The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-26

measure of mutual concesson--a measure OF mutua
sacrifice. Undoubtedly, Mr. President in all such meas
of compromise one party would be very glad ge
what he wants. and what he does not desire bu
which the other party wants But when he comes to re-
fleet that, from the nature Of the government and 1T
operation, and from those with whom he is dealing
It necessary upon his part in order to secure wha
he wants. to grant something TO the other sde n
should be reconcled TO the concession which he ha
made, in consequence OF the concession which h
is to receive, i there is great principle involved
such as violation of the constitution OF the Unitet
States. admit that such compromise as that Ough
| never to be sanctioned or adopted But now cal
upon any senator in his place to point out, from hs
beginning to the end. from California to New Mex
leo, solitary provision in this bill which is violative o.
the constitution of the United States Sir, adjustment
the shape o compromises may be made without producing
may be mutual forbearance You lorbsar upon You,
side to insist upon the application OF the restriction de
nominated the Wimot Proviso. Is there any violation Of
principle there The most that be said,
suming the power to pass the Wmo Provso, which il
Denied is that there fOrbearance 10 exercise not
violation Of the power to pass the Provso. So. upon the
other hand, il there power in the constitution o
the United States authorizing the establishment OF slavery
in any OF the Terrtoriesa power, however which is
con.roverted by large portion OF this Senate there
power under the constitution to establish slavery
the orbearance to exercise that power violation Of
the constitution, any than the constitution violated
BY forbeaance TO exercise numerous powers that might
be specified that granted in the constitution, and that
remain dormant until they TO be exercised by the
proper legislative authorities 1t is said that the bill pre-
sents the state Of coerconthat members coeced in
dsapprove. Why, sir, what coercion there Is there
coercion in the numerous treaties made by the Uni
ted Sates-ihe treaty in settling the Maine boundary;
the treaty coming down from 81 deg 40 min to 40 in
Oregon; all treaties which have been made upon COM
merce, upon boundaries, and other questions from time
to time BY the United Staes upon the principle Of mu-
tual and reciprocal concession upon the part OF those
who made them! Is there any more coercion in this
than in he passage Of bill containing variety Of
o. D. aa hs ess
northern friends because they have not got the Will
mot Provso Incorporated in the territorial part OF the bill.
much-io woe for the bill. Il they DO vote for Il Sir.
they might have initiated the noble example of my friend
MIR CooPERl from that State upon whose devotion to
preservation What the course of my friend upon
this subject 0; the Wilmot Provisos He voted for il
and he could 20 back his constituents and say all
OF you could 90 back and say to your constituents. you
chose to do So ave wanted the Wilmot Provso in the
bill tried to get il in but the majority of the Senate
was against il" The question then came up whether we
should lose California which has got Introduction in
her constitution which. point of value and Duration is
worth thousand Wilmot ProvIsoes we were induced,
my honorable friend would say, to take the bill and
in our votes with respect to the Wmot take
with whatever OF Objectionable matter it may have in
it, on account OF the superior amount OF good IT con.
tains.
1t is said Mr. President, that this omnbus," it is
called contains too much thank, from the bottom of
ns"n The omnibus The Vehicle q The peope Of n.
OF the people And this bill deserves the for
another that, with the exception OF the two bills
which to follow il contains all that is necessary
give peace and quiet to this country 1t is said some
times, however, that this omnibus is too heavily freight
ed and that contains ncongruous matter shall not
peat the argument which have addressed to you here
ofore showing that according to the British parla
mentary law but especially according TO the
gressonal law, this bill is conformity with practice in
rabe instances But the osensbe objection that il
contains too much matter not the real one. Do you
believe that the who sits before me, Mr..
BALDwlE,] and other senators IN this neighbor.
hood if you would attach the territorial bills the Will
mot Provlso, would have seen the incongruity Would
not the senator from Massachusetts Mr.. DAvisl
have voted for the whole Of this ncongruous bill with
pleasure, if il had only contained the Wmot Provso
Ii that the bill has too much it it has too little
according the wishes of its opponens and am very
sorry that our omnibus cannot contain Mr. Wilmot,
whose weight would break IT down, am afraid, If he
were put there. tLaughter.] This incongruous meas
ure. which has already too much matter in it. has no,
enough for the senator from Tennessee, Mr. BELL He
wants TO put in II two three SDes from Texas,
upon the event oil their becoming applcan IL
Tor admission into the Union. No. it is not the va
rety OF the maerit is not the incongruity, the ncom
patbiy Of the and the BILL but because the
bill does not contain enough to satisfy those who want
the "Wilmo,r it has been properly called. placed in
the omnibus.
Why, Mr. President incongruous may be supposed,
this has not half the ncongruy oil the elements
OF opposition to the bill While upon this part of my
subject allow me to answer an argument delivered with
all The triumph Of conscious victory by the honorable
ator me Mr. HALEl the other day He said he had
gone into ceftain apartment OF this Capitol and there he
had found my fftend from DlcnRan LNr IAssl ana my
self in close conversation; and the senator from Misss-
sippi Mr. FooTw1 with senator no longer in his
place. but senator called by grateful country 10 a
more responsible station and who has left us only this
morning, [Mr WEBSTER | might have inquired how
the senator came there. May ask to what keyhole he
applied his his eye--in what curtain he :
.concedto hear and perceive these astonishing circum
stances, which he narrated with much complacency
and sclf satisfaction tLaughier1 Sir, have been in
repeated consultation with my friend, Mr. CAsslfor 40
will call him. and he has shown himself 10 be the friend
OF the peace of his counydurlng the progress of this
and also with other democ friends upon this
measure Repeatedly have | been in consultaon with
them upon The subject of this bill, and the amendments
which have been proposed regret only that con-
suitations have not been numerous and OF longer
duration But how stands the matter with them-with
the elements OF opposition to this bill On the subject OF
slavery the treatment OF California, the Territories, the
dlus,nen of the boundary OF Texas the fugitive slave
b and the bill Tor abolishng the slave trade there is
difference OF opinion between my democratic friends whom
have consulted and myself but there has been perfect
union during all consultations Allow me 10 say that
there is no, solitary instance IN which subject con-
nec,ed with party politics. upon which we might have
heretofore differed in the progress o the administration OF
our government has been adverted TO- We spoke OF
that which absorbed all our thoughts which
gressed ali hopes, which animated all our anyiees
the subec, of pacfyng. possible the distracted parts
of this countya subject upon which, between US, there
perfect coincidence of opinion.
But how does the matter stand with the extremes
who united against this measure Why they are
uenes upon tIs very and upon this very SUBJ
feet OF savery Upon the very subject under consdera-
ton there is among them union OF sentiment coin
cidence OF opinion In meetings upon this subject
in our consultations democrats and wings convened and
consulted together They threw aside. as not germane,
and unworthy of their consideration all the agating
party politics OF the day and ! venture to say that, in