Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-02-21

III conler~nce IL the iwu HOUSES recommended The Q
sach,ept II the CASE. sud The passage OF the Nj
soli bill with the csuss $50 90 in II: and IL passe
s 10 Missouri. II Tor moment quleIed n
rs,un,rv. by Il the urSuc,in af the clause 36'
30. You will 6nd. repeat. sir IL you will take n
trahle ta hsk The i,orns,s thai many as ihrt
fur different arcssians N fhamss IN every insisnc
pr~sertrd the proposition of 500 30. II was hasly
xseed b., and take ..r~..on hist amongst th'v
WIN voted fr the lin. $50 so The majority 81 III
sm'hsrn memb-rs-n friend from Alabama K Mr.. klng
in the Senate. NJ. Phkney fram Maryland, and ndee
the m,)ny &c the southern Seuatgs vated 10 favor
the line So so and the msi MY Of the snlhetn mem
hrs in The ,ther H,ass. NJ The head Of whom was MI
l.o~ndr~ himself v.'ed ais, f.r ttst line. | have n
doubt did alss Bat. as was SPEAKER Of The House
the time. and the mrnal dies a.t show how The speshe
res except ia the case Of tie. was not able n -
cran, BY tespri the rsys,tds, bow did vote; bat
have very ltle doubt that vuied in conman with my
ether snrn friends Tor The sdoriian. In spin, u
prouss. II Is true. uf the line 800 80.
Well. SIR. 81 The MISTER ended Va ls21. During that
year Missouri held her Convention. nd pied her cus'i.
,aoe seq, her desgs,rs Coesr,s. seekag "a he sd
United INFO the Unitu; bal she hsd Inserted clause in
her ratsiisatin containing pfhihi ION Il ffee pcoPs
Of csis finn that Siste She came here with her CIT
sftncn rsn,slniug tha, nrhibion and Immediately lie
nohern memters 70 eScsp,iun Ia II. The naTne which
rod ben nepssed during the previous burst
tsh with double vioeBc- throughout the whole Union
legislative hNiies al gul in monn 10 keep out Nilsson
tiin ccsequencs of her nterciion Of free pupls q
csh W m NRhiD hff I'm -. dlu mol hiflsf Al IN
gvess that > 81 I'LL January, and when g'h hefe |
found both dies completely parayzed IN Consequence
VI the sirusal. to exclude Missouri from the Union Ia
consequence Of hat pohbi'ion.
Well, sir. made The first fsr in the House to -,
tie a. ssked fr cnmmilie Il thirteen. and committee
81 thirteen granted me- representing all the old
States II The Unioa. The committee mt presented
81 them resolution. which adopted by the commit
tic and reported to the Huusa- no, unlike The
which viii presently call the attention Of the Senate
aud We shmld have carried II IN the House but fiir the
votes 81 M. Randolph Of Va, Mr. Edwads Of ~ Caro-
lpa Mr. BUT If y Car,lina--two 81 the thtes. be.
lirve longer living These three southern all
cast sgslHs, the cmpmmse which prepared by the
cmmiee az rather BY myself. chairman o the
mittee Of thirteen, and DEFEATED II.
We'll, sir. In that cond ion the thing remained several
days. The creates, anxe'y rervad,d the country the
public nrnd was unseI'lsd-men wee unhappy there
was large maj rly OF th. House them as hope AID
trust there is large msofity in Congress favor
81 an equitable mnuisilnn settlement of the qnss
ausnd the resolution would have been adopted believe
bat when /, o the by yeas and nays uniru-
na'.y Thea uniuruns,rl, hen. hope than nav.
