Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-10

United States and now instead Of leaving that portion Of
territory west of the Rio Grande for which s impossible
to provide Government and which, il we did provide one
there would be nobody to accept there no population
the side, propose include that portion Of the old pro-
vince of New Mexico that lies of the Rio Grande in the
Territory which is proposed to organize under the
Utah.
| Mr.. BUTLER. If I understand the amendmen, of the
Senator from Mississippi il is include in the Territory Of
Utah all that country Of the Rio Grande not included in
what is called California
Mr.. DAVIS. That is what propose.
Mr.. BUTLER. Then will 20 for that amendment
The PRESIDENT. The amendment Of the Senator from
Mississippi will be read
The Secretary read the amendment as follows:
"Tha the boundaries of said Territory of Utah be on the
north the southern boundary of Oregon the the Rio
Grand river and line due north the northern
said river to the southern boundary Of Oregon the south
the boundary between Mexico and the United States
on the west by line drawn from the junction Of the Ga and
Colorado rivers the Sierra Nevada mountains and along
said ridge the point Of its intersection with the paree
fory-two degees of north latitude
| Mr.. WALKER II understand that amendment, the
proposed western boundary takes of part of California
which object.
Mr.. DAVIS. will explain to the Senator from Wscon-
sin the effect OF the amendment and then probably he will
have no anxiety in regard to it. The only part which would
deprive California of any Of the territory within her proposed
boundary that which the line the western boun-
dairy Of Utah to follow the Sierra Nevada ridge As the line
drawn some portion OF that country east Of the ridge
included in California. Nobody lives there and it is sepa-
by impossible mountain barrier ocs the country west
Of the ridge Certainly that portion represented in
the Convention. must, when there shall be State Of
California and when territorial questions connected with
may arise must be matter Of interest to those people,
| and, should suppose, of none TO any body here.
Mr.. SEWARD called for the yeas and nays, and bein,
ordered, resulted as follows
YEAS-MesEs. Atchison, Badger, Barnwell, Berrien
Butler Clemens, Davis, Of Mississippi, Dawson, Downs
Foote, Houston, Hunter. King, Mangum Mason Morton
Pratt, Rusk. Sebastian, soue, Turney. and Yulee-es
Chase Clarke Clay Davis Of Masachusetts Dayton Dick
nson Dodge of wisconsin, Dodge, Of Iowa. Douglas Ewing
Pech. Grsen tamlin, jones' Miller, Norris Pease Phelps
Wales, Walker, Winthrop and Whitcomb-S4.
So the amendment rejected.
The question then taken the motion Of Mr..
WALKER, to strike out all of the bill except that por-
ton which relates to California, and resulted follows
YEAS-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton Bright, Chase Clarke,
ing Greene Hamlin. Miller Phelps Seward Shields. smith,
spruanee, Upham, Wales, Walker, Winthrop, and Whit
NAYs-Messrs Atchison Badger, Barnwel Bell, Berri-
Bradbury, Butler Clemens Davis of mississippi Daw
Dickinson, Dodge, of Iowa, Douglas, Downs Felch
Foote Houston, Hunter jones' King Mangum, Mason,
Norris Pearce Pratt Rusk Sebastian, ,soue, Surgeon
Turney, and Underwood-S3.
So the motion was not agreed to.
Mr.. FOOTE rise to express my desire that the Sena-
tor from Missouri will offer his amendment give
opportunity Of acting upon the Territorial bill alone.
Mr.. ATCHISON. As have believed all along that the
greatest weight in ths omnibus California
to strike out Of the bill all that pertains to her.
Mr.. FOOTE 1t will be most obvious to all that the
pursued by opponents Of the bill has defeated
&compex must also be obvious, from the
just taken that there is disposition at present adopt that
part Of the bill which relates ths admission Of California
separate All ofus must the mischevous
sequences that result from such course should be
adopted. This is the only proposition which
acthat is, the proposition to pass the Territorial bill alone
hope that this will find favor with the Senate and
that after has been disposed Of for the settlement
of the Texan boundary and the admission Of California will
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nate and House Of Representatives their joint wisdom may
suppose they deserve. MI. President it will be recoected
all that such my proposition three months ago but
that time the Senaedd not fit to accord with that pro-
position. Now, gentlemen all that this is
the only sale course for us to pursue.
i Mr.. CLAY. Question.
I Mr. PHELPS. If it is in order will move that the fur
her consideration ofths bill be indefinitely postponed.
| Mr.. BRADBURY. hope the motion Of the Senator
from Vermont will prevail. believe have arrived
that stage Of the proceedings which pass the resi-
due Of the bill is, and hope that shall sit here unit
1 we do it.
Mr.. PooTE Ehope so too
/ Mr. PHELPS. One word in explanation of mp motive
in making this motion. need repeat the Senate that
have regarded this effort settle this controversy in the
form of bill combining all the subjects of controversy
hopeless from beginning end. Il must now be- perfectly
apparent the Senate that the project has ed ar instead
killing the bill by dssectng it, is just well 10 dispose
by indefinite postponement If Eas is done the door
will be opened for the introduction of measures having refer
think the Senate will for saying that have felt
embarrassed from beginning end with the combination of
these measuresin the bill which reported by the comn
| tee of which had the honor to be member
have no doubt that settle the California question,
take up by ITSELF have these issues singly We
can get majority for something. But if hove
combination Of measures while may object 70 vote fos the
bill for reason, my friend the left may object TO- vote
for for another and third Senator may object it for
different still that, howeve. different opinions
may be, is clear should unite to every blhaving such
combustion Of Let repeat that think there
will be sort of difficulty in settling this California ques
ton will there be any difficulty in settling the question
Of the Texan boundaynot the least earth my hum
bic Judgment will 90 for any that any reasonable
may produce for the adustmsnt Of the question
can embarrassment attending these questions sepa
been compelled to withhold my support from the bill which
reported by the committee, because there feature
in it which cannot and dare not support.
Now, sir, have mutaeed the bill and destroyed its
symmetry, the best thing do is to postpone it iadef
nitey and to take up these each BY itself and
pledge myself to give my cordial support any reasonable
measure that may be proposed Sir have been embaH
rassed with this bill and with all due Difference the
mittee must say that have regarded the combination Of
these the combination Of all the elements of
roversy Under these circumstances hope the Senate will
once dismiss this BILL and take up these measures as we
ought to have done in the beginning, one by one.
Mr.. ATCHISON. The Senstor from Vermont says that
the symmetry of the bill destroyed. III is destroyed,
has been part by his action he has cooperaed
with those who have destroyed it
| Mr.. PHELPS. Certainly: admit that.
Mr.. ATCHISON. If my motion is adopted the FIRST step
the attainment Of the wish Of the Senator from Yer
will be effected. The in relation to the Terri
toa of Utah the first that should be
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