Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-02-23

whwnd stop, and expect be obsyed to endeavo to
check its progress till time and TO your aid.
Where all this is to end pcsumptuous enough 10
try TO foree Hard thoughts followed by hard words,
and if these not followed by hard blows, will be owing
TO the of God than the wisdom moderation
Of Twill merely remark, in conclusion, that the SEN
aor from Alabama (Mr. CLEMESs) has alluded peace
able dissolution Of the Union He will pardon for saying that
hope no one will delude himself with any such expectation
does not bring disappointment the history Of the world has
been written to purpoie. In political convuons like
that which would attend the breaking up Of this confsderacy
the appeal from to force Is to follow the
night succeeds the day. May He who guided fathers in
times Of peril direct the paths Of peace and safety
Mr.. CLAY. thank the honorable Senator from Mchi-
gan for the few remarks which be has just addressed to the
Senate and beg leave say sir that have particle
OF doubt that the speech the Short and grateful speech
that ne made the other day, perfectly spontaneous and
unprecedented. do not know when have heard from
any Senator the utterance Of sentiments with pleasure
man dad those from the honorable Senator from Michigan
On the occasion to which alude And, sir allow me 10
mat the language in which the gentleman has just closed
ms short address TO the Senate that is ura Of which
TINS country at this moment stands much danger, is
founded lament to say, too much in truth
sir 1t is not my purpose into elaborate reply
to the argument Of the eloquent gentleman from Alaba-
ma--a Senator who, | am in hopes will add honor to
this body by the talent ability which he has brought
into it. But, sir, it seemed me that there were two or
three observations made by that Senator which demand from
me some short notice And the first is alluson in
teTcourse between Senator who is in his seattle
Senator from Missouand myself, in which the gentleman
remarked that the lion and the lamb had got together do
not know to which Of these quadupeds he assigned
should make very poor lamb afraid, and very far
from being ambitious Of claiming the prowess Of the lion
Mr.. CLEMENS. meant, Of course, that the Senator
from Kentucky the lion. meant simply express, by
this figure that they who had always heretofore been the
tpodes of each other had together upon this ques-
ion and therefore that the South menaced with danger
Mr. CLAY. beg leave to commend to the honorable
Senator the philosophical mode which recommended TO
mankind by Lord Bacon that to ascertain facts before he
proceeds TO argue upon them Now upon what facts does
he undertake to assert that there has been any cooperation
whatever between the honorable Senator from Missouri and
myself Upon what facts does he assert this And If
facts exist will ask Of him what right he has
or animadvert upon any supposed intercourse cooperation
which might take place between the honorable Senator from
Missouri and myself
Why sir the truth is that there existed for several years
very friendly social intercourse between the Senator from
Missouri and mysca state Of total nonntercourse you
please embargo and all other restrictions that belong
merce between nations but, sr two three years ago we
together again. and restored relations least Of cviy
and amity, which was very glad Of as always to make
peace with any would do with the whole world, if
could.
Now sir with regard the fact Of co operation if the Se-
nator had done the honor inquire would have told
HIM with great frankness and truth that never the
proposition Of the Senator from Mssouthe proposition that
embraced in the bill that he has presented here respecting
the boundary Of Texasnor had any communications oral
written, with him the subject until his bill presented.
And with reference to the resolutions which offered by
me, the Of the Senator from Missouri gazed upon
hem had he heard their contens he had no more
knowledge Of them before them the Senate than
had the Senator from Alabama himself
Well them sir. what facts had he to go upon Does he
mean to say that he feels himself at liberty when the
fact the other day the honorable Senator from Missouri
round here and had little conversation with me, specu
upon the occurrence of such incident and deduce from
what he peases Why, is true the honorable Senator
from Mississippi made auson the fact the other
day and did not ecur to at the time, because really
passed out Of my mind.
Mr.. FOOTE. Will the honorable Senator allow me to
q INV nie tn
that the honorable Senator from Kentucky had himself
referred to it. and explained the very distinctly and
clearly in our hearing The Senator from Missouri had risen
and expressed his surprise and disappointment that the Sena
tor from Kentucky did to his upon that
ssn as no had expected from the intercourse that had taken
place between them. And when this was announced, the
Senator from Kentucky made bis explanation and that
panaton remarked at the time verified the belief that
had previously entertained
Mr.. CLAY. But the Senator to say that he saw
the Senator from Missouri come over from the other side Of
the chamber this some whispering between
and then proceeded to make his Deductions for which
say he had authority Now repeat that between the
honorable Senator from Missouri and there inter-
change Of opinion either nregad the project which he had
submitted TO the Senate regard to the resolutions which
havepesened When the Senator from Missouri the morn
ing to which the Senator from Mississippi former
sion alluded and to which the Senator from Alabama, sup
pose, has alluded, the chamber it to speak
Of the disposition Of the question before Senate And let
ak, has it come to this that Senator
with another about the disposition of the public business of
the country without incurng sspcon without subectng
himseto animadyersion, and in such language is ante
mount to formal accusation protest against the right of
any Senator to subject my conduct intercourse with my
fellow Senators any such trial test that But cir
deeply impressed with the awful crisis that exists in the
country that il the Senator from Missouri had been the
enemy the berest enemy had in the world, aid thought
that by any conference intercourse with him could
tuay dispose each ohe and the Senate and Congress-
settle this distractng question: buryng in moment all ami
mostly that entertained sganst him. would have gone to
him to best and affeconae friend had earth, in
order to produce such great and gorousresu asibat would
be Of harmonzng the different portions Of this present
fortunate country.
Sir, ii is possible indeed inclined to think that,
the occasion of preparing these resolutions consulted with
few. Those with whom did consult generally my
friends from the South with solitary exceptions
suited Northern gentlemen. In the years 1929, when
mad occasion present scheme for compromising another
great question that then existed in this country committed
the opposite consulted too many the effect Of which
was endanger the fate Of the that suggested.
determined therefore, this occasion to consult few
possible, and 10 limit myself with the pon that
have referred to, my Southern friends So much, sir
any supposed connexon cooperation between the Sena
tor from Missouri and myself
But sir there two points upon which beg the
souate to indulge me in observation two which have
be- suggested by the Of the honorable Senator from
Alabama.
sad Mr. President that with regard 10 California there
concession either side; that it cspg TO the
North just what the North wanted but that they got it. not
the action of Congress- but by the action Of the people OF
California themselves who had right TO decide whether
they would admit exclude slavery. We'll, cir, let
the argument by which, and the which. the Sena
from Alabama has answered this Hc could deny the
fact that the exclusion Of slavery to be found in the