Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-28

WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. 1859.

The Senate. Laid on the table
Afer some unimportsnt business the Senate pro-
ceeded to the special order Of The day. being Clays
compromise resolutions.
Mr.. Downs having the floor, proceeded TO address
the Senate at length in opposition to the resolutions,
and against the admission of California with her pre-
sent Constitution. He would not object to her ad-
mission had the Constitution been adopted legitimate
y by the people of State hut be believed il had
been adopted by the meddling of the Executive Mr..
Downs finally gave way for adjournment, without
concluding.
HoUsE.-Mr. Doiy offered resolution and moved
the previous question, that The committee ON Terrific
rles be instructed To report bill providing for the
admission of California into the Union n equal
footing with The original States, with the boundaries
and limits defined in the Constitution. said bill
embrace any subject matter outside of California
After considerable discussion, the yeas aud nays
were called on motion to lay the resolution the
table, which resulted-yeas 10, nays l2l.
Confusion has ever since prevailed. Several inef
fectua attempts made to adjourn. The mem
bers have mostly got their dinners aud there is every
prospect of long nights session.
THE session protracted till ID at night, and
then the Speaker declared the civil day ended "a
new idea y and adjourned the House. The Southern
men ore determined 10 throw every obstacle in the
way Of California, because the people prohibited
slavery They want TO carry their negroes there and
drive the whites from the mines
/ ExPLANATIoN.-In order to put an end to the dis
cusson of the slavery questions, Mr.. Doty offered
resolution insIrucihg the committee Territories
report bill admitting California she stands. The
southern members were taken completely by surprise.
but soon rallied and moved To lay the resolution
the table, which was ncgatived by decided majority.
Every pretPxt then resorted tn to off dl-
rect vote. The members frum the North and West
displayed GOODNESS of temper; they were determined
vote should be taken, and that determination would
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the Speaker.
+, WASHINGTON. Feb %, 1850.
SENATE.-The bills for the relief of the sureties
of the steamer United States, and of Maugle and
Quackenbush. sureiies I'd. s. Swartwout, passed.
The Senate then resumed the consideration of the
moiIan 10 refer the Presidents California Message to
the Coinmluee on Territories.
Mr.. Clemens having the floor, proceeded 10 discuss
Mr. Clay's resolutions, aud entered into defence Of
the South on the slavery question.
Afier lengthy debate, in which Clay. Cass and
FoOe PARTICIPATED, the further consideration Of the
subject postponed. and the Senate adjourned till
Monday.
HuUsE.-Atter -unimportant business, the House
went ni0 Committee of the Whole the Presidents
California Message
MIR. Bay, of Missouri, having the floor, after suIne
structures the Administration, launched out in the
Slavery question. He was willing 10 go with the
South as far as the Constitution warranted. He was
opposed to Slavery, but in favor Of giving the South
the rights guaranteed by the Constitution.
Mr. ThaddeUs Stevens followed with some remarks
on the subject of Slavery. He did not wish Slavery
extended, aud thought if let alone it would eat the
vitals of the South.
After further discussion, the Committee rose and
the House adjourned till tomorrow.
i The Senate yesterday confirmed the nomination o
Neil S. Brown, of Tennessee, Minister to Russia
and Wailes Forward, Charge to Denmark.
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OE-The New York Tribune is luboring very ener
geticaliy in trying prove the t4fdehty of THomA.
JEFFERSON to Christianity II will be difficult for the
Tribune to show than that Jeferson's notion:
very much resembed those held by the Quakers. Bu
suppose it could demonstrate beyond doubt that JEFF
ferson great skep,ic as Paine which il al
leges,-would the result strengthen the cause which
the Tribune processes much soliciude forl w,
think not. We suspect another motive, besides
disposition TO dispurage Jefferson politically. operates
upon the Tribune. Greeley himself has frequently
been charged with infdelity by his opponents
wings. He undoubtedly sympa,bises with the Frencl
n6dels of the present day, and he may think il pro
table md expedent show forth his own professct
faith by assailing the memory of Jefferson. He thu
attempts to kill two birds with one ne,-and per
haps three the last being thrust indirectly agans
Christianity, by procIaming the uEbeliei of grea
a Mr.. jefferson. We read (2 Cor. XII. Ia
that Satan may be transformed into angel of light
So may Greeley play the hyPocrits. and pretend b
5 q Christian, if he thinks i, will pay best.
GAMBLERS, &c. IN CALrcRNIA.-The New Yorl
i Tribune says An intelligent friend who euoye,
good opportunities for information in San Francisco
estimates the amount Of gold in the hands of tn
gamblers alone Of that city, the lst of January
(our latest date) at Fourteen Millions of Dollars
These 'sporting men, by the way, have done tn
largest business of any class Of operators in Caor
MIA during the last year. They subscribe literally I
new churches, and assume the character of public
5 spirited citizens. They of course pay the highes
rents and rnher the most Of them; though the bes
private house in the city is owned and occupied b
!, women of very equivocal character"
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h The " OPPRESSED" SoUTH.-Of the FIVE full for
eign missions flied under this administration. fou
are from the slave states and but from the fire
sates-viz. Mr.. Rives Of Va. 10 Paris; Mr.. Barren
ger of N. c. to Madrid; Mr. Letcher of Ky. I
D Mexico; and Bailie Peyton of La. To Chili-whil
Abbot Lawrence of Mass. as Minister To England,
the only selection of that grade Of appointments fri
Y the Free States. II is decidedly ungeneruus thu
to thrust all the diplomatic duties and diplomatic do
j. lars the abused South Ii is enough make ther
n disunionisls. so as TO escape such oppression.
v Other southern martyrs will be forced tax
!. the places If Hsnnegan and Webb.
MICHIGAN RoAD.-Messrs. Geo. West and Hnlme
are ioking active measures fur plankng this impor
: taut route,-ony second in Importance to the Ma
. tional road. They raised moro than ten ihousnn
z Ill. s...k s.,h<cri nions i, ns ma no dnra w