The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-19

bv the north I'M favor Of the annexation oil Texas.
the QUESTION Of slavery had not been considered as
involved.
Mr. Niles replied satisfactorily in the affirmative
NJ. Webster said that it was very well known
at the time that by The Term Of annexation, slavery
was extended throughout that territory.
Mr. Metcalf said he had been a member Of the |
othersHouse al the Missouri Compromise. and he |
felt now strongly inclined to a vote for extension
of that line The Pacific. He was opposed to sub |
hitting any question the decision Of the Supreme
Court, which he believed to belong to the legisa-
lion Of Congress. He rebuked. very deicately, the
intimation Of the South Carolina Senators, thai |
this coliederacy NAV be dissolved, though Ken
lucky believed that her Southern brethren in this
controversy are nthe right There was something
IN the bosoms of the people, that would rise up and
settle this question as it should be settled
Mr. Metcaf said be was ready 10 leave this mat
ter 10 the honor of their Northern brethren, when
TIE question to be settled as the territory lying
South OF this line of 36o 30. In the language Of |
his distinguished friend (Alr Webster) he believed,
in regard to this country it was to be Union now,
and Union forever, and he should vote for the bill
Mr johnson, of Maryland, expressed his inteRf
ton to vote for the amendment, for precisely thRSn
posfe reason, he said TO those which the S<.tPP.
from Massachusetts had given for his int .; -
vote against it. He seemed TO think - H. =
the North were to persist in their exG .li' :.
these acquired terriiores and to s ~, =
ton at all hazzards, the dangs q dissoInt;nn Was
gIe.el ca,, NAY ded-that the days of
vi i l.- ~ w oered--though he would
,iar s,,cb a d;ssoInfa ,6ce and forever abolished,
oI,l 10 IL nres a he must say let it come, II 1t Is
ganoerons ~ served by submission to exactlons
an5eronsz s6t only to the men Of the South, but
Al 70 the lives Of their wives and children.
- - sSnld il come-should Southern Republic
sfablished. the loss would not be all on the side
Tthe South-ihe loss would be greater INFINITELY
/ereateT 10 the North than the AL which ne
53,nceeded 10 illustrate He regretted that all hope
of compromise was atan end, but he was satisfied
tl,at sueh was the case. And he had voted Tor the
Compromiss bill because he believed Il tle ohiy"ay
in which tie difficulty could be settled
Mr. Webster said that in the remarks winch ne
had made he spoke only for himself-he knew IN
this question neither the North nor the South, nor
didhe look upon it so gluomily as did the Senator
From Sonth Carolina Ever since he had been IN
Dnblic life he had resisted every augmentation oil
Slave representation in Congress, and It's augmen-
taiion as local institutions throughout the country
He acted against all acquisiton-he had endeaVor-
ed to keep off acquisition, and now the honoTaole
member from South Carolina, who TOOK sueh an
active part in the acquisition OF Texas, would not
saw that he did not in that acquisition look TO an
augmentation of slavery territory
M Calhoun replied that he was most happy TO
have itin his power to inform the Senator hat ne
III ,ott He explained his reasons and denied that
he had been actlated by any local and commercial
~ Webster gave the Senator all credit for the
Honesty of his motives. He voted for the annex
atom Of Texas because he saw that unless annex
alton took place, the system OF slavery IN Iexas
was in danger of annihilatOn. On the consntu-
fionaJ ouestion Mr. w. said that there was not one
Iattsr in the constitution which looked to acquls
tion. This power Of acquisition is resulting power
ont Of the constitution, growing out OF a state O
1.sr which the powers of the constitution never
contemplated We may govern them as we please
altering amending, or repeating all their laws o.
REGULATIONS as we please. II is an arbitrary power
moi. he would say, to be arbitrarily eXerclsed-bu
4. newer which Congress would exercise as the
deemed proper.
siderations which he should present now, did n
think it at all probable that this bill would pas
into law at the present session, but OF that h
presaned there was no probability lie did nc
deem DELAY injurious, hut rather calculated to lea
10 satisfactory adjustment, SO lar as Caiiforni
and New Mexico were concerned;
9Ie did not choose TO speak Of the Possibility of
dissolution of the Union If it come, let it come
he would not prepare for It--though ne beiieVe
mai he possessed as much patriotism as those VIII
takled more about it, He believed there were me
WHO contemplated it, and were looking to Sc
which was the best side when it did come, but
believed the people of the United States had Il
idea Of allowing any such dissolution.
Mr.. Bsrrien replied to Mr.. Webster, and was 10
lowed bv Messrs Johnson of Georgia, Dougla
and Fooie-when the latter gentleman, after Stain
tia, he had become perfectly satisfied that no az
- instment of any question relating to slavery cou
IL made at the present session, moved to lay Il
whole subject on the table,
Pending this question, upon which the yeas al
navs were ordered, the hour of four arrived, al
the Senate took recess till halfpast five.
JIagse Mr. CroZier introduced resolution
annul the contract with Blair d. Rves for su
seription TO the Congressional Globe, but the Hou
refused TO suspend the rules.
Mr. Cathcart introduced a resolution for the pa
. bpc oaf1f.o FD
postmaster, folders, etc. of the House, winch w
adopted, l07 to g.
Mr. Cobb Of Georgia, introduced Joint resol
fion requiring that all appropriations from the co
tingent fund, shall be hereafter made by JOINT res
Iution Of the two Houses. Rules not suspended.
The Speaker laid before the House a commur
cation from Nicholas P. Trist, and sundTy accor
nanving documents, in reference to his operation
as Commissioner, etc, in Mexico, eensurlng u
Executive and Cabinet and suggesting that maj
things should be inquired into by Congress- IL
House refused to print.
The committee of conference, on the bill reneN
Ing certain annual pensions, reported, and the 7
port was concurred in. THE Senate also co
curredl
Appropriation Bill was then resumed in commit
Of the whole and the remainder of the Rlnety-nt
amendments were disposed OF, and the Dill was IN
reported to the House as amended. Inc quesu,
being on the concurrence with the report OF U
committee of the whole, the vote was again taxi
on several of the amendments separately.
The amendment paying to the Creeks Sal 90
p7evousIy paid TO Georgia, has been amended al
aereed To- The amendment by the Senate, strlkil
ont the Savannah river appropriation, has be,
concurred in, and the amendment paying for Q
Amistad negroes has been rejected About 20
the 90 had been acted upon in the House, WHIT
they took recess to halfpast five.
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