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BY IKENK.
Long yearn ago, when the New World ley unmolested
in it* wild grudeur, u> Indian king
held rude but firm away ???r Ike tribes beyond
(he golden mountains. Kinaulu was a fierce
warrior. with a wild, savage soul, just fitted to the
gt int. athletic frame that towered in proud dignity
so far above the dark forma around him
None dared resist his all-powerful will?none
dared incur his fearful anger. The flash of
his fiery eye never softened but in the presence
of Vtonita. the beautiful and gentle Indian girl
whom he loved. No wonder that even his iron
he irt was entangled in the bewildering meshes
of love, for Monita was very beautiful.
Hut the maiden looked with cold eyes upon the
gn at chieftain; and while he yet wooed, a strange,
new sound echoed among the mountains. With
eager haste and silent wonder, Kinaulu, with a
sc ire of chiefs, began the ascent of the rugged
rocks On and on they bounded, leaping among
the awful chasms, or balancing on some diziy
height; yet ever up and on. Louder and nearer
rang the strange voioe. and now, with clear distinctness,
came the shout: ' Eureka! Eureka!"
One moment more, and the savage band reached
a nroad. fi it rock, where a novel sight filled them
with awe and fear
There stood a group of pale men, in Spanish
girb, from beyond the sens One prominent,
niHiily figure, with outstretched arms and beaming
face, g zed far away upon the Pacific, that
lay in majestic grandeur below thctn. With glistening
eyes, and proud enthusiasm swelling his
heart, another joyous " Kurcka! " burst from his
burning lips, and echoed and reechoed among the
rocks, and then rolled down the mountain sides in
thundering tones. Months of weary toil and
suffering were repaid in this hour of joy, while
beholding the long-sought waters, and, with pious
zeal, Vasco de Balboa and his sturdy band
knelt in gratitude before the newly-erected cross
The dusky warriors looked on in motionless
surprise, till assured they beheld mortals like
themselves; then with silent footsteps retraced
their way down the mountain defiles to the dark
wilderness below. Kinaulu liked not the resounding
'' Kureka," though the strange intruders
came to smoke the pipe of peace and promised
the protection of their gods.
The timid Monita beheld the mysterious comers
with awe and admiration. Vaaoo saw the wild
flower, and in an enthusiastic passion vowed to
transplant it to his native soil. His noble beauty |
ami princely l>earing won the maiden's heart, and
she tied with the white warrior. !
With threatening vengeance flew the swiftfooted
Kinaulu in pursuit of his lost Monita.
Over the rocks and up the mountain heights
be boon led in unwearied strength. Away, away
strode the giant chieftain, till from the topmost
pinnacle he looked down upon the fugitives, who
clambered among the pisses in anxious haste.
One moment his flashing eyes were fixed upon
them, and then, with unerring aim, a quivering
1 .? a- ?r uiu.o. k.
irrow Np'-d <*? ?u" wi
wvfi hit f*U, l?ut anger gleamed fiercely in his
NW.irihy features us he raided his protid height,
and with uplifted arm. cursed the white man
with n hitter curse: 1 May the spirit of Monitii
iter wander here, and lead astray the footsteps of
the white stranger; and may the Great Spirit
bring sorrow and suffering to the palefaces who
cry Kureka!' from the mountain-tops of the
land of my fathers!?
lie was avenged; nnd in mournful silence
the gaunt nnd stricken warrior returned to his
people.
Years have numbered those Indian hosts with
the dead. Their heavy slumbers are unbroken by
the din of the hammer, the busy strife, nnd the solid
tre id of the white man's inarch. Cities spring
up as in the days of magic, and the wild exciting
cry, " Kureka! " ngain resounds among the mountains
anil along the coasts of the Golden Land,
liut the corse of the Indian chieftain hangs like
a cloud over th it doomed region. l; Sorrow and
suffering" are felt in every heart, and fathers,
brothers, and sons, are sleeping in nameless
graves, while yearning hearts wait their return
11 distant firesides The rest struggle bravely
on. now easting a wistful, longing glanoe towards
the fir off home ; then, with fresh courage, seek
the glittering dust so eagerly gathered. The
miner eomes down with his booty, but the wily
g imMer wius his treasuje The merchant speeds
his trade and counts his thousands ; hut in a night
it is all swept nway, and naught remains but a
burning ruin The mechanic tries his skill, hut
the stormy w iters rush upon his handiwork, and
his labor is lost. Again hop# lends them to the
we iry search for gold, but the spirit of Monitft
guides thein hither and thither, and they wander
up an I down, tormented and bewildered 8ome
strung hearts resist the whisperings of the wandering
spirit, anil they alone break the spell; but
the Indians curse rents heavily upon the land of
his fathers, and "Eureka!" dies faintly upon
the lips of the weary and heart-sick who finds no
reward for his toil.
