Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-03-29
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
On Monday the Presidents message
was taken up in the Senate, when Mr..
Seward, of New York, took the floor,
and gave his views on the present qucs-
tons III controversy In order that it
may be known to our readers how he
means to act, we give report from the
Baltimore Sun as follows:
It was not true. as had been argued,
that she had come here unceremoniously,
for we stipulated. when we tore her from
the Mexican dominion, thot she should
come into this Union. But it was true
that she offered herself ior admission
without the customary preliminalies.
This was justified by the failure of Con-
gress 10 provide Territorial Government
for California. Thus California made
her constitution and came bore under the
prominent law OF eelf-preservation. Ie
treated the subject OF the boundaries as
sumed by California, and show that they
included no territory except what was
commercially connected with the port of
San Francisco. He answered all the
several objections that had been made to
the admission of California as State,
He urged that no compromise was ne
cessary or would be successful.
He also Insisted that there was no dan
ger whatever of dissolution of the Union
or any revolution. r. revolution be-
ginning in Congressional excitement
would not disturb the Union.
This government had endured sixty
years, and the crime of treason vas un-
known. When it should be exhibited,
the people would rise and prevent it.
The equilibrium of this government vas
that between the Hast and the West not
between Che North and South The ON
inous line of dissolution mas between the
West and East.
He considered the consequences of dis
solution to The South, civil war-servile
war--and the overwhelming power of
the army and navy.
When Mr. Seward closed, Mr.. Web
ster rose and requested the icsolution for
the admission Of Texas, to be reported
by all the gentlemen of the press, to wit:
that all that part of Texas south OF SO 80
shall be divided into not more than four
States, which, at several times, should,
with the assent of Teas, be admitted into
the Union.
Mr.. Foote gave notice that he should
tomorrow urge his motion for commit
tee of thirteen to ascertain whether plan
of adjustment can be got.
In the House, Mr. King, of New York
presented the resolutions Of the Legisla-
ture of that State in regard to the slave
question; on the motion tc print, Mr. Evans
Of Maryland, intimsting his intention to
debate, the Speaker ruled the matter
over till neSt siay. Mr. King moved a
suspension Of the rules, topadnit consid-
Grafton ,f the motion, when the House
refused by vote of 10e to 63. The
California question was then taken up in
Committee. After the Committee rose,
a resolution was introduced instructing
the Judiciary Committee to inquire into
the expediency of regulating telegraphing
by Congress, and to bring in bill, i. they
thought it expedient. Objection was
made, and the House adjourned.
The heart.brokcn individual supposed to be
the author of the following lines, was seen last
Sun Jay with "card of ginger-breadn under his
arm walking rapidly towards the river He
has not been heard of since:
But sickess and affliction is trials sent
"i BY the will of a wise creation,
y And always ought to be underwent
tu With fortitude and resignation.
Then mourn not for your pardner's death
But to submit, endcvver;
For sposen she hadent died So soon,
She couldept lived forever.