The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-14
washington Correspondence of Crescent

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ron hill and some fifty amendments Were OheIed ~ ~
House on Tuesday last. Many of them We're upon " :,
citing topic of slavery The Southern mehlDeis .ct
incorporate in the bill provisions thst hotn'hs ~
sbould prevent Southern men from going to Oregon w
their slaves Mr. Hiard. of Alabama, proposed ms a.
Mr. Woodward of S. e. second amendment 70 Tue 80
that nothing should prevent Southern men nom gons Ia
and retaining there every description OF their properly, anu
enjoying all their rights of |
NJ SAWYER or Ohio moved to strike outthe ordinance OF
49, as incorporated in the bill fom the COMMITTEE on rem
tories and in Committee Of the Whole upon 'ie sLae " W.
Union. The motion prevailed by vote oil ~ voo0 h
however as the sequel shows did not indicate the true w
If oninion in the House upon his question: between so
of the Northern and Southern members heIe was q ~
deal of elimination and Tecriminauon manlieseu' L
for example, Mr. Vandyke OF n j. pronounced tie w.
unfair sensitive and unjust towards Inc Nonl' anu @
causa of nearly all the excitement which prevailed IN the ee
States from the attempt made to muoauce slavery II .l
Oregon terntOry-a territory which Delenseu 70 'i
At the time and previous to the Missouri compromise whcn
was apporioned to the North by that compromise Du ~
,farance IN which the North asked to compromise
anew Mr. johnson, of Ark was indignant at Lh' Gouls
of Argument and scomed to answer L. Inc south va
osd IN compromse the whole question, and did not seek
AS was said to establish slavery North OF % ~ Inc
zion of the member was therefore false. The South had been
wrouged in this whole matter, and the attempt was no"
made to strengthen this imposition For one ne would he
vote TO give Oregon territorial Government OF to admit he
As State if she came into the Unloh uhu hiOe
conciatory spirit shown IN reference 10 oler ne" ~
| tories. .l5 that various atternpts had
/ Mr.
been made TO incorporate slavery IN the Tree eIfoy Oh INC
| limited States Mr. S admitted with Mr. Thompson, oil
Miss that this very much question oil pocaI powell
and he did not the North to hold apartnershp properly
in slave territory, which was made so Dy an act Oh CoIE
Under existing regulations in the South counted more
in the weight of influence than man in the North. ne
wanted no extension OF this sort OF compact though ne w
not propose to disturb the Institution OF slavery anywhere
where it had an existence by Legislative or MUNICIPAL en-
sctment All he would say that the North wanted no
more of this institution The whole system OF slave repre-
sentaton was unequal and unjust but was the price winch
the North paid in part for the Union, and Tor one he WI"
| ready to abide by the compact 80, =,
slave representation complained of by the member from
Ohio was not well founded The effect OF was to reduce
the number of representatives, because the twOhtS fea
ing were not represented.
NJ cbenck wished TO know whether Mr. Brown regarded
himself as the representative of slaves eemen The an
swe was " of feemen; and the question was put IN aIh
if the mem Der from Ohio did represent Others than Tree
men Were there not free negroes without franchise ana
nearer home than this and children who had no votes
The debate throughout, and on both sides was manly
sectional and showed unyednE spirit The tug oil wal
was resumed after severely wearsOme session IN Tie house.
and here again the battle mainly the slave question
The ordinance was retained in House of H2 members by
majority of 26 votes ia to So. There were 2 members
absent and II only from the free States voted with the oou
TO rke out Upon the passage of the bill the result was
a majority of So Yotes-yeas l29 nays IL The negative
votes were all from the slave States and the vote was almost
purely sectional To make dOuby sure as 10 the
passage of the bill motion to reconsider was laid upon the
table There was motion to strike the Gubernatona veto
from the powers granted the Governor and TINS was cae
| by a vote of nearly two to one.
