The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-19

fsrrsd to was outside Of The BenstX
n.o been considsrabls spPaAs which hs 'as 1
II ~; LAY INDICATED the law. Nor would
OF peace and harmony listen to the de-
lands for its repeal, until the enemies of the law
ceased its open violation, and Exhibited spirit of
allegiance He recspitulAted the Boston outrage
and especially the sacriIegious act Of a mob OF
negroes taking the sword Of Justice itself, and il
expelIing the officers Of the law from their sane
tuary.
Mr. JOHN DAVIS maintained that the people
OF Boston and Of Massachusetts were a Iaw-abid-
ing people; but they also free people, and
freedom Of speech and Of the press were cardinal
doctrines among them. They would submit to
the laws but could not be restrained in the exercise
of their rights.
Mr.. HALE next spoke at some length; and
was of the opinion that to talk of mastering the
army and navy TO put down negro mob in Bos-
ton, was taking short step from the sublime to
the ridiculous. lie thought Southern Cuban in
vaders aud Southern mobs had been treated very
kindly; and that in this it would at leas, be
best to wait little.
Mr.. FOOTE next spoke in defence of the con-
duct of the Executive, There was no danger OF
his negecting 10 enforce the law. And if il shall!
become necessary to employ military force, he
was assured the President would do il, to carry
| out the law.
Mr.. JEFFER,N DAVIS expressed the opinion
thatwhere there was moral sentiment TO support
a law the law nuty. And az for the Elk
ecutive, why had he not heretofore removed the
marshal Of Boston. And with regard to the mill
tary power,if sovereign State sets aside a federal
law, II - not our province 10 coerce her to subms
sion. The choice is at her option. and is beyond
our power. God forbid that sovereign State
should ever be paci6ed by the cuirassiers of the
federal power, compelling her to obedience
The question is with the State herself Mr.. ID
then passed to a vndcation of Gov. Quitman, OF
MISSISSIPPI IN relation to his trial party to
the invasion.
The resolution was further discussed by Messrs
Foorx, NoRRIs, JOHN DAVIS, CoorER and BnAp,
BuRr, when the resolution adopted
| CHEAP POSTAGE.
On motion of Mr.. RUsk, the cheap postage bill
was resumed, the question being on an amend
ment OF Mr. SEWARD, to reduce the charge upoI
hall All ounce letters to uniform rate of two
cents, which AFTER debate by Messrs, Rusk, Sew
ard, JeffersonDavis, Chase, and Borland, was re.
jected to 40,
Other amendments were considered, but with.
out any decision upon the bill,
On motion the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, February IL, 1850.
CONTINUED
| Mr.. BAYLY, referring to the estimate of Mr.
McLANE, that fity-nine millions Of dollars would
be the receipts OF the government for the next fs
cal year, said that the receipts from revenues 70,
the first six months, had been but twenty -thre.
millions of dollars All know that when the i'm
ports large for the frat half of year, the pre-
sumption Ia tina, for the last half they will be much
smaller. Besides, large sums must be refunded
on account of excessive duties charged and re-
ceived on certain articles imported. As to receipts
from public lands, he thought not much could bt
derived from that source when SO much of The
public domain had been given away.
| Mr.. GORMAN proposed TO amend the amend
ment Of Mr.. HOWE, by providing for an appro
priaton for the Wabash river This amendment
was decided by the House to be out Of order upon
! appeal from the decision of the SPEAKER Tire
Chairman then decided that the amendment of Mr.
HowE out Of order.
| Mr. MASON moved to strike from the bill the
| appropriation for Little Sodus bay. He made
some humorous remarks relating TO the national
character Of Great Sodus bay and Big Sandy riy-
er, while Little Sodus bay and Little Sandy river,
according to the doctrines laid down by the chair
man Of the Committee on Commerce, were MOI
| large enough TO be considered national. The
amendment wss negatived.
MIR. BAYLY moved to strike out the appropri
alton for port on Lake Erie, on the ground o
its being new work. As the House had decided
| tiiiS piH W nc sPeCiul OIL, Ap
preparation could be made except for works al
ready authorized by law.
Mr.. HOUSTON made some remarks to the eff
feet that 1t had been long the practice of thu
House to appropriate for new works.
Mr.. BAYLY. This bill has never before been
decided TO be d general appropriation bill,
| The amendment was negntived.
| Mr.. HARRIS OF Illinois, proposed an amend
ment for striking out the appropriation for port
| on Lake Ere. He stated that there were APP
preparations for ports on that lake, all within a
compass of fifty miles. The amendment was neg
| atived
Mr. BAYLY proposed to strike out the appro-
pration for another Of the ports above named He
asked of the chairman of the Committee of Com
merce to explain why there were so many appro-
pration for that locality.
Mr. McLANE. Sectional issues found no place
with the committee.
Mr.. BAYLY. The bill is entirely sectional,
Mr.. McLANE, Has the gentleman made an
estimate of the appropriations north and south OF
the Potomac,
Mr. BAILY. have, but unable to go in
10 the matter farther than Say that Virginia ha
but twenty thousand, while New York has three
hundred thousand
The amendment rejected.
Mr.. MCDONALD moved to strike from the
bill the appropriation for the harbor of Dubuque,
on the Mississippi The appropriation was a
wharf at that place. 1.-THE Wing platform comic n
plated such objects of interval Improvement, he
desired TO see that platform sink forever He
made some structures upon the course of the com
mitee, whom he charged with having joined a
sufficient number OF interests, to insure the pas
sage Of the bill.
Mr., WENTWORTH replied, and in answer
to a question of Mr.. CARTIER as to distinguish
ing between nppropratng for territory and a
Stae, answered that, according to his experience,
when men wanted power, they never were at
loss in finding it.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. MCDONALD proposed amendment
striking out the appropriation Of $50 900 for the
harbor of ST. Louis, and made some remarks
against appropriations for wharves,
Mr.. BOWLlN explained the circumstances
rendering the appropriation necessery at st. Louis.
1t was recommended by the War Department.
He had not been before the committee, and knew
nothing of the alleged charges Of log rolling.