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

syery point that has presented or will present itself
trust shall have an opportunity 70 do i some time be-
IDuring Mr. ATcHsok's remarks message in writing
received IRON the Presldent OF the United Sales
Mr. DAWSON. MFR. President. desire that the mes !
sage that has Just come from the President Of the United
States should be taken up and read Will it be in order
70 suspend the present business for that purpose II
ny the n iS
Mr. DAWSON. That is the very reason why wish
g have i taken up and hope the Senate will consent
The PRESIDENT twill require unanimous consent
Mr. YuIIEE, Is,he present business to be postponed
The fissI pREs SID twill not be postponed su. only
NJ YJLEE Then object desire % offer mo;
ton as this bill is of the table, and therefore
wish 70 have i postponed gsla
rhs senaor Georgia
address the Chair Does the senator from Florida object
Mr.. YULEE. will not insist upon It. wanted an
opportunity TO make motion which can make as well
Mr.. CHASE wish 10 inquire il The effect Of the SEN
ators consentng to the reading Of that message to
postpone the matter under consideration!
| The PRESIDENT. Not at all only to suspend it.
The message was then read when i was found 70 be
message from the President made il compliance with
resolution OF the Senate oil the 9Th OF July last, calling
for the which led to the evacuation Of Fort Polk
The Aduian General says. in reply to the President,
TWgss Of 5.h Juy isss no force il his opinion being
required there, and the necessity existing OF making
such disposition Of the limited forces assigned to the
Sh department Texas would render II most effective
for the purposes Of preserving treaty spalaons with the
Indians.
The reading Of the message elected considerable mer
Mr.. HALE. / simply rise to inquire Of the senator
from Georgia i this message has any reference to the
Mr.. DAWSON II has had the good effect to put every
body in good humor if that be considered hav
ing any reference 70 the subject Langhier] II not,
however, the message that expected.
Mr. BADGER. | do not propose. Mr. President. to
add obituary notice those that have been already
delivered IN the chamber upon the late bill Tor The adms
sion OF California and for other purposes to enter at
all into the investigation 10 the mode OF treatment
pursued with il or TO inquire whether its unmely death
IS really 70 be attributed % the mistaken administration
OF remedies by its friends TO the infusion OF poison
matter into it by its enemies; but the yeas and
nays have been called for upon the amendment and have
been ordered by the Senate, and shall give vote
upon the amendment contrary 10 my individual wishes
and opinion often expressed in conversation with my
friends, desire 10 bring TO the consideration OF the SEN
ate as briefly as and yet that they may be dis
tincy understood the reasons which will govern me in
! q The present amendments MI President if understand
II Alright, proposes take from California. which this bill
will admit State, certain portion of the territory
cluded within the boundaries established for that State
hat. for myself m much prefer California. adnied u
ALL admitted with the whole extent OF boundary which
she claims. prefer because, If we are to have free
State upon the Pacific without any arrangement OF
promise compensation it is far better have than
two Tree States there; and, although know that il the
State OF California be admitted with unmulaied dmen
sons, is competent for Congress, with the consent Of
thai State, at time to establish another within her
limits, and though think i very probable at dis
tan day, that that result will be produced, yet il is
obvious, at least il obvious to my mind. that by
admitting the State of California with portion OF terri.
tory cut OF proposed by this bill, shall invite,
courage, and at once pecptate upon ourselves the
adjustment OF a northern free State upon the Pacific
But further, Mr. President, am not DESTROYS OF add
10 the number OF these States. whether the addition
ha0 fraaa rals hold / lnaEI
great calamity that the country should be placed IN sit
uaon which makes il necessary that other States shall
be admitted into the Union think the value oil place
this Union is in the inverse ratio of the number Of
States that compose the smaller the number the greater
the honor the power the influence, the relative strength
in the Union OF the different members that compose il;
and, II my wishes could prevail there should never
be another State added to il from This day forth to the end
| OF tune.
But, sir upon this as upon every other subject de-
sire act like practical looking at the condition OF
things in which the country is paced-considerng not
not what would be tic nest ia ITSELF but wha, IS best rela
j lively, by being less evil than another Hopeless,
therefore, entirely hopeless, in the possible accomplish
menl Of what DESIRE Of having The number OF these
States fxedfxed at present and fofeverthe question
which presented for consideration IN this amendment
affecting this bill offers, think, this alternative to adj
i mir one State upon the Pacific. with possibility or
probability that another will soon be there, or 10 admit
one Stale upon the Pacific, with provision in the very
bill for her admission which almost necessarily and
tainly draws after the admission OF another This Mr.
President. is the view which have taken, both as
n southern and an American--cons defng both
what would desire for that portion OF the country
which live and from which come, and what would
desire in that far higher and nobler demonstrating
my self citizen OF this great American republic 10 either
view, myself greatly prefer, il California is TO be admit
ted, that she should be admitted with the whole OF her
boundanesih larger the better for But, looking at
this matter practical man, and in reference TO other
considerations, not disposed TO persist in The OF
the subject which strikes being in itself the best
Southern gentlemen here think that II California is ad
mittedi California into the Union by separate
and independent measure that admission will be
acceptable 10 the people OF the South, to the southern
and present dimensons Well, II so any considerable
body Of people will be pleased BY that arrangementif it
will tend 10 make the southern portion oil this Union
either better satisfied less discontinued with whatever
may be the issue OF the proceedings oil this session OF
Congress- sci such value upon my opinion upon
that subject, and by means esteem 90 highly what
seems 10 be the whole the best 10 refuse 10
concur in such amendment Gentlemen have expressed
the opinion that the admission Of CaIifornatbe simple
Wilmot Proviso in territorial bill-the abolition OF
slavery the slave trade in the District OF Columbia
one allw produce spirit which will or may lead TO
fofcIbe resistance in some or more OF the southern
States II they have such opinion with regard TO the
effect OF the admission OF California without dminution
OF her size, il affords 10 them, OF course, still higher
lives Tor pressing the reduction now before the Senate
do undertake TO refer all TO what may be the state
Eo opinion upon that subject in any other portion Of this
floor am. One or two senators yesterday think the
senator from Virginia [Nr. MAsosl-wilhout naming
North Carolina particularly, by general description,
seemed include her among those States which have, BY
some public action, some other authentic de-
crnned upon resistance TO some or all OF these measures