Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-03-07
THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
In Senate.
WAsHINGroN, Wednesd

| In Senate.
\ wAsHrSeros, Wednesday, Feb. 10.
The Senate consider of motion TO
refer The Presidents California message the Committee
! Territories.
The ladies having been admitted on the floor Mr. Glenn
proceeded address the Senate He expressed his
prise at the fellow feeling which existed between Mess
Benton and Cy He had been taught TO Look for the time
when the Lion and the Lamb should lie down together but
he had not expected to the Expuugsr and the great
strange fact he ready 10 believe any miracle no
matter how marvellous He then proceeded di'cuss Mt
Gays resolutions charging him. in the hst place. with hav-
ing committed his own section, and proposing 10 eoncede
everything asked by The North giving the South nothing
in return but the e-asseron in less SOLEMN FORM Of tights
already guaranteed.
He opposed 10 the admission Of California with her
present Constitution. No State had tight to come into
the Unrn except her sister States Caor
MIA must before being admitted like her predecessors in the
Union first show that her bundas have been prescribed
and marked by law, and bounda
ries sufficient number Of inhabitants to enls her TO
ito Of representation. This she has failed 10 dO,-no law
has prescribed her time place and manner
Of holding eleconsor the qualification of
military GOVERNOR acting under the directions of The Pesi
dent Of The United States had usurped The Of Con.
leled in any land He preferred the Wnot Proviso this
infamous scheme to smugge Slate into the Union. He
much preferred the obber who him the highway,
and tells him he must struggle for his he 10 the Midnight
assassin who Turks behind the and seeks To deprive
him Of his life in the dark. He referred TO the Northern
newspaper against his and said they
should deter him in what he believed be his duty
The South asked compromise they had signed Bond
aud willing TO abide by II. III they wee 10 YIELD
by piece all that the Bond secured better that
il be destroyed entirely. He did believe that
follow dunOn but if frateHa discod The beauty
of the land the responsibility would those who
defended their rights but those who end avoed
rage them In no event. however would boody pictures
deter the South from defending their tights every hazad
In conclusion, Mr. C. that he would take another
occasion speak specifically TO Mr. Cys resolutions
MI. Cass submitted few remarks in vindcatiOn Of bis
course reply which the
who preceded him had INDUCED in He believed the
Wmot PIoviso To be unconstitutional He confessed that
when the Wilmo Proviso was first proposed he would with
deliberations have. voted for IL. When he wrote the
Nicholson letter. however, the question presented itself to
his mind for calm consideration oil the whole subee-t
then that doubts in his mind to the constitu
Onaly Of the poviso, which investigation strengthened
and confirmed Having taken counsel upon this matter, he
had laid down, in his Nicholson, letter. four points
n Fnsi-Tha the PrOviso is unconstitutional
Second-That Slavery does not exist in Mexico
Thid-That it can never 20 there.
Fouh-That the power Of legislation upon this question
IONS he would sacrifice them abstraction or
speculation lie alluded aso TO The unfortunate position IN
which Northern who opposed the Proviso pl'ced
him with inconsistency, and 10 denounce his had
easy task. The South had wrongs it is ue but noOe
which could justify revolution and which reyolu
ton could eefy. They under the influence Of
element with reference TO these wrongs and the Senator
uttered his sentiments here under influence Of excite
ment. These sentiment we've echoed by his constituents
the people home supported himhe step ahead Of
the foremost upon this sgaling question: and rewarded
applause aud be undertook denounce those who
defending the constitutional rights Of the people of the
South against pressure home He alluded also 10 the
language made OF by Mr. Mason in advocating his bill
providing for the of fugitive ave-thaf Senator
Will. urging upon Northern ths justice Of measure
which he advocated declared would do good pass
ed would than less Such expressions
these such conduct The pat of the Southern
. drove Senators from the North 10 the wall
Mr.. Mason, ntepopg said that his remarks mi'un-
T. deood He had said that hope except in the
loyalty Of the people that law could be made effective
unless the people recognize their constitutional obgatioD
MI Cass resumed-The gentleman speech exhibited
Of dsapproba,ion throughout. Gentlemen had spen,
much time in considering the evil which would result om
dsunOn aud calculating which section to lose most by
r such step. He sick Of all that. That DISSOLUTION
" would produce unheadof cslsmy and be ieparsbly fatal
to both sections he well and ready admit
:, but he would call upon gentlemen TO show him the first Of
good that flow from such and when tina,
done would listen TO its discussion with Of
patience In Of passion aud feeling all seemed
have been discarded but he desired speak
J. plainly He had misunderstood heretofore, but
not his fault as if misunderstood hereafter should be
The had passed him and borne him downhe
for the last me and felt that under all The creumstan
n ces, he had right to speak. Slavery existing n-
siiution, for which this generation not resp5n-
D. sble. and fs that Congress had control
At. This he had always believed, and held, but il
did believe did and should
Slavery blessed institution. wise, moral and polite, he
denounced by certain Southern gentlemen fanatic.
On the other hand if Northern ready put the
bayonet Of Southern free the negroes
carry destruction and desolaon 10 their she de-
nounced 'NoIthem Dough- face 1t thus that the
passed the Northern and thus that
they broken down. Could gentlemen that such
this ungeneious as it was impolc! 10
cuson Mr. Cas said that when MI Clemens suggested such
thing peaeeable dissolution 81 the Unn, he talked Of
the widest ehmeIa imagined. He hoped God
would give the councils Of The patton Of the sit
justice Cancellation and compromise the Union might
be bound together again, with bands Of iron.
a. Mr. Clay reply Of The remarks OF the Sens-
fIom Alabama, MI Clemens What right had that Sena-
u 10 anmsdver upon conference held between the Sena-
tor from Missouri Mr. Benton, and him IL
that for years there did other than the
10 cordial feeling between him AMI MIR Bentonthat system
OF established between tbem gentle
men pleased 10 call it. Some three years ago they had
come together, having made peace with each oher as MI
nj Clay wished he might be able do with all the world
with respect 10 ntimaon Of any mutual deliberations and
alton Of proposed to be introduced he had
say that there nothing Of the kind; he had
heard thing in relation the bill proposed aud
introduced by MI BenoD proposing TO reduce the bounds
of Texas until il brought into the Senate On the
hand Mr. Benton had SEEN heard thought
of the series Of resolutions recently
dueed by him. What then had the SENATOR who had de-
nounced their intercourse Was he 10 speculate
upca object Of that private conference make
Deductions seemed him poperi lie had righ
and the conclusion showed how dedue-
al lions lie would repeat that there int,
" of opinion and Mr. Benton all in relation Ia
respective IL that
ded to- they did together upon the proper dspo
tons Of subjects coming before the Senate but what right
others attempt TO place construction their
tyel Es must protest against submitting his private
III tecoure ANY such test that He was aud had been
deeply impressed, with Of the awful dangeu
which the existence Of the Government, il
Senator had been his most bitter enemy, and had
Us him consider the best calculated The
country from impending DANGER he would have council