The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-04-16
CONGRESS.
MONDAY, April 8.


strong speech in favor Of taking Calilor-
MIA by herself without taking in any 9TH
err subject To this Mr.. Clay rejolned;
Mr. Fooie then spoke in favor of his
Compromise Committee, and after some
further discussion by Messrs. Cass, Hale,
Douglass and Smith, a motion to post
pone the reference Of Mr.. Bells motion
was carried.
In the House, Mr.. Vinton attempted
TO get through resolution authorizing
the President TO detail thirty seamen aud
sLch officers as he may think proper to
Join Mr. Grinnell's expedition in search
of Sir John Franklin, but the attempt
was unsuccessful. The Slavery ques-
ton was then taken up, and Mr.. Wal
lace of S G. freed his mind on that sub
lect. The burden of his discourse was
that the non. Extension of Slavery is alb
clifton in disguise Mr. Johnson Of Ky,
followed in speech against separating
the admission of California from the
Territorial question, aud pledging Ken
lucky to fight if she is dishonored by
Northern fanatics.
Mr.. Kaufman tried 10 get a vote ofthe
House against the movements in New
Mexico for an organization of that Ter
ritory independent Of Texas, but failed.
Finally a motion was made by MIR. Con-
ger of n. Y. to cut down postage 10
uniform rate Of , cents OH paid aud )
on unpaid letters, and to abolish the
Franklng Privilege The Post Office
Committee promised soon to introduce
bill to the same purport, and the sub
ject was then dropped.
TUESDAY, April 9.
The Senate spent the day in discuss
ing the Census bill without coming To
any result.
The House were similarly engaged
on the Slavery question. The principal
speeches were by Messrs. Howard (of
Texas, Harris (of Tennessee), and
Moses B. Corwin (of Ohio).
WEDNESDAY, April III,
SENATE.-Mr HALE presented large
number of Anti-Slavery petitions.
Mr.. CLAY called the attention of the
Senate to the fact that the greater por-
ton of these petitions were printed aud
similar, for the purpose OF showing that
there was concerted movement among
the Aboliuonl>ts 10 misreprescnt public
sentiment in various sections OF the
country, by sending these petitions in
blank, To be circulated nsIdiously and
returned To the Senate
Mr. HALE called the Senator to order
for speaking without a motion being
pending
Mr.. CLAY took his seat, greatly excl'
ted, and demanded statement of the
point Of order
After some conversation on the point
OF order,
Mr.. CLAY proceeded in a strain ofde-
nunclalion of the Abolilionists of the
North as the worst enemies ofthe slaves
Of the South He also intimated that
Mr.. Hale had made the Slavery agitation
a sort Of ceRfGur, on which he had rid
den into power and place. individuals
Of this character, although pretending to
be the friends of the slave, were in fact
friends only to themselves.
Mr.. Hale declared his determination
to do his duty, in his humble way, de-
spite all loud words or threatening and
abusive denunciations. He then pre-
scented another anli-Slavery petition from
New York.
In the HOUSE. Messrs. Back Of Ky.
and jon MANN of Pa. were put on the
Galphin Committee, vice Gentry and
McLanshan, resigned.
Mr.. Ross of Pa. made Non-lnter>
veniion Speech, and MIR. DUER Of New
York. made very urgent appeal in ia
vcr of Gen. Taylor's plan, though de-
claring that he would vote for the wills
mot Proviso whenever that question
should be presented. Nothing done