The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-07

BIssELLb speech concerning the Mississippi regiment.
print containing alIusoa dssogsory 70 iie troops
rom Mississippi participating in The battle OF Baens
VISTA and as The matter had sso been satisfactorily adj
ueman from Illinois, Mr. BIssELL he should Of course,
decline to notice II further
But 70 return TO the California question. He conceived
thai il California be admitted with her present constlu-
ton the Of the Territories would be speedily admit
ted with similar anti slavery restrictions IN their constr
qiions He was opposed TO hurryng this State into the
grave g require great delberaton. placing far more
responsibility the present than ever rested on former
Congress Mr. f. here went to explain al considera-
Die length the dangers threatening the Union and more
especially those growing out OF the California question
Those who decried that DANGER he held were doing no
service to their country He was DESTROYS OF permitting
the know the length and breadth OF the present
DANGER that they might III and he placed no conf
dence in the efforts OF politicians to ward il of.
10 considering the question OF admitting California ms
vote would be much Influenced by the now evident de-
termination Of the North against admitting any
slave States. Members here took that ground, and
northern legislatures did the same thing.
MEMBER remarked that the position OF the North Is
against extending slavery TO Territories now free q
Mr. FEATHERSTON (eontinuing) judged rather BY
the declarations OF majority OF the northern members.
lures than by the disclaimer of member from there He
concluded that his view oil the policy OF the North was
correct There were northern men lsaid heb who hold
to the other ground but not enough OF them 70 dignity
the policy OF the North To accede to this policy OF
admitting California she presents herself would be on
the part Of the South but to aid the North in surround
sruction II the duty OF every State or people TO
guard against their destruction and when this OBJ
ject Of the North is known the policy Of the South must
be plain 1t could be only TO resist H. The Proviso Was
but the MEANS not the object sought which IS eventually
to destroy slavery in this country As TO permit its en-
acment would be but aiding 70 carry out the scheme foI
the prostitution OF the South the OF the South should
not aid it by voting for the admission OF California
Until that policy be changed, he should therefore vote
against her admission, and would approve Of no plan
n<1fQ luuQ
arrived at that point when not 10 settle IT. doing Justice
the South at the time, is greatly 10 endanger the
Union. By admitting California now large portion Of
southern territory is handed over to the North. lhis
itself should cause every southern man 10 vote against ~
Mr. CARTIER interrupted the gentleman from Missis-
spp WIZ. ~ aaspspear 9oi heard hns kePSFsr
opinion OF the South the government could not exclude
slavery anywhere and was bound 10 protect slave prop
erty in United States territories and, further, that the
people Of Territory have right to appropriate 1t en-
ely to themselves. without previous action OF Congress
As he understood the doctrine Of noninervention,
did not include sanction Of the right Of the few people
OF California to exclude the South from the Territory
When they had been regularly authorized TO form State
constitution, then the people Of that region might DO So
isy wou ihs Pre- y rs @ 4
California. He had advised the formation OF State
government, as he admits in his message The procla.
nation OF Riley declared the fact early she 18th Of
June last Mr. F. here went on to show that General
Riley did not and could have referred TO the late ad
minisration The private instructions given to the Hon.
IL Ming were Clearly mdnlcSleu Dy MS epttCncS duu
the consequent action Of the people Of California The
effect OF this executive usurpaon would be 10 have the
whole OF the Territories into the Union as free
States The soil members from Ohio have expressed
their determination to carry out the Presidents recon-
mendatons in this natter which they regard better
for their purpose than the Wmot Proyiso.
Mr. f. here referred at length TO the letters OF
Mr. T. B. King recently published. which, he held, were
written only relieve the Executive from dae response
biliyo enable him little longer to deceive the people
North South.
There was no State in the Union which had been adj
mtted under circumstances similar to those surrounding
the California question and MIR argued to show thai
the people of California could not OF right demand ad
mission into the Union at their pleasure Congress
had usually first passed laws authorizing Territories de-
string to enter the Union to become States Where this
had AT least first been made for them. Mr. f. urged that
such distinction Involving preference to the for
egner said he) demanded in The case Of Calfor-
Why now disregard precedent-the established custom
OF the government, There was earthly necessity for
IT, the speaker proceeded TO show; was there
decent apology TO be urged Tor thus pressing the measure
ON Congress al this time.
Who had been authorized to call the California con-
vention and how was it called Not the President, but
Congress possessed the right 10 grant that auihoy and
Congress- doing would necessarily act but as the
agent OF the States IN whom the sovereignty the ter
niory vested Did Congress give this authority, or
was II not refused Therefore, all steps taken BY the
people OF California without law, and consequently
they were revolutionary These were the circumstan-
ces under which Congress was called on TO sanction
and representatives under II TO Washington! There
were a respectable number OF American citizens there
against whom and their qualifications 10 make a Stale
government, under the usual circumstances he (Mr-F
bad nothing 10 aege but the majority clearly for
eigners. having no claim upon They were Chinese
Sandwich Islanders, SC, and had voted the question
OF adopting the constitution with the view OF settling the
slavery question against the South.
gentleman says am against the people, and in oppo
ston TO the great principles al the foundation OF the gov
eminent in opposing the admission OF California This
was not 50. He MR. was for the people and their
rights-for those who there not more than for
those who should have the right 10 60 there. As for
those there, many, very many more than majority oil
the Americans there intend TO return, If he could judge
correctly from what he had learned. Mr. + advocated
the policy OF remandng California TO territorial cond-
on that the character OF the population might be
tanned, and the rights OF the South, involved in the
question, protected.
Mr. r IN conclusion, went on TO show that the North
had been steadily aggressng upon the South stating the
positions and advocated by the former, and the
efforts OF the latter TO protect themselves The South had
offered first TO divide the territory with the North, and
then TO submit the question to the Supreme Court But
Southern Convention, with the determination TO have
her righl-Unlon or disunon-at all hazards, and at
any cost.
Nj. Roor (said Mr. FL has said that the North. in
case OF dissolution will have the Mississippi from
lis mouth TO lis II he thinks so, let the North
come and try 10 take il, remembering the while the
fate OF the other free .soiers-Pakenham's army-who
tried the same thing in the war of 1912
MIR Mann, OF Massachusetts,, (sa,d Mr.. F,) had said
that the North would sbae nothing OF her demand to
the Union This shows the love Of that gentleman,
and those who synpathize with him, for the Union.
Mr.. STANLT having next obtained the foot desired
TO talk TO Buncombe, aad had waited thus loag