The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-07-12
From the Baltimore sun.
Eoisrcss--lss Session.

WAsnlxcroN, July ), 1850.
SESArE.-The following resolution was ol-
fered by Mr.. Cass on the lst instant, WAS ia
ken up and adopted:
Resoired, That the President be requested to-
communicate to the Senate any information, IT
auv has been received by the Government
showing that an AineTican vessel has been re-
Gently stopped upon the high seas and searched
by Il ,r;;:isn ship OF war.
briet discussion took place OH the gradual
ton and disposal o. the public lands, when
The Senate resumed the consideration ol the
bill reported by the select committee of thiF'
teen, to admit California lis Il State into the
Union to establish territorial governments ioI
Utah and New Mexico; and making proposals
to Texas for the establishment OF her western
and northern boundaries.
MIR. Bell took the floor, in continuation OF
his remarks of Wednesday.
HOUSE, OF kEpKEsENTATIVES.--h "io
diugs asked that the House, as Il question ol
privere, take some action iii relation 10 I'LL
article recently published in the Boston Atlas the
Horse, bv Il vote oil to 81, decided that the
subject was not question oi privilege
After some remarks from .Mr. GlddlnSs the
Uouse resumed the consideration OF the Gal
phin case. Mr. King, of \. j., and Mr. Con-
rad, addressed the House, and at I. NJ. IN
adjournment took place.
july G.-in the Senate after dcvotlnS Il snort
time 10 private bills, the Senate took up the
compromise bill.
Mir. Bell resumed the course of lis remarks.
He went into history Of the agitation tor the
past few years, showing that abolitlonlsln, coi-
munism, and socialism were united in the WORK
of destroying the social system at the Nortii'
white tney made war on the South. When we
entered into the late war with Mexico 1t was
well understood that it would end i'll the turthe.
acquisition OF territory; aud it was at once ana
unanimously declared at the North that the ter
fitorv acquired should be free territory. But
the south consented to acquire the territory, Us
COMPENSATION for the cost II blood and treas
ure OF the war, and trusting TO the North ior Il
magnanmous REIMBURSEMENT Of Il portion oi
the territory to them. The close OF the war
brought about cause of contention at home.
He alluded to the detection III the democratic
ranks of the North, which caused a victory to
the whig party The South, too, had found
that the acquisition would not, owing TO moral
and natural causes, enure to their benefit Inc
South was warned of this result, but, from high
patriotic motives, they persisted i'll the policy
that led to the treaty by which immense terrific
ry was acquired.
Had the minds of the Senators been concen-
trated early in the season, OH an enlarged, per.
manent and liberal plan OF adjustment, he iiau
no doubt that there would have been generosity
enough, both in the North and South, to ensure
its adoption.
l9t 9tF I&s YsJptu YJp tuRtRfggaicd RtRfgga and big,isg t4'
such us the North had viewed it.
Mr. Smith rose and addressed the Senate
He would however desist from speaking, ii the
Senate would take the final vote OH Monday.
Mr.. Foote moved that the bill be postponed
till Monday, and the Senate 60 into Executive
session.
Air. Clay remarked that it was useless to fix
any day for the question. There were amend
Inents to be offered and several Senators were
to speak. He supposed the question would be
taken between this and Christmas.
The Senate Went into Executive session and
soon after adjourned.
In the House Dir. Matteson asked the consent
of the House to make !. statement in regard to-
the charges made against Mr.. J. *. Giddiugs,
OF Ohio, OF taklng documents from the Post OF
flee Department. The statement being made,
Mr.. Baker Introduced resolution for the APP
pointment of committee to investigate the
subject, with power to send for persons and pa
pers, which was adopted.
The House then took up the Gal phin case, ;,
and after some debate proceeded to vote Oh thei
amendments.
The question was first taken on the amend
meut OF Mr. Schcnck, ito the amendment OF Mr..
Ioombs,) ''disapproving OF the relation of Mr.!
Crawford to the clam-that is in prosecuting
it when it was to be examined and adius,cd,i /
and paid by one Of the Dc, ,artmea;s OF the Gov
ernnient he himself being at the same time at
the head ofanother OF those Departments ands
declaring such practice to be dangerous as Il!
precedent, and that it ought not to be sanction
ed. This amendment was adopted by vote I
on yeas and nays OF l55 in the affirmative, and !
25 in the negative.
The House adoptcdthe following amendinenth
proposed by Nlr. Thompson, of Mississippi, ass
an amendment to the substitute OF Mr.. SchcnckE {
And consequently that the House also to- /
tally dissents from the correctness OF the opin.
ion expressed by the President of the Unitcds
States to the Secretary Of War, that his (thes
said Crawiord) being at the head of the War;
Department, and the agent of the claimants, dids
not take from him any rights he may have hads
as such agent, or would have Justified him i;is
I Al, H. 4 IT.