The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-24
v,5as,,,nato, correspondence of crescent.

4 ~ the southern members felt authorized TO attempt
he resistance Of the ac itself There were put lies
Of the session. and these could easily nave Dsei
mon poin of order and in debate Mr. Turney' Oh Zen
o commenced this attempt to stop all business Iaiher
tp ad the presentation Of this bill for the fIesuents
signature and had spoken nearly an hour When NV wen
ser him to order for rrelevancy u iook a. long nov"
IN debate this point of Oer the resolution TO suspend
.tIo esone If the Southern members however, were
not willing 10 participate this effort to defeat public bus
ness and Bir King of Alabama among Others remonstra
ted The Army Bill too had not been signed nor the Light
house Bill nor Others OF great moment to tepubhc welfare
of the private bills were also 80 be presented to the
President for his Signature if the rules were suSpended-an
extra session also depended upon this freak. If the bill was
defeated now it would be likely 10 at the next eS
sion of Congress and the meantime would have created
great deal of popular feeling the North and proved one
ofthe elements of opposition to the Administration ana Inc
success OF Gen. Cass.
When the House met at 10 clock, the attempt was
made to prevent organization there. The Previous Cues.
ton" however is among the allowable things oil lhe
House. and this cuts off debate. Mr.. Bayly OF Virginia
and Mr. Rhe of South Carolina, led of IN this dlsogahl-
cation There were not, however enough wiling 10
operate with the few to defeat the majority though every
sort of possible motion was put and urged to accomplish TINS
purpose Points of order raised motions mace 10 a'
journ pronounced in order by the Speaker because e
Joint resolution fixed the hour of adjournment at hooh) anu
other business urged.
The ont resolution therefore went the Senate in the
very midst of the resistance against the suspension OF the
rules The responsibility, instead OF beng DIVIDED no"
rested upon the Senate alone, and there were not many VIII
ing to take though Mr. Calhoun remarked ioT one tat ne
yond resist the bill TO dOOmsday and MI FoOte on Mon
dav threatened to speak foyeght hours TO kill the BILL
The Senate finally yielded and with the Army Bll the
Tjoht bouse Bill and several private bills, the Oregon BIZ
found its way to the President. While this was dong Inc
Two Houses proceeded with other business Soon the resi-
dent informed the House in message sent TO the Speahe
that he had signed the Oregon Bill Nth Protest The
reading of the Presidents called Tor but there
was no time to hear heed them and as the yeas ana nays
were called and the given 1t was not IN ofue 10
check the progress of business except by universal consent
This was not given and the Of the President was
thought would remain sealed book. The President how
ever sent them the Speaker and the Speaker having
broken the seal consents that the public shall see them and
the document will go to you by the present mail
The following the nominees for the Offices IN oregon
Gen Shields Governor; Kinzing PHtchei, secretary !
VIM P Bryant of Indiana, Chief Justice Samuel lur-
ney (broher of the U. s. SenatoO and Peter H. burnett
of Oregon Associate Justices Isaac W. h bromley Oh
New York Attorney; j. l.. Meek, Crelatlve OF the Pres
dent) Marshall John Adair Collector OF the port oil Ore
gon All these confirmed upon the instant ana not
a moment was left to canvass their qualifications
Among the bills lost in the House, were the two Tor the
establishment of commissions TO run the boundary hhe De-
tween the United States and Mexico and Tor the
ton of claims against the Mexican Government Inc Com
mitee on Foreign Relations declined to act upon these
bills, as they passed the Senate.
The River and Habo Bill also lost in the Senate and
some one hundred House bills mostly private owing to the
protracted debate of Saturday and Sunday.
The closing days and hours Of the session, were the most
exciting have known very long attendance upon the
proceedings of Congress 1t subject OF deep regret TO
see the sectional feelings which had been aroused ana he
peudces which had been created by the anxiety growing
out of the discussion OF the territorial bills May Teechon
patience and the sober thoughts Of private hours and
| social life, calm the troubled waters. ORLEANS.
-S%S----
Message from the President on the Wilmot Proviso.
