The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-29
WEDNESDAY. MARCH az. 1850.

doors were reopened, and
The Senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH ~. 1850
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
After prayer the chair was taken by Mr.. WINTHROP,
the Speaker pro tenn. and
The journal being read,
Mr. HOLMES. BY direction Of the committee. submit
ted resolution authorizing the select committee to in
vesgate the charge against the Speaker brought by the
Hon PaEsTos KING Of New York 10 cit during the SEES
4 81 HSS. asked ss sfs TO introduce
resolution directing the Committee on the Judiciary to in
qure into the prcprety Of establishing United States
the United States Judge for the eastern district Of Viz
gina shall hold the court which read and agreed to-
Mr. McI.ANE moved the suspension Of the rules. that
the House might 60 into Committee OF the Whole on the
state Of the Union; which was not agreed to.
The SPEAKER announced the frst business in, order
to be the consideration OF the motion OF the gentleman
from New York [Mr. CoEoER] to recommit the bill for
the further extension OF the patent right 70 Woodworhs
planning machine. with instructions % report bill re-
pealng the extension under which the assgnees OF the
original paenees now hod which the gentleman from
Maine Mr.; OrIsl was entitled to the floor.
urging The recommment Of the bin and the Improperly
and injustice to the public Of further extending this
Mr.. BROWN, Of Mississippi. after describing the in
Justice 10 other business Of discussing this bill probably
for weeks during the whole OF the morning hour and
that il might resume its place in ORDER moved to lay on
On this notion the yeas and nays having been called
and ordered, it not agreed toyeas 81. nays 1903
IA message in writing here received from the Pres
dent Of the United States by the hands Of his private
secretary Col Bliss; which was laid on the Speakers
Mr. McLANE moved the previous question on the
main question was ordered.
The question being econsiderng the vote referring
the bill from the Committee Patents to the Committee
OF the Whole House, il was agreed to.
Mr. JONES moved that the bill be laid on the table;
which was agreed to-
On motion Of Mr.. STEPHENS, the House then
solved itself into Committee OF the Whole the state
Of the Union, mr. BoYD in the chat. and. taking up
the CalifoIn, Ha, message. .,.,
say that the shortness OF the time allowed under the
rule would debar him from discussing many of the points
to which he desired TO speak He was for the admission
of California, endorsing all the message had said the
subject Congress had done little oy nothing so far Here
Mr.. A. enumerated the few perfected far
a sa
loty Of the House 10 elect Speaker with responsibility
for the paralysis with which this Congress had been
gun on an idle prsias and wased as now boasisd for
conquest Our armies, sent to Mexico for that purpose
had accomplished it, returning with laurels and spos
acquire third of the soil Of Mexico, had cost US
many millions Of dollars and ten thousand American
Mr.. KAUFMAN. Did not the gentleman vote for sup
Mr.. ASHMUN The pertinence OF the inquiry is char.
acterishc OF the member from Texas. He lMr Az had
not voted for supplies We running the OF
the ancient republics who had gone to for conquests
The spos we had gotten in this way already threaten
our ACKNOWLEDGMENT The Mexican is saying that though
his armies could not Withstand u.s. yet he had given us
soil potent for destruction than all his in
harness He had voted, under the lead Of Mr. ToomBs,
sSa1s, providing lot SHng Su. Inc ssa on ngn SGn
OF this territory would breed danger had The
struggle between the North and the Souththe last
desiring to extend slavery and the former being deter
L
had been denied that the interest OF slavery brought about
the annexation OF Texas. That had given rise to the
II was consummated by union Of the State-nghts
OF the South and the northern democracy and had
nspired anti slavery to up and for the contest
in favor Of free labor there were aboiionisi
with presses Of their in the North but the
alton Of Texas had greatly increased their number In
this state OF things. the last presidential election of
with Texas annexed, and Mexican territory which had
been acquired Taylor was elected; and then it was
that the existing storm broke outhat the South was
called on TO stand Up against the agsressons Of the
The Daily Union kept up the cry that General Taylor
was treacherous TO southern rights, and calls on the
South to protect herself He had extracts which would
show the exact grounds on which Taylors adminisra-
Here Mr. A. read sundry extracts from the Union news
paper charging that the dangers TO the Union grew out Of
the frauds praciised in the election Of Taylor He had
also extracts from the speeches Of various members Of
the House, Of which he would read but one, tfrom
the speech OF Mr.. McLasE,l to show that il was the
ireacherous to the South. He believed that the
master spirits OF the Nashville Convention were af-
ter political end not concerning that more than
a very few engaged in il were disposed for dis
union The gentleman from Mississippi [Mr THoNP.
soSl had recently stated that this convention de.
signed 10 raise platform on which the South should
stand; that is. to make southern party. The same
policy had been pursued by the Bufalotes, who had
also erected platform by the united efforts OF Messrs
GIDpIsos and B. F. Butler, the gentleman who drew up
the annexation resolutions for the Baltimore Convention
OF Is44 Those who design going 10 Nashville TO form
sectional party should look at the history OF their
Buffalo predecessors, TO learn IN advance their future
fate.
Ii was the So called "northern aggression" which is
complained Of His friend Mr.. HIIIIARpJ had said that
the enactment of the Provso would justify resistance
Now, il only proposed, in the exercise OF the ord
nary privilege of the House, 10 vote their predeces
sors had often voted Could ii be for such cause that
revolution could be got upi The judgment OF mankind
upon this and every other question was the tribunal BE-
fore which all 10 stand or fall and the Nashville
Conveniontes might we'll dread its probable decree In
their case. When il had been admitted by distinguished
southern gentlemen that the opinion OF the civilized
world was against them the slavery question, was
strange that the South should conceive the plan oil revo
luton. There nothing in the so-called "norhern
aggression" 10 justify revolution. The South bad no
right to complain oil the in which she had shared
the advantages OF the general government
(Here MIR. A. quoted at some length from a speech s
Mr. MEADE 10 his constituents, some time since deliv-
cred, to prove this postion)
i This speech (said Mr. Az acknowledges that for the
last fifty years the South had controlled the destines OF
the Union II known that the history of the harbor
and river bills OF the tariff &C., proved the correctness OF
MIR MEADE's statement in that speech.
Congress had done nothing which the South en- nasse