Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-03-30
THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE.
Congress.

Our summary Of Congressional proceeding
for the last week will be brief. Slavery is still
the principal, though not as heretofore the
exclusive topic in both Houses. In the Senate
BApegn of North Carolina, HALE Of New IIamp-
shire. and DAYrox of New Jersey, have spoken
Tho speech of Mr.. Hale is highly spoken Of
He reviewed Calhoun's argument, and did not
neglect Mr.. Webster. While he (Slr. H.) was
upon the Aoor Gen. Cass interposed with a
question calling for an explanation Of the prin-
ciplc under which Mr.. Seward, after taking an
oath to support the Constitution, could refuse
to carry out its provisions because he believed
them to be in contravcntion Of tho laws of God.
Mr.. Seward, in reply said.
~ stand by every word that 1 uttered on
that subject tho occasion referred TO, as Il is
recorded. have no explanations TO make here
or elsewhere. My positions arc not without
explanations there. have only to say that my
conscience is in my own keeping, and that the
conscicnccs Of others arc in thoirs--they will
take care Of their own, and, by Gods help,
will take caro- of mine."
On Monday Mr.. Webster attempted to patch
his tattered consistency, but with little success
IInlc's shots evidently told upon him.
On the same day, (25th) Mr.. Douglass, from
the Territorial Committee, reported a bill to ad-
NIT California, and also ono to organize Ter
ritorial Government for New Mexico, of course
without the wilmot Proviso.
Mr.. UPHAM of Vermont has the floor for a
Speech. We hope he will do something to re-
deem Vermont from the disgrace inflicted upon
her by his colleague, Judge Phelps.
In the House, besides few speeches on tho
Slave Question, there has been some discussion
Of other matters, but nothing of Importance
Mr.. Giddings made Speech, of which we have
spoken elsewhere.
On the 22d, the appropriation bill being under
consideration, Mr.. CARTER, Of Ohio, moved to
expungc half of the 100000, for the removal
of the Seminole Indians, and sustained his mo-
ton with ono of the most slashing five minute
speeches ever heard in the House. There were,
he said, less than two hundred Indians in Flor
ida. Some of these, It appeared, had got into a
drunken quarrel with some Flordians, and ono
or two of the latter had been killed. That State,
which by its valor was going to dissolve the I'm
ion, had made an appeal to the General Govern
mcnt, it had been answered at an expense Of at
least 100000, and the foe had been subdued.
Now it was proposed to appropriate $4,000 a
head to get these formidable Indians out of the
country. lie could not quite stand that, but he
would allow $1,000, as Florida was an Cxtcn-
sivc country, though anywhere else it could be
done for $50 man.
Cabcll, of Florida, replied with warmth, and
estimated tho number of Indians at l,500-and
said there was great danger of All Indian War.
But Phelps of Missouri, proved from official
documents that the fighting men could not much
exceed one hundred, and that tho whole tribe
or remnant now in Flolidn, contained not moro
than thrcc hundred men, women, and children
Carters amendment prevailed.