The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-03-08
SPEECH or
Hon. George E. Badger,

or NoRTn cARoLINA,

OF NoRra cARoLISA.
On tbe Nebraska BIIi.
Delivered In the Senate ofihe United s.siss.
February IS. 1854.
Concludsd.
Now. sir. in 1850. we have manifold
evidences that southern gentlemen
upon this 6oor desired nothing in the
world but the Missouri compromise
line. Some southern gentlemen thought
the line was a constitutional exercise
of power; others thought il was not
but 80 anxious were they that this
whole matter should be closed up, and
future agitation avoided, that without
reference to any difference of apiniou
upon the subject. all We asked was the
carrying out the principle established
in 1890. BY the continuation of the line
through the neuly.acquired Terrific
ries.
Now | must trouble the Senate by
calling attention TO one or two Of these
cases IN 1850, not so much on account
Of the Senate, because we all remem-
Der il; but the country ought to know
where We stood then, and why We stand
where we are now. When we had be-
fore us the bill for the admission Of the
State Of California, an amendment was
moved BY Mr.. King. to which wish
TO refer. This isa reference TO which
my friend from Connecticut alluded
the other day; it will serve to illustrate
what | say of the determined earnest-
ness with which southern gentlemen
here insisted upon that very line Of
So so. Mn King, of Alabama, NOV
ed an amendment. the effect Of which
was to make the southern boundary Of
that State $50 so. A motion was made
by Mr.. Davis, of Mississippi. to amend
il by striking out "s5.' and putting in
"36," so az to make 1t the Missouri com.
promise line, and it was determined in
the ncgative--yeas 23, nays 80. Those
who voted in the Affirmative were:
"Msssn. Aichison. Badger. Barnwsll, Benisn
Butler. Clemsns. Davis Of Mississippi, Dawson
Downs, Foo,e, Houston. Hunter, King. Mangum
Mason, Morton. Pratt. Rusk, Sebastian. Soule
Turney. Underwood, and Yulee-73."
Then upon Mr.. Kings original a,
mendmcnt. TO make So So the south,
ern boundary of California, the vots
stood--yeas 90, nays 81.
/ Those who voted in the Affirmative
are:
"Msars Atchiscn, Barnwell. Berrien, Butler
Clemens. Davis Of Mississippi. Dawson. Downs
foote. Houston, Hunter. King. Mason, Morton
Pratt, kusk, Sebastian, Soule. Turney, snd Yu.
lee"
| Among those who voted in the ne
gative was myself. So resolute was |
for insisting upon that particular line
of So so, the reason for which | will
explain in 4 few minutes, that | voted
against MIR Kings amendment.
Mr.. BuTLER. Will the gentleman
allow me to say = word
| Mr.. BADGER. Certainly.
| Mr.. BuTLER. find that the amend
ment Of Mr.. King to make So so the
southern boundary of California has
been misunderstood. The reason that
most of US voted for that line was be.
cause it was on the mountain tops.
That was the reason given BY Mr..
King, and the variation from the Mis-.
souri, line was not material, and il was
thought to be the best boundary. South,
ern gentlemen were perfectly willing,
atthat time, to take any boundary which
would be adhered TO IN good faith,
. Mr. BADGER. | understood that, and
Of course did not think that one de.
degree either way was very important
but was anxious to stick to the Mis-.
souri, compromise line.
Mr.. Mason. Will the Senator read
the negative vote on the amendment
Of Mr.. King
Mr.. BApoER. Yes, sir; thase who
voted in the negative are:
4 Messrs. Badger. Baldwin. Benton, Bradbury
Bright, Cass. Chase, Clarke. Clay. Cooper
Corwin, Davis Of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dick
inson, Dodge Of Wisconsin. Dodge Of Iowa
Douglas, Felch, Greene, Hale, Himlin. Jones
Mangum, Miller, Norris, Peaice, Phelps, Seward
Shields, Smith. Spruance, Surgeon, Underwood
Upham, Wales, Walker, and Whitcomb."
! Again. on the 5lst July, the Senat,
having the compromise bill under con
sidcration-
ION motion BY Mr.. Douglas to amend th
bill by inserting ia section Ave, line 6ve, afte
the word cast !. by the summit of the Rock,
Mountains, and on the south by the thirsy-eightl
parallel Of north latitude.
"A motion was made by Mr.. Butler, that tn
Senate adjourn and
1T was determined in the negative.
"The amendment proposed by Mr.. Dougla
having been modified, on motion by Mr.. Atchi
son, by striking out thirty eight. and insertin
thirty-six degrees thirty minutes;
ION the question to agree to the amsndmen
proposed by Mr.. Douglas, as amended.
at was determined 10 the nesative-yess 81
! nays 81.
"On motion by Mr.. Chase.
The yeas and nays being desired BY on
! fifth of the Senators present,