Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-02-04
sroduc.iou OF Slavery within. those boon.


duced ia:o any Of these territories acquired
by the United States from the Republic OF
Mexico, it is inexpediens for Congress 70
provide by law either for its in:roductien
intel, or its exclusion from, any past of saic
territories. and that the appropriass terrific
rial goyeHnnents ought to be established by
Congress in all ofthe said territories no,
assigned as boundaries of the proposed State
of California, without any restriction on the
satject Of slavery. -.
Resolred, Thnt the Western Boundary
of the State Of Texas ought to be fixed OF
the Rio dol Norte, commencing one ma
rine league from its mouth, and running
! up that river to the southern line of New
| Mexico, thence with that line eastwardly
and so continuing in same directioa to, the
I line as established between the Unitee
States and Spain.
Resolved, That il be- proposed to the
provide for the payment Of all that portion
of the legitimate and bona fide public, debts
of that State, contracted prior to its annex
alton to US, and for which duties on foreign
imports were pledged oy said State to its
criditors, not exceeding the sum of -
dollars. in consideration Of duties so pledged,
having been no longer applicable to that
object after said annexation: but having
thenceforward become payable to the Uni
ted States; and upon condition also that said
State shall by solemn and authentic act OF
her Legislature or of Convention, relin-
quish to the United States any claim which
it has to any part OF New Mexico. ;
Resolred, That is inexpedient to abolish
Slavery in tho District Of Columhia- whilst
that institution exists in the State Of Mary.
land, without the consent of that state, with.
out the consent of the people Of the Dis
trict, and without just compensation to own
erss Of slaves within the District.
RESOLVED, That j: is inexpe5ient to pro.
hibit within the District the slave trade and
trade in slaves brought into it from the
States OF places beyond the limits Of the
District, either to be sold therein us mer-
chandize or to be trans orted to other mar
kels without the District Of Columbia.
Resolved, That more efectual provision
ought to be made by law for the restitution
and delivery of persons bound to servitude
or labor in any other State or territory of
this Union.
Rssolred, That Congress has no power
to prohibit or obstruct the trade in slaves
between the Slaveholding States, and that
the admisson or exclusion Of slaves bro't
from one into another ofthem, depends ex-
clusively upon their own particular law.
These Resolutions, read by Mr.. Clay,
involved no sacrifce of principle. They
were founded upon basis Of mutual for
bearance and concession. Concession,
not of matters Of principle, but Of feeling
merely. Mr.. Clay concluded with most
eloquent appeal in behalf of harmony,
peace, and mutual ferbearance for sake Of
the Union.
Another despatch says: II must say,
from all that have heard, or .reud, from
all witnesses that / have seen and con-
versed with; from all that has transpired
and is transpiring, / do believe that not one
foot of the territory acquired from Mexico,
will slavery ever be placed there. / be-
liese ii could not be done by force and pow
er Of public autherity.n
HousE.-Nothing Of interest to day. IS
The whole time taken up in discuss
ing the Miieage question.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 80.
SENATE Yesterday, after some fur
Lher discussion, on Mr.. Clay's Resolutions,
they were made the order of the day for
next Tuesday.
Mr. Houston introduced an amendment
to Mr.. Webster's Resolution. in favor OF
giving public lands to actual settlers.
Mr. Foote said that propositions of this
kind were bids for popularity. He thought
this the best bid made.
Mr. Houston assured the gentleman he
would make no aspirations which would
conflict with those to which Mr.. Foote was
entitled 10.
Mr. Mangum thought he might possibly
amend by giving three hundred acres to
actual settlers, and as, according to many
gentlemen, certain species Of property be-
ing weakened, he would consent to throw
in a Niger apiece. Laughter
Mr.. Seward called for the reading ofthe
Resolution to. give the Hungarian refugees
lands. He explained that his object was
to present his proposition as counter one
to the one offered by the Senator from
Michigan. suspending diplomatic inter-
course with Austria.
Mr. Douglass charged Mr.. Seward with,
by the proposition, he made bid for the
foreign vote, by Suggesting advantages to
them which were not offered to The native
born.
Mr. Cass expressed his hearty approval
of the proposition to give the public lands
to actual settlers. That was what was
meant by the age of progress.
. There was considerable debate on this
question, after which the resolution was
laid on the table.
Went into Executive session and shortly:
after adjourned.
HousE-Mr. Cobb, Of Alabama, intro
duced bill to provide all American SOL
diers with Bounty Land.
The House resumed Mr. Sweetzer's Res.
olution, introduced yesterday, instructing
the committee to compute mileage by the
nearest mai. route. 1t was debated, and
finally laid on the table.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole, Mr.. Patton in the Chair, and
took up the Senate Resolution, limiting the
amount for collecting revenue.
+ Mr.. Bayly made speech on the Reve-
nue. Bill, and the House shortly after ad.
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