The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-08-07
adopted fixing the line OF 81 do. as the
Southern boundary of this Territory, and
the bill, in this form, ordered to bo cnigross-

adopted fixing the line OF 81 do. as the
Southern boundary of this Territory, and
the bill, in this form, ordered to bo cngross-
cd
Yoas-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Ben
ton, Berrcn, Bradbury, Bright, Butler, Cass,
Davis, of Miss, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge
of Iowa, Douglas, Downs, Felch, Houston,
Hunter, Jones, King, Mason, Morris, Pratt,
Sebastian, Shields, Soule, Spruancc, Stur-
geon, Turncy, Underwood, Wales, and Yu-
lce-32.
Nays-Mcssrs. Baldwin. Bell, Chase,
Clark, Davis OF Mass, Dayton, Dodge of
Wis. Ewing, Greene, Hale. Hamlin, Mil
lcr, Pearce, Seward, Smith, Upharn, Walk
or, and Winthrop-l6.
Thus ended, and thus persisted most de-
servcdly, the greatest instance of legisla-
tive jugglery the world ever witnessed,
perhaps-the most dcIusive and dcceptivc
conglomeration of measures hat we're ever
urged on free people by persuasion and
sweet names. 1t died simply because it
was not fit to live, and not for wan, of any
care and nursing; on the contrary, never
was bantling more tendcrly or more sedul.
ously handled, and never, since the days of
Macbeth's witches, has cauldrom been
mixed full OF moro dissimilar ingredients, or
been stirred with more hearty good will
1t has gone though and let those weep
who have occasion-tlie Compromisers
who have only compromised themselves,
and the traitors who have lost the reward
OF their treason. Thus perish all mea-
sures that would deceive and beguiIe a
Tree people-that come with the '.hands of
Esau and the voice Of Jacob' Thus per
ICI, al aff 20, q, ,
er oil and water by Legislative hocus pocus,
instead OF sound Constitutional chemistry!
On Thursday the Senate took up the Bill
reported by the Territorial Committee (Alr,
Douglas Cllnirman) for the admission of
California as State.
Mr.. Foote moved that 35dg. 3Ornin. be
the Southern boundary of the State, and af-
ter some discussion by Mcssrs Dawson,
Mason, Butler, Hale, Clay, Dickinson, and
toote, the subject was postponed
The bill TO provide territorial govern.
mcnt for Utah (hclng all ,hnt was left of
the Compromise after the severe elimination
OF Wednesday, was then taken up, received
It's third reading, and sent to the House.
III Tie House several reports were pre-
scented, and among them n bill from the
ComInlttcc on Naval affairs, to provide a
line OF steamers for the coast of Africa for
the purpose of suppressing the African slave
trade, and protecting American commerce,
which received two rcndngs, and was re-
icrrcd 10 the Committee Of the Whole.
The tortIiica,ion bill was then taken up.
when Mr.. King, (of New York; moved to
strike out clause appropriating $4,000 10
preserve the site OF Fort Moultric, which
motion was lost by vote of II to lo4.
UTAn-Wben Mr. Clay, at an carlv nc.
Rod OF the debate, drew the affecting pic.
ture OF the unjust slight offered hv Miss
California to her cider sister, Utah
cooking up her nose and refusing To- osso.
ciatc with that girl"-he little though, how
potent would be the influence of his attec-
ting appeal. The Cinderella of the concern
is the only passenger in the Omnibus that
passed over the fatal bridge OF Yesterday
She, so long kept in the background, and
treated with cold contcmpt, As q mere make.
wcIght-,hc ba!as, that WIS to keep the
Omnibus steady, has alone escaped the gen.
cral Crash OF matter attending lie iipsettI. ,S
OF that slow coach and its venturous Pha.t.
ons. Refusing to incorporate the Wilmo,
prov:so into her Constitution, and ACTING
upon sound American principles, she did not
excite the sympathes of those so warmly
soiicitous for tho immediate entrance of
California and New Mexico, which had en-
grated that prnciple-and 10. the last has
been made tirst.-Miss Utah trims in, while
the others, like
The Peri, ut the gate
OF Eden stand disconsontc'
Southern Press.