Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-06-06
Gbtrtp- first Congress.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, May 81.

TUESDAY, lday 81.
After the business of the morning hour, the
Omnibus bill was taken up, and Mr.. Clay spoke
In reply to Mr.. Soule He could not agree to
the amendment proposed by the gentleman from
Mississippi, LMr. Dayis] which, in point OF tact,
assumes that slavery exists in those Territories
but he could consent to so modifying the amend
menl as to prevent the Territorial Legislature
from excluding or admitting slavery there. lie
urged also that the plan OF the Executive was
lmpacticable, and settled but one question, VIZ:
the admission of California. The proposed bill
would settle the whole subject Of slavery. There
are, however, said Mr.. Clay, few miserable
men who live upon agitation, men who are new
er satisfied until they can place themselves a.
the head of little clique OF agltators, and, fast
tening them to then tails, go to the Democratic
party and say, Take Inc, | am good Demo-
crat, and | will bring you this capital which
have, and insure You success| or go TO the
Wing party and say, Take this little balancing
power which possess. and | will enable your
party to triumph over their adversaries." Iven-
ture to say they will be hushed into silence by
the Indignation they will meet anywhere, in their
vain and futile attempt to proong the agitation
which has threatened this country with the most
dreiul calamity which, in all the dispensations
of God, could beiall it.
WEDNESDAY, May %.
The Vice President laid before the Senate
communication from the State Department, Civ
ING information as 10 what steps had been taken
upon the memorial of the administrator of and
the attorney for the heirs OF General Thaddeus
Koskiusko, against Alexander de Bodisco, Mm-
lister from Russia, accredited TO this Govern
ment
A message was received from the President Of
the United States transmitting copies of cores
poBdence between the Executive Department
I and General Perster Smith and Brigadler Gen
\ eral Riley. respecting the transactions of the
/ Convention in California.
Mr. Seward presented petition Of citizens o.
Salem, New York, asking that Government
vessel may be employed to convey delegates
| from the listed States to Frankfort, in Germa
nv; which was referred to the Committee on
Naval Affairs.
| The Senate resumed the consideration of the
| bill to revise the Patent Laws, and promote thu
| progress of the useful arts, and, after amend
| ments by niessrs. Hale and Underwood, was
| postponed till Thursday.
\ The Omnibus bill being before the Senate
\ Nj. Upham replied to MI, Soule briefly, 10 an
| swer to the declaration Of Mr.. s., that peon sla
very existed in Vermont. After which,
y Mr. Downs obtained the floor, and spoke a
/ length in favor of the Compromise.
7 MIR. Pratt offered the following amendmen!
which he said was acceptable to Senators on al
sides of the Chamber, in which was substitute
for that of Mr. Davis Of Mississippi
Mr.. Davis amendment proposed to prevent TN
Territorial Legislature from passing ony law
which should interfere with those rights OF prop
erty which grow out of the institution of SLAYER.
as it exists in any of the States of this Union
0That the legislative power of said Territor!