/{ivi/fi/e, Ai'%. 13,-1 sr>o.
from th* New Y?rV Kvangeltst.
l llMiKKWIOV\L HIRYINtMiROl'ND.
At the funeral of General Taylor, one of the
officiating clergymen expressed the hope that
Oongre-s might be induced, at some not distant
lay to purchase Mount Vernon, and convert it
into a Congressional cemetery. Though I cannot
ny it w m in good taste in that East room, over
the dead body of the President of the United
Si iim to start such an idea, an idea which would
unavoidably divert the minds of all present from
ihr great and solemn occasion, yet the suggestion
is no of importance, and well worthy of the public
attention. For years the <|uestion has been
flaked, What shall be done with Mount Vernon f
I o whom, embosoming the remains of the Father
l<i-? Country, shall it in future years belong 7
Shall it some into the possession of some profligate,
drunken wretch, w'iO may trest those hal.
t wed remains with contempt 1 Or shall the nation
take posse-mion, and guard and preserve the
tomb of Waahingtou ? While it remains In the
Urnily ?f Washington, the public nre at wf,
'"it this cannot be always. Other proprietor*
will unavoidably have possession.
J'he chief objection to its purchase by Congre*s
li t* been, that Congress could make no use
ofit and hI I tuirc of it would noon be neglected Hut
here m nn use of if, und a most important and apI
riate one nnd one becoming every year, to thousands
of citizens in every .State of our vast |{epublic.
one of intense Interest. My mind gWws,
'id rises, and swells within me, as I contemplate
'' II t-e. around the Father of hisCountry, let
,l" 'nighty dead of the nation be gathered, a?
""7 fill at Washington in the public service. I
would at once have the place purchaaed, the
fr on ls suitably prepared , Ihe remains of all
1 * in the Congressional ground at Washington
* 'h the monuments, removed ? it could easily
' s-ily. and respectfully lie done. Then lei
*'. udlor occupy the house, while it shall stand
1 ' 1'upi <.?e i he firm With great, r ease and
'' " eipense could the bodies of alldecensed mem
1 "r* of the (iovernm.-nt hereafter l>e transporte?l
'hith.-rbya small stumer, than they are now
' 'ken to the Congressional ground, two uiilei
fr'"" the Capitol
And what a place of interest it would he, no1
(">ly to nil friends of the interred visiting Wash
'"r?n, bm to all others In walking through tin
present ground, a peculiarly out of the way an.
r,, iry spot, | have felt a sort of repugnsnoe at hav
' distinguished man buried them Hut lei
, ",,nl Vernnn lie the eemetejy and who would no
rt' willing to have hisfamilytfrisnd or Represents
IT* in Congress repose there. Never, I may gl
tw'?t ssy, would the remains of John Qnincj
A lain* or John C. Calhoun have henn transport
'heir distant homes,could they have found i
r""!ing.pli10# henide the Father of his Country
?*, Mr Kditor, in this age, when such attentioi
in paid all orer our country to public cemeteries,
let Mount Vernon become the Mount Auburn,
the Greenwood, the Mount Hope, of the country.
_ M. J.
r?i the National Kra
THE WORLD WITHIN.
Oh bidden, inner life1 oh Unit
No earthly light bath abined upon?
Where walk in glory, band in baud,
(treat heroea of the agca gone.
What wonder from tbe world without.
from aenaelao* change of run and dew,
from men who grope in fear and doubt,
With joyful heart I turn to yon'
There, with deep, apiritual eyea,
I*"* trota tie|ffth'.,uiwl9A'??<.; 'ft
There mighty WoTinre to the akiee
There, akilful In *eholaatir tore.
The thoughtful aage with brow aercne?
fair children, (bode the young Karth wore
Long aiuee upon her hreaat,) with aheen
Uf golden curia untouched hy hoar,
in royal beauty walk between.
There, at the atake, atom martyr band*
Siug loudly their triumphal psann ;
There the pale nun, with folded bands,
And eyea upraised in holy calm.
