The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-03-23
ThlrlyPirst Congresso~lsl Session.
MAsnlrnrnr. Mnrrl 10.

ton iur o committee Of thirteen caUf up,
MGs-rs Baldwin, lienlon, aud Webster
hoped lhnf tnr prppusnl iDr admitting Cali
l1ruiu, might bo hrlrd upon separately IDW
ilr territorial question. NJ Cnss made
feply a. Alr Calhoun, in which Boz rDuiul-
meuIod Mr Foplo fpr liz hiasdni 90 No Cal
hnHi'B charges against liie North. Mr Cal
hnuu rcIoincd and declared HAT Jo did mean
~ hs rlrrrl, a. make lia admission Of Cal
ilnrnln he ffd question, THIS b. impnuluEt,-
J., lll, eat,Is's ~ ili tl-li4fe Az Nelriet ui'
-efsadi
't'mT UHtFr MI thU circumstances, ilr ,vus
we'll satisfied liHl The only course a. hn puf-
sued wnpl a. tcrp lhc question Of lln ndnia-
Hofi ti irlif..fii'ii 9lHllngt ald hrpntAitA lie
Wg- prepared 10 Nole lnr ndnirrI"n Jnri o.
rhc cn1uc-, aud Wns prepared 10 show Ihnl
10 llr Senate had lhe question originally DO
fore Them, thry ruulil have mudr 90 hrllrf
boundaries tor her rliuu rlc hns already
Mr. Davis, Of Nj sslssppi, ruid be- believed
from prescott indications, ilntn diH-uluIlon
ui llr Union WuH nrur ~ hand
Mo-srs Butler aud Davis opposed the a.
70 dnpillu of Mr. Eunlc'- plan of committees
/ 90 prr-cuL Tue rulgrc1 was lhcn pos'p"n.
cd uuu tomorrow,
The California Message was then lnkcI
up mad Mr. Douglas spoke 90 lcuRili, ndyps
cuung nuu-iutonoullon ou the subject Of
slavery,
/ utho House, Mr. Thompson, Gom tho Ju-
dietary Committee, ropourd bin lor nu adj
dtluuHl judicial DISTRICT m l.nriofn Texas,
and utkrd lhut tlr hd might ihcu hc pat up
on liz pnssap0, Mr. McClrruund and others,
opposed lha passage Of tho till, chiefly on
. The ground tint II might involve ruuiullinl
on the Texas boundary question, Tho suit
Iect was debated one hour aud lii.hlly re'cfs
rcd To tli" Committee OF the Whole.
lu Comutitlcc Of the Whole, Air Andrew
Johnson introduced n resolution inslructing
the Committee On Territories Ia report TILL
fur the admission Of California uH a Smlc; 90
lcPaIlzc the provisional governments louct
by territories ulso lu provide for fetroccssiuu
Of the District mud Tor tie recovery of iugl-
tive slaves, IHid over
The special order, the California Mrssnno,
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cipnll, ou the couslimtiouality ri territorial
legislation
WAsuiN0ToS, March IL,
In the Senate tnr question Of Receiving
petitions for nbolirhluR slavery was debated.
Nc Prnt moved to lay the petitions on Ihr
lublr' yeas ~ nays IL. NJ Seward moved
thoir reception, md then To lay ihcn vi the
'ublc. Carried.
Tht California; higssuRc WHY rtIru 'ukrtr
up, and Mr. Douglass resumed his spcech.-
lie -nid That IT. The admission OF California
was delayed one year, HAT territory would
divide into Two Stalrr, aud In tlHt form de-
maud admission. which tic North would al.
Nuchlc.
Mr. Cass resumed his speech commenced
yesterday. lie fc.Hrtrtlrd tie Nicholson
doctrine, that The people themselves must
sculc all internal policies.
Mr. Davis Of Mics, would accept tho Mis.
sour cninproniifc.
The House had tho California question
under consideration NJ usual, and wrs.-ud'
dressed hv Mr. llchnrd Of Vermont, Hud Mr.
uf Freedom, and thc lulto, uf Sp;Dfy. Me
Morse declared hiuHcf ln iavur of Dis-olu.
ton, unless Congress Wtll c"narut to rsinb
lirh slavery on ~ much at the Territory 90
The tinted Stutrs ug tres rctiti' 81 '1'''l"g, ~
Hlin,
WAumNoToN, March 10,
lu senate Mr Rusk reported hill for the
establishment ofposl offices and poet ruld~
~ tglHurulh aud Oregon; plsu for increasing
the ndu,hor Of clerks IA the post office de-
purtmcut.
M Walker introduced hll providing for
tiic iuripirut UCasuirV for constructing o.
railroad from the Mississippi River 10 ac
Pacific.
ca motion of'Mr Davis Of Miss, Till to
increase The number of couuissarirs was
taken ~ pudpu..rd'
ON mutuun ct Mr. lIa lrcr the hill granting
public lauds To the luugnriaus, was laid on
the table
The Census hill WINS then taken mp ON
mo'iuu at MIR Davis of No.s. Mr. Badger
moved tu I,ruuurt b.. with 90. oIu'ipn 'uU-
rTUTUE rr7-rr1-r- TrTr7g
uuts. Motion ueguuNed--lrus lG, nays .9a
44s.-hsl ssi.. ll4el- IeLairL- 1, Alcz=ta ILL.
win Smith, Dawson, Badger, Shields, Tn.
drrwuud. Cla,, Benton aud DAVIS, of Mn.
~ichu-e,t-. Sir Dawson oil ,.d Go sah-,tulr
for ihr toll, which vas ordered lu hc printed
VII Badger moved to pus'pon lllr subject
until Iursday, which Was adopted.
In the House in Committee of the Whole
bills from thr private culrudcr we've taken
W. Ihc pclllon of Morse x lla-kc--lor
relief of d.. Cooper, hucd h., order of Gen.
Jackson at New Orlcaus-ior the rcci of
li.' l"iis ~ tiIg couIMHudcr- uf- Iiiu Irirntr
Phi dclnLil--tciaung 10 the Patent Office
-sc,eraliy reported upon lavorably, when
the Committee rose.
WAsuNGroN, March IL.
In the SENATE, petitions being in order,
Mr-D ,ckinson presented u petition to pre- /
serve the public lands for pos,erty; Mr. Stur-
pCow one Tor The iiicrcnso OF dnTics on iron;
also one asking for the formation of terrific |
rial governments without the proviso, aud n
memorial declaring that Congress cannot
abolish slavery ia the District of Columbia |
without the consent Of Maryland.
Mr. Ctay's resolutions were taken up, uUd I
MIR. Badger OF North Carolina, delivered II
moderate but firm speech. lie thought that
ii Gov Seward had spoken the sentiments !
of the North, the continuation of the Union ,
was no longer desirable; bur he did not he.
lievc such to he the sentiments of the North.
MIR d. gave way for motion to postpone, and