The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1851-01-21
Correspondence Of ,be Charleston Mercury.
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WAsu1NGroN, Jan. Ii.
Ii tie Senate, amoHg the petitions present
ed, were several by sir. Cooper from citizens
Of pcnas ylvaai.l, asking the repeal OF tie iug
five S,.,ye Law. After some observations Oil
the Con,,Tpnisv Acts, so called OF last session,
!.e sid t.,e payer OF the petitioners was not to
be taken rs an indication OF t'!e opinion OF
the mass of the people OF lennsy lvanA on the
su.i,ct; for he knew that the people OF that
STATE, asa body meant to abide 10y tie Fug',
tive Slave law in its spirit. The memorials
were then, without debate, referred to the Jn-
,!iritry Committee He then presented two
petitions against the extension OF slavery, ana
for its abolition in ii District OF Columbia,
both of which were Immediately laid on the
table, there being no disposition to debate them
This, so far us it goes, is well, Tor 1t SHOWS
that there is no disposition to create any more
fana,ical capital ut the present session.
Mr.. Underwood moved to take up the Jolnt
resolution of the House making the land war
rants under the Act of September %, lSoO, us.
signabls.
Mr.. Walker opposed the motion, and ar
cued against the making of these warrumts as
ssnable. lie coutended ti,at i'll such IL case
ssveculato.s instead O! to the s"ldlers.
Alter some discussion. tie motion Of MT.
: Underwood was lost by vote OF ayes, II,
snoes25.
sss The Senate t!e,, toak up the bill to ecde to
the sev..al States she public lands lying there
= in respectively on condition that the sad
> States s.la!! sevenally grant the said lands to
actual occupants onIy, in limited quantities.
IL. Q,,nr nd aka
adjournment, in opposition to the bill ;.
The next b in order is the French ,Spolia-
tion bill. which. Mr. Smith says he is determin-
ed to uusa through ut the ealest possible mo.
ement. s,,.s s.s.
=, :. In the House n resolution was adopted by
a Ihue n.aioity, giving Mr. Asa Whitney the
use oi the iall for the purpose ofexl llaini' ~ hi
. project of II railway to the Pacific 1t Is es-
tablishi.lg bad precedent, tor hereafter the
House cannot consistently refuse other applI-
= carts.
The resolution of Mr.. Chandler directing
the Committee on Commerce to report on the
expediency ofreducing the value "i Our silver
coins so asto prevent their exPortauoh' "'S
taken up and adopted
Mr.. Lanaham moved a suspension OF the
{ rules to enable him to introduce resolution
&-QecliftnS u 10 De iheApeuehl ""o ''"l''NfS
:. repeal :i,e Fugitive Slave Law.
- After good deal Of disorder and conlus'on
sthe question on snspending the rules was put
Z and decided iu the negative-leas l23, Nays
"a, not two thirds.
80 Tie bin to reduce the rates Of postage was
next considered, and Mr.. Potter, the Chair
man Of the Committee which reported 1t made
the closing speech. The House then, WITH
out further action on the bill. adj jonrned.
From a statement made this morning by Ia"
Co nniissioner of Pensions, it appears that
over 10000 claims tor bounty l.nd are already
on hand, and that more are arriving az tie
rate of,about thousand per day.
Mr. Butterfeld, the Commissioner OF tho
- Land Office, is not to be removed, the nune'
,arous reports to the contrary Notwithstanding.
ss.5 General Herrera and son, of Chill, and CouA-
de Lasterie, of France, are among the dstlnt
guished strangers in the city.
= The French Midister was surprised to hnd
his early departure announced in nearly all the
papers. He says lie has heard nothing from
France on the subject of his recall. fhus En-
''ror flies round the earth while Truth is putting
on her sandals. s.e-
By IN o!fi;ll letter this morning, it appears
the ST Lawrence will be in readiness to sail
for the Worlds Fair on the first OF next montI
Sprigs, tac, free negro WAC recently IL opeu
day attacked with a knife and robbed Il respec
table citizen, was yesterday tried. and i"uni
guilty of an assault with intent to mnrder-
= He will 60 to the Pantcntiary Tor at least tea
years.