The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-09-07

por Of th~ proceedings in Coogrsss On ths
18th unt.no.
In the Sessie. the Till 10 make dona-
tons ,f lands 10 actual settlers was taken
up. and Mr.. Walker spoke At length in ita
support.
The bin WAS postponed until 70 morrow
The California bill WIS taken Up on ia
third reading
Mr.. Jefferson Davis. who had taken the
floor yesterday, addressed the Senate II
considerable length. lie stated his ID.
jections to the bin on several grounds.
Why, he asked. were Northern men
urging the admission Of California; It va,
not to promote their manufactures. fo'
California would h. free trade. |. was moi
to preserve political power. bscauss the
Nerth had = majority already. The onl,
purpose was. therefore. TO commit an AZ
gression upon the South. II there wa.
now danger to the Union. il was bccxux.
the North had acted unjus,ly to the South
and this was the healing me- .urc tina,
was proposed. The circumstances Of the
South were met with indifference or con.
tempt
This was constitutional union-anc
those who attempted to overthrow the con
stitu,iop were the real disuoionists W.
stand on the verge Of IN act that will form
an era IN our history. Al a moment o
unparalleled excitement. we a,e n out Il
do an act that will overthrow the balanc,
Of power. The consequences could bt
io,eseen.
For his own part, he felt obliged to re
sist the measure rs one pregnant with con.
sequences fatal To the Union. He WAS in
structed by the Legislature Of his State Il
oppose ,bis bill. and he considered it al
txntamount to the Wilmot proviso, and in
II form more objectionable. he gave hi,
solemn warning against the contamination
of this act he used no menace, but he
warned the majority not to look to the
South as a field where victories were to
be won withou, cost.
Mr.. Clemens gave a summary OF his oh.
jcctions To the bill--,hc iniarmality Of
the precedence, DC. Whatever his State
would do he would do. tie would obey
her commands States were not subjects
of the action uf this Government This
Government could not, it it tried. suhiue
one state. but they would have the whole
fourteen agaios, them before long.
Mr.. Houston indicated his vote in sup.
port of the bill
Mr.. I,arnwell replied To some portion oil
VIZ. IIouston's remarks. and indicated the
Nashville Convention.
After some further conversation the bill
was passed yeas ~. nays Is, as follows
NeN-M rssrs Baldwin. Bell, Bcnto,
Bradbury, fright, tass, chase. Cooper
Davis OF Massachusetts, Dickinson. Dodge
OF Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa. Douglas
Ewing, ielch. Greene, Hale, llamln
not SrO\, Jones, Miller, Norris Phelps
Seward. Shields, Smith. Spruancc. Stur
geon, Underwood. tpham. Wales. Walker
Winthrop. Whi,comb "a.
\Ns,-Mes,rs Atkinson, Darnwcll
Brrrien, Butler. Clemens, Davis Of Mis-
,issipp, Dawson. footc Hunter, King
Morton, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian. 5oule
rurney. \ulcc is.
Mr. Butler, from portion Of the minor
i,y, asked leave to offer a protest to NOR
row, to he entered on the Journals.
Mr. Douglas moved to take ny the bill
10 es'a'''n 'he 'e''''"f' "' New "eAco
" WIS ''"o u second Time ana p"stp""e'
III 'o'n'o''""'
on" ''''"'A, "e,c "'""' y, var oo'e
VIZ. Butler aud others. on the order o
'"''e'"s W. "o'e s'"" .''e VII eo"''
~, passed IN TWO h'"fs, mere WAS 10
"ScN '" w any more "'"a'e'
W. """er sa'' n' M" ''''f"o'" 10 u's
'"c ,'s'',,' S'a'' '''' A.
'"e "'i 'esP''"'R "" "eA'" WAS IL
ken up an" P"S'Po'"a u" "'"'o'fow'
Ne senate "''h ADJOURNED
Dxpirias Struggle 4 ths osaprsoies
We proceed 10 lay before our readers a
full an abstract of the voting in the S-nat,
IN Wedc"sda. last. as our space will PIT
mt It's matter IN which all arr inter
es'ed and will be source OF gra''Hes alto
I" every true Southern" man, A. he notice
what frmncss and Devotion TIE friends "
the >"af'' 'nnn'''"ssed throughout th' e"''r
struggle 1t was io"s session not c'"s'"'
u1''l o'clock =. y. rive tunes Mas N"
ton madc t." postpone indefinitely 'h- h''l
nnd ~ Often b, yeas ami NAYS rejected
~'s times was motion to adi"nfn 'eJset'
by yeas and NAYS. The result was The s'",
pie pss-ag" t" the third reading at b''
providing Tor territorial government 10
the territory OF , tab The honor an
lights of the south have been maintained
AZ" we ""''i" express he nope VIII IN maj"
m'nrd To me last extremity; T.
The hill being taken up, the Ieping qucs