The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-01-25
There was five ballo.tings for Clerk to
day but no election.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. s.
SENATE.
Memorials were presented.
Mr.. Upham presented anti slavery resolu.
lions Of the Legislature Of Vermont. On the
motion TO print, Mr.. Mason spoke against
the motion.
Mr.. Hale said the resolutions we're per.
feclly powerless. They we're made for home
consumption. They we're intended for Yer.
mont. There was small band Of fanatics
IN Vermont, whose Votes were counted by
both parties. Both parties voled for strong
resolutions, to be appealed to about election
,ime-when each party accused the other Of
pro- slavery.
Mr.. Phelps said the Senator was correct.
He himself disclaimed all right to interfere
! with concerns Of the States. There was no
intention on the part Of the Northern States
TO Interfere with the domestic concerns of
any Of the States. That there was folly and
fanaticism in his State he had 60 doubt -
and he did not believe the South was free
from it. But he claimed Congress had the
right to prohibit slavery 10 The territories Of
the United States. The regulation of these
territories, he said, should rest on the unb.
ased judgment of Congress.
Mr.. Rusk moved to lay the motion TO print
on The table.
Mr.. Yulee did not wish to discuss the ques.
ton Of slavery; but did net agree, as Sena.
tor from Florida. to print language Of i'll
breeding and insult, out Of courtesy TO Yer
mont.
The motion TO lay the motion 10 prin, on
The table was ega,ived-Y Yeas IL, Nays 40.
| Mr.. Hale explained that he had intended
TO say tina, there was great and growing dis.
satisfaction on the part Of the North, a, the
overshadowing influence Of rhs South upon
the legislation of this country.
MIR. Calhoun stated that i, was usual to
take up the order Of the day a, one O'Clock
and therefore he voted TO lay on the table.
He would say that he had long and s,ead.
ly resisted the current Of abolition feeling,
bat he was now in despair, and saw that il,
must 60 head. Gentlemen of the South
now admitted that the current opinion at the
North was not TO be resisted. What the
South would do it was not for him 10 say !;
but he had no doub, that when the time should
come, she would act IN a manner that was de-
nanded by her honor and interests.
Mr.. Borland opposed the motion to print,
because the resolutions were aggressive in
their character and insulting 10 the Sou h.
The suh]ec, WAS passed over.
The Senate took up the resolution offered
by Mr.. Cass for an inquiry into the expedi.
ehcy Of suspending diplomatic relations with
Austria, the motion Of Mr.. Hale to include
Russia pending.
Mr.. Foo,e who was entitled 10 the A ,or,
spoke a, length in support Of the resolution,
aud adverted 20 The opposition which the
resolution had me, flom two Senators who
spoke yesterday.
Mr.. Hale explained that he lad no. OPP
posed the resolution.
Mr.. Foole could, he said, easily distinguish
between the rose bush and the suipeut under
ii. The Senator's ennity was coucealed IN.
der the mask Of friendship. But he had mol
Intended 10 bestow notice on that Senator's
remarks, believing him to be under hauci.
nation.
He eompinen,ed the Senator from Ken.
lucky, MIR. Clay, and expressed his gralfic,.
hOh ~ uiiu III ms bul
he proceeded 10 consider the various oll.c.
tons which has been urged by that Senator,
to the proposition.
lie maintained that there vas social
bond between nation. which required that
they should conform themselves to the com.
mon opinion Of mankind, and that Austria
could take no offence at the withdrawal OF
our minister, while the measure would be an
encoura cement TO the friends OF liberal prin..
pies.
Mr. Foote complinsn'cd the e'cqne,i let.
ter Of e, Pfesiden, Tyler in favor Of the
Hungarians. He showed also from the re-
marks Of Mr.. Golden, that the example was
due to human liberty ard to The struggle for
republican freedom. The keystnne State
had spoken, and the American people, every.
where, had held meetings and expressed
their sentiments. He demanded that Con.
gress, as the representatives, Of twenty mil
lions Of people, should speak out in behalr Of
The oppressed,
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