Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-02-27

stand him. on one occasion to SOW co ~ L,; .
was so understood nv ali around ne IT, @ !, 20
not intended merely meant 10 u.s. saw ,b Hafe say WA
foes, no enemies no opnonents either at he MI w
the South consider ia ali 40 one ianl III n O. VI a
all as brethren consider ns ali 90 nn;ieJ ' u; 40
mon DESTINY and thn e., da J,'ite ~ ~ one com
to employ will be to keen ne tonetbn m nn t uoi.u
concord and harmony and. above ali, to avoid ,ba
direfu dsv when oy,. ny ro az W oVoiu VA
other as an enemy. 'o oN'I Cd" DIX 0i 'i'
Mr.. FooTE Unjust bonastlv dacl.re that 7 will bolo
no alliance with Aboonists With the man who meo
at Faneu Hall and adont resolutions for tba urDos ~
setting Southern slaves at Iibertv' do mt refocniea
them as my brethren or as alIo,y looL ,n
them as incendares as unnrinc;nIed ,e and as binn
only worthy Of orr renroanb WIN iie, ana a'
will say that Ihave no doubt the bnnora G Senate,
from Kentucky has been denounced bv the Nortbern
press; but with the execution Of tha ~ e
and those of similar character thinl ,l p,',
tons chiefly come from the sonnd
the North on account of his viedin1tnn - PC ,
abolition enemies Tho orr,n 81 IT,. 'oo nluIn 10 oul
from New York is full of nlaudts and 1eatoi
said that the moral Influence nsd b ~,
Senator from Kentucky was onerat;na , ,ool aole
erests OF the South without his inte5dp rs ,o
the mschievous effects which are now ~ f
Sir it is fact connected with the history Of r. ,iG ~
rable Senator from Kentucky that ,vhen h ,no
tionists ofhis State commenced their severe trno
which was not unmark cd with scenes ofhiJ I'usse,
it. sir not unmarked with scenes nj hond la .eea.
large number of printed docnments for ,ba ~. ~
unfolding their cause and among them waS oeo q,
OF the honorable Senator from Kentucky whicb naa
circulated in
of ALI charge The honorable Sanator nts h;nysIr 80,
great as think yery unnecessary ronbIe ,o state
and 10 co,t;,n ,ta,;n,r Il ~ Ill ~ oo ~ ota'e
ace-that he will veId TO no thrao, + have ,i unt
menaced the honorable Senator have moi thraateneJ
him "
Mr. CLAY. Ohno. did NOT savso
Mr. FooTE That being understood will saw no
more s '''>o'''00"' VIII say ~
Mr. DODGE rise Mr. Pres;d.nt 10 dafard ,,vsolf
as a Northern man from Inc oncnso;aus f ,I t,
man from South Carolina (Mr' BntlerN have IN saw
that, as northern man. or rather as Senator from
free State have invariably votad w,;hnut d. 49,; 90
hesitation for every proposon iba, has shn,y, Ell
within these walls lavinn for ita obiact r,rt I
law for the people of California voteJ ;th Lt G G'a
Senator from Tennessee (Mr BeS voad ,1 ~ 'lii
sustained nv friend and neohbor from, IlIin M NJ
Douglas in his almost superhman efforts at the Iat
session to give government whether Stale Terrtor;aI
or Executive TO our merltorous but cruelty naoected
fellow citizens on the Pacific coast [ stood IN and
voted for the amendment of NV friend from Viscppns
(Mr WakerA lone after the eleventh or t,,e1fs5 hn
on the night Of the I'd Of March last bv yhiei the gs
of our constitution and laws was o he extended tn The
people of California The gentleman from South Ca
rolna and those who act with him We're then ;Ilno to
entrust the President with the newer to annon ali t
GERS of every name and Grade in and oyar r. I;for;
No fear of military mower or E,xacutya ,er,ot;n t
troubed him or them Int now the President ;s asst
ed in no yerv measured terms for his cnndnct in f
ence to California. Now sir when the sovrreian Isn.
ple have acted and have nrohbited slavery in ths po
stituon their admission as n State into tins IInon
TO be opposed on the grounds that imnroner ;anenoa
have been brought to Rear unon them to efac THE @
suit
The mission to California Of Hon. r. Rutlar Kno Of
Georgia figures largely in this discussion and nber
matters are uooed in to rv and show that Tho "
California have formed their government under some
sort of military duress Sir II is n grave aocnsetion
and those who make or hint it # thew believe to he
true ought Immediately to move an imneach,oant of
Zachary TAYLOR in the House of Representatives and
as majority Of that body and this are opposed TO- him
he would be treated with undue Ienencv Tbe charoe
is criminal one. and f made should he bndlv noa5e
and accompanied by action in the RIGHT marter / do
not heGeva If 10 nor th;nL thot - d", - w W
God cnud dictate IN such nnnt po"S, t sno,u , u
tntine majority Of the neona Of Tnlfrn;a ha
not shadovv Of dnuh tat tha cons,ntnn hiah '
have nresented rs ia Their own snnnansons ,o 10y
embodiment of their own sovereign will Sir as wy
friand IN the whole Union and the eonst;tn,;o ~ III "a
narts deanlv raprat tha course tors, L H. ST. ~;
relaon IN he admission nj California No., 49, .h h.,
mestion If slavery has been decded within her I;r
bv that tribunal from which nnder our form Of aovnr
Won't thare ia no arnaal a,ar,, saataa - a. 81 i'll
ought in NV humble udament to aco;esc % TIC oon
Mr. President if know the sentiments of the State
which in mart repesent and NV own I am onita cor
tain that we are not fanatca on this yexed oueston Of
slavery that we are not for intrinonp non the RIGHTS
of the people of any of the States Sir as a mi5de
man standing as thought between the extremes Of The
Union as one who although opposed TO slavery has
heretofore always opposed The miscaed Wimot Brow
So have anxously hoped that some fair settlement ar
of this matter might be agreed unon' I
have therefore, looked with favor upon The resolutions
Of the Senator from Kentucky and have honed thai bev
might form the basis Of some happy measure that wonId
restore good feeling in Congress- and enable US to trans
act the important business affairs of the peone for which
we were sent here. Sir do not cannot regard the
admission of California as triumph over any section
ofthe Union nor do think it should he 50 eSeened bu
anv one WHY sir mon almost evarv ornest;on ~
nolcvb arr;np the G,ast;on of avs VI
which divides The neonle Of tRisrnrw Soptb Carnno
md lava ouraa W. nertonI,, 4 -, A. 80. -,
tons OF tariff taxation the currency and others And
so help me God If the peope Of California had sent their
constitution here without anv thing said in il about
slavery should have voted for it. if it had been the last
act of nv life have ever believed that thew had the
right to decide this question of slavery for themselves
and believe hey have decided if in accordance with the
public and almost universal sentiment among them ~
Above all | believe the men whom thew have sent here
will adhere to the COMPROMISES of the constitution and
will yot so as 10 save The ninn from the HIND Of ncen
diarism | know those gentlemen welcome Them
with the right hand oftrendshp because believe thew
are patriots true Americans and devoted 10 The Inn
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