Hiio aeen, and girt with golden mist,
Deep Dreams and shadowy Hopes are there?
her reaching Thoughts,and, sunlight kissed,
Cure Aspirations fill ths air.
And into deathless life Death led,
Kair-shining with a light divine,
Dear friends I thought forever tied,
Ye too, ye too, again are mine!
Oh, world of changing joys and woes,
Of care and fear and death and sin,
In you my heart seeks not repose?
My heaven, my kingdom, is within'
March 17, 1850.
for the National Kra.
TilK WRITINGS OP *!KS. MU0.#
The subject this memoir whs one of those
pure-minded and sensitively organized beings
that generally depart from this to a more hetvenly
clime liefore their powers are fully disclosed.
Her earthly life was short, but. like the more
fragile of the gentle flowers, it yielded up a sweeter
frxwraiice fur its brief duration, ller charac
tcr was remarkable for its harmonious development,
the beautiful proportions of her mind, the
evenness of her temper and disposition, the
strength of her moral convictions, the depth and
constancy of her affections, and the clearness and
beauty of her intellectual perceptions If her
character revealed a predominance of any particular
manifestation, it was that of the affections.
Love was the great element of her being It lent
its rainbow tinge to every faculty of her mind.
It was the medium through which she viewed all
outward things, the animating principle of her
life. In some respects, her experience was different
flrom the generality of female writers She
was happy. Her life flowed on in a smooth aud
gentle current, blessing all with whom it came
in contact, and receiving blessings in return.
A shade of pensiveness is sometimes manifest in
her writings ; but the sheet anchor of her soul
was a strong, confiding trust in God, which sustained
her in every vicissitude of lire. No outward
change of fortune or circumstance could
disturb the peace and serenity of her mind. Deep
down in the recesses of her nature there w is a
well-spring of spiritual life that gave fertility to
her imagination, aud a cheering and religious aspect
to all she wrote. The most interesting feature
of her biography is the revelation it gives us
of her inner life, and the progressive development
aud growth of her mind. It makes us acquainted
with the history of an individual soul, and is more
attractive and beautiful in this point of view than
all ?-*wari| circumstances ?4' *4?1 lm>
though these are noi without Interest aud beauty
to those who shared her friendship, and p irtioi
piteil in the scenes she so frequently describes
The memoir is written by her husband, the
Rev. A. I). Mayo, of Gloucester, Muss, anil is a
beautiful tribute of affection to her memory. It
shows a delicate appreciation of her virtues, uud
a modest hut truthful estimate of her moral and
intellectual worth. It is written with great purity
of style, and breathes a spirit of such fervent
and trustful piety that the mind and heart of the
reader are greatly benefited in the perusal, and
lifted to a holy communion with the gentle and
gifted woman whose life and character it unfolds
From it we learn that she was horn in Shirley
village, Middlesex county, Miss, March 17, IHiy,
and that her life was spent in the usual occupations
of childhood and youth, until she arrived at
the ago of early womanhood. She was a good
scholar, but generally disappointed her teacher
and friends on those occasions of trial to the
young known as " examination d iys," through her
diffident and sensitive disposition Astronomy
and hotany were favorite studies, and she read
poetry with great taste and feelirg
Soon after this, she became engaged in literary
pursuits, and continued to devote much of her
time to study and writing until her death. There
is no doubt that she began to write for the public
at too early an age. and without sufficient culture
and mental training. Hut her first productions
were so well received, that a strong temptation
was created to write for public gratification ; and
there is no doubt that she wrote much because
writing w ts a pleasure to her, besides which there
were other laud ?h!e motives tending to the same
lesult. She, however, made amends for this error
at a later period, and became a diligent student
of the best authors in the English language,
besides becoming well acquainted with the German
and other modern languages, and with the
best German authors, from some of which she
has made many excellent translations Her earlier
eft'orts were published in the " Universalist
and Ladies' Repository," a religious and literary
magazine, of which she afterwards became a regular
contributor. Among the most popular of
her tales were " Annette Lee," " The Palfreys,"
. .a.. /aitJT 1 iL. r\ 1 c ? r M
RIKl ' IMien l/linoru, or mi \jriiiu* 01 ui ivrw
The Utter two were published in book form, and,
soon after, two additional volumes, entitled
"Spring Flowers " and the " Poetry of Woman."
