Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1850-03-20
Correspondence Of Chars. Eve. News.
W.suISGroy. March I3. 1850


In the Senate. motion was made by
Mr.. FUote to take up the Compromise
resolutions heretofore submitted by Mr..
Bell, with view 10 their reference To 81
select committee of lhiuec1 Senator'S, six
from The Moth aud six from the South,
and the twelve 10 chose the thirtee nlh.l
Mr.. Baldwin .nppo5cd the mullnn. on
the ground that pending The consideration
sf the questieS~af admitting California. it
would be wrong TO refer The subject 10 any
committee.
MIR. Hale also opposed the mo,inn to
take up The resolutions. a. few days agu
The Senator had stated that this motion
was made after consultation with many
IF the leading members of the Senate.
Now if the leaders Of The Scnae were to
axe the matter inlo ,heir,o~n hands, and
cave nothing for Others 10 do, he was OPP
posed TO The motion. lie had seen il stated
ha, the Compromise Committee WAS To
,e as fnllows: Nessrs. Clay, Webster,
Phelps, Cooper, C"ss, Dckenson, Dodge,
Mason. Sonle, Bell Butler. Mangam and
serrien. By this he supposed that these
en,lemen were considered Us The leaders
# the Senate.
Mr.. Foo,e sail lie had moi consulted
rith any one as 10 iic names nI the per.
ans who should fprm The Committee.
lie was indifferent on that point, because
e knew that whoever might be selected,
fair committee could be chosen.
After further discussion, Of conversations
character, bv vote of ? 10 % were
ken up. Mr. Foo,e then moved their
.(erence to Select Committee Of 'rhir.
Zen to devote themselves to The al u,l.
.ent of a plan Of settlement o. all !he
mnicling questions growing oul Of liic
'hjecl Of slavery.
The Vice President suggested that a
,rt Of the motion conilicrcJ with that
lie of the Senate which requires that all
nlmiltees shall he chosen by. ballot.
MIR. Clay hoped the motion would be 50
r.odi6ed, Tor as il then Stood it would have
,e effect Of limiting the power of CHOICE
10 a particular section Of the country;
and he should be snrry if This. orany other
committee Of The Senate were open TO the
charge Of having sectional aspect. For
himself. he had never bceu consulteaby any
oueras to the TpefsiiIs who were 10 coissi.
,uie The Committee. With regard 10 rlha,
itself, he was willing tosSotes
for any plan which promised an adjust.
mcnt of The vexed question. Al, the same
,ime be must say hat he was not as SAT-.
.uine as others as to the results which that:
Committee would bring into the Senate.
Mr.. Butler snid he did not wish his vote
to he misunderstood. for, although he oh
jec.ed TO the appointment of Committee
now. he would notopposc it finally. II
The Committee were TO he now organized,
all the various resolutions would be re-
lerred to il.
Mr.. Foo,e explained that his motion.
was confined to the resolutions of Mr.. Bell.
Mr.. Butler said, If the Commillce were
raised other resolutions would no doubi he
referred to it, and ii wasvery probable Ihat
Mr., Hale would also move 10 instruct the
Committee on The subject of the Wilmol
Pfoviso.
MIR. Foo,e said he thought nc man Of
sense would send the Wlmot proviso To n
Compromise Committee as instruction.
Mr.. Butler said he did no, know how far
tho term of "seuse" would be applicable,
but he believed such motion would be
made. 81
The further consideration of the subject
was then postponed Till morrow.
In the House, after some discussion. a
resolution was adopted, authorizing The