Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-04-01
CONGRESSIONAL. l..
w AsHiNGroN, March 25.

Ing incunsls;e ent with his remarks made Oh
slavery, IN 1913 AIR ". said sn,ue pc
son had been ediiying the Seuate b, sand
ing round pieca ai paper qpoi'g lFon
The two speeches h would not unde'- |
take 10 say now, thai II any one could make
these quotations. Tor the purpose OF showing |
any inconsistency, he ether did n''t uudei-
stand the subject, or was not cand.d.
There was M inconsistency. lie had
never voted tof any increase oi slavery III
slave .errltory. lie woud carry out the
c,mpact made with fexas Having re>lss-
ed unsucceSsiully the compact, te would
not now violate IL, after II was nlue.
Mr. Hale replied that Iha compact was
made in '43, aud VAS jl>t as 'nu-H q real:
,yin '4S as il was in 80, ani it seemed to
him that under lae ct' c"'nstisces there
was an unwaraniuble difference OF senti-
menl. He has, however, III his alusion,
designed no dlsreSpect.
Nj. Webs ei sad if he cd not in:eno
quoting 10 show Inconsistency, h. coud not
see what the objec, was.
Atler.snrIe turlher explanation between
hIessls. Webster snd Ha', Mr.. Douglass,
from. llle committee on Territories, report
ed u Bni,ta admit California. aud Bill L"
organzs n Territorial Government for
New Mexico.
S The sen,ta then proceeded to the con-
sideralion ui he speci,l order ni the day
,ne u,o,ton 10 re;er lie Presidents ChliIof-
MIA Message.
Mr.. Hunter having the floor, addressed
the Senate at lensln upon the question OF
slavery. He maintained the night oi Ihe
South 10 take slaves int" tho erfll"rieS,
aud pictured tie evils waicn wou!d result
from emancipation lie took decided
Southern ground, and SAID that the uni'n
could no. he preserved by any patched up
CoinLronIse lie wns, himself, ior any
thing thai promised peace, ii CONSISTENT
will, The Constitutional rights oi Ills State
]. Mr.. Uphnm obiaiued the H1or aiier
which The subject was postponed Till Moi-
day next.
The Senate went into Executive session,
and then ndjontned.
lioUsE-i lie bill to supply the dehclen
cienc,es IN appropriations tor the present
fiscal year, were taken up and lhe question
on the a,nendueilt reported from the Com
,ailtee oil the Who'e.
The an.enou,ent voting $4,000 for the
Minister To Prussia and 81, $40 tor Change
10 Austria, was concurred IN.
'rhe amendment appfntrlaling ss20o,ooo
for subsistence, DC, oil Florida lndlans,
was coHcurtea III, yeas 100, nnys 10.
Other. amendments were concurrsd III
and the Bill eassed.
fhe House then went into Committee o!
the Whole on lhe California question.
Air. Burston said he was the first rep
resehtatiye from Oregon on tnis lloor. tie
zcotns, mol as Il parry man. lie had been
grses ed 10 hear Cali,irnla slandered, be-
cause she had dai ed to protect herself by
forming Constitution a,.d asking ior ad'
M ss,on. His opinion was, that California
should be ad,pi,ted without pluchlng sin.
gle hair ff,n the silver locks vi her gu.-
tel Constitution.
MIR. 'Ehurston held that any State had
not only I, Constitutional right to ass, but
demand admission Tne question is, sis
the Constitution oi CallIoll, Ina Republican,!
In the wilpIe history nj this country. Con
stituiaDn c;,un:i bs found more Republican
aud with more extended views with regard
To iiuiil.,h rights. Sac contains uo nure
area than she ought. He contended thai
Con, ei.lionto torn the STATE Cons situllun,
was mol broaght abeu. by Gen. iaylor.--
Ii was purely a matter oi themselves He
gave history oil past events to prove tina!
mai,er. Gen taylor, Gen Riley, nor
Butter King, had anything 10 do with the
CoosiEu,pn.
air Breck remarked that there were
some who Iosk ed on whnt had been said by
eeutemeII us mere menace and -bfavadn;
bui he nas not one oil these. he country
had been III danger beore.
~ lie behaved The oinens nre Ill and the
,i,nes out oI pint The result OF his rehec-
ton was that slhe country was in danger
and al no period in our history has the spir-
i,.oi ,coneliia,ion and compromise been more
required 10 save The Country from the pos
slple calamity Ii has been emphailraIiy
annoauced tina: ii Congress abolish slavery
iu: ihe Dislric. of Columbia or excluded
slapery fron the territories, the South
woulsi take action for protection. Ihe ex-
eiusion et slavery from California he re-
gtrded as equivalent to an aggressive meas
urs stie believed The qaesInn ought 10 be
ssilled. The agitation WAS unnalufa! ana
unboly, and jeopardzes tho safety Of the
Union. Congress ma: settle the ques,ion
without sacrifice OF principle. The Presl-
dent has recommended nom action, if the
question cunnot be settled any other way
4 has may be the wisesl plan. N man o.
the Conniiitlee had u stronger desire for the
Union than he had. He was a native Of
the Stale whose Star never SEES, but for thir-
~ years he had resided in Kentucky, ond
he would say. in the language OF old
.'Where thou geest, viii go; where thou
liesi, Is i'll lie; thy people shall be my peo
pie; thy good Sod my Cod"
Mr. Harris, of llllnos, obtained the floor,
when the Committee rose, aud Intellectual
attempts we're made to pass the Senhle bill
tor the reiei of tie widow OF Gen. Worth
Adjourned.
WAsHlAGTos, March 26
HOUSE Preston King asded leave to
offar a Resolution 10 close all daba'e in
Cmamt,ee OF the Whole on the Till for
the admission Of California. The Speak
er DECIDED thai The Resolution was ou, Of
order.
Mr. King said his desire was TO get a
yo.e on The Bill by The House.