Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-02-22
TUESDAY, FEBRrARy l9, 1850.

TUESDAY,, FEgRrARy 49, 1850.
SENATE.
The resolution compensate John Hoyer diplomatic
agent Of the United States al Porto Rico &c, was cOnsd
cred and amendment fixing the sum at 81 O00
passed.
bill 10 grant lands in aid of railroad from the Mssis.
sippi q the Missouri, considered and passed.
The California message was the special order Tor he day,
and Mr. Clemens had the floor but postponed ill
morrow, and the Senate resumed the consideration OF Mr.
Claws resolutions.
Mr. Downs continued and concluded his speech against the
resolutions.
Mr. Downs showed that the annual profits OF the North
derived from trade with the South amounted TO eighty eight
millions dollars all this the Nortn would ose ny uisso-
luton Of the Union
The proposition az To the boundary OF Texas took from
The South hall that the Missouri compromise gave them
Ii Mr. Clays plan should b. adopted, there would be no
Mace Tor the operation OF the Texan compromise Ii this
strip Of country did belong TO Texas then il belonged
still to Mexico for il ceded by the treaty II had long
ago been acknowledged b. Mexico Us belonging 10 Texas
slavery WAS evil which he did not udmit, was not
be increased by disng H. The evil would be increased
By confirming il within narrow bounds.
But far from considering slavery an evil, rs even some
Southern did he deemed very useful institution IL
was not be believed that were wiser than those who
had gone before Had slavery in the United States
dered any African less happy than he would Dc II Tree
Slavery the only step in progress ever made by Africa
There had been avaneements every where on the globe
cept in Africa Slavery in America was the only thing that
had ever benefited unfortunate Africa.
But these slaves much sympathzed with, happy
and comfortable in their condition They were the gayesl
happy best fed and best clothed laoorng population
in The whole worli-They were, in fact, much happier
pcope than their They had no care of the future
and their labors light and cheerully performed.
The resolutions were postponed I'LL Thursday, and The
Senate, nfer an Executive session. adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The contest which was going on when my report was
closed yesterday continued after the same manner mil L
o'clock at night The whole time between So and Il at
night engaged in deciding upon motions To excuse ea
bcrs from voting and adjourn al! OF which were deter
mined BY vote of yeas and nays The yeas and nays were
~, tipopa lliinp me day
When the hour OF u al night arrived the Speaker decided
upon point OF order made by Mr. McLane Of Mdthe civil
day having tenatedtnat the subject must 60 over under
the rule until Monday weeks the next day in order Tor
the reception Of resolutions In this decson which is
according the universal practice Of the House the
members very good hnmoreily acqnesced-boh sides no
doubt being heartily tired Of the contest.
The House met Al II O'clock immediately after the read
ing Of the journal,
the Committee Of the Whole lr Boyd in the Chair and
resumed consideration Of The proposition refer the Pre-
si.cns annual message TO The standing committees.
Mr. Yanabe who entitled 10 the hoor spoke .Jur
Oh the slavery question He attributed the dangerous uga
taton of this question Ia the action of party TO attain
tain power The aggressons upon the rights and interests
of the South had been SUCH he sad that the constitution
Of the L. States had ceased aod that protection that
was designed TO all the States He dwell
upon the gradual ogress OF the aggressons against
the Sonh and asserted that now every free State except
Iowa had passed resolutions deprive the South Of her
Just rights in the new territories
He also alluded the sectional vote of yesterday upon
mia u State into the Union These presented evidence
his mind that The Union in danger And who he asked
the dsunionis not the South but the Wimof Pov
SO and those who favored their sentiments Hc spoke
with severity of those who acting covcrtly In
favor of the Wimo Proviso He commented on the
of Mr. CLAY who he denounced as nothing with the aEo
oniss and declared his belief that compromise OF his
any other Presidential candidate, could meet with favor
He for one was against all paper compromises The Cor
sttution itself was compromise which tGtaliy
disregarded by the enemies Of the South.
Mr. Campbell Of Ohio, took the floor.
Mr. McLanc gave notice that he would after the gentle
from Ohio had concluded his remarks propose TAKE
mp the Presidents special message in regard California
and to lay aside the Presidents annual message.
Mr.. Campbell took the floor and commented upon the
fered with the President First he could not the
sisency OF his recommendation Of law for California and
law for New Mexico He also differed another point in
regard his recommendation of DELAY II came directly in
conflict he said with fundamental principle Of the Wing
pary because aw not given the Executive would
govern the country through the military commander there.
There great danger OF thus increasing hc Executive
power The doctrine Of the Wing party that such pow
should be curtaed instead Of increased He then went
into an examination OF history Of the progress Of slavery
in his country he quoted Washington and Patrick Henry
and most OF The prominent members Of the revolution
against slavery rs moral political and social evil; and
show how the sentiment Of the South had changed upon this
subject, hc cited the denincations by them Of oil! who
entertained and expressed the views of these carly patriots
c entered into examination of the statistics of the free
and slave States in regard TO the relative advancement of the
people In each IN education and morals maintaining that
these statistics showed greatly in favor of thsC;ee States
He alluded 10 Buncombe county in North Csfoina where
s large white population there was but school and
ten scholars.
Mr. Ashe asked the gentleman from Ohio fihere were
greater preponderancc Of criminals in the same relative
of population in the State of Ohio and other free
States
Mr. Campbell He knew that il had been so asserted fire.
queny; but il was only apparently soThe free States
force the laws gidy against criminals; but in the slave
States they permitted go n large. Mr. c. having
concluded,
Mr.. McLanahan, of Pa. obtained the floor but Mr.. p.
King and objected the further discussion of the Pre-
sdents annual message, with the view of taking up the
Presidents special message in regard TO California.
Some discussion took place in regard the point whether
Mr. p King had the right object the floor having been
assigned to another.
The Chair Mr. Boyd decided that the objection ud
missable.
Mr.. Jones, of Tenn appealed from the decision Of the
Chair, and the appeal vas sustained.
The floor then assigned Mr. Mcl.anahan who nd
dressed the House hour upon the slavery question he
alluded 10 the conservative position OF Pennsylvania and said
that whilst the intelligent people of that State regarded
slavery and great national disgrace they reme
beed the constitution of the conntryan instrument SACRED
to Them; and were willing 10 leave the question Of sa,ey
with the people of the States where the constitution LETT
He commented with much severity upon the action OF th
South in eecng General Taylor instead of General Css'
and upon the action of Southern Representatives in defeat
ing the election OF Col Young for Clerk of the House and
their general deseron of the Northern for of he
own latitude. After he had finished.
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