The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-15
CIIIRTY-FlRsT CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.


Senates
wAssIseros, Thursday, Feb. II, 1850
The euskrRs On SLAVERY AND THE DISSOLUTION OF THE
UNION.
Mr.. DAyroS presepted Q memorial Of the quarterly
meeting Of Friends Of New Jersey Delaware and Mary.
land asking the adoption Of additional psaceabls mea
for the suppression Of the slave trade The
noriasts represent that the trade instead Of being
suppressed, Ia on the increase. The memoriasts had
alec requested him 20 repudiate In their behalf all dis
position TO dissolve the Union
MIR. KiSe made some remarks, insisting that no ad-
dops efforts could be for the suppression of the
slave trade than had already been put in operation
He WAS therefore, opposed to aresrsncs Of the
rial to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
After some further debate the motion for references
THr nrvESuE MI SIGNED.
The Revenue Collection Act vas signed By the Vice
President aud sent TO the President
Nh. cLA,'s nEsoLUrioNs
After the pres.ntstion Of numerous memorials, the
Senate resumed the consideration Of Mr Cays resOu
Mir DAVIS Of Miss, resumed and concluded his re-
nnm IN reply to Mr. Clay eontendips that slave labor
socssd and defended the course pursued by the South
upon the slavery question and said she would centnse
In the psth marked out He denied that che preached
ouuiop or lad threatened any such measure He also
deemed the action q Mssissppi 10 relation 20 the
JuIs Cow nion declaring that 10 was not the work Of
political leader but the result Of the calm dispassion
ate del bsston Of The best end vises, of
In corclUsion Mr. Davis alluded more especially TO the
.vJt q disunion, snd asserted that rested With the
Nth To say whether the last page In national his
tory ,ls be written in blood and descriptive Of the
week spd ruin u the rspubic The South asked no
thing Tut quality; and would b. satisfied 9th nothing
less The North has been the sggressor, and IL was
po'hirg bot q spiIit OF holy attachment -hich had
bot nd the South 10 the MON. lie called upon the
nsjotity TO proPoe scheme Of m9rom,e the pro-
petition ought TO from those who had the power
to sdoptu lie also objected TO the admission Of any
ate INTO the union until ~ had gone through the
sulsr c,urse Of territorial government In order that
When they Tr,rspt themselves. for admission IL may be
certificate
SIR DowSs next took the floor when the further
eorsidersuVn "a the subject vss postponed until
Modsy.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the Pref.
dents M."rte transmitting the contribution 81 Csi-
oinsthe question pending being nr.t upon the mo-
ton 70 refer to the Quantities On ferritsries.
Mr.. Dorct expr, bis vilnF ues 60 s.sen. to
proposition 10 eisr the messsre aud all other matters
c,bteetd With the subject 81 slavery, to Select
sir CIW would chssrfuly vote a reference Of the
p.fftge TO the Territorial Committee. but be cub
pitsd ihst " would not be right q combine the adj
uitsion OF California With all the ether questions CON-
I.eto with, or growing out Of the proposition TO es
tsbiiib governments "a the Territory aud throw the
ccuadsfatiou Of the hole them upon ecommitee
Wac II right, ndtf ell the circumstsncss that the
Numbers ~ Congress mo had come from the Pacific,
should be sut.csd all the delay which must result
Ttn the reference 81 these several dietfacting quss
tcrs 10 enc eoinritiee he did not id,aisn nov TO
srrue the question o. the admission OF California
her touuoslss hut he submitted nat Congress ought
a. decide uTon the question OF sdmission va
the other at 80 early day as csn b., with due De-
liberation.
Mr. Foorr exVresssd bis great turprise 81 the
usths of he Srratsr irom KeutucEy; tke Senator
hsd secluded himself eccsrding 20 his own account.
ON o. the world ami ccncoctsd series ct resolutions
which Ls presented 90 the senate in speech evident
j. prepared With great deibeTsisu. ani yet nov he
udistsd ne very IDEA which fot Wardst his resolu-
tCus ard vsusd 20 take Up ole ct fis propositions,
psrste hen tie strist which be bad .repsred fae
Senator bad csfieued 10 settle al tie stuthng
guttiituE tcrtsttsd vii tts iustutiob 81 slassry.
Who could have thought afer reading tn 81 sree1h
thar tke hCnufsbe Senator &c irsd 20 stop one Leak 'n
the fhip ~ The STATE sd leave tie others open
Nov could ery cue have turposta that he de- ired
10 ssSafste ote question from the other Tor ihs
Iurposs a. fttutE ttsG 90 the grta. defrimeDt and
pTuug II ne people q the sogtl. Nr. FoUte made
thIse sges,Es in order 10 give Mr Clay an oPpoI'