The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-03-19
CONGRESS.
Reported for :he Baltimore Sun.
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WAsuINGToN, March l3.
SENATE.-Mr. Seward presented petitions
for the abolition Of slavery in the District of
Columbia OH the removal of the seat of govern.
ment, and also demonstrating against the ex-
tension of slavery into territories of the United
States.
The usual objection was made, AMI mo-
ton was made to lay the question Of reception
on the table. The motion to lay on the table
was lost-ycas Is, nays %.
Mr.. Butler said as the Senate had departed
from their rule, he should not object to any pc.
titions for abolition or dissolution or any thing
else.
Mr. King took 4 similar view, and declared
that he would never obj ,ct to any thing. This
agitation must 90 on. The subject WAS laid
on the table for the present.
Mr.. Foote's resolution to refer NJ: Bells res
olutions to committee Of thirteen with view
to framing compromise, was taken up.
Mr. Baldwin mo red to except the 9th ns)-
luton for the adni. ion of California, which
should be referred to the committee OIL terrific
ries with instructions to report bill.
Mr.. Benton proposed 4 modification, which
Mr.. Baldwin accepted, as follows provided
that the subject of California be not submitted
to the consideration of tine committee. He
wished to keep California separate from what
was going OH here.
Mr. Webster had no expectation that any Sc
ries OF .esolutons would pass this body. Hc
had signifed that lie would give his views cf
the boundaries of California. He was con-
vinced that the only mode TO pursue was to ad'
nit California as She was, and with her pro.
posed boundaries lie would take an opportu-
nifty to show this.
Mr.. Cass said there was little hope from this
committee 1t offered no chance of termina.
ting this fearful controversy. lie had seldom
seen greater instance of moral courage than
was exhibited by the gentleman from Mssssip.
pi (Mr. Foote) in his rel l., to MIR. Calhoun.
The county Dwell Il bit to the Senator from
Mississippi (Mr. Foote) for his noble efforts to
bring about an adjustment of this controversy,
and for placing himsclfin opposition to the views
of the Senator from South Carolina, (Mr. Cal
houn,) whose views, however much we might
admire him, we could not avow
The Senator from South Carolina had in cf.
feet announced that our Republic was ended,
tiiiu tie va . VI wa Shioh HHihotiSu' iie
would not, except Oh sick bed have dictated
snth Il speech.
We have been here three months and done
nothing There were some hopes, however.
There was no Wil,not Proviso to pass. That
was buried The Missouri Compromise could
not pass What Southern man would go for a
Missouri line, which involves intervention north
of the line and noll.interventon south of it.
Nir. Calhoun.-Wc are Judges of that our
selves
Mr.. Cass.-Will any Senator from the South
vote for the Missouri Compromise!
Mr.. Footc-I never will.
Mr.. Cass No Southern man will vote for
a compromise which will not establish slavery
south of that line.
Mr.. Footc would not, he said go for South
ern proviso or a Northern proviso. The Con-
stitution, he believed carried slavery into every
part of the territory under consideration.
Mr.. Cass said there was one thing we could
do. We could pass the fugitive slave act. That
we were bound to do This was the only dis
tinct grievance which the South complained Of
Mr.. Cass spoke very strongly on the subject
of Mr.. Stewards speech, which he said was the
most dangerous speech that he had ever heard.
MIR. Seward vindicated himself by saying
that his party (the whigs) were opposed to sla-
very;and slavery was the naturalally ofthc Nor
thern democracy.
Mr.. Dawson denied that the Senator from