The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-04-27

WI Vlfhllnii Nl lIt NNlllNlhli lflif iiNN' "' N'
fusion 10y Nc Clay, 90 ghc riirrl ihal ~ would
in tho present iprW, give Ilie Federal 'pt
eminent $50 certainty Of control over ihe pub
liC domain iu tulitDrnll,
Ne l'O1ln uindr point Of order, lhnl ilie
Senator could not discuss lhe California bill
40 ihia lime,
Tho Chwr so mlod and Mr. Douglas look
lus coat.
The question bciug nken IN Mr Brnlous
motion iu 10y Ou lhr table. u WIS nrFnlFfd
by yeas -, yays a. us iullowH
YrAs- Baldwin, Benton, bradbury fhHsr,
Clarke, C0rwlu, Davis Of hu-s, Dayton,
Dodge nf lnwH, Dodge 0f WIZ Douglas,
folch, Gfene, Hale, iiamlin, Jpuos, Miller
Norris, rhclvs. sHld Thrld- EmItll,
Walker Wchsier-2l,
Aha-AieliisaH, badger, Hell, ll"flHpd,
linFhit Butler, Cub-, CuyC irmona, DAVIS uf
NiHs-f Dickinson Downs, tooIe, Hunter
King, Maugum, Mason, morton, lrnrrc,
kusf, Sebastian, Foulo, rpfunuro, Sturgeon,
IurHry Underwood, Nhiirnmb, Aulrr-2s.
Ga the question requiring on Mr. ClayH
amendment, NJ DnuglHs Hrprc lo resume his
remurkH, couleudiue thni ns ilo amendment
poudluF covered the whole subject, u wu- iu
order 60 discuss my hmucl Of lilg general
TutTTrf,
Amer dolnlr upon the puiut Of order thc
Vice President ruled Nr Douglas uut Of CO..,
der,
Several uddiianp questions ofordcr were
raised aud discussed ut considerable lrupth,
NJ Benton discussed SIR Cays Hurud-
Wnut No sHll proposition 10 lir up iiic
hlud- Of tlc Senate upon any tuhlrrl, bad
ever before been made. u was new meth
od OF applying thr previous qucsHou-thc
gag which ihr rounlr bad. never before sub
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bat 10 W,s highly Improper lu lhc ~oulto. Il
was resolve IA advance, against going lhru'
the ordinary parliamentary form at leFalu-
tion. lie also submitted come lirlIicr re-
mafhs iu opposition 10 lhr proposition form
Committee.
hr tuy, IN reply, mid Ihcro had been no
caucus ON thc SUBJECT, a. iuuuWrd lS Nj
Benton Tie Senator ipd spukcu uf hia
rights ho must fcruIlgci ihul other Senators
have rights, aud were AZ ready ia u.-ou thrnl
us rho S,nHror from Missouri Tic Senate
hld tights ulsO,und % question Wps, Wlclh.
cr they would drrid" To- rrirr subject with
Instructions uf without, lhryfHd lAe right
Aud 100 ilr exercise itWHr pnprtSu cali "pt'-
Nipu7 question: ut uuy,iirg rlsr, lie refer
rel iu lho Cuuu,ltrr uppuWcl 49, li.e ease
oftNr ADMISSION uf Ml.auurl, stating Ib,t w.,
t"uuuttrv Nrrr lcll unur'fuclcd altogether
ou lhc ruuf,r Of tlal.o ,,bg insisted uvou llIo
admission ul Calilurul, hnd u,o unwilling Go
give governments Ut tho T1Wo time ~ the
territories. Wings up"H jlio noot ui tiio
Senate, uuAiuu, tu huug iu California, hld
expressed thrmsoiNUs tu ntur of leaving doe
100000 population At ArN MrNico .tu The
Ufotr'ttun uin MILITARY GuVrtuiurul--l ifr,r--
-tHtItrvTrurut ~ -wtTtriI ~ TIT tETr tTWIis-
irauon, "a time OF war; bad been loudly
condemned. In conclusion, lac sad, lee had
Deliberately ptcpntcd hs amendment viii
lhc'NlcW ct sc'llirr thc whole pUcsli4u at
once, and keeping out thr cudlc-- proAu,l-
tons tof instruction, which lhr ingenuity Of
Abe Svuntor ttom Mt-suuTruItght invent. Let
The Amendment then hc pnFscd, uud the sen.
ate Mould determine upon % question ct ur.
der y hDlhrr it did not sclllc tlr'muurr,
Alr Benton roJu.uyd! The Senator Ind
said thut the Senate would set hu compelled
To adopt tho previous question, Tor the pur-
pose of cutting oil unnecessary drhutcl ho
had ouly To- suy. 'bul whcu lhc Senate shbuld
tuko that conrsc bc WOULD submit; but until
ihcui would never submit to the gng. di-euis-
cdly aud surfcptltously attempted To ho Bp-
pl!rd lie also declared las lcIicG lhat the
CsHnutlor wns all cut aud dried, aud lhat
the sending them out Wn- altogether farce.
Mr. Douglns said ho was inclined lo vote
--''--llr- had 49,, rrt'Tr-r-ri tirr appointment
Ola select Commluro because ofhi- uuwlll-
ingucss TO make the admission or California
dependent on any other measure. The Sem
liz having huW thrice, las yuas aud hayr, dc-
clarcd ~ determination lu have the Com
mtirC, and the majority having q right 90 80
determine, be- would ,oir for the HmrujWcut,
for the precise reason stated hy Mr. CluG To-
cut of all amgudmeuts, aud geJlhr whole
question -LAclNilum- iAa- eaa.,,,,t,..- 49, ,.rti,
u- possible lie was lhc more convinced of
tho prupr',tt at lh's course, ly Mr iiruluu'-
statement thNt the whole mnttrr WIS .rui
aud dried II ihc sending cot ol the 'ou-
trrftt-- tiryI'r-~r-tt ~
make liza tragedy, by making fictitious OPP
position Ia the declared and ascorlnmod d.-
cision oftho majority.
Mr. Webster expressed the opinion, that
the amendment, ltndoptcd would not Pre-.
cludc tho submiuul OF propositions for in
structiou. ,.
Mr. Hale cou,endcd that tho expression
Tint "tho Senate does no, deem it necessary
To give instructions" SC, would uuttrcycut
ttrrErr7tr frufrr subsequently urfuIrttrrr--irr-
siructous, as precautionary measure. lie
proceeded at some length m opposition To
thr amendment, and 10 rt0 proposed rcIcr-
encc, lie admitted, however, that tho North
were 70 u' utl'nlcu III lhls coi'esh anu ny
NorfhSrp votes. lie only desired to beg the
South moi 10 ray, ailer the question bad heen
decided, that they had bought.Ihe North "dog
cheap" Slavery would triumph again, as it
uiwuyH hari Hpd always yroHtd, unit tho rou'
pie otjhc North taught their children n sys-
TEN of geography, by which they woudWn.
derstnnd that there was n small piece OF
country North of Mason aud DXon's line. 49,
They were beginning to learn lhH, lesson
now. and would know more of il soon. and
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