The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-20

argument just made He agreed with Mr.. W..
that we had acquired the right to govern the ter
ritory with its conquest. He reminded Mr.. w.
that he had held that Congress could prohibit all
persons from going into these territories Yet he
differed from that gentleman in the opinion that
The Supreme Court would decide the admission OF
this applying delegate to be recognition Of the
political organization of Deseret.
Mr.. WOODWARD (explaining) corrected Mr.
r. 5 understanding Of disposition. His view was
that the United States could prohibit (forbid) any
persons from going and taking possession of the
public lands in that territory.
Mr.. ROOT Continuing agreed that Congress
had this right, and he carried the principle in
volyed further In his judgment Congress could
exercise supreme and exclusive jurisdiction over
all United States territories. Yet he by no means
believed that in the act of admitting this delegate,
Congress would be legalizing the ordinances Of
He maintained that if Congress endorsed MIR.
VS. views Of the Constitution and law in this
particular, the North might make just as many
proviso territorial governments as they could find
regions, which were each so bounded by nature, as
to contain or suit for separate communities.
Mr.. r. further continued at great length, speak
ing for the admission Of Mr.. Rabbit, and appeal
ing to the South to adopt abolition sentiments in
accordance with the spirit Of the present age. He
also commented with bitterness on the course Of
those members, who, having been opposed to .'the
omnibus bill during the lifetime of the last Ex-
ecutive, were now about to sustain that measure
Mr.. vENABLE obtaining the floor, gave
way to
Mr. seldom, who moved that the committee
do now rise: not agreed to.
Mr.. V.then declining to address the committee,
being unwell
Mr., DUER spoke at considerable length. cor
recting newspaper report Of his remarks Of the
day before, and errors concerning his meaning into
which members had apparently fallen criticized
in turn the witicisms Of Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Arkan-
sas, ION the previous day. upon the incongrlty
Of his course upon the question Of admitting
Hugh N Smith as a delegate from New Mexico,
while voting to refuse admission an applying del
egate from Wisconsin, in previous Congress
He held that there was no similarity in the
points involved in that and in these cases, as he
argued to show, contendlng that ne was by no
means inconsistent. He admitted that since the
decision Of the Wisconsin case, (though he could
not say his opinion had changed) he had formed
opinion upon the questions involved in the ad-
mission of territorial delegates not having turned
his attention closely to the subject before.
Mr.. D. then continued his argument at length,
discussing the rights Of American communities
not embraced within the limits Of a sovereign
State, to said delegates to Congress. The duty Of
the House as to their reception, and their privile-
ges after being so deceived in which branch of
his argument he was interrupted with questions
and explanations from Mr.. STEPHENS of Geor-
gia, Mr.. INGE and Mr.. Burr,
And then, on motion, the committee rose, when
the House adjourned.