The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-21
THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
YIRSr SESSION.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, March 20, 1850.
Mr.. SuA1R, (rep) Of Mass, presented the memorial
Of Samuel May, distinguished and honorable merchant
Of Boston, and four hundred other citizens OF Boston
praying for the repeal Of the Fugitive Slave law Of 1855
the abolition Of slavery in the District Of Columbia the
prohibition Of the inter State slave trade and the
OF resolution piedgng Congress against admitting any
new saye State into the Union, the acquisition Of any
slave territory, or the employment Of slaves by am
agent, conductor officer or department Of the federal
government He moved It's reference to the Judiciary
Committee.
M. DAVIS, (dem.) Of Miss. moved II lie on the table
Agreed TO- by yeas 80, nays TO-
SUPPRESSION OF THE AFRICAN HAvx rRADx.
Mr. WHsoS introduced bill for the construction Of five
steamships adapted to tho African coast for the suppress
sion Of tho slave trade.
Mr.. WILSON offered joint resolution authorizing the
President 70 negotiate With other nations for The rsh Of
search within two hundred miles Of the western Of
Africa.
Mr. WILSON introduced an order instructins the judi,
ciary Committee to report bill substituting imprisonment
for life instead Of death and applying the penalty to per-
Acor,eInoS INDIAN LANDS
Mr.. SEBASTIAN, dem Of Ark introduced resolution
authorizing treaty TO be made with the Indians wning
acd In and about Pixies Peak and providing for extn
M MAsos, iden.} Of va.-Iam opposed to exiinguish
rs &c Indian title anywhere Lot tho settlers work vus
their cwn saivAton
Mr.. DororAs-sc much the worS6. aid particularly
tculary toll The Senator Is opposed to exungushirx
the Indian title anywhere he says let these people work
out their own salvation. How sby trespassing on The
lndan lands getting up Indian war, and running M
washington Territory md then coming Congress 70 get
US 70 foot the bun fhati the way they VIII work out
their own salvation. you don't protect them against
the Indians they win protect themselves II you dent
give them laws for the prevention Of crime
they will make their own laws. II you don
ssablish a government for them, they viii establish
their own government you don't extngnish the Ia
dian title, they viii take pcssesson they have DONE the
Indians win resist, boodshcd will follow and an Indian
war VII rage up and down the whole length OF the boz
DER not only on this side Of the Mountains but ON the
other And the Senator's policy for 10 fold our arms
10 letting them work ont their salvation In that way
Let 10 prescribe by law what territory open TO settle
ment and what not That which closed let US Ike
closed Let the laws against intrusion be firmly and vi
gorcusy enforced Let the trespasers be KEEP. on the In
csn lands and reservations, and the Territory open to
leave them work out their alton in violation of
law frepeat, therefore. that We must do one Of two
things with reference 10 Pixies Peak the country
rounding IT, We must either extngush the Indian Asle
or VIC must enforce the luoap intercourse Laws by riy
g on The settlers and them for having evaded
Territory Of Nevada The Pncisc coast now in blaze
OF about the grand discovery Of silver on the
cast side az the Rocky Mouptaius IN Carsons Valley sni
the Territory of Utah So far know treaty has not
been entered into for the extipgushment OF the Indian
n'le, snd there win be hundred thousand people Ia
you going TO let them work cut their own saira
,icrf They have commenced Organizing 90
veTrment AZ Cartons Valley, which t'ev cat
ht government ei The Territory o. Ntvsrs two ss Of
which is within the ofganized TeIr.ory o. rAh az oao
ilEd within hs Stale Of California goyesnrepl thus