The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-19
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1915.
SENATE.
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PETITIONS.
NJ CIJEy presented two petitions of citizens of
New Uamnshre praying the adoption OF paclilc measures
for The speedy termination of the war with Mexico
which were referred to the Committee on Foreign He
AIso n resolution of the Legislature OF the State
of New Hampshire in favor OF the adoption
of measures for the extinction OF slavery IN I'M tne
District OF Columbia; Its exclusion from the Ter
ritory of Oregon, and all other territories when
now, hereafter may, belong to the United States; ior
the suppression of the domestic slave trade and against
the admission of any State into the Union, whose
constitution toerates slavery which was read ana or
dered TO be printed. 80,
Also preamble and resolution. passed by the egsIa-
ture of the State of New hampshire declaring Their de-
termination every effort consistent with me consul
tution of the United States, for the DETERMINATION oil
slavery; which was read, and ordered TO be printed
Mr. MILLER presented resolution OF the Legislature
of New Jersey requesting the senators and representa-
lives of that State in Congress to use their efforts TO
procure the adoption OF provision IN any measure Tor
The acquisition OF new territory by the United States,
which will exclude thereirom slavery or involuntary
servitude except punishment for crime when was
read, and ordered to be printed
Pennsylvania PRAYING such an alteration OF me consul
tuition and laws Of the United States as VIII Abolish
slavery through out the Union the motions TO receive
which were laid on the table,
On motion BY Mr.. JOHNSON, of Louisiana, the Com
mttee Pensions was discharged from Inc i9rhef con
sideraon of the memorial OF Andrew ID. Crosby, de-
ceased; and il referred tothe COMMITTEE on Naval
Affairs
JErHRo WOODS PATENT.
On motion by Mr. DIX the Senate recoRsidered the
vote by which the bill for the rslei OF me hefs Oh
been amended by the insertion OF the name OF sylvia
Ann Wood az of the heirs, 1t was again read a
third time, and passed
COMPENSATION OF COLLECTORS OF CUSTOMS
Mr. DAVIS, from the Committee on Commerce, 10
whom was referred the petition OF lchabod Jordan late
collector of the port of Saco, Name made report ac
companed by the following resolution; which was
agreed to:
Resopea That the Secretary the Treasury be directed
10 report Congress nj its next session, whether the laws
which regulate the compensation OF collectors OF the GUS
require any modification and, So nwhat particulars
that said Secretary report his reasons for any pro-
posed modification.
THE CHEROKEE TREATY.
Mr. JARNAGIN, from the Committee on Indian AT
fairs 10 whom referred the memorial OF David Nann
and William P. Ross submitted report, accompanied by
preamble and resolution; which was ordered to be
printed
DISTRICT COURTS IN NEW YORK. VIRGINIA, AND ILLINOIS
MIR ASHLEY, from the Committee on the Judiciary TO
whom had been referred the bill in relation to the district
courts of the United States for the State OF New ork
made adverse report thereon
Mr. A, from.the same committee to whom was refer
red the petition OF citizens OF fredenck, and tn. adjoining
countless in Virginia. praying district court with circuit
jurisdiction at Winchester reported adversely thereon
Mr. BREESE Con leave) introduced bill TO authorize
term of the circuit and district courts for the district OF
illinois, be held at Chicago, Illinois; which was read
twice and referred 10 the Committee on the Judiciary
THE ToNAwANDA INDIANS
Mr. BAGBY from the Committee on Indian Affairs to
whom had been referred various petitions praying that
that the Tonawanda band of Indians may be exempted
from the operation Of the treaty of 1872 between the
United States and the Seneca nation made adverse
port thereon; which was ordered to be printed
Mr. BRIGHT from the Committee Revolutionary
Claims, whom referred the bill from the House for
the relief of Joseph Warren Newcombe reported the
same without amendment
PRIVATE BILLS.
Mr. RIJSK from the Committee of Claims reported
bill for the relief of Ann B, Cox; which read, and
passed TO the second reading.
Mr. R. from the same committee, reported bill for the
relief of Elisha L. Keen which was read and passed to
the second reading
Mr. DAVIS, from the Committee on Commerce, 10
whom had been referred the petition of Robert Deidrck,
made adverse report thereon; which was ordered to
be printed
SLAVERY QUESTION
Mr. CALHOUN here rose and said Mr. President,
to offer set of resolutions in reference to the
resolutions from the State legislatures upon the sub
ect of what they call the extension of slavery and the
proviso attached TO the House BILL called the three mil
lion bill What propose before | send my resolutions
10 the table, is 10 make few exp anaory remarks:
MIR President, il soemnly asserted on this floor
some time ago that all parties in the savehodng
States had to fixed and solemn determination upon
two propositions One that there should be fur
Their admission OF any States INTO this Union which per-
med BY their constitution the existence of slavery; and
the other was, that slavery shall not hereafter exist in
any of the Territories OF the United States the effect OF
which would be TO give TO the non slaveholdng States
the monopoly Of the public domain, to the entire exclu-
sion of the slave holding States Since that declaration
made Mr. President, we have abundant proof that
there satisfactory foundation for it. We have
ceved already solemn resolutions passed by OF the
non-saveholdng Satesone half of the number already
in the Unon Iowa being couned-lsng the strong
ct possible language to that effect; and no doubt in
short space of time similar resolutions will be received
from an of the non slavehoding States But need
not go beyond the walls OF Congress The sub
iect has been agitated in the other House, and
they have sent you up a bill "prohibting the extern
sion OF slavery (usng their angnage) ''to any ter
rory which may be acquired by the United States here
after" AT the same tme two resolutions which have been
moved to extend the compromlse line from the Rocky
mountains to the Pacific during the present session.
have been rejected by decided majority
Sir there is no mIsaklng the signs OF the times; and
ii is high time that the southern States the slave
holding States, should inquire what is now their
relative strength in this Union, and what it will be
ter. Sir, already we are in minority the word
"we" for brevIty sakealready we are in minority in
the other House, the electoral college, and NAV saw
IA every department OF this government except at present
in the Senate of the United Sates-there for the present
we have an equality OF the twenty eight States four
teen are slaveholng and fourteen are slavehodng
counting Delaware which is doubtful as one of the non
slavehodng States But this equality of strength exists
only in the Senate One of the clerks at nv request has
furnished with statement OF what is the relative
strength OF the two descriptions of States in the other
House of Congress, and in the electoral college There
representatives including Iowa which is already
represented there OF these IS from the non slave
holding States, and 80 are from what called the slave
States giving majority the aggregate to the for
mer of As. In the electoral college there are
i6s votes belonging the -slaveholdikg States and
lis to the savehoding giving a majority of so 10 the
on-saveholding.
We Mr. President, have at present only one position
in the government by which we NAV make am resist
ance to his aggressive policy which has been declared
against the south any other that the non
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