The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-02

worthy citizen Of Texas and did not deserve the name Of
length OF time that the friends Of this bill
only for the support OF Texas to 1t and having despared
Of that object having lost all hope that they will be able
to in that achev ementfOT seems TO me that
Texas will not consent to support without getting
she Demands move to lay the bill on the table.
Mr. HALE demanded the yeas and nays upon the mo-
lon, which were ordered and, being taken. resulted
yeas 70, nays 32-as follows:
YEAs--Mssss Baldwin, Bamwsl, Benton, Butler,
Chase, Clarke, Davis of Massachusetts Davis Of Misss
Hamla, Grn,sl, Mason. Miller, Phslp. Seward: smith,
w.ts. wRsha.p and R ssss Brad
3. Dsaf; bsssss 6swn ssp fss Ps.S
Rusk Sebastian, Spuance Sturgeon, Underwood Wales,
and Whcomb-32.
So the bill was not laid on the table.
Mr. WALKER 1 my motion which
made days ago, but withdrew at the request OF
the senator from Kentucky Mr. UsDERwooDl and some
the 4h section leaving tia bill for the admission OF Cali
fOrnia alone.
MIR W. withdrew his motion at the request of
Mr. NORRIS, who moved TO amend the 10th section OF
the bill restricting the powers and defnng the duties OF
the legislature Of the Territory Of New Mexico BY .tri-
African slavery" And upon this amendment | call for
the yeas and nays.
Mr. BERRlEN raised question Of order, whether the
same mendment had not been rejected.
The PRESIDENT The amendment is in order be.
il includes other words than those contained any
other proposed amendment The amendment OF the
ator from Georgia to strike out aud insert " estab
fishing prohbitiDg The proposition to strike
out establishing prohibiting African slavery" which
a"oRa gSSS Of 9s bill and is nseosf \ order
is whether the superadditlon omission OF word,
which leaves the amendment precisely the in sub
stance, could make that amendment in order. agree
that the omission Of word which changes the import
and The meaning of that portion OF the bill which is the
object OF the amendment will fall within the limits sug
gesed by the Char; but it, by verbal omission
addition. the substance be the has been twice de-
cded upon by the Senate the inquiry which submit
spectfuiy TO the Char 10, whether the rule is not vo
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. would like to make sugges-
ton 10 the Chair
The PRESIDENT The Chair will receive it.
Mr. UNDERWOOD. The moo1-Inade by the senator
from New Hampshire is one that will give great
deal OF pleasure if II prevails and the suggestion which
to make 10 the Chair is this Will not the Chair
it should be governed by the suggestions made b. the
senator from Georgia, undertake to interpret the Ian.
guage! Will not the Chair have decided that the lam
guage not susceptible OF different construction and
can the Char undertake to do that thing Whether the
words are identical IN meaning or not may be matter OF
difference Of opnon and the Chair nndepakes to de-
ermne that there is no difference in substance in The
meaning OF the WORDS 1t seems To preclude that nterfrc
tallon which the body you'd have as much right to put
upon the language AS the Chair /. therefore secns to
tina, the has right make the motion. and
hope il may be sustained by the Chair
Tue PRESIDENT. The Chair has decided the lue.
ton far the fact is concerned The rule generally
that an ameadncn, once made canao be strck out at
the stage in which the bill when the amend
nent made unless 1t includes other portions of the
bill Now there IS no question regard to this amend
ment II is substantially striking what put in
beiore at the time, the senator from Kentucky
very properly remarked the Chair is not liberty TO decide
whether IL does involve the same principle or precisely
the same ideas, but must look TO the rule which author
proposition to be made, when il includes other
words not stricken out or inserted before
The yeas and nays were here asked and ordered upon
the amendment
Mr. DOWNS. l am very sorry that this motion is made
We have been long ume amending this bill, and TINS
particular question, settled long before tue bill
offered 1t settled wo years ago regret very
much, therefore, after getting so near the close OF thus
matter so near to deciding II either way the other,
that now, al The last noment we are TO change the char
Of the bill That clause in the Compromise bill has
been part OF the system OF non-intervenon from the
beginning, two years ago, and ever since.
There reason sir. why il should now be urged, if
possible, with senuousness than it years
ago. Then we had administration, executive
branch of the government favorable the interests of
the South and the territorial governments organized
then in their fist stages depended in degree upon
different There is danger than there then
that this territorial government may be organized that
they will prohibit slavery among them. II understand
the operation oil this amendment il 10 leave the ques
ton open; 10 let few ndivdualsin the territories at the
first moment they have already done in New Mexs
co. before the OF the American population shall 90
there to have something to say in the matter get up le
gisative assembly and prohibit saverydo the very thing
which the policy Of this bill is to leave openand es,ab
the Compromise bill has been understood Ii is de-
strucve Of the natural ingredient which induces senators
from the South support the bill do hope, therefore,
that the amendment will not be adopted
There is another why it should not be adopted.
II il technically out OF order, clearly ncompal
BILE with the provisions Of the amendment added to The bill
by larger majority than any other that has been carried
and that that these Territories when they ready to
form States shall come in either with without slavery,
their constitution shall decide. ask gentlemen now
II it is not clearly incompatible with this proposition.
With the opinions, have reason to believe, which exist
these Territories, how say that the very first ter
rtori legislature that shall be convened shall have the
power to prohibit slavery. We know that the starting
point il great thing this matter IL ~ perfectly useless
TO say that when they into the Union, they shall
! decide one way the other, when we let these New
Mexicans, with all their preudices against the institu-
,on decide the question OF slavery, in anticipation OF the
decision contemplated by the people, who 10 be the
inhabitants OF the State.
do not want. this period OF the day, when
apparently decision OF the bill to consume the
oil the Senate in discussing this matieer The clause
which moved to be srcken out proposed sir.
most self evident proposition; II was sustained by
every member of the committee except single senator
from the South; tie thought, believe BY almost unan
vote OF the South be material and important II
is almost the only advantage which we OF the South
have in this bill, and God knows have little enough
II ID the only thing which will give any prospect what
ever OF equal share in these Territories and that is
taken away the bill to be what originally
South have expected il To be- and what would have been
entirely acceptable TO the South.
Mr. FOOTE. / do not risc to occupy the attention OF
the Senate long have a great desire 10 have this
measure adopted, and | very fearful it will not be
adopted this amendment shall not favor al the
hands OF the Senate have from the first declared my
indifference to the proposition, nor do yet conceive