Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-07-07
C0nqtessi0maI.
THIkTY-TliIRD CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
senate--TLursday, July 9. 1854.
CONNECTICUT RESOLUTIONS.

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Senate-Thursday, July Q, 1854.
coYNEcTIcUr RESOLUTIONS.
MIR. GILLETTE presented series of resolu
lions recently passed by the legislature Of Connec
ticut upon the subject OF 81 very They declare
| the original policy Of the Constitution was TO con
hne slavery 10 Its existing limits that with thai
view the restriction was placed upon il by The
! Missouri prohibition, which has been declared in
| operative and void they demand the repeal of SC
much OF the Nebraska and Kansas act as repeal.
that restriction. They further censure the Hon
ISAAC IoUcEY for voting for said law.
Mr.. TOUCEY SAID that these resolutions were
passed by majority of the members of the pres
ent legislature of Connecticut; a majority com
posed OF a coalition Of abolitionsts and wings
with which parties he had never had any political
association, and 10 which he had always been op-
| posed. He had always belonged 10, aud acted
with that party in favor Of strict construction OF
the Constitution, and the rights of the States. To
ms devotion and support 10 this principle he was
indebted for his seat in the Senate. He then re-
viewed the legislature OF the State of Connectcut
| by the present. coalesciDg majority of that body
particularly the one making II an offence TO be
punished by fine and Imprisonment, to make q
demand under the fugitive slave law. He said a
| vote OF censure upon his course was the highest
compliment which the present political majority
OF that legislature could confer on him.
Mr.. GILLETTE responded, defending the iegis-
lature OF Connecticut for its recent Legislation,
and reJoiced 10 be able to say that Connecticut,
10y absolving itself from all connection with, or
support OF, slavery wherever the general govern
Inent had jurisdiction had washed her hands OF
The Infamous wrong He knew Of no more auda-
cious disregard of popular sovereignty than was
manifested by his colleague in disobeying the
Instructions of the legislature by voting for This
bill.
BY the legislation referred to by his colleague,
Connecticut had only passed laws to defend her
own people from the kidnapper and save-hunter-
a right which he was sure no one would deny to
her. He had submitted that law to several law
yers, not one of whom had ventured to say that
i conlravened the Constitution Of the United
States.
He could not believe that the Constitution Of the
United States sanctioned any such law as that
known as the fugitive slave law, which, at one
blow, struck down the habeas corpus, the trial by
Jury, and all the other safeguards thrown around
the personal liberty of the citizen. II was law
conceived in sin, brought forth in iniquity, and
baptised in blood. He dIsavowed any obligation
on him personally to aid in its execution.
Connecticut, he knew, had been libeled by
tory renegade blue law State, but none of his
descendants shall ever fas'en upon her the stigma
of a black law State.
Mr. TOUCEY said It could not be expected
that he should reply to the remarks of his col
league He was rather thankful to his colleague
for giving an illustration of the necessity there
was for his mr. Ts) occupying the position he
TELEGRAPH TO THE PACIFIC
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the
bill 10 establish a line of telegraph from the Mis-
sissippi river TO San Francisco, and after some
amendments thereto, it was postponed TILL Mon
day next.
THE VETOED INSANE BILL
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the bill making grants of land 10 the several
States for the rvef of the INDECENT insane
Mr.. WILLIAMS addressed the Senate in sup
port Of the veto of the President He also de-
Tended his vote in favor of the Nebraska and
Kansas bill.
Mr.. BADGER and Mr.. CASs continued the
debate on the bill
The question was then put Shall this bill pass?
and II was decided in the negatve-yeas 81, NAYS
&c, as follows:
YEAs.Messrs. Badger. Bell, BENJAMIN, Brown, Chase,
Clayton, Cooper Dixon, Fcssenden Geyer Gillette twin
IIamlin, Jones of Tennessee, Pesrce Pratt Rockwell
Seward, Stuart Sumner, and Wade-21.
NAYS.slcssrs Adams, Allen, Atchson, BayUd, Bright
Brodhead Butler Cass Clay, Dodge Wisconsin. Dodge
Of Iowa, Douglas Evans Fitzpatrick Hunter. Jones of
Iowa Mallory Mason, Norris, Petit, Rusk, Sebastian
Siideli, Toucy, Weller, and Wiiliams-20.
TERRITORIAL BILLS PASSED.
On motion by Mr.. JOHNSON, OF Tennessee,
the Senate proceeded 10 the consideration of the
following bills from the House, which were sever
ally considered aud passed.
Act 10 provide for the construction OF a military
road from Great Salt Lake CITY, in the Territory
of Utah, 10 the eastern boundary Of the State of
California.
Act TO provide for the continuation of the mill
tary road from Myrtle Greek TO Scottsburg, in
Oregon.
Act for the payment of the civil officers en-
poyed in the Territory of New Mexico while
under military government.
Act 10 authorize the Secretary of War TO settle
and adjust the expenses OF the Rogue rive. Indian
war.
Act TO refund TO the Territory of Utah the
expenses incurred by said Territory in suppress
inS Indian hostilitiss.
On motion by Mr.. DOUGLAS, the Senate pro.
ceeded TO consider the following bills from the
House; which were severaly read three times
aud passed:
An act for the construction Of certain military
roads and wells in the Territory Of New Mexico
An act making further appropriation for con-
thu ng the construction of roads in the Territory
Of Minnesota. IN accordance with the estimates OF
the War Department.
Also. joint resolution authorizing the Secretary
OF the Territory OF New Mexico TO adjust and
pay to Juan G. Amigo, Jose l.. Perea, and James
G. Collins, the amount by them loaned TO the
legislative assembly Of the Territory Of New
Mexico, in 1851.
LANDS IN ARKANSAS.
On motion by Mr.. JOHNSON, the Senate pro-
ceeded TO consider the bill to revive for limited
time act in relation TO donations of land 10 GER
tain persons in Arkansas.
RESERVED LANDS.
On motion by Mr. MALLORY, the Senate pro.
ceeded to the consideration ofihe bill 10 authorize
the sale of reserved lands and for other purposes
and il was read third time and passed.
PRIVATE BILLS.
On motion by Mr.. COOPER, the Senate pro.
ceeded 10 consider the bill for the relief Robert c.
Thompson, only surviving chill and legal repre-.
sentative Of William Thompson, deceased, for
merly brigadier general in the army of the revo.
lutionary war.
After debate, on the question OF passing The bill,
no quorum voted,
And the Senate adjourned.
House Of Representatives.
The House took up the general appropriation
bill the question being agreeing 10 The various
amendments reported from the Committee Of the
Whole on the state Of The Union.
Many Of them were concurred in collectively |
while the remsinder were reserved for separate