The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-12

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soas ~ hasag bs<n hena1ahly disearred d having
toned ae q ss sy hereafter Sie q ~oaads ssesisfd
isca disease ceRseird whiAr il saiA Fsestdsd
tie amy shan Be sasieas evidences establish
Mr.. WALDO. BY leave. proceeded 10 explain the said
resolution, and The necessity i0r il snaetment
The call fof the previous question thea seconded
NJ, sAckErT moved thAf the JOINT rssouioa b lad
On the table; which in0ilon not agreed 10.
The question TecaHlng ihe eagrossmehi and third
reading AZ the resolution.
Mr CR0NELL called for the yeas and nays there
upon which MOI ordered; aad then Inc sad lelnt
resolution was ordered 70 be snsrossea and read hrd
Time
Nr THOMPSON. 81 Aiissis.ipsi. after few remarks
10 show that the resolution failed 10 DISCRIMINATE between
the widows and officers OF meEIorions soldiers. and those
who Were not &e, moved The reconsideration o. Tho
vote ordering 70 be eagrcssed and read ihs th.fd time
and after few remarks iron Mr SACkEFT against and
Mr. NENABIE "a favor OF tie resolution, and from MI
JOHNSON. Of Arkansas urging The importance q ps0-
cseaing with lhs call q ne committees,
Dir. JOHNSON moved the previous question On the
motion 10 RECONSIDER; when
lhe SPEAKER lid before the House leiseI IRON
Dir GESTKY. Of fenaessee Of The special cam
mittee 10 Investigate the allegations againsi The Hon
George CaMI lord, Secretary u War, stating hls nably
TO end the dRIies thereof. account OF siekpess
On motion % Mr BURT. Mr, GExTRT was thea ex-
cusea from further service the said committee Of m
veslgzon; and the Speaker authorized 70 aFfsolni
another mezDber In has stsad-
Mr.. FREEDLEY mored that il be Lad on the table;
On which motson the yeas and nays having been
called and ordered II was agreed toyeas V, mays ~
4 Dir. THOMPSON, OF Mississippi, moved the recon-
miiaent II The said ioiHf resolution 10 the Committee
Revolutionary Pensions, with instructions 10 amend II 20
as 10 include widows and orphans OF such officers, sol
dieEs, musicians &c. 81 The ol The revolution. and Of
The war of 1874 a. may have died either in actual
vice parole, should have died Of any disease c6n
aed while 10 the service 81 Their country in either Of
The SPEAKER deciding that a motloa to reconmit,
with instructions To amend, not then 10 order.
Mr. THOMPSON, OF Mississippi, made a lew remarks
favor 81 extending the principle OF the oint reso uiion
50 as to embrace the widows anu orphans OF soldiers
serving 10 le oil the rryosn0n, and the last wzr
being equally meonoas with those Oh soldiers sey-
Mr. STEPHENS suggested thai widows and orphans
Of those serving in the Seminole and Black Hawk
should also be included
But pending The qnesiioa the passage OF The Joint
resolution,
Ga motion Of Mr. KAUFMAN. the rules were sus-
pended, and TIE House went into Sommiiiee ct ne
NJ hole The OF the Enion, Ar. Born the chaifl
and taking up the Presidents California message,
Mr ROSS. who was entitled TO the floor, went on TO
speak, saying that he agreed with neither Of the three
TAR by his colleagues He did believe that Congress
had power either 10 establish 10 poab slavery 10 the
Territories thai its exercise il existing, would be wise
and proper The powers of the general government
limited BY the express gratis or by what might be
sary Tor their exercise THIS The democratic faith
All but one al the original States Of the Union had been
slave States and they had gwen Congress authority
over the quesioa 81 Slavery IL tcse Ss.es There ex
isaed obligation, whlch bad been enlered into og al
the States, 10 recognise and project slave property
The general government bur The trustee OF The
States regard 10 the Territories, and b0unG
execute The trust iaat iie ItfnCrles might nHrs 10 TIE
benefit OF all the parties Tor whom u Gcea trustee
he also held that the general goyeEnmenf had power
Iroaii the action the Territories OF any
description OF properly recognised As property N me coh
sai.aipa. The constitution has not ony 0gnlsea
slavery, bat pledged the Union for lis protection.
