The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-26
Dres.r.. soulc. douglass and FOOtes

Mr. SoulS revived the argument we thought Mr..
Webster had refuted that the public lands within
a territory pass to the new State unless specially
nrov;ded for. Mr. Soule pluned himself on his
y;etorv over Webster and Douglass! and cited as
a fact to prove his argument unanswerable that
Mr.. Douglass had offered an amendment to that |
effect, but which he (Mr. 81 said did not reach the
object intended. He spoke with much violence of |
the injury and disgrace inflicted on the South by |
the admission of California with her present boun-
dairy, which was the enactment of the WilmOt |
Proviso in the most offensive manner;
Now ask the Senators who compose the majority,
they think that the people Of the souiS will long brook and
9ae nbm Thsn uy 70 w se boe @ae Of slaves
deserve ,9 es slave themselves that they could ,E be Ieeo9ea
and 10 be contemplate Reeessity. "
MIR. Douglass replied by saying that his amend
ment had been offered before Mr.. Soul6 had made
his first speech. II was copied from the act for
the admission of Arkansas, and as yet that State
had not discovered itself to be the owner of the
public lands within its boundaries.
He had offered it simply because some Senators
had desired it, as to remove all doubt-just as
in Court he would consent to amend pleadings,
rather than waste day on an immaterial point.
Mr.. Soul6 having expressed willingness to
vote for the bill if the boundaries were altered,
Mr.. Foote said:
did not rise detain the Senate but state my
@ G %af f have ss is
oslaS carried iee y now too late 10 effect ne opleet
must know that when he Adjustment bi was before the
Senate, if he had coOperated with yourself eferring to
have been accomplished and the object which he seeks
9tia ~ " S Ie IL y e NJ W SonIs1
more responsible than any other man who belongs TO tins
all those whether from the North or so1h. who have OBJ
nronosed ~ T. SUN csanse VI h NV
paea 70 meet hs share Of II as have no doubt Pc VIII,
nd@eman rs bnrIa o win aga a hen bnS
@ ~ guy oto man on nls e9hunenti sha yoe of ne
6Et with the vivid and painful scoecio9 that i the honor
nDe seaq2r IRON Louisiana r sopel hsd not So much
dsepee nor with any inclination to wound hls ssnslbtles
mise and Cancellation, aid in procuring the change Of
boundary which he now urges and WHICH he seems resolved
Intellect the southern boundary would have been reformed
wc1 nave 50 long disturbed our peace would all have been
When the South shall discover that satisfactory m9dfca
non o, e s9qinern boundary ne OF Oa1Lna would nave
Deen attaeu heI own SENATORS upon ns ho0f nau mar
mssa9 If doubt toe mere a.
NOr. WI De 2 hkey as me h9nora9e Senator seems .
sqpose 70 AWAKEN feelings q ndlgnatlon and Tnc9noa'
BE n me e9sops OF Southern men line hGnoa
submit to the enactment, adopted. What does he mean
ps np4a s part o. NE Sog T or on m
| StceAS
ser ha5 Il B law sba at he adopteer we we sba have
done all we could egilmatey and properly do to deeat IL
enactment with arms? understood the Senator 50 to de-
wbs naYe heq declare he5e0or S no ong
never become dunonst and YET his language ibis morn
ig' 70 my Ears sounds very differently Now understand
South 10 secee from the Union for It must amount to that
10 oy armed violence an act OF Congress which he ad
vote for the law with the restriction Of territorial limits, and
thrs by his sanction admits the contutonaty Of It, The
Ighaoi mas uttered OF menace and says that u ih
s e s9gt @ not submit and ought nj
be dlsgraesip The onorable Senator and myself der ma
Ieriay' hnank od' am NC secesslonl Thank God
am not dsqnonlst Thank God n one sense am SUB
inlssloh,s am anu always nave Deen ana trust al
sSt aops by the coasr " lie Union WRc6 sa f not
opinion vii not Be sgaea for the souR q sud- sab
dE tb and The par Of the South to ut
yerg much to California n with unrestricted LouH
got p fsglt shan against ths admission Of Cali
dsd 70 Sessg 70 ny 9 % nave awsys nien-
MA Sha be ADMITTED shall never counsel resistance. and
denoaace he Is mae syerg s ao Pc
70 t oe b VINO aaIe 70 raise he arms agans ne govern
selves admit 70 he ana NV" M1fn b mem b
sag1age sT II the honorable Senator meant what be
not not find n any parish of his STATE len sustain
ind parish where ten men Mil aaree viii him. nv This he
ENJOYS ST or p, Is bound to know
the LANGUAGE imnu,ed to him. and repeated sub.
/ ~ 5 so P"'o" ~ i'i'' "iiu iePea'o" SUI
| stantially what we have already quoted. Mr..
| Footo =, HE po,,t f., bo.,o e. a. = ,o,o,,. =,
hNVe III mo lVPly DScdle l"i the AioLehti lhEolVeu
| with Mr. Butler of s. g. Having settled that mat
| ~ @
ter, ne returned to Mr.. SOule
Mr. FooTp rbs bororala san.,or for, son ryo~o,;n,
rose for explanation and ave Elm NE oop far hat
Now Sir connected whs lie Honorable senator fF m
Iouisana sail iSis n,nrnin s;h liz ~ ~.
houF with lie cnnn svarto n nrograss n i1snt er,s N
the onnnfrv and snid tbat ,van IL na[,a NJ - IA
clare that The south gonld not nbm IN h;sS cond M,
undeTs8n him otherse than aa inen,ne ~ dscIare % III
pat of the South "a far nj least rs he tbs nnb
and SO far as h admonons can be fetnsI fber istsr
mnaton either to break M the Union by secession mr. to
s with armed force II necessary constitution
ofInngress and the 30 Iot - n ~ ~ ,sai
epf IN which he has inyoiod hssotf E1ha s gu
Congress- which he saws on IN mt 10 he snbme to In e
words will be resisted In the IInon o IL 10 IN dssatsd H.
secession otherwise the law, viii he o6aysi I, i 10 ~
for lie psneman to nndsrtaLa sv tp.t b VIZ no. ~
quoting him. IL will NOT do for linn 10 charge me with what
eneaVored 10 attach maannp II lii ,yorIs tat lie i ~
intend to express Handy oT Inc eountrv his words yvare
TOO plain 10 he misunderslood Why III have moi nuosJ
the strongest langnage vet friend near ma has in I'M
pshed me with IN. very words and innrrs me- tst b III
that ava hedes az tL otb ;t ie ust ne saG
enactment As his thew ond deserve To eenns lien,
selves such i The emphatic of lie Eenotor 81
with great respect SAY that this ire LANGUAGE of
| The PREsIpENr Orleri
| Mr. FooTE il Is not constitutional language then
The PRysInRNT The enator ,ol t;na bin,sar IN ,s
| subject before the Senate ' VISA ' ~ " VIZ
Mr. FooTr Acrardne IN my indasran, /, Ia NJ,
tona language hi ths language Of rsistanse II Ian
gnage well caenated II difhse3 tbroneh tbe conntrv
beget sedion In aertan cs,nns ~ tba & "
| intended nv sa,S anair ,l'as
either to submit 10 this b II II shall bacoma av ~ &
h and be strnnS iangnaSa rssi M tat satn VI
onv he I'M H., Go ~ Ia ~ Ivy
Senator saw X renjv H. csIIa ~. p ona w a ~ rs
philippe % did not think OF pro1ouncIna phIiSnic Ia
ipnin heinz no liz ~ nj ~ ;
here that could by DoSsbily asa Imam these gronndS