The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-08-18
THE NATIONAL ERA: WASHINGTON D. G, AUGUST IS, 1859

Phelps of Minnesota moved to perfect the b by adding the
following sections 10 it,
And be further enacted That the Postmaster General
be authorized and directed TO contract for the conveyance
OF the letter mail from St Paul. IN the State OF Minnesota
and Superior, the State OF Wisconsin, via Fort Aber
erombie Fort Benton, and Fort Union 10 Seattle IN the
Territory Of Washington with branch 10 Portland IN the
Territory OF Oregon Tor term Of SIX years at rate Oh
compensation per mile not TO exceed the amount per mile
for similar grade Of service paid the overland mail
route oo Memphis and St Louis to San Francisco in the
State OF California said service to be performed weekly
semiWeely, the option OF the Postmaster General
And be further enacted That the contract for such ser
vice shall be advertised in the manner now pro
vded by law and shall require the service to be performed
with coaches or spring wagons or in such other manner as
the Postmaster General deem best and suitable Tor the
conveyance of passengers as well as the safety and secu
rity OF the mails
the right Of presumption three hundred and twenty
Of land not then disposed of reserved at each post
necessary for station not be than miles
each other and provided that mineral lands shall be
And be further enacted That tho said service shall be
performed within twenty days for each trip and that,
before enter such contract the Postmaster General
shall be satisfied of the ability and disposition of the
ties bona de and In good faith, perform said contract,
and shall require good and sufficient security for the per
formance Of the same the service to commence within
twelve months after the signing OF the contract
This amendment Of Mr. Phelps rejected by the follow
ing vote -, 49,. ,.,u.u-u d., Da,,,.s-.,
Bingham Bliss Brayton, Bryan, Bninton, Burlmgame,
Case, Cavanaugh, Chanee, Clark Cochrane, Coliax,
Covode Curtis, Dawes, Dmmck, Dodd Eiie Farnsworth,
FentOn, Foster, Gddngs, Gilman Gooch, Goodwin Granger,
Grow Harlan Hodges, Horton, Howard, Owen Jones kel
logg, Knapp, Leach, Ledy, Loveoy McHae Mason, Mat
tesOn Montgomery, Morgan, Freeman H. Morse, Oliver A.
Morse Mott, Nichols Palmer, Parker, William w. Phelps,
Pike Potter, Pottle Reilly, Robbins, Royce, Aaron shaw
Judson W Sherman Robert Smith, William Stewart Tappan
Thayer Thompson, Tompkns Wade, Walbridge Waldron,
Walton, Cadwalader G. WashbuTn, Ehu b. Washburuc,
Israel Washburn watkins White Wilson and Wood-57
NAYs-Messrs. Adrain Ali, Anderson Atkins Barksllae
Barr Bonham Bowie, BOyce Branch Burnett Burns Cas-
ke Chapman Ezra Clark Horace f. Clark John b. Clark
Clay, Cobb, Cocker, Corning, Cox Cragn Burton Cge,
Crawford Curry Davis of Maryland Davis of Indiana Davis
of Mississippi Dean Dewart Dowdel, Durfee Elmundson,
Earcf1c
Goode, Greenwood, Gregg Lawrence W. Hail. Haskn, Hill,
Hopkins Houston, Huycr Jackson, Jenkins Jewet George
Mcqueen Humphrey Marshall SamueS Marshall Maynard
Mics Miller, Mllson, Moore Morrill, Edward JOY Morris
Murray Pendleton Petit, John s Phelps Phillips, Powell
Purviance, Reagan, Rcaud, Roberts, Ruu Russell san
ddge, Savage Scales Seward, Henry NJ. shaw shorter
Singleton, Spinner, Stanton, Stevenson, James A. Stewart
Talbot, Miles Taylor, Trippe, Underwood Vaandigh
Vance, Wheley, WmsOw, WOrtendyke Augustus R. Wright
and John " Wright-l04.
OF the votes in the affirmative, only four from the
slave States.
Only twelve Republicans voted in the negative
Mr. Pheps's amendment being disposed Of the question
REQUIRED upon the extraordinary Mr. Jones TO de-
prve the Post Once Department OF the establish
this service.
