The New York herald., 1850-02-20
THIRTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.

Ssnate.
WAssISGToy, Feb. 10, 1850.
PETITIONS
Mr. srwAnD presentsds petition from Geo. w. Rose,
asking the Senate, by report Of committee to state
what matters clearly came within the power Of peti
tioners to present to consres. he about present.
ins petition which may not possibly come within the
rule.
MIR. RrsK raised . question Of reception upon the
petition, oontendipg that IL disrcspectful to the
Senate, and II not received
After the presentation OF number Of additional pc
ttons, and some debate upon the proprety Of print
ing report made BY the corps of Typographical En-.
snesr relative to the draining Of the city and val ey
Of Mexico, which was disagreed to.
MrrIcAs BouspAsr.
Mr.. Csswrs submitted resolution Of inquiry rela-
tive TO the progress made and money expended by the
Mexican Boundary Commission. Adopted.
MILITARY LAND WARRANTS.
The Houss BILL extending the time for locating vir-
gibia military bounty land taken D. upon
motion Of Mr.. Coswis. and passed.
nrcorpfNc or coS,r,ANcrs or vrssrLs or Wan.
The House bill providing for the recording OF con-
vsysnees Of vessss OF referred to the Commit
tee on Commerce.
ss. ctsys cosrnoNtsr nrsotrrto.s
The Senate proceeded TO the confederation Of Mr..
Gays eompromise resolutions. and MIR. DowSs re-
suned MS remarks, commencing With argument to
shov that the North would lose much more by dis-
solutien u the Union than the South. He stated
snss t"otNn nbuo Trout OF >r5OcuV VOo annually
upon the proceeds Of the South and eontended that
the south could without injury TO herself send her
products through other channels thus prostrstlng the
trade OF the North and leaving that section In con-
dtiop similar 10 that witnessed In Canada In this
viev, he implorsd Northern men TO consider well be-
fere they forced disunion upon the south He OBJ
Jected TO the proposition made By Mr. Clay 70 re-
duee the boundary Of Texas, as II took from the
South one half that the Missouri Comprcmiss gave
them " bis proposition should be adopted, II would
take away all that bad been gained BY the Texas
Compromise, bscsuse there would be no place for its
operation ~ the strip of country in controversy be-
tween TEXAS and the federal government ala not be.
long 20 Terss II stil belonged Mexico which conn
try bad long ego, ackpowledsed that N bslonsed 20
IeSa After further remarks upon the rssolutions
Mt Downs proceeded with observations upon the inst
tuition OF slavery. He ooptsnd.d tha. slavery vas not
an svil that the slaves al through the south vers
happy and rejoicing the best fed and bee. clothed
people IN the world. He drew Q comparison bstseep
ths m and the factory operatives referred 10 in ths
speech made BY Mr. Hale come time since ss.srtins
that the condition of the slave IL far the happiest and
the beet He alluded TO the statistics Of povertv In
Nes lotk, and dsned her Svnsters 20 shos that hsr
poor white population equal In their conii.
ton TO tfe much pititd lsves Of the South In con.
euiop, he summed NJ the history Of the slave qusstoa
from the foundation OF the to the
time coni.pdipe that the whole coure Of the South
bad b. that Of concession, while that Of the North
had been repeated eensrds and sxgressions Ths
South bad conceded everything which had been asked
and nov In the ncentiousness Of power, the North
ltnger ssked copcsson asserts Der right ash
ccmpronise but 20 gfasp the whole IL the North per.
sted In this course, upon herself would rest the
sIonsitiity.
Mr Downs having concluded the Senate went into
executive session, and soon after adjourned.