Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-03-01

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an hour in defending the North against the cba-oa
of aggression upon Southern rights He maintained
that the reverse was the case Since the formation
of the government nine slave States had been admit.
ted, and only eight free States. He expressed b;s
determination to maintain, at all hazards the inteer
ty of the Union. He said that the great Northwest
had sworn, as he now swore that the Union sho.,s
be preserved. Illinois had given nine regiments to
maintain our national honor in Mexico She woud
give four times as many to maintain our national
unity.
Mr.. Winthrop addressed the Committee in defence
of his own position and that of the North. Mr.. w.
was particularly severe on the free sellers.
Shortly after, the Committee rose.
Several Executive communications were received
and referred and the House took up the Senate bil
for the relief of the bondsmen of the German Govern
ment in the matter of the steamer United States
The bill read three times and passed, and then
the House adjourned over till Monday
MONDAY, Feb. 25-
SENATE.
Mr.. Benton rose to make an appeal to the Senate
He was referred to in a speech by the Senator from
Alabama, (Mr. Clemens) and he now rose to speak
in point He went on to read the passage about the
lion and the lamb-the great expunger, and great
expounder, and great compromised &c-lying down
together. He did not wish to reply to the eloquent
remarks of the Senator from Alabama but he would
notice or two points. He read Mr.. Clay's reply
to Mr.. Clemens, and Mr.. Clemens explanation.
Mr. Clemens said the passage was misreportcd.--
He had said that the explanation between the gen.
tlemen intmated that California would be admitted
and he considered that as dangerous to tho
South.
Mr.. Benton accepted the explanation, and was
happy to be relieved from the necessity of urging
anything
The resolutions of Mr.. Foote, in relation to the
establishment of the Territories of California, New
Mexico, and Descret, were taken up He moved to
refer the same to select committee of thireen-six
from slave States and six from free States and one
more to be chosen by them.
Mr.. Turney to make correction as to the
acts of the Tennessee Legislature. He referred to
article in the nellgencer the subject of the res
outions passed by the House in opposition to the
Southern Convention
Mr.. Turney said the statement was untrue The
extract enormously attributed to the Nashville
Union. The Union strongly in favor of the
Southern Convention. Again, the resolutions were
unsupported and tended to give erroneous impress
sion. The only important part of the resolutions
was omitted. The statement assumed that the Lee
gislature condemned the object of the Convention
This was untrue. The democrats had majority in
the House and the wings in the Senate. The House
took ground against the admission of California and
appointed delegates to the Convention. The whig
Senate took the ground that the people should select
the delegates to the Convention if they chose to be
represented in it, Why does the Intellgencer select
one side of these statements That is not the way
to preserve the Union. The Union is not to be pre-
served by the carrying out of the views of Northern
fanatics, and the submission of the South.
Mr.. Clay's compromise taken up and discus
aed Mr.. Miller, of N. I, concluded his remarks.
| Mr.. Foote'S resolution in regard to the organiza-
ton of Territories, taken up.
Mr.. Foote urged the appointment of Committee
as the only means of adjustment
Some conversation was had upon the question Of
; appointing Committee. The proposition seems to-
be gaining ground. The subject was passed over,
and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES,
This day set apart by the rules for the reception
of petitions. The Chair called the States for that
purpose, when numerous petitions unimportant in
their character, presented and appropriately
referred. When Ohio was called,
Mr.. Giddings presented petition from citizens Of
Pennsylvania and Delaware, asking Congress to take
measures for the peaceable dissolution of the Union,
and moved its reference to Select Committee, with
the following instructions, viz: To enquire whether
dissatisfaction with the present confederation Of these
J, States exists among the people thereof"
: Cd IF so, to what extent such dissatisfaction
: tends.
0 Sd. The cause of such dissatisfaction.
4th The proper mode of quieting such discomfort.
l Objection being made, the question taken on
the reception of the petition and decided in the neg
2 ative-8 yeas to 1872 nays So the petition not
; received.
Mr.. Root presented petition for the abolition of
slavery in the District of Columbia. Referred to the
Committee on the District of Columbia.
, Mr.. Wentworth introduced, by the suspension of
the rules petition of certain Mormons in the State
of Illinois, demonstrating against the admission of
Deseret State into the Union, the ground that
the prime movers and principal men in Deseret
enemies to the United States-are in favor of kingy
government are robbers, punderers, murdcrers and
polygamists, &c.
The House, after the reception Of numerous petit
, 4ions, adjourned at 81 o'clock.
4 TUESDAY, Feb, 20.
= Both the Senate and House adjourned at an early
hour to attend the funeral of Gen. MNeill gallant
officer of the war of 1872 and distinguished for his
bravery at Bridgewater and Chippewa, at one of
which battles he received wound, the effects of
which followed him to his grave. No business of
: any Importance was transacted in either House.
= "TR1N1DAD DE CUBA, Feb Is,
in our Sugar market no material change has ta-