Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-06
JERE. CLEMENS.

knew that the would subject me 10 mlsconsIucuoh'
hence gave it with reluctance but never doubt
ed its correctness .
Your friend, JERE. CLEME.>0'
The following are the amendments of Mr. Pearce to Mr.
Cays District of Columbia BILL which adopted by the
Senate Tuesday
And be it further enacted That if any free person. or
persons within the District of Columbia shall en'ce or IN
duce attempt by persuasion other means TO ence OF
induce any slave slaves to away from his her. or
their owner lawful possessor or shall in any manner ao
abet assist slave or slaves In running away OF e
Gaping from the owner lawful possessor of such slave or
slaves shall harbor any slave or slaves with the intent
assist him. her. them from the service OF such
or possessor such person. persons shall be aDe
TO indictment in the Criminal Court of the District OF Co.
lunbia and upon conviction by verdict confession, or
otherwise shall be imprisoned In the penenaay not more
than ten nor less than two years
| SEC = and De il further enacted, That in case any
slave or slaves induced persuaded or enced 10 run
away assisted in running away or harbored win e IN
tent 10 assist him. her them in running away or escap
ing from service shall actually run away and escape rom
the service of the lawful owner owners any person con-
vcled as aforesaid of such enicing pcrsuadng assisting
or harborng su also be sentenced by the said court 10
pay the owner owners OF said slave or Saves e va
ue of the same he assessed and determined oy inc so
court to be recovered by execution as II cases "a o'
judgments. :, -o-.,,., 5
the said levy respectively shall be and ney are heoy
invested with the power prohibit the coming OF nee ne
groes to reside within their respective Jurisdctionai s
and to remove thereom all free negroes residing or coming
10 reside therein who shall neglect or refuse 10 comply
with the laws and ordinances made or to be maze toueg
such residence the prohibition thereoii anu "
such removal compliance with such ordinances,
fine and imprisonment at labor or elmer u 'l'ei'
The two first sections adopted by the following votes
YEAs-Mcssrs. Atchson, Barnwcl. Benton, Bcrrien'
Bright, Butler Davis of Mississippi Dawson, DICKINSON,
Dodge of Iowa Downs, Fooe, Houston, Hunter Jones'
King Mason Morton, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, ooue o'ul
geon Turney Underwood and Whtcomb-2o
NAys-Messrs Baldwin, Clarke Clay, Cooper Davis OF
Massachuset Dayton Dodge of Wisconsin, Ewing Greene
Hamlin, Seward Smith, Spruancc, Wales, ana "ln'h'op-
The last section above was carried as follows
YEAs-Mcssrs. A,chison, Barnwel, Benton, Berrlen'
Bright Butler Davis of Mississippi Dawson Dlekl Ia
Dodge of Iowa Downs Foote Houston, Hunter Jones,
King Mason Morton, Pratt Rusk Sebastian Souie' l"r
new and Whtcomb-24.
NAYs-Messrs Baldwin, Clarke Clay, Cooper, DAVIS OF
Massachusetts Dayton Dodge Wisconsin, Ewing Fech
Greene Hamlin Seward Smith, Spuance Sturgeon unuer-
wood Wales, and Winthrop-ls.
Mr. Pratt of Maryland stated some interesting facts In
connection with the history Of this subject In reference TO
his remark that the Governor of Virginia is required TO con-
vene the Legislature of the passage of bill abolish
np the slave trade in the District of Columbia it is proper
thar we should state that such the Of the eso
tons of the Virginia Legislature in the session Of lolS-9
Inn, NJ the last session modified make such
action on part Of the Governor contingent on the aso
lion Of slavery (and the slave trade in The District Mr.
