The New York herald., 1850-06-11
rHIUTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
II MoRsx's MAGNETIC rTIkakAPH.

Senate.
II MoRsk's MAGNETIC THIkoRAPH.
wAsHrscroS, juno 10, 1850
THE COAL REGIONS.
Mr. WEBSTER presented q memorial Of citizens OF
that Professor johnson may be author
lied to make further exploration under the direction
Of the government OF the coal regions Of the country
which he supported with few remarks.
ARTS
The bill to promote the progress OF the useful arts
taken up and made special order for 11k O'Clock
to morrow.
Mr. CL.r, who has been indsposcd here entered the
Senate his health having much improved
CALIFORNIA rrRRrroniEs.
After the consideration Of morning business, the
Senate took up the Z" Omnibus billn
Mr.. HALE having the noor, withdrew in favor OF Mr..
Benton who he said desired to address the Senate to-
day
Mr. CIAr expressed the hope that Mr.. Benton would
postpone making the motion which he had intimated
until the vote should have been taken on the amend
ments proposed to the bill
to take any vote; that further discussion upon amend
ments only to add TO the vast. Of time already
prv his readiness to withdraw whenever the Senate
should be ready to take vote. lie then moved the
further consideration of the bi be postponed until
the 4h Of March In the Of our Lord 1851 and
cecded TO address the Senate In support the notion
but in so low tone for some time to be inaudibe in
tions In relation the appointment Of the OF
Thirteen and their operations he said California
made the scspe goat Of all the sins OF slavery nnocen
Of herself their sins all heaped upon her head
He account Of the proceedings among tho Jews
In sacrificing goat for the cxpiation of the sins Of
Israel. for the purpose OF showipg the analogy be-
tween the ceremony and the action Of the COMMITTEES
of Thirteen One OF the reasons given for the con-
junction the several measures wac the speed with
which she was to come in. The Argument had been
fully answered by the lapse time Another argument
was the danger Of such opposition to the admission Of
Esf .xlA Aogs
the measure sltogether. That resolution had been
abandoned by those who advocated il. California
was made mere hardmaid Of the territories, TO be
usea for this purpose. Three months ago. he and Mr.
Clay stood together In favor Of the independent admits
sion Of California The Senator from kentucky LIT
him, as he had right to do, aud he had refused to
follow he had q right to refuse but Mr. Clay had
right TO call upon those Who chose otherwise, to
follow the path which he had taken. lie did not ad-
NIT that the Territories the fupreme objects OF
consideration; he admitted that they objects
ding the attention Of Congress he felt that the
neglect which they had experienced was shame and
reTroseh 70 Congress but they not the superior
objects, and entitled TO the first CONSIDERATION Cali
herself for immediate action, snd presented herself
for admission into the fsraily Of States
and the Territories we're 70 be carried through TO-
gether but suppose they should be defeated together
Suppose California, to whom there vas little no
objection, should be dragged down with measures
20 which thero much demurring. where would
be her remedy aud what the reasonable for sub
mitthg her TO such a fate Why shosld the friends
Of California be compelled either vote against her
admission. o take with her and vote for measures
which they honestly believed TO be Injurious. aud
which they cannot therefore vote aud fulfil the
obligations they had assumed He proceeded 10 con
cider the several bills reported by the Compromise
Committee, exposng their various objections aud
incorgruities. lie d~et st much length upon that
portion 81 the California bill proposing 20 define the
bour dari,s of Texas aud New Mexico describing the
geography Of the country, ard contending that the
bouK daIies suggested are unnatural and inc pedcnt
Having disposed OF this branch of the subject he pro-
ceeded Mt great length with general examination OF
the scbcme presented es Ompromiss-convulsing
the chamber with laughter at his dro analoges aud
illuttrstions and attacking the matter In strain Of
biting sercatm and Irresistible irony which he ap-
Piled equally. and with no measured hsnd 10 the ORR
rra'ore of the scheme, its advocates and
In conclusion he observed that IL time 20 end this
comedy 81 errorsn-Caifornia suffering for adj
mission and the territories for protection; with view
to lat end, be had made tho motion to postpone
Mr. HAlr addressed the Senate, in reply to the per-
senal attack made upon him by Mr. Dswso~, on Sat
uiday last. for the purpose Of vinscatinx himself
from the charge Of having from corrupt motives.
mounted hobby 70 ride into power. lie gave q his
tory q his political course shoving that tho time
he separated from the democratic party with whom
be stood as well ssany that party largely in
the majority In New Hampshire. A. for ambition for
the future, he had only TO say that u well known
among his friends that II very far from his inten
ton to out the brief term for which he had
been elected TO the Senate
After brief rorly by Mr.. Dswso,, and rejonder
from Mr. IaLk, Mr. Cass took the Hoor and the Senate
adjourned.