The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-13
WAsHI>e1o~. February IL. 1850

The QrsktT Memoir % Dtssoiston Of the Unioa-pieps
n hr. Csss. aud Mr.. CGyfon-dr. Berrien on the
Stasoy Qusshon- Rsrenue B,H in the House
The petition presented by MIR. Hale last week from
certain usksrs Of Chet,r county Pennsylvania pray
ing Congress 10 relieve the Northern States from the
odipn 81 any connection with negro slavery, by u
p-ae.Abe dissolution OF the Union up as the hrst
thDg for tn. sderaton Of the Senate this
The question srs on the reception of the petition.
Mr. ttRs- eoDt-ndte for the right OF petition the
ppisers unlimited and unconditional right Of petit
ucL tat the Senate had right to reject the petit
ti,p whatever II might be IL was the duty Of the
S.Ist. a. 60 hear It. aud then dismiss It.
otheT~ise act upon hut the Senate has power
TO rsfuse 90 receive = petition
Mr. Dayton maintained that this petition was too
on.psi and ipsuluns to admit Of q reception; IL
snib ak.d the members OF the Senate TO perjurs
thtDstlN.s by "r.scrably breaking up q constitu-
ton which they had sworn TO support
Mr. Csss, In very spirited style auimaavertsd upon
msu" .S,, psb, 20 he r.fu.sd rsosssaon % IN ms
moot emphatic form Of disapprobation. As for the
right Of petition the people had greater rights right
. hundred thou.spd times more valusbl. and power
full the right OF the bal boxes Mr. Case depleted in
terrible distncpss. th. horrors which would follow
Q dissolution of the mon.
Mir w.b-t.r r.pudisted the petition II was nothing
moIe thsn prayer TO the Senate zach aud all OF them
TO break up the constitution which before God and
IN. holy k,ang-ly they had sworn to import
Mr.. copper followed, In describing the horrible dis
ast'rs ust would foow disuDiop In very nearly the
same tsrms ~ set forth By Mr. Clay some days ago.
h-,rs Cutler Hale JOHN Davis Wales cooper,
Clemens. chase, Foote, MsDgum and Seward con-
very 'stfsctory recognitios. ali round the bless
ipes az the nion; butit n due to Mr. Clemens and
by hnckncyed identities upon the blood aud bones u
our fct.fsthsrs who tell together at Saratoga York
town snd Eutaw but on the contrary. they insisted
that III. integrity a tbs 4 nios depended upon the
good faith ~ the North 60 the consitutio1 Of the
United STATE tn. cunstitution the tenurs upon
which TIE Union Ospsndsd the responsibility OF it's
coptinSstes or dissolution rested up q the North IL
~ss iof them 90 say rh-thsT ths mon worth the
cobsutufieD er not
1b~ Quaker petition finally rejected, by q vote
az 20 TO- the three voting for It, rec.p being
M.ssrs ,ha.s, Hale and s.ssrd. the object OF Vic
Seward being 20 receive the petition. TO refer tt
ctmutse With instructions to report that the Senate
has b'ihsr the poser nor the disposition to consider
the qusstion
N. exhibition In the Senate upon this subject va.
up Tie shols rather juvenile concern. 10 IL the
easiest thing Ia tbs World 20 sing hoEsunas to the
uiop-it ;. the meet popular thing In the ~orld-bat
~hsn grave spd reverend Sebstors .plsrgipg
uIcn the bsiug, u tue Union snd the disasters Of
ssIastiDu, UBdsfsoud By every sch0oiboy, dis
pod sst down q the account with Buncombe for
hens consnmption tsucsi ve wsrs rather pleased
utt The h. o. Ne-srs Butler aud Clemens witch
trers Ne rtepsode. sud homli., % other Senators
TO tas main quseon - good Ath 20 the terms OF the
institution We hsvs nothing Co do nov With the
heed ~ eur fcf.'ath.rs The question ia does the
North intend 90 stick 20 the constitution Of the United
sts,es Our revolutionary sires did their duty Nos,
sties 20 the eontIsotf that's the question.
80. nfLH'ts o, 80. cta,'s COMPROMISE.
OF the faf dozen subjects which vers set apart ~
specisl ord,ts unsui-hsd bushes. for this day,
vs believe that Or bsrrien had the floor the
pfovtto fe>tuuons ron the Leselafure OF the State
OF Vermont We hsa suPpes-d " vas on the Aus
titan resolutions q General Csss; but 90 the
rival Of the hour for preceding 20 the regular business
of the cay Mr. clsys ompronise resolutions
bourced, asd upos thee VT B.rri-e took the door
fer the txsminaon q tbs whole question Of slavery
IN ite length. br, scth ard cspsoity
1he Doctrine upon ~hch Mr. Bsrrisn found cd his ar
gunsIt h the doctrine Of VT Cslhoup, 20 -it:-
4 That the piob ~ CO psrtnsrehip of States
That al tbs Htu bsrs Of the copsftnership on
q I, oiirg % equality
Tbst in the t.rr,oris, o. the Union, IN. cOp.rt-
have squsl risht ana that consequently, Con-
has pow.r TO admit the people 81 state aud
sNciuoe the people "a another from these territories
The commos property Of the people 81 eli the states
MT Eerfieb pfoce. ded TO enlarged review Of the
srdsusstsl principles 81 the copriftution aud the
equal privileges ~ people under the compsct ~
- - Argument too abstract and sb,ruse tor pOpu or
sfiust bu s,trscted the psrtic ulsr attention Of
n senate Al ur.e oclock h. without ooncu dins Mr.
secsion
- -. tHt nfttsut coiIscrtor rtIL.
nc bib 70 relieving VI. Secretary Meredith In the
AcNsnCe ~ moe money than the raid Iaw Of the last
,essiun s'il hgrs upcn the ~ the House
cosy sitsr rductos tn. bti 10 tn. naked form In
rhich q passed tbs set ste. IN. Hou.s saiou,p.d
Ihs TACT % thefs y deposition By every means TO
sxtcrt rH TIE soaiuis ration IGN Of ts .o.,,o,
on the slavery question. or 20 paui.h " for IA. .,a,vo
cstrss II tne executive eith.r ray or IN. th.r
tsd shown hts hand the proviso the eaboet ~o.ld
uf meet With half the difficulty N oupt.r. on
ne bill for the por.ry rsief o. the rrs..ar,
Department. But ~ sueh difficulties confront sues
al mesfure. that the cabinet UPON tins
tsrif question W advance ~ fettemspt OF TINS
slavery controversy Nothing az ali. The negro as
pute must be- ssjustso. or the standardization viii b.
hon sva q nal M