The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-08-03

! To that fh1f resolution. al That time. did rot
meet nv approval. / had the utmost confidence
/ in the moderation of the Congress of the United
States and. in the belief that they would act
iustlv / used INV influence to avoid or prevent
! the passage Of these resolutions. But thew are
passed. and are now in the possession of the
! Senators Of that States, and are mandatory in
their character.
The adjustment bill, sir, met all these difficult
ties. 1t was drawn with view to produce con
ciliation and restore harmony to the country, as
| | believe; and it was drawn in a way by which
this opposition of the State of Georgia might
have been avoided take great pleasure in say
ing that those Senators from the slaveholding
States who concurred with the South in the pro-
posed compromise for the purpose of meeting
every difficulty and quoting every discomfort,
| agreed to limit the boundary Of California. and
| that the line of 80 deg. 80 lnin as proposed by
my friend from Mississippi should be tile South
ern line We have been deprived of that and
the question now is whether we will pursue a
course in Congress that will create still greater
! discomfort and dissatisfaction to the South. And
here permit me to say, Mr.. President, that there
is but one remedy which can be approved by all,
and that is, by an amicable compromise of this
question. There is, sir, another remedy-one
which | am sure every senator will come to
with any thing but pleasure--and that remedy
may be considered by a portion of our country
it is disunion And permit me to say that when
ever that period arrives when convention in
any one OF the States shall be convened South,
under resolutions OF their Legislature and the
excited feelings Of the country there to be united
with the consideration of the injustice which it
IS thought has been inflicted by the North upon
the South, the result will be one that shall
look upon with the most melancholy apprehen-
sion. And, sir, foreseeing these things, have
with others come to contribute my mite to avoid
them. we have failed in carrying this bill. The
resolutions from Georgia are mandatory on her
senators to go against the admission Of Califor-
ma without the restriction OF its boundary, and
in the event OF the California bill being passed
the Governor OF Georgia has no discretion; but
he IS bound to execute the laws of the State and
the convention will be called.
| No, sir, / am like the senator from Mssis-
sippi. cannot hold the friends who acted witt,
us from the non-slaveholding States to a strict
understanding; and whys Because it would
not be in accordance with the condition of things
as existing now. Then appeal to the patriotism
| of the whole body, so far as am individually
concerned, that there shall be some concession
made to the South especially when we know
that by curtailng the boundaries of California
4 ".
| haps the largest State of the Unon-certainly
the largest but one ElgF
| And what will the people of nv State think
when they find that they are disrerarded in this
way, and that California, with her extensive
limits shall be admitted into the Union, when il
is so just and proper that these boundaries
should be restricted? And how shall we ascer-
tain whether this is lust and proper WHY, sir
| is there n Senator on this floor who in pnssno
/ a Territorial bill for California. LOOKING to the
| t;ma whom che m;obt baooma ! St,ta uonJd
vote far her with her nrasent Em;ts MAJ ono
sir Then what bava ! to ask . T make TN IN,
i request OF those VINO nave q disposition 10 com
promlse and OF the entire Senate, to adopt tins
amendment Independently of any course thai
i may be pursued by any State of the Union, il
! is lust and proper that the limits of California
(. should be restricted d. nm
I 81. n,har ~, ia 81 soo+ 49, f.o,,, H.
NY h iioif ~.
luoNy Prese,ee ms i'rs' o!,e VI tei,
was 'nat Caiiiorhia should DC aaihlttea VIII
suitable hmts meaning TO convey the lde'
that the limits claimed by California in her con
stitutlon were too large. But, whether that wa
his meaning or not, are not those limits too eS
tensive! And will it do any harm to California
/ or to the Union. to restrict these limits, Whel
thew are restricted. Mr.. President we win bav
4 th;c .d,,n+o,ro en-, Lar ,d,,;ss;nn = Vii 49,,
~ ;nsa5,,o ,,,ans,' toti s"aotont III
Oh oiu' sum- ~ e..e sil,o
appears 10 exist III inc various statues OF tnl
u Union. af..t a.s. .....r.
4 And here, sir, again have to regret the failur
Of this compromise bill, by which these m
pleasant difficulties would have been adjusted
repeat that it would be exceedingly gtatifyin,
to me If the Senate would restrict The limits :
tho State of C.lifnr,;a ancnrl;nn e. tbo nroro
S;ton af no sanntnr e., Nr;sa;sss;, p'oP'
''ugn " T"e se''a No n oli ,iisslssiPPi.
VT oL NJ W.T. rresld s WISH 70 say ON.
woie. " hase Presentea 70 ene country laea
suiepi peace, nheasure Oh tranquilty-ohe Whic'
Mouiu ha.e nll'lohiHeu' IN my oR,illon' all 10
eiscprdant ieeiinSs Which prevail. mat measure
sir mas met WIN ia,e not aitogetner unexpected
! ADMIT, on my part, put one which, as u Respects
the country at large, deplore exceedingly 70
myself personally, nave no cause to complain
4 ne majority OF the committee to which | be
longed nave done their duty, their whole duty
faithfully and perseveringy. If the measure has
been defeated, 1t has been defeated by the extrem
lists on the other side Of the houses and on this.
I. Sir, shall not proceed to inquire into the mea
sure of responsibility which is incurred All tina
mean to say upon that subject is, that we stanc
free and liberated from any responsibility for thu
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