power 70 FEoisf dad Ici involve power q destroy prop
efiy recognised sach ~ twelve 81 the ieea original
States whea the Union was established To stand upon
the OF this doctrine woad be 10 stulify the
stitutoR Being recognised IN ard admitted By the
stGioa % Be property slavery. then could not be struck
at In the Territories BY Congress,
Slavery institution lying al the fpGEl5Loa al
The social syetem OF fifteen Ssies Of the Union, and
eFal government 10 srike al that system the States Had
the poslil0n occupied By many gentlemen been
taken By any considerable number in me convention
framing The constitution, the Uniou could not have been
formed. Pennsylvania snd the oiher original Safes
might tomorrow rea1opt lhis institution. He denied that
the power 70 control the property Of the Territories
power 10 control the domestic institutions ot the people
ihfreof Even Nr STEVENS, Of Pennsylvania, ksa1a Mr.
> bad admitted thai Congress hal power over slave
~ IN the States: and MIR X Reai on 10 show HAT IL
they rd the poEer 70 control the insfluoa "a the Ter
rIioies BY parity Of reasoning, they bad the power
DO b. Il IA the Saes- Prece1ents dangerous
They were the sure beacoHs OF consolidation and tyran
ny. We had prenedents Tor bznk, high protection.
limited appropriations for internal improvements for alien
aud section zxs kc, for everything necessary 10 make
the viii Of the MAJORITY, father Tran the coaSBflon the
dangerous rule Of the governments action Regarding Is
oath 10 sGpport The constitution be could for
eonFonase. HIS position was On the broad platform OF
non -InierieFsnce.
The agitation Of The slavery question hal become dan
gerous. having gradually increased for years past This
danger should be met face 10 face II could not he met
By slf.s- eKpe1seHis, &c bit broad constitutional
ground From is21 10 the present DAY. the question bad
progressed zarmiBgiy. Notwithstanding the Missouri
compromise In thai al the Soafh surrendered EFB-
c3ie, did the Fends OF the Constitution and instead
Of aliay8ng The excitement that course bal proved the
iood on which II led N&arhl bat al standing on
the broad princFe Of the consuuiioa world TIE
evil. He dsd not believe that the dagger imminent
bat conceived TIA; approaching the cTiss Oar
Jalon could nos BE- maintained by violence and force
tAe lie beng cse onlv Of mutual sympathy and love
Wasa sh0ss iseiags shall have dies cut We vii have
p4sss4 over int p1eepoe the road 10 dissolution
Caurches bad srFan4ed ~ which iosmerly NoEih and
South hal wogshpPed iogetber 80 also had the demo
cEaiSc party become virtually Dissolved II must be PLAIN
10 az TIA there melancholy enlargement on the
gart Of TIC North frOn The Soaih. eTiacei the pro
ceeaIngs OF this Congress Here Mr. illustrated ihIs
position ~ fecnring 30 The history Of the election Of
Spsase5, ia which candidate, having been selected
lIom The Soaih ~ National demOcTzfic Of Con-
grsss. rot supported By northern democrats
only becau~e Of The locality he rereseniee 10 The ee
ton al Clerk TIE northern presented as candi
date By the defsslcd By the acacn o.
s0uihera democratic m@mbers
He sho1ld never forzgt want had occurred 10 he hall
| OF the House on The 18Th Of December Then Dir
rooNBs had declared in bis seat thai. ID The B0h-
I'm majority insssied upoa degrsd M the Souih IA The
matter Of forinx governments ioF the Territories. be
should from that moment deroie his life and iuraae
bringing about dissolution 81 TIE Jns0a- No CRY 81