Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-07-05
REPLY OF JOHN ]. McRAE TO THE
SPEECH OF SENATOR FOOTE.


have now shown you fellow. citizens that the
senate, like skilitul vancouver, under what
arrange influences it 10 not for ms TO determine,
reIea,ed from every position which be took oD
The California que stion, from his first to his acc
ond, from his second to his third, from his third
10 bis last. and that he fadlly became in favor Of
the admission Of Ca lifornia as a single measure.
under all the circumstances Of her application. p"
which he al fra declared "lhe WilmOt Proviso
in another form"
But the senator said in his speech that SIS so
could have been obtained as the southern bounda.
w Of California, but for the refusal OF southern
senators TO support il, aud speaks OF in as mat
,sr Of great triumph which he could have accom-.
plished; he had private assurances Of IL II south.
arr senator's would have stood by him. Why,
fellow. citizens, be made this very statement in
ths senate, and said he was going 10 come home,
rnd tell every body and suppose "the rest Of
mankind" tina, he could have done all this but
the record OF the proceedings in Congress, do not
exactly sustain the senator in his facts. hold
IN my hand the National Integencer Of July
2s, 1850. which gives US some Information on
'hs subject. Mr., King. OF Alabama, on the
, 18th July, offered as amendment. to make S5 80
ahs southern boundary Of California, and support.
ed it in very able speech, and after full discus
sion II was defeated. read you the record;
mir. Kings amendmeat Is as follows: The
boundary Of 8 ate shall be as follows: Com
rnencing on the Paci6c stthe l2d degree Of north
latitude thence with the southern boundary ine
If the Territory Of Oregon 60 the summit OF the
Srea Nevada, then along the crest OF that NOUN.
vsin 10 point where il nerseets the parallel Of
iatitsie IS. so min thence with SAID parallel TO
the Pacific ocean,"
The debate was continued at much length by
Mr. Be'rien, Mr.. Clay, Mr.. Fcote, Mr., Hale,
Mr.. Davis, Of Mississippi, and MIR. Ming
Mr.. Davis, Of Mississippi, moved 10 amend the
amendment Of Mr., King, BY striking out ,hs word
Ave" and inserting "sz," so as to establish che
line OF the Missoae, compromise as the southern
boundary Of Csiifornia. His amendment was
disagreed to by the following vote:
YEAS--Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Rarnwell,
Herrien, Butler, Clemens Davis, OF Mississippi,
Dawson, Downs, Foots, Houston, Hunter King,
Mangum. Mason Morton, Praa, Rusk, Seb4s-
tisu, Sonle, Turney Underwood, and Yulee-23.
NAYS Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury,
Bright, Cass. Chase. Clay, Corwin. Davis, OF
Massachusetts, Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge, OF
Wisconsin. Dodge, lof Iowa, Douglas, Felch,
t1reene. Hale. Hamlin, Jones. Miller, Norris,
Phelps. Seward. Shields, Smith, Spraance Stur.
gepn, Upham, Whales, Walker, and Whi'comb.--
81
The que ston was then taken on the amend
men, Of Mr. King and resulted as follows:
YEAS--Messrs. Achison, Barnwel, Rerrien
Butler, Clemens, Davis, of Mississippi, Dawson,
Downs, Footc, Houston. Hunter, King. Mason
Morton, Pratt, Rusk, Sebatan, Soue, Turney
and Yulee-20.
NAYS-Messrs. Badger. Baldwin, Benton
Bradbury, Bright, Glass; Chase, Clarke, Clay
Cooper, Corwin, Davis, OF Massachusetts,, Day
ton, Dickinson, Dodge, OF Wisconsin, Dodge o
Iowa. Douglas, Felch, Greene, Hale, lIamlin,
Jones, Mangum, Miller. Norris, Pearce, Phelps
Seward Shields, Smith, Spruance. Sturgeon
Underwood, Upham, Wales, Walker, and Whit
comb-37.
It will be seen BY these proceedings what be
comes ofthe senator's statement. that IS 80 coult
have been obtained as the southern boundary o
California. and the vote shows who is responsible
for its defeat. The genuine southern senator
voted for it, Of when they were generally nine
seeR, and the senator this time accidentally fell i
With them
bus ne says he afterwards had private asa
1dnces taas sels line could be obtained, Wei, o
another occasion the senator bad pripate ossurdr
tes, and no was very confidently assured" tina
California could not be admitted az State. F." q
> separate and distinct measure a, all. wb;c
he afterwards, a. have shown. became In fave
ofhimseh, and he had private assurances.
another time, and even predictedkpea Sa,urda,
that the Union was to sotter into ruins. I wi
read you what be said ia the senate Of the flrs,
these private GssuFGness, connected with whc
he said the Union was 70 be dissolved, and the
Mr. Webs.er's opinion, Of the reliance to
placed on both as taken from their respecti,
speeches published in the National Intelligence
April 9th, 1850. The senator says
"Theae are other views Of the subject Of st
more striking character which do not feel
liberty TO withhold. Sir. you cannot, thar
Heaveni you can pass bill for the admissit
ofCalifornia, as separate distinct measures.
all J say you canno. do it; and sdeak
what feel most confdentially assured when
make this declaration. You may pass the b
here. sir, though hope that this il even let
doubtful. You may pass il here. sir, hut il W
pseoms law Notwithstanding, II has TO