Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-25

ton various sage friends with whom ann in the habit
counseng upon this subject but for certain proceedings
several OF the Tree States OF the North which have been
recently notified, which satisfied could not offer
thing that all bore the characteristic features Of coo-
se without encouraging our arrogant foes ercer
more extended aggresons and bringing down other and
more irritating nsupon the Southern States Of the Confe
deracy.'
"The resolutions of Vermont now upon your table-the
ncendary messages Of the Governors of Pennsylvania and
Masaehuses-he truly demonacal resolutions before
the New York Legislaurs-he extraordinary harangues
made in this hall asembed-hesc aud other facts of
kindred character satisfied that the for eompro-
mise had forever passed by that least propositions
compromise were hereafter be offered they ought
nate from the North became satisfied that the had
arrived when behooved Southern Senators and Representa-
yves IN Congress to stand firmly resoutely up strict
maintenance OF our constitutional rights they secur-
OF aggression and the or Injustice 10 determine
whetner they would indeed upon themselves and their
Justly dear to he heart W
these views contented myself with Offering the bill which
now asking to DC allowed to introduce curaed of those
oe which have been brought forward in
disguised orm BY the honorable Senator from Missouri
AT ina. tne the Senator would to no adjustment
oa not contain an express reservation that all south of
80 degs 80 MINIS should be slave territory Now he insists
upon giving that territory low as The 32d parallel
OF latitude without any reservation whatever. Comment
upon such gang inconsistency would almost be an insult to
the Senate.
We learn further sir that he then regarded the mere ofr
OF compromise by Southern wholly uniust6able
weak, unmanly, and hope he win pardon US If
have learned his lessons well and when called on In
pass judgment upon the degree of guilt have incurred he
VIII remember that, If we are not gifted with his facility for
change, it is a misfortune rather than crime.
On the 22d January in reply to the honorable Senator
from Connecticut, he favored with statement Of certain
mportant facts Of which he has suddenly become entirely
oblyious
had heretofore recognised the honorable gentleman as
supposed har possible that he should have failed to see i
. many Of the now leading q the Union
ton itself Borrs rose up in his place just at that precise
moment when General Riley vacated the chair in the Conven
to ID
TACT that coercve had been employed bring about
the state Of things then existing caorna and that the
then about be adopted had been
people of California He charged further that orders had
been gven IN the most solemn and imposing MANNER the
powers Washington that unless such constitution
adopted should be the taste Of certain high
including the honorable Connecticut
ne have admonshed them the subject by crcu-
lar for aught such constitution were adopt-
ed as would be suited the Of distinguished gentlemen
in Washington nclung the President and his the
whole influence Of the would be thrown against the
admission OF California sovereign State and that
agreeable being adopted then that xona
al legitimate modes, for the purpose of bringing
Cahforn'a into the Union as a sovereign State" i
am not little curious know what has removed the
unfavoabe impressions made upon bis mind by the enorm
es mere enumerated what evidence he has since received
TO convince him the charges untrue If he has any such
evidence IN his possession he owes tothe President
the grave charges heretofore made.
read now from another speech Of the honorable Sem
ator made on the 29th of January last
" g. all other questions with the subject of sa
very can be satisfactorily adjusted, objection to ad
mttng all California above the line of Sc degrees so min
ues into the Union provided another slave State be
laid off within the present Texas so as to keep up
the eqponance the slave and free States
the Union and provided further all this done by way
eoprons and in order to save the Union dear to
as to any man living.")
Thus we SEQ that he unwilling to admit that por-
ton OF California north Of So degrees 80 mnutes without
new slave State for the purpose Of keeping up the equon
dace between the State and not then unless
IL o has,
become Of his doctrine of equpondrance now when he
only takes California without State but gives three
free States TO her
On the 18th of February he embodied his opinions in
series OF resolutions and submitted them the Senate The
fourth resolution in substance the the paragraph
last read and contains doctrine very widely different from
that he advocates
"a ResODed That in the Judgment of the Senate, Cali
orna is not at the time, absolutely entitled adj
mission into the Union Sate that whether she should
aamtte or not IS simple question Of expediency that it
would be altogether mpolc admit her with the bounda-
res specified the constitution recently adopted by her Con-
venton with territorial surface extending the
compromise line Of Sc deg so min that it would
to grant such admission m should be hereafter ap
pear that her present civil organization has been
about by Unfair Unconstitutional action on the
part q the Federal Government Of its unctionares
and that all oher impedments being removed such admis
sion should under existing only allowed to
take place under clear and distinct unders andRg
men. that State may be hereafter formed within the
territorial limits OF the State Of Texas accordance
with the articles OF Texan annexation, and be admitted into
tbs Union at as early period as practicable."e
feature Of the present cemxSomise t
9 Resov Thait is inexpedient ssislate present.
regard to the prohibition Of the trade in slaves in the Dis
.rict OF Columbia, and tat is which we'll
le to be regulated by the municipal authorities Of said
District"
Mr.. FO0TE. prefer that now
Mr.. CLEMENS. have right toAadge Of his prefer
ences am arguing against the BILL find the bill which
he advocates contains this provision s of the features
ne hmsdf has denounced stating il obeetion>
and have produced his authority to Sustain me.
have shown that every feature of this COMPROMISE
when taken sepasaey, has the strong and decided dis
approval of the Senator from Mississippi What healing viz
tue there is in lacking them all together, confess myself
wholly unable to comprehend Not long since he declared
with earnsstness which left doubt of his sincerity that
ha admission Of California would dissolve the Union 10 six
raonths
Mr.. FOOTE. think so yet.
Mr.. CLEMENS. The Senator says he thinks yet
meaning her separate admission Now, Mr. President let
ask him if according to his doctrine of ieret right he
Of California Can he, Of all men, say her admission will
be outrage Has he precuded himself from the as
sumption of any such ground He has told us that the peo
pie, whether 500 50000 have Inherent right to form
governments for themselves There certainly than
500 people in California According to the Senator from
Mississippi, they had inherent right assemble and adopt
constitution. How, them he venture even to vote
against her admission Will he assume obs uc them in
the exercise Of admitted and acknowledged right Sir
say that the speech Of the honorable Senator from Mis-
sisspp and his unqualified endorsement of this dangerous
heresy, likely be productive Of far disastrous
sequences than all tie speeches Of all the soes together
And STILL aer doing all be prove that the admission of
California is wrong, be does not hesitate to threaten