The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-17

The address gives enumeration of acts Of aggres
sion Of the North upon the institution of slavery a.
guaranteed by the constitution.
SECOND DESPATCH
WAsHiNoror, January 16-P M
The Southern Congressional met at half past
seven O'Clock last evening, in the Senate Chamber
| There were between eighty and ninety Southern
members of the two houses present.
General HoUsToN moved that the galleries on sned
to the reporters and the people 1t lost by vote
| Of Sc to "a.
| Mr. CALHOUN, from the Committee Of Fifteen pre-
sented the address prepared by the committee and the
proceedings Of the committee and its sub. committee
Of fve 1t appears that the address of Mr. Calhoun,
rendered to the committee Of ve recommended the
resistance of the South to the enforcement Of the Will
mot proviso.
Mr. CLAYTON. of the Sub Committee, moved to strike
out that part, which agreed to. The address was
then adopted by the committee, to 2; Messrs Cal
houn, King and Bsyly for 1t, and Messr.. Morshead
and Clayton oppoed to It, The address submitted to
Mr.. Rusk voting with six wings, against it. As thus
sgreed to- then submitted to the general caucus
| by Mr.. Calhoun, and read.
MIR FooTx moved that the address be received
Mr.. MoREHEAo objected to the notion he dill not
understand it, he thought the paper received when
presented.
! Mr.. FooIE withdrew the motion aud moved a reso-
luton that such members Of the meeting thought
proper should sign the address and that 1t be kept
| open for twenty four hours for others 20 sign
| Mr.. MoREHEAD objected to the proceeding It was
equivalent to dissolution Of the meeting without any
expression of opinion upon the address. The address
recap,tulaon of the agsresions of the North upon
| the institution Of slavery, and recommends union
among the people of tho South. in view of the great
| danger at hand
The motion Of Mr. Foote, as understood, was with.
drawn.
| MIR CLAYTON moved to lay the address upon the ia
| bic, as q test question.
Mir CALHOUN objected as the motion at once arrested
the privilege Of discussion.
| MIR. CLAYTON withdrew the motion for the present
for the purpose of ding privilege for dsbste
Mr. CALHOUN took the floor urging a dissolution of
tie Union p' tfera6e 10 the submission Of the South
TO the enforcement C the Witmot prorso in reference
| to the territories.
MIR. BArLr compared the grievances Of the South to
those of the colonies of America which them to
rebellion.
| Mr. UNDERWOOD a'ked if the gentleman from Virgil
mia wi-hed this address to 20 out Is declaration Of
| independence?
Mr. BAYLY-" Oh, not yet"
Mr. MoREHEAp moved q series of resolutions de.
clarirg the Union iDdivieiblethe prosperity Of the
States and the happiness Of people Dope upon
III that the late movement tor the abolition of slavery
In the Dstr ct Of Columbia violated the spirit of tia
constitution; and that the South were opposed to the
wilmot provso bu. that they believed the whole qu.s.
ton would be settled by spirit Of compromise, in
manner acceptable to both sections of the Union.
| MIR. CALHoUS said he would agree to those resolu.
tops with the addition Of another declaring tn the
South would prefer dissolution to the abolition OF
slavery through tbs asgrsssions Of the North.
Mr.. MosEHEAD replied in vindc alton OF the MON
| Mr. SaoTE asked IL the gentleman from Kentucky
vould consent to sustain the Unisu II this wilmot
proviso we're passed in fsrenoe to the new terrtos'
Mr. MonsErAp-s The Union. Sir, even with the
wilmot provso"
Mr. FooTE asked II, in the proviso should be
followed by direct attacks slavery in tue States
the gentleman would still consent to submit for thu
cake Of the Union!
Mr. MoREHrAD reptile that. " the necessity for meat
Ing such attacks should come he would be to
answer but he did not antcpa any such necessity
lie made etrong and earnest appeal in behalf Of ad.
| hsrepoe to the Union.
Messrs Calhoun, Bayly and Holiness on the one ,id,
and Meesrs Underwood, Morehead Houston Ra.k
Clayton and others, the other kept IN the dsbst.
TIL near ~ O'Clock at night.
Mr. SrkrHhNs was for the Union and wish the view
OF ending there caucusss, moved an adjour nmsnt
sine die but the motion lost so to 30
Mr. BsRsKr believed that all talk dissolution WAS
idle that the idea Of disunion could net be enter
taiped that the thing was impoibIe that the people
Of the country could never be persuaded driven to
that extremity that they loved the Union and knew
its value too well to consent to its dis.olu He
would prefer, in lieu Of the proposed address, to the
South that 1t be committed with TO the
committee to prepare address to the people of the
whole Union, appealing as we'll to the of justice
Of the North as to the people Of the South.
The motion to recommt with instructions was lost
motion Sas then made to recommit the report
which was agreed to. a. to a.
Various motions we're made for another meeting and
1t was finally agreed to hold another on Monday night
next. The meeting then adjourned.
The caucus was pretty nearly divided between whtx.
and democrats the democrats, headed by Mr. Cal.
houn, going for ultra and the wings for pru
dence and consolidation. The Texas members hsaied
by Gen. Houston, and supported by Mr. westco tt of
Florida, stood brm fer the Union They deserve wall
Of their counry for their conduct this subject has
been noble and true The fact that MIR. Calhoun was