The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-22

look at the condition OF the people. During the last
TWO years, particularly this, thousands and thou
sands OF emigrants, on their way To California
have asked the protection of these people and hosp
talty has been extended, and sufierings and wants
relieved. Here Is class of our own people, living
atar OIL, not any organized community, and
continually exposed 10 danger. Humanity and
right demand that they should be protected
The honorable gentleman made remarks about
slavery, and was interrupted by lnterrogations
from Messrs. VENABLE and MEADE. Owing TO
the confusion in the hall, could not exactly
hear what was said, further than this by MIR.
'SwEETsER: That were it not for the importance
given by southern men TO the Wilmot proviso he
would not fig for il. The North never
would consent that slaves should be taken into the
Territories. Let gentlemen take their slaves
thither, and if the North wrong in their resist
to il, let the controversy be settled by the ju
dicia tribunals.
Mr.. McWILLIE contonded that the Constitution
and laws do not warrant the admission of the dele
gate. he had been taught to believe that this was
government OF law, and not Of men, but that pc
Rod has passed This has become a government
of men, and the Government is in the hands of
sectional, unrestrained, uncontrolled majority,
According to law you have no right, under the
Constitution you have no right, but you propose to
admit the delegate because of the will Of majority.
There Is no reason under heaven, except the mere
right and force of numbers. There was
rant under the Constitution and law, and you blot
out, by your action, the distinctive feature of this
Government, which distinguishes IL from every
other He would tell gentlemen that if it was the
right OF the southern people to emgrate to the Ter
ritories with their slaves, they would maintain it.
We are, he said, called ultraists, because ask
you for the Missouri compromise line. You voted
II when II suited your purpose, When it was en-
acted you obtained two-thirds of Louisiana. When
we acquired Texas, you established the line. Cen
tlemen, can it be that while you profess, you have
no honesty? Can it be that you have one set of
weights by which you buy, and another by which
you sell? Can it be that when the territory is not
to be slave you apply the line, and when, by any
possibility the South may have slave territory, you
refuse to give III
Mr.. SW EETSER said that at the time of the Mis-
souri, compromise there territory in contro-
versy. We do not recognise that the law of 1920
binds
Mr. McWILLIE. Circumstances alter cases.
Then the North took two thirds Of louisiana, and
did very we'll Now, when the South will not get
one third OF California, and they ask the Missouri
line, we are called disunonists. Are not equal
in political rights? Why cannot enjoy the ter
ritories in common If cannot agree on princi-
plies of fraternity and right why are we not di-
vided?
The hour of one, to which the debate was limited,
arrived, when
Mr.. STRONG, the Chairman of the Committee
of Elections, who reported the resolution before the
House. answered the arguments which had been
advanced in favor Of the admission of Mr.. Babbtt.
| The resolution and the pending amendments were
| read.
| The question was first taken on that Of Mr. Bis
sELL-that the House does not intend, by the admls
sion of Mr. Babbitt to recognise as of any validity
the called constitution Of said territory any
laws purporting TO be made by the authority OF
| such constitution
The amendment rejected.
MIR. DUER offered substitute for the resolution,
viz:
That A w Rabbit, who has been sent here an
advocate agent of the people living in the
vicinity of the Salt Lake in California, be admitted
TO seat Oh the floor of this House, and that he have
the right to speak therein as delegates from
territories.
The amendment rejected-ayes 6S, noes H.
The committee then rejected, by vote of ayes
O., noes S3-the amendment of Mr.. Mcdonald
that A. w. Babbitt be admitted to the floor OF the
House of Representatives delegate from Desc
ret, from the thirty first Congress,
MIR. FITCH offered an amendmcnt-that ii is
pedient 10 admit Hugh n. Smith, esq, to a seat in
this House from and after the first Monday in Au-
gust next delegate from New Mexico, to the
3lst Congress
The CHAIRMAN declared the amendment to be
out of order, and he was sustained by the House.
The committee rose, and the resolution which
had been under consideration YVES reported, as fol-
| lows:
Resolved, That il is ine1pedient to admit Almon
| w. Rabbit, esu., 10 seat in this body n dele
gate from the alleged State of Deseret.
