The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-06-13

the other House: he alluded to the let
ter Of Mr.. Wigfall. He did not ap- i
prove Of that formal and emphatic de- G
claration in that letter, that it was the
duty ofthe Nashville convention! shorts I
ly to meet to propose four or 6ve a.
niendments to the constitution as
sine qua non,in the settlement Of the
questions now disturbing the country.
The presiding officer said the Sens
ator was taking range debate which
was not in order. All remarks must
be confnedto the bill and the amend
nent proposed to,it.
Mr.. Foutc said that his want Of farnil-
arity with parliamentary rules often
ed him to transgress them when such
was not his intention. He however had
said all that he desired to say on this
point Laughterl He would now
saw that he had a firm belief that the
Compromise bill would be ratified by
majority Of both houses Of congress
and would receive the approval oil
the American people because It was
a measure which, If passed, would be
a means Of drawing all sections of
this country together once more in the
bonds of freedom, never agalN he
hoped to be separated.
Mr.. Clemens said that the Senator
from Mississippi had declared, as his
opinion, that this bill will pass both
Houses Of congress and be ratified by
the American people. The same had
beeu said here before. He hoped that
he might be allowed to express his
opinion on the sbuject, and that was.
that this bill cannot pass the Senate
withoutthe most material amendments.
1t is now enduring lingering e&is--
, tence only by the sufferance OF Its ene'
mics.
Mr.. Foote asked leave to explain
t He had never said that the bill should
r not be materially amended,
: Mr.. Clemens said that the Senator
8 had not perhaps expressed himself
5 opposed to amending the bill, bnt it
n was strange that no amendment what
: ever met the Senator's favor OF aPPro
+ val.
II Mr.. Foote asked the Senator 10 per
e mt himto explain, He had not sail
e that he would vote against the amend
r. nent Of this colleagues he had said he
n left that to be decided by the circum-
1t stances Of the moment, and SO had ne
d been reported in the papers.
u Mr.. clemens said the Senator nigh
50 be correct; but he replies to speecf
i made in support Of the amendment BY
ii the Senator from Florida, and refuses
ID to allow that Senator an opportunity
V. to explain, but relied upon his owl
b. construction, and the construction OF
ID reporter, of what that Senator had said
)r Tie Senator says that the doctrine ad
I'd vanced by the Senator from Florida i
i; calculated to be injurious to the South
ns The Senator from Florida supported
as an amendment which was mild whel
le taken with one passed by the Hous
of representatives. Strange the Sen
as ator from Mlssissippl-had not dlscove
s. that such an amendment was iDjurou
at to the rights Of the South, whena muc
SO stronger one passed the house Of REP
t resentatives, In January, lS47, attach
i'd ed to the Oregon bill, and received tn
1t support Of every Southern man in tn;
he body at the time. Mr.. G. read tn
We amendment. 1t prohibited the loc
III Legislature from interfering with th
nts property Of whatsoever nature, brougI
to into it by any person removing to @
er- living In said Territory.
ro- Mr.. Foote said that he had dlttere
nd with the policy which indtrodoced tn
- amendment, and always considers
lad it an indiscreet measure for the Sout
nal Mr.. Clemens said that the amen
no meut, however, received the support
,m. every southern man at that time
ON the house. He considered it som
no what strange to hear the Senator tro
elf. Mississippi citingthe opinions Of Jo'
a Quincy Adams as to the doctrine
ted Southern rights. He wished to 81
his nothing dlsrespectful of Mr.. Adam
) Of but he remembered that he once 50
en- that he would like to see the day
of "a. universal emancipation, even 7
sis South was in seas of blood. u y
eld strange to hear the Senator, from "
and tissippi defending this Adminlstrall
lsly and the Senator from Kentucky q
iect nouuciDg il Poliucs it was sal
made strange bed-fellows, Sor
ras, time ago (Mr. C.) and the oenal
hey from Mississippi were working toge'
He er in the same traces and ne Iou
mas then that the Senator was SO merry u
that it was the greatest difficulty to 70
,ous up with him. (Laughter.) No
and they were as far apart as the poles
sub Mr.. Berrien said that he desired
S47 correct an error into which the oe'
H. 80. Hal fa11on =, annnosinu that q