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ii an excitement among the rlouS phllan- .
hropiss of the North, directed against tn,
Of the foreign trade. Now, in.
stead of mourning over the defeat Of free
lonI, and tho surrender of every thing al
the last session, - slavery, there is an en-
element about the foreign trade. IL had i
no respect for such philanthropy, which
permitted the battle to he lost at nome. and
then turned all its efforts against the for.
aign trade. which everybody can with safe.
~ dcuouncc. He thought G donation was
40 cilccual remedy against the slave trade,
and that so long as there was Il market or
spot where slaves were bought and sold.
so long would the trade continue. II Col |
onilatcn were to prevail here, he desired
to know whether it was Northern or Sout.
crn Colonization. lie had seen Colonial
lion agents ut the North, pious men, who
declared ii was the only effective mode Of
Kidding the country of slavery and he
had heard the Spulhern talk Of the same
agents, who declared it was the only means
| II protect The country against the nuisance
| If n free negro population.
! NJ Cay asked for the reading Of the rcsc-
luton, which was ordered. lie then said, the
reading OF the resolution was the best answer
to the speech Just made. The resolution WAS
one of enquiry merely. and was founded on
! information communicated to the Senate in
Dubc documents called for by it. The sub
lect of the slave trade in Am rican vessels
between BAIL and Africa, had been the sub
| Vt vtrions communications from American
Ministers at Brazil, Mcssrs. Wise, Todd, and
hhcrs. lie then detailed the mode by which
American vessels and seamcn were, under the
r picciion of the American flIg, the only one
protecting them from the right OF search, sue
ccssfu ! taken to the coast IF Africa, fIr car
90 IS of slave. Al our agents in Brazil were
right in sayn! these vessels have no other
trade with Africa, and in recommending that
! they he denied sea letters emitting them to the
protection Of the a ncrican Nag. Tais reso-
milton did MT atlJrd an opportunity to renew
: agitation on lie slavery question. There is a
vide distinction between domestic slavery
: and the forriIn slave trad. \ one better
p han Mr. Hale knows that THIS agitation is al
ways confined 10 domestic slavery, and that
Il ths resolution wholly relates to the oregI
Save trade. on VIII; no diversity Of opinion
il exists. As TO the publication in morning pa
! prrs alluded TO, lie saw no connection between
u il and this resolution. lie openly avowcC
himself as one of the sgners of that document
ana HIS dtpDllhll W Hullcfc ~ us ltlHS, 81 Ill
As he was called upon to do So
G Mr. I'ontc SAID he wa, somewhat implicated
il the publication read by Mr. Hale The pur
=. port Of that publication wa, that its signcr.
OF all parties, united to put down the agita
ton of all subjects tending to renew discOrl~
y sectional SIR , and al subj cts having the eG
feet to destroy our tfatcrnal relations, and tn
concord and union Of all portions OF the cour
try. 1t was supposed that there were som
q persons, in SOM sections, who aspircd to tn
Presidency and utlc high Offices, and desire
to reach those positions by kecpn! agtatio
alive. This was merely to warn such persons
n if any did cx st, that old party ties wond ~
be adhered to; but so far As tile intlu inCe an
eff rts OF those who sigrcd it could be cXerret
such persons coald not succeed even to III
smallest Office.
y The & AFRAID this debate was o It Of order
s Mr. Fooe said Mr. Hale was allowed to rca
lc the paper.
II. The Chir said though the paper was rea
the Chair could not say it WAS out Of order Ill
= it was read and applied.
o. Mr. Fuole said the Chair had read the papc
Il, several times in print, and even in manu>crip
before today. lie would not have said a wor
r concerning it, had he not been ono Of its carl
est siLncr.. ! he article contained his sent
81 mcn>. Such an ts'Ocaion Of dStuguishc
men, in his opinion, would put down agitation
- aid he believed they had exercised nliucnC
already upon some, through IA fear Of loss
|" official advancement. lie read cXtracI' froi
:, circular by George Wood and o,her-, of Ne
o, York, and said he was not ashamed to say /
d. was in alauce with that movement. He va
ID sorry Mr Haze had &c Iounced them. The
. merely said i; any one desired agitation, the
-. would not support him-'we and oar hous
viii serve the Lord"
Il, The resolution was then agreed to-yc;
al IS, nays 6. Nays-A cssrs. Benton, Borlau
10 Butler, Jefferson Davis, Rhctt. Soule, Turnc
Il. AID Yulcc.
Y. Mr. Foole asked for some time to consd
= the bill. Adj.
HOUSE After some business OF no gcncr
- importance, committees were called on for r,
? ports, and the House passed one private bill.
~ The House went into Committee OF II
e. Whole, on the bill to supply Deficiencies in a
4 proportions for the present fiscal year.
r. Mr. Robinson spoke in favor Of paying a.
f. ltional claims in the Pension ,fli e, aud
i facilitate the carrying out Of the Bounty La
Law.
d. N IIrnpol mad. sp,,ch supporting Il
Pr ,>idcnl's recommendations 10 modify Il
NJ tariff aud appealed to the gentlemen to trl
~ the subject ont of The slough of politics, al
II regard It n great Amer can question. II
Y: claimed protection for Pennsylvania interests
III The comm tie rose, when on motion Of NJ
Bayly, the debate on the Ii WIS ordered
u cease Tomorrow at 6 o'clock. All
N WAsHlNGTON, Jan, 80, 1851.
$ SENATE "A rye NUN cr OF petitions W
d. pres ntei, among them one b. Mr.. Seward f
l the repeal Of the Fugitive Slave Law On IN
! ton of Mr.. Dick nsrn, it Wai laid on the tab
Mr.. Ewing'o resulu ion drec ing VIII 'lh
~, the law anrhorising the construction of lpa
ing dry dock in California, cannot be altcre
q SO AS to save large sum Of money appropn
.c ted was taken mp aud adopted.
i Mr.. Brnton's resolution, directing inqui
| into the TX edlency of suSpendng auction sa
r. of public lands, and auhorisng sales by pr
h. vaie entry of all new hnls prepared for Il
market, was taken mp and adopted.
Tae French Spoila'ion bin was taken up, Il
: question being on concurrence with the vote
DE- committee OF the whole, by which the lltl Sc
IS ton WAS stricken out, and it was cJncnrred
c. yeas %, nay, 26.
3 II,,nfiu said tho nathan na,o,. =,