Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-03-08
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES

Correspondence OF the Baltimore American.
WEDNESDAY, March G, 1850
[The proceedings Of the Senate quite as fully
ported in Teegraphc despatch of yesterday as in
the Baltimore Americans reportl
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Friedey, from the Committee on Revolutionary
Pensions reported Joint resolution giving construction
pay to certain widows and orphans. The bill was read
twice. when after debate which occupied the morning
hour, the bill was recommitted for amendment.
On motion of Mr.. Stanley, the rules were suspended
and the House resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole (Mr Boyd in the Chair and resumed the bill to
admit California Statemto the Union.
Mr. Featherston, who was entitled to the floor made
an argument against the admission OF California He
maintained that such admission the question upon
which was to be determined the fate OF the South II
California admitted under her present constitution
all the other territories would rapidly and speedily
into the Union under similar constitutions and under
the same system of policy which brought into existence
the present political organization in California.
Mr. Stanly, of N c., followed in the debate and as
serted that of the agitation and cries OF disunon
were gotten up tor party purposes. He deprecated the
tone of some OF the Southern democratic speeches,
which seemed intended rather to attack Gen Taylor
than preserve the rights OF the South from Northern ag-
gressons He charged that the Southern Democrats
from Virginia had been entirely mute upon the question
of the reclamation of fugitive slaves until the election
of Gen Taylor to the Presidency.
In the course of Mr.. Stanlys remarks, in which he
was rdiculng the alleged causes SET up by Southern
men for dissolution of the Union, he reflected severe.
ly upon Mr.. billiard, of Aabama, and was understood
so express the hope that that Revd gentleman would
desecrae the scriptures by drawing further argu
mens to urge the citizens of the United States 10 shed
each others blood in the cause OF dissolution.
Mr. Hilliard retorted that such an mpua1ion was
false and called the gentleman from North Carolina to
order. =
hensive remarks made use OF.
Mr. Stanly said, what he had SAID was IN response 10
what he considered rude interruption
Mr.. Hillard disclamed any rudeness. lie said ne
knew his relations to that body too well to be guilty OF
all times making remarks Of offensive character, be-
cause he did hold himself amenabe to the rules
usually resorted TO for the adjustment OF unpleasant
controversies.
The offensive character of the remarks was, by ex-
PLANTATION, removed in great measure and
Mr., Stanly was permlttedto proceed IN ms remarks
in order. He then expressed himself IN favor OF the
admission OF California and he believed that man
would resist her admission unless he wanted to dissolve
the Union. II other man voted tor her admission he
would if he was alive, and could get to the House to
do it.
He then alluded to the movements in the South to
dissolve the Unon and maintained that it could not be
done; insisting that there were more office holders in
Virginia alone, under the Federal Government, than
would whip all the armies of disunionists that could be
started.
He then alluded to paragraph in Charleston paper
in which it was asserted that there was an organised
plan to dissolve the Union by the OF bowie knives
and pistols in the hall of the House OF Representatives
He did not believe that there was any scheme OF that
kind intended. II there were any who into the
hall for such purpose, they would find that there was
power enough in the House to Illustrate it, and to con-
sign them the pententiary where they ought to CO.
He would recommend to such to read the trial OF Burr
| and see what constituted treason.
He then alluded to the proposed Southern Conven-
on to meet in Nashville Tenn and said that it was
intended by those who would 60 there to desecrate the
grave Of Jackson by connecting measures to dissolve the
Union the people Of Nashville would drive every ra-
tor into the Cumberland river The great heart OF the
Southern people was right regarded the existence Of