But it was to the " Rose of Sharon," a religious
and literary souvenir, which she edited through,
ten successive volumes, that she devoted her best
powers The first volume of this work was pnblished
in 1H10 and oontinued under her editorial
management up to the year of her death, since
which it has passed into the hands of its present
talented editress, Mrs C. M. Sawyer It hns alviya
maintained its place among the first class of
American annuals, nnd oontained the best productions
of bar pen During the last few years
of her life she attained to a high standard of literary
merit, and many of the faults of her earlier
productions had entirely disappeared from her
writings She now enjoyed the society of a number
of gifted and highly oultivated minds, and was
doubtleas much improved by the sympathy and
i friendly criticism of her husband, to whom she
was married in IK 17, and who is distinguished as
i well for his literary attainments as for his labors
in the department of Christian morals Much
credit is also due to her publisher, Mr. Abel
Tompkins, of Boston, fur his encouragement and
friendly patron ige during the whole of her literary
oarcer. The pride he felt in her growing
reputation, tlie sincerity of his friendship, sparing
no pains to give her works all the adviutsge*
of i tin i>nMninl,in art nru h? honorable to his
-J ~l ' , ? . .
character at they were advantageous to her, id
the communion she sought with the public mind
i The Selections from her writings contained in
this volume are Judiciously made They are ari
ranged ao as to eshibit the growth and improveI
ment of her mind, beginning with her first prtv
, ductiona, and ending with those which last came
from her pen Her translations from the German
[ * a said to evince a fine appreciation of the beauties
of German literature. The Selections conI
tain several from Goethe, Mu'ler, TJIiland, and
others, which certainly are very beautiful. 01
I her original poems, '? IJdullo " is regarded as one
r of the best. It is written in the ballad style, and
i glows with true poetic fire. The poems entitled
" Stain is on the Death of Mrs J II. Scott,"
I " My Father," " The Last Lay,"" Autumn Mas.
ings," "The Nupremaoy of God," "The Retrot
spect," ' The Ferry," "The Beggar's Ponth
I Scene," though not among her very latest productions,
nad some of them among the earliest
t are full of true poetry, in various measure, and
t eihibit great felicity in the nse of language and
. the art of <hyrae The more finished of hei
. poems sre " Leila Grey," "Udollo," "The I^ord
t De Beaumnnaire,"."The Old Mill," and "Tbt
. Church Hell.'' The first of these, a ballad, wt
1 * Helwti.-io Trow tbe Writing* >f Mr. Strtli t KUgnrw
Mayo, with a Slain.>ir. Ilf tier tluitmiiil Hunt-iu : A
1 Towpklna, >t t or u till I. I 'J
juote entire, m uffoHiug h fair specimen of her
powers in that style of composition.
" LEI I. A (1REV.
' Ttic taaaela wih upon the birch.
The maple hluabea o'er the atreaui,
And through the oriel of the church,
I seethe ftlay-moun'a yellow twain
Ufa here, iipontbii mi we irrown wall,
Another year, another May.
I aaw thi* name eweet moonlight fall .
On me and 1-eilaUrey!
(.'old lay her languid hand in mine,
Pale, pale her face lieeide nie ahotie ,
1 Sweet lAila lirey, ar I am thine
Say, aay that thou art all mine own "
She ami led?ahe sighed?' Behold,' abe aaid,
' Where, from the chnrch lower darkly thrown,
A. Tit. oCadtt. dm. . -a - a ?
Ky yon aepnlrhral atone.
1
14' ('here, ere the May wood cornea again,
The band that preaaea thine will lie;
Before the reaper cute the grain.
The death miat will o'ercloud my eye.
Hut oh. dear W illie. do not ween.
For 1 am weary, weary here!
And fain beneath yon eiws would sleep,
Hefnre another year!
"' Kut when another May returns,
An 1 throug b the oriel of the church,
Thego'den moonlight diinly burne,
And lights the tassels of the birch;
When yonder maple by the tower,
Stands blushing like a rirgin bride,
Oh come, dear Willie, at this hour,
And seat thee by my aide!'
" Sweet Leila, I obey thy call,
The May moon lights the teaselled birch,
And I, upon the moss-grown wall,
Am sitting near the gray old church ;
The shadow of the cross is thrown, ^
Where gleams a marble tablet now?
