The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-19

that they have 10 submit TO the terrible calamity OF the
admission OF State having constitution excluding sla
very Well what is to be obtained by the compromise
for that which they dare not openly pretend to be
an injury to them' Why. two territorial governments
are to be Organized in which there shall be such pro-
hbiiiona Well. what is the intention Of thati II is
that slavery shall find its way into those Territories so
that when they here and ask admission as States,
they shall come with sayeholdng institutions already
Organized and may come in as slave States.
Now this is the true state OF the case We had better
look at il as il is We had better not pretend 70 be more
virtuous and patriotic than we really are ihs Is my
the Senate Well sir, tell gentlemen from the slave.
holding States that they will heat US The North will
be beaten, as she always has been only ask now ,nal
when we are fairly beaten down, you OF the South
will not do as distinguished member OF the other
house from Virginia once didtha yon will not point a.
u.s. and tell US thai You bought as dog cheap ihat
all have sort of doubt at all that the North IS des
tined to defeat upon this subject OF slavery You will
triumph. Slavery viii plant its foot upon the neck Of
freedom And The reason why think 50 IS y, hat she AZ
OF The North have new edition OF geography printed Tor
their schools, by whca their children may learn
that there is little piece OF the United States which lies
north Of SO deg. 80 min and Mason and Dixon's line
They do not know that yet They beginning To wake
up 70 knowledge Of the fact They are beginning TO
find il out.
will close with the expression Of one opinion; and
that is this that the northern men who instrumental
permitting the defeat which we are destined to suffer-
aey a hotter han
it ever was before They will find that it is unfavorabe
for who have been accustomed TO cold climate and
who come back after they have been parties 70 such
surrender .
Now sir, these are my opinions. | agree fully with
the honorable from Illinois, Mr. DoUGLAs, and
ority shall submit whatever God in his providence
and the party in its power shall t TO bring upon us
[Laughterl shall resist il as long as cam constliu-
ionay, fairly and decorousy but will say so far as
humble individual is concerned that shall make no
factious opposition | have given my opinion. be-
believe-ndeed have no doubttha we are destined TO
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neither distant doubtful Gentlemen OF the South,
you have u.s. All ask is, as said before, that alter
you have laid us out cold, you will not point at u.s.
MI. CLAY Mr. President, there is no one destined
defeat, and destined to triumph in any part OF
the Union. The only triumph on the part OF all the
States will be in the defeat OF those ultra abolilonss
who are-[The remainder Of this sentence was lost N
consequence OF demonstrations in the galleries, immeIi-
ately checked by the Char-REp
Now, sir, the senator may naier himself with the
hope that when return TO constituents The eli
mate will be found TO be much warmer than 1t has
been formerly No senator or representative here from
know something OF the history OF this matter.
have time quite as hot as perous, as agitang,
as alarming this isihat at the period of the ia
nous Missouri question. Il was settled by MAORI
" OF only six votes in the House OF Representa-
tives and then, as now, men who wished 10 de-
feat me and Of that
cipated in the compromise, when they went home,
would have their etiges burned. and would sink
into tnelT graves. tHett WAS not
rejoicing, delight more joy manifested BY The people
on the occasion OF the news OF the conclusion OF the
peace between Great Britain and this country. than there
OF felicity and congratulaon at the compromise oil
this question And such, predict, will be the conse.
quence in the present case 1t will be rumph-not oil
the South the North, nor OF the North over the
Southbu of patriotism, OF union OF the best interests
of mankind and Of the world the fanatcism OF the
ultra aboiionsts. discriminate between them and the
free sellers of the North for, sir upon the point OF
slavery going into the States they not OPP
nogpd IN than and bV of mine shall such
result be formed. What the ultra aboitonists
apprehend in the settlement Of these questions is that by
the cessation OF agitation they will be left without the
means OF rendering themselves important.
And now, sir, will the senator who stands before me
Mr.. HALEl permit me to ask him question or two
How, does he venture to put himself upon the opinion
outside of the house, to prove that the opposition 10 the
admission OF Cafornia is based on the exclusion OF
slavery when senators arise here on all sidesarse
their behalf and in behalf of their constituens-and
assert that there is such motive And the honorable
persists in his statements. wish to ask HIM two
quesons Is he not in favor OF the Wilmot Proviso
forna and the territorial bills because he fears that il
they united he cannot carry out his favorte Proviso
scheme put these questions to him.
Mr. F00fE | simply rise to appeal 10 senators, and
especially those who in favor of this resolution, 10
abstain from any further debate
Several SENATORS That is right.
Mr. MANGUM. / rise TO present amendment,
which hope the senator from Kentucky Mr. CLAY will
Mr. CLAY. Read the amendment.
offer II an amendment, unless the honorable senator
from Kentucky accepts IT, believe his is amendment
TO an amendments il not
Mr. CLAY. Il is So State your amendment, and 4
will accept il. ii can.
Mr. MANGUM. As some objection has been made
by the honorable senator from New Hampshire Mr.
HALE] TO the amendment OF the from Kentucky
Mr. CLAY1 the ground THAI il simply asserts that the
Senate do not deem II necessary to give any instructions
10 the committee and that they may change their opn
ion wish the amendment 10 be modified in this way
Tha the Senate does not deem 1t necessary, and there
fore declines"
Mr. CLAY. / accept that. never 60 &, ao,,ing the
as or crossing the Is
The question being then taken upon Mr.. CLAY's
amendment, modified, 10 the amendment OF Mr. Ben
TOM decided in the affirmative by yeas 49, nays "a
as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Bell, Borland, Butler
Dodge Of Iowa, Donglas Downs, Fooie, Hunter Jones
King, Mangum, Mason Morton, Pesrce kusk, Sebas
Soule sPrnance, Sturgeon, Turney, Underwood and
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NAYs-NIessr.. Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury, Bright
Chase, Clarke, Corwn, Davis Of Massachusets Dayton
Dodge OF Wisconsin, Frlch, Greene, Hale, Hanln Miller
Norris, Phelps, seward, Shields Smith, Walker, and Whit
comb-2l
Mr. HAMLIN desired the original motion read, as
made by the senator from Mississippi.
The VICE PRESIDENT The motion was TO refer
the resolution to a select committee OF thirteen.
Mr. HAMLlN | want TO amend that motion, and
therefore want il read that may get at il in the pre-
else form, and know how 10 point my amendment
The motion oil the senator from bissi sipi was read
Mr. HAMLlN. / propose to insert alter the word
Clay" as follows except so much as relates TO the
admission of California as a State" take II, sir
Mr. TURNEY | rise TO a point OF order. under
stand that there is question before the Senate The