Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1849-02-20
Congressional.

VI INC" 1oTk, presented certain reSOlu-
tons, passed by the Legislature of his
State, upon the subject Of Slavery in the
new Territories, and The boundary ofthe
State of Texas. On a motion 10 print,
Mr.. Rush, of Texas, took occasion to ask,
what right had the State Of New York to
dctermind what is the boundary of Tex
as? Her boundary is the Rio Grande,
and her claim to it rests upon as solid
foundation, upon as clear and direct prin-
ciples, as the claim Of New York itself to
her boundary. The people of Texas
rlsked their all for that boundary, and
they will surrender it only with their
existence as sovereign State Of this u
Mon.
Mr.. Yulee objected to the printing; he
considered the resolutions direct insult
to fifteen Of the States of this Union, and
he, for one, should testify his sense of
that indignation and insult by refusing to
render to New York the ordinary comfy
of vote to print her resolutions.
Mr.. Dickinson, Of New York, went for
printing, it was due to sovereign State,
howmuchsoever he dife red with a maio.
rity of the Legislature of his own State
upon this miserable slave question, he
wanted them treated with customary re.
spect.
Mr.. Foote wanted them printed, in or
der that their constituency ''might know
the 'corst, and provide for it."
Mr.. Mason, Of Virginia, went for print
ing, as he should have occasion soon, US
ne thought, Of asking the same Difference
for the State Of Virginia. The people
OF that State were aroused, and alive to
that question:, which was darkening a.
round them every day. They could Shut
their eyes to it no longer. The language
OF the resolutions, under the circumstan.
COS, "is The language Of contun,ezy and
indignity." If the measure Of undertake
ing to legislate upon the subject of Slave
ry in the Territories, which are the CON-
mon property of all the States, is persist
ed in, it will leave the Southern States
but one Observation-Disclosures or re-
slstance. | refer to the history Of the
South to know whether they will pass un-
acillingly under ,he yoke.
MIR. Rush, Of Texas, thought it strange,
that these resolutions should be based up
on "pe!ition of the citizens Of New Mexi-
co." as their preamble shows.
That petition bears no evidence of be-
ing the spontaneous petition of tho Ci.i-
@ens Of that Territory. 1t was got up for
political effect, by a few designing politi-
clans.
Mr.. King, Mr.. Butler, and Mr.. Berrien
were for printing, while they expressed
the strongest disapprobation to the words
and spirit Of the resolutions.
Mr.. Davis, Of Miss, opposed the print
ing:-he was disposed to show respect to
sovereign State, even when that State
ceases to respect herself: But he should
with his might, every attempt at making
the Senate Of the U. States the vehicle
for the circulation Of Abolition documents,
or any papers Of a revolutionary tenden-
cy. He thought those resolutions Justly
characte rized as insulting to the South.
Mr.. Yuee said: 1t is my opinion that
the Union is lettering to its base, and tot
tering under the blows of Northern "a
naticism, northern aggression and inus-
tees. He placed Liberty before Union,
and valued the Union, only in the degree
in which it was instrumental in sustain
ing the liberties Of the people with whom
he was associated.
Mr.. Douglass, GILL;, could see nothing
alarming in these resolutions, and though
he differed from them in toto, he should
60 for printing them.
Mr.. Downs, Of Lou, regretted to say
that there were causes, increasing and
multiplying every day, which endan ger
this Union. The blows, which formerly
we're few, are now falling thick and fast.
The South have ever acted, and ever
will act, on the defensive. They have
never claimed any extraordinary privi-
lcge on the subject Of slavery. They
have never asked Congress to extend sla-
very. He knew of nobody who claimed
an extension Of slavery, or who uished
an extension Of slavery
The South asks nothing on her part.
Let the laws take the same course as
heretofore, with the Territories, the Dis
trict Of Columbia, and other places. + y
You need not talk about the dissolution
of the Union; let these things 90 on, and
it is already dissolved. Take the reso-
lutions Of the North, and lay them beside
set Of resolutions, on the other side, O.
qual|y denuncatory, and the Union, will,
in fact be dissolved. If, them. good will
is to be established, have wo not right
10 hope, that our friends of the North
will desst?
Have VIC not ri ght to expect Of them
10 pause and reflect on the difficulties to
which we are goaded.
The resolutions were ordered to be
printed by vote Of 45 TO 6.
HousE.-The bills for the establish
ment Of Territorial Governments in Ca
lilornia and New Mexico, were made the
special order for the 3Oth inst.
The House refused to suspend the rules
for the introduction ola resolution for the
retrocession Of the District Of Columbia
TO Maryland. 70.
Mr.. Mckay gave notice ola bill autho-
rising the coinage Of Gold Dollars.
Tuesday, January 23d.-SENArE.-The
petition Of Hartwell Carver and his asso-
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