The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-07-03
Conversational,

Hon. Il. w. BAHNwELL wcrc presented aud
he was qualified and took his scat. On tic
same day Mr. SoULE says the CORES
pondent Of the Charleston Courier "oifct-
ed substitute for that part Of the ADJUST
must bilr which provides for tho admission
OF California. flc proposes, in substance,
that California be admitted, upon the pro-
claination of tho President, as soon as she
shall, by an ordinance, adopt al her Soulh-
crn boundary, the Missouri line of 36dg.
3Onin. north latitude, and also secure. 10
the United States, tho sole right TO- The
primary disposal OF the soil. The revenue,
collected by the United States III Califor-
MIA, he restores to her and he provides for
the paymcnt OF her Senators and Repre-
scn,ativcs elect. The part of California,
south Of the line 3Gdg. 3Omin., lie proposes
to form into a territory, TO be called South
California, with the same provisions for its
government as that OF Utah, and with tho
further provision that, when it forms a
State Constitution, II may come into the
Union as u free or slave State, as the pcu-
pic of the territory may choose. This is
substantially his proposition. The gcncr-
al remarks with which Mr.. Soulc opened
his speech, were very c!oqucn, and very
Just. The argument, as far rs he proceed
cd III it, yesterday, was directed to one OBJ
icct-to show that the whole or nearly the
whole public domain of Callfornia--wi,h
gold bearing lands Of a value equal to the
amount OF the aggregate debts OF every ma
tion i'll the wor!d-would pass to California
as soon az she is admitted as State, by
the passage Of the bill before the Senate.
lie argued tl,a, California had pot, by her
Constitution, protected the United States
III the rig ght to the soil, and that, in certain
ordinance sent here subsequently 10 the
presentation Oft Tire Constitution, and the
printed copies of which essentially varied
from the original words, which had been
altered by some unknown haud, il was
promised that, after rcscrving eleven hun
drcd thousand acres for the purposes of
schools, the vacant and unocc,lpicd lands
should be rcinIuislIcd TO the United Statcs,
There would not he much land lett vacant
and unoccupicd, Mr.. S. said, in country
where there were now rs Cn,v thousand ag-
riculluris,s and hundred and fifty thou.
sand gold dggers. iIc went into :a-;o;::;
arguments and statements !n show that il
was necessary, in order to show that Cali
fornia was not party 10 the bill, and would
not he bound by it's provisions, and that it
ISIS i sF.ssary, in order TO reserve tho
t5aited States, that California
ta tlle Sosgsitions Of
q II ;,E Is iIrs made
a sovereign State."
On the 10th Mr., SouLE resumed and con.
cludct his remarks on tho amendments Of
icrcd by him 10 the Compromise Bill,
Gin inc 9th "Mr. BArNwELL roc" says
tho correspondent of tho Baltimore Sun sand
expressed roIne reluctance TO engage in de-
bate, having long been out OF practice in
public assemblies, and feeling under c,nhar-
rassmcnt in succeeding so distinguished /,
Senator rs his predecessor. II was inpos-
sihlc for any one associating with that SEN
utor (Alr. Culhoun) TO avoid the influence Of
his opinions in many respects lis position
~ to the Missouri Compromise was, he pre-
s,mcd, the same rs his own. He claincl
for tho South equality Of rights. TO thoir
intellectual and moral excellence ho might
nppcnl Ms being such n, warranted no cxclu-
sion OF them from participation in tie COM
mon privileges OF all the States.
q" tc went on To rcctc the miserics which
tho South had endured from the Northern
pcupc--nnt fanatics, but celebrated and in
!c'!gcnt mcn-mcmbCrs oi Congress. The
territorial questions were only indications Of
this disease SO deeply rooted. lie argued
that slaves were property, and lad been
claimed rs smc! by tlis 9"vcrnmCn,--rc-
icrrug 10 some OF Mr.. Cay's state papers
He was not so well acquainted with the
current history Of tho question as others
were. but he would review the grounds ta-
ken by the North on the territorial questions
AMI see what right they lave to say that
slaves, rs property, should not be admitted
in any territory Of Tic United S,acs, us wei!
rs any other species Of property.
"Ilc declared, in conclusion, that the
South would asscn, 10 tho Missouri Com
promise. as recognition of the equal rights
Of the South, but they would demand that
South of the line, slavery should be protect
cd
Mr.. DAwywELLn says tho Southern
Press the new Senator from South Caro-
lima, was called up by Mr. FoorE's cxposi-
lion ot the views ofliiS predecessor, and de-
fined his po,iiomanl tia, OF the South with
clnn. zeal and clolucucc. Mr. Barnwcll is
a very impressive and Ligmiicd speaker
clear and concise III his statement oi facts,
logical in his rcasomings-and very decided
Ill the expression oi his opinions lie took
otron" Southern ground, hul expressed his
willingness frr the sake uf concord TO ac-
ccpt the Missouri Compromise bill
From the Correspondent of the Charles.
ton Courier wc make the following extract:
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