Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-14

sustained on other grounds Of interest peculiar to those sec
lions. II smphaticaly great national aequlon
vocsed q stimulating the manufacturing and com"e'c
intsrests Of the North and aordng market TO tho
and provisions Of the West By the Democracy every wnsle
in the Union il supported and carried on Dlosa ~
Of policy and expedency, and certainly inc oou 800
In Justice TO be held specially responsible for or Pecus ~
fitted by il. Indeed believe II has even more aise'y
advanced In pecunary view, the great interests ano
prosperity Of the North and West than OF inc ooun'
Il was too, believe wse just ana ~ .Soron hsne
made apy ground of special responsibility to the SOUTH 10 re-
laon TO the Mexican any claim OF superior on
the part of the North in regard to the territories from
Mexico That war; too trust is to be held as 1t has been
pronounced by this Government in all its departments, and
by the verdict of the Union just and righteous one and as
such ts responsibility not TO be cast as matter OF rePoach
or Of Acknowledgement on the South be not sucn we
are stiematzed before the world with the nexnguishabe
u Of rapne and oppression pactised feeble neighbor
No sir The just and righteous, and as such
ought have engaged equally the resources the vao and
the sympathes Of all people All were to share its bur
dens and equally participate in its acquisitions We OF the
South did part manfuly and ully-al admit it. The
vaor and Of citizens expended In large
And sir, every conceivable principle are
we entitled TO equality Of privilege and enjoyment in the
territories which constitute the prize OF our common victories
and sacrifices deny all claim Of the North from any ante
cedents the war; from any in it superior rights
or exclusive appropriation We may indeed be excluded and
declared from all enjoyment but surely that's wrong ana ag
mended by FRIEND too that have deserved as the pun
shmen ofpas demet the need of unrequed favors
due the North.
mr.. BROWN, Of Mississippi, said that he had always
thought that 1t good policy for party when fairly
whipped give up It well understood that they had
made fair fight and had conquered twice out Of three times
but they had been beaten at last would be the better plan
now to leave the the people; If they satisfied
their representatives ought be- The gentleman from Viz
gnia reminded him Of valiant youth, who the day sue
ceedng the battle Of New Orleans was seen busly loading
his gun and firing and upon being asked what ne was
doing he replied that he carrying on the war on MS own
hook, "a laugh He tor turning over the matter to the
people now and letting them dispose Of it. He trusted that
his friends would yield the fight gracefully here And added
Mr.. B., SO help me God, am for resistance. !,
The question taken on the amendment Of Mr. SEDDoN
and il was, without division, negatved.
The question then recurring on the amendment OF Mr.
WELLBoRr ii was taken and decided in the negative.
Mr. ScHENcK moved to amend BY striking out the Ioow-
ing from the 9th section, viz
Except only that in all cases involving title to slaves the
said error appeals shall be allowed and decided by
the said Court without regard to the value OF the
matter property, title in controversy and except Also
that
Mr. g. remarked that there provision in the bill which
allowed wris of and appeals to the Supreme Court in
all matters exceeding thousand dollars in value and there
provision for ws Of and Of habeas corpus where
the liberty Of the person was concerned He had moved to
strike passage from which might be plausby inferred
that property in slaves recognised of the existing
laws of the State II might be said that was intended
to apply only where there claim for fugves
from service action the for damages where
slave had been enced away from his owner in his own State
It true that applicable to such cases. but was not
limited hem and it also fairly to be implied from the
phseoogy Of the act that slavery recognised as existing
there by authority of law.
The question was taken on the amendment and it
agreed to.
On melton Of Mr.. KAUFMAN, the committee then rose
and reported the bill to the House.
Under the operation of the previous question the bill
read third times and the question being its passage
Mr. If he
which was seconded.
And the question being put, shall the bill pass !"
decided in the affirmative by the following vote
Breck Briggs. Brooks William Brown, Chester Butler
GoS5s Daniel DeSey, Dimniek Disney Durham, Edmund
son, Eliot Alexander Evans Ewing Fuller, Gentry Gerry
Gilmore, German Hail. HARRISON, l. G. Harris, T. L. Har
ris Raymond Hubbard, billiard, Hoagland Houston, How
ard j. W. Jackson, A. johnson, J. L. johnson, Jones'
Kaufman, Kerr, La Sere, LETTER. Levin. Le6ed Job Mann
Lanahan, R. M. McLane, F. E. Mclean, McMullen, Mo
Willie, Morehead Morton Outlaw Owen Parker Peaslee
Pitman, Potter Richardson, Robbins Robinson Rose Ross
Savage Shepperd, Sany, +. r. Stanton, X. H. Stanton
Strong, Jacob Thompson, James Thompson b. Thompson
Thurman, Toombs, Walden, Watkins, Weborn, Wildrick
NAYs-Messrs. Alexander. Allen Bennett, Bingham
Booth soxd01 A. G. Brown Burt TIT. a Susr
Cole, Corvn, Crove, Dekey, Dixon Doty, Duer Duncan
Drkee Nathan Evans Feaherston Fitch Fowler Gddngs
Cot Ho hsaH s fas
jackson, Julian, G. G. King, J. G. King, j. A. King
King Horace Mann, Matteson McKissock Mcqueen, Mea
cham Meade, Moore, Morris Nelson, Newell, Ogle Olds
Otis, Peck, Reed. Reynolds, Root, Rumsey, sackett
Sawtelle Schenck Schoocra Seldom Sylvester Sprague
Thaddeus Stevens, Setson, Sweetser Taylor, Tuck Var
DYKE Vinton, Waldo, Wallace, Wentworth Woodward-s5
Mr. HARRIS Of Illinois, moved reconsider the vott
just aken and also moved lay the motion to reconsider
the table; which latter motion was agreed to.
And the House then adjourned.
TuRsDAy. SEpTEMRER 10. 1850.
Mr.. BOYD to question Of privilege. The Repre-
sentaves from the State of California present. and be
understood desired to be sworn in.
Mr.. VENABLE to make aqueston as to the right
these gentlemen take this floor He said that
would give him very great pleasure to be relieved Of the
stutonaI difficulty which he had on this subject, and be
should be very much gated he could do so with propr
ety. for their admission The constitution provided
that the times places, and Of holding elections fol
Senators and Representatives shall be prescribed each State
by the Legislature hereo Now, the facts Of the as he
had learned them from the very best authority, these
The California Convention met and adopted constitution