Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-13


potenes comfy courtey upon these every thing based
bow to you to-day because you bow to You are
pectfu 10 because respectful to you Compromise
peculiarly appropriate among the members of republic
Of one common family. Compromises have this recon-
mendaon that il you concede any thing you have some
thing conceded you in return Treaties compromises
made with foreign Powers contrary TO what is done
like this Here you concede any thing it is your own
brethren, to your family. Let him who eeyaes him
self above humanity above its weaknesses its ines its
wants. its necessities say he pesses never will compro
mse but let who is not above the fates Of
mon nature disdain compromises.
Well what does the honorable Senator from Mississippi
propose Here is proposition to refer all the subjects
committee with view to a compromise. The honorable
Senator from Missouri rises up and says here sub
iec that you must not refer to the committee another Sena
may rise up and say here another subject that you
refer; and third may up and say here is third sub
ec that you must not refer to the committee This popo
stion establishes committee the object Of which is to
promise all the that arise out OF the subject OF sa
very Constitute your committee for such purpose, and
then take from them the consideration Of branch Of the
subject Would this be right sir Can you trust your
committee Whatever is done by the committee has 10 be
brought before the Senate for its for confirmation
rejection at the pleasure Of the Senate. hey report i'm
proper BILL either separate connected measure,
you have the controlling power you allow the subject
tobe considered examined by the committee
according the best judgment Of those to whom you conde
the great and responsible duty Sir am done; ought not
have said much and beg pardon of the Senate for
cupying much Of their time
honorable
Kentucky right in his recollection about Missouri
Der WELL and ought hes for he had good deal to do
with her admission for which Missouri very thankful to
him. She admitted by joint resolution, and the from
which the Senator has read merely law authorizing the
holding Of Convention pro jorma; that is all
Now, if had been answering the speech OF the honorable
Senator from Kentucky might have been unjust to him to
have treated him proposing that all subjects connected
with slavery should be placed in the hands OF the committees
for the befremarks that he made the other day, believe
he only maintained that the territorial governments should be
connected with the question Of the admission of California
But was not answering him. was speaking to the mo-
ton which then depending, and which motion broad
enough every thing which enumerated; broad
that goes far beyond what the Senator proposed Friday
last when he addressed the Senate, and shall therefore
claim his vote against the motion upon his speech He
is only in favor of coupling California with the Territories
The motion which shat have to vote, and on which
the Senator from Kentucky cast his voe includes every
thing connected with the subject of slavery and of those
things connected with which not enumerated there
four which would give committee urisdcon either
by express reference by implied reference would give
committee jurisdiction the subject of the abolition Of
slavery in the District of Columbia would give
mee jurisdiction the abolition of slavery in the foa
arsenas and dock yards of the United States would give
no committee jurisdiction the slaveade between the
States and would give committee jurisdiction the
abolition Of slavery in the States of this Union These
four subjects which disturb the couny-and which would be
necessarily comprehended in the motion-ever which would
give committee ursdction and, account of which,
would vote against the whole motion, even were in favor
of portion; and think claim the vote of the
honorable Senator from Kentucky himself against il.
Mr.. FOOTE ask for the reading of the notion and
have then single remark to make in reference it.
The SECRETARY read Mr.. FoorEs motion, as follows:
Resolved, That the resolutions submitted by Mr. BELL
be referred select committee of thirteen with instructions
themselves for the purpose of maturing scheme
of compromise for the adjustment Of all pending questions
growing OF the institution of slavery with power report
BY bill or otherwise" .@s te
Mr. FoOTE. The motion simply proposes, as has been
argued successfully this morning by the honorable Senator
from Kentucky, that this committee shall have power to
anime all questions growing of the institution of slavery
and NATURE il they cam general scheme of adjustment and
compromise with this addition simply that they areauthor
lied to report by bill otherwise-either by bill bills
may them expedient There no design then,
necessarily and inevitably bill the various sub
jscts involved in the inquiry. That is all have say.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. rise for the purpose of making
mark and then Of making the motion Of which notice
this morning, which is to lay this resolution the table,
proceed the consideration the bill for the admission OF Cali
fornia into the Union State My making this motion
is necessarily make it question to whether
thing else shall connected with the question Of the admission
Of California not, but TO get vote upon something Prac
CAL in order that may what likely TO be the result
il be the desire of the Senate unite the California bill wit
the Territorial bills it be done by the Senate, upon
motion to that effect Let the Senate declare
the other its determination upon that point Any Senate
who desires to have them included in the same BILL NOV
the Territorial bills amendments to the California bill
There bill now pending for the admission of California
State, and there bills pending for establishing Terrific
ia Governments in New Mexico and Deseret. And there
is fugitive slave bill pending can see no reason fol
appointing committee take these bills INFO their consider
aon and bring them in again, and report them back to the
Senate be the of the Senate unite them
be done without sending them to committee
Mr. CAoS. Ihave very few observations TO make before
the taken upon this question: may be considered
test question: explanation of my views in relation
to it. wish to say nothing that has been already wei
said by others but before desire to the Sena
how the matter strikes my mind the condition in which
the country is at present placed. What does it grow on
Of We have been here four five months and have don
pr ,cticaly nothing all. We have been going ron
worse and how is this deporable condition to
remedied So long every member stands upon the
which he occupied first with disposition to compromise
God alone knows where the question is to ends for agre
with every word that the honorable Senator from Keniuck
has said. Here proposition to refer the whole matter to
committee An extended debate has tsksn place upon TO
question: and is not my purpose TO extend that discussion
committee is proposed to be raised consider this matter
and why should not accede the proposition and refer
the subjects to them for consideration You will have
chance the for arriving favorable termination with
out any danger of injury being DONE Then why not adop
the proposition In the collision of minds among the hir
teen who to compose the committee some practice
plan of adjustment may he struck out. Why conjure W
evils that do not exist Why talk of ndgniy to Cafor
mia by assocang the question of her admission with ohe
propositions What the objection Why it is pre- sup
posed that the committee will bring in bill embracing al
these subjects and that should necessarily be compelled
to vote upon them all conformity Who knows that Iha
is of the subjects for the committee consider. is fo
them to determine whether they will report bill contain
ing the various Subjects whether they will report separate
bills This Of the very subjects for their consideration
and il they do report general bill, will still be under ou
control II the committee report hill embracing all the
topics and majority Of the Senate think that that in
expeden and that essens that each should be considered
separately the whole matter viii be in control just as wei
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