'Twas all the same twelre months agoue? I
Hut, Leila, where art thou T"
The concluding stanzas of "The Reggtr's
Death Soene" are touching'y beautiful. The
poem represents him as a destitute old man, whom
we may presume h id seen better days, and who dies
alone in a piece of woodland, where he bad been
accustomed to rest his weary limbs, under the shade
of the trees It is a summer evening, and the
silent moon above him is the only witness of the
scene. A vision of one who had shared his earthly
lot, and preceded him to the spirit world, tills
his closing sight.
" A vision blessed hiro ! Through bis silver hair
lie felt the touch of flrg?-rs soft stu! fair,
Ant o'er him flowed the glory of an eye,
, Outshining all the biueDesa of the sky.
' Sweet sainted One! and dost thou love me yet
I knew, I knew thou could'st not quite forget'
I knew, I knew that thon would'st oome at last
To kiss my lips and tell me all is past"
" A glow of transport lit his closing eve ;
He railed bis arms exulting toward the sky ;
A rosy tint, like morning's earliest streak.
Hushed, In celestial softna' e o'er hit cheek,
Then pa'ed away ; the sunbeam, too, that shone
Upon his reverend head, had so tly gone
Then stooped the vision, clasped him to her breast,
And bore bit spirit up to endless rest.
" There was no tolling of ohurch hells that hour; '
No funeral banner waved from hilt or tower ;
Kar in the forest loneliness away,
Unwept of men, the mined temple lay.
(I, what would all earth's pageantries avail
The spirit whom the harps of angels hail'
The solemn dirge, the dismal knell, were vain
To lilm who lives and clasps his love again '
I
" That night the stars were watchers of the dead! ,
That night a snowy shroud of How rs was spread
Hy the soft brecaes o'er bis still, cold breast. I
No br-akiug sobs disturbed the slee|?er'? rest
(I, who will miss the old Man from the earth V |
None aave the winds and stars; though at some hearth ]
Some v ice may say,' I have not seen of late
'f* ' Uumkr tft""iliug at ?* ?*- " ' |
The following poem, entitled "The Cbureh
Bell," in all that we can <|iiote ad titiontl from
these " Selections" It illustrntes there.rietl character
of her powers, and is eipinl to, and resembles,
Home of the best productions of that remarkable
genius Kdear A. Poe
"THE CHURCH HELL.
' Merrily rings the pealing bell,
Ping a dine' doug!
( heerily sweeps it through the dell,
tip In the tree top, down in the well,
Pinga-dong! ding1
High through the welain it floats slid rings, i
Low in the Taller, amid the s|iriugs,
Ides away in soft murtntiriiigs,
Ding a ding! dung!
" Through the boughs of the graceful idmh,
Ping-a ling! dong! ^
(lleanie the doorof the ivied poreh,
leading In to the old etuiie ehuri'h ; I
Ding a dong! ding! <
There the bride, with an eye as t>right
As the < arl? star of an aiitiimn night, i
Standeth re ail y her vows to plight? '
Ping-a ding ! dong '
" Slowly tolls the brsaen bell? t
Ping ! dong ! ding ' r
Harh ! its heavy throbbing swell *
Hoometh through the hollow dell, 1
Ping' ding ' dong'
Now itehakeeMie rock and ground,
Now it dreamily floate around, (
Pying 'mid the wood profound? H
Ping! dong' ding! 1
" Who"bn yon black hearse is liorue '! j
Ping' d ng ! ding ' (
Some old pilgrim, tlreil and worn ?
Nay, the bride of last year's morn !
mug' inn* non*
Let the hraxen bell <l?pl"re her,
Let th? willow tree weep o'er her? .
He ahe loved hath foile before her? j
IMng' dong" ding!" n
The volume alao contain* aolectiina from her ^
proae writing# The atoriea entitleil " l)ebl>y \
Lincoln," and " Lydia Vernon," are evident*
ly among the moat happily-conceived of the *
numeroua tale* ahe haa written Iter heroea '
and heroine# are moetly *uch creature* of her t
fancy a* we auppoae ahe would have moat
I admired in ao'oal life. They are generally
true to nature, rather given to an excraa of aeoti* /
mentaliain. and choaen from that period of life
when this riceaa ia perfectly natural, beeidea 1-ei.