If there should he occasion = u p there few
Cunu>es and Leonidass willing to risk themselves f,f
the SAFETY and security Of their country ! endeavored
In avail myself Il that grd feeling. far as could
and after few days had elapsed brunght forward
iher pup s,;,on; one perfectly unpractised in This
cnnniry, either benre suce, as far as know, pro
pissed Iiul cumpi tee nj The two Houses that o the
lluuse tn consist OF % members (lhe numher # The
Seis'e c'mmltiee do not cullecl and hat this
mi,iee should be appointed by ballot for AT hal time
Mr.. Tayhr. of \. Y. ia The chair. and Mr. Taylor
was ihe very who had first proposed he restriction
upon Missouri. lie proposed that she shund orly be
admed the principle OF The ordinance Of I7s7; po-
Posed, therefore, that the commlee be appointed by bal
lot. Well SIR, my motion carried by large naJut-
NY; and members 10 from all quarters ul The
i'ass, and said, "Nhom, Mr.. Clay do You want 10
have with you an the mmilteel ~ made OUT my list
IL IS msmbets and venture 10 say that Thai happened
"n thai ucras,on which will hardly happen az ain,
le out Il Tue % elected lh- htst ballot aud he
remaining i've my >l having The largest number II
VOTES, but the msJarily move 10 dispense " th any
further haoling aud that tsese five should be- added
The is, lhps completing lhe committee Of 90. Ona
,wo gentlemen, Mr.. Lvemore. of New Hampshire aud
ooe OF two others. declined u the committee
and. very much Ia my regret and somewhat 10 my an
noysocs, the lamenied Nj Randolph and another person
were pac,d IN their II forget whether done by
bssN or by Speaker ; 1t Is enough TO say they put
the committee.
We'll. sir. the Senate Immediately agreed 10 the prup
oston appointed It's cimmntee and we met in this hall
the SABBATH day. within three DAYS of he cse
o. ibe sessn when the whole nston was waiting with
hsesihless anxiety tf some nal and aIng up
IN The disirac'ing subject Which occupied attention
We mel here on that Jay, aud accordingly the moment
We met. Mr.. Rsndo ph made snggeslipn which |
Knew would I've attended with the greatest embanass
nieni AND difficulty lie couteuded thai over the two
committees at The twn Houses the chairman uflhe House
coinmltes had ghl 10 preside. and he abou
sis al lengh thai the iva committees should he
blended hgetler. and should preside over both | in.
SANITY inteposed; and stated rha, did moi hnk that
was the correct mode, but that the chairman of the
muee of-aeh House should preside over his own CON.
miitee and that when the committee of one House ma
tufe and adopted proposition should be submitted to
the ether committee and if agreed BY them IT should
then b. repor ed 10 The Houses and is adoption re-
c'mmended That course agreed upon, aud MI
HOLMES. believe, Of Malne presided The commit
tee OF the Senate and | pr sided the committee
OF the House. did ihen, what protested would NJ,
do al his Session; TOOK much The lead IN the discus
sson. brought forward the proposition which | vii
refer +, presently and did more. took the trouble t
asrerisn the views OF each member OF tie committee
p'lles the commi',ee.ii may the expression
said, now gentlemen we do want a proposition car
Isd here by simple majority and repoHed 10 tI
House. and there 10 be rejected. | am for somethin,
practicable, spmehing conclusive some hing decisive up
on The ag,siing quespn and II should be carried by
gcpd msj'rIiy How will you yule, Mr.. Ar How vii
you yoe. Mr.. B. how will you vote. Mr. c j? and
poed hem IN that way. We'll, sir, to my very rlca
happiness, snfcien, lumber responded ailirma,ive
that they would vote for the proposition To enable IN
~ known thai, itshey continued 10 yotr thai way in III
two Houses, Of which had particle of doubt ia II,
world. the popsili would be carried in The two House
Accordingly, il having been agreed upon by both commit
tees. aad reported 10 their respective Houses il was
nsily adopted.
The JOINT resolution for the admission Of Missou
was passed 10 1921. q hnd | have been :n,ni,h,
with one which was proposed. bu, no, adopted III
night tine is copalned in the statutes large have see
il there)
Well, sir. the resolution was finally adopted | ca
stale without reading IL, what Its provisions are Il d,
Ihefah si ia. th.