The Empire County argus., 1856-02-02

him to addres them in response to the nomination.
Among other things Mr. Foote said
81 participated for several sessions of Congress
in all the National legislation which was adopted
for the benefit of California, and have no recolec-
ton of ever voting in opposition to single meas
ure which looked to the furtherance of your well
fare and happiness as people. When you claim
ed admission into the Union as a sovereign mem
ber of our National Confederacy, though specially
instructed by the Legislature of Mississippi to vote
in opposition to the act Of admission, as separate
measure, avowed my determination to vote for
the compromise, and moved the appointment of the
celebrated committee of thirteen (of which the illus
trious Henry Clay was chairman), to whose labors
celebrated Omnibus bill owed its origin. When the
this bill was reported to the Senate by its venerat-
ed author, and it was attacked by extremists both
of the North and of the South, defended it zeal
ously and perseveringly until it was ultimately
broken to pieces, and for so doing, | was after
wards most harshly censured by the Mississippi
Legislature. After California had been admitted
into the Union, Senator from my native State,
(Nlr. Hunter,) introduced a solemn protest against
the Act of admission, and asked that his protest
should be spread upon the journal of the Senate.
Most of the Southern Senators, including my own
colleague, Mr.. Davis, voted in support of the pro-
test both voted and spoke against it, and it was
happily defeated When your Senator's Niessrs.
Gwin and Fremont, came to the door of the Senate
with official credentials bearing the impress Of the
soverei gn people of California Senator from the
South of extreme opinions moved the reference of
these same credentials to committee of the SEN
ate with q view to their cancellation That mover
was my own colleague; but both spoke and voted
against this illberal and unworthy proposition,
and it was overwhelmingly rejected. But stand
connected with California by ties if possible of
still tenderer character. After the measures of
Adjustment had passed. in several of the Southern
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urged that the Union itself should be broken up,
mainly On account of the admission of California"
The San Francisco Sun draws the following pic
ture of Foote against California" which we print,
in order that our readers may see what demo-
cratic paper has to say, and to suggest inquiry in
to the claims of Gov. Foote. The Senatorial
Question is not yet finished. The Sun says:
1t is not generally known among citizens,
and we presume not even among our legislators.
that the candidate for Senator of our State named
above, who, in the Kn caucus at Sacramento, on
Saturday night, came nigh receiving the nomina-
ton of that party, did, in his place in the United
States Senate, when representing the State of Mis-
Of California into the Union.
On the lst of August 1850, the question of the
admission of California came up before the Senate,
and was made the special order by vote of 81 to
%. Mr. Foote, of Miss, offered an amendment
that California should not exercise her jurisdiction
over territory north of 35 deg. 80 min After some
debate Mr. Foote's amendment was negatived-
ayes %, nays 33. On the 5th of August, Mr.. Tur-
ney, of Tenn, offered an amendment, dividing
California into two territories, which might, here
after, form State constitutions.
This amendment was supported by Mr.. Foote,
for his object in limiting the jurisdiction of
our State to 35 deg. 80 min, had the same purpose
&c
amendment was rejected, ayes 20, nays 80. An
amendment was then offered by Mr.. Foote erecting
the part of California south of 35 deg. 80 min in
to distinct territory, and was rejected by vote
of l3 to 80. On the 18th the bill was ordered to
be engrossed, ayes SO nays 10; and on the 18th,
after a brief but warm debate, in course of which
Senators Berrien and Clemens denounced the bill
as fraught with mischief and peril to the Union,
it was finally passed, ayes 81, nays 1S as follows
Ayes-Messrs. Baldwin, Bell, Benton Bradbury,
Bright, Cass, Chase, Cooper Davis of Mass, Dick
inson, Dodge of Wis, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas,
Ewing, Fclch Green Hale Hamlin, Houston, Jones,
Miller Norris, Phelps, Seward Shields Smith,
Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Upham, Wales,
Whitcomb and Winthrop-34.
Nayes- Messrs. Atchison, Barnwell Berrien,
Butler, Clemens Davis of Miss, Dawson, FooTE,
Hunter, King Mason, Morton, Pratt Rusk, Sebas-
tan, Soule, Turney, and Yulee--lS
The next day protest against the admission of
California, signed by these dissenting members,
was presented with request that it be entered on
the Journal, which the Senate refused
Mr.. Foote'S object, and those voting with him,
to introduce slavery into Lower California and
to accomplish this end he advocated division of
our State Whether he was pursuing a wise and
beneficial course towards California will leave
our readers to judge. That he was willing to dis
member our State to accomplish his purpose, is
mistakeably apparent from his actions; and to &C
compish this object he was willing to keep us for
an indefinite period out of the Union, as his vote
and protest against our admission prove.
We think that neither California, nor any party
in the State, owes debt of gratitude to ex-Gov.
Foote, formerly of Miss; she has rather cause for
condemnation against him, and certainly no man
mare Objectionable, both by his past actions and
expressions could be selected to represent any Cal
ifornia party in the Senate of the United States
suit for embezzling the funds of the Adams
Co. concern, says the Torcn Talk has been bro't
by II. M. Naglee, receiver, appointed by Judge
Hager against a. A. Cohen. The damages are
laid at S450,000 An order of arrest has been
issued.
The E Dorada Journal says that party of men
are still employed in the vicinity of Slippery Ford,
surveying wagon road and expect remuneration
for their labor from the State. The Journal calls
for estimates, reports and figures