The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-06-13
NO. $50.
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JUNE :.
Mr.. Phelps Of Missouri advocated the admis-
sion of California, whether in separate or con-
Joint measure
with favoring the Presidents plan.
Mr. Phelps said he did not-nor could be say
whether he would favor the Senate plan, till he
knew what it was. But, be would vote for the
admission of California.
Mr. McMulen said, disguise il as you may.
the people win take this view of the question :
those who vote for California, in advance of a
settlement of the other questions might as well
face the music and gallop to the tune of the Will
mot Provso at once for the result will be, New
Mexico and Utah will follow the example Of CAL
ifornia, and come in with slavery prohibition.
Wherever the American flag goes, a man has a
right to transfer his property. Do the North act
like honest men in endeavoring to appropriate all
to themselves2 No; but like thieves.
Mr.. Allen Of Massachusetts, said that the de-
bates would be the means Of doing good to the
country at large. IL had been shown in the dis
cussiops that, far from securing the blessings
of liberty one of the purposes for which the
Constitution of the United States was framed,
something far different Is sought. IL had eeen
shown that liberty, 80 far from being supreme In
the Government, holds subordinate rank ne
then entered upon history, to demonstrate That
change come over the Constitution Of the coun-
trv but a great idea enforced of establishing sla-
very ss the paramount duty of this Government,
and to extend and perpetuate it forever. In the
course of his remarks, he spoke OF the straight
forwardness of the Free-Soilers. They had no
d;snos;tion TO dodge the Wilmot Proviso; they
act ont their purposes here and elsewhere, and
openly and fearlessly tell what they viii do
1--WE wiiiD he said, 'surely put stop to the en-
croachments of the slave power, break the oands
Of oppression, and let the oppressed go free, ana
secure freedom, not in name, but In 1act MOI W
the high, but to the low"
Mr. Thurman Of New York was not siekly
sentimentalist-he did not believe slavery sin
but it was a political evil, and he wonld keep it
out of the Territories He was in favor of the
admission of California as separate measure
In the evening, Mr.. Hamilton Of Maryland,
Mr.. Butler of Pennsylvania, and Mr.. MCQUEEN
of South Carolina, each occupied an hour on the
same subject;
And the House then adjourned till Monday
morning at 10 O'Clock
JUNE 10.
Mr.. Bowdon of Alabama spoke against the
compromise of the Senate against the Presidents
plan, and went for partition of territory between
North and South.
Mr.. Gentry of Tennessee attributed all our
dlthcultleS 10 the VI lcAdS anu tue
war with Mexico He was uncommitted as to
any particular measure. The Senate's compro-
mise ne did SSS approve Of, but he soss.;sssd the
Presidents plan. IL was not in the power of the
House, even if sustained by the President and
his Cabinet, to destroy the Union, which was safe
in the hands of the People.
Mr. McClernand of Illinois spoke of Mr.. Will
mot as the source of the present discord He adj
vocated the admission Of California, and the es-
Enlistment of the Governments of Utah and New
Mexico, as measures to be incorporated in one
bill He was for peace.
Mr. Woodward of South Carolina protested
against the admission of California as State.
MIR Stanton of Tennessee said California had
no right to claim admission rs State; and as to
Texas, he would sooner pay her for keeping her
territory, than parting with any portion of it.
MIR. Kaufman said Texas would never give up
one inch of her territory below "a degrees--that
for what she surrendered she would never take
less than twelve millions Of dollars = that she
would then demand the organization Of four
States in her territory below "a degrees, and that
Government for New Mexico above that line be
organized without the Proviso.
Speeches were subsequently delivered by Mr.
Stevens of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Wellborn of Geor-
gia, Mr.. Harris of Alabama, and Mr.. Thompson
of Pennsylvania; after which, the House adj
journed