<r acted nut in a natural way, and aaaooiated ?
with 'he h'gheat and heat i|nalifiea of mind and a
heart. Iler character* are moatly drawn from 0
country an I village life, and real goodnewt and t
moral worth appear to the heat advantage, while t
all artificial aoooraplishmenta and faahionahle fol- |
lira are aet off in the moat unfavorable contraat f
The incident# of her iitoriea are natural, and B
brought out in auoh a manner aa to awaken the j
aympathiea and exoite the tendered emotions of ,
tha reader Her oharacler# act and apeak for ^
themaelvea, are never dull, and the converaitiona j
are conducte-i in en amrriHieu ana n?ny manner
that secures a delightful Infers A purr tone
of virtuous and beautiful sentiment pervades all
her tales. Those of a late date exhibit a great
improvement Id this kind of composition, und
show that she wait capable of cultivating it with
success, though her friends seem to regard this
portion of her writings as much inferior to her
poetry. " Thk Gos?irisi;s or loi.c Moras," are
thought to he the heat specimen of prose composition
she has written, though the writer of this
dues not concur in the opinion.
In oloaing this notioe, we cannot help express,
ing a regret that one whose efforts promised so
much for her future usefulness and eminence in the
aorld of letters should have been nailed a way from
her earthly labors before she had attained the full
maturity of her powers In estimating her uter*
its aa a writer, we are to oonsider that abe hail hut
just entered uj>on her literary life, most of her
productions h iving been written at an age wheo
no one expe<-ts an exhibition of the highest Intel'
lectual power That she was not more extra,
i sively known to the world at large was owing to
the fact that most of her writings have reached
the publio only through the press of the religious
' denomination to which she belonged, and, as ia
usual in such caaee, he* Trailers were mostly confined
to that denomination Whe obtained, howi
ever, an honorable place among the h'RUalk Pu
arson Am as ii a,and a selection from her writings
, is given in a work besriog substantially this title,
I by Knfuall. Griiwild, and in another similar
I work by Thomas lluohanan Head, in both of
' which aha ia assigned an e^ual rank as ooa of
I the gifted female writers of our country Hhe
t departed this life on Sunday, the wth of July,
I I ?H
The volume of Selections and Memoir contains |
1 a likeness engraved on steel by II L Glover,
froma portrait by T. H. Head. Although the i
ngraving ia apparently well executed, it fails to
lo justice to the portrait, which we hare had
he pleasure of seeing No engraver, howerer,
wuld transfer to paper the spiritual beauty and
le.ivenly illumination which overspread her
touutouar oe when it was animated by conversion,
and which the artist has so faithfully repretented
on canvass The lawk oontnins t:r.> p:ige*
in 1 is closely priuted. and hound iu gilt and moocco,
and in muslin binding. J. (J. F.
HVj/ Brulietrrilfr, Mirst.
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Mr. Douglas presented the credentials of the j
</%M \Vm FVI l.vin v?nifni? irnm thp !
f California, * bichfrf ^ '
Mr Barnwell present*] the credentials of the
Ion. John C Fremont, Senator elect from the
itate of California.
Mr Davis of Mississippi tnoved the reference
if these credentials to the Committee on the Julieiary,
with instructions to report the la; and
he facts.
Mr. Douglas said that all the precedents were
n favor of the admission of the Senators
Mr. Foots said that he wculd vote against
he reference of these credentials.
Mr. Davis of Mississippi modified bis motion
10 as to read as follows:
R'solvd, That the credentials of Wililam M.
jJwin and John C Fremont, presenting themlelves
as Senators elect from the State of Caliornia,
be referred to the Committee on the Juliciary,
with instructions to report on the law
ind the facts.
And the question being taken thereon, the moion
was rejected as follows:
Ykas?Messrs. Atchison, Barnwell, Berrien
dutler, Davis of Mississippi. Hunter, Mason,
Morton, Pratt. Sebastian, SoulCand Turney?12.
Nays?Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Bell. Benon,
Bright, Cass. Chase, Clay, Davis of Massa hujtts,
Dawson, Dayton, Dickinson. Dodge of
Wisconsin, Iowa, Douglas, DowmCKwng,
Felch, Foots, Green, Hamlin. Jones. King,
Mangum, Norris. Phelps. Seward. Shields. Smith,
tpr-aane*. Sturgeon, Uedorwood, Wales. Walker,'
Whitcomb, and Winthrop?,'tfi.
Messrs. Gwin and Fremont then appeared,
Atok the usual oath, and were assigned seats.
