The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-12

10 10 alter bills nor IN their legal power or posses
sion 10 tack bills together which the Senate held sepa-
rate lis calendar 10 the order OF bills The
calendar TO put the hndmost BEFORE and the foremost
behind 70 coni9n incongruies and 70 congomsaie r.
committee has done and which, il point Of order
raised might subject their bundle OF bills 70 be ruled of
the docket Sir there is customs good natured one
in OF State legislatures, the last day
Of the session into sort OF legislative saturnalia "a
frolicsomeihing like barring out the nastern which
III 81 aa III
turned topsy turvy But then this is only done the
last day Of the session, prelude to general break
Is relieved by adjournment. which Immediately fol.
lows Such license this may be tolerated; for il is at
least innocent sporhe play Of those "chldren Of
larger growth which some poet, or philosopher, has
supposed men 10 be- And 1t seems to me that our com
miee has initiated this play without Is reason-takep
the license OF the saturnalia without s
stead of merry -andrew-and required US 10 worship
what II is our duty to kill
proceed to the destruction Of this monster. The Cali
In the United Statesthat California which is innocent
of all these 1t is made the scape goat and as this
is the first instance o American attempt to initiate
that ancient Jewish mode o expiang national sins,
will read how it done in Jerusalem, TO show how
exactly committee have initiated that ancient exaory
custom. read from an approved volume OF Jewish an
tqnities:
The goat being tied Ia the Of tho
the Temple, and his head bound with Ter cloth signify
head and Confessed over ali lie niaaes q the children
Of Israel and all heif in all thor SINS put
given the peson appointed lead him away, who ia
the early ages Of the led him into the desert and
turned him loose die but the sometimes escaped
from the desert the expation in such cases, was not con-
sideed complete and make sure q his death, the after
was, lead him to high rock about twelve miles
from Jerusalem, and push him Oft y backwards 70 prevent
his ampng the scarlet cloth being rst torn from his head
in token that the sins Of the peope We're taken away
This was the expation of the goat ancient
jerusalem innocent and helpless animal loaded with
sins which were not his own and made 70 die tor offences
xmh had aA GrSn
is innocent OF all the evils Of slavery in the United States
yet they all to be packed upon her back and herself
exso ae with
transgressons Of the Wilmot Provsoa double load in
itself, and enough. without further weight, TO bear down
California Utah and New Mexico are first piled on !;
and the given for il by the committee thus stated
in their authentic report:
The committee recommend the Senate the establish
men e he.s territorial and in order more
ia the bill for the admission OF California; and that, unod
toge.her they both be passed
This is the given in the report; and the first
thing that strikes me- reading it, is its entire incom
pabiliy with the reasons previously given for the same
senator from Kentucky [Mr CLAYl in favor of put
ting the Territories upon California for her good
for the good OF California herselfas the speedy way to
get her into the Union, and the safe way to do H. by pre-
venting an opposition to her admission which might
otherwise defeat i altogether This was his reason
then, and he thus delivered il to the Senate:
mission Of California, The shortest aud expeditions
way o attaining the desired object include her adj
lie made this statement because he was mpeled to do
from what had come his knowledge. IL her ad
mission separate measure be urged, opposition Is
may result ia the defeat Of any bill for her
admission.
These are the reasons which the then gave for
urging the conjunction Of the State and the Territories
quickest and safest Tor California her admission the
peme object and the conjunction of the Territories only
means OF helping her along and saving her. And un-
al ftc.a
know them 10 be, they still had the merit OF giving pref
where il due-to the superior-objsctio CAL
ilornia herselfa State, without being State OF the
Union, aId suffering all the ills OF that anomalous cond
lion. California then the superior object: the Ter
roes incidental figures and subordinate consider
sons, TO be made subservient TO her salvation Now
all this reversed The Territories take the superior
place They became the object: the State the incident
They take the hrstshe the second place And TO make
sure of their wearemake more cerian Of givnGgovern-
mens TO theminnueildo, such governments the CON-
mtee prescrbethe conjunction isnow proposed and en-
forced This is change OF position, with spond.
log change of Doubtless the senator from Ken
lucky has right change his position, and 10 change
his al the but be has right to ask
other senators to change with him. or to require them 10
believe of reasons, contradictory TO the
other II is my fortune TO believe in neither did no,
believe the first set when they delivered and time
has shown thar right Time hasdisposed Of the ar
gumen OF speed That has expired under the lapse
OF time Instead Of speedy, all know that
California has been deaye three mpnihs waiting Tor
this conjunction instead OF defeat il she remained single
before the committee raised, il the senator from Ken
lucky had remained his original ground, my side
aud every knows that the only danger 10 California
now comes IRON the companionshp into which she has
been forced. do not believe IN either set ol reasons
do not admit the territorial governments TO be objects o
superior interest 10 the admission of California admit
them To be objects OF interest, demanding attention,
and that this session. bat not at the expense oil Calfor
mia, ia preceence OF her, nor IN conjunction with
her, a condition tor her admission She has beeg
de AZ cd ong and is endangered by this attempt TO
couple with her the Territories with which she has no
connexon, and 10 involve her IN the Wil.not Proviso
question. iron which she is free. The senator from
Kentucky has done me the favor TO blame for this
delay. He may blame me again when he baholds the
catastrophe OF his attempted conluncons; but all man
kind will see that the delay - the resalt OF his own
abandonment OF the position which he originally took
with me- The other reasoa which the senator gave IN
his speech for the conjunction j. mol repeated IN the re-
portihe one which addressed itself TO nervous sys
tenn and menaced total defeat 10 California, u urged 10
bill BY herself. lie has not renewed that argument to
FEARS portentousy exhibited three months ago.;
aud may be supposed that that danger has passed BY
and that Congress is now free. But California IS not.
betiered by IT, but worsted Then only necessary
to her salvation that she should be Ione to the Ternlo.
rIes: said the speech Now she is joined TO Texas
aso and must be damned not strong enough 10 save
Texas, and Utah. and New Mexico, and herself into The
bargain
United together, the report says, the bs will be
passed together. That very well for the report II
was natural for to say But suppose they are re-
Icied together and ~ consequence OF being together
what u then the condition oil California; First, she has
been delayed three months, at great damage herself,
waiting the intrusive compromising Of tins incongruous
company Then she is sunk under ils weight Who.
then. n hlamothe nator fron tho