Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-06-14

THIS speech, he says OF the senator from hentucky
as follows
His first important movement was the intro
duction of his resolutions of compromise. And
what are these resolutions? ? Why, one of them
is formally declarative of the hated Wilmot Pro-
viso principle another brings in California an
other by inevitable implication, asserts the power
of Congress to abolish slavery in the District of
Columbia; another proposes to abolish the slave
trade in the District of Columbia. And all this is
to be conceded by the south without any compen-
sating advantages whatever. | am certainly not
a great deal surprised that such terms of dust
ment should have been brought forward by the
honorable Senator from Kentucky, taking into con-
sideration the events of his public life already re-
terred to- but l shall certainly always remain un-
able to perceive in his resolutions, any of the fea
lures of genuine compromise"
Mr.. Clay staedin his Frankfort speech delivered be-
fore the Kentucky legislature that the pro-
posed by the committee of thirteen, and known the
compromise measures, ''varied but inconsiderably''
from the resolutions presented by him. assaed and de-
nounced by Senator Foote yielding up the whole
ground of controversy to sour insatiate adversares
This is Foote'S consistency, and ask if such man
is worthy of confidence.
Now we will notice how the Senator begins TO let
himself down, and proposes to admit California, pro-
vded it be divided by the line of $50 So and new
slave State be laid off and admitted keep up
the equiponderance between the North and South in
the Senate.
{" If all other questions connected with the sub
ject of slavery be satisfactorily adjusted, see
no objection to admitting all of California above
the line of $50 30 into the Union, provided anoth-
slave State can be laid off within the pres
ent limits of Texas, as to keep up the equipon
derance between the slave and the free States of
the Unign and provided further all of this is
done by way of compromise, and in order to save
the Union, as dear to me any man living.) "
In another place we have alluded to the Senators
demand for $50 80. He had private assurances that
he could get it Southern Senators would stand by
him. 1t obtained just 20 votes and they are all South
ern men--not a Northern voted for it, This is
the character of the Senators private and
they prove him easy dupe.
Col. M'hea says:
but the Senator said in his speech that 35 80
could have been obtained as the southern boun-
Diary of California but for the refusal of southern
senators support it, and speaks of it as matter
of great triumph which he could have accomplish
ed he had prjyate assurances Of 1t if southern
senators had stood by him.
In regard to the dismemberment of Texas, we will
say word. Senator Foote stands as the alder and
defender of gross usurpation of the Federal Govern
the rights of State He here asserts the IT,
tie of Texas every foot of soil declared hers in l8-
36, to be full and complete.
Mr.. FooTE. tConsidering, as I have several
times heretofore formally declared, the title of Tex
as to all the territory embraced in her boundaries
as laid down in her law of 1886, full, complete,
and undeniable | am unwilling to say anything,
by resolution otherwise, which may in the least
degree draw that title into question, | think is
done by of the resolutions of the honorable
Senator from Kentucky"
The General Government declared the title of Texas
incomplete and informed her Governor that any at
tempt to extend the laws of Texas the territory
claimed, would be resisted by federal force. Foote
countenanced this usurpation, and now defends t-he
is q consistent man.