Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-08-05


mad given cordial assent, though perhaps slow one;
for admit that there considerable process of me-
Citation on my part before brcaght myself TO give
the unqualified support which al last | willing TO
give it. But it will be recoeced that the bill defeated
yesterday not the bill which Tuesday last;
that it of quite different character to that pre-
sented by the committee; that the form the bill assumed
after the amendment of the Senator from Georgia. M
Dawson0 was not what we had been discussing for
months, and to which no similar amendment had, up to
that time, been offered, that it not the bill which
had engaged the attention of the people and command
ed the assent and appreciation believe OF the peo-
pie OF the State which represent but that the feature
introduced into the bill by the Senator from Georgia was
new feature and that it essentially affected the cha
racter of the BILL 1t was which limited the appl
cation OF the power of the Territorial government pro-
posed by the bill in the beginning and commended for
throughout the whole of the discussion it limited il
part of the Territory of New Mexico, where there
was no population requiring government, while it left
to that portion where there is population requiring
government, no other government than the military
government which had been denounced here, or the lu
rsdicton of Texas. Sir, that was point upon which
was mmovabe. told the Senator from Georgia
when he presented the amendment that would defeat
the BILL told the Senator from Mississippi (Mr.
Foote that if forced to vote, should against it,
| was taken by surprise by the introduction of the
amendment. but did not take the friends OF the bill by
Mr. FooTE, Will the Senator permit me?
Mr.. PEARCE. Certainly.
The PRESIDENT The Chair cannot permit any in
terrupon unless it is for an explanation or to corecta
ms-statenlent
Mr.. FooTE. / understand that The Chair is a
little too prompt. rise because was alluded to- and
with the consent of the Senator from Maryland.
The PRESIDENT. That does not alter the rules
Mr.. FooTE. was expressly alluded to, and rose
for the purpose Of explaining the matter concerning
which the alusion made, to prevent misconstruc
ton. At the interview to which the Senator alluded, /
supposed that twas the incorporation OF this amend
men in the BILL and not the bill itself, in opposition
which the Senator informed me he would vote if he
voted at all, but he was magnannous enough not to
vote at ALL 1t had supposed that the incorporation
of this amendment into the bill would induce him to
vote against it, should certainly have deemed it my
duty to have counseed the friends of the bill and
deavored to obviate the objection.
Mr.. PEARcE Iregret, then, that was not more ex-
pcit with the Senator from Mississippi much so as
was with the Senator from Georgia, to whom said
that his amendment would defeat the BILL as thought
that other votes besides mine would be lost the bill
it the amendment was persisted in. | mentioned this,
not because it any part OF my duty TO make this
communication to any body, but part OF the system
of candor which was disposed to pursue in regard
it. Now. sir, that amendment having been introduced,
and being which could not subscribe to- and which,
after nights reflection, resolved not to support,
if it endangered or defeated the bill, felt bound to
make an effort to the bill such shape as l
could vote for. | made the effort yesterday, in the
only parliamentary way known to me- manifested
disposition to carry the bll-the bill reported by
the committee, with the amendments which had been
attached to it, with the exception of the which
have mentioned and when the Senate had stricken
out that portion fthe bill which moved to strike out,
IL uey hau not refused W leins1Il Waal poposeu'
amendment of the Senator from Georgia; if other gen.
.eo LII ia .iais poly Ia s poei ~ Ss. '
tig OIL wouo nave peen ealiieu. Is .e oeieal u .s
Senators from Texas Ifthey had given their assent
10 h hu m nan .osa4 ~ sne
lne oili "oulu nave peeh paSseu. IGuaIge tla mere
share OF the responsibility, and, it is justly due,
wing 10 lane IL an, ou All pelsuaoeu lnaI tlIe sen
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courage 10 WISH 10 tnfow upon rue .he wnole
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w ii salo' la lhe m oIse % .ie loss Oh lle
OH was tie course o. .ie "9i1iaoae oeual9r. MAKE
no reproach agaus. mn. are no aoupt ne acteo
uhoer sense OF uuty, anu acIIolug 20 MS COVE
non OF what u was proper lo1 MN as senator rom
Maryland 10 40. sun tne run ie h., ana tne pc
major mas ofd US ne mas no sor OIL oDeco 10 assuming
the WHOLE OF the responsibility
Mr. PEARcE, IN his seat.) NOT unJusly. VIZ,
Mr. CLAY But lei me reeaptula1e lne lacts, When
the amendment was oileeo Dy the senator rom N'eqr-
ga, the DAY before yesterday oeeVe was carried by
vote OF thirty TO twenty -eignt; Inc senator rom
Maryland !! my recollection lsright' oio not even vote