The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-20

the senate Dill providing taklnR the 5CNtnu
census Of the United States.
MIR. THOMAS was understood To decline, for
the reason that, If he withdrew the motion Tor one
gentleman, others would make similar requests.
MIR. VINTON said that il had been long time
since committees had been called for reports, and
he therefore proposed that one hour be devoted 10
this purpose. However,
The House went into Committee Of the Whole ON
the private calendar.
Several bills were considered and lald aside 10 DE
reported to the House.
The committee rose and il was resolved that
when the House adjourn, il adjourn to meeto Mon
day next.
4 motion was then made to adjourn, but it did
not prevail.
On motion of Mr.. OLDS, it was resolved, that the
select committee investigate the charges preferred
by the Hon. A. g. Brown, have power to send for
persons and papers.
The House went into Committee Of the Whole on
the state of the Union, and resumed the consdera
ton of the Presidents message transmitting the
constitution of California.
Mr.. CLEVELAND, Of Connecticut, said that his
sentiments were the same now when he left his
home, and he purposed to send out his sentiments
to his constituents. One million of the public
money has been squandered, and yet the business
of Congress hardly commenced. II was al
most impossible TO bring the House TO vote on any
other questions until that before the committee
was disposed Of He then entered into history Of
the proceedings attending the commencement of
the session, the difficulty of electng officers and
the threats made to stop the wheels of government
and commit murder unless certain concessions
were made to the South. [Laughter.l Gentle
men might laugh, but they clapped their hands
when treason was proclaimed but others Will
come here in their places after a while Among
other things he alluded to remark Of MIR. McLANE,
of Maryland, desiring to crush the Free-Solers.
Mr.. McLANE said that there was nothing in the
speech referred to but what had been placed there
by the reporters. II was not the individual men
he wanted to trample down, but to destroy prn-
cpe which he thought detestable.
MIR. CLEVELAND asked, whether the gentle
man would trample down the spirit.
Mr.. McLANE replied that he would trample
down both the spirit and the principle. As some
one near him remarked, it was dead now.
Mr.. CLEVELAND resumed. Now they had the
declaration that the effort was to trample down the
principle offree soil What, in the name Of Heaven,
is our soil? When George Washington and his COM
patriots fought for liberty it merely for the pur
pose ofthrowing off the British yoke, and that they
might have the privilege of holding the lash over the
you in favor Of? You are in favor of slave soil.
He commended that slavery proftaby go into the
Territories, and read from speech recently de-
-livered in the Senate, by Mr. Mason, in proof. He
believed that he was right in saying that the South
universally admitted that, but for the action of the
Free-Soilers, slavery would have gone to Califor-
mia. If this be so, and while the House are called
upon to trample down all who favor free soil, were
not gentlemen aware that they are entwining
wreaths around the brows of the opposers Of
slavery extension, without stain Of blood, and
without the groan of a bondman, and which will
have the smiles of God resting on them?
He gloried in having great good wrought out
for California by the Free-Soilers; higher glory
had not been awarded to men since the days of the
revolution than the admission by the South that
they had prevented the extension of slavery Let
gentlemen from the North vote understandingly.
II they will not sustain the proviso, they consent to
the extension OF slavery. There was not a man
from the South but who will rise and say that sla-
very will be carried TO Utah and New Mexico, if
the double headed bill of the gentleman from Illi-
nois (Mr. McCLERsAND) should pass He had
been threatened with being read out of the Demo-
cratic party for his Free-Soil principles. IL he
thought that he did not represent his constituents
in this respect, he would resign his seat He did
not believe that there hundred men within the
limits of Connecticut who are in favor Of slavery
extension He had no fear of dissolution of the
Union. The Nashville convention would be a sec
ond edition of the Hartford convention He be-
heved slavery to be a sin in the sight Of God, and
would never by his vote extend it.
Mr.. MOREHEAD obtained the floor, when the
committee rose, and
The House adjourned until Monday next
Mr.. VAN DYKE has been appointed member of
the select committee on the charges made against
r. Z. HoRNoR, the Doorkeeper of the House, in the
place of MIR. NEWELL; and the committee is now
composed Of the following named gentlemen, viz:
Messrs. OLDs, VAN DYKE, PHELPS, ]. p. CALp-
WELL, and LEFFLER.
rule, viz:
BY Mr.. ALEXANDER: The petition Of fifty-six
citizens of Winfield, Herkimer county, New York,
praying the repeal of all laws adopted or enacted
by Congress, by which slavery or the slave trade is
authorized sanctioned in the city of Washington
the District Of Columbia; and that in the event
Of their repeal the seat Of the National Gov
ernment be removed TO some suitable loca-
ton.
Also, the petition Of fifty seven citizens Of Win
field, Herkimer county, New York, praying that
State be hereafter admitted into the Union un-
less the constitution OF such State shall expressly
prohibit the existence Of slavery within its limits.
Also, the petition Of sixty -one citizens Of Win
field, Herkimer county, New York, praying the
prohibition OF slavery and the slave trade in all the
Territories Of the United States.
Also, the petition Of Salmon Jones and twenty
seven others Of Herkimer county, New York, pray
ing the release Of sayer and Drayton, impeach-
ment Of certain officers and the abolition Of slavery
in the District Of Columbia.
BY Mr.. TAYLOR: The petition OF Jared Meme.
fee, and twelve others, citizens Of jackson county
Ohio, praying for the repeal Of all the laws Of Con-
horized in the city Of Washington, in the District
Of Columbia. Referred to the Committee on the Ju-
dietary.
Also, the petition Of Jared Menefee, and seven
teen Others citizens Of Lick and Liberty townships,
jackson county, Ohio, praying that no State be
hereafter admitted into the Union unless the con-
stution Of such State shall expressly prohibit the
existence Of slavery within its limits. Referred TO
BY Mr.. TAYLOR: The petition Of Jared Meme
fee and eighteen others, citizens Of jackson coun
ty, Ohio, praying that slavery and the slavetrade
may be prohibited by act Of Congress in all the
Territories Of the United States Referred 10 the
Committee ON the Judiciary.
Also, the petition Of Jared Mcnefee and eleven
others, citizens OF Lick and Liberty townships, in
jackson county, Ohio, requesting that, whenever a
person shall be arrested a fugitive slave in any
State other than that in which he Is alleged TO be
held 10 service, he shall not be delivered TO the
claimant or his agent, except on the finding Of a
jury that he 10 the slave Of the claimant Referred
20 the Committee the Judiciary.
BY Mr. WATKINS The petition Of FIVE hundre
citizens Of the Second Congressional district Of
Tennessee, praying for the abolition Of the office OF
chaplain in the Congress.
Also, the petition Of Mrs. Mary Martin, Of Ten
nessec, asking 70 be placed upon the rolls Of revolu-
tionary pensioners.
BY Mr.. BUTLER, Of Pennsylvania Three petit
tons Of citizens Of Luzerne county, Pennsylvania,
/ for the establishment Of new mail route from
Carbondsle, via Archibald, Blakely and Dunmore,
70 Scrantonia.
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