Comments of Senator James Murray Mason on the Admission of California into the Federal UnionDelivered in the Senate of the United States, August 1st, 1850. 

United States Senate, James Murray Mason, Admission of California, Slavery, the Missouri Compromise

While speaking in opposition to the Admission of California into the Union as a Free State, Mason commented on the resolve of the slaveholding south to defend their rights and their unwavering opposition to inhibit the expansion of slavery to the West. Specific mention of the Missouri Compromise is contained in this selection. 

James Murray Mason (1798-1871)

John C. Rives (1795-1864)

The Congressional Globe

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1, August, 1850

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