The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-28
House OF Representatives,


m LANDS ron RAILROADS NtssoCnI
Ie ,oe re- nmcd the consideration of the bill grant
ing - Missouri the right of way and donation Of land
70 d IN the construction Of the st. osephs and anu
ba and the st. Louis railroads The main question wa
ordered TO be put. by a vote of So to 10
mr. BecocK (dcmb Of Va, moved that the bin hr
tabled. ~ ' "
The motion was nCgatiycd, by yeas a. NAYS g.
Ihc House adopted by yeas 1U2 nays 10 nm amend.
ment to tho effect thai Missouri shah dispose of fe lauI
thus granted only in this manner, namcy-not exceed.
lfg one hundred and twenty sections each road and
Wiln continuous lcngth Of twenty miles of said road
may DC Sold and when twenty miles Of the road are
completed another Ike quantity may be soId and so,
nom te 70 time unt said roads are completed Ifthc
reads he not completed within ten years further sales
shall be made and the lands then unsod sia revert "a
the nted States. The bill ordered to third read.
ing by yeas g nays a6 when further proceedings were
arrested by the expiration OF the morning hour
The House then went into committee, nominaiiy on
1ln. Npi,v APPROPRIATION MI
Mr. 0rcN (dtm.) of Pa, in the couisc ofhis remarks
sau that u r." wechf since. the ilpuse passed rcso-
tions declaring the compromisc 4 tnaiy. lie voted
against eir introduction in any form, and against chem
~ Air nn passage Tor reasons stated IN the rcsolu-
ucha themselves, namely that any further agitation OF
the question was uselcss and upncccssarynot believing
it aIstuslon on one side Of the question l. not agi
taton "lie discussion on the other sdc Is lie
neheht winch was Eey 10 accrue to the country from
their passage Tho only result was TO open the
agitation and to fan into flame the Goals. which
Would sotn have gathered cinders enough to coycr
ihcmseiycs The House were told tho slayc-hold-
ing states we're constantly complaining Of the
NNl'h betpiue UP aeltatiol 70 tne uetfment Of the
peace and rcposc tho country But strange as il NAV
seem, sooner had Congress than
found themselves the Of sectional controversy
What inccndary has attempted to fire the temple Of
liberty Before the liousc met, tho gentleman from
Iehn,ssec (Foh) introduced compromise resolutions into
the Democratic Caucus: aud on the first day of
tho session, similar resolutions introduced into
the Senate hy Mr fooSc Of Mississippi and resolutions
declaring the COnpfomiso d nay, were subsequently
nfoduced IN the lou.e by two gentlemen from Georgia
lie agitation came from southern gentlemen Here and
there IN The North there might be found an ipdi yiua
iis 70 the cons ution. but the great mass were true
to all ~ guarantees and principles aud they viii rans
mt thtln unmparid to succeeding generations There
las not becn nc repeated any agitation BY men who
were opposed 10 the measures Of compromise And in
eencluson he protested against declaring the compro
mise measures inaty. He would leave them like an
othcr aWs on the statute book. open to such amend
nen as The condition of the people may hereafter re-
quhe without endeaNoring TO invest them with sacrcd
ness anu dignity BY repeated cnactments There was no
occasion 70 40 this 60 save Union, which has boeu
IN existence three score aud ten years and whlcl hn
RloWn from an iidant To the giant oi world and which
y stil rcgressng ~ s great mission under domootc
auspices.
Mr. Goorniou (wlie), Of Mass remarked in bis ono,.
irg speech that Mr. Cartier had informed tbo unu.c
hat he bad been there three years and TINT urfn hgt
time slavery had constantly been discu.sed. anJ Sfr
hoNy Informed them that the question il uot settled
ana every DAY experience seems to assure them of the
TACT thcIc Is nothing leforo Inc Iioun touching te
HsutOn oil slavery which calls for The al Ion 81 con.
gi0s. There mey, however be a taw petitions king
lcr Vie repeal or modification Of tho Fue1t,a slave
lsW. IVY no report uion the subject hts come FROM
lhe 'Vnmittee' ond yrt the subject Ii herc. nnd
thf tominnsc measures hrir Ih,y pro .uc
tshsel ,te a'j and ~ aoue.t nan nnl .loi gi.len