Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-03-23
CONGRESS.
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IN SENATE.
THURSDAY, MARCH 81, 1850.


Also from the Democratic CITIZENS q East htehead
townshp Chester county, Pennsylvania, asking that the
Wot proyiso may not be attached to any teoy acquired
from Mexico, setting forth that, they were acquired by the
blood and treasure Of all the States the Southern section
of the Union ought be nsuted dictated BY the
introduction Of any such provso that the abolition OF slave
y the District of Columbia, without the consent OF the ad
Joining States the of the slaves, would be regarded
Of bad faith the adjoining States, and IN oppo
ton those principles Of amy upon which the constitution
was established That the part Of the District which oig
nay belonged Virginia being receded, would pc prefera
bic TO ecede the remainder under suitable circumstances to
the State Of Maryland, its former owner and declaring that
our glorious constitution and its compromises only to be
mantained in the spirit Of friendship and good will which es
tabished il.
Mr. ATCHISON moved that it be printed
The petition then laid the table, and the motion TO
print referred to the Committee on Printing.
THE wINNEBAGo INDIANS.
Mr. ATCHISON, from the Committee on Indian Affairs,
reported joint resolution authorize the payment OF S2oO0
to the Wnnebago Indians.
Mr.. JONES. Mr.. President, | move that the Senate
proceed at the consideration Of that joint resolution
Mr. BELL. Mr.. President, word OF explanation.
merely wish say that the for its consideration being
asked for this time by the Senator from Iowa Mr. JoSEs
from the fact that these Indians or portion Of
them, through want, leaving their new homes beyond
the Mississippi aGd coming back to Iowa and Wisconsin and
important them therefore, and to the people OF the
territory that they should be relieved at least as far as this
appropriation will go.
The oat resolution was then taken up and considered
in Committee Of the Whole, and amendment being offer
ed reported the Senate and ordered to be engrossed
for third reading.
The question being on ordering it to third reading
Mr.. CHASE. wish to inquire whether report OF the
~sfacts accompanies the resolution
Mr. BELL. Twill state for the information Of the SEN
ao, that by treaty made with the Wnnebago Indians in
1897 there was fund Of 5000 900 to be paid TO them 1t
was in part go payment Of their debts but it contsined
an express prohibition of the payment out Of It OF any ante
ceden claims against the tribe for depredations committed BY
them The delegation from the ribe on their way home,
~h vuha Fypd
at Pittsburgh, executed recognition to John Mcfarland,
then alive for debt Of 0OO for depedaon alleged by
him to have been committed by them tar back ds sl2
Mr. represented to haze presented his claim TO
the commissioners make payments under this treaty, and
the recognition of the debt made, by the delegation who
made the treaty, after the treaty had been ratified II was
rejected the ground Of the express stipulation IN the treaty
ha$he fund should be appropriated to no such object Al
ter the death Of Mcfarland his representatives again pre-
sented claim against the Government founded the recogn-
on and finally Mr. Secretary Porter in ls24the papers are
the taberecognised the claim and ordered to De PAID
the first place Of the intercourse fund but there being
none SUCH the order changed, and was actually paid
-ou. of the Indian annuity Now this the demand on the
part the Wnnebagoes that they be refunded this amount
taken in this manner from their annuities.
The bill then ordered third readng, and was read
third time and passed
Personal EXPLANATION. -s.
Mr. KING. rise, Mr.. President to call the attention o.
the Senator New Hampshire M HALE owhat is pub
shed in the Mtegencer of the 4h instant, purpong
be remarks made in the Senate OF the United States b Mr.
SEWARD and the Senator from New Hampshire, to the follow
Ing effect
81 think it Jefferson wto said that the natural ally o
slavery in the South the Democracy OF the North
" Mr.. HALE. 1t was Mr. Buchanan who said So.
was present. believe, in the Senate at the time, but
was that any such remark had been made by the
Senator from New Hampshire 1t was only on looking over
the paper lately that struck my eye, and not little
surprised that such remark had been made by the Senator
from New HAMPSHIRE and that had been put right i'm
medatey by Senator better acquainted with the
of the ex-senator from Pennsylvania.
ask the Senator from New Hampshire to state where,
when aud upon that Mr. Buchanan, either
in The Senate any where es made of the expression
which be REFEREED that the Northern Democracy the
tural allies of slavery at the South I
Mr.. HALE. have not the documents by me, and can
quote the precise phraseoogy and did not expect to
be called upon do it at this time but think that can
tsy the Senator from Alabama this subject before many
days do not undertake say what the precise phraseogy
but the substance Of it that the Democracy OF the
North the allies Of the South upon this question Of sa
very repeat that satisfy the Senator before many
days. but have not the documents by at this moment
Mr. KING. shall wait, them for the Senator from New
Hampshire TO make hs researches merely taking the occa-
sion that he cannot from any speech made by Mr.
Buchanan sustain that statement That Senator, while on
this foo several occasions discussed questions connected
with the subject OF slavery, and the thest he did go
to declare that in. his opinion, the Northern Democracy
in favor Of protecting the rights of the South to their
slave property under the constitution, and that them the
South might look for aid in defending and protecting their
rights That he has said many that hope and
trust he will stand BY and hope there many others
at the North equally ready to stand by the declaration that
they ready stand by the rights Of the South under the
constitution to this description Of property. Beyond that he
did CO. and beyond that the Senator from New Hamp
shire show he wen let his researches be
diligeut.
Mr. HALE. I. part of nay intention, certainly,
to do any injustice the late Senator from Pennsylvania
when made the remark made for the purpose of put
ting the Senator from New York (Mr. SswAnD) right
matter of history Nspoke from recollection entirely think
not mistaken; and confirmed in it by the recoec-
tion of the Senator who sits (Mr. CHAsE And
think, and satisfied will be found that Mr. Buchanan
went a great deal further in what be said
Mr. KING. will ask my friend from Mississippi (Mr
DAvs) read to the Senate what Mr.. Buchanan did say
The CHAIRMAN, (Mr. CLAr.) The discussion is en-
tely Of ORDER There is question before the Chair
e Mr.. MANGUM move that the Senate now proceed to
the consideration Of Executive business
Mr. DAVIS, of Mississippi wish merely to refer to the
language of Mr. Buchanan reported in the Congressional
Debates and will endeavor keep myself in order the few
remarks may offer upon it.
Mr. President did not hear the Senator from New Hamp-
shire make the which he reported the National
Inteigencer 10 have made in relation TO MIR. Buchanan.
had should have raised the question of accuracy with him
then heard the Senator from New York make the state
10 relation Mr.. jefferson, and heard promptly an
sered by my colleague and the Senator from Michigan
Certainly il that Mr. Buchanan Mr. Jefferson
have announced that the Democracy Of the North were
the allies Of slavery in the South That they have announced