The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-07-25

The consideration Of the report Of the Commit
tee OF Thirteen was resumed when Mr. Foote
submitted an amendment restricting the limits OF
California by the line Of 80 deg 30 min, and pro-
yiding for Territorial Government south of that
line
Mr.. Clay then addressed the Senate for more
than three hours in support Of the measures rec
commended oy the committee, replying TO the va
rious attacks made upon them In conclusion, he
said that the fate OF the bill was not certain. II
depended on some four or six Senators, whose po-
sitiOn had not been positively known. With them
he left it to he decided II it were defeated, il
would be triumph Of Free-Soiism and Adolf
tionism triumph Of extremists; and he fer
vently prayed that II might not result in evil
consequences TO the Union
Mr.. Barnwell replied to that portion Of Mr.
C!s remarks commenting upon speech lately de-
livered in Charleston. II the individual alluded
to-who was known in the Senate and in the
House-believes the Wilmot Proviso to be an
aggression upon the constitutional rights of the
South, which should be resisted and il he be-
lieyed that the admission Of California would be
virtual enactment by Congress Of that Proviso,
because the prohibition of slavery by California
will be dead and defeated unless il receives vital
ity from COngress--then he was not alone in say
ing, as several States had said, that it should be
resisted.
He said that the term disunonist was becoming
one which would not be the highest opprobrium.
The term "rebel had been applied in the times
Of the Revolution, when liberty was baptized in
rss. 49, 80, c. o. SSa%eS XIX, and Illus
trsted by the bravery Of Jasper at Fort Moultrie.
Mr.. Clay said that he knew Mr.. Rhett, the in
dividual alluded TO- and had some respect for him.
But il he had used the expression attributed TO
him, that he would unfurl the banner of dsunion
against the General Government, and intended
to follow that declaration by any act then he was
traitor, and he hoped he would meet the fate of
traitor. Applause in the galleries, which was
suppressed Immediately by the Chair
Mr.. Hale replied to that portion of the speech
Of Mr.. c.. in which it was denied that those from
the North who voted for the Missouri Compro-
Use had not for thatact been politically doomed
He maintained that they had, and that many OF
them were now living tombstones Of their own
fate
Mr.. Clay replied, citing the names Of some hall
dozen Of them, TO show that the Senator was mis-
taken as to the political fate of those at the
North who had voted for the bill. After advert
ing at length to this he said that even if one had
been so stricken down, he would write upon hia
tomb this epitaph Here lies a noble patriot,
who loved his country better than himself p--an
epitsph he feared he could never write upon
the Senator from New Hampshire
Mr. Hale doubted whether the vocation Of the
Senator was to write epitaphs He repeated his
convictions that what he had sad as to their fate
r. ~1recs Sh.9 al sas1 ifssfs 20 wrfse at. S1..
taph on such man. he would say, Here lies a
man who sacrificed hisIeqrati,ueats foe az otise
The Senate adjourned