Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-13


will be found to be very unfair He it is compett for
any Senator to amendment. Certainly it Is; nd
when take up the BILL will of course be compel
tent for any Senator 10 an amendment BY adding 10
and thus shall have the expression OF the sentiment OF the
Senate upon il This mode will save great deal OF
tme besides having the effect Of getting the sentiment OF
the Senate, which is material point.
The Senator from Massachusetts, says is not material whe
Their the question combining the different subjects taken now
or after the report Of committee Sir there very great
difference both in parliamentary law and in practice In
first place. If that committee goes out IS to be apprehended
that il will be composed those who determined upon
thing If not why struggle for the committee The names
of the proposed committee read here some weeks
wish they could be read again now the list Is convenient
as perhaps it might be that there will be majority
that committee favor of doing the Identical thing in the
i,tee room which the Senator from Massachusetts has refer
red to- There great difference in point of parliamentary
law and in every thing which side has the onu which side
has the burden Of proof which side has establish the a
native. Suppose that instead Of taking the vote in the Sen
ate where every Senator votes openly his sentiments
and how Senators will vote never nquiret carried into
committee room where there is known to be majority In
favor the identical thing which contemplated here now
They will make conjunction of these subjects and report
which has to be attacked here The burden VIII
be thrown upon the other SIDE wcome with additional
weight in its favor After the feeling which has been created
by spreading all the land that this committee OF COM
PROMISE committee of harmony committee that Is gong
give peace the distracted country which gong TO re-
conce nation Of brethren each other and them
from cutting anothe throa whatever that committee
may report will back before the country as healing
measure, and whoever gees against that healing noum VIII
be looked upon as favor Of dssenson and against
peace harmony and Cancellation. 1t is in that point of view,
and in that character that oil those will stand who shall OPP
pose whatever this committee shall seport We are equal
! now Shall we be equal then The Senator from Massa
chusetts says we equal and that is mmatea which
is DONE Then alone. We have bill bore before
the Senate ripe for action which there no doubt and
which let US take up that bill and vote upon It
in this chamber, and not send it TO committee first But
sir it the struggle here for two months shows
that not If the thing was even why struggle to
get into this committee Why, sir, when we have bill
here injury to California to send her back and create
delay kyt 1t is an injury to her TO mix her up with mea
sures, of them Of doubtful character it il injury to
mix her up with such things, and injury such has
before been inflicted upon any State
The Senator from Alabama says that California is not yet
State, but Territory. The Senator from Alabama will
find that would be difficult send the State of California
back into the Territorial condition would be to make
back again into boy But you endeavoring make
her into the Union crcuitous manner to make her
purchase and buy the privilege Of excluding slavery from her
boundaries.
Mr. KING. entirely disclam, sir, any intention of
ing the subj Of California, either admission nonad
son reference to the question Of slavery, whether it is
is not prohibited in her constitution. believe dsclaim
it for nearly all my friends .a
Mr.. MANGUM. For all for all.
Mr. KING. The only object have in view is, that as
the subect-matter involved certain difficulties might go to
the committee investigation how far get
those difficulties and thus bring California into the Union
without pejudicDg the rights other States No ndgniy
certainly offered to California; there no disposition to
do any thing more than to protect our own rights.
discam distinctly any intention, either directly nd
recy by any mode whatever operate against the ad
mission Of California in consequence of her having prohibited
slavery. hold that where Territory organized with
proper limits, the people right under the constitution
say whether slavery shall exist there not; and if they
chose to prohibit it we have right to reject them that
account.
Mr. BENTON Good sir But WHY is this bill to be
sent to another committee for consideration when it has
been already reported upon by of the standing commit
tees of the enate is be presumed that the chairman
and the members of that committee have examined into all
the questions involved in it. and have found nothing ec
tonabie in it.
Now, Mr. President if California be required
do what other State has been required do pur
chase her way into the Unon buy her way into the
Union, to trade and rafc her way into the Union, why
send her to this committee to be boiled down with other
measures, TO get the Of the whole object
to California having to purchase her way into the Union
There certain compromises which she is bound to
agree by the constitution Of the United States but outside
of that, have right to mix her with any system of
measures and make the question Of her admission depend
upon giving something there.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. l now renew my motion to lay the sub
ject on the table.
Mr. TURNEY. On that call for the yeas and nays.
Mr. FOOTE 1t will be recolecied that this is intended
a est question.
The yeas and nays ordered and being TAKEN
follows: ,.
YEAS Messrs Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury, Chase,
Iowa. Dodge, Of Wisconsin, Douglas Fech, Greene, Hale
Hamn, Jones' Miller, Norris Phelps Seward. Shields
oPrumce, Opham, w ares, anu Nalker-Zo
NAYS-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Bell Borland Bright
Butler, Cas Clay Clemens, Davis, Of Mississippi Dickin
son, Downs, Foote, HUNTER King Mangum, Mason, Nor
ton, Pearce Pratt Rusk, Sebastian, SonIe Turney Under
wood, Webster Whitcomb, and Yulee-9s
So the motion not agreed to.
The question then required on the amendment.
Mr.. BALDWIN called for the yeas and nays.
Mr.. BENTON. have several times stated to the Sen.
ate that there three points which the Congress
Of the United States has right touch slavery all.
These points have been often mentioned need repetition,
but have embodied them in the shape of amendments which
shall Offer and shall call for the yeas and nays upon each
amendment n order that my may sand recorded against
giving any committee this body the right take into
sideration these questions.
The yeas and nays the amendment then ordered.
Mr.. WEBSTER. did not hear the amendments present.
ed by the honorable member from Missouri which he intends
to offer. will thank the Chair allow the Clerk to read
them if there is no obj sction. n.
The Secretary read the amendments, as follows:
fro7dd That nothing in this instruction shall be
srued to authorize the said committee take consera
ton any thing that relates to either of the four following
subjects:
l. The abolition OF slavery within the States
D. The abolition of slavery within the forts, arenas dock
yards, and navy yards Of the United States.
a. Abolition OF slavery within the District of Columbia.
and propled further, That said committee shall take
INTO any question in relation to the subject OF
domestic slavery in the United States which shall be
ciaiiy referred to It by order of the Senate.
Mr. WEBSTER. It is quite obvious that we are max
ing no progress at ALL The original motion for refer
now, the Senator proposes instruct that committee
and there Is work enough last that committee
fortnight really wish gentleman, who has
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