The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-05-29
CONGRESS-.

COSGR E6Ss
A resolution ofIsreJ in the Senate BY Mr.. yu.
lee on Monday. calling on The rrssideni for Co
mics of al correspondence. Sc. ssspseting Cuba
and inquiring upon what authority The President
Of the United States has ordered squadron 10
Cuba, was taken up for consideraiieaion Tues
yday.
Mr.. Yules addressed the Senate in support Of
the passage Of his resolution. He remarked that
he Jill no, design expressing any opinion relative
40 the supposed revolution in csAa, nor on sbs
expedition .cn, out from this country, ihoosh hs
doubted WHITTIER such expedition hr< heen pro
hibted by the law Of 1919.
Mr.. Y. ssid he desired the United staies 10 pre-
serve the xsc,sx neutrality. hut believed ibe
movement made BY tho Administration 10 be he
.yond the Jurisdiction ofthe Government, and on
~ intended TO cover up their orn gross nesli.
gensc in falling 10 do what should hare been dose
at home. He conceived that Che Presidrw had
shown only some manifestation, as heretofore. To-
wards the struggles Of tie people, by frowning on
all Efforts in behalf Of Freedom, and encouraging
-despo,ism and iynuss-
Mr.. wehsses replied. maintaining he Pre-
sidcnt was compelled, by the law Of 1850 usc
shs land and naval forces Of the government u
suppress any armed expedition 6isea out in the
United States with the intention or Tor the pur-
pose Of operating against foreign nations. Such
an expedition. II sailing under the American Dag
was within the jurisdisSon Of the American c..
,yernment. He said he would vote for the rcso.
luton, however; but did not know when Or where
the President had ever shown an undue opposi'
zion to movements in behalf Of Seelom. He
said he beloved the present occaPant Of the Pre-.
,idcniial Chair to be a. sound Republican a,
any other man.
As tho subject Is likely 70 excite considerable
Interest in the country. we have Published ia
another column Mr.. Wcbs,er's remarks taorc at
large.
On the msfss Of xr. Clay the resolution was
isid on the table. and the compromise bill was ts-
ken up.
Mr.. soulc spoke two hours in opposition to tho
biIl as reported, and in favor Of the amendment
offered by Mr.. Davis He maintained that tie
Mexican laws abolshing slavery was not in force
at this time. Efl
Mr.. Clay replied, defending fhe bill from all
objections urged against it by the senator. and
calling upon him not to confinc himself 10 stating
objections, hut to submit such amendments as he
.dcsired, in proper form.
On "Wednesday the amendment Of Mr.. Davis,
of Miss. was modified at the suggestion of MIR.
Pratt so as to prohibit the Territorial Iegislstute
of Utah from passing any law to ntfoslace or ex-
.cIuae slavery; and inserting immediately thereaf.
ter a proviso that nothing therein shall be con-
strued as prohibiting the passage Of any law 10
give security and protection to properiy now theFa
.or which may hereafter be lawfully carried there,
The debate was further continued b, Messrs
lIpham, Soule, and Downs.
To the Housk, on Wednesday, the report Of
the committee on elections, adverse to the aimis.
sion Of the delegates from New Mexico and
Utah, was considered in committee Of the whole,
as special order. and afterwards postponed I'M
ail the first Tuesday in July.
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Within the last few DAYS information
has been received by the Government
rendering il most probable that military
organization has been set on FOOT wiihin
the United States, formidable both iaaum.
beers and from the character Of those en-
gagged in il, for The purpose Of attacking
the Island of Cuba aud revolutionizing
the Government.
We are informed that the President Of
the United States, Immediately sipsn the
receipt az The information, directed orders
10 be issued for the vessels of the Home
Squadron, as also for the steamer Sranac
and frigaie Congress. to proceed forthwith
10 the Island of Cuba, with a view ito as
cer,alng whether any military force. orga-
nized in the United States, was pEaceed-
ing from thence to Cuta, for the purpose
Of invading that island and revolniionizing
the Government; with express lnslruc-
lions, in the event Of such heing the case,
10 prevent the landing Of any such force
az the carrying out any such expedition OF.
enterprise; and with faraher instructions,
~ the event Of landing having been ell
ierir,l. TO prevent The aanding Of any re-.
INF rrsinenls, or Of any arms or provisions
uni.-r he American Gag. intended for such
eApvild.n or enterprise. ~ obedlcIce