Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-03-04

declare that he is against abstract truth in
case of this kind, am prepared TO know what his
course will be, certainly supposed that the senator
from Missouri, the representative of slaveholdlng
State, would have supported these resolutions.
moved them IN good faith, under solemn conviction
of what was due to those whom represent; and due
the whole south and the whole Union. | have
little desire any senator 10 obstruct public business
All want is a decision, and decision before the
three million bill is decided. If the senator from
Missouri wants tomorrow morning, very well. The
resolutions can be taken up on Monday.
Mr.. Benton. | will pursue my course when
the time comes. ] know what are distractions, and
what are not. know what business is, and what Is
not. | am for going on with the business OF the
session; and say shall not vote for distractions,
years ahead to the exclusion of business. He says
he calculated my course. He is mistaken de
knows very well, from my whole in public
life, that never would leave business to take up fire
brands to set the world on FIRE.
Mr.. Calhoun. The Senator does not at all compre-
bend me.
Mr. Benton am from the right place. am on
the side of my country and the Union
| The resolutions were then ordered to be printed.
The naval appropriation bill then taken up,
and after the adoption of sundry other amendments 1t
was passed.
The three million bill was then taken up, and Mr.
Houston addressed the Senate in a speech of much
interest After defending the editor of the Union
him, he entered into review of the origin of the
war, and declared that having annexed Texas while
she at war with Mexico-and Mexico having de-
cared that she would consider the annexation
declaration of war-we were at war with Mexico
the moment annexation took place.
At the conclusion of Gen. Houston's speech, Mr..
Simmons obtained the floor for tomorrow.
The bill from the House for the relief of the heirs
of Daniel ID. Tompkins, taken up and passed,
and then the Senate went into the consideration OF
Executive business.
House.-Mr. McClernand, by leave, presented a
memorial of the Jackson monument committee, pray
ing that certain unserviceabe brass cannon, captured
by Gen. Andrew Jackson, at Pensacola, may be de-
tered to said committee TO be used In the construc-
ton of the statue of Gen. Jackson, and moved that
leave be given him to that effect. The motion pre-
vailed-yeas u.s. NAYS 4O. The resolution was &C.
cordingly introduced, read twice and passed.
| The House in committee of the whole, MIR. Foote
in the chair then took up the private calendar After
the committee rose the bills for the relief of the heirs
of Daniel D. Tompkins and John Paul Jones, were
read third time and passed. The bill for the relief
of the heirs of Marshal de Rochambcsu rejected.
great number of private bills from the Senate.
and bills not Of general interest, read second
time and referred.
FEB. 20-Sendte.-The Senate took up and for
some time considered the bill authorizing increase
of Generals in the army.
Before any definite action had the BILL it
to further consideration Of the three million bill
Mr.. Simmons resumed the speech which he CON-
menced days ago. and spoke at length, in part
the merits of the bill, and in part in reply the
speech of Mr.. Calhoun presenting his resolutions
yesterday.
He sent up to the Secretary's desk and had read,
some of the doctrines of the late Geo. Mason, of
| Virginia, one of the trainers of the constitution,
against the institution of slavery, and then commented
on the same. As for the complaint of the gentleman
from South Carolina, that the free States out
numbering the Others and that the equality of former
days which guaranteed TO the slave-hodng States
was not now observed, he could not for the life
of him the justice proprety Of it When the
compact was formed between the old thirteen States,
together with Vermont which fought out the reyou-
ton on her own hook, which made fourteen in all
eight were non-save holding and six were slave hold
ing States. The free States then had majority in
the Senate, majority in the House of Representa-
tves. and majority in the Electoral College. This
was the Union which South Carolina joined
| How stood the now! Including Delaware,
which a slaveholding State, there were fifteen
States in the Union that side of the question: rep
resented in that chamber, and but thirteen nonslave-
holding states with Senator'S in that body The sena-
tors from the two new States Iowa and Wisconsin,
would make the parties equal. Was there any thing
in this that ought to alarm the gentleman from South
Carolina, and cause him TO call upon the South to
arrest tremendous outnumberng of the free the
slave States
As to the emigration of citizens of slave States to
new territories, taking their slaves with them and
keeping them there as slaves, nothing of the kind
was allowed at the time the Constitution framed,
and why the complaint that it should not now be al
lowed!
Mr. Calhoun replied with spirit and re-asserted his
doctrines.
Mr. Simmons rejoined with equal spirit, and the
scene became highly interesting.
Finally Mr.. Soule obtained the foor, when the Sen
ate adjourned.
House.-Several bills from the Senate taken
up and passed-among which was the one for dispo-
sing of the mineral lands on the shores and islands of
Lake Superior. The House added amendment
i The House then went into committee of the whole.
(Mr. Cobb in the Cbair) and took up the River and
Harbor bill, reduced from the bill of last session
about S500,000 in amount. After considering the
same for some time, the committee and reported
the bill, and the House passed it by vote of SO to
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