Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-12-22

aMIRTY.sECOND CONGRESS-
First Session.
Co,rs50ad,aes Of he Amertren-
W.c.rr~erax Dec ID
SENATE.

sundry American exhibitors al the Worlds
industrial Exhibition in London. stating
shat all other governments had aided their
..cxhi bitors in defraying Their expenses, and
asking Congress To make az, appropriation,
for the same purpose.
Mr.. Foote. gave notice ola bill grant
ing land to Mississippi to aid in the con-
struction Of Railroad in that State.
Mr.. Geyer presea,ed several memorials
from the General Assembly Of Missouri
praying grauis Of lands for Improvements
IN that State.
Mr.. Hunter, from the committee on f.
nance. reported back the bill to establish a
branch mint in California, with an amend
ment.
Mr.. Gwin urged that there would be
immediate action. and, after an explanation
of the bill by Mr.. Hunter, it was ordered
10 third reading.
Mr. Hunter introduced bill to eJtab-
Esh Board of Accounts.
Mr.. Foote's resolution declaring the
compromise measures definite settlement
Of questions growing out of the sub
iect Of domestic slavery, was then taken
III.
Mr.. Batler explained that his design in
. again taking part in this debate, was sim
ply for the purpose Of replying TO some al
iusions made by Mr.. Foote in his speech
the other day. The endorsement of the
compromise was something unusual in
Legislation. He defended himself against
tny imputation Of having at the session Of
1850, delayed the action Of the Senate on
he fugitive slave bill.
Only three Senators from the Northern
States had voted for that bill-thc Two
from Iowa, and Mr. Sturgeon Of Pennsyl-
vania Why, he asked. were the North
ern allies Of the Senator from Mississippi,
the Compromise men, absent on that votel
He read his report on the Presidents
Message asking for amendment of laws TO
.naLle him to execute the Fugitive Slave
Inv, and repeated his views. He was
opposed to clothing the President with the
power 10 call out nm armed militia to en-
orce law with bayonet and ball.
thought that request an ominous one.
He did not believe ihe law would be
xecuted; did not believe it had been exc
nted. The charge Of treason had failed
nose WHO ItStSttO lnC law AbAlu now
: ,turned oyer TO State courts and State
'rics. with sympathics and feelings like
use whom they were TO try Even if
anvictions took place, no Northern Ex-
utive would hesitate 10 pardon them.
The Senator from Mississippi voted a
inst two Of the measures; he denounced
'e admission Of California as an outrage
nd as without precedent; now he says
'alifornia was admitted as other States -
,Ie traced the meeting Of Southern Con
gressmcn and the adoption Of the Southern
Address. as proceeding altogether from
theSena,or from Mississippi. The Nash
Vile Convention was, TO great extent,
the result of that Senator's movements
He askedthe Senator from Mississippi, il |
he would now vote for proposition TO d.
vide California, one half or both to be ad- |
mittcd as Slave States
Mr. Foote answered in the affirmative
Mr.. Butler said the gentleman asks
Congress TO declare the Compromise i'm
mutablc. and yet will vote tomorrow to
disturb it. The Mississippi Convention
have resolved that certain acts that State
would resist by revolution. In such a
war he would ask on which side the SEN
stor would take partl
Mr.. Foote said that when the case ar
rived he would deliberate and determine,
Mr.. Butler said that in such case his
allegiance to his State would give him no
time To deliberate, and in such case he
would not consider us traitors those who
defended their Gresjde and State lie al
luded to Mr.. Calhoun's Contemplated a
mendment TO the Constitution and the du-
cal executive, and was not prepared to say
but what such government would he
beneficial TO the Union.
He alluded to the internal struggle in
Sol Il Carolina and said that the position
assumed by the Legislature of that State
was the result Of movements made in Mis-
sissippi.
Mr.. Foote repeated his condemnation of
those persons who. in South Carolina, had
recommended war upon the u. 5. ports
He also referred 10 a speech by Mr..
Rhett, in Charleston, wherein he declared
that he never desired tho proposition Of
the Nashville Convention of Sc 80 to be
adopted; that he was tired of Union for
twenty years &c.
Mr.. Rhett alluded to the epthets which
had been applied TO him. Gage denounc-
ed as dcmagogues and traitors, the lead
els of the Revolutions; Arnold spoke with
sneer OF w Washington, the rebel and trai-
tor The people he represented were Sc
ccssionists, were d,sutaonists, and he was
free TO declare that. under present circum-
stances, he was secesslonst and disun-
ionist. He was not such iortwenty years
but ever since 1915.
He then took the several acts Of the
Compromise, and contcndcd that the act
admitting California was Unconstitutional.
That the Executive had appointed Jqd ges
and MarShals for the territories, who were
pledged III favor uithe existence Of Mexi-
can laws abolshing slavery, aud that out
oi a vast Territory, sufficient 10 form as
States as large as Ohio, the South bad been
utterly and forever excluded. He had
not concluded when the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Immediately after the reading of the !
journal, message was received from the |
Senate. communicating Joint Resolu- |
ton which had been passed by that body, !
rendering welcome on the part of the |
people ofthe United States to Louis Kos
su.h.
MIR. Robinson. of Indiana, moved that |
the res.lutionbe takenup and considered;
which being agreed 10, he moved the "pre-
v'ous questions" which was carried and
thus cut off all debate
The Joint Resolution was then read a
irsi, second and third time; and the ayes
and nays were taken on tho final passage,
winch was carried by majority oflsI to
10; and on motion of Mr. Robinson was
ordered to be laid on the table.
MIR Smith of Alabo,x, -