The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-31

what Delayed for other measures joined to her OPP
position TO parliamentary law and joined under circum'
stances which have forced abandonment upon this
floor After having been lauded TO the people OF the Uni
ted States 40 the universal panaces for healing all the
wounds OF the county, have got to the point when
the public will that OF this unnatural
conjunction that have been delayed six months Thus
lar we have been tapering oil 10 point upon which
hangs "h0pe that something may be done To settle the
question with Texas; and for that California has been
delayed Sir apprehend tina. this 'hope OF those
in the Scriplues-.hat which. being deferred makeh
The senator from Kentucky, lMr. UKDERwooD,1 who
sits nearest to me- Gays that he will vote Tor any measure
that will bring this subject to settlement will tell HIM
what my opinion will settle il and bring It To conclu
sonwhich would have had that result IN The beg aning
Will be to vote for laying this whole omnibus bill upon
the table The large passenger with ITS ten millions
has been split out OF H. Laughter j and alter he Is OUT
think that much OF the contents are lost that II Is not
worth while To endeavo 10 draw the vehicle Tor The lew
that remain in IT, carry them through Texas has agreed
10 be struck out everything that the committee put IN
blanks and all Nov, sir JUS, vote to lay the whole upon
the table, and then vote to take each OF these Tour bills
one after the other and is my opinion without polling
the Senate, sill never go about to ask gentlemen how
they voe and without having asked gentlemen, make up
my opinionbut say TO the American people, and hope
the reporters will write down my opinion, that what
have said with respect 10 the Texas bill applies to each
OF the other measures believe there has not been one
hour al which there was not majority OF this Senate IN
favor OF the subecimatter OF each OF the bills which
before the Senate and Of those which appurtenan
TO those which before the Senatea majority IN favor
OF admitting California, with her boundaries, as she sa
majority IN favor OF giving governments TO the Terrific
res, without saying anything at all about slayey-a ma
ory in favor OF settling, in some way the Texas sues-
ton OF boundary-and majority IN favor OF passing the
other two bills which not before majority taken
by ITSELF and thus there has been majority IN favor OF
The general objects OF these different bills at every day.
every hour and every minute OF every hour which has
Aud II we had been allowed 10 take them up one by one
and do thing time, the farmer does by his
crops, and the mechanic by his work. and the lawyer his
az pvl ala. under
such extraordinary circumstances as we are now placed
inf had taken up these the PAL lament
airy law requires 10 do each by itself, to be acted
upon by itself each dayhere being majority in ia
of the general object OF them al-tfa majority would
have perfected the bills, and there would have come
oul bill sanctioned by the majority upon every measure,
and long since. That is my opinion Does everybody
know That there may be majority Tor one bill, when
joining another TO IT, there some who cannot vote
things unless they in favor OF both II yon go and
join 10 il, the chances increased The numbers
still greater who cannot vote Tor the whole; and es
pecai,y II joining the additional question IL H. as IN this
case, is complex the Texas question, having
three or four points in itself Join such ore as this. and
you should marvel if you find in sixty men-at least
two hundred and twenty IN the House OF represent
htives-a majority who can agree upon vote The same
majority who are 10 agree upon the whole There may
be majority for each measure Individually but tina! ma.
you 10 take the whole subject together there must
be the same majority Tor every point and thereby II be
comes anos, impossible We have arrived al point
when that imnossbiliy is demonsatsd-when we are in
the midst OF the dog days sitting here in an atmosphere
which sufficient to break down the constitution OF any
man. and struggling to carry along four great meas
together. when we know that we can carry each
measure Immediately separate IL the Senate 10 be told
that there members here who must be coeced before
they will vote for it, who will vote differently upon some
OF these unless they have them altogether and
they are obliged to swallow what they do not like, for
the sake of saving what they want
II they are, take il that it will be miscarriage That
is the temper of mankind Soft words, and not hard
knocks carry along the people OF this world and above
all quiet people Talk to their and their honor
We are now brought to a point when everybody Will
that baked, and have been baked Tor six
months by this cong lomeraton OF measures And how
long are we to continued Just as long as we keep these
together for after get through these imme-
date difficulties there others presenting themselves
which will have TO encounter
shall vote for putting this measure into the bill, and
then shall vote against the whole bill together. But in
bill by itself will act with the majority in putting in
decision by the Supreme Court, alternative to an
aRicable arrangement. go for that first. 60 for be
raj arrangemensuch the considerate, thinking
citizens OF Texas shall deem TO be more for their interest
than the doubtful one OF Judicial decision or oil arbitration
changed with the inhabitants OF New Mexico, after
counterng march Tor distance OF seven or eight hun
dred miles shall so for making proposition for Tex
in a bill by itself which the consideraie, think ing
friends of Texas ibis floor shall deem to be prefer
able TO any kind Of decision OF which have spoken
either a judicial decision bloody noses shall be
ready tender to them alternative, proposition
for referring the question tohe Reporter could not catch
the word voted agalns, this proposition when the
ator from Kentucky introduced before, not because
condemned il, but because was against the whole thing.
But that there is something introduced which seems
to worse than milk and wa,er-thnner than that-a
thing which TO be piece OF delns,on--some-
thing to adjourn the evil day, and put II of indefinitely
with the certainty OF its returning upon with
force than now-I will vote for the proposition which
came from the senator from Kentucky vote for il in
preference to what has been proposed will not make
bargains but a alternative will vote for such a
proposition
[Mr. CASS here made remarks which
Mr. HALE rose, but gave way 10
Mr. BENTON. Ii the senator will allow me the
hoor a moment will give II 10 him again. have ex.
pressed the belief MIR President. that there has been
time. from tn. commencement of this business in which
there was not a majority Of the Senate in favor OF the
general object Of each OF the measures before
terrain that opinion from what around pro-
ceeds from The belief that there majority who
anxious do what Their duty TO the country and what
their duty senators require, and who would agree
upon all but the details Of each separate
ly but who canno, be brought to support them all con-
bned This is the opinion have asserted, and the
from Michigan asserts his positive belief to the
trary. He is perfectly positive.
Mr.. CASS, lin hs seat) Positive OF what
Mr.. BENTON. That no such measure the admls-
son Of California alone would pass
Mr. CASS. did not say The senator msappre'
bends me ] said ha, the attempt would have begun
with twenty senators against II, and that II would
have become great sectional question. further stated
that believed there was majority OF the Senate IN favor
Of IT, but that other might be resorted to by which
the question might be indefinitely delayed
Mr.. BEN TON. But he extremely positive that
he was right and that wrong; and that the end OF
the whole TO be- tina, he could not get this measure
through ] do not carp at words take the tenor of
the geptemans remarks and II was IA understood 1t