The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-10


The present session of Congress has commenced in
manner proptous to the peace and harmony Of the
country AL the meeting Of the House Of Representa-
tiyes Yesterday the committees were announced by the
Chair They will be found under our congressional head
Committee Of Ways and Means, moved to 60 into
Committee Of The Whole, and offered the usual resolutions
referring the Presidents message to the appropriate
committees After short business debate upon amend
ments changing the direction of OF the references
Mr. Giddings proposed to refer such portions Of the mes
sage as related to the fuyilve-save law the Commit
tee on the Judiciary and he made his accustomed aboi-
ton speech II was received with the most manifest dis
taste and disgust by the House. When he had concluded
Mr. Brown, of Indiana, moved that the committee should
rise ,oih the rico Of stopping The debate His motion was
carried by very large majority and he moved to stop
the debate in five minutes. Mr. Hubbard, OF New
Hampshire, moved to terminate il in His amendment
was adopted and the House again resolved itself into
Committee OF the Whole Mr. Mcclemand made, under
the rule, veminues speech in reply to Mr. Giddings,
in which he denounced his doctrines in terms Of elo.
quen and deserved severity He denied for his section
OF country that il had any sympathy with the aboonss
He showed that it such men as Mr.. Giddings who
had made the passage OF the fugveslave law ndispen.
sable and he denied their right TO complain OF neces-
si,y which themselves had created He maintained that
that law ought be executed, and would be. if
sary, with the whole military force OF the country His
patriotic remarks will be found in columns, and we
commend them to the whole country Mr.. Gddngs's
motion was voted down by overwhelming ma
jory.
| MIR. Baylys resolutions, with few notifications.
were adopted with scarcely dissenting voice. and thus
the Presidents message referred 10 the committees on
the very morning when they announced, and they
can at once 20 10 work with the business OF the session
We believe that il is the first instance in our congress
sonal history when the annual message has been thus
promptly referred At the last session, Notwithstanding
its proraeted length, il not referred at all and the
same thing has happened before The House was AZ
prompt in referring the message the President was in
sending II in. Our most experienced members are oil
opinion that This bids fair TO be OF the quiet and
business sessions which have ever had Our sectional
strfes are gradually subsidng. and il is 10 be devouy
hoped that may again live together like brethren in
peace But 10 insure this object the good OF all
tons must combine to put down all sectional strife and
turmoil and Indignantly frown upon all dis,urbers Of
the public peace We believe they prepared for hi,
contamination; and should they succeed. new day oil
happiness viii dawn upon our country bat should they
fall nothing but the drest caamites can befal us and
mankind Let justice be done to every section Of the
country Let MS demean ourselves In manner which i.
worthy Of glorious ancestry. and their labors and
sacrifices will have been 10 vain. But let us prove
ourselves unworthy Of high destiny, and the curses
Of the vo,anes Of freedom 10 every land wrss upon our
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