Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-07

the word given" in its place. have doubts
to whether the word "donated be considered good
English word. The passage amended was as follows
Provide That no alien shall be entitled patent to
land granted by this until he shall produce to the
general Of Oregon record evidence that his as
citizen Of the United States ba. been but any
alien having made his declaration Of intention to become
citizen Of the United States after the passage Of this act shall
die before his naturalization shall be completed the possesso
descend his heirs law pass his devsees, to whom
as the case may be, the patent shall issue"
Mr. DAVIS, of Mississippi, offered the following amend
ment, to come in at the end of the bill:
sand that such portions of the public lands be de-
gnated under the authority Of the President the United
States for FORTS magazines arsena dockyards and other
need public shall be reserved and excepted from the
operation of this act" N
After some debate ass 81
Mr. CLAY. I move the posponement Of the orders of
the day which precede the bill for the abolition Of the slave
trade in the District and that we take it up now.
The motion was agreed to.
SLAVE TRADE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
The Senate, Committee Of the Whole then proceeded
to the consideration Of the bill suppress the slave trade
In the District Of Columbia
The bill was read BY the Secretary.
Mr.. CLAY. The bill which the Senate has ordered to
be taken up for consideration very short one and the sub
jec matter Of it has been very oen and very much discuss
ed, and is not my purpose. in rising to call the attention Of
the Senate to it. to occupy than few minutes Of their
time The object Of the bill is abolish what called the
slave trade within the District Of Columbia By the slave
Of the District. It consists of the introduction within the
District Of slaves from adjoining slave States and their being
placed in depot here not for the purpose Of finding market
at all in the Districor am told that scarcely has
occurred Of the purchase by nbabant Of the District
Of slave deposited in Of these places of confinement
but for subsequent transportation different markets by land
wate-generaly by wate-o the Southern cities, par
tcuary to Mobile and New Orleans It is trade in which
the inhabitants of the District have no sort Of interest and
sort Of connection, and which only brings upon the District
degree Of obloquy the part Of all thoseof whom profess
be onewho regard this species Of trade thing be alb
horre and to be avoided wherever bill does
propose to interfere in the slightest degree with the right Of
nhabant Of the District to sell slave another nbab
tsnt of the District does interfere with the right on the
part of the habitant of the District 60 Of and purchase
for his own use slave and TO bring the slave within the Dis
tct for his own use The bill consists Of sections. and
in fact merely revival Of the law Of Maryland that law
existed the time Of the cesson Of this District Its but the
exercise Of power by the General Government which
has been exercised BY various States Of the Union and
among others, think. the earliest BY Virginia herself II
consists said before, Of only sections the FIRST Of which
prohibition Of the right Of any owner Of slave any
person with the consent Of the bringing slave into