Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-09-19
Arrival of the Steamship Asia.

The Asia reached her wharf about IL o'clock. She
sailed from Halifax Monday at noon.
Louis Philippe died on the 26 ut at ClaremOnt. he
had been made of his approaching dissolution early
on the preceding day in the presence OF the Queen and
prepared for the final arrangements which he had to
make After conversation with the Queen he dictated
with remarkable clearness, conclusion to his memoirs
He then caused to be summoned his chaplain, all his chill
dren and grand children who at Claremont and
in the presence of the Queen and royal family discharged
every duty of religion with the most perfect Christian
sisnation Afterwards about o'clock, P. NJ, the
fever on which continued during the night with
much violence. He expired at 8 o'clock on Monday
morning. in presence of the Queen and following MEM
bers of his family: the royal hghnesses of Orleans
Count de Paris, Duke de Chartres, Duke and Duchess
de Nugens Prince and Princess de Joinvlle, Duke and
Duchess de Omac, Duchess Augusta of SAKE Coburg,
and the attendants of the royal household.
The Peace Congress session at Frankfort the
Main.
Copway, the Indian chief, was present and made a
speech Elihu Burritt and Emile Girardin are there,
and also the bloody Haynau who, Golden says, is his
convert to peace principles.
At Rome the conspirators against the Pope have re-
newed the practice OF throwing crystal balls ed with
explosive substances, into his Holiness carnage, and
several persons have been arrested.
ST. LOUIS, Sept IL, s p M.
The steamer Peter Miles exploded near Paducah yes
terday, and it is reported that six lives were lost
WASHINGTON, Sept IL, SPIN
SENATE.-The bill abolish the slave trade in the
District OF Columbia taken up.
The question pending being upon Mr. Stewards amend
ment-abolishing slavery in the Distrlc-Mr. Seward
expressed himself in favor of the original bill reported
by Mr. Clay from the committee of thirteen, and
only when it appeared impossible pass it in its origi-
nal form that he offered his amendment He understood
that it probable that the bill could be stripped
Of the amendments already made, and passed first IN
tended Desiring vote for that measure, and in the
hope that it might pass, he would, with the consent of
the Senate, withdraw his amendment for the present.
Mr.. Clay argued in support of the bill against some
- do Ho had ndqd
that Congress had unlimited power slavery in the
District but has the time held that while slave
nv existed in Maryland it would be gross breach of
good faith towards that State The question now was
in relation to the abolition of the slave trade He be-
ieved that if the should pass IT would give
place to slavery in the District until the time which
seemed him rapidly approaching when slavery will
have worked itself out. As to the power OF aboshng
this trade he challenged its Justice Although the power
to abolish slavery disputed, it Congress that
had by its laws established slavery in the Districts and
was true that Congress had not the power to undo its
own actsl He then drew comparison between the
amendment offered by Mr. Seward and the original bill
for the purpose of showing that Southern men ought not
to vote against the latter because of the presentation Of
the former.
Here the Philadelphia line suspended
SENArE-Mr. Fremont introduced bill TO extend
the laws and the Judiciary system OF the United States
over California, appoint the surveyors OF the public
lands in California and preserve peace with the Indian
tribe therein.
tory of the act of the Sd of March, ls45 allowing draw
back on foreign merchandise exported in the original
packages chihuahua add Santa Fc and to the British
North American provinces adjoining the United States,
HousE-The first business was motion to refer the
credentials of Wright and Gilbert, representatives from
California. fe
Mr. Robinson had moved to amend by substituting that
the Speaker the members, which was agreed
to-yeas 1o9, nays SO.
The motion, As amended, was agreed to without d.