Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-02-15

people in the States it. in the exercise of such nher
ent rights the people in the newly acquired Terrific
mes by the annexation of Texas and the acquisition
OF California and New Mexico south of the parallel
OF 80 degrees and 80 minutes of north latitude
tending to the Pacific Ocean, shall establish negro
slavery or prohibit it, such establishment or prohi
oltlon OF negro slavery Id the formation of their State
governments shall be deemed no objection to their
admission State States into the Union, in ac-
cordance with the Constitution of the United States
MIR. Houston addressed the Senate for two hours
IN support of his resolution. The report of his
speech is not given among the proceedings of the
day, being reserved for revision.
| Mi Foote introduced series of resolutions which
ne said he should offer amendment to Mr. Clay's
| compromise resolutions.
The Senate adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Inc House was engaged in committee of the whole
IN the discussion of the resolution for limiting the
expenses of collecting the for the present
fiscal year. Mr.. Thompson, of Mississippi, address
ed the committee at considerable length in favor OF
certain resolutions introduced by him as an amend
ment to those reported by the committee of Ways
and Means, from which they differ but little in fact
Mr. Thompson animadverted very severely upon the
course of the Secretary.
| MIR. Holmes was opposed to limiting the expenses
OF collecting the He made not very respect
tul allusion to the late chairman of the committee
| on Ways and Means-Gen. Mckay.
Mr. Bayly addressed the committee at considera-
bic length in favor of the resolutions reported by the
Committee of Ways and Means. He INDICATED
Gen. Mckay through whose fundamentally the bill
OF 1886 had been passed. limiting the annual expense
of collection to s1,520000. He contended that too
high salaries paid to officers in the employment
of the United States, and their salaries should be
reduced to the standard of similar services where
rendered to privats individuals or the States The
House adjourned until Monday.
MONDAY, Feb'y H.
SENATE
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
ton to receive and refer the petition from Pennsyl
vana praying the peaceable dissolution Of the I'm
ion After discussion the petition was eced
only voting for its reception, Messrs Seward, Hale
| and Chase.
| The Senate resumed consideration of Mr. Clay's
resolutions the subject the territories slavery.
&c. .-..,-,
Mr.. Berrien had the foor and addressed the Sem
ate at length He referred to the rude assaults up
institution of che South which was interviewer
with her hopes and feelings and she now deter
mined, no longer to submit to assaults He had
once hazarded popularity by voting for compro-
MISE which, by the lack of frmness on the part of
a few Southern men, was lost.
He was willing again to support any plan of ac-
commodation that would give equal rights to the
| South. He would despond but for reflection to
wit That these self same difficulties existed when
| the constitution was made and were overcome by
patriotism and fraternal feelings He reviewed Mr..
Clay's plan, aud showed that the South had right
to take with them into the newly acquired territory
their domestic institutions.
Mr.. Berrien yielded the floor without concluding.
| And the Senate, after spending short time in
| executive session, adjourned.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House in committee of the whole resumed the
debate the JOINT resolution for limiting the expense
of collecting the reyenae Several amendments were
offered and rejected and the committee finally repor
ted to the House the substitute for the Senate reso
luton reported by the committee of Ways and
Means. The question then required on the adOp-
ton of the substitute of the committee of ways
and means for the Senate resolution which question
was decided in the negative, by yeas SO, nays 103
The question REQUIRED on the third reading
of the resolution as it came from the Senate.
Before taking which, however the House, at four
o'clock, adjourned.
Arrival OF Europa--Fourtcen Days Later from,
| Europe.
The steamship Europa arrived at Halifax on the
9Th instant with Liverpool dates to the Goth Jany.
We give her from the telegraphic report of the
Baltimore Sun. The most important item would
seem to be the further advance in cotton, which is
worth about half a cent above former quotations
and the account of the loss of the packet ship Hot
tinguer off the coast of Wexford, Ireland:
Loss OF THE Horr1NeuER-The splendid New
York packet ship Hottinguer, Capt. Bursley, has
fallen prey to the fury of the elements and, from
the tenor Of the last accounts respecting her, mel
anchoy loss of life attends the disaster. The Hot
tinguer sailed from Liverpool for New York on the
10th of January.-She had 900 cabin and steerage
passengers, together with the captain ana crew OF
80 and boys, and very full freight of various
descriptions of goods. She had only passed as far
as Blackwater Bank which is off the coast of Wex-
ford, when she struck of those dangerous
lodges of rock which lie consealed in that quarter
This occurred the morning Of the 18th Of Janua-
ry On the occurrence of this mishap, part of the
crew and all the passengers were sent on shore.
Capt. B. and - of his men remained on board,
determined not to leave the ship while there was the
least chance ofsaving her. On the following morn
ing (the 13th) the ship foated off Blackwater Bank
and bore away before the wind and struck Arklow
Bank where she afterward went to pieces, and Cap
tain Bursley and twelve of the noble band who de-
termined to be the last to leave the ship met
terry grave. When the passengers left the ship her
situation seemed to be utterly hopeless The hold
was full of water, and the making clear breaches
over her. It with extreme difficulty and peril
that the passengers and seamen passed in the
boats the breaking with dreadful violence the
bank The passengers were unable to take anything
out of the ship except what they had at the time
+ The boats happily succeeded in reaching the
shore, although with extreme difficulty from the
height of the sea and great distance G miles or
more) from the bank to the land. Captain Bursleys
when she struck on Blackwater Bank, is passenger
on board the Europa.
SHIP Guy MANNEErNc-They Guy Mannering,
for New York. got aground the outer still of the
!, Princes Dock. on Monday. The fine goods being
landed in good order she afterward hauled to in
the Princes Dock. She had at one time to 10 feet
of water in her hold and appeared very mucy strain
!, ed. The Guy Mannerng had discharged all her
cargo and will be taken into the craving dock for
any necessary repairs in her caulking or lower
planks, where crushed.
the by previous mall under date of Canton,
Novemher 22th tt is mentioned that the extent OF