Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-20


annual appropriation bills When have ever had BEFORE
in the history of this such as that
What is now proposed is to make Territorial government
for New Mexico and Utah without restriction iee auho-
xed TO assume the circumstances before us that Is In
the power of the gentlemen Of the South to decide whether
these Territorial without restriction as provided
in this bill shall be established not have voted against
resrcons for which have already gwen TO the Sc
nate and NAV repeat but il now lies with Southern gentle
men 10 saw whether this BILL thus providing for Territorial
without restriction, shall pass or not and they
will decide that question, doubtless by reference to what will
happen il they donot pass It. Now SIR am prepared to say
that this measure does pass ready to go for any
proper that and VIII pass shall never con-
sent TO leave this session of Congress until provision be
made for New Mexico Utah is less important. Let her
repose herself her salt plains the borders Of her salt
lakes another year, it be necessary. laugh But
to New Mexico situated she is, with the controversy
hand which she has with her powerful reighbor Texas
shall consent to the adjournment OF congress TIL pro-
per provision be made for eyadng collision and settling the
question Of the highest importance between that Territory and
that State No. sir. have the strongest objection to pre-
mature creation ofStaes Ihavestaedha objection large in
the Senate years ago. The bringing ofma States and
with very small number Of people, with equal representa-
nIhe Senate with the representation Of the largest States
Unon deranges and dsubs the proper balance between
the Senaend the House of Representatives in Congress It
makes the Senate kind Of ogarchy. There may be six or
eight small States, in the Southwest having many
Senators in Congress they have Representatives This
objection founded upon the ncongruy which such case
produces in the constitutional relation OF the Senate and
and in this respect does not make the slightest pos
sibe difference, in my estimation, whether they are to be
free States slave States am not disposed make Ter
rtoy thats immature and not 1T to into the Union on
Of the want of population, State. That will be
free State does weigh with hair. But my objection
has been and have stated attempted to stae that
the admission of such States with small amount Of Popua-
ton deranges the system makes the Senate what was
intended by the constitution to be. But nevehe-
less sir favor the admission Of California although she
presents herself before after irregularities in her
of proceeding there greater evils in my Judgment
than the admission of New Mexico State now at once
or than the provision that she shall be admitted in certain
time hereafter dono think that great evil as to leave
New Mexico without government without protection, on
the very of probable hostties with Texas SO lar as
discern and, to my mind, with the highest degree Of
probability that there will arise collision, contest and, Tor
aught know, boodshed in should happen that the
boundary of New Mexico should not be settled by Congress
Sir know question important connected with all these
matters, the settlement of the Texan boundary II mme
daey and intimately, in my Judgment touches the question
of the duration of peace and quiet in the country and can
not conceive how gentlemen, looking upon this subject
all its aspects content themselves with the idea Of re-
ing from their seats here, and leaving this subject where
is. should be derelct in my duty if did persist to the
last in bringing it to decision by the authority of Congress-
If motion be made has been announced it is intended
be made to lay this bill upon the table, and that motion
prevails why, this measure is dead Then there must be
to other and am disposed say, and
will say, that in Of the failure Of this bill shall be
in of bill which will provide for three things, namely
the admission of California with its present constitution and
boundaries, the settlement of the Texas boundary and the
admission of New Mexico State. Such will
tend full and final termination of the controversies which
aga,e US, and relieve the country from distraction
Sir this opposed by the North, Of the
North, and by the South Of the South, and il has
the remarkable misfortune to be opposed by persons most pre-
cisey opposed each other in every concerning the
principle of the bill. .-E
There hose-I do speak of of members of
Congress- and desire to be understood making illusions
whatever, in what may say to members of this House
the otherbut there those in the country who say
the part Of the South "by this bill the South gives up every
thing the North and will fight to the las and there
those the part of the North who say "hs bill gives
up every thing to the South, and will fight TO the las
and really, strange seem, this disposition make
battle upon this bill by persons who agreed any thing
before under the light Of heaven has created of fellow
ship and good feeling among them Laughter One says,
"gve your hand, you good fellow renewed laugh
you mean to against this bill to the death, because
gives up the rights Of the South; go against the
bill to the death, because gives up the rights OF the North.
So they shake hands and cry out down with the BILL and
then uniedIy raise the cry .. ... ~. a..
A day or hour of yirtuous liberty
isworth whole eternity of bondage.
Now, ascrbe nothing but the best and puest motives
any of the gentlemen on both sides of this chamber and
in the other House, who take that view of this subject which
differs from cannot but regret certainly that gen
enen who sit around here and especially my honorable
colleague Mr. DAus,) and friends from Massachusetts,
in the other branch of Congress- led by conscientious
sense OF duty to oppose which feel bound by my
conscience to support. They quite highmnded
patriotic as pure, every way well ntentoned am, and
sir to by maores confess that my friends from
Massachusetts, would defeat but STILL sir, my own opi-
ions are not changed in the slightest degree feel that
very interests OF the State in whose representation bear
part here, as well the very great interests of whole
country require that measure equivalent measure
some heang composing, consolatoy measure, should be
adopted by Congress before its adjournment That my
ject, and i shall steadily pursue it.
Well, sir, how does it stand if may analyze the |
matter itle both in regard the North and the South
Massachusetts Northern State and she may be taken as
example sample Of Northern interests in the subjects
connected with this bill What does she gain by What
does she lose by it Why, If this bill passes Massa
chuse and the North gain what quite object to them
the admission Of California free State with her present
constitution very intensely desirable object as believe
to the whole North She gains that She gains also sir
the quetng of the New Mexican question and the Texan
boundary, which, my Judgment have said the most
important of all these matters, because Immediately
menacng evil consequences such consequences be not
rested by this similar She gains the quiet
of New Mexico she gains the settlement of the Texan
boundary, objects high desirable More than all that sir
if any thing be than hat-he gai1s and the whole
North gains, and the whole country gans the final adjust
of by far the greatest part of all the slavery questions
When speak Of this bill in this connexon, also to
with the other subjects recommended by the COM
mttee and say that if the whole report of that committee
could be carried out to-day Of the greatest of all the possible
benefits to be derived the whole country is this that
ties, the extent of far than the majority of them all
the questions connected with slavery which have long ag
'aed the country And them sir Massachusetts gains, and
the North gains and the whole country gans restoration
Of the Government TO the exercise of its ordinary functions
The North and the South and the whole country, will