The North-Carolina standard., 1850-01-23

was elected. Messrs, Ashe, Daniel, and Venable vot-
ed for MI. Glossbsenhsr; and Messfs. Caldwell. De-
berry, Chneman. Outlaw, Shsphsrd and Ssanly for
The House soon after adjourned.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY,, January l6.
Memorials and petitions were presented, and among
them memorials by Messrs. Hunter, Atchison, and
Turney against the employment of chaPlains by Com
gress, and in the army and navy Referred to Judi
CARY Committee.
Mr.. Seward presented the petition of a large num-
Der of citizens Of the State of New York. praying the
abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia
Without knowing precisely the course pursued by
the Senate in relation to this NATTER ne moved the
petition be received and referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
On motion OF Mr.. Berrien, the motion to receive
this petition was laid the tabe-yeas 32 nays !9.
Mr. Benton pursuant to notice, asked leave to IN
troduce bill proposing to the State OF Texas the re-
ducton of her boundaries the cesson of her exterior
territories, &c., for consideration to be paid her oy
the United States and accompanied the introduction
of the bill with an explanation OF the o6lects contem
plated by its provisions. The State OF Texas was too
large One corner of her territory was IN the region
of perpetual spring another in the land OF eternal
SHOWS Texas was too large to be conveniently gov
erned. He had anticipated all the difficulties which
have risen in relation to her boundaries, and unsuc-
cessfay endeavored to settle them previous to the
annexation of Texas. He now offered this bill as
a quiet mode of settling all the agtating questions
involved in the subject of her boundaries, which, 1t
not satisfactorily arranged would lead to trouble and
strife.
This bill provides for reducing the boundaries Of
Texas for the erection of State west of the ninety
eighth degree of west longitude, for the cession by
Texas to the United States of all her exterior terrific
nv as the result ef the proposed Limitation OF her boun-
daries-the United States to pay Texas fifteen mil
lions of dollars in consideration OF SAID
boundaries cesson of territory, and REIMBURSEMENT
of her claims for her ships. forts arsenals &C., pos
sessed by her as Republic. The bill was referred
| to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Foote, pursuant to notice, asked leave to intro
duce a bill granting territorial governments to Cali
forna, New Mexico and Deseret, and providing for
the establishment out of territory now composing
part of Texas, new State to be called Jacinto Mr..
Fooe spoke at length in relation to the merits of his
BILL and in the of his remarks stated that Mr.
Benton had stolen his thunder He said he proposed
to admit a slave State, south of $50 30, with the
consent of the State of Texas and that to com-
| promises, the South would make more of them.
The time for compromises, said he, has gone by. No
man at the South, with the least feeling in common
with the people there, would now talk of comprom-
ses. The course pursued at the North had driven
the South TO her present and fixed position. The in
suting message of the Governor of Massachusetts,
to the Legislature of that State-the Vermont resou
tons introduced here in the Senaethe resolutions
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than all, the traitorous speeches delivered at the
South by Shareholder, and the representative of
slave State, had forever closed the door to any COM
promise. No man from the South could now intro
duce or vote for compromise proposition without
treason to his country. The South would stand on
the constitutional line established by the fathers of
the Union, and there firmly abide; and if the free
States cross that line, then the whole South declare
separation from you and yours forever. The South
had always voted for and kept the compromises, and
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the pursed by of her own representatives.
That one was leader, or had been leader among
.hem; ; and he had by his open and unqualified advo-
cacy of the doctrine that Congress had the power to
egisate upon the subject of slavery in the Terrific
res, done the agitation of this subject than
any one else. He had not only held this doctrine at
the South, but he had denounced all those who differ
ed from him as fools. This great and distinguished
man, who thus pronounced the champions of South
rights fools must have forgotten that the hon
was pretty generally conceded to be man Of ordina.
ry intelligence at least; and he held the opinion that
Congress had no power to regulate slavery.
The Senator from Michigan (Mr. Classy held sim
liar views, and he was supposed to be man of in
! tellect. The distinguished Senator from Georgia
(Mr. Berrien) had no. only made speeches, but had
gone far to undertake to prove Congress had
such power /; and he, it was admitted, was man o
no ordinary degree of intellect Yet the distinguish
ed gentleman, who rejoices in the title Of Pater
Ee"0suSs dho VINO - distinguished LOT Iuousdho VII
tues, pronounces all these as fools! The Senator
from Texas, too, (Mr. Houston,) the old friend o
the Senator from Missouri, held the opinion tha
Congress had no such power. Yet, Notwithstanding
all this, the Senator had gone into slave State
into State south of $50 3V-and held the doctrine
that Congress had the power legslate this sub
ject. His ill-tmed and treasonable speeches hae
such an effect on the slave population of that State
that they started off in gangs Of thirty and fory ane
aed across the Mississippi, Mr. Benton at this time
had risen, taken his hat and cloak, and in the
of leaving the Senate, even as the Senator himsel
is now flying from his chamber.
Mr.. Foote continued his denunciations of Mr.. Ben
ton charging him with lack of courage to stand ~
In the Senate and meet his arguments. The bill was
referred to the Judiciary COMMITTEES.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House was engaged to-day in Intellectual ef
forts to elect Doorkeeper. Fifteens persons wer
highest vote on the first ballot and MI. Tufts thu
second.
Mr.. Evans offered Resolution declaring Rober
E. Homer and John NJ. Johnson Doorkeeper ane
Postmaster of the House and the Speaker ruled th
Resolution out of order.
Mr. Evans, for the purpose of testing the sense o
the House, appealed from the decision of the Chair
The 18th rule was read at the instance of severa
gentlemen 1t declares, ''that in all cases of election
by the House of its officers the vote shall be take
riua roce.'
} The decision of the Chair was sustained-yeas
The House adjourned.
SENATE.
r THURSDAY, January IL.
In the Senate to-day. after the usual morning bust
ness, long and animated debate took place on tn
calling the President for information in regard
8 the manner in which the government of Californi