Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-12-29

The telegraph will have conveyed to you the
h'ads Of proceedings in Congress To day, which
were equally entertaining aud important. In the
House Of Representatives an affirmative declar.
Rliou that the territories shall be roe in perpstm
has again been mado by nearly the same vote
a. that Of last week on Mr. Roots resolutions
one hundred and six TO eighty two. Directly
after those resolutions passed, Mr.. Robinson,
Of Ia, moved TO reconsider, in order 10 make q
speech on the general question, His motion
came up in order this morning. lie is a dom.
ocrAI, aud his election will take place next Au.
gust, so thai he intended his remarks as a sort
of manifesto 10 the Indiana democracy, on the
slavery question, Mr.. II. then, took the ground,
shat whatever NAV BE- the abstract merits of the
question, II is one that has been taken out of the
jurisdiction Of this Congress, and the existing
administration. lie looks upon tho election as
deciding at least so much as this, that the mat
ter Of establishing governments in the new ter.
rilorcs shall be turled over TO another Congress,
celebrating under the recommendations Of old
lack You will say that this is rather scant
material out Of which 10 make speech, SO il
was. but then the speech itself was not an en-.
larged specimen. When he had finished his
slmp sp ech TO Ihe lloosiers of his District, The
House laid his motion to reconsider comfortably
Out. by the vote of l06 to 90 as above stated.
This was the leading feature in the Gay 's pro
ceedings in this branch.
In the Senate was played or one oflhoso Gu.
rious inierudes in the drama of tbs North and
the South," which so graphically illustrate The
happy assurance OF class Of politicians known
rs the fire eating chyaIry.
The IerriIora committee is composed Of
Dougla's, Bright and Davis, from Northern
States, Mr.. Clayton, from Delaware, and Mr.
Butler from s. c. In view of recent esnls,
Nsssr. Douglass an Bright would just as leave
be excused from paying Doughlace, Messrs.
Clayton and Davis will stand by Justice and mod.
sraon AT any rats, and a. an ultra pro slavery
eyIensonist, Judge Butler stands alone on the
CImmiltee. Therefore il was desirable TO ,uke
OF nof the keeping Of this territorial committee
u ! territorial bills involving or which might be-.
come involved the slavery question; so as | ad.
vised you IN my last, Il was resolved to make a
DO push and transfer all The bills Of that char,
aciev IN The judiciary, consisting of Senators
Butler Barrien, Wescou, Downs and DAYTON,
extreme Southern men but one. the last This
wns done 10 day, aftra very lively skirmlsh.
VIZ bNeF'u9H NAieN hll ulo Ulla anu HHleUu"
monls, and moved lbsir reference to his Com.
mllee. MIR. Butler al once began 10 point ou.
the powerful reasons which induced him To do.
sire the custody Of the bills in his own Commit.
see. Tc was followed by Berrien. Weslcou,
lulee. Rusk, and half dozen other Senators
wiIh logic both keen and Wenchanl 10 the same
purpose; their chief ground Of positive protest
HgDinS The lerrilOria oommuee being .he allie
CATION .ba. said committee had been the means
"f vlplaIng Ibe ordinance of 1897. by reporting
and getting passed The bill for organizing gov.
ernmenI for Minssola, and thus making provis.
inn for the admission Of a sixth slale from the
northwest IsTiloTy. whon The ordinance stipua.
Iedbclween Ibe several states. parties TO The com
pact, that but five states should be admitted out
81 that territory. Douglass and Brigh, defended
she proper reference well. buI il was evident thai
sheir heart was poi IN il. that they were ndiiIer.
fab Brgh' said be saa opposed ~ all plans fOl