The New York herald., 1850-01-29
THIRTY-FIRsT CONGREss.
IRST SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %, 1850.
Senate.
FIRST SESSION

flkST SESSION.
wAsHrscroS, Jan. %, 1850.
Senate.
COLLECTING REVENUE.
MT SrwAmp submitted the comparative statement Of
the expenses Of collecting In New York during
the years ls4s and ls4e. Referred to Finance Com
nittee.
MIR SEwARp also presented memorial Of the Cham.
Der ef Commerce In favsr Of . branch mint In New
York. showing the large proportion Of specie and bullion
imported into New York.
HuNGARIAs REFUGEES.
Mr SEWARD also presented resolutions, passed by the
Legislature ef New York. In favor Of appropriate
Of lands In behalf Of the Hungarian refugees and In
favor of the freedom Of the public lands to actual
settlers.
wanted the publication Of the land once report, to
in the sction which he had proposed relative to
grants Of land to actual settlers.
srEAMfR UNITED STATES.
Amer the presentation of numerous petitions, Mr..
Ke from the Committee Foreign Relations reported
back bill releasing the sureties Of the steamer
States from ther bonds and recommended its passage
CENSUS.
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Msssachusetts from the Select Com.
mittee on the Census reported the bill providing fer
the taking Of the seventh census which he moved be
made the special order for Thursday next.
Mr Foors objected, and said that for one he was
willing 70 transact any Of the ordinary legislation Of
the country until certain momsntuous question shall
fsOme
The motfon 10 make the bill special order was
agreed to.
oEsrRAL AMERICA.
Mr. Douglass's resolution calling upon the Presden
for all correspondence relative to Nicaragua and Gen.
trail America. Was adopted
SO much Of the Presdsnts message relates to com.
aud internal improvements referred TO the
Committee on Commerce.
rHs arHsaNic CONFORMATION.
Mr. Foore submitted resolution, which lies over In
favor Of resuming diplomatic relations with the Ger
manic Confederation.
Mir srwssp gave notice Of bill granting lands to the
Hungarian refugees.
fugitive SLAVES
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the special
order-the bill providing for the ensctua ex.cu-
tiop Of the cau,e Of the constitution relative to the
Mr. MAsos proceeded to address the Senate upon
the bill;t vas based upon two clauses OF the con-
sution one 70 section Of the Union
the enjoyment Of . certain species Of property; the
other requiring the extrsdition Of fugitives from
marked upon the sssr.ssv. and unconstiiatiOnsi in
yasiop Of the rights Of The South, and the nunca.
tiOn Of the .on.titu,ios. provisions in supgcr, and
tures o Northern satss In viev Of the spirit mani
Tested By the North he had no iaes that the bill,
remain dead isttsr upon the statute book The south
were ccmpslled to ssk the majority TO pass and be 60
vsrned by Law, executing constitutional provision
sSan,t which they had been for years in revolt on
the adoption Of the constitution Northern delegates
had conceded to the south certain advantages, for
which they received important eoncessons the very
people Who nov 90 sensitive that they eould not
even hear the word slave mentioned In their
sold the South receiving valuable consideraton there
for the advantages connected With the institution
Of slavery TO which he had referred They yielded to
the south the based upon the offensive
iDstituteb they tied I. cir hands up from ell legiss
ton hbitng the ssve trade fer twenty years and
tcsmnly bound themselves to yield up the fugitees
NON labor taking refuge In free states. tNetvith-
standing all THE savehoders when purfuing their
capped property into the adjscent free States not
only treated like Aliens but like enemes; and this
duct vas encoursgsd after year, By the legisla
tures 81 the nslassholding states. lie contended
that the constitution made the duty of the States to
rsespture end deliver the ueitves taking refuge With
MP Of fpatves from justice He cited In support Of
hs position. IN opinion presented TO President wash
neton four ere after the adoption OF the eopstitu
tiop, by the then attorney general which he urged
placed that construction upon the clause Of the copsi
tuition nov In question In submitting the defnition
dual suthcsfy IN any state had any right to inter
pose between the Of eecaped slaves and the f
eives that have the right enquire whether one
is the the other the slave; much less have
they the right TO modest the master In the
e his claim TO the slaves He urged further that the
grounds for the purpose OF capturing his slave with
being liable 20 action for trespsss He should he
allowed TO such force might be necessary 10 Sc
cure the slave without committing breach Of the /
peace, and II the slave should make resistance he |
should be PERMITTED TO use such measures as
hese rishts he held the rights Of Ownership
cosstituton did not confer them; they we're anecs-
dent TO the constitution, and incident Of property
apd vhep the constitution recognized slave property,
carried With u all the obligations arising out Of the
rights of property. In the course Of On explanation
In defence of the various classes Of the bin MIR Msou
sid that The only class Of scers vhe could be scted