Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-03-09
salem, Ohio, March 0, Isio.
Progress Of Events in Washington.

ing decisive has yet been done in either House
on the question Of Slavery Restriction or Ez-
/ tension.
In the Senate, on the 25th ult., on exciting
debate took place upon a resolution offered by
ITangman Footc, providing for reference Of
the matters in dispute between the North and
South, to a Special Committee, to consist OF six
members from each section Mr.. Butler having
opposed TIC adoption of tho resolution until
! after full discussion, Foote mounted his high
( horse and aourished his whip after the follow
ing fashion;
al did not cxpcct--and am sure that my
honorable friend from South Carolina hard
~ cxpcctcd--that the subject could bc acted
upon by the committee as soon MS within
the next four days. should hope, however,
that report would be made by Saturday
next; for, so help me Rearen, II no thing can
be done before Saturday, during The neat reek
occurrences teW take place Of a nature 10 ichich
Ii0iH do no more than dilude. Ibeiitrc, SIR, that
during this Weet McSe questions must be cont
promised, or no compromise iDiH be practicable.
have good reasons, sir for what 1 state
know the facts. | have looked into the
mat,er have conyersed with members of
both Houses of Congress; and I stale, upon
my honor, that uHiCSs we 10 something during
he present icesk, entertain ltoi Gie least doubt
that tbs SUI, ,ect toiH ieare cur jurisdiction, and
icape as Jorerer
"Sir, am 10 alarmist; but am in the
habit OF declaring myself more than my
friend from South Carolina. / know that
express in this statement the opinion OF
large portion of the members of both llous-
es of Congress. | did not originate this
movement entirely Of my own volition; but
] did il after serious consultation with some
OF the wisest and ablest men in either House
of Congress; some Of the sages of this
Requdlic."
Footc was backed up by Clemens, who put
on a most rortcntous look and exclaimed, ~
zee saik for three tcecks longer G rs Hot an tie po,o-
er of man 10 save the Unioa." Still nobody
seemed frightened, and the resolution was qui-
city laid aside
The Tribune publishes the following oxtrdct
Of private letter, dated Washington, Feb. oath
at is understood here that thirty-lour
Members from the Slave States have signed
an ugreemeutto pcrscyero in staving off all
transaction OF business in the House until
the Slavery question shall be settled TO their
liking, 10y calling the Yens and Nays, moving
adjourulneuIs, calls OF the House, &c. &c.
Whenever there shall be All effort 10 do any
thing. The Northern Members are cogita-
~ '-s 81, 1ssto battle such uaneuvcrs, and one
proposition considered is that OF odjOurning
and having a Special Session called, at the
beginning uf which such new Rules may be
adapted 10 the new state OF things. IL
is alarmed aud confident that blood icW be
spill on The floor Of The House before the Ses-
SION closes. lie says he knows many Mem
bers who go TO the House armed every day
in anticipation OF general fight Wis
contident that Disunlon is now inevitable
He knows intimately nearly all the Southern
Members, is familiar with their views, aud
sees the letters that reach them from their
constituents. He says the most ultra are well
backed up 10y udyicos from home. What the
end is TO be, we cannot imagine"
Here is an extract from another letter, from
which it appears that the President is determin-
ed at all hazards to maintain the Union:
The President is very firm, and the South
ern Members are in 1ull possession of his
views. A committee of them inquired in
an interview with him ii he had expressed
himself ready to maintain the Union at any
cost. lie replied that ho habitat he
should blockade every Southern port in case
of any armed resistance 10 the collection of
the cIIstoIns-that he should not interpose
tie regular Army, but should call ior yolun-
teers irom the Northern aud Western States,
putting himself ut their head, and should
pour ont his blood, it needed, in defence OF
the Union. lie is confident that the People
OF the Southern States would themselves
put down any attempt to break forcibly out
nj Tho Ipion ANhan t.,id Tint tho har
Members would, in certain contingency,
secede aud 20 home, he quietly remarked
that there would be enough more good men
ready to come in their places.
Tho Quattlobum party has other causes of
discouragemont beside the resolution of the
President. Tncy fixed upon Nashville as the
place in which to hold their great Convention
in the hope that Tennessee would be induced to
lend them her support In this they have boon
bitterly disappointed. The Legislature not only
refused to sanction their movements, but resol-
we'd to " stand by and defend the Union at all
hazards and to the last extremity" Kentucky
also has taken similar course and the Commit
tee on Federal Relations in the Legislature Of
louisiana has reported against sending delegates
to Nashville. Virginia also has rcpudatcd tho
sehclnc. Indeed it is becoming more manifest
every day that the principal Shareholders have
no iaca whatever Of dissolving the Union
They are willing to seem to be in favor of dis
solution, in order to extort compromise from
the North, but they know in their souls that the
measure would ensure the overthrow Of their
tavorito system, and they arc no more likely to
resort to il than they are to commit suicide.
Mr. Calhoun at this crisis is too i'll to be in
his seat. 1t was expected that speech die
tated by him to an amanuensis would be read
TO the Senate on Monday last.
Thore are rumors that Mr. Wohstcr hns