Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-05-25
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Co.aPRoxuss.-The Washington cores
pondent Of the New York Herald I'M
der date Of the 18th inst, says:
"Mr. Cutting had a conference will
Judge Douglas few days ago, on the
expediency of introducing into The
House, and of adopting as substitute
for Richardson's bill, new bill for Ne
braska and Kansas upon the exact prin,
Giles of the organic laws for New Mexi-
CO and Utah, as passed by Congress in
1850. That is to say, instead of re-
pealing the Missouri Compromise, Mr.,
Cutting proposes to turn the question
over to the people of Kansas and Ne
braska, in practical obedience to the
doctrine of Congressional non-interven-
ton in the domestic concerns of slavery.
Mr.. Cuttings plan is certainly the only
one entirely consistent with the 'princi-
pies of the compromise measures Of
$780, What was done for Utah and
New Mexico he proposes to do for Kan
sas and Nebraska-leave the question
of slavery entirely to the people there
Of, where it properly belongs.
The Mexican local laws over Utah
and New Mexico, acquired with these
Territories, interdicted African slavery.
The great question between the North
and South respecting these Territories,
was whether these local laws continued
in force or ceased to exist with the ac-
QUESTION of the country? 1t was COM
promised by turning over the problem to
the decision of the people themselves.
Under this authority, the Territory
Legislature of Utah has abolished the
Mexican laws prohibiting slavery, and
slaves have been admitted into Utah.
Slaves, also, have been admitted into
New Mexico without any specific legis-
lation upon the subject. Yet nobody
believes that New Mexico or Utah, in
becoming a State, will become a slave
State. The laws of God, as Mr.. Web
ster expressed it, are against the estab-
lishment of slavery in either of those
Territories, where it cannot be made to
pay expenses.
l understand that Mr.. Cutting has
been in New York, and that, upon con-
sultation with some of the leading ma
tional democrats, he has been urged by
them to bring forward his substitute in
the House, as satisfactory adjustment
in a national and in party view of the
case. Before the expiration of the
week, therefore, Mr.. Cutting will pro-
badly introduce his proposition; and
though it will be the eleventh hour, it
is quite possible that it may be success
full in giving new, satisfactory and
pacific shape of the whole question, in
all its aspects, partizan and sectional
There will be conference here, we un-
ierstand, upon the subject tomorrow,
among the friends of the BILL"
The Marina washington Case In ArIsnH-
HELENA, May 11th.
The correspondent of the Times, writ
ing from Arkansas under this date,
says:
The further we go in this case the
slower We appear to get along. The
object of the prosecution is evidently to
hold the prisoners under trial until the
sitting of the grand jury, which will be
one week from next Monday. Esquire
Neil, on account of whose illness the
court adjourned yesterday, was in his
place to-day, but he still looks feeble
The prisoners i5ck tired and weary, as
though they would IKE to see things
irving ahead little faster.
The court met as usual this morning.
Mr.. Etna Taggart, witness for the de-
ense, being present, was sworn and put
1nder the rule. The counsel for de- !
ense gave notice that they were through
With their oral testimony, unless they
night wish to introduce further witness
;es as rebutting testimony.
Mr.. Palmer proposed to read the en-
ollment of the steamer Martha wash |
ngton, made just previous to her start
ng on her last trip. After examina-
ion by the defense, it was read and
'laced on the docket. The affidavit Of
captain Cummings and Lewis Choate,
S owner and master of said steamer,
elative to her tonnage. were served in
he same manner, when
S. c. Burton was recalled and testif-
d to the genuineness of the Kissane
etter to Nicholson, which after much
pposition, 'cas admitted in evidence and
assed into the possession of the court.
Several letters of the Chapins, to
Eastern consignees, were read, all of
Thich enjoined upon correspondents the
reat necessity of insuring as the river
1as very bad" i
The defense opened their testimony
y the examination of Robert Lemon,
those evidence has been fully published
eretofore. - |,
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