The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-08-16
Mr:B: ~. .Mccoakej. Cincinnati:
CONGRESS.
From the Correspondence Of the Courier.

-: WASHINGTON, August 3.
The Oregon. hill from The House has com"
hef,re the S-natr. and the result of the c"Ivrr
sutton updn Il waste refer it To the co'n'nittre
on Territories; so tn. Senate have met the pro.
p,1iIion Of the House with a, degree Of
courtesy which thu H"ise dill not exhibit to.
wasd<-the Senate Compromise Bill. The Sen
ate a.rsr,u;,-d 70 give th.. l.il! a fnll and far
Consideration. There was n" attempt even I"
srnd il I" the cnmmi,iee on the Judiciary. which
was known to h- ayerse TO the anti slary proviSo
which the hillcop,ains. -.
{: Mt. Clayton took an opportunity 10 day, to re.
ply. to some Of the objections thst had been
urge,f ayainS, hi, Compromise Bill. Nh. Phelps,
another of the Select Committee, ala" vindica
led 6tpsrlf aud the committee from tn" rII"Pe.
raiins which has. come dnwn us'n ihra' IN
tide from the dsmagnsues and fanatics at the
North. Mr. Philips asserted that the tn'"e pro-.
Pd.ed hy The cd'n!nitts-, was. the only "ne that
the wti "f men could devise COR the harmoninu<
adii<,m-n, Gf tn. question. Mr.. Cla.tnn DE-.
clareq that thu compromise which the commit
ier pr"Ir~e,i was the only one that could t'r
,nadr-ihat no cunprou,ise coIA h.. etf'rird nrI
thu, bssi. sf: a. geographical line; ihst Mr.. Han
npyan had canvas>ed the Senate. and fniind that
Influential, 'as'he was, that he cuuld not carry a
conproms'. on n line.
Mr.. Badger, Of N. C.. insisted that the com
promise CAV. up all the rights If The S"ih.-
What d. yo, expect. sail Mr. Clayton 10 himl
lf the South have no rights. sal | h.. how d"r.
the hill al,aadnn thrrnl II they have rights.
the Supreme Court will pr;tec them. Does
the Senator from N. e. suppose that Cmgre<.
Is even going to pass law directing the e,ta.
blishfnsnt Of slavery in the territories acquired
from M.xicp? Mr.. B.lg"r replied rihe. nffir'
native. So far from it. conIinu-I ;Mr. Clayton.
the N,rth will come here with the greater
power in tn next Cnng "<< al u after the next
census. and m,r. "pp's"d :" slavery than rv"r.
The plan ofthe Senate now is t" TT the House
bill he remrird. which establishes the Ong'n
trritnry, with a provi> -vrlu ling slavery. and
adnp, SOM. substitute" t ,r that intro lucin. g"n
eral cu,nprnmse-lhr same that the Senate
have passed. aud tn. House rejected.
Mr.. Downrs does moi b.lisve, that the Mis-.
sn,Iri line will he ultimately rejected --there
having hern nj t-s upnn it in the House, nor
lately in thu Srnt,e. Mr.. D,waes h.s, th"re.
f,r4, given notice that he will propose the line
and one South of that line.
The 'ravlnr wings have berom" alarmed at
the pros,,srt 81 the nomination of Ju lge NJ L..
an, ferths Presidency, by the Buffalo Conveq.
The Armidad claim passed the Senate to.
day. by vote Of "a tn 2l-s"me Southern
Senator'S voting against il, OH the distinct ground
that the negroes. were not slaves. 'rh British
Consul of CuI,a, Mr.. Hatlnn, sent pr.nf< 10: o:ihe
British Gnyernnent that the nrgrops were frr g
under Spanish law. The British Government
nt"rp,s,,d in their &,ehalf. The case was tried
t,-f;,e the Supreme C"ur, of the United SIaie-,
and the negroes wrr. decided to be fr-e--oue
Justice only ds>eniing-Jmlg"Baltlwin. The
Spanish Government have drmanlrd payment.
and lh- Secretary Of State and the President
recommended the payment. The House was,
and is opposed to it. The Senate grant il OIL,
Of. amly to Spain-rrgarti Er the very respec
table Minister from Spain. Mr.. Caldernn.
fear it will no, pass the House. The amoun,
is fifty thousand dolIars.
WASHINGTON, August 6.
Il is Of no use to talk of Congress. When
they adjourn, We will consider what they have
doue, what they ought to have done, and what
was proposed to l~ done. Togive all to the pub
lie, in the Grrn Of Congressional debates. and
proceedings, .wonId be- to throw tho whole into
the broad Atlantic. No man can swallow the
sea. The debates Of the session would form a
hundred volumes Of large size. But all that i.
interesting in them might he contained in a
very small volume. The session will be over
ia week hence. There will DO much to say
In regard to il.
We ere to bsve some trouble, tomorrow, 10