The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-05-29

Mr.. Clay. Mr.. President. hare hsen
Cor the purpose Of making same statements
and an additional exposition relative 70
ihe report Of committee. of their proceed
ings. and of their action upon ihe impor-
tant subjects before you. When The re-
port OF the committee was presented 10 the
Senate last week rafi5us members or lhs
committee rose and slated that parts OF
that report had not met with their con-
cuuence. Mr. President. il might hare
been stated with perfect truth that no one
member Of the committee concured IN al
that was done or omitted 10 be done.-
There was, however. . majority upon
most Of The subjects. indeed upon all Of
The subjects. which have been reported by
The committee 10 The Senate. Each Sc
naior. perhaps. il Ieh 10 himself separate
~. would have presented the various mat
tiers which have been reported 10 the Se-
nate in different form from that in which
they now present themselves. | was
myself upon one occasion in a minority.
I have not been discouraged. MIR Presi.
dent. in The smallest degree. by the dif-
ferences which existed either in the com.
miliee or which were manifested in the
Senate when the report was presented.
Gentlemen who did not agree exactly as 10
what was done will, no doubt, in the
progress OF The measure. endesvor 10 make
il conformable TO their wishes. lit should
moi be so modified. indulge with conf.
dence the hope iha, no one of them 10 80
irrevocably committed against the measure
as 10 induce him upon the question Of MS
final passage TO vote against il. lam no
authorized TO say. and | do not mean 10
say. that there viii be an affirmative vote
oI every member Of the Senate who was
upon the committee in favor Of the mea.
sure upon the final passage of The bill; bul
mean 10 say thar indulge hope that,
whether all the notifications which were
desired by various members Of the com
miilee may OF may not obtain. 6nall,
there win be not only mere majority o
ihe committee voting in favor Of The mea
sure-and greatly hope they will vo,,
for il unanimoudy-bss trust that il wiz
. leave this body with large majority Il
its favor. am not discouraged. | repeat
by any thing that has lranspired in th,
committee or The Senate, or in the ecountry
upon the subject OF this measure. ! hav,
believed from the first. and J yet firmly
believe, that if these unhappy subject,
, which have divided the country are 10 b
, , accommodated by an amicable adjustment
il must be upon such basis as that which
the eommiiiee has reported; and can lher,
!. be doubt IN the mind Of any honorabl,
Senator on the subject! Sir, | believ
that the crisis has arrived, and the fate O
: The measures which have been reported b,
the committee will IN my humbIe judg
meni, determine the fate Of the harmony
OF continued distraction Of this country
Entertaining this belief, ! cannot but in
dulge the hope that honorable Senators
who, upon the first hearing OF the report
might have seen some matters in il OBJ
: jectionable, according 10 their wishes an,
judgment, and the entire Senaie, after ful
consideration of The plan. and after a fai
! contrast between il and all the other pro
; posed plans. and all the other practicable
plans for the adjustment of these ques
: tions-whaiever expectations or hope
may have been announced elsewhere ou
!. Of This body, will ultimately give itagene
: raj concurrence.
But. sir, have risen as | announces
2 more particularly for the purpose Of enter
! ing into some further explanations Of tn
|. course OF The committee, and of throwin
. out some few observations in support Q
J, the measures which they have recon
: mended 10 the adoption by the Senate.
[Mr. Clay entered into the examination Of III
several matters included in the bills reported frol
,f the Committee. The following extract Of his n
J. marks is taken from the report Of the Republic
f The first point was the obligation o
il The part Of the Government Of the Unite
j. States. under the resolutions Of annexs
II lti0n Of Texas, to admit new States, nc
Il exceeding four in number, to be fQrme
J. out oi Texas, with the assent OF Texa'
r. On this point in the committee. there va
ic no difference Of opinion; but two Senator
10 while asserting 10 The obligation. reserve
,r 10 themselves The right Of deciding her
|. after, and at the lime when the admissit
d OF such Stale shall come before Congres
e whether, under the circumstances existir
A. at the time. they would vote for the adm
Ii sion Of that State. All the members
d the committee, however, recognised 4
in same construction TO be placed on 4
le resolutions Of annexation Of Texas.
le The next question before the commit
was the admission Of California, and u
was subject on which there was. mt
difficulty. Against the admission Of 7
,g- lifornia, there were various ob]ectio
,es urged in the committee. The first wi
er, that there was no evidence that there v
10 suficien. population there TO enil'le J
la. TO admission; and that, if she were adm
ted, she shpaAd be admitted with but