The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-16
THIRTY-sEcoND CONGRESS.
In SENATE.
NlnNnAv Da..ml

zens of Pennsylvania, praying for improvements
"a Delaware river and bay. Referred. Also, pc.
tllon of heirs of the.late Gen. Henry Miller
CALIFORNIA MINT.
The bill to establish United States mint at San
francisco, was taken up, passed to third read.
ing, and ordered TO be engrossed,
CORRECTION.
Mr., FOOTE rose to correction Of his re-
marks, as reported in full in some of the papers,
made during the debate on Friday He had been
OF the French press. He wished that the re-
porters, whose general accuracy he complimented
would submit their reports for revision before pub
fishing, which was not done with the debate OF
Friday.
Mr.. BADGER expressed similar wish II
the reports were always revised there would be no
trouble.
WIDOW or GEN WORTH.
Mr.. BORLAND, from the Committee on Pen.
sions, reported bill for the relief of the widow Of
the late Gen. Worth. Her pecuniary situation
was such, that he (Mr. b. hoped the bill would,
by general consent, be allowed to pass TO a third
reading.
MIR. RHETT objected, and hoped it mi, hit
come up in the regular order of business.
The Till was land over. w."
BOARD OF ACCOUNTS
Mr. HUNTER, by leave, presented a bill for
the establishment of Board of Accounts, which
was read twice and referred.
mr.. FooTE's COMPROMISE RESOLUTION.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
of the special ORDER being the following resolution
introduced by MIR. FooTE on Thursday, Dec. 4 :
"A resolution declaring the measures Of adjust
II ent to be d. finite settlement of the questions
growing out of the system of domestic slavery.
Be ii resolved, That the series of measures en-
braced in the acts entitled can act proposing to
the State Of Texas the establishment of her north
ern and western boundaries, the REIMBURSEMENT
by the said State of all territory claimed by her
exterior to said boundaries, and of all her claims
upon the United States, and to establish terrific
rial government for New Mexico" approved Sep
TENDER 9, 1850; San act for the admission Of the
State of California into the Union" approved
September 9, 1850; "An act to establish terri
torial government for Utah, approved September
9, 1850; San act to amend and supplementary to
the act entitled AN act respecting fugitves from
justice, and persons escaping from the service Of
their masters, "(approved February 10, 1889
approved September 49, 1856; San act to sup
press the slave trade in the District of Columbia
approved September %, lSj0-commonly known
as the compromise Acts ARE, in the judgment
of this body, entitled to be recognised as a defni-
tive adjustment and settlement of tie dstracting
questions growing out of the system Of domestic
slavery, and as such that such measures should
be arquiesced in and respected by all good cti-
zens - Il
Mr.. BUTLER took the floor in reply to the
speech of the Senator from Mississippi, (Mr
FooTE,) delivered when the resolution was last up
for consideration. His Mr. 50 remarks on that
occasion made entirely from the views which
he had conceived from that Senator's speech, and
not from any previous preparation. From the
course hich the debate then took, he, (Mr J
had learned that he had to contend with one who
was conducting his movements with the skill uf a
party tactcian. He very much regretted the ten
dency of thai debate, and looked upon the proph-
stion of the Senator II, m MIssissippi designed
for sort Of an ark To save those gentlemen who /
had deserted the South from the deuge which
would overwhelm them. Ii pretended that
the COMPROMISE measures had been originated IN
a spirit of enlarged pa'rotsm. Mr. b here al
luded To a certan report of a minority of a com
mittee made at the last session, of which he was a
member, and requested that the report might be
read by the Clerk. II was read, but in o low "A
that It Impossible for The reporter catch
the substance. Some conversation here ensued
between MIR. BUTLER aud Mr.. FooTE in relation
To this matter. MIR. BUTLER proceeded. He said
that he did not then, and did not NOV, agree with
the views Of the President of the United States in
asking for armed force, composed not only of
the regular army, but also armed civil posse,
TO put down Instruction an act of treason.
The Fugitive-slaye law has been rendered inop-
eratiye, as he (Mr u. anticipated. Those who
had been tried under II were arrested for treason
and, as in the Chrstiana case, recently tried at
Philadelphia, the Judge had decided that u
was not treason. r. sistAnce TO the law would
be construed into a. tr ed simply as a riol-pre-
cisely as he mir. b. had predicted on n former
occasion. The result had proved that he was
then right When we see the provisions OF the
Constitution on this subject openly violated in
the North, almost day-the pu pit. and press both
counselling resistance to it--let gentlemen not
think that resort to bayonets will be remedy
Mr.. B. alluded 10 the course which the senator
from Mississippi pursued at the last session in
10. sha -.
time had denounced the admission Of California;
afterwards he was tor il. At one TING he had de-
cared that II admitted she has been, IL would
be in violation OF all precedent; now he says she
has come IN just as any other State would. The
doctrine has been ayowed by the North that the
time has come when no new slave State shall be
admitted into the UnIon-that they shall not en-
10Y equal privileges with the other States Was
II TO be expected that he, (Mr. b. as Southern
citizen, would tacltly consent TO this inequality
to see bis rights thus trsmpled upon, his children
disfranchised
Mr. FoOTE rose to explain the manner in
which he was willing TO let California be divided.
Mr.. BUTLER ssid that the gentleman appear
ed to be ANXIOUS TO PIN every one 10 his own par
ticular proposition, and after slluding to the MIs.
sissippi resolutions, which were read the her
day 10 the Senate, inquired whether, If the Sta
Of Mississippi should vote 10 secede, the senator
would acqniesce "a or oppose Us course
Mr.. FOOTE replied that hts State had always
been true to the Constitution, and would never
place herself IN the ranks Of traitors. When she
did, he would answer the question and tell what
| he would do
Mr.. BUTLER (continuipg) said that he could
/ not SOP to chop logic on the Constitution, when
/ his hearth was invaded under IL. II that Ccns,i.
tuition had been faithfully adhered tn, and not vio-
! lated. We should have been a happy people
| There were many amendments TO u which he
! (Mr. b. would vote for to protect the rights Of
IninOfities. The Senator cannot escape his re-
sponsbuy in getting up the Nashville Conven-
| ton, which he did, even while he (Mr. Il con-
sIdered It premature. He (Mr. + had been en-
gagged in agitation, and had set ~ example for
those in South Carolina whom he now siigmatises
I as traitors.
| Mr. FOOTE explained. He felt a HIGH respect
for South Carolina. A majority Of her cirzens
had recently come up nobly t. the rescue. He
had not denounced the legislature, or any organ.
| ised ody there only those who had dared 10
counsei attacks pp1n United States forts, and make
war u on the general government. Those who
did attempt to iucI,e rebellion against u, without