The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-05-03

a molioa that the committee rise, aud
the House adjourned.
Tuesday, April IS.
The Senate, after receiving petitions.
and reports Of committees. held an exc
cutiye session. in which IL Is understood
the Gadsden Treaty vas confirmed.
The House az an early hour went
into committee ON the Deficiency bill.
Mr.. Harris Of Mississippi. was entitled
10 the floor, but yielded to Mr.. Benton
Of Missouri, who spoke an hour against
the Nebraska bill. Mr.. Benton said
he came into public life on the Mlissou-
ri compromise. lie stood on It for
thirty odd years. and meant TO stand
ON il TO the end Of his life; solitary
and alone" If need be. but preierring
company. lie regarded the Missouri
ounpromise Of 1920 as the FORTHCOMING
between the free and the slave States
Of great province. taking the charac-
ter of perpetual settlement; and class
ed il with the two great compromises
which resulted IN the ordinance Of 1877
and the Federal Constitution. These
three slavery compromises, each con-
tanning the clause for the recovery Of
fugitive slaves, he said, connect them
selves with the foundation and preser-
walton of this Union. Neither of them
could have been formed without the
fugitive recovery clause Incorporated
in IL; and the Missouri controversy
could not have been settled without
a partition of Louisiana between free
and slave soil. AL three were settle-
ments of existing questions. and intend
ed to be perpetual. Mr.. Benton made
some mes psiats in the discussion, one
Of which referred 10 an application
made to Congress some fifty years ago,
by the Territory Of Indiana, for re-
peal of the ordinance of 1897, or lbs
suspension Tor ten years. which was
refused. Mr.. Randolph Of Virginia,
was chairman of the select eommittee
to which the petition was referred. and
made q report adverse to the PRAYER
Of the yaemorialists. Mr.. Benton was
listened to throughout with the most
respectful attention, members cluster
Ing ayopnd and in iront of him. The
hour allowed was not sufficient; anil
1Mr. Wentworth of Illinois. getting che
floor, offered to share his time witt, flie
venerable statesman from Missouri,
.ibst objections we're made, and hall
i hogr spent in points of order; after
; which, notion having been made Ia
! as,ead the deficiency bill. Mr. Benton
lagain obtained the floor, and fnished
, his speech.
Wednesday. April 2s.
The Senate, after thc usual morning
business, passed a bill providing for the
purchase Of portraits Of the Erst five
Presidents Of the Upited States, being
those Of Washington, John Adams, JET.
lerson, Madison, aud Monroe. They
are intended to sdorn the Presidential
Mansion.
The attcniian e the Senate was
mainly occupied in The consideration
Of the Indian appropriation bill, which
! was not perfected when DE Senate adj
journed.
/ In the House, Mr.. Bcnnett, of New
J York, IN a brief SPEECH, explained his
land Bill, and It's farther cops,lera-
tiqn was postponed until 10 ngorrow.
The House then went into committee
IN the Deficiency bill, when Mr.. Har-
RVS Of Mississippi, concluded his ne
marks against the Nebraska bill. lie
was followed by Mr.. Kicsser a Penn
syIvania, and Mr.. TAYLOR of Ohio, in
calm and forcible'speeehes, also against
the Nebraska bill.
Thursday, April ~.
The Senate proceeded to consider
the bill making appropriations for the
Indian Department. Numerousamend.
ments were offered BY the instruction.
Of the committee on Indian al;sirs,
which were adopted. The Senate AL
journed to Monday.
The Iiouse took up Cox coasidesa.
ton the bill granting lands equally Il
, the several States g. aid in the con.
struction Of rai !Sostis and for the sup,
port of schatAs, and Mr.. Disney of Ohio
spike IN opposition to it.
. Tbs House then went into commit
ties Of the whole and took up the Def.
cheney bill when Mr.. Smith of Yirgi.
MIA, and Mr.. Barry Of Mississippi
spoke in support of the Nebraska bill
and Mr.. Hughes of n. York against it.
Frdsy, April %.
In The iissse of Representatives,
the land bill being under considers.
ton, Nr. Rogers, Of Nugsh Carolina,
spoke against the policy ii squanderina
, the pabilc lands, without allowing shc
eh. States any participation therein.
he could mol understand WHY il is
J constitutional to give land, to the new
States and not to give them to North
! Carolina and other old States. He