The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-06

Mr.. DAVIS, Of Mississippi, moved 10 amend the
amendment BY substituting the line SO deg 80 min. for
Nm FOoTE. will accept iha, boundary line with
great pleasure II il is agreeable TO southern gentle
men Al The request OF my colleague and your consent
/ win take The line OF SO deg 30 min.
Mr. DAVIS. The notifications 10 the beginning OF the
amendment are merely verbal. and think more distinct
~ declare the purpose of the Senae TO change The
boundaries The change Of line - me variation Of
degree and limits the southern boundary o. California 10
,hai well. known line OF 80 80. II there be spirit Of
COMPROMISE and concession in the SENATE, desire 10
give harmony and satisfaction 10 the whole country,
hone no one i'll refuse hat line; iof no one de-
ta n will give an amount al Satisfaction that other
could Ii laises no new queshonol lne power OF Con-
grf As Being an old line, u would avoumany Questions
which were well, 81 least ~ lhe present cohdlon Of
country TO AVOID
Then. Mr. President. the country between 80 deg 80
min and IS deg 80 min sa desert, WIN me exception
az that which lies around Lake Tnares. which is
rely IN The possessinn OF peacea5e and seln agr
cultural lndans, The pil towns OF Soliiad and San
Antonio are almost ensrey deserted I'm PLAN. near
The river are ard aid a suited Tor cultivation Thus !,
Is described The only plan, tien 70 which we can
look ever to have population Is iha! around Lake
Tuare Il present. Sona ,g = ", ,aa posss'ssd
Uaed States 10 protect, aud This protection can best be
given 10 them in the territorial condition aud II at
future day shall be occupied by white men, their
trade must be with the South, and their commercial con.
nexions being with The South, 50 mast their political
connexon also Instead Of there being any such obiec
tons to The change OF line, taee strong geographical
reasons why Il should be made With this view,
hope il there be any spirit Of concialion ~ The Senate,
that it will now be exhibited. .
The question being then taken upon Mr.. FoorEs
amendment to the amendment, il was r,itcied-yeas 49,
nays 33--as follows;
| YEAs-Messrs Atchison, Badger, .Barnwell Bell Bs
s@p b Fo5 o aossa sss Kings paa% as
Pearce, Pau, Rask, Sebastian, Soule, Iurney, and
| NAYs-Mes~rs Baldwin, Benton, Braieury. Bright,
Cas Chase Clarke Clay, coopsr Davis Of Massachass,
p poss.as. EMns. feiss, Gsssas. Hale, almin, Jones'
saon, ugIanl, Wales, Walker. Wln'h'op, and Whit
Mr.. ATCHISON Mr. President, have explana-
lion to make. think was misunderstood and may be
unsupported do not know as 70 that but know that
nv friends misunderstood few remarks made this
morning upon this floor. said that those northern
who believed that slavery was already excluded from The
Territories acquired BY the treaty Of Guadalupe Hdag
by The operation of Mexican laws still remaining in force
used strong language liable TO the charge Of in
sincerity" Hypocrisy, or both, n voting against the
omnibus bill regretted Immediately afterwards that
guage intended in no offensive sense 10 those mem
beers Of the South who voted against the bill, and certain
not e those VINO voted pf the o or aney ars my
democrat particularly Of the northwest, with the excep
ton OF three, voted Tor the bill, have always acted
with them, and for each one have personal friendship
repeat that did intend to apply any term to northern
l men in an offensive sense.
Then there is another matter. am told by one OF The
senators from South Carolina thai had Inadvertently
done injustice to South Carolina and to Col Gregg; and
am ready also to put that matter right The artlcleread
by the honorable senator from mississippi Mr. FooTEl
i never read until since made the few remarks sub
mitei 10 the Senate find now that Col Gregg in what
he sah in relation 10 blockadng the mouth OF the Misss
spp says "we"-neaning The southern States supposed
TO be in stale OF secession and not the State OF South
Carolina. To put This matter right would say thai
would have used the ieInsl do not recollec what
they wereif il had been the State Of New York which
was 10 blockade the mouth OF the Mississippi II would
be washed away by the spring Hoods rs well az South
Carolina meant no dsfesFect 70 south Carolina
am incapable OF speaking OF any Slate, The gtcaies, or
/ smallest, ~ terms OF contempt
4 The question being then taken upon the amendment
submitted by Mr.. DoUcLAs, it was adopted
The question recurring upon the mutton heretofore
made by Mr. FooTE TO strike out all alter the enactng
clanse 81 the late Compromise BILL
i Mr.. FoOTE said Mr.. President, propose 10 dispense
with the reading Of The amendment and TO give very
short explanation in regard 10 IT, That which The Clerk
has in his hand the whole OF the omnibus bill with
he exception Of the California and Utah part Of il
presented precisely the condition in which II was when
the senator from Illinois MIR. DouGLAsl offered bis
amendment, which amendment will be tound-the amend
men. Of the senator from Georgia [Mr DAwsosl being
4 1 have only one reason for offering this amend
ment and win be frank about that matter j wish the
territorial government bills TO PASS before the Ca.
4 fona bill; | wish both Of the Territorial bills TO
reach the House. and 10 be acted upon there fayoaby
before the California bill IS acted upon Al ALL believe
they can be acled upon IN RAPID succession fear The
California bill should be acted upon st, there may
serious obstacles intervening 10 the adoption OF the Cali
fornia bin before The territorial bill Tina, is my
The PRESIDENT. The amendment embrace. the
whole printed bill in relation to New Mexico and Texas
and IL win be read
/ The amendment having been read,
i Mr.. RUSK. | hope the honorable senator will see
the propriety OF withdrawing this amendment In the
first place, the Texas question. in dispute between the
United States and Texas. does not necessarily connect
itself with any OF these other subjects ALL II Is
which stands upon iis own merits, and which should be
decided upon It's own merits u has been once tired 70
connexiop with California, and everybody knows The
suit II is now 10 be associated with territorial gov
emment for New Mexico.
Mr.. FO0TE, tinterposing) Will my friend permit me
TO explain that matter very briefly am OF the opinion
that is more orderly and proper 10 establish territorial
government OF the right kind in New Mexico and TO do
that, her boundary line should be asceriained
provision should be made for iis asceftainmeni hereafter
lshould be willing the Texas boundary line should be
boundary line hereafter established Ills simply, then,
for the establishment OF territorial government Tor New
4 Mexicos aud the boundary line OF New Mexico being
unascertaned, the bill provides for the asceriainmen oil
/ H. Texas is more concerned in the matter than any
other State OF the Union, excepting from its proximity:
There 10 omnibus bill about IL. will state IN all
fankness TO my friend ha, il is not designed TO inter
have been willing 10 have Il in this BILL hut Tor my un-
standing distinctly from the senator from Texas who sls
over the way, Mr. RysK.l that was desired that The
two measures should be connected that California and
territorial governments might be associated with IT, bui
now It Is thought inexpeen TO associate the other mai
tiers with a. yielded TO persuasion when that part o.
the bill was brought up have felt that there was good
reason to believe that was important % the bill as la
as New Mexico was concerned. tell him frankly DO
not expect this amendment 70 be carried wish i may
IL not carried IL viii become substitute
offered hereafter either present form or some 0tbd