Mr. Barnwell submitted the following resoluious.
which were adopted :
Jf?.?o/w/, That the Senate proceed to ascertain
he classes in which the Senators of the State of
California Bhall be inserted, in conformity with
he resolution of the 1 Ith May, 17V?. and as the
jenstitutton requires.
Ordrrtd, That the Secretary put into the balot-box
three papers of equal aire, numbered one,
wo. three; each of the Senators of the State of
[California shall draw out one paper No. 1, if
Irawn, shall entitle the member to be placed in
:he class of Senators whose terms of service will
?xpire the third day of March, 1*51; No 2, in
he class whose terms will expire the third dAy of
March. 1853 ; and No. 3, in the class whose terms
will expire the third day of March 1855
The ballots being prepared as directed under
Ihe last resolution?
Mr. Gwin drew the ballot marked No. 3, and
Mr. Fremont drew the ballot marked No 1,
So the term of Mr. Fremont will expire on the
tlh of March, 1*51.
And the term of Mr. CJwiu will expire on the
1th of March, 1855.
Mr Chase gave notice that on to-morrow, or
?me subsequent day, lie would ask leave to iutroJuce
A bill to prohibit slavery in the Territories of
he Unite*) States.
The bill extending the patent of Moore and
llascall wa9 recommitted to the Committee on
['stents.
time, and passed
The bill granting the right of way and a dona
tion of land to the State of Indiana, to aid in the
construction of a railroad from a point on the
boundary line between Indiana and Illinois, near
its intei ction with Lake Michigan, to the city
of Indinuspolis; and n branch to intersect the
southern Michigan railroad at or near where the
Hume enters said State of Indiana;
The hill making Milwaukie, in the Stale of
Wisconsin, a port of entry, and for other purposes
;
The hill from the House for the relief of Wm
Harding;
The hill to permit vessels from the British
North American provinces to lade and unlade
?t such places in uny collection district of the
United States as he may designate;
A bill to grant to the State of Missouri a
right of way and a portion of the public land
for the purpose of Aiding in making a railroad
prom St. Louis to the western boundaries of the
Hate;
A bill for the relief of Charles R Reeder,
Walter It. Johnaon, aud the representatives of
I\ 1' Jones.
Mr. Rusk moved, and the Senate proceeded
o the consideration of the bill granting a penilon
to J?hn Le Boy, which was taken up,
intruded, and ordered to be engrossed for a third
eAding.
Mr Shields called up the bill granting bounty
and to th# officers and soldiers who have been
?.l in i. ,. n f ? t, ? ITniln.l U.,,..,, on.I
ifter debate, and the discussion of several proward
amendments. the bill waaagain postponed.
Mr. Davit* of Masaaohusett* moved that the
'resident's message, transmitting a copy of the
'onstitationof New Mexico and the accompanyng
papers, be printed.
The <|uestion being taken by yeas and nays,
he motion was agreed to by the following rote :
Yka*?Messrs Badger, Baldwin, Bell, Benton,
Iright, C sa, Chase, Davis of Massach duetts, Payon,
Dodge of Wisoonsin. Ewing. Foote. Freaont,
Green, Mangum, Norris, I'earoe, I'helps,
ieward. Shields, Smith, Spruanee, Unuerwood,
Vales, Walker, Whiloomb, and Winthrop,?il.
Navs?Messrs Atchison, Berrien, Butler, Dais
of Mississippi, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge of
owa. Downs, Felch, Jones, King, Mason, Moron,
Pratt, Sturgeon, and Tnrney ?ifl.
The Senate then proceeded to the considersion
of the special order, being the following
I bill to suppress the slave trade in the Pistriot
of Columbia,
fl- 11 fiinclfil hi/ thr Hmatt and Haute of R>iireieri//ire*
of Iht UnUnt Main o) Am'rtcn vi t on^rm
tundded, That from and after the ?? day
f next, it shall not he lawful to bring Into
he District of Columbia auy slave whatever, for
he purpose of being sold, or for the purpose of
>eing placed in depot, to be subsequently transerred
to any other Stite or place to be sold as
aerchandise. And if any slave shall be brought
nto the said District by its owner, or by the auhority
or consent of its owner, contrary to the
irovisions of this act, such slave shall thereupon
??v>nw liberated and free
8kc. St. Awl b< iiJurthrr auic/tJ, That it ahall
ml inny he lawful fur each of the Corporations of
he cities of Waahington ami Georgetown, from
irue to lima, ami aa ufteu aa may be uecoesiry, to
>bate, break up, and abolish any depot or place of
ontinemeut of alavea brought into the eaid I >iarict
m merchandise, contrary to the proriaiona of
hbt act, by auch appropri ate moan* aa may appear
o either of the eaid Corporation*! expedient and
>roper. And the a>uq? power ie hereby vested ia
be levy court of Washington oount^r, if any atempt
ehall be made within its jurisdictional liinte
to eatabliah a depot or place of confinement
dr slaves brought into tha aaid District aa merhsndiae
for aale contrary to thia act
The following auctions have been added to the
till on motion of Mr. 1'caroe.
