Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-02-02
Mems of the mrrk.
xxXIst Congress.

bill TO provide territorial governments Tor Cnli-
fornia, Dcscret and New Mexico coming up,
Mr.. Cass delivered himself of long speech
against the Wilmot Proviso. 1t was the Mich
olson letter hammered out to such gossamer
thinness that single breath of manly contempt
would be sufficient to wait IL out OF sight and
hearing. 1t cmpticd the galleries
In the HorsE Mr.. Brown of Mississippi m ade
an Intellectual effort to introduce resolution
calling upon the President for information res
pecting the measures adopted to suppress tho
Cuban expo ltion. A message was received
from the President communicating the .1cu-
mcnts in relation to the intcrposition of tho
general government in the affairs of California.
Noticed elsewhere.
Jan. PIN the SENATE Mr.. Webster sub
mitted resolution asserting that provision
ought to be made BY law, allowing to every
male citizen of the United States who should
settle upon and cultivate the same for three
years-a quarter section of public land, which,
however, should not DC alienatcd by the settler,
or converted except by devise by will. The
resolution lies over.
Mr.. DAVIS of Miss. submitted n resolution
calling upon the President, for all orders or cor
rospondencc relative to the nsscmblage and dis
pcrsion of the Cuba cxpcditionists congrcgatcd
at Round Island last Summer. Adopted.
In the House., says the New York Tribune,
Mr.. CL1NoMAN OF n. c. uttered TRADE
against the North, in the course Of which he
said, according 10 the Telegraphic Report, " Bat
for the passage Of the IPihHot ProUiso from time
20 time, in this House, Shareholders would have
gone to California, to work the mines, and made
that a Stare State" Aha then the wicked
North has done California and the world some
good after all. Mr.. Clingman secs as palpably
rs Macbeth saw that dagger California, New
Mexico, Minnesota, Oregon and Dcseret stalk
ing into the Union as Free States, and calls upon
81 Co. al. a "a.
solution, and asks the shareholders to do moth
ing-to stop the wheels of Government till this
vexed question shall be settled. That is till the
North will consent to surrender to Slavery q
portion OF tho Territory now free.
Jan. 23.-In the SENATE, Mr.. Hunter intro
duced a bill to abolish the Homo Department
and to establish the Board of Accounts The
motion to print the anti Slavery Resolutions
Of Vermont was taken up, and Mr.. PHELPS
made an able speech i'll defence of those Reso-
lutions. The motion was laid Oh the table at
the conclusion of Mr.. Phelps remarks. The
bill providing for the rccapturc of escaped chat
ties was made the special order for tomorrow.
In the House. Mr.. BoYD asked leave to present
the credentials of Mr.. BABDrrr, Representative
from Descrct, and the Constitution Of that State,
and refer them TO the Committee on Elections.
Mr.. STEPHENS objcctcd. The motion to refer
the Presidents late Message to the Committee
on Territories was taken up, and Mr.. seldom
made a speech, i'll which he attempted to convict
the President OF misrepresentation in regard to
the course of the Administration on California
affairs. lie seemed to think California quite
too large for a Free State. Ofcoursc he wouldn't
object to Texas spreading herself from the
Sabine to sunset.
ThMsday JDi.24.-In the SENATE, Mr.. CLAY's
resolution in favor of purchasing the original MS
of Washington's Farewell Address, alter being
forcibly advocated by Mcssrs. CLAY and WEE
srER, was passed. The residue of the day was
spent in discussing Mr.. MAsoS's bill providing
for the more effectual reclamation Of Slaves
fleeing into Free States.
Mr.. BUTLER addressed tho Senate in support
Of the Bill, stating its object, and explaining the
necessities which, in his opinion, required its
immediate adoption, in the course OF his re-
marks, Stating that the loss to The South, by
the escape OF slaves, amounted annually to ut
least $l50,000. lie must in cnndor confess,
that he had no very great confidence that the
bill would eiiect to any considerable extent,
the required object, because the Federal Gov
ernment had but little authority to enforce the
recognition and fultilment of the requirements
of the spirit OF the Constitution The good
faith and integrity of the people must be relied
on, in great measure, for the support of the
Constitution, and if that would not preserve 1t
inviolate, little dependence could be placed up
OH pIONlSlOIS 10 cllcCl lnuL ODJcSts-
He referred to the legislation OF the various
Northern States in relation to the recapturc of
runaways, contending that their laws were in
tended to evade the constitutional provision,
and that, under the operation, it was almost
useless to attempt the recovery of fugitive
slave. After citing from the statutes OF vari-
Gus States, he said that he had not been able to
ascertain what were those of Ohio. The SEN
timents of her representatives OH this floor were
.nn h.,. Of ham hn1 a
luton, declared that when called upon to sup
port the Constitution OF the United States, he
would do so, with q mental reservation, never
TO support this clause relative TO fugitive
slaves.
Mr.. CHAsI asked to whom the Senator re-
fened.
Mr.. BUTLER-To you, Sir.
Mr.. CHAsE-I never offered such resolution
never voted for sueh-never would offer and
never would vote for such resolution.
Mr.. BUTLER said the resolution was imputed
to the Senator i'll newspaper paragraph.
Mr.. CHASE thought that when the Senator
made such charges he should be careful to have
better authority for them than newspaper para
graphs.
Mr.. BUTLER said that the Senator from Ohio
presented the resolution in propriG persona at
an Anti Slavery Convention. lie was glad to
| hear that the statement was untrue. Mr.. Bur
LIR stated further that those Of the Northern
States which had not passed laws evading the
constitutional provisions, had failed to take any
measures TO assist the South, as they were
bound in good faith to do. As to any Con-
gressional action OH the subject, he was well
aware that the North had tho majority; and
that the only hope of the South was in the
wisdom, honor and forbcarance of that majori-
ty. They asked that a constitutional provision
] for their protection be carried out, that they
! rniUht NninV fha nrnfaplinn for which Iley had
stipulated in its adoption.
Mr.. CHASE did not know why any one Sena-
tor should be singled out, as he had been on
one or two occasions, unless it was that Sena-
tor not belonging to either of the great parties
was o safer object of attack than one who was
supported by powerful party. In a few re-
marks he should briefly say that he favored no