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SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 8, 1850.


ring in relation to the recent expedition
against Cuba, transmitting reports from
the several heads of Departments, con-
tanning all the information in possession
of the Executive relative to the subject,
and stating that no information has been
received establishing the existence of any
revolutionary movement in the Island of
Cuba among the inhabitants of that Is
land. The correspondence discloses the
fact that repeated attempts have been
made under the direction of foreigners
enjoying the hospitality of this country,
to get up armed expeditions in the Uni
ted States for the purpose of invading
Cuba, and showed that the Government
had been faithful in the discharge of its
treaty obligations with Snain and the ex-
ecution of the acts of Congress. The
message was read and ordered to lie on
the table.
Mr. Seward presented the proceedings
ola meeting of citizens of Syracuse, New
York.
The first resolution condemns the loss
oftime in the action of Congress, which
the mee,ing considers as having resulted
from the efforts of the Shareholders in the
South to give unreasonable and unjust
preponderance TO the interests of the To-
cal institutions.
The second resolution declares that, in
the opinion of the meeting and, as they
believe, in accordance with the universal
and unanimous sentiment in New York,
California is entitled to admission into the
Union with her present constitution and
her present boundaries, without condi-
ton, restriction, or limitation, and with
out reference to any other question now
before Congress.
The third asserts the constitutional
power of Congress to prohibit slavery in
the Territories Of tn" United States, and
protests against the passage of any law
for the establishment of territorial gov
ernments in New Mexico and Utah
which shall not contain the Wilmot Pro
viso.
The fourth protests against the passage
of any law for the apprehension and sur
render of fugitives from labor or service
which shall not recognise the right of the
writ Of hobeas corpus and of trial by jury
in the State and in the county in which
the claim is attempted to be cnfo' ced
The fifth asserts that it is the duty Of
Congress pass laws providing for the
security ofall persons. Inhabitants of
free State, whose business or inclination
leads them temporarily into any Of the
slavcholding States
The sixth protests against any lcgisla-
ton in Congress by which the contin-
uance of slavery in the District of Co
lumbia, beyond the time when its aboli-
ton may be demanded by public opinion,
or become necessary or expediot in the
judgment of Congress itself. shall be
effected, or by which such abolition may
be made to depend on the assent of any
adjoining State. and expresses "a desire
for the removal Of slavery altogether
from the national capital.
The seventh expresses anxiety and
alarm at the attempt to induce Congress
to assent 10 compacts and compromises
tending to compel or restrain the action
of future Congresses.
The eighth declares that if the Consti-
Wv" Woo io'h'Su upon tiS pan vi COiu
promises to feelings and opinions then cx
isting, it by no means follows that the
system of compromise should be pcfpet-
nal until the end of time.
Mr.. Webster by unanimous consent,
asked and obtained leave to introduce a
bill aRaendatory of an act respecting fu-
gitives from justice, and persons escaping
from the service Of their masters, ap.
proved 12th July, 1898; which was read
and ordered to be printed.
On Introducing the bill, Mr.. Webster
remarked that at an early period of the
session, he turned his attention to the
subject Of preparing bill in respect to
the retaining Of fugitive slaves, or pre-
pairing some amend aents to the existing
law on that subject. He conferred with
many eminent members of the legal pro-
fession, and especially with high iu'i-
cial authority who had more to do with
questions Of this kind, he supposed, than
any other Judge in the United States.
dfter these consultations and confercn-
ces. he prepared a bill amendatory OF ii 9
act of 1903; intending when the time
to lay it before the Senate for consider
alton. He now desired to present it to
the senate, as it was prepared some