Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-17

S;oa ask him if he would keep California out of the
Union until you have two other slave States reaoy 10
Mt McMULLEN. shall most assuredly vote against
the admission Of California unless she is brought in IN con-
necton with the settlement OF the other questions IN con-
Mr. PHELPS Then you will vote against the admission
of California until there slave State 10 DC sci against
he:? os,;o, ,bo, u,ilI mn, arise
Duse the matter you may when you come 10 take Tue
question before the people the practical c"'lo pc
ME of the country and tell them that you are III a
The admission California without an ,, ,I =,
same Time of all the pending questions they VIII not ia "
administer you Wholesome reouSe' -, d;s,r;c, that
| NJ PHELPS. told the people oi my eis"'' '
was in favor Of admitting California. .o,,o,,or, 81
Mr. McMuLLEN. Bat in advance of me se''iemer. :"
the other questions That the point uo nome eo ~
b n.anl. of Utah or of New Mexico, because co"iu
not e such government without the "iInoi proSSo oelh
attached il and had /" leave those % vs
voted for The Wino pro,iso, 10 have permitted e"lio.
MIA 10 come ill., leaving New Mexico ana IAN Without .e
totlal governments Mr.. Benton Sishins me ~
his policy and the practical bearing OF 6ost Is
( 10 niye flee, II the Wmot Prosi-o
Mr. PHELPS. have invariably abs"lned nom sayiie
an, thing on this floor in refer nee To lie course taken .!
line Senator from Missouri bu when ne :, helah ASA e
what course he will take in regard 10 the Territories OF Tan
and New Mexico tell hin ia, that Senator wli not ai,
yocrc the adoption of State Constitution ~ ELMER ol
those territories The position which that gentleman mas
occuped is il the dnty Of the Congress 81 e
States 10 proyite territorial governments 10. New Mexico
MIR. McMULLEN find sir that the alnson made
has placed the gentleman in rather an embarrassing BOSTON
But sir depend upon H. The people oi ms country WI" ne
this view of the question, lha, those Representatives VINO
will the admission III California ~ advaic" ~ '
settlement of the oer sops are 10 longer worthy ~
their confidence. They might st well c"e ui ~ me
work and meet these once for they viii have
IA lie met Sir il is evident that the design i 10 allow We"
Mexico and u,h Ia follow the example" tal'ornil N l
formation q. y Cou>ti.uGn and to cnItayor 10 pnE
Them into the Union States. Does any gentleman GuHo'
rhi>! l. any doubts IT, lie, give him iil!e iestio-
nv upon this point will call the attention 81 The commit
lee for a moment evidence Look ~ me gentleman
from New York Mr.. Duer: what has he told Won! "hht
is his design in reference 10 this mait'r That gentleman
declared the House and the COUNTRY 'ii he was IN S9r OF
the Wnot proviso that he Nmt p.orieo man. out,
said he shall not do anything II would be lmpoc
10 press i, now Why is it mpolc! Why, said he ii /
can get al desire without the Wiimo nroyiso will not
press it, Did the gentleman give The House 10 under
stand that by taking the plan Of the President he would ge
practically though in fact the Wimo prov!s! IL took
this view Of question: He would press the Ninlo
povso because H. could effect al that he desired ana a
that could lie effected By the Wimot proviso it@el b!
adopting the plan OF the President vii! he, or any oil ms
friends dispute that! WELL Them in cisms>lng nm tom my
consideration, turn again 10 tie gentleman from Missouri
When he goes home his constituents, VII be Justified
IN dcnounrine Mr. RitcIie Southern Democracy. in
order sustain tie renegade Senator from his Stlieha
Senator who deserted TN nth IN te III - critical period al
her history; Southern man with Northern ie';nss hi'
tfatorous Senator, whom re'ad Is political traitor,
traitor the South than Am i. Or !ul or than judas
lSciriot 10 his Slynuf!
Mr. Chairtnln have been drawn oilrom the main pnr-
pos. Of nv remarks 1Ei-, sr have said is great
guesun and | nuw appsl gentlemen 10 bear WIN
for q moments while in my humble MY proceed
u notice one or ,yo other points connected I'll tie SUBJ
eci under con, Iteration Tie first 'inG "a be done hy
us American l. L. inquire whether "" nav"
the power un'er the Constitution. t. do the thing w. pr
pos" d. Have TIE constitutional power 10 settle ms
question 7" settle H. a has been proposed by some 'ha
shall he sciilrd!
shall n, aetn the committee i'n4 in presenting m!
views o, the constitutional question. hold thar This il
~ DELEGATED!
s;iun points distinctly AMI 'nhI'irar The powers
which thi Government may EXERCISE ~ iion to ic r-
tories Then NJ. Chairman, have ~ TIE Pow'r, asN
nave the ri.h' under the Constitution - lss The IL
no rrovi,o ticnclsn I'll tiat Ire N!!n't f'ss'
viii nro,e fatal The interests 81 the south. md Jet, u"
eenrlolnn from Missouri and those WHO act wi hin are
The ,ntl,tnan nom Ohio Mr. Root Introduced The VIII
mo. ploylso. which lii upon tie TAD" ~ dc'is"
yn, This was We. cdr,t,rd 10 lHll ihc South into IAN
81, security consider that ic doing great Injustice 10
III, South because hy il you sought - nii her mt" ie
and when occasion offered You Intended 10 iseh e ''o"S
monster avon our heads. =.
