The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-20
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| WAsHrscros, July Is, 1850.
The OmniJus--Mr. Hunters OBJECTIONABLE. King
.4nsndnent
Mr.. Hantsx of Virginia, belongs to the school OF
strict consruconists of the constitution and is Z
sckler for the equality Of the States and the equal
right Of the people Of all the States to into the
territories Of the Union, with all their property or
course he is inhexiby opposed to the Omnibus; and
he put In the following objections and reasons day
against the bill
The bill will not restore peace to the country It
will not be satisfactory to the South but will re open
and renew the agitation.
Any surrender right Of political power by the
South makes the weak weaker and the strong strong
err and the weak surrender their rights day they
will have no power Of resistance to- morrow.
The South claim the equal right OF all the States to
participation in the territories Of the Union either
conjointly by partition Hence they claim the right
to social enjoyment with the North In the territories
acquired from Mexico, or to partition OF the same
The South made such partition Of territory, over
the whole of which slavery existed in the Missouri
Compromise of 1920, aud they have abded in good
But that is not the only mode There is q mode Of
rtoris in 0y south BEEN Wiling to
adopt this PLAN but they are nov excluded and be-
nave not yentured to risk their peculiar property in
these territories
lie opposed the admission of California because she
was In violation of the constitution; and be-
cause having been surrendered up by the Executive
to an authority outside OF the constitution if there be-
any validity In the State, she il foreign State and
must be admitted by annexation
Which class Of the political community will be
quoted by this bill! Not the Northern fanatics They
will be encouraged to go and other parties will
court their support and thus the upon the South
will continue
The Northern capitalists, in their efforts to reduce
the price of labor and to lessen the price of cotton
will be arrayed against the South. as heretofore
They have resisted the admission Of slaves in Cali
fornia because suck admission would pdly diminish
the slaves in the South increase their price the value
OF their labor and the price of cotton Such IL the
policy Of the cotton interest O the North to crowd the
South together to hem in their slaves from emigra
ton that by increase of their number the cost
of cotton may be diminished
1t the two votes of Texas that carried the tariff
Of 40, and hence the Northern i.asts and cotton
interest are naturally arrayed against the rec trade
interests of the South.
Altogether he would regard the passage this bill
the worst that has occurred within the his
tory of his public life
OF the position doctrine opinions and resolutions Of
the South. by Mr. Foote, Mr. Butler. Mr.. Hale, and
Mr. jefferson Davis The dish of Mississippi politics
particularly dry and husky and II is not the first
time that it has been served in the Senate though
1t would be great advantage to the public business
II it the last.
Coming to the vote. Mr. Foote'S amendment TO cut
off two degrees OF latitude from New Mexico, by
making her Southern boundary the 34th, instead of
the 32d parallel IL defeated by vote OF 20 to a.
The next amendment, begging of California after she
is admitted to submit to be divided, amounting to
nothing of course out of the question Mr. King
moved to substitute amendment making the line OF
80 80 the Southern boundary of California, and
proceeding to speak up to that proposition when he
gave way for molten to adjourn. Here, then,
have another vote against the bill counted to this
time in it's support, for don't how the amend
ment Is to pass and, from the remarks of Mr. King,
shall see. The bill looks to be in q very bad way.