The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-06-18
CONGRESS-


IN the course of which Messrs Clay and Fooe opposed
the amendment as calculated to embarrass the BILL and
Messrs. berrlen, Underwood and Badger advocated,
as calculated to reassure the South and exercise COM
posing effect upon the whole country. Novote was ia
KEN The Senate in the earlier part of the dav mani
iesedan intention of getting through with the bill by
next lhursdayi they agreed adjourn on that day to
the Monday following. - LII a
HOUSE,. The House went into Committee ofthe
Whole on the California bill.
Mr. lnge moved an amendment to Green's, rum
nlng the Missouri compromise line to the Pacific. 1t
was IN the form OF provso sslhat if the people Of
any portion Of territory shall form constitution.
they may or may not exclude slavery, and their de-
termination on this question shalt be no obstacle TO
their admission into the Union.
Mr.. McClernand had always recognized the princi-
pie that State has right to adopt slavery or not
Mr. Van Dyke said it was not good ground of OBJ
lection to the admission Of State if its constitution
recognized slavery r,4s0 .rr'p
Mr. Hubbard was in favor of the principle of Inee,s
amendment, but for Incorporating it in the bi tbr
the admission Of California.
MIR. Bissell denied that the doctrine was generally
prevalent In the North, that no more slave States Shall
be admitted into the Union He never acouiesced
| in it. Hal
| Mr. Root said that the amendment of Ingel was in
tended as bonbon TO the South 1t was to have no
effect 1t was but peace offering. He went for her
as she is. -
Mr. Morse said the Union was not worth curse. as
ong as difference exists between the slaves of the
South and the horses and carriages of the North as 10
property. lie wanted no milk and water compromises
| Mr. Schenck wished to offer an amendment to test
the sense oil the South that there shall be objection
to the admission of California because she has not toll
Grated slavery The Southern men objected to Califo-
MIA because she does not recognize slavery, aa E
Mr. Seldom denied this The greatest objection to
her admission was, that the Southern States had no
opportunity to participate in forming the institutions Of
| California. =
| Mr.. Toowis indignantly denied that opposition to
California by the Sonth is based on the ground that
slavery is not recognized by her Constitution II the
doctrine Is to prevail that State hereafter to be
admitted which toerates slavery, then every effort upon
his part should be put forth towards dsinon TThis
gentleman excited, and several members cried
| ssGood, good.''1 $50
Mr.. Meade asked Mr.. Schenck whether, If Califor-
MIA had in her Constitution tolerated slavery he would
vote for her admission? ssffhI Ye8F Il
1 Mr.. Schenck-I have always and do now recognize
the right of the people, when forming government to
adopt slavery if they please.
Mr. Giddings declared that he and his constituents
were eternay opposed to admitting another State to
the Union with slave Constitution. Sixty persons
only have much representation here as a hundred
slaves He protested against putting Northern fteeneu
| on level with slaves. AtH
i Mr.. Ewing wanted to know whether. if anv Com
promise Is to be ma e, the North will stand BY it,
The South want an earnest without which Compton,
MI. Williams said, the North did not want a com
promise. They fight under masked batteries. when
they run California They will be ready for "a stampede
and run down the compromise
Mr. Casey said If slavery clause were in the Con
sttutlon OF California; he would vote for her admission
he was in favor of the Presidents plan. s W
Mr.. lnge-Do understand you to explain the Pres
dents plan as opposite to my resolutions?
MIR. Casey-Fhe principle in the Presidents plan is
the correct plan III YOU leave the question to The eo
/ arph TO tda Inv tha;r
Ihadeus Stevens believed to be the settled purpose
a OF majority of the Northern States, now, that no
more slave States shall hereafter be admitted out of
territory now free.
member-It is the voice of the Wing party.
Stevens-l would desire no better platform; indie.
pendenty OF MORALS the political question ought to gov.
: ern It, There nothing in the Constitution which
says that slavery shall be extended in future States
Mr. Robinson repudated the miserable policy of the
President The State Constitutions have a right ID
say whether they will have slavery or not. 1t WAS
, = States. y s n = :
:, Mr. Vinton said that the recognition or exclusion
: slavery in the Constitution of new State was no oh
lection to its admission a/ta N,fEHytEs
Mr.. Stephens of Ga, asked that gentleman if he
would vote for the admission Of new State the Con
:, shution OF which recognized sayery[A pause 1.-The
e gentleman is silent. ~. Z
Vinton-It is objection to the admission of new
State' whether her Constitution excludes slavery OF
not
h M Woodward-No Constitu6onal objection. TSome
X confusion, chairman called to order, IT,, m y.
: Mr.. Stephens resuned,-He deemed it of the great
est moment that the declarations of this subject should
be made clearly, that the South may know what to ex
t, pect. es fiah a o9 N3
Mr.. Stanton, Of Tenn, said that he understood that
fourteen Of the free States have declared against any
more slave States. Hereafter, this is the gis of the
e whole question. 1t is the point on which the Union
N stands. ustr, 4, -eer 4tfalny +
Several gentle denied that fourteen States have thu.
: declared.
q Mr.. Clingman said that he had been informed the,
had majority Of free States have so declared
Mr. Stanton-Almost all the non-savehoIding States
: have passed resolutions in favor of the Wmot Prov
= so, which was about the thing. sas
+ Mr. Cllngman said the WilInot Proviso had been
IS pressed through four sessions of the house. H N
> Mr. Casey answered his colleague, 7. Stevens. w
Mr. Stephens said Casey was prepared to give five
negroes as much representation as three of his Caseys
l. own constituents. "A
i Casey-Now he wanted the fact to 90 to Stevens:
constituents that, also, he was elected by $4,000 wings
whovoted for Gen. Taylor, but Stephens had not said
one word in favor the Presidents plan.
Mr. German, of Indiana, said those who were acting
on the doctrine that they regard power higheI
% than the Constitution, are dislinionsts.
n The gentlemen who spoke, did under the fvemin
N ute rule lH M0sa sH
2 loY New ORLEANS June Is.
!, LATER FROM HAVANA. We have received
= intelligence from Havana as late as the 10th inst
" and are happy to state that the Spanish Government