Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1849-01-13

ted, that before the petition was printed IN
a consultation with the Senator from Mis-
souri,, they had agreed 10 ask ITS printing
and reference TO a committee without u3-
necessary comment. But the remarks OF
the Senators from South Carolina and Flor
ida made il proper for him to say, there was
no testimony to warrant the charge of inn
position which had been preferred. The
document was respectful 10 tone, and was
accompanied by private tokens which attes-
ted the genuineness of the proceedings IN
the Convention. Hedeprceated any discus
sion on the questions Of slavery and the
boundary, which composed the leading fea-
lures of the petition, for its effect would be
to prejudice their merits. Respecting slave
~, his opinions were well knwn to the cham
Der and the country--known to he adverse
to its extension in any form. The people
Of New Mexico bad a right To protest against
the introduction Of that institution. Would
the Senator from South Carolina denounce
as :" insoIent" petition from convention,
asking that slavery might be admitted!
Mr. Calhoun declined to surrender the
opinion he had expressed many years ago
when abolition petitions were presented, he
advocated their rejection on the ground OF
being disrespectful to his constituents ana
the Senate but his appeals were disregaf-
garded. The one now presented was equal
/ ~ objectionable, and if he had obeyed his
| first impulses, he would have moved TO lay
! it on the table. IL was bareiaced insolence
I for people just conquered by arms furnish
ed from the South, to Obtrade such me
mortal on Congress.
/ Mr.. Foote and Hale entertained the SEN
ate with an episode, and then division
was demanded onthe printing and ref
erence which resulted, ayes, 35-nays, Ia.
Southern Senators who were so anxious
for acquisition of territory, are now unwiI-
ling to have it encountered with any restrlc-
4 ton, but that which may promote their Sec
tional power. In commencing and prose-
cutting the Mexican war, they looked no:
beyond the extension of particular utter
est ,---if they have been deceived, the res
possibility is all their own. We of the
north, protested against acquisition of the
territory, and now that it is acquired, We
mean not to protest against the imposition
of slavery, but TO resist it by every proper
and Constitutional means.
The house determined not to he outdonc
in interest by the Senate, had drama OF
its own. After disposing of some unim-
portant matters, in regard to reporting the
proceedings of Congress and hearing Mr..
Greely's bill for discouraging speculation
IN the public lands, Mr. Palfrey asked to
bring in bill to abolish all laws, establish
ing, sustaining, or maintaining slavery in the
District of Columbia. Objection being made
the mover being called for the test of di-
vision, which was followed Is defeat,
there being 90 ayes against 81 nays.
The Free Sellers" were not discouraged
and Mr.. Root appeared in the place Of his
file-leader, with resolution, instructing the
Committee on Territories to report bills foT
establishing territorial governments in New
Mexico and California, with a prohibition
of slavery. This was not hard to take and
even some of the Doughfaces-mirabilt
dtetu-were converted or affected CONVEX
sion. AT all events, after various expert
.ments and legislative quirks--known in the
Congressional vocabulary, MS expedients al
dodging'-the House was made to " face
the music" rs Mr.. Senator Hale would
say, and the resolution triumphed to the
tune of 81 majority, the Alternatives mum
bering l07, and the negatives SOTO say
nothing of the missing. This has been q
day of deeds and not of dizziness.