North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-12-20
ru1RrY.sECOND CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr. Sebastian appeared in his seat to-day.
Mr.. Belt presented the credentials OF HON. : "
Jones of Tennessee. .r;
NJ Hale presented petitions from sundry Amer
ION exhibitors at the w orld's Industrial Exhiol'on
in london stating that all other goVernlnens and
aided their exhibitors in deraying their f., the
asking CONGRESS to make an aPProPEid'0A
same purpose. notice of bill granting, land to
mississippi to aid in the construction % -
that State. oueraI memorials from the
c WI. Issepblv of Missouri, praying grants OF
La for improvements in that olate.
4dLu III from the committee on finance, report
al back the bill to estaosh oIdncH uAt"' l" O0ii
80 with an amendment.
'0i Nc Gwin urged that there would be Immediate
- and after an explanation of the bill by Mr..
Hunter, it was ordered to thiTd reaolng; :,
Mr. Hunter introduced bill to establish Board
Oh M Foote'S resolution declaring the compromise
easnres a defntive settlement of the questions
growing of the subject of domestic slavery, was
Mr. Butler explained that his design in again TAX
inc part in this debate simply for the purpose of
re1Iyipg to some illusions made by Mr.. Fooe in his
speech the other day. The endorsement OF the COM
nromise was something unusual in legislation. He
defended himself against any imPutation of having
at the session of 1850 delayed the action of the Sem
ate on the fugitive-slave bill.
ONLY three Senators from the Northern States had
voted for that bill-the from Iowa. and Mr.. StuI-
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 on 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-
ed to clothing the President with the power to call
out an armed militia to enforce law with bayonet
and ball. Thought that request an omlnous one.
He did not believe the law would be executed did
not believe had been executed. The charge of ea
son had failed Those who resisted the law would
be turned over to State courts and State Jures,
with sympathes 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 two OF
the measures he denounced the admission OF JAIL
fornia as outrage and as without precedent; now
he saws California admitted as other States. He
traced the meeting of Southern Congressman and the
ADDICTION of the Southern Address, as proceeding al
together from the Senator lom 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
proposition divide Gafornia-one-half or both to
be admitted as slave States
Mr. Foote answered In the Affirmative.
MIR. Butler said the gentleman asks Congress to
declare the Compromise lmmutable. and yet Will
vote tomorrow to disturb it. The Mississippi Con-
vepton 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.. Fooie said thatwhen the case arrived he would
deliberate and determine.
lT.
to his State would give him time to deliberate,
and in such a he would not consider as traitors
those who defended their fresides and State. He
alluded to MIR. Calhouns contemplated amendment
to the Constitution and the dual executive, and
not prepared to say but Gkat such a government
would be beneficial to the Union
He alluded the internal struggle in South Caro-
lna and said that the position assumed by the Leg
islature of that State was the result OF movements
made in Mississippi.
Mr.. Foote repeated his condemnation of those per-
sons who in South Carolina, had recommended war
upon the U. S. ports. He also referred to speech
by Mr. Rhett, in Charleston, wherein he declared
that he desired the proposition of the Nashville
Convention of So 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 denounced demagogues
and traitors the leaders of the Revolution Arnold
spoke with of Washington, the rebel and
traitor. The people he represented secession
lists, disunionists, and he free to declare
that, under present circumstances, he
sionst and disunionist. He was not such for twen
ty years, but ever since 1845.
He then took up the several acts of the compro-
MISE and contended that the act admitting Caifor-
MIA was unconstitutional. That the Executive had
appointed Judges and Marshas for the territories,
who were pledged in favor of the existence of Mexi
laws abolishing slavery, and that out of a vast
territory, sufficient to form AZ States as large Ohio
the South had been utterly and forever excluded. He
had not concluded when the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Immediately after the reading of the Journal.
message was received from the Senate, communica-
ting joint resolution which had been passed by that
body, extending welcome the part of the people
of the United States to Louis Kossuth.
Mr.. Robinson, of Indiana, moved that the resou-
ton be taken up and considered, which being agreed
to, he moved the "previous question: which was
carried, and thus cut off all debate.
The Joint Resolution then read frst second
and third time and the ayes and nays taken
the final passage, which was carried by resolution
of l6l to Is and on motion of MI Robinson, was
ordered to be laid on the table.
[Among the nays are Messrs. Abercrombie, Ave-
rett, Bragg, Brown of Mississippi Caldwell, Harris
OF Tennessee, Holiday, Johnson of Geo., Jones of
Tenn, Martin. Morehead, Savage, Scurry, Stephens
OF Geo., Williams and w Woodward
Mr.. Smith, of Alabama, spoke at some length in
condemnation of the policy and action of Kossuth.
Mr.. Fitch, of Indiana, submitted resolution, in
effect resembling former resolution of Congress de-
clarlng the Mexican war to be unconstitutional.
The ayes and nays having been demanded, it was
carried by vote Of lob to 81.
Mr.. Meade, of Virginia, moved to call upon the
President for any information he may possess, and
shall think proper to communicate touching any trea
ty between England, France, and Spain, that NAV
have been entered into for the guardianship of Cuba,
which was carried.
The House adjourned.
APPOINTMENT OF U. S. SENATOR. Gov. Whit
heo' we are informed, rendered the appointment of
Ie once OF Senator, made vacant by the resignation
ooi: jefferson Davis, when he consented to become
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