Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1851-12-24

THIRTY-sECOND CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is.
CEN A,NE


WASHINGTON, Dec. Is.
=, -. SENATE
Nlr. oeoast'an appeared in his seat to-dav
Jones, of Tennessee.
MIR. Hale presented petitions from sundrv Amer;. |
can exhibitors at the Worlds Industrial E2hiht;on
in London, stating that all other governments had
aided their exhibitors in deraying their expenses and
asking Congress to make an appropriation for the
same purpose.
Mr.. Foote gave notice Of bill granting land to
Mississippi to aid in the construction OF railroad in
that State.
Mr.. Geyer presented several memorials from the
General Assembly of Missouri. praying grants OF
land for improvements in that State. g.
Mr.. Hunter, from the committee on finance, report
ed back the bill to establish branch mint In Call
tornla, with amendment. ~. 80,
Mr.. Gwin urged that there would be immediate
action, and. after an explanation OF the bill by Mr..
Hunter. it was ordered to third reading.
Mr. Hunter introduced bill to establish Board
of Accounts.
Mr.. Foote'S resolution declaring the compromise
measures defntive settlement of the questions
growing out of the subject of domestic slavery,
taken up.
Mr.. Butler explained that his design in again tax
ing part in this debate simply for the purpose of
replying to some illusions made by Mr.. Foote in his
speech the other day. The endorsement of the com.
promise was something unusual in legislation. He
defended himself against any imputation of having
at the session Of 1850 delayed the action of the Sen
ate on the fugitive-sIave bill.
Only three Senators from the Northern States had
voted for that b-the two from Iowa, and Mr.. Stu1-
geon, of Pennsylvania. Why, he asked, were the
northern allies Of the Senator from Mississippi. the
compromise men, absent on that vote! He read his
report the Presidents message asking for amend
ment of laws to enable him to execute the Fugitive
Slave law, and repeated his views. He was oppos-
al rh~D fhn tn 09l
out an armed militia to enforce law with bayonet
and ball. Thought that request an ominous one.
He edid not believe the law would he executed did
not believe had been executed. The charge of trea-
son had failed. Those who resisted the law would
now be turned over to State and State ures,
with sympathies and feelings like those WHOM they
were to try. Even if convictions took place. no
Northern Executive would hesitate to pardon them
The Senator from Mississippi voted against tTo ot
the measures he denounced the admission of CALI
forna outrage and without precedent; now
he says California was admitted as other States. lie
traced the meeting Of Southern Congressman and the
adoption of the Southern Address, proceeding al
together from the Senator fiom MississiPpi.' The
Nashville Convention was, to great extent. the re-
suit of that Senator's movements. He asked the
Senator from Mississippi if he would now vote for a
proposition to divide California-oEe-haf or both to
be admitted as slave States.
Mr.. Foote answered in the affirmative.
Mr.. Butler said the gentleman asks Congress to
declare the Compromise lmmutable. and yet VIII
vote tomorrow to disturb it. The Mississippi Con-
| vention have resolved that certain acts that State
would resist by revolution. In such war he would
ask on which side the Senator would take part!
Mr.. Foota said that when the case arrived he would
deliberate and determine.
Mr.. Butler said that in IN a case his allegiance
to his State would give him TO time to deliberate
and in such case he would not consider as traitors
those who defended their fresides and State. He
| Ill Ind tn Mr. Calh amendment
to the Constitution and the dual eaecnve. and was
not prepared to say but what such a government
would be beneficial to the Union
| He alluded to the internal struggle in South Caro-
lima, and said that the position assumed by the Leg
islature of that State was the result OF moveIhents
made in Mississippi.
Mr.. Foote repeated his condemnation OF those per
sons who in South Carolina, had Recommended wa
upon the u. S. ports. He also referred to sPeecl
by Mr.. Rhett, in Charleston. wherein he declared
that he never desired the proposition Of the Nashville
Convention of 36 80 to be adopted that he was tire'
of Union for twenty years, &c.
Mr.. Rheu alluded to the epthets which had bee
appied to him. Gage denounced as demagogue
and traitors the leaders Of the Revolution; Arnol
, spoke with sneer of Washington, the rebel an
traitor. The people he represented were secession
lists, were disunionists, and he was free to deciar
that, under present circumstances, he was scces
sionist and disunionst. He was not such for twer
I ty years, but ever since lS45.
He then took up the several acts of the compre
mise, and contended that the act admitting Califo
mia was unconstitutional. That the Executive ha
, appointed Judges and Marshals for the territories
who were pledged in favor of the existence of Mex
can laws abolishing slavery, and that out of Va
territory sufficient to forn 49 States large as Obi
Il the South had been utterly and forever excluded
. had not concluded when the Senate adjourned.
;, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
=. Immediately after the reading OF the journal.
frDrr fho nInc
ting Joint resolution which had been passed by tn
!, bod v extending welcome on the part OF the peop
h of the United States to Louis kossuth.
!. Mr. Robinson, of Indiana. moved that the resol
# ton be taken up and considered which being agree
e to- he moved the "prevlous question: whlcn WI
:. carried, and thus cut off all debate.
:. The Joint Resolution was then read first, secoI
and third time and the ayes and nays were taken
~ rthe final passage, which was carried by resou
- of lsl to Is !; and motion Of Mr.. Robinson, W
st ordered to be laid on the table.
.. TAmong the nays Messrs. Abercromble, Az
q rett. Bragg, Brown of Mississippi, Caldwell, liar
of Tennessee, Holiday, Johnson of Geo., Jones
no Tenn. Martin. Morehead Savage, Scurry. Stephe
,k of Geo., Williams and w oodward. .
~ Mr. Smith, Of Alabama, spoke at some length
=. condemnation Of the policy and action Of kossu.t
it Mr.. Fitch, Of Indiana, submitted Ieson,Ion'
~ effect resembling former resolution OF Congress
f. ciaring the Mexican war to be unconstitutional
The ayes and nays having been demanded, it v
carried BY vote Of los to 81.
Mr. Meade, of Virginia, moved to call npon
President for any information he may pessess'
~ shall think proper to communicate touching any II
-. tv between England, France, and Spain, that "
, have been entered into for the guardianship Of Gu
Gu which was carried.
'er The House adjourned.
A'MAN SHor BY HIMSELF. Irwin Grey, of c.
mt den County,, IN. Co. employed as hand on no
:u' the Schr. Flag, while laying at Deep Creek. day
fore Yesterday, took his gun and went into the wo
,ts to hunt squirrels. where he was afterwards fo
led deaa having W soa'e . "s.;o on, a. ,hs hacI