The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-01-20

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sow, let me ask the honorable
eaatorsa question, Which 7 expec,
illlnsto answer 7andi hone lie vii
itfisWerit without the, ,leasthesitation:
supposei proposition were ID
COME up tosmprrow to divide Cal.
ifofili. sssitl,Stlie understanding thai
I one lpartiotrshonld be a slave State.
of that both should be slave States.
would be vote t5r9it? 8
Foots, Of Mississippi, 1 will
ansscrs by citing past history, if the
gentleman wiil allow, lle, / intro
dueedetwo propositions, OIL the SUI.
jsct myself willie this matter was
penslinSs fol' neither Of Which. accarl
apSto my recollection, had the
gentleman s support, or that. of. his
political associates in tlis body. Oh
the contrary, both Of those r,ro.,
positions received tie Fl rcest dc.
Ii,ineiation fromtl quarter. When
the proposition to admit California
Wasf pending, / moved to amend he
bitFtso; that California Should be
hereafter, witlfherconscnt SO divided
as5yoa Mr.. President, had previously
nfopossd she should be. Upoil
consultation Fwitl you, Mr.. Kins,1
Iltouk the line which is proposed
an tic amendment, for tho reasons
you stated. | did not get the
support anticipated; and l. will he
prepared to show hereafter, from tile
printed debates, What geasoiss were
giYenby honorable senSeneni folr. III not
xotlngsfor.tkat very proposition. "a |
d introduced s:snathegslmos.l
1li & stfisit .lfnrna ston1d be:
Mitllsaller Consent divided, By tia,
line, andRthat. asI4territorialt COY,
craineht should be established sau,h
of:it. The objection, thea OF certain
gentlemen who, called themselves,
Partfsecelleace, aState-ri:sl,ts men,
wins the supposition that they I'M
aginea my amendment to convey that
California, not yet admitted, in their
Judgment, vali,lly into the Union,
should be. treated with SO much
respect assto have ,hcrcotscnt to this
aerritorial &curtail,nent asked. That
also. WAS voted down. Whenever
aifys8gentleman- introduces pro-
position here to divide California
with her consent, by the line of 367
80, or So 80; treating herin
ali these respects as sovereign
State, L Shall vote forit, and some OF
those who will vote for it in con-
nectipn with me will vote in man
'ner wholly repnsnant to their, former
feelings.
Butter. Then the Senator
admits That while lie wishes to make
the compromise immu,ablc, lie is
berfectly willing to change It when
.stsuits him. This is a ,'fnality OF
satotality.' s.sy
p MIR Eoote. ] should vote for that
proposition to jalter the boundary
lines ofsany other State intha Union
atAliersreguest. 81 would not vote for
that sooner than a. proposition to
divide Texas or New York, if those
States desire 20 new State to be
sforrneds within their limits. While
Z hold the compromise to be a
:de6nitive settlement, l do not hold it
fto;be above the Constitution, and the
Constitution expressly gives Congress
the; power of admitting new States
Now, sperhaps, tho gentleman is cn
titled toa3 the. triumph which he
Chains. @
*S.asIr. Butler. / claim no triumph.
El'he. gentleman's own explanation
shows where lie considers the
.4tsinn12h eis. While c,Phe" insists on
these scoinpron,ise laws being like
a,,Ilt9Si the Laws of tho NIeaes and
,I,ersiana,s 50 perfect as. not to be
changed yet 5!he admits there are
= contingencies On which they may be
changed. $Thatsis What | intended
.ita soy. 3Ittis so wise now that he
tilsesS not choose TO letg. anybody
consult the progressive Improvement:
sAnd Suggestions sof time; but he
wishes to stitchsdown and pin eYory
s.botfy elscito his propo sitions, upor
I tile gfuana That tile Procrnstear
l1sd Whether. shorter or longer, is 'tht
only true measure forsthe country
4 shall put another proposition to til,