The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-23

mise, which wsS before the Senate and the cOun-
Try. He thoaght she gentleman from Virginia,
(Mr HusrEa,) had msnifssted an eager desire to
fnd fault wAh the report 81 the committee, in his
remarks the day befors That Senator had re,
ferred TO the provision--recora evdence-whicll
the committee had reported for the recapture Of
fugitive slaves. That Senator had totally miscon.
ceived the intention Of the committee. Their in
tention was to make that provision a conclusive
one.
Mr.. MASON thought it was not exactly fair to
refer 10 what his colleague (Mr. HuNrER) had
said in point, as he was peremptorialy called to
order, while debating that very question.
Mr.. CLAY continued. He admitted that. Blu,
the Senator from Virginia, had made some re-
marks on the subject, and he (Mr. CLAy) had
merely replied to what he (Mr. HusrER) had
said. 1.si,.4 WAY q
He next referred to the bill for the abolition of
the slave trade in the District. Il had been said
by the Senator from Virginia, (Mr. HuNrER) that
that bill would prevent Shareholder from carry
ing his slave through the District in transition,
when removing from one State to another. This
he denied. The bill merely prevented slaves be-
ing brought here for sale.
Mr.. HUNTER explained. The bill not only
referred to the case mentioned by the Senator,
but it expressly prohibited the introduction of
slaves into the District for purposes Of transport
tation. a8es ,'st AA
Mr.. CLAY thought not. The bill was only
intended to apply to slaves brought into the Dis
trict for sale. 8 $3.50 W
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providing for the admission of California, the
creation of territorial governments for New Mex
leo and Utah, and the adjustment Of the Texas
boundary question. He considered all and each
of these desirable objects. He appealed to the
South to withdraw its objections to the admission
Of California, in order to get, the benefit Of the
other portions Of the bill, and when they knew
that if this bill were defeated California would be
admitted alone, unconnected with any other mea-
sure.
He appealed to the North to withdraw their OBJ
ections to the BILL as it gave them California, and
left, as he believed, the Mexican laws in force,
which laws prohibited slavery.
He referred to the plan of President Taylor,
which was to admit New Mexico as State. He
was opposed to that. He paid an eloquent tribute
to the memory of the late President. He had
known him longer than any other man in Wash
ingsan. He had known his father before him-an
estimabe citizen of Kentucky. The foreign affairs
Of the administration Of the late President had
been conducted with signal ability and success.
Peace to the ashes Of the illustrious dead.
He referred to Mr.. RHETr, Of South Carolina.
He stigmatized as g disunionist, y aad as a
" traitor, for propagating the sentiment he did,
after his return from the Nashville Convention.
He then referred to the peace and harmony
which the Missouri Compromise produced at the
time it was made. He thought the same result
would be attained by this compromise. It would
restore peace and harmony; il would qniet agta-
ton and put down the agitators.
Mr.. BARNWELL replied to that part of Mr.
Glars speech in which he had spoken of Mr..
RHETT. He (Mr. RHErr) was deservedly dear
to the people of South Carolina b Their conf
dence in him would not be shaken if he was stig-
matized as .dsunionist, " and a "traitor." The
people Of South Carolina had become familiar
with the term ssdisuuionist." 1t sounded to them
something like the term .rebel' did to the people
of the colonies during the war Of the Revolution
Mr.. CLAY replied. He deplored the existence
of such feeling in South Carolina. If Mr.
RHETT had uttered the sentiments attributed to
him, he was traitor, and deserved traitor s
doom. He (Mr. CLAY would stand by the Union,
and so would his State. s
Mr.. HALE replied to that part of Mr.. CLAY s
speech Yin which he spoke of the peace which was
produced by the adoption of the Missouri Com
promise. If his (Mr. H.'s) recollection served
him well, nearly every man in the North, who
agreed to that Compromise, was branded. He
was living tombstone.
Mr.. CLAY replied. He cited number of in
stances in which Northern members who had
voted for the Missouri Compromise were returned,
year after year.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES., Monday July %.
After prayer by the Rev. Chaplain of the
House, the journal Of the preceding Saturday was
read, when es .tsfe
Mr.. OLDS asked leave to introduce joint res
oluton, providing (the Senate concurring,) that
the present session shall terminate on Monday,
August 28th next, and that the next succeeding
session shall commence on the LIST of November
following;
But many members Directing,
Mr.. OLDS moved that the rules be suspended
to permit him to offer the resolution.
The SPEAKER remarked that the first branch
of the resolution did not require to be introduced
in the form Of joint resolution, and that it would
be best to separate them. DEF
Mr.. P. KING, Of New York, called the atten-
ton Of the Speaker to the fact, that motion for
the suspension of the rules was now pending,
which would bar any such similar motion, until
that had been disposed of.
The SPEAKER concurring, decided the mo-
ton to suspend the rules to be out of order; and
then announcing that the first business in order
was the question on the motion of Mr.. THoMp-
SON, of Pennsylvania, (made on the previous
Monday,) to suspend the rules to consider the
business on the Speakers table.
The question on the said motion being put, by
ell