Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-20

guage OF appeal 10 the North to press the Wmot
on the South because they had all that the Wmot povso
would give them II was the object of his appeal the manner
in which il was made, that attracted my atenti He
in the BILL with the opinions he entertained that the North
yielded exactly what the South got-nothng His express
SION was too orcibly put to pass unheeded by me-too
orcby put to in any other than the ex act
terms used.
Now, as to the opinion of my colleague the BILL made
no aluson TO his opinion But surely the public have been
very Of his speeches and the debates Of the Sc
nae they have not learned before to-day that he was in IA
vor Of this BILL intended to convey no conclusion any
section OF the United States that he opposed the BILL
spoke for myself For which have heretofore
given and many which have yet expressed, am
opposed to this bill.
The Senator from Massachusetts within three feet and
halt OF my colleague, and he could have answered for him
self misunderstood him. addressed myself to those who
have censured US with delaying the bill before to-day and said
that henceforward they must used no
language Of censure did not question the motives Of
Senators raised question Of parliamentary law or OF
parliamentary morality. merely intended put estoppel
TO those who have reiterated the charge that we were post
ponng action on this bill
Mr.. BUTLER. Mr.. President an appeal has been made,
suppose who have been heretofore regarded op
ponens Of this bill As well understand the appeal
amounts TO this Will the opponents of the bill, these
amendments be adopted be satisfied ultimately vote
for the bill will allow the inquiry pass without Civ
ing prompt answer, and that too in monosyllabe. No.
would not
The last amendment proposed may be regarded, perhaps
1t is exhortaion people, having the charac
ter Of State do what To that they will give
away part Of their territory in spirit of accommodation.
always thought that Congress had the jurisdiction this
territory, and that Congress ought not exhor California
fix her line this far or that far.
Mr.. FOOTE. Will the honorable Senator allow me to
explain for moment The object Of the amendments
tany, he states it, to induce the people Of California
after they shall have entered the Union State to
sent to this modification of their boundary The honorable
Senator will not dispute the position and think have heard
asserted by him repeatedly that is not competent for Con-
gess to restrict the boundaries Of sovereign State, after
shall have entered the Union That being the state Of
things and the friends of the BILL least very large portion
fhem, all know, not wishing to vote for any
that will send back the Senator'S and Representatives from
CALIFORNIA; the amendment had this precise form
and be introduced in conne1on with the first section of the
bill It with view Of obtainngand have to
believe will obtain in the Of sixty ninety days
after the passage Of the biha which gentlemen opposed
the bill urge should obtain by present limitation
Of the boundaries Of California. Now have not the least
doubt self that the State of California after her admission
will not hesitate all on this point and that line great
deal better, substantially, than 800 3O will be eventually
cured to the South should this amendment be adopted.
The question then being taken the motion to postpone
it was agreed to.
On the next day the debate was continued much length
by Messrs. HUNTER, FOOTE, DAVIS, and others.
The question was then taken on the first branch Of the
amendment, which is as follows: >,.
Amend the seth section by striking out the 10th and 1lth
lines and the word easwardy pin the 18th lne and insert
where the Saith degree of north latitude nersects said river
thence east with said parallel Of latitude"
The result was follows:
YEAS-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Barnwell, Berren
Butler, Clemens, Dawson Downs Fooe, Houston Hunter
King Mason Morton, Pratt Rusk, Sebastian, soue Tur-
NAYs-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton Bradbury, Bright,
Cass Chase Clarke Clay Corwln Davis of Massachusetts
Felch Greene Hale Hamlin jones' Miller, Norris Pearee,
Phelps, Seward Shields Smith, spruance Sturgeon, Un-
derwood, Upham, Wales, Walker, Webster Whtcomb-34.
SO the amendment was rejected ...
Mr. FOOTE Friday withdrew the second branch Of his
amendment, and
Mr.. KING offered the following >. ....
The boundary the State shall be follows Commenc-
ing the Pacific the 42d degree of north latude thence
with the southern boundary line of the Territory Oregon
the summit Of the Sierra Nevada then along the crest Of that
point where inersects the parallel OF latitude
S5 deg so mn; thence with said parallel Pacific ocean,
The debate continued much length by Mr.. BER-
RIEN, Mr.. CLAY, Mr.. FOOTE, Mr.. HALE, Mr.. DA-
Wis, of Mississippi and Mr.. KING.
Mr.. DAVIS, of Mississippi, moved to amend the amend
seng sx," to establish the line Of the Missouri
promise the southern boundary Of California His amend
ment was disagreed to by the following vote
YEAs-Messrs. Atchson, Badger, Barnwell, Berrien,
Butler, Clemens, Davis of Mississippi, Dawson, Downs,
Foote, Houston, Hunter, King Mangum, Mason Morton,
Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian soue, Turney, Underwood, and
NAYs-Messrs Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury Bright Cass,
Chase Clay, Cooper Corwn, Davis of Massachusetts, Day
ton Dickinson Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa. Doug
las, Fech, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, jones' Miller, Norris,
Phelps Seward, Shields Smith, Spruance, Sturgeon, Up
ham, Wales, Walker, and Whitcomb-s2.
The question then taken the amendment Of Mr.
KING, and resulted as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Atchison, Barnwell, Berrien, Butler
Clemens, Davis, of Mississippi, Dawson Downs, Foote,
Houston, Hunter King Mason Norton Pratt Rusk sebas
tan, Soule Turney, and Yulse-2o.
NAYS-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury
Bright, Cass Chase Clarke, Clay, Cooper, Corwin Davis
OF Massachusetts,, Dayton, Dickinson Dodge OF Wisconsin,
Dodge, of Iowa, Douglas, Fech, Greene Hale Hamlin
Jones, Mangum, Miller Norris Pearce, Phelps, Seward
Shields, Smith, Spruance Sturgeon Underwood, Upham
Wales Walker, and Whitcomb-S7.
So Mr.. kING's amendment was also rejected.
Nh. FOOTE then offered the following amendment
Amend the Sd section by inserting therein in the sixteenth
line, after the word 6 therefore" as follows
And that the said State of California shall here er
claim within her boundaries attempt exercise urs-
dction portion Of the territory claimed by
her. except that which Is embodied within the following boun
dares to wit Commencing the Pacific three English
miles from the shore at the 42d deg of north latitude thence
with the southern boundary line OF the Territory Oregon
that mountain to the point where nersects the parallel of
latitude OF IS deg SO min thence with the said parallel of
Latitude to point in the Pacific three English miles
from the shore and thence to the beginning including all the
islands, bays and harbors adjacent included within the
limits hereby assigned said State And Territory
hereby established be called Colorado consist Of the
residue OF the territory embraced within the limits Of the said
State of California specified In the constitution heretofore
adopted by the people California and for the
such territory established all the provisions Of this
atng the Territory of Utah. except the and boun
daries therein specified hereby declared be in orce
said Territory OF Colorado, from and after the day when the
consent OF the State of California shall have been expressed
some formal manner to the modification of her boundaries