The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-13

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spruance Sturgeon, Underwood, Upham, Wales
Walker, Whitcomb, and WinthroP-3O.
The question then required on ordering the bill
to be engrossed for third reading,
| Mr.. BERRIEN addressed the Senate. He stated
that what he intended TO say would be the opinions
he entertained on this subject, and the reasons
leading him 10 those opinions lie would express
it freely and distinctly and he denied the right OF
any censor mOrum TO sit in judgment and pronounce
judgment upon Senators. He said this 10 protect
himself from what had been sometimes done, but
which he denied the right Of any one in this body
10 do. He then examined all the circumstances at
tending the formation of the constitution of Cali
forna and the application by that State for adnlis
sion into the Union. lie rccapltulated the many
and gross Irregularities attending the whole pro-
| ceeding, and contended that TO admit her under
! such circumstances would be a wanton departure
from the legislative precedents of the last sixty
years. He referred TO the Importance of the sub
| iect, and the effect of the admission of California
| upon section of the country, He appealed to
the majority to delay the admission to remand her
| TO revise her boundaries, and thus obyiate all APP
| prehension OF danger.
| He detailed what the legislature of Georgia had
| resolved upon in case California should be admit
ted proposed by the present bill. 1t had been
| provided that in such an event convention should
| be called; and that the delegates of the people
| should there assemble and determine the proper
| course for the State TO pursue. lie would like the
action of Congress TO be such should obvi-
| ate the necessity for such proceeding. What
| effect such an assemblage in Georgia under the
| excitement of the times would have upon other
| States he could not tell; but if half dozen of the
1 States of the Union should resolve TO secede and
| should consummatc the act, then the Union was
| gone lie contcnded that union maintained by
force was never contemplated by its trainers; and
after speaking in high terms of the distinguished
individual at the head OF the army, said that though
crowned with laurels won in many fields, there
would be contest where he would gain no tro-
ply and that would be in contest between the
American troops on the one side, and American
| citizens on the other
Mr. FOOTE said that he was not present when
| the honorable Senator made his opening remarks;
| but he had been informed that he had spoken OF
some one having acted a He
wished to know from the Senator whether, in
making that remark, he intended to allude TO him.
Mr. BERRIEN said that he had spoken generally,
| and intended TO include every to whom the
mark would be applicable. The Senator had more
than once replied TO and commented upon remarks
he had made, in tone and manner which he did
not like; and he by his remark intended to EN-
brace that Senator and any other who might
come within its application
Mr.. FOOTE said that towards the Senator he had
never assumed the position OF censor mortsa. He
had replied TO him perhaps but always in strict
parliamentary language, and never in terIHs of
| criticism. He and the Senator had acted together,
and it was but a few days since they had co-opera-
ted in the passage of the adjustment of the Texas
boundary. lie disclamed having ever set himself
up a censor moriBl, and thought that under the
! circumstances the remark of the Senator from
Georgia had been unkind and illiberal in the ex-
treme.
Mr.. BERRIEN said that he believed 'silliberal-
| ity" was a term 10 be used in the Senate, be-
cause it would call forth retort which would
| tainly be improper.
| Messrs CASS and BERRIEN continued the de-
! bate upon the sovereignty of Congress and of the
people, and of the legislative powers of Congress
| over the Territories
| Mr.. HUNTER moved the Senate adjourn
| The yeas and nays being taken, the Senate re-
| fused TO adjourn-yeas 81 nays 30-as follows:
| YEAS.-Messrs Atchison, Barnwell, Bell, Ber-
rien, Butler, Clemens, Davis of Mississippi, Daw
son. Downs, Foote, Hunter, King, Mason, Morton,
Pratt Rusk, Sebastian, Soule, Turney, Underwood,
| and Yulee-2l.
NAYs.-Messrs. Baldwin. Bradbury, Bright,
Cass, Chase, Cooper, Davis Of Massachusetts,, Dick
inson, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Doug
las, Ewing, Fetch, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Houston,
| Miller Norris, Phelps, Seward, Shields, Smith,
! Spruance, Sturgeon, Upham, Wales, Walker,
| Whitcomb, and Winthrop-30.
| Mr.. DAVIS, of Mississippi, moved that the bill
be postponed till to- morrow; and this, the yeas
and nays being taken, the Senate refused to post
| pone the bill-yeas 20, nays 3l-as follows:
| HEAS.-Messrs Atchison, Barnwell Bell, Ber
rien, Butler, Clemens, Davis of Mississippi, Daw-
| son, Downs, Foote, Hunter, King, Mason, Morton,
Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, soule, Turney, and Yu-
| lce-20.
/ NAYS.-Messrs Baldwin, Bradbury, Bright,
Cass, Chase, Cooper, Davis Of Massachusetts, Dick
| inson, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Doug
las, Ewing, Fetch, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Hous-
ton, Miller, Norris, Phelps, Seward, Shields
Smith, Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood Upham,
Wales, Walker, Whitcomb, and Winthrop-3l
Mr.. FOOTE moved the bill be laid on the table
And this being decided by yeas and nays, the bill
was not laid ON the table-yeas 10, nays 81, as fol-
lows:
YEAS.-Messrs Atchison, Barnwell, Berrien,
Butler, Clemens, Davis Of Mississippi, Dawson,
Downs, Foote, Hunter, King, Mason, Morton,
Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Soule, Turney, and Yues
I-lg.
NAYs.-AIessrs Baldwin, Bell, Bradbury
Bright, Cas- Chase, Cooper, Davis Of Massachu-
! setts, Dickinson, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge OF
| Iowa Douglas, Ewing Fech, Greene, Hale, Ham
lin, Houston, Miller, Norris, Phelps, Seward,
Shields, Smith, Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood,
Upharn, Wales, Walker, Whitcomb, and Winthrop
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Mr.. TURNEY moved the Senate adjourn. Lost
aycs l., noes ..
The question being now on ordering the bill to
be cngrOssed and read a third time,
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Massachusetts, called for the
! yeas and nays, which we're ordered and resulted
| as follows.
YEAS.-Mossrs. Baldwin, Bell Benton, Brad
bury, Bright, Cass, Chase, Cooper, Davis Of Massa-
chusetts, Dickinson, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge Of
Iowa, Douglas, Ewing Fetch, Greene, Hale, Ham
lin, Houston, Miller, Norris, Phelps, Seward,
Shields, Smith, Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood,
Upham, Wales, Walker, Whtcomb. and Win
| throp-33.
NAYS.-NIessrs. Atchison, Barnwel Berrien,
Butler Clemens, Davis Of Mississippi, Dawson,
! Downs, FOOtc, Hunter King Mason, Morton,
! Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, SOulc Turncy, and lu-
| lcc-lg
| ABSENT Messrs. Badger, Borland, Clarke,
| Clay, Dayton, JOues, Mangum, and Pearce-s.
| And the bill was ordered TO be cngrosscd for
| third reading
Mr. ATCfiIsON moved the Senate adjourn.
| LOst-aycs %, noes -.
! Mr.. DAVIS, Of Mississippi, commenced an ad-
| dress 20 the Senate, but gave way 10
| Mr. YULEE, who moved the Senate adjourn.
And the Senate dividing, ayes ., noes 70,
The Senate adjourned.
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