The North-Carolina standard., 1850-06-12


c0NGREss-lilE s pIusTMENT.r
The Senate began % vofe. % Wednesday last, on
the various sinendments proposed to the Commit-
tees plan Of $ Adjustment the Slavery question:
The first vote was npon The following amendment
offered by Mr.. Chase, Of Ohio:
Psouided further, That nothing herein contained
shall be construed authorizing permitting the in
PRODUCTION of slavery, the holding of persons pro-
perry. within the said Territories.
This was rejected, yeas IS, nays 30. The ques-
tion then REQUIRED upon the following amendment,
submitted by Mr.. Davis, Of Mississippi:
Strike out the words sin respect to- in the 9th line
10th section and insert to introduce or exclude and
after the word Slavery" in the same line insert:
Provided That nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued prevent said territorial legislature from passing
such laws may be for the protection of the
Of property of every kind which may have been.
may be hereafter, confomaby to the constitution and
laws Of the United States held introduced into said
Territory. ...-..
This was fair proposition, and ought to have
passed, but it rejected by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger Bell, Berrien, But
ler Clay, Clemens, Davis of Mississippi Dawson, Dick
inson Downs, Foote, Houston, Hunter, King Mangum,
Mason, Morton, Pearce, Pratt Rusk Sebastian Soue,
Turney, and Underwood-25.
NArs-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury, Bright,
Cass, Chase, Clarke Cooper Corwin, Davis of Massa-
chusetts Dayton Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa,
Douglas Fclch Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Jones, Miller,
Norris, Seward, Shields, Smith, Spruance Sturgeon,
Upham alker, Webster and Whitcomb-3O.
Mr.. Seward then moved to amend the bill by add
ing proviso that neither Slavery nor involuntary
servtude, except upon conviction for crime shall be
permitted in said Territories. The question was
taken, and this-the Wilmot Proyiso-was rejected
by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs Baldwin, Bradbury, Bright, Chase
Clarke, Cooper Corwin Davis of Massachusetts, Day
ton, Dodge of Wisconsin, Douglas, Felch, Greene Hale
Hamln, Miller Norris Seward Shields, Smith, Upham
Walker and Whitcomb-23.
NArs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger. Bell, Benton, Ber
ricn. Butler, Cass Clay, Clemens, Davis Of Mississippi
Houston, Hunter, Jones, King, Mangum, Mason, Nor
ton, Pearce, Pratt Rusk, Sebastian, Soue, Spruance
Sturgeon, Turney, Underwood, Webster, and Yuee-3s
Mr.. Berrien then moved to amend the bill as tt
provide that the Territorial governments should Meth
er 6 establish - prohibit - Slavery and sh
motion prevailed by the following vote:
| YEAs-Messrs. Atchison Badger, Bell, Berrien, Bor
land, Butler, Clay Clemens Davis of Mississippi, Daw
son, Dickinson, Downs Foote Houston Hunter, Jones
King, Mangum, Mason, Morton, Pearce. Pratt, Rusk
Sebastian Soale Spruance, Sturgeon Turney Webste,
and Yulec-SO.
| NAxs-Messrs Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury. Bright
Cass, Chase, Clarke Cooper, Corwin, Davis of Massa
chusetts, Dayton Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa
Douglass Felch Greene Hale, Hamlin, Miller, Norris
Seward Shields, Smith, Underwood, Upham, Walker
and Whitcomb-27.
| Mr.. Yulee moved an amendment in the following
words, to wit: And the Constitution and laws O
the United States are hereby extended over and de
clared 10 be in force in said Territory, far tn
same, any provisions thereof may be applicable
This prevailed by the following vote:
Al D-n DBL
Ter, Cass Clay, Clemens, Davis of Mississippi Dawson
Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas Downs, Foote
Houston, Hunter, King Mangum, Mason, Morton, Pratt
Rusk Sebastian, Soule, Spruance, Sturgeon, Turney
Yulec-3O.
NAYs-Messrs Badger Baldwin, Benton, Bright
Chase Clarke; Cooper, Davis Of Massachusetts, Dayton
Dodge of Wisconsin, Felch Greene, Hamlin, Jones
Miller Norris Seward, Shields, Smith, Underwood Up
ham, Walker, Webster. Whitcomb-24.
Mr.. Soule has introduced provision extending tn
Missouri line to the Pacific, and creating Terrific
rial government for California south Of that line tn
State of California to be admitted north of that line
This provision has not yet been put to the vote
1t will. in all probability, be rejected.
| On Friday Mr.. Clemens offered amendmen
reserving to Texas all the territory claimed for he
by her Congress Of 1886, and recognizing her righ
to the same; which amendment, after cons,derabl.
discussion, was voted down, yeas IL, nays 81.
The Senate is thus fairly under way in voting upor
the plan Of 'Adjustment, :" and the probability is
that the measure, whole, will be finally tested
in that body in the course of week or two.
The California question is also under discussion
in the House, and number of members have spoken
upon it. Mr.. Venable's remarks shall appear in our
paper in full, as soon we receive them in cor
| rected form.