/ Mr.. STRONG moved the previous question.
| MIR. GORMAN moved to lay the resolution on the
table, and the question being taken, 1t was decided
in the affirmative yeas l0s, nays IS, as follows:
| YEAS.-Messrs. Aston, Anderson. Ashe. Ash
nun, Averett, Bayly, Bocock, Bowdon, Bowie,
Breck, William J. Brown, Buel, Burt, Chester But
lcr Thomas b. Butler, George Alfred Caldwell,
| Joseph p Caldwell, Clingman, Williamson X. w.
Cobb, Colcock, Conrad, Daniel, Deberry, Dimmick,
| Duncan, Durham, Edmundson, Featherston, Full
| Ter, Gerry, German, Hall, Hamilton, Hammond,
HARRISON, Isham g. Harris, Thomas l.. Harris,
! Raymond, Hibbard, billiard, Hoagland, Holiday,
Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Inge, Joseph w Jack
! son, Andrew Johnson, James l.. johnson, Robert
| w. johnson, Jones, Kerr, John A. King, La Serc,
! Littleheld, Job Mann, Marshall, Mstteson, Nc
Dowel, Robert NJ. McLane, FINS +. Mclean, Nc
| Mullen, Mcqueen, Melville, Meade, Miller, Mill
son, Morehead, Morse, Morton, Orr, Outlaw,
/ Owen, Parker, Peaslee Phelps, Powell, Richard =
Shepperd Frederick p. Stanton, Richard II. Stan
ton, Alexander II. Stephens, Strong, Thomas, Jas.
Thompson, John b. Thompson, Toombs, venable,
Walden, Waldo. Wallace, Watkins, Welt jrn,
Whittlesey, Wldrick, Williams, Winthrop, Wood
ward, and Young-lo4.
Il NAYS-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Bennett
Bingham, Bissell Bokce, Booth, Briggs, Brooks,
Burrows, Cable, Calvin, Campbell, Chandler Clark,
Cleveland, Cole, Conger, Corvin, Crowell, Dickey,
Dixon, Doty, Duer, Durkee, Alexander Evans, Ma
than Evans, Fitch, Fowler, Gentry, Giddngs,
Gilmore, Goodcnow, Colt, Gould. Grinnell, Halo
way, Harlan Hebard, Henry, Howe, Hunter Ju-
han. George G.. King, James G. King, Pseston
! King, LETTER, Horace Mann, Mcdonald, Mcachsm,
Moore, Morris, Nelson, Newell, Ogle, Otis, Pitman,
Potter Reed, Risley. Root, Rose, Rumsey, Schenck,
! schermerhorn, schoolcrsft, spalding, Sprague,
! Thaddeus Stevens, Stctson, Sweetser, Taylor,
Thurman, Underhill, Wentworth, White, Wilmot,
and wood-7s.
| Mr.. STRONG moved reconsideration of the
vote, and at his instance the motion laid on
/ the table.
So Mr.. Babbitt has been denied a scat as a dele
gate from Deseret.
The House then adjourned.
The following papers we're presented under the
rule, viz
BY Mr.. SCHENCK Two petitions Of citizens of
Darko county, praying Congress to appropriate
! means for removing as many Of the black people
Of this country ready and willing 10 emf
| CRATE 10 Liberia, in Africa; for supporting them
also year after their arrival there and Tor Civ
ing them bounty Of land towards such support.
Referred 10 the Committee on Naval Affairs.
BY Mr.. CHANDLER The petition Of the Frank
lin Institute Of Philadelphia, asking Congress TO
authorize the appointment Of a scientific corps to
be attached 70 the commission the Mexican
boundary survey. Referred 10 the Committee on
Military Affairs.
FRoM CENTRAL AMgRic..-We have received
news from Salvador 70 the Sd, and Guatemala 10 the
10th alt. The only event Of importance that had
occurred the assassination Of several petty
chiefs by their own followers.
The States Of Salvador, Honduras and Nicsrs-
qua still insist on forming federative union. The
legislatures had appointed delegates TO represent
/ the States in the general The State,