Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-06-22
DEBATE IN THE SENATE.
THE COMPROMISE BILL.
TUESDAY, JUNE Is, 1850.

Union the establishment Of Territorial Governments for
Utah and New Mexico and making proposals to Texas for
the settlement of her northern and western boundary.
The question pending amendment to the Ist
section, offered by Mr. HALE yesterday, as follows:
New States not exceeding two in number of convenient
size, and having sufficient population hereafter by the
of the said State Of California be formed OF the
territory thereof which shall be entitled admission under
the provisions Of the Federal constitution"
Mr. FooTE moved to amend the amendment by adding
thereto, after the word "constituton, the following
Wih without slavery, the people of said State ask
ing admission may DESIRE"
Mr.. BERRIEN. hope the amendment TO the amend
may prevail The original amendment OF the Senator
from New Hampshire only afirms constitutional right Ii
only reairms that clause of the constitution. II gives to
Congress the power Of admitting States with the
of the State States of which the said State is TO
be formed The amendment TO the amendment gives TO the
people the right determine their institutions That is
principle which cannot be too often affirmed, and there
fore trust il will be adopted.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. Mr.. President presume that 1t will
be necessary have vote the amendment to the
amendment presume that the Senator from New Hamp
shire will accept it. He announced yesterday that he had
offered his amendment in the language Of the resolutions for
the annexation of Texas But looking those
Iuons find that the Senator, his amendment has omit
ted the words proposed to be inserted, by accident
presume therefore, that the Senator from New Hampshire
will accept the amendment, TO make 1t in the precise
words of the resolutions for the annexation of Texas-he
having announced yesterday that he had couche his amend
ment in the words Of those resolutions
gestion Of the honorable Senator from Georgia. (Mr BER-
RIEN. He says, if understood him. that the amendment
of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr FooTE is necessary,
because it affirmation of right and that mine is
cessary because it the affirmation Of constitutional right
understood yesterday that conceded by those who ad
vocaed the amendment of the honorable Senator from Lou
isana (Mr. SoULE) that it the afrmance of
constitutional right If that the afmance of
constitutional right it should have been Objectionable the
same ground the amendment which have offered But
think that the honorable Senator from Georgia Mr BER
REM will that there wide difference California,
she any thing, if she will be any thing by the time
have got through with this bi-whch, by the way, do not
any great prospect of very soon-wl be State of the
Union Then it will do for the Congress of the United
States to interfere by saying what institutions shall be
Dyed within the limits of particular State This is not
Territory. Here is State and il would seem to to be
work Of supeerogaon to say what institutions shall be
joyed within the lms Of organized State. However,
particular about this amendment, and, there be
no objection, will withdraw it. ...& =. +.
Several SENATOR'S 1t cannot be Withdrawn. .,..
Mr.. CLAY. | object to the withdrawal Of the amend
rnent and ask for the yeas and nays on it. -'.
Mr.. HALE. Gentlemen seem'to be in rather too great
hurry. did not say that wished to withdraw the amend
ment merely said that if there objection would
withdraw it. certainly at all anxious to withdraw
It. any gentleman thinks he spring trap on me by
calling the yeas and nays, tell him that he mistaken
am perfectly willing to answer 10 my name as long as the
yeas and nays may be called. .@... .... -.|
The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair would suggest to
the Senator that be desires withdraw the amendment
majority grant the privilege
Mr. HALE. l have the least desire to withdraw the
amendment. ILL.,. ..... .'" .>.
The question being en- the amendment to the amendment
the yeas ard nays ordered ~.
Mr.. BALDWIN. Mr.. President, rise simply to state
that entirely opposed TO the adoption of the amendment
proposed by the honorable Senator from New Hampshire
that it is the affirmation Of constitutional
right Whenever the people Of California chose apply
for the consent Of Congress form State within their
limits Congress give that assent and the thing be
t,a IL hax,c ollol
in advance this subject, had yesterday the amend
Of the honorable Senator from Louisiana, (Mr SouLE
am therefore, opposed to the amendment Of the Senator
from Mississippi aud am opposed to for the
and for other reasons which urged yesterday
Mr.. BERRIEN. l apprehend that, however unneces-
cary it may be, there be objection TO the af-
frmance Of constitutional principle The right of the
people of the States be formed out of California with her
consent to govern themselves be doubted The right
of the people of California form State within their
limits, with the of Congress, cannot be doubted
There be objection however, asserting the right Of
any people frame their local institutions to suit them
selves trust therefore, that the amendment to the amend
nent will be adopted.
Mr.. CHASE I agree Mr.. President with what has
been said by the Senator from Georgia. that there be
objection to the airmance of constitutional principle. But
opposed to the amendment of the Senator from Mssis
slppi (Mr FuoTE and wish to state briefly the dis
tncon which appears be obvious between the pro-
position into which his amendment would convert the amend
ment Of the Senator from New Hampshire, and the PROPOSE
ton voted upon yesterday ~'-
That proposition related the erection Of States out Of
Territories. The proposition Of the Senator from New
Hampshire u.s. that Congress shall authorize the erection of
States out of California after her admission State
into the Union She will in free, for slavery clearly
prohibited within her limits.
Mr.. BERRIEN. But she may repeal that prohibition.
Mr.. CHASE. So she may. And when she does, pro-
position that States be erected thereafter within her limits
shall be admitted with without slavery, will not be without
precedent. But, at present, the prohibition stands and
yet the Senator from Mississippi proposes that slave States
may be carved of this free State the people of the parts
to be created into States elect This not the pre-
scented to US yesterday .
Mr. President the annexation resolutions contained pro-
vision that States created out of Texas south of SO deg 80
mn may in with without slavery they may pre-
fer. Why Obviously because slavery existed in Texas
south of SO deg 80 And Congress willing to give
to future States within those limits option to continue
abolish the system, the free exercise Of which should cons
tute barrier admission. But this amendment would
provide that States created out Of free State may come in
with slavery Its adoption would in my Judgment be insult
ing to California What would be thought OF proposition
that State should be created within the limits Of Ohio,
or Pennsylvania New York. with option to come into
the Union free State slave State the Convention
framing Its constitution might determine Would not be
dscredabe to the people of these States suggest that
they were prepared to exchange the institution OF freedom for
that of slavery ~.
voted yesterday agoinst the proposition Of the Senator
from Louisiana, Mr SouLE) did not regard sim
pie affirmation Ct principle. Far from it. II
went beyond the constitution. That instrument declares that
new States may be admitted by Congress into this Union
distinct section provides that the United States shall
guaranty to every State in this Union republican form of
government There is provision in the constitution tina,
know OF, declaring that Congress shall admit States
tho condition, other than that their governments be
publican in form. On the contrary, have msread greatly
1sread the language of the trainers Of that instrument if
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