The New York herald., 1850-03-15
TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.
vRIRTY-FIRsT OONGREDs.
FIRST SESSION.


FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
III MoRsx's MAGNETIC TELDoRAPH.
wAsarSoror, March IA, 1850.
trr Yoax sLAvERv PETITIONS.
ME-. SEWARD presented the petitions Of citizens Of
New York. sskns the right of trial BY jury to alleged
16Gitivss from justice.
Mr. PaArr objected to the petitions, and hoped they
would not b received. They related 20 subject upon
which, above al others, ths pubic miad nov most
credited Every one knew that the granting Of the
Eight Of TRIAL by jury was equivalent to denying the
mastss the possession of his slave beyond the
Nnits Of the slave States He asked the yeas nays
On the reception.
Mr.. HALE expressed his astonishment st the remarks
made By Mr.. Pratt. II he had been rightly informed,
there mot slave State In the Union, in which
Individual claimed slave and disputing such
claim, hsd not right of legal trial, and, he be-
usved, trial BY jury to sscerssiu whether he
slavs not. II, then, this right accorded to
slaves In slave States Why should bs denied to free
men In free States? Under the bill nov pending In
the Senate, any individual desiring victim, might
purchase affidavit. 60 into any family In the tree
Ststee, and, upon this parts assumption, take
away the free citizen without Law or ceremony to .
fate, compared with which the Craze itss would be
preferable. After the discussion OF point OF order
Mr.. Hale resumed his remarks and charged the dis
cussion which had taken place upon the South-a
Southern Senator having ncitrd it, By opposing the
Senate.
Mr.. BADGER thought that II ever petition was pre-
eented to the Senate thas eerrusn TO questi)n
before body, this was that He did not sgrre
with the prayer Of the petitioners aud prepared
at the proper time to show that IL Is absurd and mis-
After some further debate, MT PsArr moved to lay
the question NJ reception on the table which was re-
The question recurring receiving the petitions,
Mr. UNDrRwoop replied tn MIR Hsie asking n, ~here
be proposed that the claimed fngitive shall be tried
whether In the State from vhisd he fed or that 10
which be was arrested! lie wished the North to con
The petition was then received
On motion Of Mr. Foorr the Senate resumed the
IHE PRESIDENTS cALiroRsis MrssAeE.
Mr.. DoueLAss resumed and concluded MS remarks
tionsl sdlission Of California, esconnscsed from all
The senate next went into the consideration Of
Mr.. pooTEs MOTION A sELEcr cONnirtsE
Mr.. CAss and concluded the remarks COM
mtncsd BY HIM yesterday IN reply TO MIR calhoun
The Senator had obected TO the nd missiou OF Calf
fornia, snd made test question What ~ss 20 bs
gained By the south, or any section, by rsmsodins
that this was very unwise issue. tie confessed
that the boundsries Of the STATE, hrs,,
that they not objection sb.e. rhs senator
however, had BOT put bic objection upon the ground
had no right to come here havng the sot exercised
usurpsfion One hundred thsussLd Americans up IN
Of Congress might have prevented s to state OF sur
chy. Woua Congress thsn take advantage OF Its own
wrong, and having imposed ths n.cessy q self pro-
lection upon that people, refuse Co receive them
the ground that they hsd no right TO firm coostitu
ton! California had been opposed BY aud ye. they
States, but to hold to Mr. cs.s proceedsd point
oy peint. 20 reply to MIR Caihoun's leading points in
erect reitsratipg the general sis~s which had pre-
vously sxprvssa In the In relation the slavery
agitation. While commenting especially upon Mr. Cal
houh Ivnss la relation 20 the nro~ssiy VI An anend
preservation OF the u Jpiop.
Mr.. Downs iutsrrupted him ssying that he knew OF
no Southern man. except Mr. Foote, who construed Mr.
Calhoun remarks AS Mr.. Gas, did
Mr.. Foorr said he knew of many Southern members
In each houre Who understood II precisely As he did
Mr.. Downs said he knew Of meme such, and alter
cation snsusd In which each Of the Senators betrayed
Mt Fosrr rsid that before he made his explanation
the other day, In reply 10 Mr. Calhoun he had ces-
versed with several OF the mos prominent Southern
sepstors Who we're bold enough 20 sll-w him give
thsr names desired and that they all agreed Nth
fact and he would not have his word disputed by any
body.
but be repeated that among those whom h. had
suited, he found not ~ho sesmed to have under
stood Mr. Calhoun ss Mr. Foote had
Mr. RUsk protested against Air Downs speaking for
all the Southern Senators
Mr.. CAss, resuning hts remarks, commentei With
come severity Mr. csibouDs proposition to, ,stablh
an equilibrium between the North aud South rdi-
eulisg " ss iuprsotcsble ana nonseusioal. At tue
oess Of his remarks he asked Mr Davis OF Mississippi
be would vote for the Missouri eOmpromiss iins, II
propoeetf
Mr. DAv,s said he would.
Mr.. Cas- put the question In another form Would |
the Senator take the Missouri In Its tsrmsf
the Missouri line, and extend 10 TO the Pacine, with
terms making IL applicable TO the present case the
proDiee In its true spirit. In turn he asked Mr..
Csssh he would vote for the Missouri eompromise In
i,ssDiritY
MI Cas- said, II the preservation OF the Uoi,u de-
pended H. he did not Know ~hst he might not DO.
but he wsuld willingly support the doctrine OF
Intervention south Of given lins aud Tor the pro-
hibitisn north of they vsrs both wrong
Mr. Dawn was understood % say. that he would be /
wiling the nne of thirty six deg. thirty
the Pseiao the cousty North Of n 10 be free territory
vbsn the people should Be prepared frn With their
settlement OF the question relating TO their do
N eetic Institutions.
Aftsr come furtbsr cosvsrsatiop, Mr.. Foote submit
ted remarks for the u snos,ps ttat he
fully supported IN his In tire Sense by the
sonvsosicn OF nississppi In vh'ss proceedings the
Nashvle Convention orisinst.d. In conclusion. he
his readiness In deference TO the wishes Of
several fisnds Of the o. postpone ths das
his position tor select committee, until
gentlemen ~ho desired to address the senate upon the
questions ccnDectsd herewith. should have d.be
Mr.. BurLss submittes fe~ remarks. In defence Of i
Mr.. Calhoun, vbo MT present. That senator had
asves said that the Union might not Be aalntssed py
fsitAiu fsl6lnsnt Of tine stipussons ef the consti
tuition o = "a
m pn-cr cook the floor, when the further oonside-
raties ef the subject psspone1 until Wednesday
nsst ssd the senate ssjenIned
House OF Repres sentatsves.
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