Pratt said:
Tim, this subject of the slave trade in the District was
greatly misunderstood in the country. Ii affair Of
very little Importance certainly Of such Importance as
10 call for the which the Legislature Of Virginia had
resolved upon That Legislature had resolved that upon
the passage of any law by Congress providing Tor the sup
preston Of the slave trade this District The Governor was
10 convene Legislature take such STEPS for redress as
might be supposed necessary he considered the impor-
lance OF the subject had been greatly nagnled lie ihen
referred TO- and read the law Of Maryland of 796, which
prevented the introduction Of SLAVES into that State except
by persons actually coming into the State TO reside there
and the penalty Of making The slave free brought in under
any other circumstances. That law he said had been ex
tended this District by the act OF Congress in l8O
h, h.n At
ced that persons might into This District from Mary
land with their slaves. Until the act OF Congress OF ISL
persons residing in Alexandria, in that portion OF The Dis
trct ceded Virginia. could be brought into ha part OF
the District ceded BY Maryland Congress- by me act OF
1872 did away with that difficulty There being at this time
no part of the District that ceded by Maryland the law
now is that no slaves be brought into this District ex
cept from the State of Maryland The whole slave trade in
this District consisted Them entirely in those slaves brought
here from the State Of Maryand no other State had The
possible interest in the question of the abolition of that
trade He then argued in favor OF the constitutional
~ of the bill.
Heay now in Paris has been commissioned by the city
of Charleston to paint whole length portrait of Mr. CAL
houn He concurs in the suggestion Of the Mayor of
Charleston that the Southener should be represented
in the of pronouncing his last discourse in the United
States Senae-and thinks few of his friends might be in
roduced with good effect into the back ground listening
His price for the simple figure, whole length will be
$1,000; and for compositon $3.50 in addition for each
head introduced He that he has in hand canvass,
5 by 20 for the city of Boston, representing Mr. Web
ser r the Senate, which he hopes to finish in little more
than year.
The City Council of Charleston have resolved
marble Temple in the of the City Park preserve
of Calhoun by Powers should t recovered safe
y from the wreck off Fire Island Should be, the
$4,000 insurance tits real cos WILL presume be ap
propraed the purchase Of exact copy by the
list.
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The Shcis of the Caroline District Tuesday, las
every whore else and asceraned that Messrs Scott Bax
ton Conway and Douglas Of the regular Democratic tick
e and Mr. Moriss of the Independent ticket elected
to the Reform Convention. Mr. Morris of Hanover recev
ed majority of % Mr.. White of the former county
JENNY LIND.
It is said that Jenny Lnds concerts will commence
Wednesday Thursday of week, and that 50 (rca
sonabe enough has been fixed the par price of tickets
Though choice will be sold at auction and rench
sO tits further said that $4,000 has been offered Barn
200 tickets and that Jenny has expressed wish that
the tickets should put low enough allow all to hear her
The enthusiasm which this fascinating ia likely
in this country hardly surpass that which she
produced among less exceablc knsolk the At
antc To show to what extent John Bull was moved
by her presence, give extracts from letter in the
London Times of August 20:
LIVERPOOL, AUG. 70.
No Royal parsonage ustrious statesman foreign po-
tenate watched by the populace with curl
os,y than Mademosee Jenny Lind the present momoat
All day long anxious crowd assemblies the doors OF the
Adeph Hotel and follows the carriage wherever it goes.
Yesterday she aboard the Atlantic des
ned convey herself and party New York large mob
awaited her arrival on the quay and vast number OF
conycd get into the small boat which took her TO
the roads, where the vessel is lying Captain West Ind
the pleasure Of conducting Mademoisee Lind over the
Atlantic, and she appeared delighted with the accommoda
tonsmore especially with her BERTH in the state cabin
Mademosee Lind is understand excellent sailor and
has expressed herself perfectly indifferent to the boserous
wind which, for "a hours has been necessarily blowing
Shore 1t generally known that the rehearsal of the
Messiah would take place Saturday evening and the
sequence dense crowd all the way from the hotel
the Philharmonic Hall.
Late the rehearsal concluded the mob had dispersed
and the carriages which bore away the performers had
force their way through the living barrier very slow
pace As it dark every body taken for Jenny Lind
and everybody was checred.
Meanwhile the alive with con dis" and chit
chat of every description. Mademosec Linds donss are
canvassed in all directions and last night 10 CLOCK
when large fire broke in the North end of the town.
causing general excitement, mob congregaed round
door Adcpn Hotel look for Sore of Made
mosele Jenny Lihd, who it unanimously concluded