Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-04-30

ing without tho dangers and difficulties and
inefficiency which bOsots blockade, and
which is surc to succeed if adopted and
persevered in, and that is 10 close the slave
mart of the world, or rather the Island Of
Cuba, which is now almost tho only region
in which tho slave dealers find market.
In reply to Lord Napier's remarks about
tho habit of vessels on the coast Of Africa
to hoist the American flag, as a protection
against the British cruisers he says this pre-
caution docs not relieve her from n nvisit, but
exonerates her from search. Gen. Cass de-
mics the right Of the vessels Of any other ma
tion whatever TO enter theirvessels by forcc
in time of peace, and TO decide the broad in
quiry whether tho vessel is navigatod accor-
ding to law, rs claimed by England, and to
send her in at pleasure for trial, cannot be
submitted to by an independent nation with
out injustice and dishonor.
In conclusion, Mr.. Cass is instructed BY
the President TO inform Lord Napier that
while the President is determined TO exc.
cute the treaty Of 1912 with fidelity and cf-
ficiency, he is not prepared, under existing
circumstances, to enter into any new stipu-
lations on the subject of tho African slave
trade.
Washington, April 20.
HousE.-A conversational debate ensuod
as to the propriety of postponing the Kan
sas question to Wednesday next instead of
the second Monday in May.
Mr.. Harris withdrew his motion for We'd
ncsday, soeing there was division of opin-
ion on the subject.
The House proceeded to vote on the
pending motion to postpone the further con-
sideration of the report of the Committee
Conference to the second Monday in May,
and it was disagreed to-100 against 1o4.
On motion of Mr.. Stephens, the eonsid-
GRAFTON of the report was postponed till one
o'clock on next Wednesday.
The Deficiency bill was returned from
from the Senate with amendments, to two
of which the House disagreed, viz:-that
striking out the $4,000 for the House Re-
porters for the Globe, and that striking out
the provision for tho settlement of tho ac-
counts Of the late Clerk of the House.
The bill which Mr.. Quitman endeavored
to introduce in the House to-day provides
that no new states shall bo admitted into
the Union until it is ascertained by a CEN
sus taken by the authority of Congress,
that the territory asking admission, con-
tains population sufficient for a represen-
tativo to Congress; nor until the people
have been authorized by Congress to hold
a Convention to frame Constitution and
present the same to Congress.
Washington, April 27.
Dispatches Gated the 9th instant have
been received at the Navy Department from
Capt. Hudson, in command of the steam
frigate Niagara; 47O miles of the telegraph
cable had been coiled in the Niagara and
Agamcnon. Each would carry l,46o
miles. Capt. Hudson writes that he has
been received with every courtesy, and that
his officers and men were all WE'LL
In letter dated Washington City, April
18th, Joshua R. Giddings says:
1t is due to my junior associates to say
there is less intoxcation and less appearance
of vicc among the members of the present,
than Of any Congress with whom | have
associated. 1t is now the fifth month of
the session, and 1 have neither seen nor
heard of intoxicating liquors being brought
to the capitol or kept there: nor, with two
exceptions have | seen any member on the
Republican side of the House give evidence
of intoxication. 1t is true, however, that
men of observation with whom have cor
versed uniformly attribute this improvement
in great degree, to the fact, that almost
every member is attended by some portion
of his family and that man has lived to lit
tie purpose, who at the age of forty, fails
to notice the salutary and sanctifying intiu-
ences of the family circle. That member of
Congress must bo depraved indeed, who
can be scduced from the path of rectitudo
while surrounded by tho holy influences of
the family circle. Northern society is al |
ready cxerting its moral power upon Wash
ington city, and upon the councils of the
nation.
Tho President has issued proclamation
for the sale of lands in Nebraska Territory,
to commence on Monday, Sept. 9th, amount
ing in the aggregate to 2,25S,976 acres, as
follows:
AT Brownsville, 905,7 766 acres: at Ne
braska city, 699,656 acres; and at Omaha
city 653 531 acres