Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-12-19
washington correspondence.

WASHINGTON City Dec. 4th, 1850.
Congress is again in session. About forty members
absent the first day. but they constantly
irving and may soon look for full House. The Sen
from Mississippi and South Carolina absent
They are the Union States, and will endeavor to
turn their refractory sisters out Of the Conlederacy
They think they .know their rights, and" with Bonn
bastes valor and Quatledom bravery, dare maintain
them.n The fever abating in Mississippi and there is
now some hope that may again resume her EN-
pre Mississippi is the spoiled child of South Carolina.
Out she ought to be 'xeaned She is now cutting her
teeth Senator Footc has been doing yeomans service in
the cause Of the Union and although the Legislature is
against him and may force him resign his seat in
the Senate the people will rally around the standard of
the Union. which he is so gaantly bearing alot,
and sustain him in the fight until he compels the valiant
Governor who now commands the army of disuniou to
cry "Qs-mGn" South Carolina is a stubborn case,
and fear she will be cured without resorting to
Phlebotomy which contrary the modern practice,
but DR.. Fillmore will apply the lancet, if necessary.
Elwood Fisher in his Southern Press eravely
that the Union is dissolved the Constitution shattered
into Fragments and the present session of Congress
Era in history a Nation, and tests
tue experiment whether the Government exist with
out Constitution.
Congress has been in session three days and the word
aigger has not been mentioned. This is favorable
men. The triumph of the Union party in Georgia has
zen complete. The Convention meets next Tuesday.
There $50 MEMBERS composed of the ablest men in
he State Among them Mr.. Dawson of the Senate,
md Messrs. Toombs and Stephens of the House They
will recommend acquiescence so long the North full
ills her Constitutional obligations deliver up fugitive
slaves
The Presidents message is we'll written document
He takes the Democratic ground the veto, which diff
ers widely from the Taylor Platform. Mr.. Fillmore
then candidate and desired Now he is
President acting under the obligations of oath, which
ters the materially. He passes by that terrible
Hob Goblin, the sub-treasury, harmless mile post
The United States Bank the cherished apple Of the
Wing eve is an osolete idea7 The land disrihu-
on which has been superseded by the bounties TO the
old soldiers is passed by, without a nod a wink
To CRAFTY Pennsylvania, the keystone which the
KEY that opened the White House to him. h. must say
something about the Tariff He is opposed 10 high du.
ties and recommends specifies in the place OF an advaor-
tax, but makes these recommendations with the
and temper of who knows his advice will not be fol-
lowed aud the next best thing, he recommends home
Valuations an amendment which do conceive nec-
essary hut one which there cannot be much objection
Bat the beauty Of the message is in the bold and manly
manner in which he recommends adherence the
compromise measures He does not tell us that the fu
grtive slave law Objectionable and that he signed it
ictantly. He makes no excuse. He does shield
hi nself under opposition the exercise Of the qualified
We o which might have been good whig arguments but
be intimates as strong as propriety would admit
n be will any bill that may be passed lor its
al. Thank God the whg guns spiked. They
nnot fire upon the Democrats who supported this meas
use without hitting their 'beloved chief magistrate
Wonder if the Wayne County Wings, of the Dave Hol
oway school, will endorse III / think Rariden must
have understood this when he introduced bis peace res
olutons. He has got the inside trackl So much FOR
political sagacity political honesty, difference
which, the result will be the have converscd
very generally with the members and satisfied that
he fugitive slave bill be repealed, altered OF
amended this session. The compromise viii stand
whole and all attempts agitate whether from the
North or the Soath, will be frowned down The whg.
crowdng around Fillmore's National standards bat
Seward and his ''higher laws followers stand back
The President will do nothing to urge them to join his
church. If they come, they repent and be bapt
zed or he will say to them Let him that is filthy be
ililiy STILL" XAVIER