Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-06-21
r. C. RlppIcK, Secretary.
THE CALIFORNIA BILL.


Bayly made ive-minucs speech as follows:
Mr. BAYI.I was entitled 10 the loor
Mr. ASHMGN desired 10 ask question Of the Chair
Mr. RAlI.I yielded Tor the purpose
MIR. ASHMUN inquired whether if he should now with
draw his amendment the amendment Of the gentleman iron
Virginia Mr.. BAyLy would fall with It
The CHAIRMAN answered that il would.
Mr. BAYLY But do not yield The floor, for the pur
Mr.. b. then proceeded with his remarks
Mr. r. said Mr. Chairman, had desired to be heard IN
full upon the various propositions now before the committee
but have been - occupied WIN o'ef matters
win the business of the House that had no; time Tor IT,
until late in the debate wncn, from the competition Tor the
loor by those who had been struggling TOR II Tor good
while was unable TO obtan regret inns less as nave
on former occasions expressed my views al enSh upon e
questions which agtatc in most OF the bearings IN winch
hey are now presented. Indeed | may say nave been
pinecr in the discussion of them and II mad been more
fortunate in getting the floor confess could nave added
bur lille to what have heretofore SAID lwSi now before
m have come any vote, TO state as explicitly as posi-
bic in the five minutes which our rics aio" lie, te h
ciul,s that will guide me throughout
shall act sir in the spirit in which the patrlots ana
statesmen ri the country acted from 7oi TO loloior Pc
rn of sixty-two years In the former year, Mr. Jefferson
introduced into the Continental Congress ms ordinance
lc government of the Western Territory II proposed 70
include within il al territory coded OF 10 be coded to The
Tnilrd Stntes rs well South North Of the Ohio. II was
smne in lis provisions II proposed 10 authorize the peo
ME ION their petition or on The order oil Congress-
% noethcr for the purpose of establishing temporary go
yrnmcns adopt the constitution and laws oil any one VI
subject 10 alteration by their ordinary legislature Ana
further provided that when any such territory should nave
twenty thousand inhabitants The people should meet toSe'
or Ia urm permanent government Tor themselves anu ina
b,,,v, me free inhabitants thereof should amount 10 as
many rs tie inhabitants oi the least numerous oi tc m
teen original States they should be adtttd by Their dele
gates into the Congress o the Lntea 'utes. - uu snn
provided for the Prohibition oi slavery ae inc year iooo
which was prospective prohibition ~ years IN advance
But This provision stricken out, Virginia, even agans
Mr. Jefferson with Tue other Southern States voting 10 strike
M. l.ll,r
litarv provision OF legislative character Even the pro-
vision thai Congress should assent to the measures not IN
consistent with the principles oil Tie ConledeMiio ana ne
ressry for the preservation OF the public peace ana good or
der among the settlers in any o said new States lli thes
should assume the temporary government was put IN ny
amendment And further than this the Congress did no
40: and no one proposed Ia 90 further .
II nr,nnscd no legislative cnactmen,s such the orii
nance o - contained The latter provided for course
desccnts Tor the mode of conveying property In word
proyi,a To some code OF laws The former dld
nothing Of the sort but il authorized the people IN BIZ ut
fecied by them 10 adopt the laws oil any oi le oHsha
Stotcs The first ordinance adopted when tbs Congress
VAS in its full ,iao-, and when II contained the ils men II
the nation the last when il was expiring ana when mos
If the statesmen enjoying the public confidence were III III,
spcror BODY the Convention sitting 10 frame the Constitu
lion Mr. Jefferson left Congress IN lo anu had holht
IL, do with the ordinance oi 81.
In l7S5 Mr. King Of Massachusetts, moved Ia append TIC
slavery prohibition the ordinance oi the year before a'
although il was committed (agalnsi ihc voc o ne ooh''
cn Siales nothing was heard oil IT, In U.s. Inc pr"
position again up, and the ordinance Of that year wa
adopted As adopted il was compromise. il no longe
covered the whole territory of the United States as wei
northwest as southwest oi the Ohio but il was confined Il
The territory northwest Of that rver the southern point
which was North of the thirty seventh degree o North ati
udc and the main limits Of which still North II that
And il contained provision for the surrender OF fugitive
slaves This latter provision, which not contained II
the articles Confederation and the restriction OF the ap
:.Icaon of the slavery prohibition of the Northwestern
Territory bounded the South by the Ohio was the com
promise. =,
compromises the SUBJECT of slavery too well known
To admit Of comment.
I'm the Missouri compromise, the line ofdcmarcaiion be
tween the North and the South moved south 10 50 81
ol north latitude.
In the Texas annexation resolutions it was extended Il
territory 10 which it did apply in terms-lo TERRITORY
acquired after lis adoption. It's application in that In
stance was made the motion of northern or rather
western man, sr DOUGLASS and it was willingly acqncs
ced in by the South.
Thus has this question, all former occasions i'll gu
history been settled upon principles of mutual CONCESSION
and harmony In that spirit am willing 10 act now: Bu
the which shall ultimately take viii depen
upon the spirit which upon this point BY others
The hammer fell Mr.. B. withdrew the amendment.