The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-06-28
Thirty-First Congress--Ist Session
WASHINGTON, June "a, 1850.

Thirty-FirSt COHgress--1st Session.
WASHINGTON, June "a, 1850.
SENATE. Hunter presented the creden-
tials of the Hon. Robert W. Barnwell, appoint
ed by the Governor of the State of South Car.
lima, Senator from that State in the place of Hon.
+. Fl. Elmore, deceased
Mr.. Barnwell, appeared, was qualified and
took his seat
Some discussion took place upon the report
in favor of altering the 47th rule, so as to per-
NIT each Senator to receive a ticket admitting
one person on the floor.
MIR. Clay called for the order of the day.
The adjustment bill was taken up.
The auditory was very large and brilliant,
being attracted by the notice that MIR. Soue
was to address the Senate.
Mr.. Soulc brought forward substitute for
that part of the bill which provides for the ad-
mission of California as follows:
lst. That when California shall by her Leg
islature, signify her acceptance of the parallel
of SO 80, North latitude, called the Missouri
line, i. e. her Southern boundary, and relinquish
all claim to the public domain in her limits, the
President Of the U. States shall declare her to
be one of the States ofthis Union, and on equal
footing with the original States.
ID. That the sum collected by the U. States
from the customs in the ports Of California be
returned to the treasury of the State,
Sd. That the Senators and Representatives
elect from California receive mileage and pay,
equal to that allowed to the delegate from the
Territory of Oregon.
4th. That the Territory of South California
be organized wit! the same provisions rs those
prescribed for Utah; and that, when the people
thereof shall form State constitution, the State
may be admitted with Or without slavery, as
tie people may provide.
MIR. Souic spoke at great length in support OF
this substitute. He devoted much Of the first
portion OF the argument to the purpose Of show
ing that, without the REIMBURSEMENT, CaIitor-
MA, before her admission us State, of the right
to make any PRIMARY disposal of the soil, the
domain will pass to her. California was not a
party to the condition imposed upon her by the
bill from the committe of thirteen, and it would
not bind her, after she became a State. If one
legislature accepted the condition, the next
might reverse it 1t was necessary that she
must pass an ordinance before her admission
protecting the rights of the United States in
the public lands.
lie showed that the ordinance, passed by
the California Convention respecting the lands,
relinquished only the vacant lands. After hav.
ing appropriated eleven hundred thousand acres
for the use of schools, there would he few va
cant or unoccupied tracts Of land that would
be good for any thing, after 200, 900 settlers had
seized on them.
At three o'clock, without concluding, Mr.,
Soule yielded the floor, and the bill was post
poned till tomorrow.
After spending some time in executive ses.
sion, the Senate adjourned.
WILL THE SLAVERY QUESTION BE ADJUST.
ED !-This interrogatory forces itself upon US
at every stage ofthe progress ofaffairs at Wash
ington, if indeed there may be said to be any
progress at all towards settlement. AS the
debates progress in both houses, the prospect Of
an adjustment becomes small by degrees and
beautifully less. The best informed CORES
pondents from the capitol now admit it-even
those whose wish heretofore, has been father to
the thought that it would be settled. Mr. Clay
has expressed his fears, accompanied by a most
significant remark, that so far us we have seen,
has not attracted that attention from the press
which its Importance merits. That remark
pointed to n state of things we anticipated three
or four months ago, and frankly expressed our
opinion upon. 1t looked to the defeat of any
lust measure of settlement, and the loss OF the
appropriation bills us consequence, and the
stoppage of the wheels of government, by the
Southern members resorting to their rights un-
der the rules.
MIR. Clay is skilled in parliamentary tactics.
He sees this power responding in the hands of
Southern members, and he sees too the fearful
consequences, to flow from its exercise. We
have advised it rs just and constitutional
means of resistance to aggression. 1t is our
only resource except submission or resort to
disunon But though we believe it will be
effective, and may be successfully carried out,