The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-03-06

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1l Correspondence eji itte I}altsmore a meFicdn..
= SENATE, 81: S:e
Several local and private petitions were
presented. Several Of The petitions sseres as
usual, for tho reduction Of The, rales of spos-,
tagc. Is as.,+e4sI ~ W sssgs.
Mr.. fu!ca reported against The petitiona
OF the widow of Commodore IDeKay. . ~, :! -
MIR. Benton rose to make alp appeal 20 this
body. He was referredio in d speecfIhytlie
Senator from, Alabama. (Mr. CleueBs) and
ne now rose 10 speak in Foins,,A He went -
To read The passage about thes lion and lie,
lamb-the great expnngcr. and great expo;Il..
der, and great coinpromiser, Scs---lyings s,awt,'
together. He did not wish TO- Arepiy Ia the
eloquent remarks of The Senator from Ah-
balna, bnt he woI'd notice enao.sr two ,DaiJ, !.
lie read Mr.. Clay's reply to SIR! Clemens, and
Mr.. Clemens explanation. e NJ.
Mr.. Clemens said the passage was ,nisre.
ported fle had said that tie explanation be-
tween The gcntlemen:intimaie tl,ai California
would be admitted. and he considered Tint
measure as dangerous to the South. ~
Mr.. Benton attempted the;explnnatiop. and
was, happy To be relieved from ihes Necessity
onrging anything more. ls55sag .gsss,
The resolutions Of Mr.. Foote,t tiIi rela,i6nto
the establishment, Of the Tcrritptiesf of Cali
torliin, New Mexico and Deserei, were taken
up He snovcd To refer the same ltg a select
committee oi thiriecn--six from slave States
and six from free States, stid one 70 be chosen
BY them. sf'ssiEF 38sSs yTEr5a
Mr. Turney rose to -make;a correctionaas
TO the acts of the Tennessee Legislature.
lie referred to an article in the Inteiiige1eer
on the subject Of the resolutions passed byfbe
House in opposition TO The Southern Consen-
ton sa ss4lfS IS Il. .ssrss,
Mr.. Turney said the statement was untrue.
The extract was erroneously attributed 10
the Nashville .iiiii,il The Union Ssas strong
ly III favor Of the Southern con nSention. Again,
the resolutions were misrepofted aud tended
10 give an erroneous impression.;iy1'l 1'lie lonly
important part OF the resolutions was omitted.
The statement assumed that tieSlegislatnfe
condemned The ohicf.t Of The convention.
This was untrue Tho democrats had q ma
jcrty iaSthelflouse and The wings in The Sen "
ate. = The House took ground agaiust she adj
mission OF California, and appointei delegates
to the convention. Titetgl,sg Senate took 3
the.gronna t..s: the people should select iIie
delegates To The conHentioE III thcgt cl,onse so
n. g .oss ], , + 5,s;
That IS not ,iiS& Ess ely S5 The tJasSi.
The Union is potStasbe preserved by. TIE
carrying out uf the sie&'s Of Northern fanstics,
anl ,hf. admission OF tho South E ss.ss. ss..,sf
The people Of Tennessee arc asrStedafn
The Union, but the Legislature says It ran
only be preserved blythe pressryatdns sofs tho
guarantees Of the eConstituiona;sdt thai ~
isature pledged themselves 10 RESIST rgyssssS
crolchnents on them 10 the last extremity ~
and at every hazard. The fhtclgencer rtpst
South. -ifitley would Dreservethe tUnaf1.sls
Mr.. Downs said 1t had boen stated that the
municipal authorities had approved the as-
scnIblace OF the conventions, aud tfIlt Gen.
Armstrong would resist It. e
Mr.. IAirncy said both statements wEre uys-
true, Tor he had converted with Gen- 4trm-
strong on The subject. $50. ,,.,s,, ...,
. Mr.. Hale moved 10 amend by extending
over the people oi The territory The principles
of The ordinance established inl 7Ss.alJ 3ssss
The subject lies over. s,s S8s +4g:ss
The order, ol the day, Mr.. Clay's resolu-
tions, was taken up.
Mr.. Miller resumed and concluded his.rs-
IN ,rks on The subject s!s ss4s 6s3
After Mr.. Miller concluded. fss Il i, s,ss,z ss
Mr.. Foote'S resolution in nTclasipn 10 thsto or
ganizaiion of territories was taken. up. 80 81
MIR. Foo;e urged The appointment OF a COM
Init,ec as the only ineans Of an atljnstmEnts
Mr.. Butler had little hope ofnTiy se9i re-
suit nom prntracied discuSson, be .would
consent to no compromise which did not re-
cogni2c The equality OF the South. 'aS "
| Mr. Foote Was certain that nn plan ossatl-
J jusimcn, could be agreed on by tie cosnm!ise
WHICH was not fair and just. lit was nf,t aJ-
! proved. The gentleman would ypte Agd nst II
I Ii we would DO anything here os practical
! character, he hnd assurances that the Het,se
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| geucrai feeling was in favor OF compromise,
and that there was, prevailing full belief that
| the Union was in dangcr
! Let us give the committee week TO tin;
! and next Saturday plan can, ain sertan,
! be niatured, which the whole Senate Will n
| tiiy. Each member OF the committee would
! he sustained by The other twelve, and their
! opinions and acts would be respected by the
/ whole Senate, and the House. and the whole
! people. The experiment was worth trying,
MIR. Walker made some remnyks as 10 the,
views "i The South: and declared that no com
tmticc could ever agree TO them. He relcr-
! red particularly TO the alternative presented
Thy The Senator from Massachusetts, (Afr.. .na-,
vs.) ,..s s,fj E..r.-,
! Mr.. Davis explained lie had gsea, hope.
! rom committee.
Mr.. Butler SAID tha, If the committee filled
to agree itwoull aggravate the ditiisaitys3s It
would become a source at conienticp. lie
was opposed To iprociptate acton. Let ,us
move cautiously, step by step, An irnpra-
dent measure might produce embarrassment
He (Nir, Builer) had fixed upon I'M ultima
4 tum. He had no spirit of teiiancc He
would impose guards OH himsclf,; and M0uld
not, unless assaiictl, on any point rcceEe. He
believed that report OF a conmHtce would
only sorvcto eniangle us the more s.Ei
4 Mr.. Walker did moi wishtnihrow tiowrihc
Il gauntlet or any herdc6auce. Eys.e sfsy,.,, s
Mr., Badger was decidedly IN. iavors-e ct the
proposition oi the gentleman from Mississippi
= Mr. tlcmens suggested ihat tic difficSIly
would he tn pef n commit hat uo,iil sa5 5ts