Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1856-07-30
consress--First Session.

WASHINGTON, July %, 1856.
SENATE.-Mr Butler introduced bill regulating
the compensation of Senator'S and Representatives,
and proposing to give salary of$3 900 at each reg
ular session. instead of the present per diem and %
cents per mile travel each way. The Senate then
discussed the constitutonaty of making appropria-
tons for the improvement of harbors in Wisconsin,
and passed two bills for that purpose. They con-
CURED in the House amendment to the resolution
for an adjournment the 18th of August.
HoUsE.-The House amended the Senate bill so
as to adjourn on the 18th of August. The Nebraska
election was taken up The resolution declaring
Mr.. Chapman not elected was rejected.
WAsHINeroN July %, 1856
SENATE.-The House bill for the improvement of
the Savannah River was passed. The remainder of
the proceedings unimportant
HoUsE.-A resolution was passed for an evening
session. An Intellectual effort vas made to reconsid-
er the vote confirming Mr.. Chapman as the delegate
from Kansas. The New Mexico election case was
taken up. The election of Mr.. Otero was confirmed
the delegate, instead of Mr.. Galigos. The House
then took a recess.
A BONE FOR THE ABoLITIoNrsrs TO PIcK-Messrs.
own a slave James Wiley by name whom they per-
mitted some months since to take trip to the North
to See the curiosities. They not only gave him q
permit to take passage in the New York steamer
from this place but also gave him the necessary
funds to bear his expenses. He visited New York,
Falmouth, Mass, Fall River New Bedford and sun.
dry other abolition holes; while at Falmouth he call
ed on one of the firm, who visiting thai place for
recreation, and was rendered funds if he need
ed them, which he refused remarking he had enough
| to bear his expenses back to Norfolk.
When Jim (for this is his familiar name) was in
New Bedford he met several fugitives whom he re-
cognized as former slaves in Norfolk.-They sup
posing he had runaway received him with down cast
looks and assured him that he had the wrong
place, and remarking that they were "making out"
very poorly, having to labor very hard and get but
poorly paid in return they expressed great dissat-
sacton at the treatment they received at the hands
| of their abolition friends. jim told them that he
had not run away, that he only visit and
| would return to Norfolk in few days-At several
of these towns in Massachusetts, he was importuned
by the Aboltonists to remain assuring him that he
| was then Free Man: he declined their kind offers
| and assured them that such freedom as black man
enjoyed with them had no charms for him, he vastly
preferred the slavery Of Norfolk accompanied with
an abundance of the necessities, aye, and comforts
Of life as he enjoyed then at home all the freedom
| that Massachusetts, could tender him.-He returned
oil his own accord, and arrived here Saturday morn
ing in the steamer North Carolina, having taken the
route to the North and the overland route (via
Philadelphia and Batmore) home. He is now al
the store of the Messrs. R. B., and if any dissat
isfed darkey desires to the misery and squallit
poverty that await all negroes who make their escape
to the North, he be shown the picture before ht
reaches the reality, by calling on jim.
Norfolk argus