Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-02-19

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Johnson OF Maryland, johnson Of Lousiana job
son OF Georgia, King, Lewis, Mangum. Maso
Metcali, Pearce, Sebastian. SSpruance Sturgco
Iurney' and underwood--3an
The nays were:
T" Messrs. Allen, Atherlon, Baldwin. Bradbur,
breese; Clarke. Corwin. Davis OF Massachusetts,
Dayton, Dix, Dodge FeIca, Greene Hale, Hamlir
Miller, Niles, Phelps, Upham, Walker, and Wei
ster-2l."
The bill went down to the House with tina
amendment. The House refused to concur i
the amendment. You and ! both know, sill
the long night of pain and suffering we passe
here for the purpose of considering the ouestio
whether that amendment should be insiste
upon or receded from BY the Senate. kno,
well that sat up here one whole night. know
ing that the majority Of the Senate were re
solved to recede, and solely for the purpose
though would have lost a thousand Oregon
bills myself rather than have receded- of main
tanning what thought the rights of the ma
Iority OF this body, in determining what shouls
De done with regard to this amendment, wher
u twas sand there was an understanding among
some gentlemen to continue the discussion til
| there could be no decision. on account of the
expiration Of the session. | want to show tho
vote upon receding. son the question TO re
| cede from the third amendment of the Senate,
which have stated, lit was determined in the
afirmative-yeas 20, nays 25.' su
The yeas were:
"Messrs. Allen, Baldwin. Benton, Bradbury
Breese. Bright, Cameron, Clarke, Corwip, Davis
OF Massachusetts, Dayton, dickinson. Dix, Dodge
Douglas, Felch, Fitzgerald, Greene. Hale, Hamlin
aheeen, rpRam, afeerM. aasr Niles Phelps soru
The nays were:
"N[essrs. Alchison, Badger, Bell, Berrien, Dor
land. Butler Calhoun, Davis of Mississippi, Downs
| Fooie, Hunter. Johnson of Maryland, Johnson o
| Louisiana, Johnson OF Georgia, Lewis, Mangnm
Mason, Meicalte, Pearce, Rusk. Sebastian. Tur
| ney, Underwood, Westcott and lulee-25"
We, of the south, were all united originally
and, believe, but with two exceptions, on the
question of recedng. We voted together We
preferred losing the bill to losing what? This
very Missouri compromise line. So stood the
case in 1913
Now, sir, in 1850, we have manifold evil
dences that southern gentlemen upon this floor
desired nothing in the world but the Missouri
compromise line. Some southern gentlemen
thought the line was constitutional exercise
of power: others thought it was not; but so
anxious were they that this whole matter should
be closed up. and future agitation avoided. that,
without reference to any difference of opinion
upon that subject, all we asked was the carry
ing ont the principle established in 1920, by the
continuation Of the line through the newly
acquired Territories.
Now must trouble the Senate bv calling
attention to one or two of these caseses in
1850, not so much on account OF the Senate,
because we all remember it; but the country
ought to know where we stood then, and why
we stand where we are now. When we had
before us the bill for the admission of the State
of California. an amendment was moved by
Mr.. King, to which wish to refer. This is a
reference to which my friend from Connecticut
alluded the other day it will serve to illustrate
what say of the determined earnestness with
which southern gentleman here insisted upon
that very line of 36o so. Mr.. King, of Ala
bama, moved 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 it BY striking
out g So and putting in 80 so as to make it
the Missouri compromise line, and 1t was de-
termined in the negative-yeas %, nays 81.
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Messrs. Atcbison, Badger, Barnwell, Berrien,
Butler, Clemens. Davis of Mississippi Dawson,
Downs, Foote, Houston, Hunter. King. Mangum,
Mason, Morton, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Soule,
| lurney, u nuerWOOu, ana lulee--<otf
Then, upon Mr.. Kings original amendment,
to make $50 30< the southern boundary Of Cali.
fornia, the vote stood yeas 20, nays 81.
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
"Messrs. Atchson BarnwelI, Berren, Butler
Clemens, Davis Of Mississippi, Dawson, Downs
| Foote Houston Hunter, King, Mason, Morton
| Pratt Rusk Sebastian, Souie, Turney, and luee.'
Among those who voted in the negative was
myself SO resolute was for insisting upon
that particular line of 36o 30/, the reason for
! which ! will explain in few minutes, that
voted against Mr.. Kings amendment.
Mr.. BUTLER. viii the gentleman allow
me to say word?
Mr.. BADGER Certainly.
Mr.. BUTLER. / find that the amendment
Of Mr.. King, to make $50 80 the southern
| boundary of California, has been misunderstood
The reason that most of us voted tor that line
was because it was on the mountain tops. That
was the reason given by Mr.. King, and the va
| ration from the Missouri line was not material
and it was thought to be the best boundary
| Southern gentlemen were perfectly willing, a.
that time, to take any boundary which would be
| adhered to in good faith
Mr.. BADGER. ! understand that, and o
course did not think that one degree eithe
| way was very important; but ! was anxious t.
adhere to the Missouri compromise line, be
cause it gave clear legal ground to stand up
on because it was associated with a patriotic
settlement of former difficulty; because it hat
age on its side, and commanded, consequently
large share of favor in the public mind, which
could not be secured for any new line, howeve
recommended as boundary by geographical
| advantages.
| Mr.. MASON. viii the senator read the neg
alive vote on the amendment of Mr.. King?
Mr.. BADGER. Yes, SIR those who votes
in the negative are:
Messrs Badger, Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury
Bright, Cass, Chase, Clarke Clay, Cooper. Corwn
| Davis of Massachusetts, Dayton Dickinson, Dodg
Of Wisconsin. Dodge OF Iowa, Douglas, Felct
Greene. Hale, Hamn, Jones' Mangum. Miller
| Norris, Pearcc, Phelps, Seward Shields. Smith
Spruance. Sturgeon. Underwood, Upham, Wales
Walker and Whitcomb"
Again, on the 3lst July, the Senate havin
| the compromise bill under consideration, an
so much thereof as provided for the admissio
of California as a State having been stricke
out
'On motion, by Mr.. DouoLAs TO amend the bill
by inserting in section five, line FIVE, after the wor
east by the summit Of the Rocky mountains
| and on the south by the thirfy-eIghth parallel