The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-11


their national debt.
The Senate.
The sitting of the special Executive session
Of the Senate yesterday was marked by several
interesting personal explanations, which we
shall publish at length as soon as they are pre-
pared for the press. First of all, with the doc
uments before him,
5 Mr. CAss rose for personal explanation;
and after reading an editorial in yesterdays Re-
public, rejecting upon his course on the River
and Harbor bill, he proceeded to reply to ii
at considerable length in defining his views and
conduct upon that subject After which,
Mr. RHErr rose to question of privilege.
His State had been attacked by the senator
from Texas, MI. Housros,] in his letter in Sun
days Union, in reply to General HAMILTON, Of
South Carolina That State had been called an
oligarchy, &c. Mr.. RHErr repealed the several
accusations against South Carolina, and vndi-
Gated her republicanism.
Mr.. HoUsToH replied at some length, ad-
hitting that he had committed some mistakes
in regard to the South Carolina constitution.
Mr.. BUTLER followed in defence of the State
he represents, reminding General HousroN that
he [Mr. BUrLER] had corrected him heretofore
on these very charges of oligarchy in the con-
stitution of South Carolina.
Shortly after, the Senate went into Executive
session.
MOVEMENTS OF JENNY LMD.-Barnum writes
from New Orleans, under date of Goth ultimo,
to his agent, Mr. Greenwood, at New York, that
owing to new arrangements which have been
made, Jenny Lind will be enabled to arrive back
in New York about the 25th of April At the
conclusion of her farewell concerts there, she
will give series in Philadelphia, Canada, and
Boston, and sail for England in the course of
the summer Barnum also states positively that
Salvi has been secured.
SENTENCED TO DEArH.-Henry Carnal, found
guilty of the murder of Rosseau few months
since in Dey street, New York, was on Satur-
day morning sentenced to be hanged on Friday,
the I'd of May next.
An Anti-Fugitive slave law meeting has been
held at Lynn, Mass, at which the Mayor of the
city presided, and made the declaration that no
slave should be taken from that city.
Fer the Southern Press,
Colonization.
We are told by :" les amis des noirs," that all
The races of men are descended from Adam and
Eve--that the negro has become a negro from
the climatic influence to which he has been sub
jected-that his black skin, long heel, short
brain, &C., are effects easily explained by the in
f1uence of a tropical climate on Asiatic races
and vet these very same "an,is des noirs," turn
about and boldly tell u.s. that the negroes which
have not bleached in the United States in ten
generations, can now be sent back to Africa
where their skins and intellects have become
darkened, and there be colonized, chrstianized,
civilized and formed into a great model repub-
lie Can human stupidity or crcdulity 60 far
Their o.stl,
Though Individuals of all races are suscepti-
bic of education and Improvement, as far as their
respective organizations will permit, there is not
one particle Of proof in history to show that
dark skinned race can be made to approximate
the standard of white races--we have no more
control over their brains than their skins. DR..
Morton's measurements show 'conclusively that
the negroes have an average of cubic inches
aess of brain than the whites, and we should be
greatly indebted to the president Of the coloni-
.zation society if he would relate some facts from
the worlds history, TO show that cultivation can
enlarge the brain, or improve the intellectual
grade Of race. We all know that exercise will
enlarge muscles-when or where did thought
enlarge the brain Of nm individual or race! The
barbarous Gemanic races in the time of Cesar,
had ~ fine heads ~ the educated nobility OF
France or England.
Mr.. James Mowatt of New York, the hus-
band Of Mrs. Mowatt, the we'll known actress,
died in London on the 9Th Of February, after
q long and severe illness
Several persons concerned in the spiritual
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