The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-09

Would make their condition one He believed
that no effort had been made TO abolish slavery
here, Immediately, without making compensation
to the owners, until the last session Of Congress,
when such an effort was made by Mr.. PALFREy,
Mr.. HALE corrected Mr.. Smith, and produced
the record to show that he chr. H.) had intro
duced resolution to that effect in 1913. SO atsH
/ Mr. SMITH resumed. He said his real object
was to quiet agitation and to harmonic the
American people, as far as he had any power to
do so. ...'a'.'s ..---.. .,r,..-taaa sa.aaa
/ He thought the question was settled against
slavery in the new territories. For proof of this
he could refer to the, case of California. He had
all al.ns predicted that these territories would be
free. But still he would carry out the wishes Of
the people of his State by insisting on the Will
mot Proviso. Running the line of 36o 80
through California, would only make two free
States there. And he was not willing to do this.
considering the circumstances of the case, s. a.
+ He saw three difficulties in the way of the in
Production Of slavery into New Mexico and Des-
eret, First, the legal difficulty, Secondly, the
social difficulty. And thirdly. the physical diff
1
these heads. As to the legal difficulty. the Mex
can laws, m his opinion were in force, or if they
were not in force, there was no law to introduce
slavery there, and that would operate for its eS
clusion. At any rate, the right to carry slaves
there was in doubt, and that would operate
against its introduction. .rrI@sf @saaG H....,
/ As to the social difficulty, the people of those
territories were themselves such mixed race,
that they would not degrade another race. Then,
there was no prejudice there against color. This
was one of the chief props of slavery. Again,
the wages Of laborers there was not sufficient to
induce shareholders to carry their slaves there.
| He then compared the comparative advantages
of this bill with the plan of the President. He
recommended the latter, as ninently wise, mod
crate, and patriotic. The President (said MIR.
SMTH) has turned neither to the right hand nor
to the left. He is truly national man. He is
devoted to the welfare Of the country, and Of ev-
cry portion of the country. His recommends
tons are moderate. They are honorable to the
South, and safe to the North. Why not adopt
| them'
Mr.. BUTLER then obtained the floor, but as
it was SO late (halfpast four) he moved an ad-
journment. .. ...'''''' ''@.
And the Senate then adjourned.
] HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| Yesterday, in the House, on motion of Mr..
! STRONG, from the Committee Oh Elections,)
the testimony in the case Of the contested election
from the 4th District of Pennsylvania, was order
ed to be printed,
| Mr. slraIt ba %
the House for leave to introduce resolution, as
follows, viz: .' ~ -.'. t..
Resoiped, by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tires Of the United States Of america in Congress
assembled, two-thirds Of both Houses concurring,
That the following amendment of the Constitution
of the United States be proposed to the Legisla-
| lures of the several States, which, when ratified
by three-fourths thereof, shall be part of said
| Constitution. 49,.
That the fifth article Of the said Constitution be
amended by adding to the same at the end thereof,
the words,
| AND PROVIDED ALSO, That no amendment shall
! be made, the object tendency of which is to
| abolish, in any way affect, the institution of
slavery in any State, without the concurrence of
all the States in which such institution may exist.
But objection being made by Mr.. P. KING, of
| New York, leave was not accorded.
Then, after an unsuccessful effort on the part
OF Mr.. KING, OF New York, to have the House
proceed to the regular order of btisiness--the
calling Of the States for resolutions,
Mr.. VENABLE asked leave to introduce
resolution to make enquiries concerning the eff
feet of the condition of the Washington City
Canal upon the health of those in the said city.
But Mr.. p. KING objected; so leave not
granted.
The House then proceeding to the further con-
sideration OF, the Galphin case. When
Mr.. SCHENCK Withdrew his request to be
excused from voting on the motion of Mr.. THoMP-
SON, of Mississippi, to lay the table the motion
to reconsider the vote agreeing to the first branch
Of the substitute proposed by Mr.. ScHENcK.
And the question on the said motion to lay
on the table being put, it was agreed to--yeas 90,
nays co.
(Mr. ANDREWS declined voting on this ques-
ton, having paired of with another member.)
The question then required on agreeing to the
second branch Of the amendment Of Mr. THoMP-
SON of Mississippi, to the substitute of Mr.
ScHENcK, which said second branch was in the
following words, viz:
90 Resolved, further, That this House decidedly
disapproves of, and dssents from, the opinion
given by the Attorney General, in favor Of an al
lowance of interest on SAID claim, and from the
action of the Secretary of the Treasury in pay
ment of the same claim in this
This question being put by yeas and nays, it
was agreed to-yeas 1l9, nays 66.
The question being next in striking out the res
olutions, reported from the select Committee by
Mr.. BURT, and inserting instead thereof the
amended substitute.
Mr.. RICHARDSON demanded the division of
the question when the SPEAKER ruling that the
question was not divisable, after conversational
debate on the precedence of propositions to amend
&C., in which the SPEAKER and Messrs BAKER,
DuER, OLDs and FEArHERsToN took part.
The question on striking out the original reso-
lutions reported by Mr.. BURr,) and inserting in
stead those of the amended substitute, was putby
yeas and nays; and it was not agreed to-yeas SO,
nays 1863.
Mr.. FEATIERsTON said that in order to get