The amendment of1r Jones negatived by the follow
ing vote:
ham, BOyce, Branch, Burnett Caske Horace f. Clark John
b Clark Clay, Cobb Cox, Burton Crage, Crawford Curry
Davis of Maryland Davis of Indiana, Davis Of Mississippi
Dewart, DOwdell, Edmundson Faulkner Florence, Foley
Garne Gartren, Goode, Haskn, Hill, Hopkins Houston
jackson, Jenkins Jewett, George w. Jones Keim Kent
Kigore, lamar Letcher, Maclay, Mcqueen, McIae Hum
phrey Mlrshal Samuel $ Marshall, Maynard, Miles Miller
Mson Moore Edward Joy Morris Isaac n Morris Peyon
Phillips Powell Purviance Reagan Ricaud, Ruhn Russell
Sandidge, Savage Scales, Seward, Henry NJ Shaw Singleton
William Smith, stawOrh, Stevenson, Talbot, Miles Taylor
Trppe, Underwood, Vallandgham, Vance, Watkins White
ley, Wmslow, and John V. Wright-Sl
NAYs-Messrs Abbott, ADRIAN, Ali, Andrews, Bennett
Bllmghurst, Bingham, Blair, Brayton Bryan, Bufhnon
Burlngame, Burns, Case Cavanaugh, ChaIee, Chapman
Ezra Clark CawsOn Cockeril Coldx Corning CovOde Cr
GIN James Craig, Curtis Davis OF Massachusetts Dawes
Dean, Dick, Dmmick, Dodd, Duree, Ede, English, Farms
worth, Fenton Foster Giddngs, Gilman, Gilmer, Gooch
1Nplp gffDI
Hall, Robert Hall, Harlan Hatch, Hodges Horton How
ard, Huyler, Owen JONES' Kellogg Kelsey, Knapp, Leach
Ledy, Letter, McKibbin Mason, Mattoson, Montgomery
Morgan, Morrill, Freeman H. Morse Mott Murray, Nichols
DIN, Palmer, Parker PendetOn, Petit William W. Phelps
Pike, Potter Potte Reilly Robbins Roberts, Royce Aaron
Shaw Judson w Sherman, Robert smith, spinner, stanton
James A. Stewart, William Stewart, 1appan, Thompson
TOmpkns, Wade, Walbridge, WaldrOn, Walton, Cdwader
Wash6urn, Ehu B. Washburne Israel Washburn, wilson
Wood, Wortendyke, and Augustus R. Wright-lO7.
OF the seventy three Southern members voting sixty five
voted in the affirmative.
Ofthe Republican members, only three voted the affirm
alive.
These various and proceedings Congress exhibit
Enthusiastically what the policy Of the South and has been
And what Of more consequence because the future
Germs us more than the past this policy will be adhered
mfexbly hereafter The politicians Of Gulf States do
not desire TO augment the population and Importance Of Cal
ilOlna They are looking for their Pacific railroad term-
nus, not 70 tho Bay of Francisco territory
beXcan but TO be acquired from Mexico, by purchase
fbu ,tering This is the view and il win always GOVERN
hen which induced them pcrveTt what was intended 20
DC an emgrant route to California into emgrant route to
Arizona.
To effect this perversion they were obliged as will have
been seen, violate the plain OF Congress
and involve the public treasury in the most extravagan
OUTLAWS. They also obliged and this undoubtedly
the necessity which they deprecated come IN col
son with the local interests and wishes of California and
Missouri although yet they have found vcnal politicians
enough IN those States, TO preserve their ascendcncy
them mistaken. But, evidently, they would have
curTed the oium and the Of these acts except
an object at Snce paramount and permanent
What the GulState Caba COcrccI a dOCic and Inundated
President to do, they induced the Democratic majority m
Congress 10 sustain, and neither the House senate
was It possible to obtain vote, which vndicatng the law,
would have restored TO the Pacific mail the
lection OF their And will be the
the ascendency Of what is called the Democratic party but
what is really only sectional faction overhfown and
that an event which cannot be postponed after the North
the Middle, the West and the Pacific States shall
the resolution, that the OF the Administration Wash
ngon shall cease to be directed exclusively, all times
and in ali things great and small the fuherance the
narrow, ilhbeT, provincial and On many aspects OF
them) reasonable schemes OF Southern policy