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

ment You bound. then, TO send them back. When
you, MIR President offered your amendment, you assert
Cd hess and repeat i here. that history may know i
curtailing California without sending her back think
am not mistaken in this Here Mr. KIso nodded
sent
Then the honorable senator from Georgia tAfr DAw-
SOM to nd great relief in the fact that he has
found precedent in the admission Of Michigan. On
one Of the strongest arguments in support Of the position
which | had assumed What was the case Michigan
assumed boundaries exceeding what Congress deemed %
They curailed those boundaries, and they rsmandsd
Michigan back to her convention. Thus she was
pended She was not admitted inio the Union for the
conditions imposed on her she shall not be admitted into
the Union and then she to be admitted upon the
proclamation Of the President. That was the very OBJ
ject had in view when offered my substitute 10 what
was called the Compromise bill.
Then, again, we are tnld-repeaiedly told. sir. and
with an assurance that would seem TO defy
the friends OF the Compromise willing to allow us
the line described BY Your own amendment Is that the
fact What means have we 70 determine what were the
IsnS o h friends Tea 9 the bill i q b not s
the southern boundary Of California Ii Was rejected
And BY whom was Il reiectedl BY the friends Of the
the amendment knowing as We did that ii would be fol-
lowed BY another remanding California But it was de-
feated by the friends oi the Compromise. care not
company OF friends OF the Compromise. have nothing
to do with their hopes
Mr FoOTE. Mr.. President
The PRESIDENT The senator must not be inter
Mr. FooTE, lin his seat) The senator alludes to me
Mr.. SoULE. When am called upon to vote, when I
am called upon to say what shall do, do not look to
these collateral communications through which an ar
rangement Is attempted to be effected look to the meas
ures upon which, as senator, am called upon to vote
and in that capacity and in that manner alone, DO sig
nifty 10 the country what are my opinions and what my
course
MIR. FOOTE Mr. President, the honorable senator
has alluded TO all the friends OF the bill OF adjustment
He says the friends OF that bill rejected your amendment
Does he not know that voted for that amendment! !!
Does he not know that other adjustment men voted for
IL And does be doubt my friendship for the bill The
honorable senator is grossly mistaken 1t not the
friends OF the Compromise bill alone that voted against
Mr.. SOULE, lin his seat) MOI alone
Mr. FOOrE. Many friends of the Compromise bill
III and consider you friend OF that bill, because you
always said you could support it il certain notifications
were made. voted for It And venture TO say that
believe staunch friends OF the bill any in
this body Therefore, the honorable senator is grossly
mistaken as TO matter of fact
Now, the honorable senator says he does not depend
do it. AS practical legislator he is bound to attend to
all matters Of fact so stated as TO deny him the privilege
OF questioning the state nent made statement to him.
we have remained friends somewhat IN conseauence Of
his not doing was prepared TO give him the evil
dence could have carried him to all the members who
trsctnOeu CaucuS-lHe Il
drawn 10 particuarize at this time could have done
this, II he had shown himself increduIous OF the state
ment But he did not state any incrednlity He SIMPLY
secuted the amendment and said il would not do for him.
lie said he could not for it unless would have the
effect oil sending back the and representatives OF
California stated frankly that il would not have that
effect did not think southern gentlemen could have
any objection that the and representatives from
California should take their seats il the boundaries OF
California restricted. But went with my PROPOSE
ton to the senator from louisiana il received favor
Il
with decidedness OF opposition that mortified my sensI
bies very deeply, and induced me TO determine, how
ever much might respect that senator, never 10 60 10
him with terms Of compromise again. | say his mind
made up inyincihy and II szened 10 be impossible
TO shake his convictions by suggestion afgumen per-
suasion, or anything else appauded his conscientious
ness. appauded his hrlnness admired the ienacity
OF will which he manifested. But surely he showed
nothing Of that spirit OF compromise that thought 80 be-
coming the occasion.
gentleman who takes il upon bmself 10 disregard all
collateral circumstances, who marches directly forward to
what be imagDes to be some great result. m my jadg
men has itlie chance 10 succeed in the mysterious
business OF legislation the commander OF army who
looks neither the right the left. who taxes no
review OF the battle field and OF the
rounding circumstances OF the hour and who into
the night for the purpose OF engaging pe- nell de-
slrucon OF human life, without any concerted scheme
and without any regular principles upon which 10 base
Mr. SoULE. MT President. / have but very Iillle to
say. We told that the amendment which you, sir.
proposed not defeated BY the friends OF the ComPro
Mr. F00TE. |, was not defeated by me.
Mr. SOULE. | will explain that clearly. All the
friends OF the Compromise did not vote against It, II Is
true. A very few Of them, indeed, voted Tor II. But
when asserted on the floor that that amendment de-
feated by le friends OF the Compromise, rested my
seron the recorded vote How could be otherwise
In two different instances took tie vote some
questions connected with this bill The result 2s 10
-. The third time we got 20 to ~. Thus were bal.
anced the forces OF the respective parties this compro
mise business Had the friends OF the Compromise come
10 the rescue OF your amendment sir would have been
adopted II sustained, IL am not mistaken, unani-
mously. on part. How could that amendment have
been defeated without the friends OF the Compromise
helping TO accomplish that RESULT
There has been great deal Of loud speaking Of late
about the difficulties slo which rushing the abyss
into which we going 10 fall They speak of the
spng OF blood II that should happen, sir which
SIDE will begin the coniest Suppose for moment-and
God forbid that should be the case, and that wish
comes from the uitefmost oil my hearbut sup
pose for moment that driven to the last extremity
State or two States should agree 10 secede II violence
should be resored to- II would not be by those States
who had seeded. Secession s negative act on the
part of the States implying no violence. II must be
those States that do secede that will commence the
contest. And these those who preach "peace.v II
seems 70 az II we were going TO have political Ma
homet, propagatng peace As Mahomet was propagaing
will never have many believers.
Mr.. FO0TE. Mr. President, buttwo single sentences.
II s remarkable fact, which ought forget
u s amusing and gratifying TO TO itthat while,
two or three months ago, all recoect it the
desire OF honorable gentlemen opposed 10 mis- bill TO
AVOID, by al means, any responsibility OF support
ing y, now i seems that they most unanimously
only proves that honorable gentlemen find il more popu.
lar than they deemed II 10 be oriunalv when hev an.