The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-03-14

,ooyi,tion to friend, that there wa
an, scheme ON foot for the injury of tn,
nth AS the Senator to whom he bad ala
i had sort of family interest in the ad
;..ion of California. He thought himsel
.fifcd in the supposiiion that some prop
i,ion was on foot TO drag the Californii
,atnrs IN hv the ears. ns il were. II,
-. proceeding with some allusion to Nr
,,mont ~ tho sou,in.law of VIZ. Benton
Ern Mr. Dodge Of Iowa called him {,
ficr
VIZ Benton turning to Mr Dodge, said
beg Of You to let him go ON.
The Wee President directed Nr. Foot t,
he hi. seat.
Nh Dodge said. he had called Nr. Foot,
order. hecau,c he had denounced ia,
opu.tion to admit California n n scheme
or ore he approved of it, would vote toi
and called upon the chair to protect the
lends ol the measure from an dispersion ci
r motives.
Nr. Foot disclaimci any intention Of
,muauug the motives of the friend. Of the
+a.nre. and then proceeded with some re-.
nrk- To show that be- was friend Of Cal.
,lia. bat he must say that the admission
California. n she now present., herself
rr. would inevitably dissolve the | mon.
,r that reason he could not vote for the
i mission. lie next explained, and ad,o.
Rlrd, hi, proposition, for select commit.
of fifteen. seven from each section. and
y fifteen 10 be- selected in any WAY the
hnatc may designate. 10 whom shall be- rc.
r. red all the questions now agitating the
[ h1iau.
ii W. { lay said there WAS nothing novel
the superstition that he was ia favor Of
B, admission of California into the Mon
H. senator from Mississippi had charged
|m with Inconsistency, ia having. ~ hc a.
|itcd. changed la, course upon rcrtalu
c,lion II disposed to retaliatc upon that
tnator he might say that upon bis own
>nicssion he had himself been Inconsistent.
wing changed hi- opinion upon t'r same
khlcc, He had Just said that year ago.
hen California had no constitution. he was
favor Of admission into the mon.
bcrcas, now he opposed the sauc meas.
when she appeared here with con.ii-
lion, in the same manner that Florida.
buisiana, aud other States had presented
Acm,ckos.
VIZ. Foote iHtcrposing, said be was not
opposed to the admission Of California, but
the mode IN which it is proposed To be
eompished.
Mr. Turney desired Mr. Clay to say
,cthcr Louisiana had not had a territorial
Ncrnment prior to her admission into the
Dioni
IN Clay replied in the negative. She
b a local government under the law, oi
tNico. hu' prior to her admission no ac-
D. had been taken ht Congress, with "a
Nv to the formation T., the people, of a
restitution or any thing Of the kind The
rator from Mississippi had made % sort
an omiuau, speech. u which he bad iu-
duccd IA sort, of thing, and passengers
cudeayorcd To- draw hm tNr Claw IN
oug them lie wa, obliged. therefore.
rrply to one or two of h.. remarks, The
hator had asserted that h" Mr.. Claw ob.
''u l." l'it''"'' j" we NtiH'I''' CUM
Faetcc heeanse thH' ''nm'''ee Wa rgmp"'
I'D of men holding certain ,irWs. H. de-
ri ANY such motive. He did mot know
uan's. of t'r senators composing That
lnn''r'' an' had n" knowledge " h"'r''r
,hclr sentiments VAN Tire 'Nr' l'''n 'h''
pact seen il stated '' some "' th' ncW''
.~, that IT. chairman ".~ W iA'or "' t",
.hile,iou OF IaIi'"ruia. ! hr N''"''r had
pnl2ed hiu ai-' Niin m inconsistency $40
ERa' that i,r could not i;ud language To-