The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-07-24
CONGRESS.
ADDITIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
MONDAY, july %

MONDAY, July %.
SENATE. At II o'clock the special order was
taken up, and Mr.. Clay rose to make conclnd;ng
speech as Chairman of the Omnibus Committee
Mr.. Clay proceeded to answer the various obiec-
IONS: FIRST, ne said it had been enormously argued
mat the country was quiet, the contrary, he said
an the tendencies ofthe!times were towards disquie
IL not more fatal consequences. In proof of his ar
gument, he nstanced the assembly of the convention
at Nashville, the resolutions of various States and
legislatures ON the subject of abolition and the fugi
i've slave agitation, to the establishment of section
al presses, and the disunon pamphlets in various
parts of the country.
Mr.. Clay said that northern men who voted for
this bill could go home and tell their Constituents
they had gained the proyiso in California and that
slavery was just effeetuay excluded from the
territories by the laws of nature and other crcum
stances, as # the proyiso had been applied He
strenuously invoked the support of the south, and
thought they had in the bill fair uItimatum from
the moderate of the north. He argued that the abb
clifton of the slave trade in the district would be a
iar equivalent from the South, for yielding the Will
mot proylso by the North. Two or three States TO
De carved out OF Texas, were certain to be free
probably all would. Slavery would never 90 10 the
Territories, and he would prefer striking out the
clause prohibiting its establishment or exclusion
Extending the Missouri line without the express re-
cognltlon OF slavery South of it, would be running
line In the sand and useless The Constitution nei-
Their created no continued slavery. 1t was depend
ant upon the will of the people, The constitution
gave no power nor right to carry slavery into any
territory. Admitting California and leaving the 9th
er question unsettled, would expose them to civil
war, which upon every consideration should be
avoided Suppose the Southern states engage in
war, no one could see the end of war at lis COM
mencement. Few wars ever accomplished the ends
ior winch they were commenced In view of the
Importance OF commercial relations and other ties
winch bound them together, it behooved Senators to.
pause long before they plunged the country into civ
war. The Texas question, if not adjusted would
bring war The admission of California separately
would exasperate and provoke the South to rush on
bindly, and resist to the last extremity this agrees
SION. y lie called upon Senators never to leave
that capitol until they had settled these weighty
quesuohs, and restored peace. Passing this bill
would deprive aboltionists of their meat and drink
Its passage would call forth unparalleled ioy and ex
ultatlon throughout the land Peace or war,were
the alternatives before them. In view of them he
appealed very earnestly to Senators to orego all per-
soai ana party considerations, and upon the aItarof
their country swear to preserve the Union.
Mr.. Barnwell defended Mr. Rhett against Mr.
Gays lmputations that he was a disunionst. and
said that word was becoming less reproachfuI in
South Carolina.
MIR. Clay replied that if Mr. Rhett had uttered
the sentiments attributed to him he was traitor
and ought to be treated accordingly. If the wor,
dlsunlon was growing familiar in South Carolina. he
believed it was not elsewhere.
nr. Hale explained, that Northerners who voted
cor 'ne missouri compromise politically sacri-
ate adjourned.
HOUSE. A joint resolution for the imnrovemort
OF the Capitol was discussed by Messrs Houston
" Woodward, and Stanton of Tenn, in favor and Mr.,
Richardson against = ~ anu O'''
Mr' Richardson limited at the removal of the Capt.
tol to the West.
WI. Meade, IN reply to some one said he went for it.
wielner 1t was to be used by southern conederacy
or northern one
Inc resolution ofthe Senate was adopted and
various unlmportant matters were disposed Of