We find in the Union of the 18th a copy of the
| Message sent to the House of Representatives by
| President Polk accompanying his signature of the
| Oregon Bill Weregret that we are unable TO give
if entire After abiding the necessity of provld-
| inc Immediately a Government for Oregon, the
! President proceeds:
SIN the nogress of all Governments questions OF such
transcenden importance occasionally arise as to cast IN me
shade all those of mere party characteT b GPg
endanger glorious UnlOn source OF our greatness an
an our pGfa sfae this does not embrace merely the
rights of property however valuable, but ascends Ia
higher and involves the domestic peace and security Of every
The fathers of the constitution wise and patriotic
men who laid the foundation OF insutlons-toreeeIn
the danger from this quarter acted spirit of compromise
and mutual concession this dangerous and delicate sub
ect and their wisdom ought TO be the guide OF the sucGe
0rs Whist they left to the States exclusively the question
Of domestic slavery within their respective limits they pro
eeogi2ing the Institution Of slavery shall be delivered up
on the claim of the party TO whom such service or labor may
Upon this foundation the matter rested until the Mis-
ia Decembe 1873 application was made TO Congress by
the people of the Missouri Territory for ADMISSION mo le
gress involved the question OF slavery and was prosecute
with such violence TO produce eXcItementS alarming 10
every patriot in the Union But the good genius OF concIa
ton which presided az the birth OF our Inutlo9s many IRE
vailed and the Missour COMPROMISE was adopted, '
1890 10 authorize The people OF the Missouri Territory Il
form Constitution and State Government &c provides
That in all that territory ceded by France to the Unltel
States under the of Louisiana, which lies north Of 30
90 north latitude included within the limits OF the STATE
contemplated by this act slavery and involuntary SeTEltude
otherwise thanln the punishment OF crimes, wheIeOl Ie
ties shall have been duly convcted shall be and IS heIeDy
forever prubited PrOCded, GtGGBS, That any person IS
Gaping intOthe from whom labor or service ! a"Iu
claimed IN any State Territory of the United states, suct
fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed 70 the per
son claiming his or her labor or service as atOlesa
This compromise had he effect of calming the troubles
waves and restoring peace and good will throughout III
The Missouri question had excited intense agitation o
the public mind and threatened TO divide the country ln
geographical par rites alternating the feelings OF attachmen
which each portion of our Union should bear TO every oneI
The compromise alayed the excitement, anquIzed IN
popular mind and restored confidence and iraenal feelings
Il doubt not that similar adjustment OF the question
which now ag9te the public mind would produce de sam
happy results If the legislation oil congress on le 5G
the other Territories shall not be adopted IN spirit OF cor
Citation and compromise Is mpGSslDe Llat te COuos
be satisfied, Or that the most disastrous consequence
When Texas was admitted into the Union, the sam
spirit OF concession which guided our IN e az
mission OF Missouri quarter OF century before peVaie
nexing Texas the United States approved March lo4
provides that such STATES may be formed ont OF that 20
ton of said territory lying South OF 36o 3U North latlt9I
commonly known the Missouri COMPROMISE line shaII
admitted into the Union with without slavery as the peop
OF each State king admission desire; and N such sta
OF States shall be formed out of said territory North o. u
Missouri Compromise line slavery or Involuntary se'l'Nu
Except for crme) shall be prohibited ga, ~, =, ~.
The Territory of Oregon lies far Or OF 3bO ~ the NIL
sour and Texas Compromise line Its Southern boundary
the parallel of 40 leaving the intermediate distance 10
three hundred and thirty geographical miles,
And because the provisions OF tins Dill are not lncO
sen with the of the Missouri COMPROMISE n e!
tended from the Rio Grande the Pacific Ocean that ha'
not felt at liberty withhold sanction Had embrace
territories South of that COMPROMISE, the question present
for my consideration would have been OF Tar different ca
acer and my action upon it must have correspondent VIII
my convictions. ~
Ought we now to disturb the Missouri and Texas Con
promises Ought this late day IN attempting TO ann
what has been long established and acquIesced IN TO eYcl
sectional divisions and jeaiOuses TO ALLEVIATE the people
different portions of the Union from each other and to e
2 danger the existence of the Union itself !!
5 The Message then proceeds to recount the COZ
/ tinued prosperity of the country under the spirit
compromise that has prevailed in the legislation g
this and other important Subjects the President e.
pressing an abiding confidence that the PATRIOTS
of the people will ultimately lead them to adopttf
7 Missouri Compromise for the settlement of this di
/, TO M question The President then adds.