The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-05
IIonse of Representatives.

wAsHrScIos, March 4, 1850.
The Hon. JosErH Jackson OF s elected In place
OF L. Butler King, Of Georgia, appeared and vas qua
lifsd.
THE CALIFORNIA QUESTION.
Mr.. Do1Y raid the House gave him the privilege,
few dsys ago, to send to the Committee of the
Whole on tie State Of ths linton, bin oontain;os
ell the objects smtraced In his resolution ipsructipg
admission Of Cslsfornia with ns- present ooundAriss
therefore he would withdraw the resolution having
deire to press it, lie comasnced few remarks about
what had been said concerning the moving Of the pre-
yicus question, when
Mr. iSGr objected to debate.
SIR MeLASs moved the Hou,e 90 into Commute Of
the whole the State Of the Union and proceed Win
Mr. loss tad before that question Is put he wished
10 that the California subject be made the order VI
Ss srrAKrR remarked that 1t already before tn.
committee snd would continue 90, unless the special
order interysned.
MIR NcLAsrs motion prevailed
The bill TO continue In force the Law allowing
Baltimore city to levy tonnage duties for Improving
the basin wss taken up explained BY Air AeLsus ana
laid aside 70 be reported.
Fla question but the COMMITTEES refused to rise
The House then took up the California message,
Er ssovrr said that the question o. slavery la
IT, different forms had ,weovei up all others aud no
public business can b. transacted until II IL dis.
posed q. He quoted the remarks ~ distinguished
condemnation Of slavery which he aid appalling
10 The sense Of humanity The South sss b. means
TO control him.ef and regard himself ss q humsn
being-ss a man that has bean brought before
the world. The copsderation q this subject was
net the result CT s,ctionsl character aud aaI
pathies TO proceeded 10 show, that the design aud
object Of the trainers Of the constitution Was to ni
circumscrb. and ultimately overthrow the Institution
In this country. lie derived this knouledge from the
fact that Congress DID ntrdiot slavery every portion
Of territory shers they had the power 80 TO do lie
ninsd into the history the Southern territory %
show that this done and that IL the ner
the government originally IL had been said that STA
Ms ali ~ he
the present day either DO not untsrand that irtsu
msnt or thcse VINO made IL meant that outside Of q
provision for his reospture, slavery secured oriy
by local legi,aton lfCsforais vas to secure sl the
local rights enjoyed In tho States scaogue had better
be appended 70 bill for that purpose The con.tsu-
ton provided for approximation Of persons 81
property. The question has been asked: arr We not
bound 20 protect tlaFery' lie replied, II banking
10 jvdica do you not exclude IT. II slavery IL Dos
beneficial bound 10 exclsde it also. CRISIS mas
arrived when slsyery must be excluded from California
and other parts the country lie not only believed
that slavery would be preJndicisl In California bat
sT.b rs,,,.msn from IN. south sn.saS IT,. .n =,
right been vioisted, Mo- a Is because slavery cannot
velste the rights Of the free. Government yet
would HE did not b-iieve that this Jnien to be
deceived lie bad no fears Of such result IL
to be dissolved by Nashville Convention. BY force
under the standard OF febeiicn-b y none under ths
back standard q tlsvery. lie believed that ths adj
mipistrsticn had done much Tor human ffsedon ard
60 far he would support IL.
Mr. MownIIs ssid that IL wss not his Intention 10
mska party speech 1hs question Of the time Is higher
tbsu party, and elimination aud reeIminaLon. Tie
believed that the Union IL In the mos. imminent dsn-
ger lie locked around and could point Of cafe.
ty. ON the one hand, the Northern states. almost
with cut exception, arrsysd against the South
tn. slavery questions ON the other hs sa- at the south
State after State assuming the attitude Of defence
lie knew nothing Of the past but he saw ana deprec
cd the ytescn shadows clouds and darkness that rest
on the people. lie loved oil his couatry, North aud
South East and West He loved Il because II contain.
ed the graves q bis ancestors aud the home of his wife
and children ADD because ~ save comaon iahsfi-
tsncs Of liberty glory and hope; because Its govern
founded In the toll Suffering ani blood the
revolution; and beoause our fathers uaited us In bonds
q political unit, lie believed that they acted wisely
aud he trusted, hoped and prayed, that neither the
ambition Of the few pcr the madness Of the msoy
will be sufficient 70 surder the States, which ~
God has cemented together. The House Is not
yet fully organized, the d0orkeeper end postuiss-
ter are setting by sufersnoe. We not only zee
the agitation here In the speeches 81 members but Ia
social relations. Men are beconog estrtngsd
from another Look st the Congressional Directory,
and how the messes made up, aud socisl ties
broken. 10 is not in the nature Of nan 20 love those
~bo r.buke aud cast reflections on them We have been
toid that slavery b. disgrace to any nation. Ths
public prees the North the Legislative assemblies
,s ,ns nc. s1s ~ ss' . sssTe 81 10
toiifsrn srd sbclitiCnIsn Not only ths door are
social relations broken, bot the agitation deseorsss
the Offices q God himselL We already have prsc-
4 here IL Methodist Church south aud Methodist
hurch North; Missionary Baptist Church North ami
south and WITH The srs.'s,. aisieu,sy the as.oa
embraced en- immense majority Of the people Of the
states Lie causes produce lie effects Die ord pro-
duced the Northern and southern churches Disrord
may make Northern government and q Southern so-
Negnmtnt In the late Presidential election the pre-
sent Chief Magiftrate voted for at the South
pro isvery nan, aud At the Nerth az non slavery
The leaders deceived the people 10 order that
they might set together. The people have lot the /
ntrol q their gosefnEent snd this " the
80 Why, a. M, morieat, the ~a'le executive ae.
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