Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-07
TUESDAY, SEPTEMgER 8, 1850.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER ), 1850.
Mr. COBB of Alabama, asked the unanimous consent Of
the House to take up the bill from the Senate entitled An
act granting the State of Alabama the right Of way and
donation Of public land for the purpose Of locating and
srucng railroad from the point which the Nashville and
Chattanooga railroad the Tennessee river the town
Of Chattanooga for the purpose Of having referred to the
Committee Public Lands, the question being now
before that committee
Mr. PRESTO KING objected and called for the regular
order of business
THE TEXAS BOUNDARY QUESTION.
The SPEAKER stated that the hour (la oclock had
rived for taking the special order, being the Texas Boun
Diary bill, and the amendments pending thereto
THE pending question was upon the motion made by Mr.
McCLERsAsD to commit the bill to the Committee Of the
Whole the state Of the Union, which motion Mr. Roor
had moved amend by adding thereto the following insuc
tons "With instructions to amend the bill to
cude slavery from all the territory acquired from Mexico by
the treaty Of Guadalupe Hidago lying eastward Of Cali
fornia ~
Mr. DANIEL, who was entitled to the floor, said, that in
the first place be would the following substitute for
the amendment Of the gentleman from Ohio, (Mr. Roor
With instructions report with the said bill additional
section, declaring much Of and all acts Of Congress
prohibit: African slavery 10 any terrtsr belonging to the
the Pacific ocean, and included within the limits of
State, null and void and after the passage Of said BILL
to extend the principle of non-nteryenon to said ter
ritory." 81
Mr. sCHENCK said that the amendment included the
Territory Of Wisconsin.
Mr. DANIEL said that embraced territory east Of the
Mississippi be cautious in avoiding that.
The SPEAKER of opinion that the amendment so
far related any territory connected with the subject
under consideration not in order So far related
the territory acquired from Mexico by treaty in order
Mr.. MEADE appealed from the decision.
Mr.. DANIEL then modified his amendment to read as
follows
"Wh instructions report with the said bill provision
extending the constitution and general laws of the United
States all territory belonging the United States acquired
from Mexico by the treaty Of Guadalupe Hdago and
tend the principle Of non-ntervention said territory"
Mr. DANIEL expressed his reluctance in rising address
the House, and thought that the before hem and the
questions connected with it, Of immense Importance in
voving, from the position assumed by the Predent-which
he conceived be and dangerousnot only the
peace the country but perhaps the existence Of the Union
Upon subject Of such importance he purposed depart
his usual silence and attempt assign his for the
he should pursue upon this subject however embar-
RAISING might be to himself II the course which his udg.
ment upon mature econ induced him to pursue should
be variance with the views Of those whom he represented
il would be to him matter Of deep regret He did not be-
eve in the paramount objects he seeking to accomplish
that there any material difference between him and those
whom he represented Another indictment for the assign
ment OF his the aspeons had been cast
those who bad not felt their duty to sanction all the mes
sures proposed for the adjustment Of these delicate and dam