Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-31
And yet he would have Us believe some very re.

And yet he would have US believe some very re-
markabe extravagancies.
l. That after tins bill had been five days under
consideration. and after numerous amendments had
been preparedness rejected-sOIne adopted; and
when it was obviously approaching consummafon
several Senator's on each side friendly to the
same. nniformly assured him that 1.-The discussion
would continue at least week and probably two
weeks longer" Sc that he could safely be absent
three or four days for the purpose already SO often
mentioned.
II. That on the very day this bill was ordered to
be engrossed he left the Senate Chamber and went
directly to the cars and took seat therein for
New York, relying implicitly upon the above as
It Is well known that at that season of the year,
the evening train leaves Washington for New York
az . O'Clock or whereabouts. No doubt the bill was
ordered 70 be engrossed long before that hour and
II Is certain many of the most material questions OF
aeuuinent had been acted on, ana there was IN the
pro, eegings Of the body the most palpabl9 indca-
an Adjournment
, III IL was in the midst Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
heP' SsehtatHes were. no doubt anxious to go home
70 1ueir wives aud ehildren-who can believe that
aug much less several Senator's on each side
cSu,u debate of week, and probably
VI lushs on any subject at that period and par
ucuIarly On one that had already engrossed their
atI zen on ior four or five days
~. Who can believe thar he (tba Senatorl remain
SIi - A'rA ignorant of the engrossment OF that
oi Gn'n MONDAY when he sat down To dine at the As
WI use' eat Is 10 say no less than ventytwO
hours AIter tne order was made No doubt the en-
stossl,iehs lrrluay, No. announced in all the
I'VE" AorA papers Saturday morning possibly in the
evening papers of Friday If nor cerFainiv IN those
OF saturday, and was that day the subject Of
teiegraphc and other communications To the nress
OF the city, To say nothing Of editorial comments
FL ~ DeneFed 10 De useless to pursue tins subject
further The state of the case is too obvious TO re-
quire comment In the explanation already referred
TO, the Senator observed that tine lodging of votes
the attempt to avoid responsibty-ls no part of
his political practice the question is Whether
trdtteling is any part Of that system And the fur.
Their question is whether the of man who can
be guilty OF such prevareatiOn, be lo0rihy Of
moments consideration an connection lOitb the Chic
HdglStrdcy Of great and free ptOpe?
Upon an examination OF the New York Tribune
OF Saturday morning. August oath, 1850, under the
editorial head is be found the proceedings of thu
Senate OF the previous day, ordering the Fugitive
Slave Bill to be engrOssed, with the ayes and noes
! The New York EUeriRg Post, of the day
VIZ Z4th Aug 1850 also contains the proceedings
| OF the Senate of Friday, 23d, together with The
names 81 the Senators voting upon the order TO en-
| gross the bill
! Yeas-Atchison. Badger, Barnwell, Butler, Davi.
OF Miss, Dawson, Dodge of Iowa, Downs. FOote
houston, Hunter, Jones' King, Aangum, Mason
Pearee, Rusk. Sebastian, SOuie Spruance sturgeon
! Turney, Underwood, Wales, Yulee.
Nays-Baidwin. Bradbury, Chase, Cooper, Davis
OF Mass, Dayton, Dodge Of Wis, Green, Upham
| Walker Winthrop
| IL Is certainly very strange that Judge DOugla;
should have been the AstOr House all of Saturday
and until the hour Of dinner Monday. and NO
have looked at the proceedings Of the Senate which
appeared in all the journals of that city Satur
day. particularly, from hs own showing, he was
so much interested and in a matter which excited
the attention of the whole country In fact 1t wa;
e measure OF that extraordinary and exciting ses
sion of Congress.