Ne have heard much said in this and rhe other House. of
the powers Of this Government In the settlement 81 'se
que stom- We haze been ld hy one portion al the mem
hers both i.ou$es Thar The Mexican laws are IN force III
the territories and have been toll! hr another portion
hat ty are in force. We have been told hy one pof-
lion vi the members, thar wherever the American ia4
waves have right To -, win every dscfpi'"n
~ -, o,errv ma, yr may possess. Such, opinion
II n. doctrine hid DIVA By both parties be true doc-
rine that tl vicols belong the spois and We Tie We
tors who acquired this territory tom Mexico by HE
with /, unjust laws which in violation VI the Consn-
tim Of The United Sia.s, in worse condition than
before this territory tel into eur hands bGt VIII TEL gen
il,tnen ,fat ii 20 into the country with my pro-
perry | shall 20 without any apprehension as TO the
s,eiv al that property shall confd ny Look 10 the n
ctry to protect me in the possession and enjoyment oi my
rirh,s "a citizen OF United States guaranteed I" me
nv the Constitution II is the duty oi Congress 10 lurns
territorial governments for tab and New Mexico IL Is
made ,e duy OF Congress- by the Constitution, ''o dispose
i and make all needul rules and regulations respecting
tie rri,ory other property belonging 10 The L States
and nothing in this Constitution shall be So as 10
prejudice any claims ot the United States or vi any patc
ular State" ;. . ,
Now il will not lie denied that all citizens Of the United
States have the right hold propey; and suppose
ro, they have me li.nt dispose of imt property i
i.rr any man w prti,Dis be lawyer who VIII tell me
,h, shall not be N liberty take my L. the terri
tories and dispose them there! III lawyer should
tell me So will toll him thai h- viii never get any OF my
money sape vi fees for his opinion hold H. SIR
that The Constitution OF The L. States gives every citizen the
right vita his property INTO any and ever? 'etr'f! 81
ihis Union. Ii asserted hy nv colleague rom Inc
Richmond district that the who'll ." This country belongs 10
IN. nied States, and not 10 TIE people o the l.
States and the Government Is only III" rsiee or asen,
for MI the States and bound respect The rights 81 each
Ii er. otherwise how could the equality gaaran" 10 tn,
several States this Union be secured! Lr us look III Ire
provisions ii the Constitution -! tile Tinted states winch
as framed by the wiscsi o our Countrywide grrhiet
men Of the age in which they hsed-and we s'ai' md
that one Of tie objects oi the trainers was to put The several
States tits Uuun equality, providing mai II" I'-
c. should b. conferred on any one STATE whl'h was not
iyn another. Now slr, II " could So happen 'nit NE
Wnot provisp should hc adopted hctr the STATES would no
lnr be equal Have the Southern States contributed
more than their due proportion Of nen and money in the
late war with Mexico! Did they send soldiers in the
proportion every sent from the Northern
States shedding gallons o blood - their ore! Did
they not contribute the ot that war IN ihr pro-
,artu of tvo three dollars every dollar sap
li,t hy the North Yes, sr, the South contributed
ihs disproporirnaie amount, because the Southern
States the raising and producing section; an The north
ern States are the portion Of the Union YET,
nutwith standing this, Ihe South acted with You
through war. equal partners i'll the contest with
common enemy We went INTO that war rs brethren,
fighting in a common shoulder I'd shoulder and side
y side And now. how disposed 10 act towards us
Are YOU acting towards us as honest men -! No. You ar
pursuing such only might be expected from
eniless enemy There is usually fa,ernal feeling among
brethren; fear may hook in vain Tor nom the
ses of the North. TheIe moi lie and honorable
cepriuns am clad confess. and would that that
,ruus and rarerna spirit which wont 10 animate Their
fathers night pefvaje the public mind and bring in is
train the fruits vi IA universal brotherhood! You seek 10
lake the whole the newly acquired territory for your
selves ard have the power esiran aPaciy
You threaten spread the Wlmot provisp H. 10 pre-
vent South from carrying hther her property and
you should be able do that you threaten 10 pour in
there northern population, carrying with them Their invct
crate proudces against the institutions U! the South, and
~ exclude slaves thererom forever.
had intended TO reason with the North, and TO ask them
TO come forward let argue the question together