The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-03-06
WASHINGTON. Feb Ia

trancis Shredder, Charge to Sweden
has been rejected.
I. reported that the Democrats ARK
about to make another effort to elect ;
door-keeper.
The Mexican Commissioners are clos
lag their labors, and preparing their re-
pore Tor Congress.
Ii was thought Mr.. Calhoun would
nave made speech to-day, but he wa:
too unwell.
Ia Senate, the special order Of the day
was taken up, and Mr.. Davis concluded
has remarks on Mr.. Clay's compromise
lie took the popular Southern ground
ending that slave labor would be ne
cessary and profitable to California.
lie defended the course pursued by
fhe South on slavery, and denied that
she had preached disunion. He also de-
tended the action of Missouri, relative
90 ne June convention.
Ia conclusion, Nh. Davis said it rested
With the North to say whether the last
pare of our history should be written in
blood, and be descriptive of the wreck
aud ruin of our beloved Republic.
he North had been the aggressor,
aud it was nothing but the spirit of holy
ats chment which bound the South to the
Ion.
On motion of Mr.. Downs, the subject
MAS postponed.
Mr.. Douglass moved to refer the Cali
ioraia Message to the Committee on
Territories.
An animated discussion ensued. Mr.
Clay spoke in favor of the motion, and
Mr.. Foote opposed; Mr.. Benton propos-
cd IN amendment, that the Committee
report bill for the admission of Califor-
nia as State, pending which, the SEN
atc adjourned.
House.-In Committee Of the Whole
the California Message was discussed
by Mr. Ballard, who contended for the
abstract question Of Southern rights,
Mr. Fitch followed in Northern speech.
Re said he would do his duty regardless
of threats. Mr.. Root obtained the floor,
when the House adjourned.
The Revenue Collection Bill has pass
ed both Houses and will soon be law
The Secretary of the Treasury will,
probably, be able, with the additional
sum appropriated by the new act, to get
through the year.
WAsHINGToN, Feb, Is, 3 P. NJ.
Seaaie-Mr. Hamln, presented a pc
tition of the Panama r. r. Company,
Tor A contract with the Government.
ho T,I,f>,,.o MarS,ro fhon fol
en up, Mr.. Butler is now speaking.
House.-The House went into Com
miitee of the Whole on California. Mr..
RoSt advocated Territorial Govern
inent for New Mexico as well as Cali
tornia, in bold Free Soil speech against
al compromise. He had no fear for the
safety of the Union.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is.
In the Senate, Mr.. Clay presented a
petition from single individual, asking
that the first Senator who proposed a
dlssolution Of the Union, be expelled.
Laid on the table.
Aiter some unimportant business, the
Senate resumed the consideration of Mr.
CLAWS resolutions. Mr.. Downs, of La,
having the floor, be proceeded to address
she Senate at some length against the
'esoiutions and against the admission of
California with her present Constitution.
He would not speak against the admis-
sion had the Constitution been legiti-
mately adopted, but he believed it had
been adopted through the intermeddling
Of the Executive. Without concluding
Mr.. Downs moved an adjournment.
In the House, Mr.. Doty, Of Wiscon-
sin. offered resolution, and moved the
previous question, that the Committee
on Territories be instructed to report a
bill, providing for the admission Of Cali
ioraia into the Union, on an equal foot
!. ing with the original States, with boun-
daiies and limits defined in her Consti-
tuition; said bill not to include any SUBJ
ject outside of California. After con-
siderable discussion. the ayes and nays
were called for, and the HOUSE refused
20 lay the resolution on the table--Ayes