The North-Carolina standard., 1850-02-27
THE STRUGGLE coMMENcrn

THE STRUGGLE COMMENCED
On Monday the 18th instant, the struggle vas
menced in tho House, on the question of ,dn;..A'
California, on the following Resolution offsras,s
Mr.. Doty of Wisconsin: 0y
s. Resolued, That the Committee on Te,,;,.-.
instructed to prepare and report a bill proyina
the 1dmission Of the State of California ;n,g iot
Union, on an equal footing with the original S lie
with the boundaries and limits defined in the Cees
tuition, which was communicated to the House sa' ;a
special message the President of the United S.s
on the thirteenth of February instant; said bin
brace no subject matter relating to territoe, O
out the State of California. - "'a'
Mr.. Doty moved the previous question y, q.
Resolution, which cuts off all debate; and the, '
Parliamentary struggle commenced. The c,n %'
the previous question was sustained oy section,
majority, SO to 70; and then the South as ono s a
resorted calls of the House, motions to be e,cn.a
from voting, motions to adjourn, on which th. wv
and nays were demanded and recorded, until ,,.,,
o'clock at night, when the Speaker decided that ~
civil day had expired, and the Resolution, as 5..
ter of course, was laid until the next Resor.
day, Monday week. At half past twelve at roS.
the House adjourned. ."
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of Representatives is concerned, we See but lm
hope for the adjustment of this question. Fou, s
State Representatives have thus far spoken On M
subject, to wit, Mr.. Horace Mann of Mass. NJ, NJ
Lanahan and Mr.. Thadeus Stevens of Penn, andM.
Campbell of Ohio. Their remarks teen with t,n,.
and reproaches; and MI. Mann goes so far as to Arm,
that if the South should refuse to submit to Nosr
ern aggression, but divide and attempt to form ~,
arate government, there would be three millions :.
rebel slaves in cur midst, who would join the fe.
States in their efforts to put down. The rem,,l,
of Messrs. Campbell and McLanahan are verv De,,.
of like stamp. The latter speaks of slavery =,
nationa curse and national Disgrace" and dec,..
that it is Z" foregone conclusion'' on the part
the North that California is to be admitted as Stat.
Neither of them makes the slightest reference TO an,
plan for adjusting the question. This is the mai,
point with the South. As the Richmond Euoui,.,
observes, sif California be admitted independents
as proposed, the South will be sacrificed on ever,
other question, and we fear the knel of the UDie,
will be sounded. "
On the same day, in the Senate, Mr. Downs d
Louisiana delivered an able defence of Southern
rights. He continued and concluded his remarks O,
| Tuesday. We copy the following condensed sketch
of his remarks on Monday from the Richmond En-.
quirer:
"Mr. Downs showed that the limits of CaorHa
were too large for State. The sea coast was 9O
miles long. This was half of the length OF the A.
lantic to the Capes of Florida. 1t was one third
the whole extent of sea coast, including the Gufof
Mexico. 1t was out of the question to permit few
squatters to take this vast region one State, and
~1.-l- IT, Al
| coast. The average length of sea coast belonging
the Atlantic States, and to the Gulf was l7O miles,
| Mr.. Clay stated that he was not committed on
the subject of the boundaries of California but he
did not how we could avoid taking her with the
boundaries she had fxed.1
7 Mr.. Downs. In regard to the slavery question:
would certainly be hazardous to establish the pnc
pie that the South was to be hereafter excluded from
all the territories. The convention which framedhs
constitution was at one time nearly on the point Of
breaking up on account of the difficulties presented
by the slavery question. The non-slavehoding States
would have nearly the extent of territory belonging
to the South. Even if the Missouri line should b.
extended to the Pacific, the South would get onya
third of the territory and that the poorest part Of it
The South asked but little, and that little was de-
MED. They wished to save their honor-to avoid
oppression and degradation. Ii they denied
this, the consequences would be disastrous-and the
responsibility for them would be on the North.
He adverted to the second resolution, and said thai
1t gave up the whole question. 1t was adeclaraory
statute. He did not entertain doubt that if the
Clayton compromise bill had passed, it would have
settled this question:
One of the Washington Correspondents of,he New
York Express speaks of the admission o: California
and threatens the South as follows:
''The present position of California, however un
Paatable to the South, is entirely attributable to
tural causes. Her admission must, therefore, be sub
mitfed to, as unavoidable consequence.
Any factious unreasonable opposition, will only
weaken the position of the South, with reference
the balance of the territory, and may result in such
reaction as will provoke the sudden and nnexpecui
passage of the "proviso" through both Houses. Al
ready many of the friends of the South becoming
alenated by the extraordinary doctrines which SET
up. The Proviso is now dead. Let it not be reuira
by such causes hinted it, rather than ssated"
MR.. BADGERS REMARKS.
The Register will find it by no means an easy task
to reconcile any portion of Mr.. Badgers views on the
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