The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
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An effort was made wllhou. success. yes.
terGay. 10 get up the Sens.s his. ~ VII ;
the California, Texas. New Ntxlc, snt
Utah bills. The purpose MAS ~ u'a>s .hem
the order Of tie tsy ior rh,s, sai:rery rh-
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and 10 add ,hs NJ" Nh ,t5 ; .!i. IS an
amendment. !. - gcc.a.s Ok. al cnni.
bus. on small scale. VIII 2uiy TWO or three
passengers, will yet De tried, 1t appears
10 me from what have noticed lately that
the ten millions will not 60 until after the
fall elections. But the subject must come
up next week, and we shall soon be able
10 Judge Of the disposition Of the House,
The general opinion now is that none of the
bills in question will pass except the Cali
tornia end Utah bills, nor will these pass if
there should be resolute, persevering, and
obstinate resistance by the minority.
Mr.. Bailey signifed his willingness to
drop HE civil and diplomats bill and take
up the territorial bills, and the friends of
the administration moved in the same direc'
ton. but they could not &c, votes enough.
The fugitive slave bill is before the Sem
ate. Mr.. Mason's substitute for the origi
nal bill. and the amendment to it, reported
from the Committee of Thirteen, will prob
ably pass. Mr.. Mason's substitute does
not contain the provisions for jury trial
any where.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 81.
The weather here is au!umnal. cool, and
very rainy. The city remains ns healthy
as usual. There hive been no Indications
of cholera, though it prevails at IIarper's
Ferry, and in that vicinity. 1t must be
rather cold at the watering places, but still
4 grea, number of Southern people are
moving to the Virginia Springs. or from
them 70 the Saratoga and Newport 1t is
everywhere remarked that there has been
more travel than usual during the present
season. The Southern people, and partic.
ulur!y the Carolinians and Georgians, have
been scattered everywhere from Virginia to
the Lakes.
Gen. Foote has returned to his seat after
a short absence, and some say that he will
notice Col. Gregg's sarcastic epistle. Gen.
Houston will certainly. rs it is asserted,
reply to Mr.. Walace's letter.
The House is going on slowly with the
Civil and Diplomatic bill, and are increas-
ing, instead Of cutting down, any Items
Should the Texan bill and the French
Spoliation bill pass, the amount Of the ma.
tionu debt will be seven,y.five Millions
1t was supposed, at the beginning of the
present session, that large sum would he
appropriated to the purpose Of improving |
rivers and harbors, but nothing is likely to
be done in that direction. the yeas and
nays taken on Monday on motions respect
ing the Territorial and California bills, in
dictate n strong combination OF Northern
and Southern men against Tie Texan boun
dairy bill. Their motives for opposition to
it are very different. The Northern men
say that it converts free soil into suvehold.
ing territory. The Southern hold the re-
verse to be the fact. Both are opposed 10
the boundary proposed in Mr.. Peurce's bill,
and both TO the ten millions.
The Senate, with general assent, have
adopted Mr.. Ma son's substitute for the Flu. |
gitive Slave BILL; no jury trial is provided
for in the substitute. |. provides that the
Judges of the U. s. Courts shall appoint
Commissioners in each district, to arrest
and deliver fugitive slaves. Mr.. Pratt. of
Nd, has offered amendments that are still
under consideration. providing that, in case
q fugitive slave escape and cannot be re-
covered, the owner may sue the United
States District Attorney, in the District
where lie resides, for the value of the slaye'
and that certificate of Judgment in his fa'
yor shall eniille him to receive tho amount
from the Secretary of the Treasury Of the
United States.
WASHINGTON. Aug. %.
The amendment offered to the fugitive
slave bill by Mr.. Pratt was rejected by q
vote Of 10 to 81. The Southern Senators
would not unite upon ii; most Of them be-
lie, ed il 10 DC unconstitutional. After is
rejection, the Senators who had voted be-
geu TO debate the question:, rs il not quite
satisfied with the decision they had made.
As Maryland and Virginia were in favor OF
the amendment. 1t is remarked by many
that it ought 20 have been allowed to pass,
as they arc the States chiefly interested in
the subject. But the other Southern States
are, perhaps, being less interested. the
more capable Of forming q discreet judg'
ment on the subject, and it is a matter of
concern to them to take no step that would
involve them in any constitutional error.-
The obligation TO surrender fugitive slaves