The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-03-27
A SENATOR In A QUANDARY.

General James, Senator elect from Rhode
Island, was put in nomination by the Democrats,
on the faith of his alleged Democracy and elected
by the aid of Wings, who preferred to have as
surances of his being sound in the faith of Wing
cry Subsequently, disclosures have placed him
in "queer fix"
Benjamin Finch, one of the Wings who voted
for him, publishes in the Providence Journal of the
18th, the following letter. addressed by the Gen.
ersl to Mr.. Sprague, before his election
Hon. VIM. Spragm:
"DEAR SIR: In reply to your inquiries, permit
me to say, | am in favor Of the leading Wing
measures, and particularly that of tariff that
shall afford ample protection to the manufacturing
interests and labor of the country and, il elected
to the Office Of United States Senator, | will cor
daily use my efforts to sustain them.
Respectfully and truly yours,
"CHARLEs T. JAMES.
Providence, January 80 1851"
This publication drew from Committee of
the Providence Democrats card, In which they
make the following statement;
"On the evening of the oath of December last,
we met MIR James by appointment, at his house
In this city, to confer with him, as Democrat on
the prospects Of the Democratic party, in the then
approaching election.
son this occasion Mr. James consented to he
the candidate of the Democratic party for Sena-
tor In the Congress Of the United States. lie
assured us, in the most positive and unqualified
terms, that though he had not Of late been actively
engaged in politics, he was Democrat, and had
always belonged to that party; that all his tastes
and feelings were, and ever had been, with the
Democrats and that in cas- eof his election an
event not then anticipated by us, rs there was a
large Wing majority Ia the Legislature. he should
use his best efforts TO support the Democratic
party and Democratic measures In the Senate Of
the United States Relying on these unequivocal
declarations Of Mr.. James, as well as upon his
general reputation as Democrat, and his high
character for probity and honor, we recommended
him to the Democratic members OF the General
Assembly an a suitable candidate for the Office OF
Senator, In the full confidence that he was n tho
rough Democrat. II is we'll known that on every |
ballot In the General Assembly he received the
unanimous vote Of the Democratic members"
The Wings have the Generals letter-the
Democrats ageneral report Of vague converse
ton. Both got, we presume, what they wanted.
The Democrats Of Rhode Island are not ultra
Anti-Tarif men.
KIDNAPPING Laws or PRNNsYLVAnM.-hn ef'
fort was made In the Senate Of Pennyslvanis, q
day or so ago, to take up and pass the bill repeal
Ing the Objectionable portions Of the kidnapping |
laws Of that State. The vote Of the Senate on
this motion was sixteen yeas TO fourteen nays but
As IL required wo-thrds to take the matter up, II
did not pass.
HENRY Clay ON SLAVERY ExrEssIos--Ths
R>pstiic Augusta Ga.) prints the following as
from the pen Of Mr.. Clay;
concur entirely In opinion as to the wisdom |
OF that great measure, tthe Wilmot ProvisoJ and
am glad that II has secured to the States on |
which 1t operates an exemption from the evils Of
Slavery.
"No one can be more opposed than am to the
extension Of Slavery into those new Territories, |
either by the authority Of Congress or BY ipdivid
ual enterprise HENRY CLAYn |
Although well aware that Mr.. Clay's hostility
TO the extension Of slavery has been repeatedly
and publicly expressed, We had overlooked or
forgotten this express recognition Of the propristy