New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-19
WYNN CONGRESS-. First Session.

M. DOUGLAS moved that the Oregon bill be
taken up, upon which motion the Yeas and Nays were
called for.
The vote being % against %, the CHAIR iMr
Breckenlidge) voed afirmstiyely, consequently the
bill was before the Senate
TIE pending motion was Mr.. Trumbulls, that the
consideration be postponed I'll December next.
MIR. FITZPATRICK tAla.) spoke in favor of tue
postpoDemeut, in order that enabling act may be
pared, and q census taken
a Mr.. GWIN (Csl) warmly urged immediate ad-
mission AID referred to the polb ooks 10 show that
Oregon has ample population, aud is able TO maintain
State Government. Referring to the clause ia the
Constitution prohibiting Cinnamon from voting, Mr..
Gwb defended it on the ground tuat tue Chinese are
pestilerOus degraded slsvsh race, and that many Of
them are the slaves Of masters In Chns. They take
away the GOLD, while c0nt ibutrg nothing to the IL
dusty of tue country. In California their evidence
is not r. ceiyed in the courts Of law. Iney are not
ctzeus OF tbs United States, and Oregon has done
rightly 10 rejecting both Chinese and negroes.
Mr.. DOUGLAS Qll replied that every step. in the
frnaion OF her Constitution aud application for ad-
nission was legally submitted ard ratified By ma
iority of the people Of Oregon. Way, Len should che
no. be admitted ? Simply because she has not the
requisite p pm alton He believed t1at Oregon had
more population than KaDsa.. He night lot think
she lad more THAI ninety three thousand population
now but he did not bel eve she would have It IN De-
cember 1t would be better theref &c, to test the al
mission by oirect vote, for the motion to po;tpone to
Decembtr is merely equivalent to keeping her out.
He opposed to dra wing distinctions between these
two iochoate aes Of Oregon and Kansas opposed 70
ctut population ano an enabling act and that the
other shall lot Oregon has fulfilled every require.
ment specified in the President Message. She - pre-
pared to come in aud has submitted every step Of that
preparation fairly to the people, and has avoided every
ole OF the nformates which were urged as an insu-
peIab,e objection to the a9miss IN of X ansas. Pat
these two inchoate States on an equality, ana ne
(Douglas) was ready for the general rule which he
had struggled for for years. That in future all new
States must have the requisite population aud to
folcs that rule strictly 10 all coming ms 1t Is unjust
10 the people Of Oregon to keep them in suspense,
unaware Of their condition whether they are TO be
admitted or not With reference to the other subjects
introduced into the debate, he cared nothing Inc
sovereignty of State has right to exclude China
men, If disposed to exclude them, and so with tree
negroes md go with Slavery. The State has a right
10 admit or exclude them, aud MIR. Doug isNenled
the right of Congress to decide that question of
policy When State comes for admission, she has
right TO come with any Constitution that does not
yiolats the Constitution of the United States
Mir. HALE IN. III said a few words respecting
treaty obligations with the Chinese.
Nj. TRUMBULL lln.) argued that, hsnsas oen9
admit I'd TO pacy the nation, which was on the verge
of oivi. war there reason why the rule should
be relaxed in favor of Oregon.
Mr.. DOUGLAS replied that if admission on easy
terms was held out as the ward Of rebellion Oregon
could resort to that well as another but the Ore
gooese are "a law-abding people, and tor that very
reason if for other, should have the restr cons re-
Taxed. The important Interest, OF the Pacluc Slope
Iequired more representatives in Congress.
