Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-07-05

the responsibility upon one class Of southern SEN
a,ors, place il upOH another. He places II upon
those who under all circumstances maintained
the riThtsoilhs south. place 1t upon those
who BETRAYED them and, the senator, in myjudg-
meui, is no, in the category with hia own class
UrAH AND NEw Mkxrco,--0i the senstOr's
course on the Utah sul New Mexico Territorial
bills have but few remarks 10 make. Il was
not such as became q southern senator, and
though my time is limited give il passing ro
tice. Pending the discussion Of these bulls Cal
| Davis introduced as an aHendmsnt 10 them. TO
remove ell douh; us 10 the Mexican Law, the fol-
lowing. 10 come in at the end ofihe 2lst section
| Of the Omnibus bill which shey were included :
"And that all laws or parts ollaws, usages, or
cus;cn pFe.g1,i:.ing in The Territories acquired
by the United States from Mexico, and which in
said Territories restrict abridge, or obstruct the
! full enjoyment Of any right, OF person or prop
i erty, Of citizen of the United States, as recog,
missed or guaranteed BY the constitution or laws
OF the United States, are hereby declared and
hall be held as repealed.
! This amendment so reasonable and 40 just the
senator spoke against at length, and at another
time voted with the abolshonst against the fol-
lowing amendment offered by Col. Davis as an
amendmen, 10 his own amendment to the com.
promis bill, to cut Oft that portion Of her Terri.
tory south Of 50 30.
'And that all lawg and usages existing in sasd
| Territory at the date OF hs acquisition by the
United States, which deny or obstruct the right
of the cilezen Of the u States TO remove to and
reside in said Tertiary with any SPECIFICS Of prop.
erty legally held in any of the States of this
Union be and are nearby declared null add
void"
The following /; tho vote;
YEAS-Mess,s. Atchis,on, Barnwell Bell
Berrien, Butler, Clemens, Davis, of Mississippi,
Dawson. Downs, Houston, Hunter, King, Man.
gum, Morton, Pratt. Rusk, Sebastian, Soue,
Turney, Underwood, and Yuee--92.
Nays-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Benton,
Bradbury. Bright, Cass, Chase, Clark, Clay,
Cooper, Dsvis, sf Massachusetts. Daynton. Dick
inson Dndge, of Wisconsis, Dodge, Of Iowa,
Fehch, Footv, Gree, Hale, Hamlin, Jones,
Miller, Norris, Pearce. Seward, Shields, Smith,
Spruance, Stergeon, Upham, Wales, Walker,
and Wiehcomb, Ia.
so the amendment was not agreed 10,
/
can law eouldrighfuly prevail in the Territories
to tina exclusion OF the south-the majority Of the
southern senators did not believe it; a majority Of
the southern people do no, dreve il; do not
myselfdelieye it. But MIR. Clay and other south
ern men believed !, did prevail to our exclusion.
| A majority Of the senator's believed it; the whole
north believes it; the majority in Congress in
giving territorial government to these Terrific
res assurned that we were excluded with ouI
property by this mexican law. Mr. Clay SAID
a majority Of the jHrists in the United States
were of this opinion, and the law actually per
vailed dc facic, whether righifully or not, in New
Mexico. Under this state OF the facts with thin
doub, hanging over the rights Of the South it
these Territories, it was the da'y Of the senator
to have supported tho amendment and voted Il
remove this doubt; TO have dissipated every clou'
which hung over our rights. His course canno
be approved in not having done so.
Bu, he says the Wiltnot Proviso is not attached
to these bills. twas not, because the Mexican
Proviso, in the judgment Of the majority VIII
passed them, was equally fatal TO southern right,
in these territories Again ho e1elaims, "th'
Wmot Proviso is dead helped TO kill ih'
munsterll | saw him slant, saw him buriedl,l!
1.-THE Wmot proviso is dead, il was killed b.
the united action Of the southern people in de
tesmining 10 resist il, "at all hazards and TO III
last extremity" The same that wound hav
killed the California proytso and the Mexicar
provso, and secured all the rights Of the Sout
in all the territory acquired from Mexico, bu
for the deserion Of the senator, and others iron
the south, who with him. abandoned the caus
ofthe south. But let US see, after this division
in the south, and afier the senator with other
from the soHh. had given their support TO tn
scheme Of surrender Of southern rights, what ar
the facts in reference to the death Of tho Wilmc
proyiso. which the senator has announced wit
such an air Of sell satisfied triumph, that it seem
f if were to call upon him in the language OF tn
fable, and ask him, who killed cock robhin1" b
, would respond. Il did it," The day after III
passage Of the California bill in the senate, III
, New Mexico territorial bill was under considers
ton and Mr.. Chase, Of Ohio, moved TO aitac
. TO il the Wilmo, Proviso. The record is a
> follows, published in the National Intelligence
' August l7tb, so;
Q Mr.. Chase | beg leave to submit. an amend
e mentto come in in tue 9th line dissection lwen'!
two after the word residents
9 .'Nor shall there be in said territory eith'
d slavery or involuntary serviudc otherwise thu
: in punishment oicrime whereof the party sha
[. have bcen dueiy convicted 70 have been person
!, ally guilty"
!. The question on the amcndmen Of Mr. Chas
e resulted as follows;
il YEAS-Messrs Baldwin, Bradbury, Brigt
1t Chase, Cooper, Davis, of Massachusetts, Dad
:, Of Wisconsin, Felch, Greene, Hale, Hamli
Il Miller, Norris, Phelps, Shields, Smith. Upha'
o Walker. Whitcomb, and Winhrop-2O.
IL NAYS-Messrs. A,chison, Badge, Bell, Be-
v ton, Berrien Cass, Davis, Of Mississippi. Da'
ID son, Dodge, Of Iowa, Downs, Foote. Hous'O
', Hunter, Jones, King, Mangum, Mason, Mo'to
II Pratt, Rusk. Sebastian, Soule, Sturgeon, Unde
q! wood, Nales-25.
0, Hero the vote stood twenty TO twenty five
a direct proposition to adapt the Wilmot pTOvl'
D. in the New Mexico territorial bill, the very d
b. alter the passage Of the bill in the senate tor !
,e admission Of California as a state. Ooly b
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