The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-06-04
u The Rev. J. N. MAFFIT is reported to
have fallen dead in Mobile, the other day.
TFRoM OUR wAsHINGroN CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, MAY 18th 1850.

WASHINGTON, May 18th 1850.
The bills reported by the Committee Of
Thirteen being under consideration, Mr.
Douglass rose and said that he would move
that the bill to admit California be taken up
and considered separately from the others
reported by the committee This he ii ten
ded as a test vote, and asked the yeas & nays
on the motion. This motion was rejected
by vote of twenty.four yeas, to twenty.
eight nays. The territorial bills being under
consideration, Mr.. Davis of Mississippi mov-
ed an amendment prohibiting territorial leg
is'atiou from interfering with the rights to
slave property. He said his object was to
ascertain if Congress was disposed TO pro-
tect slave property.
Mr.. Clay opposed the amendment as an
infringement upon the rights Of the people in
the territories, as the gentleman from Miss
lssippi, (Mr: Davis had conceded, was their
right by proposing the amendment. He
preferred to leave the question open.
Mr.. Yulee supported the amendment, and
advocated the right ofs'avery extension. 1,
was a right guaranteed by the constitution,
and on that he was unwilling to yield or
anything guaranteed by that instrument
MI. Foote opposed the amendment Of his
colleague. He contended that the amend.
ment was inconsistent with Southern Ad-
dress. In that instrument they asked no:
for the extension ofsIapery; they merely ask
ed their constitutional rights guaranteed to
them. More he did not ask ;.less he would
not take. Mr.. Foote sai1 the gentleman
from Florida (N1r YuIee) asked a concession
from Congress,-this Congress could not
: grant the rights Of the South were as per
feet as any action by Congress could make
them in this. respect. He said the action OF
Mr.. YMee "was like holding a farming can.
die to the sun
1t is evident the amendment OF Mr., Davis
{ cannot press the Senate, and if it could pass
that body, it would be defeated in the House
This movement, on the part of Mr.. Davis ap.
: pears not to be a new position, assumed by
!, Southern member heretofore. 1t appears &c
he striking at a fundamental principle rec
!. ognized in the Constitution, aud asserted b;
4 The people throughout the land, that is "tha.
the people of a State or territory have a righ
S to settle all questions of domestic policy fo
= themselves, or to use the Ian guagc of Gen
Cass. Sovereignty resides in the people
not in the trees or land"
1t is ascertainted that the committee OF
Foreign Affairs have agreed to report favor
e ably on the Gains for French spo.iations
t This will be done at an early day.
Messrs. Bulitt and Sergeant have retired
from the editoria,ship OF the Repubi c.-
Y This is owing to some misunderstanding be
tween them, and certain members. OF Gen
Ii Taylor's Cabinet who. it appears, wished
0 to restrain discussion in that paper, of ques.
tons which the editors thought was all in
fringement of their editorial rights and moi
Y wishing to embarrass the administration they
n have Withdrawn. Nj. Allen A. Hatl d
e Tennessee, late Reshtef of the Treasury
succeeds them. Oflate, there have been m
mors aiat'eeftain-ntembers of Gen. Tay.ol'.
d Cabinet were about TO resign.-The Ma
tional Intelligence. gives these rumors OF
$ fetal contradiction in the followin 1language
e Although it is butu few days ago tina
we contfadIcted the fase reports then abroad
. OF discussions or Misunderstanding between
the President and the Members ofhis Cab
. met, the industry with which similar report:
are again p~ropagatea, and diffused over thu
country through every channel Of circulation
: seems TO require a repetition of the contra
diction."
We therefore state, OH the authority O
the President. that he lends no countenance
$ TO any attempt, from whatever quarter il
comes, to disturb or npsettle his Adlninistra.
, tiou as it is. All the statements or inferen.
cesto the contrary are utterly without foun.
} oation. GRATrAN.
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