Mr.. SEWARD On. Y protested against making
the admission of Oregon dependent upon the analogy
between il and another State. He was determined On
voting for ts present admission, apart from tue ques-
ton of its being Free State by the TACT tnat geo.
graphically and politically Oregon is ndlsp ensaole 10
the completion and rOundOg Cf OF this kepuonc. IL
"a inst az jn6speus able TO compile tiOu Of the Union
as Ney.lolk or Louisi ana. We have struggled too
pe TO get it. ana have cherished 1t too much TO per
nit il 10 pass under the influence of Grea. BrltAn OF
Rus,ia. Every mn knows that it is t. be I'D nltted
some dav-now or some time hence. what IS u pre-,
vert ii now Sens,o ssy she has not one nunared
thousand pc puston We'll, what OF that Inc mp
tic to postpone TIL December neN lnpnes inst sue
will then have the requisite population Is the delay
till thu to rirb the embarrassing crcumstance' ana
probably p ftponemept for another year from tue
multiplicity Of busness during the short session %
epop Is ready for admission she has fulfilled all the
requirement. AID further delay appears to be tr'ng
with her people beside being calculated 10 convey
disrust to the public miLd. Mir. Seward iavo1eu the
admssion of Territories into the community OF States
as SOC as they were fitted for it, and said that the
sooper they become States the more healthtul ana
vigorous they will be.
Mr. KING IN. W would vote for the bill, although
perhsps IL population not sufficient keierriug
10 the Oregon Constitution, he said that the dlsa0i
tes imposed on free blacks are too stringent, Dut ne
himse was against too many Tree DlscKs III oiaie
III wes for the benefit of both races that the black ana
w lie races should live separate. MI King road
letter from colored the subject OF the estao
Eslment Of a colOred colony in the South or Cehtra
America. He agreed in this view, and he copsdere9
Al at black colony in Central America. recelvlng GA
and protection from this Government, would meet the
pteiee's of both races. The blacks have prejudice
against Liberia lie had learned that the colored
reputation bad been considering the conditions wnlch
made difficult for them to act in the matter. lie
would not suggest any means by which their move
ent could be carried out. 1t was for the Sta,es IN
tereted 10 take steps the matter and he would give
what support he could 70 any proposition having a
practical form. Missouri, perhaps, was the Locality IN
which il could be best considered, as sentiment e1-
listed there toward emancip alton.
Mr.. GREEN Mo- knew that the feeling of eman.
cnst;on cid not exist in Missouri, except to most
limited extent amOrg few individuals. h9 kne"
the object of this movement OF the Sena'or i,o new
York ard desired to meet it on the threshold. II was
INTENDED to stir up and ien the hsmes OF ~
send not peace but q sword. The sentiment OF Mls-
sour was in favor of peace, but not OF
Slave labor is profitable there, aud the hun!oef Vi
slayes he's increased. o,.. A..
Some further remarks were made, after when tne
reinforcement I'll December was lost by vote oil %
against 10. Tire bill was then reported wlthou,
amendment except mimportant verbal ones anu
finally passed by vote of 80 against L. Inc lono"-
ing weIs the cisseutients T.,
KAYs-Messrs. Bell Clay Crittenden Davis DqTkee tes'
senSen. Frzps,rict Hse Hamlin Hammond Henderson,
Heu.i, I,ssS9 kennedy Mason IiuT a W1de cv pe.ce
rid ne sanner Thompson (Ky) Thomson IN: u, Wilson
On motion Of Mr. DOUGLAS (Ill) the bill TO run
the boundary between the territory OF the United
:, stes and che State of Texas was taken up.
brief debate eDsued on the COMMITTEE on Ierrl-
.,ss' amendment by which il is provided that the
duty he limited to making the boundary wilhoat SCI
M DAVIS Mis- recommsn ded s scientific COM
,ossior without committing himself that their report
be printed. ,. l,,, ,ra,rassa5
A. G'NIN (Cal iLroduced a resou ION Tor a1Jus.-
s,,;cnl,iss with the Republics OF New-Gran a,
Nicsrsoua and Mexico. Mr.. Gwiu ssiu ne ia, ~ ''o
resou, ON adhered to the language OF or. MASON
receL, resolution respecting re"o@oied be