Some important Executive documents were laid before the
House TINS morning first from the President IN reference
to the army The Executive states that the army upon the
peace establishment previous 10 the will be l6VV eG
cnsivs of officers and non. commissioned officers This II
the discretionary power allowed of keeping the rank and
file of the army 100 strong and this discretionary power the
President asks may be continued though Is not conte
plated 10 increase Without this increase the rank and HE
will be 10 600 and this the President thinks, will be suth
Gent force The Secretary Of War however says IN repon
TO Congress- that 5000 for the three teo
res of Oregon, New Mexico and California; but OF tins
number only 1000 for Oregon The Indians IN these terrific
RE, are nut down at about Y 600 and large number
military posts specified proper to be occupied by on
troops The House late hour, got into Committee
the Whole upon this bill and two or three speeches were
made upon t-alI. however for Bumcombe, except tina
from the Chairman of the Committee Of Ways and Means
who spoke to the bill Some of the members seems, non
concur with the President in his estimates OF what the army
will BE- numerically with the discretionary power claimed b.
him and assert that instead of 16OOOt will be 1900 an
including all the employees of the camp, DOO Objection
will be made retaining peace establishment so aTs
force
storing the Southern mail the Potomac route instead o
tn. Chesapeake Bay where it is carried The Post
master General was present. and busted himself against tn
measure and there preudce also against the company
The vote was 1872 to 50 for laying upon the table
Mr. Holmes of s c. by resolution, labored to-day to pro
cure statement from the President to the Republic OF tn
Sierra Made. An inquiry urged as to the design
effort made by American citizens in the United states
establish Republic in from any OF the states oil IN
Republic OF Mexico There were objections and the Ieou
:. ton ruled out.
The Civil and Diplomatic Fingers in the Senate, an
to-day the struggle upon the Savannah nverimprovemen
over which the threatened Executive is suspended
motion maIeto append Cumberland river appropriation
The Senate will probably with the House, an
Il ask committee OF conference this and other amen'
ments The Oregon bill goes to the Senate to-day from tn
House 1t s said attempt will be made to amend by al
ding the compromise bill which the House summanly a
D. upon the table. ORLEANS
1t WASHINGTON, August l. 1913.
The Senate after debate of three nouns, and upo
the recommendation of the President and Secretary of Stat
have appropriated the fifty thousand dollars for the PAYNE
of the negroes board the Amstad. The appropriate
= was asked by the State Department in the name OF Il
Spanish Government and urged by the Committee on Fo
eign Relations and Others 1t however warmly ee
and by members Of the Senate without regard to section
country or political sentiment. The gTOand Of this opp
sOn the fact that the fifty four negroes taken on boa
this vessel had been from Africa and sold at Havan
" The District Court had decided in favor Of the right of tho
I'd negroes to their freedom The Circuit Court had confirm
this decision and the Supreme Court also, with dsseT
ID ing voice. and that Judge Baldwin Of Connecticut
in strong points in the the fact that, in 1920
of Spanish Government had made treaty with Great BHai
in which the slave trade forever abolished and all saS
lis taken entitled their freedom The Ofthe dealers
ur the treaty, subject to contiscaOn The sa'
claimed by RuIZ and monez- and were lppeu TIC
Havana to the port of Principe. While on their way tn
20 rose killed the captain and made their to the Unit
in States where they taken by Capt Gedneyin Cover
vessel imprisoned, tried and finally for the reaso
stated, liberty The Senate. after hearing all sid
ordered the appropriation, "a to Il.
The Savannah river appropriation of $4,000, SO long
bated in the House of Representative, and over which
Executive suspended after long debate was stru
out 25 to Is The Houses of Congress OF course
conflict in regard to the appropriation.
The cOnfereeS the Naval Pension Bill have agU
to the following recommendations concued in by COngre
That the pensions to the widows of revolutionary sold
shall be continued permanent act for life, instead OF
. years as heretofore,
q That the orphan children of those officers shall rece
a pension up to the age Of 10.
The House have had long day and night session upon
ol Army Bill The Bill, however, has not been debated W
merits but the discussion has been altogether mlscea
a. ous and designed to have effect at home. Some OF
tn speeches. however nave Deeh most eoquent anu Po"
led and have breathed and enthusiastic attachment
les the Union These sentiments left marked impression VI
the House aud responded to almost by general acc