The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-08-17
CONGRESS S.

THURSDAY, Aug Is.
SENATE. The fugitive slave bill was taken ur
and made the order of the day for Monday and daily
until disposed of.
The protest discussion was then resumed.
MIR. Hunter said another paragraph had been add
ed by the unanimous consent of the sgners
MIR. Badger renewed the subject Of protests his
toricaliy, and showed how it was regarded by the
trainers OF the Constitution, and argued strongly
against entering it on the journal
Mr.. Walker quoted from the protest to show that
it Imputed improper motives to Senator'S
MIR. Hunter defended the protest against Mr..
Walkers objections, and advocated entering it on
the ground of expediency.
Mr.. Benton, in powerful argument against the
protest, presented history of British practice.
MIR. Butler thought that Senators were OVERRIDING
the matter by such prolonged discussion. His re-
marks called up Mr. Houston, who denied all cog
nzance or knowledge even Of the plot for the form
alton of a Southern coDfederacy narrated in the
Washington correspondence of the Philadelphia En-
qurer. Had he known it he should have disclosed
it promptly.
MIR. Cass offered "a few remarks in favor of admit
ting the protest
MIR. Pratt spoke against it, and Mr. Hunter repli-
ed
Mr.. Jefferson Davis alluded to the DISTINGUISHED
notice taken OF the protest, as the means of draw
ing the attention Of the whole country to the sub.
ject.
After further DISCUSSION from Messrs. Downs
/, Whltcomb and Iu-ney, on the motion of Mr. Nor
RS, the question Of reception was laid ON the table
% to 49, ''
The New Mexico bill was then read third time
and passed, 81 to 10.
HOUSE,. The House went into Committee on the
civil and diplomatic bill.
Mr.. Duer proceeded to answer the theories of Mr.
ceudOn and others and ehnxyad Inn IL
ereignty claim setnp for Texas severely. He rd;
culed the abstraction Of Seldom, BY whom exnlana-
tions were frequently made. He ably defended The
message, and created good deal of interest. m
MI. McLen next spoke, and took strong grounds
against the message. He defended the Claim nc
Texas y
Mr. Venible followed in warm anti-messase
speech.
MIR. Aslesuccseded on the same side. when \ re-
cess was talen till IL O'Clock
EVENING Mr.. Sackett endeayored tn sboy
that tne phlwas, 10 fact, bill TO establish the Mis-
sour CompPmise two hundred miles west, and to
ceue 70 " save State OF Texas about fifiy-sixI
thousand Aaare miles of Territory which i no,v
free, TO betonyered into slave territory foreyer and
10 establRbhe Rio Grande as the western boundars
Of Texas hd to pay to her $40 900, 900 for taking
u. lie hrther opposed the bill and said he yvopld
NOT trea!wlth rebels with arms in their hands. and
ne utterF repudlated this as an administration meas
ure. 1 ~ ,eas meas
ME- MARSHALL insisted that the Government IL conn
nntted iieyery way to the boundary of Texas 10
ne 40 ifande, and is forever stopped. He was
against fbbng Texas for the purpose of administer
iag to day fanaicism. Nl2 ifaf 1855 ""'
Mr.. MKlssock defended the Presidents Message
aug inyoed spirit Of concord to settle the agtai-
'"s fueaVh $3.50 aaf6 .haseoA Bose a9Ag Igusai