The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-02-18

Congressional.
WAsmSsxor, Feb. 8. isse.
In the Senate the consideration Of Mr. Clay's
compromise resolutions was resumed.
Mr.. Houston, Senator frolf Texas, addressed TIE
Senate, and expressed his desire arrest the con
6ict Of passions now raging IN the country. He
alluded 10 Mr. Celhoun's pasition; expressed his
deep regret at bis absence, and the. sympathy he
felt in the caase OF IT,
Compromise, said he, was TO be attained only in
one way, and that was f0r the Nerth 10 ahaIAiH
irom all encroaohmsnts on the Seuts; te surrender
fugitive slaves and TO leave the territories % Fg
late their ossn domestic policy. The North was
not asked TO eoneede any thing. She was sinltly
to let the South alone. This would give as peaee
and harmony
He regretted that the Senator from Kentucky had
disputed the Texan boundary, the oalg boundary
ever known to her aud To Mexico He would leave
the details of the argument TO aher hsads-to his
colleague, and 10 the Representatives Of frxas IN
the other House. The boundary was soemnly
recognized by the treaty OF Hidalgo, ard the map
tracing that boundary was attached Ioihe treaty.
lie denied the power Of all uliras in the country
to dissolve this Uaion. He called upon all 70 rally
to the reseue OF this Union. The sold substantial,
home'ioying people did not participate in this ex-
cement.
He vindicaled himself from attacks on account
Of his opposition TO the Southern address He
thought it would promote sectional parties. Hs
did not impeach any ones motives. For his course
on this subject he had been denounced.
posed Southern Conyenton, and eondemrea lis
policy. He hoped the contingency would never
arise on which the Convention was 10 act. Tbs
Wlmot Proviso would not, he trusted, be adopted.
Whenit was, The South would resent il X Would
be perious excitement. Bnt the movement, long
ago suggested IN South Carolina, eeuid not CONF
mence ihere IN consequences OF her particular reia-
lions 70 the question, ana tne movement was trans
ieTIsn 70 the gallant STATE oi hilsslssippli
This last remark gave Tiss 10 considerable discus
sion, in which Mr. Bntlsr, Of South CaK,na, and
fiessfs FooIe ana DAVIS, ol MissisAiPpls pafAei7
pated.
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