Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-05-14

.d ,vth the conclusions OF the committee concerning
rc nj he resolutions OF annexation of Texas but de-
sired 10 reserve until another time expression OF MS SEN
mcnts on the point tie agreed with the main features Vi
the report and regretted that he could not agree with en
Mr DOWNS said that his silence might be construed
tn nm approval of the report Of the committee Of which he
was member he thought II no more nsn MS tuiy 70 STATE
,h os OH which ne did not agree His particular otIcc.
,n , one which he had urged in the Senate on several
s;ns and il was that he would never consent TO the adj
mission of State with the boundaries OF California More
Ia ,h,nht that the South should have portion of that
STATE and had hoped that the Missouri compromise line
would have been adopted there . ",
Ar PERRIEN said that he agreed with the Senator from
Vermont Ir PnELps) In respect TO mat portion OF the re-
mort concerning the admission oi new states 10 De loeu
nm of Texas lie could agree Ia the plan reported by
HE committee admitting California WIN er present ooui-
a,i He tonnd il impossible for him 10 vote Tor the nd
sion of any State with the extent OF sea coast now held
hv California; he could consent To place mat under the
control of any one State. He would nave been glad the
SIT, had hrru divided into States BY the line Of 81
e 30 min An insuperabe objection TO The admission OF
California was that she claimed two representatives In the
uous Of REPRESENTATIVES He found that the Constitution
.s representation upon populaon and that, under the
nresent pportionuent law California TO BE- entitled 10 two
REPRESENTATIVES have population OF one hundred ana
thousand three hundred and sixty inhabtanSn"t
nons in fine country settled nhhbitan's He did not
believe she had this population ne dd mol agree WIN the
committee in their notice Of the Nino proviso II was
treated ii Congress had the power W pass H. TIC "oWi
rather have not alluded la II al i'i'
Mr. MlNGCM said that lie had supported the raising OF
this committee in the hopes OF seth me ollcu'es "he'
aa =, hrin about some practical plan oil adjustment. He
believed that plan could be submitted mat would not be
omen 10 criticism and with which faults might not be found
Rt If every man was 10 oppose plan because il did not
suit him exaclyf they to indulge IN criticism ana
hypcrcicsn then there could never be any plan adopted
Ii every man stand dogmaticay and obstinatey on
his own private opinions then nothing ever could be done
There few things in this plan which did not exactly
square with his private views and opinions but what was the
committee raised for il not 10 oovlac these private
difficulties He took the report as whole and he would
support i, cordially and with pleasure He was Tor settling
any honorable wy indeed he was disposed TO be liberal
MIR CLEMENS said that he would vote against all the
measures reported by the committee lie had voted for the
committee because his friends had done but he
ncced any rood 10 result from and he dsappoin
ed 1t was nothing than the plan submitted long since
by the resolutions the Senator from Kentucky and which
the Senator ffo North Carolina had then opposed in the
strongest terms lie thought the Senator from North Go
lima little inconsistent in supporting that now which he h.
denounced time back. The Senator spoke Of being
LIBERAL lie r O. could not be liberal when il pro-
posed do that which unconstitutional He could not
agree with the report because assumed three things
.ac,, which facts. The first Of these was, that
there imperative necessity for the formation Of
State government in California ii why did il not exist
in Utah New Mexico and in Oregon The was, tina;
there the requisite number Of inhabitants lin the cons
tuliona Of the term in California cne her adj
mission He denied the truth this The third assumed
fcr and 10 which he could assent was that the rcgu
cs which took place in California had taken place in
gard to other States. He then history Of The adis
sion of the other States, 10 show this assumption was not
Mr. CLAY said that he did think it either just the
committee the Senate the report the country, the sub
lrc that report should BE- thus taken up and debated be-
fore Il had lua time have been spread before the country.
fe Eeyc. knew report be the subject Of remark and de-
bate Let the measures and The bills reported b. discussed
bal do MOI ponce down the report, and hold that up
comment and dicGle before is known 10 the country He
would stand BIZ that report AND the Of the commit
He had enlisted III TIC OF his country and would
stand firm his post; and remarks VI whatsoever nature,
would induce him ~ abandon his duiy.
Mr. F0OTE said tia, he rather Of an inpusvc ma
t and was apt TO arrive conclusions upon subjects
1s ulps men M. Il
friends had done see, what he had heard OF this report
sufficient enable him To form correct Judgment upon It's
merits He had understood its general features and thought
lie would be able 10 give II his support lie thought due
the country and the committee that the report should be
printed and would that fifty thousand copies be
printed He did not think il proper that the report should
be prcjudiced in advance.
Mr. CLEMENS said That the Senator from Mississippi
had seemed surprised his quick perception Of the report
The have forgotten that yesterday he had
endcavorcd for than hour 10 impress him with the
Of The report and induce him 10 support H. Tins
old subject The bills reported had been upon The Ia
lie for weeks The other features were the same rs the Sc
naor from Kentucky's resolutions.
Mr. YUIEE said that the legislative report of the COM
uttec could not receive his support He considered but
the embodiment of the scheme submitted by The Senator
Kentucky early in the session. and which had been be-
fore the country and which had been pronounced against
He then read commentary Mr. GAYS resolutions from
tie fourad Of Commerce. in which il said that the
North could adopt that pan because it gave The North the
kernel and the South the shell. tie thought the South
should have "A small portion Of the kernel
Mr. BOlLAND said he could not support the report Of the
committee particularly the part relating TO fugitive slaves
ir HALE sld that he hoped This opposition to tho pi"
rs the South not fent bnt that would DC perseSefed
n and the measure voted down.
Mr. HOUSTON was in favor oi printing the report ana
when he had time examine it, would form his Judgment
upon IT, He for union and compromise.
Mr.. MANGUM said great error in which Senators were
Ealing was in sup2osing this plan the same in sub
stance with the resolutions of the Senator from Kentucky
r had when those resolutions were offered, declared lie
would for them because III them asserted ns
truths that slnyey did not exist in the territories and
al il never could exist there He would say now that any
could point Of this plan recognition
the principles Of that resolution he would vote against IT,
re had always been in favor of admitting California IN her
tu length and brendth.
Mr. CASS urged that this the proper time 10 dis
css the subject He hoped the matter would be printed
No gentleman Oft tho committee was precuded from
submitting such amendments 10 the bill ms ho should deem
proper.
Mr. DICKINSON was in favor Of printing this report
rs whole had his He had asscncd To the
report aud though its reasoning not his lie had assent
conclusions He concurred in the conclusions 10
Ii he had frame the bills he would have made them differ
entity but H. had long since known that unmpor
tam measures cannot have his particular views
lie thought the plan very different o: The resolutions
u The Senator from Kentucky.
Mr. DAVIS OF Mississippi said thnt he woad vote Tor the
printing bur he wodd against the bills reported BY them
lie prepared 10 rote against the bills before The commit
au, and their union would no. change his vote.
Mr.. BRIGHT said that he had against his own personal
interests against the instructions his State and against the
popular will of his constituents gone In favor ot tins nea-
SINE rs compromise. He thought the who, in this
would consider his interests did injury 10 his
try. and unworthy Of seat on the floor. He would
vote io hc plan reported with reservations but for il
strongly and broadly ii this failed he would 20 for such
measure would admit California al the earliest moment
The report and the bills were ordered be printed, and
The Senate adjourned
THURSDAY, MAY9, 1850
SENATE.