Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-06-13

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on the people Of California by the ,;Sp.
the military Of the u S., is practical =
lorcement Of the Wilmot proyiso, 10 /. =
sisted 10 the last extremity.
Mr. Claybrook, Of Va, said tia, The ma.
ositions had not been submitted 10 ths AZ
eeation from The reading Of then !.
though, they were Of snfiicien, inport,,s.
to be referred; he could no. saw ih., !.
approved or disapproved Of them-E;,s
pinion was suspended.
Mr. Erwin, Of Alabama, offered a -,
luton, in regard to fugitive slaves. decl,,
ing that the people Of the South, wer. -.
titled TO their RICH. TO reclaim them md,
the constitution, regardless Of sny com.
promise Of other questions. He also #.
fered resolution declaring tha, an n.
States are equal, entitled 10 the same ,i,h,,
and privileges, and that Congress IA, n.
right 10 interfere with the domestic juai.
tutions Of any State.
Mr. Dupont, Of Florida, offered r,,o.
luton, declaring it mex pedisnt, in view
Of the possibility of embarrassing d,
Southern representative. in Congress, d,
this Convention 10 express an opinion y
TO what measures shall call Tor resi.,ane,
on the part of the South and recommend.
ing, in case Congress does not adjust Ii,
slavery question satisfactorily, tina, anolh-
er Coly enlion shall be called at fu.u,,
day.
Mr. McClelland, Of Florida, offered +.
resolution, denying to Congress the ,irb.
10 interfere with slavery in the District Of
Columbia, without the consen. Of the peo.
pie OF the District or, in the slave Sta,e,.
or in the arsenals, dock yards, &c., &c..
! Of the United States.
Mr. Pearson offered a series OF reso,u.
tions. adopted at public meeting in Flor.
| ida.
Mr. Polk, of Tennessee, offered the fol.
| lowing resolution as an amendment 10 The
resolution Of Mr. Campbell, of Alabama.
offered and referred yesterday. Obiee.
tions having been made 10 it as an amend.
ment to resolution not before the Con.
v-ntion, he offered il as distinct PROPOSE.
| ton.
| Resolved, That, in the event that the par,i,io,
80 north latitude, this Convention does not IN
tend to be understo EXPIRE ssing opinioa ~
verse to the plan Of adjustment offered in the Uni
ted States Senate by the Committee Of Thirteen
with such amendments thereto as may be made 10
accordance with the views and wishes OF SoutAsra
Senators.
The resolutions were all referred 10
Committee on Resolutions, and the Con.
ven,ion anjourncdto 10 O'Clock, A. ~, To-
morrow.
Fifth Day.
Nashville, June I, 1850.
The Cony enti"n was opened with pray.
er by Rev. Mr.. SMITH.
Mr.. COLEMAN, of Alabama, presented
series Of resolutions declaring, that the
enactmnnt of laws ty the Northern States
TO prevent the recovery of fugitive slaves
is violation of the constitution, and are
aggressive on the South; that the adop-
ton Of resolutions Ivy Northern lrgisls.
lures denouncing slavery and requiring
its abolition, and The trans mission ot such
resolutions TO Southern legislatures, are
proofs of desire TO excite the slaves 10
resistance, and a reckless disregard oflhs
obligations due from one portion Of The
Union TO The other; and that it is expo.
dent to demonstrate against the injustice Of
such conduct, which tends to alternate tho
fra,ernaI feelings of the Southern people,
and I, ripen them for disunior.
Mr. BuFoRD Of ALBANIA, offered . g.
rie> of resolutions, declaring that agitation
in the Northern States is the source Of
Southern danger that, for the sake Of the
Union, the South will accept any reason
able compromise that will stop agitation;
tina. the policy of General Tay Tor, in re.
gard To the territories, is better for the
South than the plan Of The Compromise 81
the Committee Of Thirteen: and recam.
| mending Southern organization rs an of.
Sc, to Northern organization against our
rights.
At this point the Geographic wires
ceased working. and we fsiled 10 receive
the remainder Of the proceedings.
WAsHIxGros, June 3, 8r.x.
SEsATE-Mr Webster submitted bill
amendatory 10 an act relative 10 the recl..
nation of fugitive slaves. which, he said,
he prepared las, February, after much de.
liberation, and hich he had altered in no
partcular-it was then debated and the
bill ordered 10 be printed, On motion Of
Mr. Clay, the Senate took up the omnibus
bill, after a considerable discussion With
out taking any question, the Senate ID.
journed.
Hou>E-Mr Schenck asked leave 10
offer the following: "Ordered, that inas-
much as the Committee of Ways and Means
have not yet reported the annual appro-
pria'ion bill for civil and diplomatic ex-
pense. for the next fiscal year, beginning
10Th June, but has neglected and failed 10
report the same for more than four mouths
beyond the time fixed by positive rule.
they be instructed and directed TO report
said bill, and such other appropriation
bills as have no, been brought in this ses.
sion, without further delay. The que,.
lion was taken TO suspend the rules, ard
they were not suspended 81 10 SO.
The House then went into COMMITTEES
of the Whole on the Csiiior MIA question.
and shortly after adjourned.
WAsnrScTos, Monday evening.
Official information has been received
Of the execution of four Americans al Gu
ba and the imprisonment Of between ana
200 others. The Spanish authorities re-
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