Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-07-07

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10. S. Journal
Editorial Correspondence Of the Pittsburgh Gaz
WAsRINGrov, June "a, 184s.
The Senate have to-day rejected the Resou-
uon Of Mr. Hale, ofN H.. insimcring the Com
mitlee on the DisricI Of Columbia. 10 bring in a
Dill Tor he abolition of slavery 10 the Dlsrct
Oi C0umba. There was 40 disposition 10 de-.
late the question, and, and the voJe vos Ekon
opon the amendments. The vote was seven 10
lhrv.six-thc Democratic Senators from the
Free and Slave Siatrs. alike voting ugansl the
Resolution, aud not one Of the Wings from the
Free States, recording bis vote 10 opposition 10
The Instructions. There were u good many
Senators absent when The question was taken.
Even the BambIrnIug Senators personalities,
Dix, and Dodge, all yo.eJ against he RrsoIu-
Usn. Z he seven votes. the magic and iubijcs
number, by the way, included Corwin, Of Ohio,
Davis, Of Massachusetts, Upham, Of Vermont,
Clark, Of Rhode Island, Hale, Of y. H., aud
Baldwin, n. Conn.
The vote uors not seem 70 strengthen the po-
sii:ou uG the 'irce soil" Convention, lust held in
New York, and the Barubumers Of New York,
fear, do not mean all they pretend. It is in.
deed. with these Ju, iiuC more than disaficclioG,
on accoun, oithn non-poss@ssion Ola large share
Of the spos. Mr. Van Baren's course is quite
as much one Of disatFcclon, as Of principle,
though it is uudoub,cd true that one strong cle-
menl Of his defeat, was his opposition to the an
neXalion of Texas. But IN this, the whois
Northern Democracy went with him at the
time. There WAS time indeed. when Lewis
Cass was opposed 10 the annexation Of Texas.
But Lewis .,ass MAS ready. soon aijcr 10 throw
himself into the hands Of the South, aud al the
sacrifice Of every Northern principle he had
So when Mr.. Van Blr-n went against the an
nexarion Of Texas. Mr.. Cass went i0r il. and il
was his friends = no defeated Mr.. Van Buren,,
at Baltimore, in May 184i. The "son Of New
York, no longer he 'layorite son." but never
ltheess popular with a large division Of his par
Ity, is taking vengeance now.
Mr.. Dodge, cf Wisconsin. was quite alarmed
bv the nomination he had received and forth
with declined /, 10 n despatch TO \. York. The
power behind the throne oyer5hadowcd his in.
dependence ihe had any.
The Wiimot P.oviso sticks fast n the two
Houses Of Congress. and may 10 the end Of the
session. As a Southern nan, il cannot be en-
Pec'e1 H'u' "eu'to' 10y .o' VIII advocate H. a.
"ousn " = '.'o nc = uo' .s''"S' IL Di' com
T "'''''u 90 nc - ur"" '''7 7' i0's""I' "iu re-
SpVIt"s' - ~ l,' 80 '''0 - s'su'Ee ac"on o'
ciple is much safer in his hands, than in that Of
a "Norhern DoUghace."
5',lG you q o,,.l -.','l.t., VI u'' lass course
1,,l'. ~ t'.,,5 -: ,I" - o'i'
o",o ~ I0 j" '"- I'Ou Vi Mo'ch ID,
'o1'' ~ "''oI. ,i.Ie. '.'., o'e" suppressed
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From the Union Of March 2I, 1913.
"Lastvea he. tNr. Casq. and this was in ~.
nIv 10 Mr.. Miller. of \. ~ sbouId boyo yo,oi
Ior the propostion. uhe NiJmot proyiso\ bo3
il come nm. Bui circumstances bo5 oytoge,Le~
CHANGED"
What were these circumstances bavord Tho
nrosnnc,s ofa nomination for the pras;de,o,
and an eoror wiIlirppess IN sacrifice prino;,i,
n Evnadisrcv. Turh. rich, ;ns,;ce S,,,o +,
s,i,n,;nns renyasar,or,yn oGinion oil r1r,a;r,,4
as ,hev warp, The FxecuIiya bowa,ar ,,.,
rasolpia. the Sortb determined and tho bo;,I,
Of ambirion or the then Senator fran, Nrcbi6Ta,,
seemed. to be no more tban aa Voubprn ,9on
with Southern pyincip]es." This lost veor h.,
would have voted for the WiImo, Provis0'" :" -,
f,ur wears opo he voted aosinst tho snrovo,;a.,
of Texas. and three years 400 for i And ,a
, This dav. notwuhsianiuo his ..rorv.,yo yoo.,
would do upon the question Of Rivers and Har.
f bors. The Chicago leuer is as far rs one Gun
and trot1 l..