Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-06-06
MR.. SOULE'S AMENDMENr

" PeP"i9' Wltl what humble abilities could have thu
command OF, some three or four sections as a sub
tute 10 the three sections in this bill relating to Cali
lorna; That substitute | wish now to Law Ipon IN
taDle mat 1t may be printed, with view to have it ia
Heu up hereafter, when may propose submit to tn
senate some few observations in support of it. II is
follows - " ~ 10 "
Alter the word government in the title. insert thu
words " South California" Strike out the ID and q
sections, and insert
BE" enacted &c, That as soon as California shall
nave passed IN convention ordinance providing tha
ine a aequshe5 al title or claim to tax dispose Of
~ any way 10 interfere with the primary dsposal b,
ltle United States OF the public domain within her limits
tat she Will not lnerpose her authority and mower So
g. 10 ulsro or impede any control which the United
STATES may deem advisable to exercise over such dis
trctSn the mining regions either now discovered OF
~ pe discovered hereafter, as may be included in any
awful grant made to private individuals or to corpo.
Tauons prior to the cesson OF California to the limited
States that the lands Of the residents shall never
De taxed higher than those of residents: that the navi
gaoe waters shall be open and tree to all citizens of
the United States, those of California included and
mat her southern limits shall be restricted to the Mis-
sour compromise line (36 deg 80 min of.norh lattde)
ana as soon as she shall have produced to the Pres-
dent OF the United States satisfactory and outbento
evidence that the terms above set forth have been fully
and exactly complied with the President of the United
states be, and he is hereby authorized and requested
his @ acton on the part Of Congress-
sue slal shereupon, be admitted into the Union upon
an equal footing with the original States in all respects
whatever wa f
SEC. 2. Be it enacted &c., That such horizons Of the
revenue collected in the ports OF California as may
remain unexpended al the time of the issuing of the
RESIDENTS proclamation aforesaid shall be paid over
| 10 the sad State ofCalifornia.
SEC. s. be ii enacted &C. That the senators and rem
resentaves elect now before Congress from the said
State OF California shall be entitled 10 receive and shall
receive the mileage and the per diem pay allowed the
delegate from the Territory of Oregon, from the day
that the message OF the President transmitting the con-
s'l sG Of ~ Ca n was received by Congress
| DEC. a. be AZ enacted &C., That the country living
| m of lot;t,
boundary line between Mexico and the United States
established by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and
extending rom the Pacific to the Sierra Mardre. shall
constitute Territory under the name ofhe Territory
OF South California, and shall be organized as such
under the provisions of this bill applying to the Ter
[tory OF Utah, Changing names where they ought to
Wfen ready able, and willing to become State and
desiring to be such, be admitted into the Union with or
without WIZ slavery as the people thereof may desire
he amendment was laid on the table and ordered
to be printed W.
Mr. CLAY. am very happy to perceive disposition
on me part OF those opposed to the bill present
conlrePfget The honorable senator from Louisiana
has done to-day and think if he will allow me to
say that he acts much in conformity to the duty
winch every member owes to this body, and to the
country, whether IN the minority or in the majority than
II he conented himself by saying we are in the mino-
y, and are not, therefore, bound offer proposition
am very happy to that the honorable senator has
taken very different view of the matter and has pre-
sened us with this amendment shall not now antici-
PATE any consideration or discussion which may arise
Out OF the proposition 1t will be taken up in the pro-
gress Of the debates and when it has been duly consi-
dered dare say every senator will be prepared to ex-
press MS OPINION and give his vote according to his own
sense OF duty AT present it is not intended suppose
10 interrupt the progress OF the bill in reference to the
| immediate question before the Senate-the amendment
OF the honorable senator from Ohio to the amendment
OF the senator from Mississippi. Upon that amend
nen proposed by the senator from Ohio, call for the
| yeas and nays.
| The VICE PRESIDENT The Chair understands tb.t
| they have been ordered.
| In the debate that followed between Messrs. HALE.
DOUGLAS, Downs, CHASE BUTLER and WEBSTER. Mr.
DOUGLAS expressed his conviction thaif the question of
slavery was touched all in the BILL either to restrict
control, or protect it, the bill could not pass the Se-
nate.
We copy from the Republics sketch:
Mr. WEBSTER thought the amendment of the Sena-
tor from Mississippi of very little importance or eHect
in any way He doubted whether its adoption or reiee
ton would have any effect upon the operation Of the
bill But, it he understood the object of its mover it
stood that object to spring from nothing but DISPOSE
ton to restrict the territorial legislature from passing
any law perpetually excluding slavery from those Ter
rltorles An amendment which he saw day or two
since in the hands of the Senator from Indiana, (Mr
Whltcomb,1 would exactly meet that object. The Iii
now restricted the territorial legislature from passing
any laws respecting African slavery The amendment
to which he had referred declared that those egisla-
lures shall have no authority pass any law establish
ing or excluding slavery That clearly munich
pal question, and there certainly could be impropre
y IN passing such provision as he had minated His
own opinion was that this entire class of amendments
was totally unnecessary considering the actual sta of
thlngs out he saw no objection to such amendment
and it would satisfy other Senators he would 60 for
1t.
Mr. HALE unwilling even by silence, to admit
that the question before the Senate of practical
indifference.
Mr. WEBSTER said it was, in his opinion, no question
at all OF slavery or no slavery 1t was known to be
ms OPINION that there was no reasonable human proba
bty that slavery would 90 to the Territories and that
therefore there no substantial necessity for doing
any thing in establishing territorial governments in rea.
llon to It's prohibition exclusion, believing it. as he
did, to be already excluded by not under human
control,
After some further debate
Mr. CAss again explained and defended his Nichol-
son Letter. and after few remarks in relation to the
pocy OF non-lnerventlon, declared that he should
vote against both the pending amendments. as we'll as
against the original restriction contained the bill upon
territorial lI1 legislation respecting slavery.
Without taking any question: at quarter past four
| the Senate adjourned.
| SEVERE STORM IN GEoRGIA.-Savannah and its vi
cmlty was visited by thunder storms on Wed
| nesday and Thursday evenings last During the storm
on wednesday evening, the lightning entered the
house of Mr.. John Fitzgerald in Savannah, Instantly
killing young lady standing near one ofthe windows,
and striking senseless gentleman in the same room
Mr. and Mrs Fitzgerald were in the room at the time
but neither sustained injury This storm did consider
able damage-aprooting trees, blowing down fences,
&c Hailte in considerable quantities. causing much
damage to the growing corn.
The storm Thursday evening, though not so disas-
rous in the destruction of life was nevertheless quite
as severe One or two houses and several trees were
struck by the electric fluid and couple of children
knocked down in the streets, but no lives were lost
he I MoA;
the 29th ult) died very suddenly in Mobile on Monday
night, the 9th ult. of disease of the heart
We thank Hon. j. A. Seldom for bound copy of
the California Message, and accompanying documents
DEMONSTRATION is THE THIEF OF
TIME.
DELAY is danoerous-nenlect lint COLI a.l l