Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-06-17
CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE.

CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE.
The question first in order, when the House re-
solved itself into Committee on Thursday was on
the following amendment offered by Mr.. Stanton,
of Tennessee, to the amendment of Mr.. Green,
which, it will be recollected, establishes the Mis-
souri, Compromise line
Prouided howeuer, That it shall be no objection to
the admission into the Union of any State which may
hereafter be formed out OF the territory lying South OF
the parallel OF latitude OF Sc deg 80 min that the
stluton OF said State may authorize establish Ar-
can slavery therein.
This amendment was withdrawn by Mr..
Baker, its last mover pro formaa, and was moved
| successfully by Messrs. Stephens, Wentworth,
McLane, Bocock Featherston, Meade, HilIiard,
Hubbard and Marshall, each of whom made five
minutes speeches under the rule, in explanation
MIR. Marshall refused to withdraw it, who said it
was undgnifed in Southern members thus to con-
tinue the debate while Northern members sat still,
nerved evidently for their work of aggression,
when the moment for voting came on. The vote
was taken and Mr.. Stanton's amendment was re-
jected, yeas 49, nays 80.
Mr. Seldom offered another amendment to the
effect that when the Missouri Compromise was
adopted, it was intended to be and understood as
partition for the future between the slavehoding
and non-slavehodng States of the territory of the
United States, to the uttermost extent of its wes-
tern limits, and as such, was enacted mainly by
the votes of representatives from the non-slave-
holding States.
This amendment travelled from Mr. Seldom to
Messrs. Brown, of Mississippi Cartier, of Ohio
Thompson, of Pennsylvania, Venable, Meade
Stanton, of Tennessee, Toombs, Duer, Winthrop
Hall, Harris, of Illinois, Toombs, (again,) Baker,
eVenable, (again,) and McClernand, each of whom
spoke his five minutes. And here the DAYS work
ended.
The rejection of Mr., Stanton's amendment by
sectional vote produced much excitement
amongst some Southern members Mr.. Brown,
of Mississippi, argued, that the South must draw
the conclusion from such votes that no more slave.
holding States are to he admitted into the Union
if the people thereof desire slavery, and urged
earnestly that it time for the South to arouse
and resist by dissolution of the Union, if nothing
else would protect her from the abolition purposes
of the North He was himself in favor of this
course.
We copy the Republics sketch of hot passage be-
tween Mr. Toombs and Mr.. Winthrop, who, it seems
OF those who voted against the amendment of
Mr.. Stanton:
Mr.. TooMBs called the attention of the committee
and the country to an important point. We did not
hear more than one word in ten but he understood
to say that Northern gentlemen profess to maintain the
policy OF the President and say they will settle it.
They do this only far as relates to the admission
OF California; and thus act trauduently an gnomni-
ously And when proposition is proposed that may
give justice to the South they round and reject it.
The gentleman from Boston (Mr. Winthrop voted
against the amendment.
Mr.. DuER remarked that when first it was charged
that the North had voted to exclude slave States which
may herafter be formed he intended to repudiae any
such construction OF the vote-He utterly denied it
now. lie was ready to declare himself, ready to act
upon the recommendation OF the Presid ent. He had
given notice OF bill upon this principle. He voted
against the amendment because he and others who de-
sire to admit California; wish to admit her independent
ly ofany other measure. In Remembering the State
they should see that they would not be supporting the
plan OF the President.
II the South vote for the President plan the question
can be settled on that principle But the south ask the
NORTH as preliminary step, to establish slavery in the
compromise. The South and not the North repudiate
the principle OF the Presidents pan and are not willing
to give TO the people the right to establish slavery as
the people Of the Territories. Did the gentleman say
that those who voted against the amendment are on.
posed to the Presidents plan?
Mr.. TooMBs. Yes
Mr.. DUER That vote can be construed in this way
that the friends OF California do choose to embar-
rass the bill.
Mr. WINTHROP said that one reason why he had not
taken part in the minnie discussion was that he
did not wish to delay this bill until the Senate shall have
acted on the compromise measure He was not dis
posed to contribute his share to the delay and did not
acknowledge the right OF any member to call upon him
IN debate There was nothing in the peculiar relations
EXISTING between the gentleman from Georgia (Mr
Toombsj and himself hich authorized the gentleman
to select him out, and indulge in speculaons as to his
intentions and motives. II the gentleman intended to
insult him, by mentioning fraud in combination with his
name, the implication recos upon the gentleman He
had pursued policy clear in the sight OF God and man.
1t the amendment had been precisely opposite TO what
it was-hat no objection should hereafter be made to
any State formed north of SO deg. 80 min excluding
savery-he should have voted against it. He would
vote against every thing which goes humbug and en-
narrass the bill. He had declared for California as
single measure, and repeated, he would vote against
every amendment which will have the effect of embar
RAISING 1t.
| Mr.. HALL and Mr. HARRIS, ofIll. HAVING snol.on-
| Mr. IooMBS asked question of Mr. Duer He I'M
oerstooa mat the Presidents plan admit Cafor-
ma, and then do nothing. He desired to know what
was ule plan OF the gentleman!
Nh DUER replied 1t was 10 authorize the peonle of
ie ierrtores to form State Constitutions when their
po'a AZ sufficient for that purpose; the constitu
lons 70 p pe republicad in form, &c.
nl. iooMRs replied that # the genteman's proect
a.. , t vow Mexlco come in, he would not obtain
NJ. ' u.s. even, would bemet by shout of derison
| it was. '''' "o uo uo' near what
Mr.. TooMBs replied that State government for tba,
population, most worthless, never entered his mind i.
As , aan IN e earlier part Of the session. that
mar expression he had spoken for lbs
but for himself He should like TO see how those who
VIII vote Tor he Presidents Plan will vote for autho,
ments. He owed no allegiance to any man or nsrtu
which prevents him from doing justice to his own Se ~
ton The Union will endure only SO long as It an.
swers the purposes for which was formed and no lon
ger Gentleman do nor know how Ihartv r. no lol-