The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-02

Zee with other members Of the committee Did mis-
lderstsnd what my colleague said the occasion
40 recollect that the chairman [Mr CLAYl at the
ent said was mistaken in supposing we differed abol
fugitive slave section that he perfectly agreed with
mr. SoULE. am still more surprised and the diff
ciiy is greater than supposed Then the honorable
shstor considered on yesterday that he, had no.
sesa 8 ss's aass sa fHs nso s%a 'sa
te honorable senator assured him from his seal
liz he was mistaken, and that they s0ere agreed
my appreciation oi the disagreement which separates
\, on this occasion from my friend and colleague
sme subject q unfeigned concern and Of deep regret
ss & p0 r ana shsIs p
hkher esteem and to whom ! would like to show a
ressr Difference feel assured. however that this dis
and enasSp hsse 1ss d
and which, for the COOL OF common State as well as
for my own personal satisfaction will. hope steadily
on SIs SUBJECT had Is well ia take leave to express my ny
surprise at the language which my colleague uhough
unintentioray am sure thought proper to use when,
IL oSs FIJI e q hs
warfare last foreveri"
Mr.. DOWNS. II there was anything in any remarks
w ayn ii sss saa sss eonsasd IN
such sense BY him, il was not my intention; ! alluded
70 warfare between him and myself had no such
on oarb did N hs hsa Of on subject
OF great Interest," always form my sentences with that pre-
csion, elegance, and polish which characterize my hon
oraSs sagus s my intentions s.a my "a fesngs ssags
they ever have been. and trust ever will be.
Iwish nothing to occur-nothing has occurred; and
nothing will, | trust, occur1in this debate. how
ever may differ, disturb, in the slightest degree,
the codl relations which have always existed between
u.s. II anything said has wouned, in the slightest degree,
his sensbilitcs in any way was the furhest thing
Mr. SOULE There was no necessity for the expla-
nation which my colleague has just given Of the Ian,
guage which he used On Yesterday s Had i been n st
sured am, that could not but have been delivered
under the ompngs Of his heated ZEAL and without the
ess 7 % ,o % woaa . ny nnd ease
now abstain from all reference to it. were il not that as
il will gois the country and be read with peculiar interest
II
which, byimpicaion at least that language seemed to
impeach.
70 remark when my colleague interrupted sSoi
which be is now so deeply al least
than in joining many OF those who heard him on former
occasion, and on this very subject in the praises which
they bestowed the manly Independence and boldness
with which he from the outset assaled and repudated
the very propositions which he now defends with so
much warmth and eanestness Il have erred IN the
course which have pursued-f am still on the wrong
tack with respect TO the matters embraced IN this CON-
promisel may, without doing my colleague the least
injustice disburden myself of great share OF my respon-
will not take unkind in if should remind him
festluudns -seuaitr rrunf nsnucKy
afterwards the compromise reported by the committee
on its first appearance in the Senate Being among the
Youngest % the senators who were take share in the
debate, did not venture TO settle dehniivey upon tue
part which it might become me to act, until was aoie 70
knowledge OF public AFFAIRS and his larger experience In
parliamentary fe would cast upon the path opening be-
fore me and he will pardon Il, having received IRON
him those first impressions which reused me to resistance
ua,p fh prornis / prOy
than himself in the disrust and aversion which memo
Iasle speech OF his has awakened in my breast and
keeps there.
mise exut in the fact that the two propositions njuroasiy
affecting the slave interests contained IN the second Oh
the original resolutions Of the senator rom
least the compromise improves the terms allotted 10
the South Will my colleague tell me whether there De
anything in the report repudiafng tne doSnes 2. .nese
and is still in the belief that they have been actually
pudate and he has referred me to the very par o. ,ne
report from which had Intended to read, 70 oroer 70
show that far from this being the case, the obnoxious
propositions were (most adroy, II is true bu most une
auivocay ngrated in the report accompanying me p,i
What was il, in these proportions, wn,cn Iy
was the irresistible implication i carried with y, lhal
slavery was established by law in the Territories or
was likely to be introduced there, not only woula ,ne
power Of Congress to abolish it have been asserted but
lis exercise declared erpedenf And what less man 'hs
does the report OF the honorable chairman announce
Why, it announces exactly, not IN words out u enSe,
what this resolution bad spoken forh before wnat e
senator's speech introducing that report proclaimed aer
wards and TO make the matter free from All DOUBT ana
do the honorable senator full justice shall now give
him the benefit Of his own views in his own words;
The bin for establishing the Territories, will be OBJ
served oms Wiirof Prcvso ON the one hand and on
other makes provision for the fafrodseon OF slavery
into any part Of the new Territories
Had the report stopped here, my colleague might be
right in the Interpretation which he puts. upon IL but i
explains the reasons why the obnoxious Proco was mol
inserted in the bill, and justhes It's exclusion;
That Povso has been the fruitful Of distraction
and agitation. II IL adopted and app led 70 any Ter
ory il would have any Obligatory iorce as soon
such Territory admitted as state in'o tns Union
There any occasion for i % accomplish 'he pro-
lesscd ohjsct with which il was originally offered.
Had therefore, the OCCASION existed, il might have been
justified. The want of ~ the only plea Io1
us NOT being there The honorable senator shakes hi,
head see and hrds, perhaps, that am placing forced
construction upon his words would be 10th TO do him
any injustice But he says further t has been clearly
by the current OF events IL thafcea how
has the current OF events demonstrated that there was nc
occasion for the Wimot Proriso7 Why, the coming o
Caiornia into the Union wrih IL and furthermore:
CaIifornis Of all the recent territorial acquisitions from
Mexico was that in which, u nnywhere wl,nn them tns
in Of slavery likely TO take place snt
the constitution OF California, BY the unanimous vote q ne
convention, has expressly nerdicted IL There the nigh
degree OF probability that uah and New wiz
ample.
Such are the reasons and motives set forth BY the com
mce through their organ, for not having inserted tn
Wlmot Proviso in the territorial BILL 1hsrs had nsue
been any occasion ". scas demonaroted by e cur
rent Of svent" California presened huse tor adms,te'
nth ne Proviso IN her constitution. and was iks
tAat Utah and Nsp Merico sco,ld Joiop The srampfei
Yet my colleague was satisfied and thought that south
ern slsveholders ought TO be content inasmuch ~,