Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-03-15
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| GhOCCEDlINCO.
WASHINGTON, March 18th, P. M.
| SENATE.-Mr. SEWARD presented petition to ex.
tend to fugitive slaves the right of trial by jury
Mr.. PRATT objected to the reception of the petition
Messrs HALE, BADGER and DAVIS, OF Mass, advocated
its reception The question being then taken the Senate
agreed to receive the petition, by the following vote
Yeas 81, nays ID
The Presidents California Message was then taker
up and Mr.. DOUGLAS resumed his remarks He con
tended that slavery had been abolished in the territories
acquired from Mexico, by the laws of that country
that institution, however, he believed could never exs
in these territories in any event He declared his deter
minaton to obey the instructions OF his State Lee
gislature though he differed from those instructions
He argued that California ought to be admitted into the
Union at once, with her present boundaries. She was
large enough to form three States and if her present ap
pcaton should be sent back to the people Of that State
her territory would be divided and instead of one free
State, her next application would be for the admission
of three free States. Mr.. D. said he regarded disso
luton of the Union as an impossbility and had nc
fears on that score.
The subject then postponed till Tuesday next
and Mr. Foote'S resolution to refer Mr. Bells resolutions
to committee ofthrteen, with view TO framing
compromise, was taken up.
Mr. CAss replied to various portions of Mr. CALHouN's
late Speech and remarked that its general import
peared to be that unless certain named conditions
complied with, the Union would be dissolved He de-
ried that he had ever used the words "Thank God,
never owned slave He then proceeded to give his.
tory OF what he had said on this subject
After explanations from Messrs. BUTLER and FoorE
the farther consideration of the subject was postponed
till Monday, and the Senate adjourned.
Hor- It'll
was occupied in discussing the proprety OF printing the
evidence substantating the claim of John w. Nye-
The motion to print finally rejected and the HOUSE
resolved itself into Committee of the Whole (Mr Boye
in the Chair0 and resumed the consideration of the bill
to admit California State into the Union.
Mr.. HEBARD being entitled to the floor, proceeded tt
address the Committee. He spoke in favor of the adj
mission Of California in the Unon aud against the ex
tension Of slavery.
Mr.. MORSE followed, taking ultra Southern ground
He declared that far from regarding the institution
slavery an evil it tended to exalt the white race
wherever it existed He said the Wmot Proviso was
regarded as being Dead without its resusctaton he
tended the South had legal right to carry their slaves
into the new territories.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, of Tennessee, obtained the floor.
when the Committee rose, and the House adjourned
BALTIMORE MARKETS, March IA, P. M.
FLouR.-Pnces looking up. Sales to-day at 81 Sc!
to 81 62I.
WHEAT.-Red lO3 cents per busheI
CoRN.-Whte 4S cents, yellow so cents.
NEW YORK MARKETS, March IA, P. NJ
CoTToN.-Prices have advanced ! cent to-day
FLoUR.-Prices unchanged.
CoRN.-Y elbow 81 cents, mixed 60 cents per bushe
GROCERIES dull, and provisions unchanged.