The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-19
THIRTY.FTrTa COMoREoa.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.

senate.
WASHINGTON, May Is, 1853
BRITISH oUnsAoEs GULF.
Mr. Sewards rscluon o. inquiry int, the ossraxes o.
American vessels BY British cruisers In the Gulf Of Msxcs
which was postponed yesterday, was unanimously
TO HIS sxcKLLkSCY essSRAL SANTIAGO vID AUHKI,
MONTERREY.
adopted. II Is as follows
Resolved Ths, the Comm,'iee Foreign Relations be In
hs " s usa ss 10 20
ve.s-s against Brh Asgre,,on n the Gun OF Aen's or
PASSAGE OF THE ELL ADfTrrsG OREGON INTO TIE UNION.
Mr.. DOUGLAS opp OF H., moved tina, the Oregon bill
be taken up upon which motion the yeas Maya wore
called for
The vote being 2s against %, the Chair Mr. Breckc.
ridge) voted sfarmaaveiy; consequently the Bit
The pending motion was Mr. TrumbuI's-tha, the Coz
sidcra,iou be postponed all Dcccmbet next.
Nj frzPArncK, tadm Of Ala spoks in favor OF The
ed and census taken.
Mr.. Gwrs, (adm) Of Cal, warmly urged her immssats
admission, and referred 70 the poll books that
Oregon has ample population, aad IL able 20 mautsu a
State government Rsierrng 10 the clause her COAST
,uuon proniehing Chisemen IRON voting M Gsiu de-
degraded, ssvish race, aud that many OF them the
slaves Of masters 10 ChEa Tney take assy the gold
while contributing nothing % the Industry of the country.
In California their evidence received the courts
Law. They are citizens OF the United states, and
Oregon has done rightly In rejecting both Chisese and
negroes.
Mr. DorelIs, (opp) Of III replied tina. every step in
the formation OF Der constitution and application for al
mission "a. legally submitted and ratified ~ majority
OF the people OF Oregon Why inea should she he ad
mited Simply because she has not the requisite popu.
lspon He believed that Oregon had more popuisl ion
than K,Dsss He night 90, tsing she had moro lhsa
rine'y uree thousand population now but he dill
neve che would have 10 December II would ne better,
therefore, ID test tbs afoissoo By direct vote for shs
motion TO postpone 70 December Il osariy equivalent To
Weeping Der out DC opposed 10 drasing distinctions
between these two nohos;s States a. Oregon and Kansas
opposed 10 say Ing that has right witnos,
eumcent pop9s,oc and an enabling act, and that the
specified in the Presidents uessasS she rs prsnved 60
come ~ and has submitted every step Of that
aoo ~ fnry 70 TIC p-o,ss, ard has svo'dod every
rable objection 10 the admission OF Kansas Put these
two NEGOTIATE States on an equality and he (D,uyas)
ready Tor the general rule which he had struggled FOR
Tor years that in future ali sses most have the re-
qute population and IN force that rule strict IN all
1cmpg TIME unJus' 70 NE pe"ps o. Oregon 70 seee
they are 10 be admitted or rot With reference 70 tue
other sutjects introduced into the debsts, he cared
nothing The sovereignty Of State has a right 70 ex-
cude Chit amen disposed IN sxcu them aud 50 vts
free negroes and with slavery rhe STATE bass right
70 admit or exclude them, ana Mr. nougas denei tue
rsht OF Congress 10 DECIDE that question Of policy
When stae comes for admission she has right 10
come With any eon..Ht on hadoes not violse the Con-
Nj HAS, lcrp OF n. g. said few words respecting
treaty obligations -uh he Chinese.
admitted sscy tbe nsou vhsch was on The vsre. q
civil war there vas no reason why the rule should
]
Mr. Dororas repied-nsdmissio on easy terms vsshsd
out a. the re-o OF rebellion Oregon could resort 70 that
ss vel as an, thcr; ont the 0regonese s~ ssiisg
people, and for that very for other, should
have the restrictions relsxed The important interests Of
the Pacific opc required representatives 10 Con-
g@s
Mr. sEwARn, (orp) OF n v, protested agaps, making
The adiss'ou Of Oregon dependent upen the snsogy
u another STATE He was determined on rotios
for lie present adsioo apart FROG, The question nj us
bcipg tree STATE, by the fact that geographically aod
politically Oregon Indispensable 10 the completion aad
r off d 4~4x~
70 the completion OF the Ution New York or oais.a
We have struggled too long 20 get H. and have chsrsned
fvepce Of Grea, Britain or Russia. Every mas
knows that Ia 70 be admitted some day
bow w., Or some uue hence What is preveo.
Well, what Of that Tho motion 10 postpoos
III December next implies that che will then have the re-
lusie population IL the delay ti then 70 rss me EN-.
err.,ns circumstances, and probably pos,eone.asn,
nv smother year from the multiplicity OF BUSINESS curing
has fulfilled All the requirements further delay sp-
pears 10 be ifng with her people besides being calcu
avored the &C mission Of Territories into the community
u states they were bue1 ic H. and sail that
he sooner they become States TIE more heslhfal ssd
mr.. KING, foppJ OF N Y. would vote for the bill,
although perhaps ,hc popul.uca was not sufficient.
,b,rues Imposed free blacks too stringent but
re himself against too many free blacks 10 State.
ybrs rsc ee should 1--we separate M King read letter
nc coored the subject OF the Of
\ this view and he considered thst black c,looy IN
)ertrs America, receiving cid and protection from This
would meet The interests Of both rscss The
,iachs have prejudice against Liberia He hsd learned
hat the colofed population bad been considering the
uons, vbsh made difcuh for them 10 act IN The
or. lie would pot suggest any means by which their
movement could be owrcd out II for the States In
crest 10 take steps In the matter and he would give
rhat support he could 70 proportion having prac-
icsl form Missouri perhaps Was the locality In which
could be beet considered, a. ssutsnest existed there
ovsroe emancipation,
~ GRksS, (adm Of Mo-, know that the feeling OF
Emancipation did nos exist In Missouri, except N most
United cVtept among few poividuslsL He knew the
'hiec< n this movement Of the Senator from New
Iwk, nd desired 70 mea " Ne thrssnsd