New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-22

sfrsid this act Of the President was anotherof sew
eral acts calculated 70 lead 70 the suspicion, that
the policy Of the administration is rather a0tite
publican.
Mr. WEBSTER thought the remark gra'utous
and unroarded: he believ ed the Presdentdesyned
TO execute the law honestly fairly and firmly. He
knew of nothing in bis hfe or acts 10 lead 10 the
suggestion that the President was not rs good
Republican as the rest OF them.
Mr. CLAY looked upon the movement rs alto
gether pre- mature and did not design 70 enter INTO
It's discussion. He hoped that the Senate would
not have their attention turned from the admission
Of California by any expedition fitted out IN the
South against Cuba. He moved that the resolution
be laid on the table, for the purpose OF taking up
the special order, which was agreed to.
The Senate then resumed the consideration OF
the Omnibus bill, and Mr.. Soue addressed the
Senate in support Of the amendment submitted by
jefferson Davis against the proposed compromise
scheme. After a general reference to the former
questions pending between the North and South.
he submitted some remarks on the Texas boun
dairy question, and objected TO the provision OF
the bill which cut of two and a half degrees
which, by the compact with Texas, fell u the
slavehodng territory. The fugitive slave bill had
come back brrdened with restrictions the qnes
ton referred to the District of Columbia was
embarrassed with provisions which gave up all
the rights which the South had claimed, and freed
all slaves who were brought into the District and
prevented a citizen from getting slave. The next
proposition was the admission of California, includ
ing in her boundaries all the territory acquired from
Mexico adapted to slave cultivation before COM
hitting himself to this vote he desired to consider
the nature and extent Of the compensation given to
the South in the establishment OF Territorial Gov.
ernments. Reading the tenth section OF the bill
which prohibits the Territorial Legislatures from
passing any law in relation to Slavery, he asked,
what " as this compensation Nothing more than
the statH quo Of Mexican law-the statu ono OF
Mexican law with a vengeance First, the Report
declared that Slavery does not exist by Mexican
law and next the billiprevented the Legislature
from even recognizing Slavery. Mr,Dayis' amend
ment did not surrender the doctrine OF non-in-
reference il merely protected rights which belong
to citizens of the Territory under the Constitution.
The tenth section was counterpart OF the second
resolution submitted by Mr.. Clay, which was met
with such a burst of Indignation and alarm. The
BILL instead Of leaving the question OF the exist
ence Of Slavery in Mexico TO be determined pro-
hibited the Territorial Legislature from passing
any law on the subject, and gave to Congress the
power of voting any Territorial law He also con
sdered the question of the existence OF Slayeryin
New Mexico. He admitted that a Constitutional
Congress in Mexico in 1894 abolished the Slave
Trade The measure was considered by Mexicans
as belonging to that class OF legislation which Is
called organic. IL was considered by the Mexican
authorities that the Mexican law was superseded
by American law; thus a law prohibiting burial
rights to Protestants, was abolished and super
coded by American Law. But the'e was another
kind Of Slavery in Mezico-pe onage-an1, if the
Mexican law prohibiting African Slavery prevailed,
then the law establishing Peon Slavery also pre-
vailed Ii would follow that an American citizen
might become slave to Mezicans. Vermont
established the same kind of Slavery by the first
section Of her Constitution Il existed as insG-
tuton in Mexico, but he maintained that he did not
himself approve H. Mr.. SoULE closed bis remarks
with eloquent aud impaSfioncd appeal against
the Compromise measure.
Mr.. CLAY said the debate hal been conducted
thus far with great irregularity. The question be-
fore the Senate was upon an amendment involving
a single point 10 the discussion OF which Senators
had launched out upon every branch OF the whole
subject In vindicRton OF the action of the Com
miitee, he islt bound 10 answer some OF the oblec
tions which bad been urged by the Senator from
Loubiana. The Senator object TO this seheme Of
compromise. Would the Senator bring forward
bis scheme OF compronise--his proposition, which
should give peace to the Distracted country! 1t
was his duty TO say what he wanted The Soma
tor lad objected that the Compromise Committee
had brought back the fugitive slave biz, burdened
with restrictions instead of Improvements twas
little remar kabe, that the objections to the ugi
tive slave bill came from tho1e States which sat.
iered little or none from the escape Of slaves, while
it was entirely satisfactory to those States which
suffered most fom that cause.
Mr. CLAY proceeded to defend the bill from the
objections which Mr.. Soue had urged. In the
course Of his remarks,
Mr.. SOULE, interposing, admitted tina. Slavery
was abolished by the Mexican law, but contsnaed
that the Constitution Of the United States set aside
the law of Abdition--eo inst0Rti
Mr.. CLAY resumed--If the Senator so believed
what more did he want What did he ask
What would he have ?-Would the Senator sayi
Mr.. SOULE expressed bis readiness to answer.
He was willing 10 abide by the tenth section, 1t
amended al proposed by his friend from Mississippi
mfr. Davis and had no objection to, but would 30
for the bill, with important but reasonable amend
ments
Mr.. CLAY was glad to hear the Senator so ex-
press himself-there was some hope OF him after
ALL He had supposed, from his speech, that he
was committed irrevocaby against any measure
Of Conpromise. Would Mr. Soule be satisfied
with the section il the clause objected 10 was
stricken out altogether
Mr. soULE would be satisfied with the amend |
ment of Mr.. Davis.
AR. CLAY-Bu. the Senator knew that they |
could not agree 70 that because i. assumed fact,
which he denied that Slavery already exisis in |
Mexico and algo that the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States carried Slavery there. II, however, he |
would be satisfied with provision that the Legs
laiure should neither establish DOR exclude Slavery,
be Mr. Clay would assent to it, IL was time that |
the troubles in the country shOuld bs com posed
He had not been among those who believed that |
immediate danger TO the Union bad existed bat |
he one OF those who believed that If this agi-
tation was continued year or two longer, there
was no telling what danger might ensue If the !
dissolution Of the Union in terms, did not ensue,
that which was next TO it to be dreaded would |
the dissolution Of the ties Of Christian brotherhood
which bind US together as a Nation He also ex-
pressed the belief that if iii, Compromise Bill, or
some measure of the same character, did not pass
nothing would be done Tor CaIlornia-the terrific
res, and fugitive slave act nothing 10 soothe the
aeitsted feelings Of the country and 10 save the
etusion Of blood. And even If Congress should