The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-24
rHIRTIETH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
In Senate.


In senate.
wAsHIssros, Jan. %, lS49.
Cloudy morning Large increase Of Writers to the
capitol Senate galleries crowded IN expectation OF
the opening Of the debate the California bill aud
the slavery question connected with the discus
ssoA- the people we're not dis.pp'nted although It
the jsurnsi Of Friday last the presentation Of
tain public documents,
Mr. Dir presented the
REVOLUTIONS,
Recently passed by the General assembly OF the State
Of New York against the extension Of slavery into the
territories OF the United States; against the oonnu
extension Of the boundaries Of Texas which resou-
lutops are "a follows
t
cha. protect them asan: the IHGn Of .'y.
ssc reonsd C@g.s for protection against the u1unded
S;sR % % the s
G s's ssm ou ana Issilsaa e ss
Which hey are now be s s~SVs thu asd
states people have expect The protection
Sa s ssns an nn their
Resolved M he Assembly eoneU That our SenatSL in Con
Requested to uss their best Efforts to q laws
Ss R and BY w
hvounay rtude except 0E ssme be excluded from such
&. H :sss. the .s Ss.s. ~
Mexico lying east Of the bio Grande are the common property
essnssss. t.
% no use best to rS s the srS
Of the state Tx and prohibit the extension over it Of
s:s '.!:5.
0T .ss s Ss T.
with d.. regret and and that such prisons and
RssSlN.d tf tie Assembly concur That Senators in Con-
uesed their procure
the Save ds n e.
Resolved III the Assembly concur That the Governor be re-
qued forward copies song resolutions to ssh Of
By order Of the Senate CALHOUN Clerk Of tho Senate
Mr. DIX moved the reading Of the resolutions, and
they were read He next moved that they be laid ON
the table and printed
Mr. RusK moved that they be referred to the Com.
mittee the Judiciary; for the resolutions, to his
mind. invaded judicial question of the highest int.
rest touching the question Of the State sovereignty of
Mr. YuLrr was opposed to the printing Of the reso-
1utionf and declared the positions assumed and the
judeme expressed by the Legislature through these
resoutionsas insoent degrading and insulting to the
South
Mr. Dickinson pleaded for the printing of the reso
lutions. He hoped they would take the usual course
Of all such resolutions There never one example
in which the resolutions Of State Legislature pre-
eented to the Senate were refused to be printed
Mr.. FooTE copcurred in the sentiments expressed
by Mr. Yulee; but he would oppose the printing
Of the resolutions Of sovereign State, whatever may
be their Character
Nj. Dix, in reply to the remarks Of Mr. Yulee, said
that the resolutions, so far from being unprecedented
in their character had nothing in them in reference
to the prohibition of slavery in the territories In
regard the suppression Of the slave trade in this
District, but that which might be found in the
buttons Of sixteen of the States of this Union in
petition Of citizens of the District Of Columbs itself
Asresarded the boundary Of Texas, the Senate had
received and acted upon petition from the people of
Ne. Mexico, praying the preservation Of their terri
slavery Ii. Ss.: Of tho
ton Of the General Assembly Of New York.
MI M1. w IN iayos 81 1o9Grns inc owas re-
State. The Legislature Is responsible to the people,
and We to tho State Legislatures. Hs had another
for the printing. He wanted the South to be
fully informed Of the proceedings Of the Northern
States. 1t is time that we should understand each
be suppre.red. II the Northern States speak
to their sister States in tones of oontumey and
quarter It comes. It is . question which thickens
upon Ms each day, and every day We can shut our
tn no ,so am HAPPY 20 Say ,nss 1
upon this subject 1t may be that the State Of Vr-
ginia win speak to us upon It before the week Is past
nate.
Mr. D1-Certainly, certainly
Mr. MAsoS-I shall not 90 nos into the controversy
whether to draw the line between those States
which undertake define the domestic institutions of
other States revolving to the spirit Of the age nd
the revolutions or petitions Of the people OF this Dis
to themselves But when these latter meet and speak
upon this Institution, in which they are Immediately
interested, whether they speak commendstion or re-
probation IL 10 insult to to portion of this
body. But when the Northern States, where slavery
no longer exists but where it did exist, assume
to speak Of this institution in contumely reproach
it 10 indiguty to the South against which It s
right ard duty oprotest.
\
do not int. r.re with slavery exists in the South
States but they speak Of the question Of slavery
With the idea Of the institution in terrific
ries Of the United States in which 1t does not now
exist.
Mr. MA,os-I am not raising question; but would
ask this opinion thus applied does not characterize
the Institution ITSELF every where where 1t does exist
as revolving to the ipirit Of the age We view it
In other light desire these resolutio to 20 to
the South. It is due to the South that they should
have them that they sAould have them in their
impressive form, and in the very language in which
those things are psesed. predict nothing but 1t is
due to th. pee pie say that Hsavery in
States there lie but Of for the South
either ,ubmssion or resistance appeal to the past
history OF my part OF the country to know whether
they viii submit 10 with deep regret
and distress, that in Union where all the States
speak for all the ethers New York in these resou
tons assumes to speak. But. air notwithsta nding
this, hope the resolutions will be printed
Mr. Rusr-I shall vote for the printing Of the reso-
iutons for desre that they may be read all the
Of excited feeling, has permitted herself to take up
and carry out plan invented by and adopted
pover-,splsn which does not produce disola.ion
viii enRender dsrespect between the two sections,
ton has New York this question of slavery in
territoriss! None under the heavens What right |
tieipatiop In the benefits Of these territories .
Did New York alone fight the battles Of the country!
invited them and will cay therefore that the little
State Of Texas, the sovereignty Of which New York
seeks to swaow up sent more men to the battle fields
OF Mexico than did the great State ofNew YORK But
she has jursdctiop upon what does she base her
demap d. requiring surrender Of the sovereignty of
Texas! Upon The potent petition Of the people Of
New Mexico. Kyeu will ASCERTAIN the character of
that petition apprehepd will find out that the
men eopcootiDg 1t were followers Of the army They
were sent missionaries for the diffusion Of those
principles which threaten dissolution Of the Union
And. as such missionaries, they have established .
Newspaper, and threatened lynch law to the author
ties Texas they attempt to assume their rightfa
sovereignty do not with to assent to the legitimacy
petition IL n domes tic thu udpr
manufactured in this country AID sent back again to
control the elections. At the proper time MIR. Rusk
said be hould the title of Texas to the boundary
which she claims.
Nr.YuLEE-W whatever other Senators may do, I have
but one rule Of repelDg insult Of this kind when
insult is offered 70 any Of the States Of this
Union by another State can but express M sense OF