The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-24

mitec on the District Of Columbia bill 10 incorporate
&c Gispd Lodge Of The iedspsndeni Order Of Odd Eel
lows the District OF Columbia, and moved that il BE-
referred % the COMMITTEES Of the Whole House, and that
M joNrS ma ,hat ,hs hi, h. ,.;a a. ,ns ,.hl..
on which motion, Mr. BROWN. Of Mississippi h DC,
manded the ayes and noes
Mr. JONES. withdrawing the motion to lay the bill on
the table, remarke that since his connexon with Con-
gyess bin had been passed incorporate the Masonic
Fraternity and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows OF
this District On that occasion he had opposed both not
because he opposed to either OF these orders He
was himself member Of OF them and felt kindly
towards the other whose objects love- friendship
and charity That order he with pleasure acknowl
that its utility would be increased by granting il spe
cla privileges He held that the general government was
without The power. to grant charters OF incorporation,
and thus believing, he would oppose all attempts TO ex
ercse this power for purpose even so public spirited as
this .S
explained was 10 incorporate benevolent association.
II reserved TO Congress the right 70 repeal alter or
amend the charter at their pleasure. Congress was in the
habit q snaeing such measures at the request Of ct
no valid objection To the enactment OF the measure now
before the House.
on the table, asked the yeas and nays thereupon which,
having been ordered the motion was not agreed oyeas
So, nays o..
And then the said bill was referred to the Committee OF
the Whole House. and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. BROWN, OF Mississippi, also reported from the
same committee a bill to incorporate the German Roman
Columbia, and moved its reference the Committee OF
the Whole House, and that II be printed.
Mr. JONES moved that the bill be laid on the table;
which motion not agreed 10. s8s6rt sss %
And then the said bill referred to the Committee
Of the Whole House. and ordered to be printed.
Mr. MORTON, from the same COMMITTEES, reported q
bill TO increase the compensation allowed to the keeper
Of the south "draw OF the Potomac bridge in the Dis
trct OF Columbia. and moved that it be referred to the
Committee OF the Whole House, and that il be ordered 70
After few remarks on this motion, between Mr..
JONES against, and Mr. MORTON in favor of the bill.
On motion Of Mr.. JONES. il was laid on the table
On moiion Of MI SYLVESTER, the House then re-
solved itself into Committee of the Whole the state
c ns uen @ q Mssp u as
Mr. MOREHEAD, being entitled to the floor, went on
o address the committee expressing great anxiety for
the full and final settlement of the slavery questions in
issue. The condition of public sentiment engendered by
the sectional differences these questions alarm
ing in tue extreme, threatening TO endanger the continue
ance of the Union, as he went to show at some
length, .
Before the adoption Of the constitution which is partly
federal and partly national, the original States were n.
dependent The formation OF this Union the result
OF spirit OF aity and desire to subserve the general
good In settling the terms of the Union the slave
holding States had jealousy guarded their interests and
rights in connexon with their institutions, by providing
for slave basis OF representation, limiting the legality OF
the foreign slave trade to term Of years. &c. Mr. M
here described these ana ths Gu
The subject had been referred sad he) to committee OF
one from each State which had reported in favor OF
limitation Of the legality of the foreign slave trade to
1900 and Tor striking out the proposed provision that
twothds of the Congress should have power 70 regu-
late commerce. On argument in convention this report
was adopted, with an amendment extending the time TO
1905 Mr. M concsey related the position OF the dele
gates from the different States this subject to show
that il the North which then for the most part OPP
posed the abrogaon of the foreign slave trade He held
oo that the North had not only fatened the foreign
slave trade, but, he argued at length 10 prove, the
North also reaPed the greater share OF the profits OF the
aho If alava fha
that day 10 this Was i right, then, for the North to
forward to add to the embarrassments to the
South growing ont of the fact that the latter contains
two different in so nearly equal numbers! de
designed 10 make charge against the North in tins
matter, being willing TO pass the continued and
s. e wses ~
detail Yet these attacks constituted melancholy proof
OF general disposition in the North to assail the South
that the people Of he South held no properly in their
savestheirs, he contended, before the formation OF the
constitution. He referred the Pacheco case to prove
that this the position occupied BY many northern
members The constitutional provision for the surren-
der OF fugitive slaves had become dead letter. MIR.
WEBSTER and other eminent northern statesmen had &C
knowledged that this matter the constitutional rights
OF the South had been practically sbrogated northern
gentleman, the course OF this debate, had remarked
that he would insist making law for the restoration
Mr. NJ here went on to show that, when the GRIM
inal arrested he not entitled to trial by jury on
his commitment and that the preliminary arrest of the
criminal for commitment The northern States had, in
too many instances. made statutes 10 vate the constu
tional rights of the South in this matter
Mr.. VAN DYKE challenged the gentleman from Ken
lucky 10 name instance in which bona fdc owner in
pursuit OF his slave had been prevented al the North
from getting his property when proceeding according TO
the law oil 1898.
Mr.. BAYLY was understood TO say that he knew Of
dozen instances
Mr.. STANTON, Of Kentucky, had last night received
the record OF such
Mr.. MEADE went on 10 explain case in point. in
which northern State had virtually set the law OF
1893, as well the constitution, at defiance
Mr.. M0REHEAD continuing argued that the burden
OF the anti slavery efforts OF the day were directed not re-
ally against slavery in the Territories the District
OF Columbia but In the States and then he drew thrill
ling picture OF the injustice and danger which could not
fail to grow OF the OF their effort TO bring the
influence and power OF the general government to bear
against the property Of so great value to 80 large an in
teresi of this country
Taking up the question OF the right OF Congress to
prohibit slavery in the Territories, MIR. M. explained
the different positions occupied in Congress and elsewhere
the subject He held in this connexion that the adop.
ton Of the ordinance Of 1857 proof OF the ex.
siencc Of the power. Some distinguished northern
jursts had denied this power, and James Madison and
other oil the first statesmen the Unon had produced
held TO the doctrine His views in accordance
with THEIRS and he argued prove their proprety The
member from Ohio, Mr. DISNEY said Mr.. M. had made
powerful speech-an irefragabe argument upon this
point settling the question: he conceived. adversely to
the existence OF this power 10 Congress He regretted
however, to hnd that gentlemen, after proving his doc
une to be right. dimating his disposition TO waive the
views OF his constituents this subject and force the
President TO cnddrse or n vefo n proyiso hill