Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-27

out of order, for me being unwilling to check .h
Senator But the Chair would remind the Senator that it
in order speak Of thing but the bill and ameudmel
T pending.
Mr.. FOOTE. If the honorable gentleman chooses to she
ter bis friend behind point of order the proper
will be reserved I'LL proper time suppose the honorab
Senator wishes 10 apply the lee takonis to me-
Il Mr.. HUNTER Not at all. l called the Senator
order because he evidently of order He was bring
ing dispute between himself and Judge Tucker befor
| the Senate.
/ Mr. FOOTE. 1t is not exactly So merely wished
comment on the speech OF column and ahalf delivered
this gentleman at the Nashville Convention but since won
drously ampihed But the party to whom allude is no
| perhaps, worthy of senatorial notice.
The honorable Senator from Virgnia has undertaken
aude to what said by the honorable Senator from Mas
sachusetts, (Mr. WkBsrER. understood the honorabl
Senator from Virginia to say expressly, that this bin yede
every thing to the North, and to base that opinion upon h
authority of the distinguished Senator from Massachusetts,
! Mr.. HUNTER. understood the Senator from Massa
chusets to say that far regards territory the North lose
precisely what the South gans-nothing.
Mr.. FOOTE. | understood the honorable Senator from
Massachusetts,, that far territory concerned there
was no gain on either side Here Mr. WEBSTER nodded
assent The honorable Senator from Massachusetts,
TO what say. explained this point on yesterday and
think the honorable Senator from Virginia might have profit
| ed by the explanation then made
Mr. HUNTER. understood the report of the speech tc
convey the idea which suggested
Mr.. FOOTE too have read the report. The version o
the honorable Senator from Virginia, undertake say
not just Interpretation Of what fell from the lips of the homo
rabe Senator from Massachusetts, understood him dis
tncy to say, that it bill of justice all sections Of
the confederacy bill conforming the provisions of the
constitution, doing injustice neither to the South the
North. ...:. Ill.,. +.
Mr.. CLEMENS Will the Senator from Mississippi
yield the floor for moment
Nh. FOOFE. Certainly, for explanation.
Mr.. CLEMENS. 1t is partly for an explanation. in
tend comment the remarks of the Senator from Massa
chusetts.
Mr. FooTE. shall not yield the floor for any such
purpose.
Mr.. CLEMENS shall not do that now, but will read
the remarks of the Senator from Massachusetts, himself will
remark that put the construction them the hon
| orable Senator from Virginia
"And now sir, what do Massachusetts, and the North
the anti-savery Staes-lose by this adjustment What
itthey lose put that question to every gentleman here
and to gentleman in the country They lose the app
cation OF what called the Wlmot proyso these Terri
ories and that is all There nothing else suppose that
orna they wish to quiet New Mexico they desire
nate the dispute about the exan boundary any reasonable
flee in all that What they do sacrifice is exactly this the ap
plicaon OF the Wlmot proviso the Territory Of New Mex
co and the Territory of Utah. Now, what is the value of that
sacrifice hat the value Of in reasonable mans esti-
mate The value of it depends upon its necessity IT. any
reasonable mans Judgment the necessity of the application Of
this provso to New Mexico apparent why then there
value in those who hold that the further extension of
slavery is to be resisted matter of principle But if it be
not necessary II circumstances do not call for it. Why then
In re value the Wimot provso and secrce made
IN refusing to apply it, declining to apply it. That is the
question. wis.,. '.a.
Mr.. FOOTE. Mr.. President, what the honorable Sena-
tor has read SO plain, perfectly in consonancs with what
saying, that shall make remark The whole
country can understand it and, to figure which have
once before employed here might well hold up farhipg
candle to the and expect to add to the brightness of
that luminary, attempt to render perspcuou by my
poor commentaries, any thing that has fallen from Sena-
tor from Massachusetts,. .....
Let return, Mr.. President for moment to the Nash
vile Convention acknowledge it, proceedings be entitled
to great respect and far they happen hamonze with
my own Of popey am grafed operate with that
body It's endeavos restore public quiet The Convention
has announced the adoption OF the Missouri line by Congress
as extreme concession the part the South " verify
is since shuts and property from all the territory
north Of 36o 30 whilst the bill before opens the whole
territory to both sections equally and without restriction.
But am glad to be informed. by gentleman who
memoer OF that body that the line of 36o 3 adopt,
ed alinaum say am glad hear this fact because
$50 30 adjustment at aA Or they say in South
Carolina, $50 80 fgh" isa proposition which should
at once, and Indignantly, repudiae. shall 20 into
formal statement Of my views at present. it is obviously
unnecessary But 90 confess that without )me
dread Of being regarded least by persons no with
's mark and likelihood in South Caroinal as being
little pesumpuous in venturng differ in the least degree
from any thing said done in that body To show in what
danger of being thus accused OF presumption and nsbor
dnaon TO superemnent authority beg leave to call the
tenton Of the Senate certain from speech which