Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-07-26
C0N@RE REgg10MAls
WASHINGTON, July Is.
SENATE.

III idNoI vi sliC adjustment Dill be-
fore the Senate, and expressing graf
itude to Messrs. Clay and Webster.
MIR. Webster, from the ioint COM
mittce appointed TO make arrange
ments in regard to President Tay-
lor's death, reported a joint resolu-
ton requesting the President to trans
init to the family of the deceased
President, the proceedings of the
two Houses on the occasion of his
decease, and tender their sympathies
and coincidence on the affecting dis
pensation of Providence; which was
passed, nem. dis.
MIR. w Webster, from the same COM
mittee, also reported bill to author
re Mrs. Margaret Taylor, widow of
the late President, to transmit and
receive letters and packages free of
chWqe during the remainder of her
lite; which was also passed mem. dis
After some unimportant business the
Senate took up the Adjustment bill.
MIR. Butler took the floor and con
cludcd the speech which he com
menced OH Tuesday last. He did
not like the principal features ofthe
bill, the admission of California with
her present limits, and taking terri
tory from Texas. He was afr
that unless soma reservations ',
made prior to her admission, in the
form ola compact between the Uni
ted States and California, California
would own the pubic domain within
her limits.
He might be asked what wouldbe
satisfactory to her. His plan would
be to curtail California to the line of
36deg. 80 min., because that line had
received a sort Unpopular approba-
ton.
Mr.. Clay would make a single in
curry of that Hon. Senatorf ON South
Carolina. When he wished to run
the line of 36 deg. 30 min. through
California, did he require arecogni
ton Of the right TO carry slaves South
of the line.
MIR. Butler resumed. He would
have the territory South of 35 deg. 80
min. TO carry with it all the incidents,
all the rights, and all the obligations
of the Missouri Compromise. He
referred to the history of that Com
promise, and showed that it meant,
at the time, that slavery should exist
IN that part of the territory of Louisa
ma, south Of So deg. 80 min. He
wanted 1t to be understood that slave
holders would be at liberty to carry
their slaves South q. the line. But
still he did not know that slavery
would go into the new territories
But 1t might be said that if slavery
did not go there, the South were
fighting for abstraction. He thought
not. They would then be fighting
for an honorable existence and pros
pective advantage.
The submission of the South had
been calculated upon. Resistance
had been styled criminal and treason
able. Butthose who had the temer-
i,ty to approach the precipice, would
have to go over it. He thought that
provision which formerly existed in
the Constitution, requiring two
thirds vote of Congress to pass GER
tam measures, ought to be restored.
Ii the South would preserve this
Union, and their own rights, he
thought they should unite and form a
union among themselves. He thought
the dissatisfaction among people of
the South was much greater and
much deeper that had been exhibited
In the halls of Congress. The chan
mel OF separation was being worn
deeper and deeper. He was in favor
ofthe Missouri Compromise in it's
true meaning.
MIR. Clemens moved to Law the
bill on the table, but withdrew the
mot on at the earnest solicitation of
Mr.. Clay.
The bill was then reported to the
Senate, and all the amendments
which had been made in Committee
ofthe Whole were concurred in.
Mr.. Walker then moved to strike
out all that part of the bill, excepting
that relating to the admission of Cal
ifornia.
After debate between Messrs.
Bright, Clay, Berrien, and Benton,
the amendment was withdrawn.
Mr.. Hale then offered an amend
ment, which was adopted, giving the
Judges in the United States Courts
in the Territories the right to grant
writs of habeas corpus.
Mr.. Benton then offered his amend
ment in relation to the boundary of
Texas, and made long speech in
favor oft. and I'm relation 10 tho ron.