The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-03-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsIIINGToy, February %

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iHilg the organization of II rc.in.nt of ,,o,,,, -,
volunteers Tor the defence of the frontiers ,r F.
as. Also, authorizing the President, to cali am,
'S emergencies may require, fur additional T., -,
ih'cht> "i volunteers. He Thought the hill ,,,r
indicative of public sentiment Than :,, ,, ~
secuted. The bin was postpoued ,iu w,.ii i''-
The case of Mr.. Ala,tcson wns tI,.n ,,II
ur.
Mr' seward SAID ii more important nues, inn
could not y" presented. Tie voted FIR iJ 49,,
pniS'"n of Mr.. Mattc>om lrca,,,,. h., ,h,,,,h, :,
l,H' n'' lie would defend his constitutional riub,
IN" House al ia" last Congress exhausted II.
constitutional power over the subject ann, H.
asked where Is Tia" law or clause i'm In , t,u.,;
'"'''n I""h'ini'ng the people from c!.,riu,, .ny
man they "h,,.,r. '"'
Mr: Harris, "i Illinois. expressed his firm H..
','i That III" House had power and !, w.,s :,
',"'H u" pass IL Resolution, and i" it al once, All
''' '"''> wrr" IN ia" form "f ,-posi,inu. viii
Witch th" members are prol,bIv r,,,;I;
nr. h','t "'ni that On former ocr..iuu,: H..
"'''' moved h> an act "t justice the u,,, ...u,.
''i''h' "' 'ic "as'. having been informed Ih,, Mr..
,''''',"h Was sick Since then I,r has lcarn..
. 'ha' 'i'c statement WIS lnhrir.,inn S,u. ,c
counts say she is sick and others tina, Sin. :; 80,
!Hh" '"'i''r health than even. Il read u I.:,..r
ir"in tn" f,nily plysri;m. savn. Mrs. n I,...
scarcely sen Il we'll day Tor SIN months p,s, and
h'i''i'" the last few weeks She has suiI .rrd ,,,,
ilau usual " N
Mr stanton r"ni"nd,.l that The House mus,
"''i "''hi'l 'Ii" spirit of the constitutional r,l.
an" IN" riii''N "i '"inin"u law namely ,I,, H..
man S''hii 't punished twic for the same Offence,
VII. Ma'i's"n had already been tried, cunvi,.,, ,.l
an" punished.
In The senate, Mr.. Mason offered u series ,(
resolutions. asking for information as Il, ,l, ,
n','':' "' I'll" Navy dnrin. mary years I.,.t.-
"'-"' r"iA'''" T." I'll" captures of vessels am!
l'riH" money duiin. The lai.. war
Nr. trii'ctI,!.n n,r~rrt.J l., r..
Shields and h" r,"vrd illn, h- taxi, hi, seat ~ =;
Senator lr"m Minnesota TIN. l.I,.r :r,.u,.d
'lat Minnesota is II sovereign Stat. and o,,. ,t
i''r members al the United >tat.s conr.J...,,.
referring I" several in"c",lcm,S
y discussion rmSur,l whether it WIS :; rr:v;I.
"s",l question. i'''
Mr. Pu-h though, il WAS. bu, cnr;,,l.1 ,..
Hi''n">"'t had n" complied with the. terms nj
'i'>>hrii rs "hill"'i her Sru;tiu,s I, l, sr,r,,
without som" acli"n 10y Congress.
Mr. tri''rn''cn hclc sent up General Shields
credentials. ~ >
1h' I""h .iffic"" Tu". 7imh.-(:ov.rp,r
H"n>nn, "i lihr';a. in his ln"ss:,.,,. +, lin, ,..,.
i,'""" "i mat Republic, allu!r$ IN .l.;,, +, tI,.
r"h'" emigration sch"iIr. liz describes II :,s
nothing :n"i' n"r less than tl,.. slave, tr:rl. in
d'~."'>". by this s:>'crr, hr saws. .wurs b,,y,
nee" '""'h'c! ;,'n"'I" the native tribes, tn. OBJ,
I'c' t"iiiS I" make pri>nlrr< with which T., ,,,,
n.
