The Hillsborough recorder., 1850-08-07

nsson 10 believe. lh1l SsnIion lion ID,
6ost,ern Shies have mel IN conssli.lisI
upon llsis bilI wilh any Ssnaior fssm n
lire slsirsf
Mr Cav. No. sir had NOT bear
90 Bui II The ssme time ! wosld al
lhe 9sassos from Yiulniz whether fhr.
have nnl had frrqprni eonsullzliol
smanfss ihems~Irrsf
Mr.. MAsox. Ilwill answer Freely
!. ] here certainly hare hern frsqusns con
snlisiicns heiwern sensiou from il1
Southern Sisirs npen que-iions insolvinl
The dignity. honor. and safety of m
Sooil,ern States. isralsed az ihsy conesis
/ ed in ihs provisions Of ihis bill. -
! Mr.. cIAS. And ~. undoubtedly. did on
consultations relate 10 me dignity. haneI
and safety ef The Union. and he ensl
siiiulion Of our enuniry. Loud spplsus'
from llie Ealleg-1 agi!
The PRKsIpsxT. Order The Ser
seanl-al-Anns viii rlrsr ihe gallery if or
den is moi preserved. The Chair viii M
permit The spplzuse % be repesied if isi'
he will be under The neressiIy Of orderin,
sll persons In leare The gallery. sI
Mr.. Clay. Mr.. President. there i
neither inrongrniIy ia The freight nor n
The passengers an beard our Omnibus. W.
are all heartily raneuneni upon The onl,
topic which brought ne ioseIher. and whisi
. constitutes ihs sole snhjrrI of our con,
sullsiion. We have no Afrirans or ,hali
iionis,s in our omnihus-no disunionisi,
Or ffee soilers. no Jew OF Gentle. Oul
passengers ronsist os democrats and
Whiss. WIN. sseing the crisis Of lbeil
common country. and the dangers impend.
ing over il. have met together. forgeiiinr
and lhowins lar b. hind them their political
differences on other subjects. 10 rompars
lheir opinions upon this grral measure ol
reconciliation and of harmony.
Mr. President. how stand the questions
which have formed the subjects ofour de-
liheraiion 80 long ! One party wants
the immediate adinission of California.
and wants The imposition of the proriso in
the Territorial governments. The oil,er
party wants The lilniis Of Cslifornla cir.
cumscrihed. and The Missouri compromise
line spplied-same Of them with The ex.
press recognition Of lhs right 10 carry
slaves south cf il (; oihers without such
q recognition. trusting 10 an implied con-
siilulional right: and these other parties
are sirennously opposrd 10 the pro,iso.
Some. again. want Tho Texas boundary
settled. and Others want il To be lefi open.
These are the conflicting opinions which
we recognise in this brdy. How are
they 10 be adjusted Is there Senator
or member OF The House, 10 there a man
in this wide country. who will ssy thai
Congress ought to adjourn wilhooi settling
these qucsii"ns I Nol one. How sre
these conflicting opinions TO be adjusted,
then Can il be olh,rwise done than by
meeting in the sriri, Of amiiy and concilia.
iion. and recollecling The great interests
to be preserved and promoted BY combina.
liuni
The honorable Senator from Massachu-
se,,s (Mr. Davis) says there are no parties
wlo can make compromise. Will the
senator excuse me for saying that this
remark smells too ,nueh of the ,schnicali-
" Of blackstone No parties! Are there
not great conflicting interests. conflicting
opinions, pervatllng the whole country !!
Who are the parties IN thai greatest Of all
compromises constitution Of heUni-
ted States! There were no technical par.
ties1o that instruments: hut in delibefaiiny
upon what was best fnr the country. and
preserving that. there were grea. and con.
flicting interests rersading all its parts.
They compromised and rei,led them hy
ample concession. and in1he spiri, of true
pslrintic ami,y. they adjusted the con.
q citing opinions: and the constitution un
der which we sit al ibis moment Is ih.
work, of their hantls --agreat. memorable
magnificent csnprom,se. which indicates
10 us the course of duty when differences
arise which can only be scillcd by ihs
spiri, Of muinal concession. Sir. do we no
know. and have we nnt reason 10 appre
hend. that without a combined measure
ynucan do nothing! have heard. Mr.
President, that adiiIefenl temper prevail,
a. shis lime--,hat i, IL possible to carr,
these measures il they are presented IL
succession; just as they have been repories
by the commiuee. take the occasion Z,
say. and am sure express the sen,imen
Of every member vi the committee. tina
we ave no, prompted by the prido Of opin
ion. or welded 10 any given system q
arrangement or settlement Of these grea
national questions. We preferred com
bining them in one measure because ",
ihought il most practical and mrst likel,
10 lead 10 an au.picieus result. But if
cannot be adopted in the coajoins form Ie
ported by the eomniilee. aud il the desire,
object can be better attained by action
upon series Of successive measures, with
on, the odieas prnviso. not a murmur o
complain, ! am quite sure. will ever b
heard from single member Of the com
,nitiee. Il is not the means. j, is the grea