The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-02-01

'ceddg garment has YET been upon her person, and
ere she has been regularly bidden to the nupual."
II California presented herself before the Senate OF
! the United States for admission into the Union as a
bride at the altar 10 which she was not bidden, OF
course she had no right on principle. 10 come in And
even il she presented herself bride who had been
invited the nuptas, il would certainly be under most
extraordinary circumstances that she should come with
out her wedding garments upon her. Even fair
counywomen outside OF the Senate would decide that If
bride presented herself al the altar under such cir
cunstances. without being hidden TO the nuplias and
without having her wedding garments, she ought not
to be admitted Then, sir take il that the objections OF
my late colleague TO the admission OF California must
have been fundamental, and 10 the principle on which
that State organized. could 60 further, and show
what were his opinions in reference TO the application oil
New Mexico for admission State but ii is not
sary to proceed further with these authorities And
wish 10 state to the Senate that do not these
ressons spoken by my late colleague lps the purpose OF
bringing them in contrast with any opinions which he
may recently have advanced, or be now disposed 10 ad
yocate but as he is the author of the resolution before
the Senate. wish to them authorities in support
OF lbe position which maintain and 10 maintain my po-
sition with The people of Mississippi his authority,
! vndcatng my action upon this question
| did design Mr. President. 10 refer to two remarks
made by the senator from Alabama Mr. CLEMENsl in
his speech on this resolution in one OF which he says
81 thought it wrong 10 admit California, and voted
againstL"
And the other:
did for The abolition of the slave trade the
District Of Coiumbia though, wrong for Congress 70
meddle with H. mink wrong now but would not TO-
day vote to repeal it,"
wished to refer to these remarks simply with the view
Of saying that supposed the senator from Alabama, in
bill abolishing the slave trade in the District of Colum-
ba, was opposed TO them on principle, and that his OBJ
lection TO them was fundamental But as the senator
from Alabama is moi in his seat -
! Mr.. CLEMENS. Yes, sir, am here.
| Mr. McRAE ask the senator's pardon. He was
notin his seata short time ago when first alluded TO this
servalons of the senator from Alabama only wished
10 say that this resolution differs from what lsuppose he
conceived il 10 heiha il did not require 10 express
opinion in reference 10 the measures OF compromise
far as the principles on which they based are con-
cerned but merely acquescence in them laws OF
the United Sates that do not to the principle
which these measures were based and lha,
him. from his iomer speeches. occupying the same po
sition, especially in regard TO the admission of California
and the abolition OF the slave trade in the District of Co
umba. | did not wish TO attack his argument, TO
attack the argument of any other in regard 10
these questions. wish simply to give my own views,
and the country will draw the distinction between my
opinions and those with whom differ. s
Another objection 10 this resolution is 10 The last
clause oil IT, which is IN these words
"oaghtto be adhered to by Congress until Time and
perence shall demonstrate the necessity OF further legsa
tion to guard against evasion or abuse"
When this amendment offered 10 this resolution,
and when proposed by my late colleague accept
it, the Chair informed him that he could no, accept il and
II adopted by vote OF the Senate, One OF the
reasons given by the senator from North Carolina when
he offered his amendment was, that he language of the
original resolution implied that these were rTepeal.
able. II that objection to the resolution in its
original form, stronger objection exists 10 now for the
very opposite reason that II not only implies but antci
ton objectionable in IFS present form for This very op-
poste reason TO that given by the honorable for
The adoption OF his amendment In the passage of law
or resolution by Congress, take il that those who
pass il consider that il is law intended 10 accomplish
certain purpose, which is intended 10 stand, and which
ought TO sand aud there is reason for saying and
they do say, that il shall be altered or amend
ed Nor do they say that they anticipate that il shall
be altered amended. That is for the considera-
an objection 10 this resolution that it seems to an
ucpae that the law will be abused and therefore
that il is 10 be repealed. There is but of the sub
jects OF the Compromise that can be repealed: Cafor-
MIA is admitted She is State Nobody asks that she
shall be excluded; and as the honorable senator from
Massachusetts Mr. DAvIsl said yesterday, even if you
were TO repeal the ac, by which California was admitted
she would still be here as member OF this Union, and
would send her representatives here, as she has done
for Utah and New Mexico, and they will only be re-
pealed by the act OF the people in organizing themselves
into State governments, and asking admission into the
Unon The boundary OF Texas is settled with the Uni
ted States and nobody proposes interfere that that
measure is final The slave trade is abolished in the
District of Columbia, and nobody proposes to repeal that
posed to il, especially to the penalty which causes
sayeowner who brings slave here for sale TO forfeit
his right TO him, by declaring the slave liberated and ee
and thereby asserting the power OF Congress- certain
conditions, TO abolish slavery. | say that act is in that
respect Objectionable. Sill proposes TO repeal IT,
Then the only question upon which abuse ANTICIPATED
or where the law is liable to repeal is the fugyeslave
act And il is said this is the law which is given the
South compensation for all the wrongs she had
ceived in the other OF compromise. Are 10
imply not only, but anticipate, in the passage OF this
oluon that there will be abuse OF that law, and that il
is liable to be repealed believe that II this resolution
amended in this particular, simply enuncating the
opinion of the Senate, and expressing acquescence in
these measures il is all that is necessary on this point
think we should not say that anticipate repeal OF
them, especially OF that act which is the only in
favor OF the South.
With these objections to the resolution in it's present
form, they present themselves on its face was
prsed, on taking my seat here and looking report
OF the proceedings, to find that the time the amendment
OF the honorable senator from North Carolina Mr. BAD.
GrRl presented, my late colleague, (Mr. FooTs,
when the resolution about change very much its
FORM and 10 essential extent lis character should say
II accept the amendment with great pleasure am not
particular about the phaseoogy OF the resolution What
wish is 10 get large vote in lis favor" I say was
surprised TO find that report OF the remark OF my late col
league when this resolution undergoing this change
OF character understand the meaning OF a resolu-
ton TO depend upon the language in which expressed
OF course does and il the pbraseoogy in which it is
couched carrics with valuable meaning 10 The coun-
try, then the resolution itself is of ne value.
Mr., President when shall come TO speak of the mer-
its of the compromise measures themselves shall give
more particularly the why could not say that
they settlement upon principle. and that that prn-
ciple meets with the assent OF my judgment
Having concluded with the merits OF the resolution
stands in lie present FORM before proceeding to discuss
the merits of the which il embraces wish TO
correct error which | End prevailing IN the public |
mind with reference TO The position OF the party Misss
sippi which opposed 10 the OF compromise
after their passage and who desired express an opinion
with reference TO them by way OF remonstance by way
OF obtaining redress far possible for the wrongs done
.,I L..r xf osn.., L.