The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-04-25

sition. have given my own opinion OF the mat
ter, and believe it. have no doubt of it. We
are destined TO defeat. We may contest the mat
ter little longer, but the end is neither distant
nor doubtful Gentlemen Of the South, you have
us in your power. All ask is, as have said
before that, after you have laid US out cold, you
will not point US out as having been bought dog
cheep.
Mr.. Clay. There is no destiny of defeat on
the part of the North but there is destiny Of
triumph on the part of the Union Of these States
and that triumph in behalf Of the Union Of these
States will be the defeat Of your ultra Abolition
lists And sir, the gentleman need not hatter
himself with the hope that when gentlemen re-
turn to their constituents, they will find 1t to be
much warmer than it has been. No man here
from a free State will feel any apprehensions from
any menace Of that kind. | know something of
the political history Of this country. have been
in a time quite as perilons quite as agitating,
quite as alarming as it is now, and that was before
the famous Missouri question was settled by a
majority Of only six votes in the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes. Then, as now men who wished to de-
feat the adjustment and compromise of this great
question were predicting that the Representatives
Of the North, who had assisted in making this
adjustment, would go home and find that their
effigies had been burnt, and would meet with a
very warm reception. What was the fact, sir !
Why, more exultaton, more joy, and more glad
ness, were not manifested by the people OF the
United States upon the annunciatiou OF peace
with Great Britain, that was concluded at Client,
than that which animated them upon the compro-
mise Of that question. And such, ! predict, Will
be the consequence now IL will be a triumph,
not of the South over the North or of the North
over the South but of the patriotism OF the Union
of the best interests of mankind and OF the world
over faction-yes, over the ultra Aboitionists. |
A. tka Sail avg
of the North and, in regard to slaves going into
these Territories they are not more opposed to
the measure than should be to favoring it by any
positive action of mine. But what they appre-
bend is that their food their aliment for agitation
will be cut off and they be left to cry in the midst OF
the wilderness, without being heard and without
sympathy That will be the result OF such COM
promise as believe il is within the power OF this
Congress to effect.
Mr.. MaDgum. Some question has been raised
by the Senator from New Hampshire, or, rather,
some objection made in regard to the phraseology
Of the amendment proposed by the Senator from
Kentucky. to wit: "That the Senate does not
deem it necessary to instruct the committee" The
modification that propose--for | cannot offer 1t
in the shape of amendment, there being an amend
ment to an amendment already pending-is that
it shall read thus: " The Senate does not deem it
necessary and therefore declines to instruct the
committee
Mr.. Clay accept the modification, sir
:. The t9nest;rn beinp nut upon the amendment
as modified, the yeas ana nays were taken, and
resulted as follows
YEAs-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Bell, Bor-
land, Butler, Clay, Cass, Clemens, Davis of Mis-
sissipp Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas,
Downs, Foote, Hunter, Jones, King Mangum,
Mason Morton, Pearce, Rusk, Sebastian, Soule
Spruance Sturgeon, Turney Underwood and
Yulee-29
NAYS essrs Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury,
Bright, Chase, Clarke, Corwin, Davis of Massa-
chusetts, Dayton, Dodge of Wisconsin, Fetch,
Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Miller, Norris, Phelps,
Seward, Shields Smith, Walker, and Whit
comb-22.
So the amendment to the amendment was
adopted
THE minority lost three more on this vote
Douglas of Illinois, Jones and Dodge of Wiscon-
sim Mr.. Webster was not present.
Mr.. Clay intended his amendment as gag
or, as he avowed, to make all further amendments
out of order IL will be seen that he was COM
pletey foiled the Vice President deciding that
any member might offer additional instructions,
&c.
The amendment of Mr. Benton, as amended by
Mr.. Hay was then adopted.
Mr. Hamlin moved to except from referring so
much of the resolutions of the Senator from Ken
lucky as related to California. Points Of order
were raised, and at first the Chair seemed in
clined to rule the motion out of order and
while discussing the questions of order Mr.. Cass
took occasion to speak warmly in support of the
scheme of a committee and Of compromise.
Mr. Hamlin sustained his proposed amendment.
There are certain resolutions to accompany this
resolution of the Senator from Mississippi to the
select committee My amendment is simply to
prevent part of these resolutions from going to
that committee leaving the rest of the resou-
tons to 90 to it. The other amendment was that
the whole of the resolutions should GO but that
they should not act upon them. think there is
difference in the two propositions. proposed
to keep from that committee certain portion of
the resolutions proposed to be submitted by the
Senator from Mississippi The amendment of
fered by the Senator from Missouri did not pro-
pose to withhold any of the resolutions, but to
instruct the committee how to act after they had
got there
The Vice President. The Chair reads the first
amendment in the following words:
"But nothing in this resolution shall be con-
strued to authorize the said committee 10 take
into consideration anything which relates to the
admission of California as State into the Union"
reference so much of the same as relates to the
admission of California as a State. The only
difference is that in the one case they are pro-
posed TO be referred to the committee with in
sructions, and in the other without The Chair
thinks it is proper question for the Senate to
decide
Mr. Benton Then | understand that the
amendment is pending and | offer as an amend
ment to the amendment the fourteen points of in
struction and shall ask the vote of the Senate
and the yeas and nays upon each of these four
teen points and | will see whether or not the
previous question is in force here yet
The Vice President The Senator from Mis-
souri, moves to amend the amendment by adding
thereto the following
/. With instructions that in any bill, scheme,
or other measure or measures they may report,
they shall not connect the admission Of the State
of California with any other proposed legislation
which shall require the assent of any other State
to its completion.
. That they shall not connect the admission of
the State of California with any measure which
is connected with question of boundary or other
controversy with any other State,
3. That they shall not connect the admission of
the State of California with any other measure of
less dignity than the reception and admission Of
n sovereign State to be a new and entire member
of this Union
4. That they shall not make California party
to, or in any way include or connect her with, any
provision in the nature or intent Of compact re-
lating to slavery, or to any slave State or slave
Territory, other than the compacts of the Consti-
tuition
5. That they shall not make California party
to, or in any way include or connect her with, any
provision in the nature or intent of compact of
any description, other than the compacts Of the
Constitution, and those compacts relating to the
domain which have been heretofore required of
new States formed out Of the territory of the
United States
g. That they shall not report any measure pro-
posing any alteration in the boundaries of the