Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-07-01
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On Monday, in the Senate, Mr. Bell presented
series of Resolutions of the legislatures Tennessee
in favor of the repeal of the duty on iron in favor
of the Pacific Railroad in favor of constructing
leyee the east bank of the Mississippi in favor of
granting land to the Tennessee Mounted Volunteers
of the war of 1872; in favor of making the al
lowances for horses lost in the Mexican war as in
other wars; also, in favor of cheap postage.
Mr. Clayton, from the committee on foreign rela-
tons, reported bill in favor of the effectua
suppression of the slave trade in American built
vessels, and spoke at some length on the subject.
Mr. Chase gave notice that tomorrow he would
ask leave to introduce bill to prohibit slavery in the
United States.
Mr.. Rockwelrs Boston petition for the repeal of
the fugitive slave law was taken up.
Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, took the floor, and spoke
at length in reprobaton Of the petition and its sign
ers, and also reviewed with scathng sarcasm the
cent address put forth by the members of Congress
who opposed the Nebraska bill The debate was
continued by Messrs. Rockwell Brodhead and Sum-
ner.
In the House, on the same day, Mr. Houston
moved that that body into committee of the whole
the State of the Union the bill appropriating
ten millions for carrying into effect the recent treaty
with Mexico; whereupon Mr.. Benton offered the fol-
lowing Resolutiens
Resotued, That the House will not consider the
question of appropriating ten millions of dollars to
carry into effect the Mexican treaty of December
3Oth, 1853, for the acquisition of foreign territory
until it shall first have considered whether there
breach of the privileges of this House in negotiat
ing and concluding said treaty, until after the
House shall have obtained full information of the
negotiation and conclusion of said treaty.
hesoloed, That the said treaty depending for it's
execution on a law of Congress to be passed
subject submitted by the constitution to the power
of Congress, it is the constitutional right and duty
of the House of Representatives to deliberate on the
expediency or inexpedency of carrying such treaty
into effect, and to determine as in their Judgment
may be most conductive to the public good.
Resotced, That the admission of new States into
the Union being question exclusively granted to
Congress by the constitution and treaty stipulation
tor the acquisition of foreign territory, with right
to be admitted State without authorization from
Congress- is breach of the privileges of that body,
violation of the constitution, and illegal and void.
ResOtced, That purchase of foreign Territory
by the Federal Government, not having been pro-
vided for in the Constitution concurrence Of the
legislative and executive departments of the Govern
ment, the former by an act of Congress- the latter
by treaty stipulation is necessary to the consum-
nation of the act, and has been held in the pur
chase of Louisiana, Florida and California
Resolred, That the House of Representatives has
right to the information which would enable it to
Judge the merits of the Mexican treaty in its egis-
lative consideration thereof, and the President be
respectfully requested to furnish to the House of
Representatives copy of the instructions under
which the negotiated, and of the papers
connected with the subject, the said copies to be
communicated confidentiay, if in the opinion of the
President the public good may not admit of their
publication"
Mr.. Benton then spoke for an hour, opposing the
treaty, and declaring that the President in negotat
ing it had invaded the privilege of the House Mr..
Bayly replied, after which the House adjourned.
MR.. WOODFIN SERVED UP.
The last Asheville News-Marcus Erwin Editor
up Mr.. Senator n. w. Woodfn in the follow
ing piquant and pcppery style. 1t is enough to
bring the tears into ''old Nick's" eyes:
"RATHER SINGULAR. We understand that Mr..
Woodtin denounces the statement, made upon the
authority of Gen. j. g. Bynum, that he lodged the
vote the extension of the Central Road West as
a id he." Quite religious and comely way of
getting out of difficulty.
But at the same time that Mr.. Woodfn makes use
of this language he admits that he acas IN the Hall
Of the Senate at the time the cote taken this
amendments and the Journal shoes that his IS
not recorded either S1de He says that he may
have been talking to at the time and may
not have heard his name called and thus excuses
himself for not having voted measure of so
much Importance to the people of the West
Was he talking to any one when the Free Suffrage
bill came up? No. He suspended his conversation
and uoted against that bill three times, and his cote
killed 1t.
Was he talking to any one when the amendment
of Mr. Bower proposed, subecting Banking cap
ital to the tax that now imposed on the cap
ital of private individuals? No. He was wide awake
to the interests of his Patrons the Banks, and voted
for them, against the people.
Was he found talking to anybody when it
was necessary for him to record his vote against
Thos. L. Clingnan for the U. S. Senate? No He
always at his post ready to assai that favorite
of the people he wishes to represent, and doing
all in his power to keep Mr.. Clingnan out of the Sem
ate of the U. States.
1t will thus be that Mr.. Woodfn vas very
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for him to gire cote IN direct opposition to the U5U
Of his constituents. When it necessary for him
to give vote which they wanted him to give, he
was according to his admission, talking to some
and neglecting has duty."
GREAT SALE. We attended the sale of the Rev.
Thales McDonald's property on last Tuesday. There
quite large assemblage of people, and proper
ty generally brought fair prices. Judge Ellis bought
the "home tract ofland at $4,000. Ex-Governor
Morehead bid off another tract, including valuable