Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-04-04

Congressional.

| - WASHINGTON, March %, 1880.
The Senate was not in sessiun to-day.
| HOUsE.-After routine business, the bill approprI
aiing 500 COO to the cspiors of the frgate Pliia-
delphia. in the harbor Of Tripo came up. and
mated debate followed. Finally the bill was Ibid on
the table-yens l04. nays 50.
| Mr.. Holmes. from The committee appointed TO In
vestigae the charge of Preston King, relative to the
muilatinn Of the Journal by the Speaker made re-
port, part of which was substantially the same as
heretofore stated by the Speaker himself. Mr.. King
the report says, did write the resolution to end de-
hate The California Message" bill but requested
the Clerk To fill up the blank. The resolution before
the blank was filed, on mutton of Mr.. King was laid
OH the table. King understood his motion TO refer Ia
stopping debate on Doy's bill. The Speaker undsr.
stood the motion to refer TO debate on the California
Message, then pending in Committee of the Whole.
The Committee have doubt. if the motion had been
reduced TO writing before the question stated by
the chair the Speaker would have decided it Of
order, as the bill Lad not bern referred to the CON-
mitiee and the Message had. The Journal Was made
TO c"nform.wilh the understanding of the Speaker,
and corrected was read next morning. In the
opinion Of the Committee there was no mutilaiion
the Speaker did his duty and no more. resolution
proposed in accordance with these facts and dis.
charging the Committee from the farther consideration
Of the subject, which was adopted and together with
the testimony ordered to be printed.
| The House adjourned until Monday.
| WASHINGTON, March %, 1850.
| SENATE.-Mr. Benton gave notice Of a bill provid
ing for the construction of railroad from ST. Louis
10 San Francisco.
Mr. Clay's resolution discountenancing funeral hon
to members Of Congress dying during recess, was
taken up and passed.
"THE COMPROMISES OF TIE CoSsTITuTIoN."-Wt
are continually reminded of 'the compromises of tht
iiution-of the fact that the Union was founded
in compromse"-especially, that certain delicate
questions growing out of the existence Of slavery il
the Sates were made matters of "comprornise''-
aud TINT but for these coGpromises the constitution
never would have been formed-as though all su5se
quent legislation the most remotely connected will
the question of slavery, should also be made matters
of compromise" But one would naturally suppose
If certain exciting questions were compromised at thu
formation of the constitution, that all necessity TO
further compromises touching the same subject, wa
superseded thereby, and that the constitution itsel
would furnish an ample guide to all subsequent legs
lation upon the questions thus compromised. Yet
according 10 the prevailin, sentiments of the day
constitutional compromises" instead of having set
tied anything, only beige; necessity for "legslativ,
compromises" grounded on the same framework.
These Compromises of the constitution" are, how
ever greatly misn pprehended. They representa-,
as compromises between the free and the sldue State
in relation to the existence of slavery in the latter
This is not true. They were not compromises be
tween the free and slave States in any of tn
phrase. and cannot be so designated; but were com
promises between the Slavery and ani-Slauery senti
nents pc, vading the slaue States the formation
the constitution. AT that time all the Sintes-ib
whole thirteen-wth single exception-were say
States.
The attempt, therefore. to arraign The free State
for an alleged violation of an implied compact forme
with the slave States the origin of the government
is without pretext, as there were no such parties
the original coniraci.-Augusta, Me-, Age.