The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-03-29

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The following report Of the proceedings of Con-
gress the Goth inst, we take from the Baltimore
Sun:
WASHINGTON, March 2O.--Pettious were PR
sented after which, the Senate resumed the con-
siderstion OF Mr.. Ciay's resolutions.
Mr.. Hale resumed his remarks, and argued that
the joint resolution annexing Texas created no OBJ
legation on the part Of Congress- The compact
was not binding as FAR as all the departments Of
the Government and Texas had concurred in it,
Mr.. Rusk asked whether Texas bound by
the compact
Mr.. Foote asked whether the compact could be
violated by any power whatever.
Mr.. Hale replied that asiar as Texas was CON
cerned she was a State of the Union. So far the
compact was good. But the annexation resolutions
were, in respects, unconstitutional, and so
far the compact now void. Congress had no
right to make the compact. II belonged to the
treaty making power.
Mr.. Hale argued that abolition was not favored
by both parties in the North after 1885, and that
the agitation was chiefly in the South about that
time. He vindicated the Senator from New York.
tMr. Seward) for asserting the supremacy of the
laws OF God.
Mr.. Seward took occasion to remark that he
would stand by every word Of his speech. His
conscience was ia his own keeping and he was
well content with the principles he had espoused.
Mr.. Hale bound, he said, to obey the consti.
tuition but he would not support fraud and vio-
lence-he would disregard every law that outraged
the principles Of the Constitution. The ConstitIl-
ton recognized slavery but it also recognized other
rights. This fugitive slave bill assumed that every
man seized was slave, and the rights secured by
the Constitution were disregarded by it.
II such propositions were to be insisted upon, let
this Issue come, much as he was attached to the
Union, he wonld say come disunion.
The agitation this subject was produced not
by the Southern people, but by Southern membefs
in Congress. He asked Southern members To
from their representations that the North IN
tends wishes to do the South any injustice.
The subject was postponed, and the Senate re-
sumcd the consideration Of the Census bill, which
wns again discussed.
The Senate then adjourned
The House proceeded to the order of the day
which was the consideration Of the resolution O
the Committee Printing, proposing to prn
5000 extra copies Of the report Of the Committee OF
Roads and Canals in favor OF the bill granting LAND
TO Asa Whitney to construct railroad to the
Pacific
Mr. Robinson, of Indiana, who was entitled t,
the floor on this question, replied to the speech o
Mr.. Bowlin, of Missouri, delivered Yesterday, H,
denied that this was great demoralizng, specu
lating scheme, Notwithstanding the denunciation.
Of that gentleman, and that be saw in it WOOL,
horse" affair. He preferred this plan of Mr.. Whit
ney's because the Government was to be discon
nected with II and he should oppose any counte
scheme which involved the Government with il
and which might be made Presidential hobby
The fact, he said, that this plan afforded NJ
stock jobbing peOulaton-provided no dividends
was the greatest objection to it by those who wer
opposing it throughthe country The plan of MI
Whitney, he maintained, selfcreatipg an
seH-maintaing machine IL proposed TO settle III
country, part paSSat, with the progress of the road
and thus would one contribute to the success of til
other. .-
He proposed, also, instead of taking money on
OF the treasury to put it into the treasury for tn
reason that Mr.. Whitney had 10 keep on deposit, {
the credit OF The Government, 600, 600 in sdvanc
Of the amount which ought to be received from Ia
sale of the lands. He commended that the reason
the opposition of the gentleman from Missouri MI
Bowling was TO be found in the fact that there was
scheme, which originated with Missouri, and wa
advocated by Mr.. Benton. ~.
he concluded by saying that Mr.. Whitney souRh
10 effect great national road to the Pacific for III
great public good more than his personal ad vantage
Alter he had concluded, on motion Of Mr.. Jones
OF tennessee the motion TO print was laid on th
lable-ayes 81, noes S.
On morton of Mr.. Bayly, the rules were suspend
ed, and The House resolved itself into Committee q
the Whole, and resumed the consideration OF III
bill making appropriation to supply deficiencies q
appropriations for the last fiscal year The ouestio
Immediately pending was the proposition of MI
Hampton, proposing to appropriate for salaries /
csrtain clerks appointed by The Secretary of the Ia
terror without authority Of law, who had performe
service frnm tbs 9Th Of March, l949, 10 the Goth .
Juns, 1850, The sum of Sls. 362 50.
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