Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-19

1 sent of the House. Objections made
Mr. COBB Of Georgia, renewed the call fer the yeas and
nays the adoption Of the resolution OF Mr. CoSsER which
Mr.. HUNT moved to reconsider the vote by which the
yeas nays had been ordered He appealed to gentlemen
persist in killing the little time that remained
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee demanded the yeas and nays
/ on the motion TO reconsider
The yeas and nays were refused and the motion
slider the demand for the yeas and nays agreed to-
The question recurring the demand for the yeas and
nays they again ordered and at mines minutes to IL
o'clock the Clerk began to call the roll.
The intense excitement, hurry, and confusion attendant
upon the closing hours the session, which had prevailed 10
extent during the entire morning. here seemed wrought
the highest PITCH and at the call by the Clerk oil each
member the hands of the clock-now rapidly moving forward
and lust upon tho hour of twelvewee ntenty watched
During the last half hour the Speaker had constantly been
engaged in signing bills, and messages bad been
received from the President Of the United States and from the
| Senate.
The call having proceeded TO the Of Mr.. Conn, Of
Mr. STANTON inerposed and appealed to the unanimous
of the House take the Presidents message and
order its printing
The SPEAKER. By unanimous consent the Chair will
lay before the House message from the President Of the
United States
Objections made.
The SPEAKER Gin reply to an inquiry by Mr.. SrAsros)
understood say if the message laid before
the House would in the opinion of the Chair, be locked up
until the LIST of December
The objections being persisted in
At six minutes IL the Clerk resumed the call of the roll
At two minutes to IL Mr. STANTON made another un
successful appeal to have the message laid before the House
The CLERK still progressed with the call, and having
reached the name of Mr.. RItnAnDsos-
The SPEAKERs hammer fell, and
The SPEAKER rose and said that the Senate and House
of Representatives py joint resolution having directed the
President of the Senate and the Speaker Of the House Of Repre-
adjourn their respective Houses on the 18th day
Of August IL o'clock NJ, and that day and that hour
havn The
adjourned sine de-
Having had the good fortune to procure copy OF the Pre-
sdens Message referred in the foregoing proceedings
give place below.l
WAsHINGToS AuGUsr IA, lS4S.
To the House Of Representatives ofthe United STATES
When the President has given his official sanction to bill
which has passed Congress- usage requires that he shall notify
the House in which originated Of that fact The mode OF
giving this notification has been by oral message delivered
by his private Secretary.
Having this day approved and signed act entitled can
act TO establish the Territorial Government of Oregon,
deem il proper under the existing circumstances
the fact in solemn form. The deeply interesting
and proaced discussions which have taken place in both
Houses Congress- and the absorbing interest which the
subject has excited throughout the country justify in my udg
men this departure from the form Of notice observed in other
In this communication with coordinate branch OF
the made proper by the considerations referred
shall frankly and without reserve express the reasons
which have constrained to withhold signature from
the bill to establish government Oregon, though
the Territories Of New Mexico and California to be left
for the present without governments None doubt that
proper to establish government Oregon. Indeed, has
been long DELAYED have made repeated recommends
Congress this effect The petitions of the people
that distant region have been presented to the Government
and ought not be dsrcgarded To give them regularly
organized and the protection Of laws which
citizens Of the United States they claim, is high duty on
part and which bound 10 perform unless there
be controlling reasonsio prevent It.
In the progress Of all Governments questions OF such tran
scendent importance occasionally arise cast in the shade
all those of party character. But such question
can be agtaed this country and this may endanger
glorious Unon the OF greatness and all our
political blessings This question slavery. With he slave
holding States this does embrace merely the rights of pro
pery valuable but acends far higher, and involves
the domestic peace and security Of every family.
The fathers Of the consutonthe wise and patriotic men
who laid the foundation Of MISUNDERSTANDING the
danger from this quarter acted in spirit OF compromise and
mutual concession this dangerous and delicate SUBJECT and
their wisdom ought be the guide of their
Whilst they left the States exclusively the question Of
domestic slavery within their respective limits, they provided
that slaves who might escape into other States not recognising
the institution Of slavery shall be delivered up the claim
of the party whom such service labor may be DUE
Upon this foundation the matter rested until the Missouri
question
In December, ls9 application made to Congress by
the people Of the Missouri Territory Tor admission into the
Union as State The discussion upon the subject in Con-
gres involved the question Of slavery, and prosecuted
such violence TO, produce eXcitements alarming TO
the Jnlon but genius OF
ton which presided the birth Of institutions finally pre-
vailed and the Missouri compromise adopted The
eighth section Of the Of Congress Of the 9th Of March,
$780, authorize the people Of the Missouri Territory to
form Constitution and State Government" &c. provides
That in all that territory coded by France to the United
States under the of Louisiana, which lies north OF
thirty degrees and thirty minutes north latitude not in.
cuded within the limits Of the State contemplated by this
act slavery and involuntary servude otherwise than in the
punishment Of crimes, whereof the parties shall have been
duly convicted shall be and hereby forever prohibited
Prorid ac1y That any person escaping into the same
from whom labor service is lawfully claimed in any State
Territory Of the United States such fugitive may be law.
fully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his
her labor or service aforesaid"
This compromise had the effect Of calming the troubled
waves and restoring and good will throughout the States
Of the Union
The Missouri question had excited intense agitation Of the
public mind and threatened divide the country into geo.
graphical parties alternating the feelings Of attachment which
each portion of Union should bear every other The
compromise sllsyed the excitement anquized the popular
mind and restored confidence and raenal feelings Its
authors were hailed as public beneactors
do not doubt that similar adjustment Of the questions
which agate the public mind would produce the same
happy results II the legislation Of Congress the subject
Of the other Territories shall be adopted in spirit Of
citation and compromise, impossible that the country
satisfied or that the disastrous consequences shall fail
10
When Texas was admitted into the Union the spirit
Of compromise which guided predecessors in the admission
Of Missouri quarter Of century before, prevailed without
any serious opposition. The joint resolution for annering
Texas 10 the United States approved March the