly,H gentlemen
has been lying for months waiting for the adjustment
although bill OF thai kind really calls for more prompt
action than any bill before the Senate either as meas
OF compromise, OF necessity, for the protection
Of property shall object TO taking up this bill until we
have at least come indication Of the feeling Of the Senate
in relation to the other bill We are huuying through
TO mention il, and measure is taken up but when il
is proposed TO take up which may percbance
affect the interests OF the minority it il altogether useless
to attempt anything OF the kind did intend, as chair
man oil the Committee the Judiciary, TO move to take
up the fugitive slave bills but my friend from Virginia
Mr. MAsoNl had that more particularly in his hands.
Mr.. FOOTE- | consider II important that the bill now
moved to be taken up should be acted upon early II is
indispensable TO the public peace and quiet II is odis
eilads we have 90 long endured Why i Is thai gen
temen from the South anxious TO postpone action
upon it, cannot understand Certainly is hardly pos
the ss whole o pfGfs ma Uu and pe on
II has been fully debated. What is the urged by
the senator from South Carona He thinks the fugi.
tive slave bill entitled 10 precedence. So thoagbt three
fouEmonths ago The honorable senator from Louis
lana waited upon me al my room, aud we conferred
with other members Of the South with the view OF
taking II up; but they did not deem IL expedient TO
ACT upon II until after the other bills. [ thought
then that action upon the fugitive slave bill would tend
produce most wholesome effect urged upon southern
-. oil.
conformity with the request oil the senator from Michi-
gan and OF the senator from Indiana lMr. WHrcoNnl
and various other senators at that perod II TACT
and wish the South 10 know itfor the South emit
lied 10 know it-that northern men--conservative
bers-have been anxious for six months past 30 yield TO
the South as stringent slave bill as the South might
quire II the provisions OF this bill were not satisfactory,
they agreed upon all sides, with few exceptions, 10
make efficient in its character and stringent
could be made Southern men were invoked TO take up
the bill Southern have slumbered at the post OF
duty. We, southern men, have not addressed ourselves
10 this should have done And il the fugl.
i've slave bill now Enacted upon, i s the fault part
OF the Judiciary Committee OF this body; IL is the fault
part, oil southern members who have concurred with
them regard TO the expediency OF taking any move
m this matter The honorable senator from Virginia
[Mr. MAsoSl will allow to say that he knows con-
vesed with him upon this months ago, aud urged upon
hun that The fugitive slave bill should then be taken up
but thea yaroas reasons may have occurred to him. per-
lecuy satisfactory to him, although not all TO me- He
d not believe II TO be our duty TO take the slave bill
These are the facts OF the Let them 20 the
county, tne cOutn UNDERSTAND mat the North
ready. and we should be saved from much OF that spirit OF
iac,Ion which unhsppy 100 prevalent in the land
MT MASON. The senator from Mississippi appeals
to me- as understand him, to know whether, upon
fonner occasion, some months since, was not advised
with upon the expectancy OF allowing other to
take precedence Of the fugitive slave bill before the
Senate.
Mr. Fo0TE, Tin his seat) The expediency Of taking
up the slave bill at once
MIR. MASON That, sir, really do not recolect
months have elapsed and when the Committee Of Thr.
teen was appointed, this Of the various measures
which went before that committee. think, by the ex.
press reference Of the Senate, that fugitive slave bill
was reiefred to them among the questions involved in
may have taken place with reference giving precedence
10 this measure or that, do not recoect 90 ecoIlect
however hat BY the general action OF the Senate they
took up that bill which have been acting upon ever
since have no further distinct recollection about IT,
Mr. BUTLER Iwish to put myself entirely fight with
reference 10 the fugitive slave bill and shall make an
explicit statement upon which shall RELY NV opinions
are the same that they when the honorable senator
says he was in favor OF taking it up Why he IL not as
much In favor OF taking il up now as them cannot un
dersand Tor do not know Of any subsequent event
which has rendered II less important AZ chairman Of
the Judiciary Committee introduced bill before there
wss any ofcia announcement to the Senate that there
was TO De a COMMITTEES OF Thirteen. Afterwards that
COMMITTEES OF Thirteen was appointed, and absorbed the
iuguve slave bill part Of the materials Of the Com
promise, as was called and from tbattime there has
been nothing seen Of the fugitive slave bill have been
ANXIOUS 20 see he termination OF this measure known as
the omnibus bill for il was impossible for as chair
man OF the Judiciary Committee, during the tendency of
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