Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-06-07

section of an act entitled act authorize the people
government. and III lie admission Of such State the
Union ON an equal footing with the original States and to
$50 be- and tie same IS hereby declared the
Pacific and the said eghth section win
careG Is BE- in full force and binding for he future organi-
cation the Territories of the United States the
and with the same understanding with which was
| originally adopted. s
In August, 1s4s, the honorable Senator from ILL
nois asked the Senate to recognize and apply the
principle, the postulate, the fundamental truth, the
assumed position upon which the resolution OF 1920
was based, and carry it to the Pacific ocean. Well,
sir, it carried in the Senate. Unjust pause here
and say that right things very apt to be carried
in the Senate. The vote was-yeas 33, nays Il.
believe that every gentleman representing south
ern constituency here voted for that provision. l
"Messrs Alchison, Badger Bell Benton Berrien, Bor-
land Bright, Butler, Calhoun Cameron, Davis of Mssis-
spp Dickinson Douglas Downs Fitzgerald f19te Han n
louisiana Johnson of Georgia. King, Lewis Mangum Ma
son. Metcae Peare Sebastian spruance Sturgeon, Tur
The nays were:
"Messrs Allen, Anterior, Baldwin. Bradbury, Breese,
podss F SSe Hale Hama, Sss Phelps
Upham, Walker, and Webster-2l."
The bill went down to the House with that amend
ment. The House refused to concur in the amend
ment. You and both know, sir, the long night of
pain and suffering passed here for the purpose of
considering the question, whether that amendment
should be insisted upon or receded from, by the
Senate. 1 know we'll that sat up here one whole
night knowing that the majority of the Senate were
resolved to recede, and solely for the purpose
though would have lost thousand Oregon bills
myself, rather than have receded-of maintaining
what thought the rights of the majority of this
body, in determining what should be done with re-
gard to this amendment, when it said there was
an understanding among some gentlemen to con-
tinue the discussion till there could be no decision
on account of the expiration of the session. want
to show the vote upon receding. "On the question
to rccede from the third amendment of the Senate"
which have stated, sit was determined in the af
frmatve-yeas 20, nays 25."
The yeas were:
"Messrs. Allen, Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury, Breese
Bright Cameron Clarke, Corwn Davis of Massachusetts,
Dayton, Dickinson Dix, dodge Douglas, Felch Fitzgerald
Phelps, Spruance, Upham, Walker and Webster-zs."
The nays were:
"Messrs. Atchson Badger Bell Berrien Borland, But
johnson Of Maryland johnson Of louisiana johnson Of
Georgia Lewis, Manggm, Mason, Mecalte Pearee, Rusk
We, OF the South, all united, originally, and
believe, but with two exceptions, on the question
of receding. We voted together. We preferred
losing the bill to 'osng-what? This very Missouri
compromise line So stood the case in ls4s:
Now, sir, in 1850, have manifold evidences
that southern gentlemen upon this floor desired moth
ing 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 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
carrying on: Of the principle established in 1920 by
the continuation of the line through the newly-ac-
quired Territories.
Now must trouble the Senate by calling atten-
ton to two of these 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 stand where we are now. When
we had before US the bill for the admission Of the
State of California, amendment was moved by
Mr.. King, to which wish to REFER This is refer
ence to which my friend from Connecticut alluded
the other day; it will serve to illustrate what say
of the determined earnestness with which southern
gentlemen here insisted upon that very line of 50 deg
80 min. Mr.. King, Of Alabama, moved an amend
ment, the effect of which was to make the southern
boundary of the State 35 deg. 80 min. A motion
was made by Mr.. Davis, of Mississippi to amend it
by striking out '35" and inserting 49," SO as to
make it the Missouri compromise inc, and it was
determined in the negative-yeas %, nays 3d.
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
'Messrs Atchison, Badger, Barnwe Berrien, Butler,
Clemens, Davis of Mississippi Dawson, Downs, Foote,
Houston, Hunter, King Mangum, Mason, Norton Pratt,
Rusk Sebastian, oule Turney, Under wood, and Yuee
Then upon Mr.. Kings original amendment, to
make So deg. 80 min. the southern bounday of Cal
ifornia, the vote stood-yeas 20, nays 81.
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Messrs Atchson, Barnwel, Berrien, Butler, Clemens,
Hunter, King Mason, Morton, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian,
Soue, Turney, and Yulee."
Among those who voted in the negative was my
SELF So rcsolutc was Tor insisting upon that par
ticuar line Of So deg 80 min., the reason for which
will explain few minutes, that voted against
MI. Kings amendment.
Mr. Butler-Wil the gentleman allow me to say
a word?
Mr. R.docr -Certainlv
Mr. Butler.-I find that the amendment of Mr..
King to make 80 deg 80 min. the southern boundary
of California has been misunderstood. The reason
that most of US voted for that line because 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 it was thought to
be the best boundary. Southern gentlemen were
perfectly willing, that time, to take any boundary
which would be adhered to in good faith.
Mr. Badger.-I understood that, and of course
important; but was anxious to adhere to the Mis-
souri, compromise line because it gave clear legal
ground to stand upon; because it was associated
with patriotic settlement of former difficulty;
because it had age its side, and commanded, con-
sequenty, large share of favor in the public mind
which could not be secured for any new line, how.
ever recommended as a boundary by geographical
advantages.
Mr.. Mason.-Will the Senator read the negative
vote on the amendment of Mr.. King?
MIR. Badger.-Yes sir; those who voted in the
negative are:
SMess,s. Badger, Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury Bright,
Glass; Chase Clarke Clay, Cooper Corwn Davis of Massa
chuses Dayton, Dickinson Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge
gum, Miller, Norris Pearce Phelps Seward Shields Smith,
Spruance, Sturs Underwood Upham, Wales Walker,
and Whitcomb"
Again, on the slst July, the Senate having the
compromise bill under consideration, and so much
thereof as provided for the admission of California
as State, having been stricken out
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