The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-03-13
VOLUME Xxx.
Debate in the Senate.

csn.iders,toB the q .ti1n 10 r~lsr the Pres,
deo,s " sssse, Transmitting the Cess,liuI,or
Of the S's,e II Cahfornis, TO ,he Con,n,ite,
"a Tsrritor.s, to whlch NJ. Benton bad NOV
ID On smend,nrn, 10 ,asiruci The coNai,re.
"to report bill is' the sdaIss.oa oi 'bs S,s 4
Of Csiio'a,s, uncoosscied Nth any o,hs,
ssh-c, -
Mr.. BvrIEa spike a, soms lsnx,h, and .ss
foiossd BY
Nh. BADGER. I dssirc. cir, 70 ss.,s
come difficulties ~b'ca ieei ~ vo,ins f,r ,hs
iu.,sueuoas moved Ly the honorable Sssaior
from Missouri. By ~h'ch the Committee 90
the Tssutories 10 10 be directed 70 bray Ia a
bill lor tho admission OF the Safe of Cihfor.
nls INTO the Unoa. ! cay d hicui,ics, which,
- they mwst psev,n me ton supporting
those INSTRUCTIONS, aus, also, unlevs th-y can
be satisfactorily 'emcved,n my nird PIE. co,
me, "a ssy fu'u's stage Of this proc cd,pg,
fran vo,isS fss the sdmissun of iha, 3 ate.
What have 10 state, NJ. Psss,deni. has
been 10 part ssfes,sd 10 by tho honera bs
Srni,of from S.u,h Carolina, M. But.
Ie AID, sl,huu.h ! d. NJ, ,h.ua It u,
~ necessary oa this occssion to 90 INTO the
j,-cuss'cn, % he hss. ofth,s qp-s,ioa Of slave.
~, ~ ~hich sl,ncr, every suhjsct o dseuss:on
which coass under tho consideration uf the
Srusie either begins or ends. Yet allow mo 10
rsmsrk, that. fur his difficulty "a Which ~o
oil ieei ourselves TO bs involved upon ,h,s
great and sa''s'ing subj CT, shich Is aow
shaking this Un,on ifom one esneni,, 10 Tho
other for Tho ssrous ain Ist a .iul prospect
~h ch we have before us at DANCE, e,thsf
from actual disrvp'icn. o. from the seversnee
o. ihose iios Of mu,usl atfaetoa and confidence
which should b,nd W into rms truly united
psofle-ls' me say. for ihs ! ON not resp n.
sihIr.
The honorable Sers'ot Gon Sou'h Caro-
Inns (wf. Bu'lr' says ,ha, when this treaty
sss 0sdrr confederation he fotesas the d I'll
sulty that ~ould gro~ oui oi territorial ac.
qp.,ions. Nae. s,r. II thai h.oorsbie Ssu.
s,of, aud two other gentlemen upou thl- n ,or.
Oh ei'h-' s,no II he cha rbet. futesseine these
~ ss difficulties. and sc,,ng under the l,s, ami
os.uisl - u ence Of Tint i.rrs,Rhi, had vnltel
~ the sUppoft Of tho smcndmrnt phnh nv.
scf moved to tho t-sty, b, which nj! arG ~
si.isas- ~sre to be stricken eU', these troubles
would never have hern upon US.
Mr. fuller. ! did no, siude 10 The di-.
cusnrn or v.es upun the iesa,y, but JI,i bs.
lore that. When The ucai, was beire
ego the treaty. We had 20 fr enough "a be.
lore that. What ! ~sn'ed wss TO get out.
tLsuxhtef
w. BapGva Well, NJ. President. 50 far
- that matter - concerned. ] stand clrsr Of
oil te-pous b,uy. had n,Ihrng tn d" ~rh
gotilng W ia,o this difficulty. had 40 h,ag
10 d. WITH the sdm,s-,on II Tesss, which 70
which the ear Terminated. Tho question
upou ihs treaty va, helor. the Senate. pro
yosed my smendmrn,, aud, erh sha,e.er
power I possessed, endoavofed TO eninfcs up.
on The Sens,c that, by the scqa'si,ion oi this
Territory, We ~ere bnns'ua he brand IN o
the Union. Geu'irmrn will remember y.
an ,uis the Senator fom M,s,,ss,pli (Nf.
Foot rcnentorsn. | thru sa,d that, not.
~,th.,seding tho opinions | entoda,sed 9Th
regard 10 The origin Of the sar. believing, rs !
then d,J- believing | ss,d u--thst ~ us orl.
g,n u vas unnecessary, aud 10 us purposes
unlp.t, | AouId tathef consou 10 wage tina,
40, ioi ,sn yesrs Than to end 1t by Ihs GcqpI-
sutton u any tsrfi,ory which ~ss 10 produce
On ia'rrusi di-qu,et and coates, through the
whsle extent oil our country. have no rish,
a. oil to complain oi an, gentleman upon this
a ,or, Who entertained d .tfeten, op'n,ons with
trgs'd 10 the war, bscau-e b. vo"d sga'ns'
striking out The scquin'ion oi le'rrort, or be.
c.u.e hs voted for the scqulsiion Of efti ory
bot su,sty | had soape reason 10 b. surprised
whrn eeriiemeo s. mps'h eng With NO N a
plu,uo. locking forward 10 this presepi Con.
trs', real eng ihs nrcsssity iof suoh cou Sc
~ ~ouid avoid 1t, s.fosed At the moment the
sanction Of their oddl,,onal vores. which, hsd
they been g,vsa. s,r. | hazard n,lhlnI ~ "a, .
ing that the difficulty &C havo no 10 contend
With would neves have bvea upon thi, UoIon--
at oil evrnss cot 10 our day. The vote stoot
upon that amend men, 80 to Is Two ve,ri
iskea from IS aud added to the Is would hav,
reduced the maloray voting ags'ns, striking
Out 10 less than t~o.,h,fds, and 90 hsvn car
'isd tho sm-ndmsn,. NV f,snd IRON Geor
gm, Mr. B-fuen did ne the honor on lha
occasion to second snd support the we've, an
10 adop, IN substance tho srgum-u, had Of
Jared, a. h,s fret reason for no, being sble |,
vo,s for the ratification Of the treaty with ,h'
scquis,tion nf territory.
! have no disposition 10 refer 10 Rs,,ers 6
that kind, OF TO dwell upaa ihem now and
therefore proceed, ss | intended when rose
IN s'sts the otjsc,ions " hieh fecl-and stfon
objections ihey are, sr-,o the admission {
the Slate Of Csl,fo, nis int this Un,on a, thi
lime and under prescott circumstances, an
sh'ch must conssrsin @e tn vote against III
instructions moved BY the honorable Senate
from Missouri. I Mr.. Benton.