MI hay" been intended by nr fn!y known +,
s"'n" "f ih" masters and owners Of s,;cI, Shin.
E' 'hrE are nevertheless iarI< fully within ,h,
Nh""''!G" "' !i" c!i!ZvmS a.: I.ihrrrin ns we'll az
al i"r"'"n"rS 'fa'irng to ,l,.. coast The PAN,
h,'','''"ni,"!' despite this view Of ih. ruS.
c''"'>'E ""h'i'"S the - stci and argues i!a, in
u" other uhinEcr can prosperity be-. r.,,,r.1 -,
III" fr.ncl! Antilles. /, alsn rIcul,s ,l. o,,..,;
!nn ct English :nl .I'u"ricam philnu,hr,,,;,,.
ih': i."n'ipn Nr":H. :,l.u!.,i~ L. t,,,. .,,I., r
chiii'i'at"$ the leading facts ana ,,,s ,I,., H..
mrs. 'ic:iil't l" revive the African SAY, tr,,I
"h''''r new i"r'n. was made 81, WLvd,h, The.
Ifh',lni STAY" port in the Bi-ht uf Benin Il
,.'''"' """"'cr' hcr;i>: III" contract which I'm.
rr,'h"h government had formed will. VI PM;
did not allow him pcr,lniary ,nar..;, ,.nn,,.L
""'hl.'' CO., Win III" Spanish dealers in human flesh
i"t ''''.'r having IN unrestricted market T.,
supply III 'n'"', bought up all the ,;i.c,ns
hr"""h, I" Whydaii iy The news Of ,L,. Er.,.,.
'r.'H'' III prices which The French coulJ rn,
afford I" pay, nn'! thus white three or E,pr S,.,r
-" SH,'" S"I's rSc:'prd with full carn.,s The fin,
ri"'c', screw steamer. the Stella. was -, les,
"o',S'' !" leave Whydah with only Il sind. sI,y.
"h ,"hfi' her pr"i'nscd cargo hnyir,r b.ru ,,nn
N'"r ihiS Future. the Stella rrnr",,cl To the
NV, ''""'i' now ii French poS>rs-.rn; bui
Us 'he country l. too illinly inhabited 10 f,,r
s" ''ny ""VeS' ii- vessel made the best of her
way l" Congo, few yenrs ago the sra, of verv
extensive Slave trade But Congo is u por,n.
E"r,e p"sScsai"n and the Government of :,
ia"' Il" i'"a'i" immediately despatched a slim
'-war 1" warm the S;clla against CARVING nm
'|r 'i,l''' H. trade III the African possessions
" Ills i'.'h'"i Majesty; and although! ih. French
commodore arrived in Il iiiga,c to surpor, ,L.
stella, So resolved were the Portuguese. ;,u,Lor;
."S, ihat They sent their whole naval force, inf,
,he Cong" I" enforce this prohibition Til. S,,l,
mas consequently been compelled to rcnov. ON,
VI 'he i"rt'Iguesc limits. in order To h,v ,r,;
':ran's' ilnmiliating as this act of por,,,ru,s,
v'S"r WAS III itself to the French there was tbiu,
',at rendered il still more lunliIiat;nr. IL was
,nc n: presence of 'h" British Admiral and two
,n.. n'.'sn S'''ps'oi-war IN the Congo, to witness
i"rtngncs.. iirmncss and French disvrnc. W.
ingio'L Stairs. "'
1hr ~'rM S.'"h.--'rlc transIators of g., M,
nave left the Hebrew word Selr wb;SI, nne
conrs,. ,h. W. T,,, "e sn-; rs .aey fonnl it, and of
i E. 'i reader often asks his minister,
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