Nmi .'1. Ami Itf 11 fuiihrr much J, That if any free
teraon or peraona, within the Dial riot of Columbia
iball entice, or induce or attempt, by (teraufuiion
>r other mean*, to entice or induce any slave or
ilafea to run away from hia, her, or their owner
>r lawful p<*aeaaor, or shall in any manner aid,
that, or uaaiat any alavr or slave* in running away
>r escaping from the owner or lawful possessor of
inch alare or slaves, or ehall harlior any slave or
ilavea with the intent to aaeist him, her, or theu?, i
o escape from the aereioe of auch owner or poo
lessor, auch person or persons shall I* li ible to
ndicfment In the criminal court of tha Diatrict
>f Columbia, and upon conviction, by verdict,
jonfeaaion, or otherwiae, ahall b? imprisoned in
Ike penitentiary not more than ton nor law than
two year*.
Sac 4. Ami In u furl hi i masted, That in owe
4?y alavo or alavea ao induce i. persuaded, or en
lloed to run away, or aaniaetd 10 running away,or
harbored with the Intent to aaaiat him, her, or
hem, in running aw iy, or eecaping from service,
hall actually run away and escape from the acr
rice of the lawful owner or owners, any person
convicted as aforesaid of such enticing, persuading,
assisting, or harboring, shall also he sentenced by
the said conrt to pay to the owner or owners of
said slave or slaves the value of the same. to be
assessed nud determined by the said court, to be
recovered by execution, as in cases of other judgments.
8k, . !?. And V 1/ fur'hrr nuirttd, That the said
Corporation* and the asid levy court, respectively,
shall bo and they are hereby invested with the
power to prohibit the coming of free negroes to
reside within their respective jurisdictional limits,
and to remove therefrom all tree negroes residing,
or coming to reside therein, who shall neglect or
refuse to comply with the laws and ordinances
made or to be made touching such residence, or
the prohibition thereof. and to enforce such removijl_
<>y o/\*j>?Vv ?ih ansb nntjnsngea Jir
tine and imprisonment at labor, or either, at their
I "
JMr Mason moved to v/p-ed the b/11 by striking -e
trow w tt\* wTRV \*o sections, ho as to leave in the
hill nothing but what hud been added thereto by a
the motion of Mr. Pearce b
Messrs Mason, Clay, Pearce,and Underwood, t
debated the amendment. t
Mr. Pearce moTpd to amend the first section of b
the bill by striking out the following concluding a
words: "Such slave shall thereupon become liberated
and free;" aud insert in lieu thereof: a
"Such owner or the agent of such owner shall tl
be subject to a penalty of five hundred dollars, to f
be recovered by action </*< i>im. one-half to the in- *
former and the other half to the corporation with- I
in whose limits the offence may be committed, h
and in every such case bail shall he required, nny "
law to the contrary notwithstanding"
This amendment was debated, and was then re- *
jected?yeas 16, nays 26?as follows
Yeas?Messrs. Atchison, Bell, Berrien, Dawson,
Downs, Foote, Houston, King, Mason, Mor- c
ton, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Underwood, p
and Yulee?16.
Nays ? Messrs Badger, Baldwin, Benton, c
Chose, Clay, Davis of Massachusetts, Davis of
Mississippi, Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge of Wis- s
consin, Dodge of Iowa, Kwing, Grceue, Hamlin, *
Jones. Mangum, Norris, Seward, Shields, Smith, t
SpruattW, Sturgeon; Wales, Walker. Whitcomh, f
and Winthrop?26.
The tjuestion then recurred on the motion of I
Mr Mason to sinks out the first two sections. '
Mr. Uuderwood asked a division of the <jues- i
tion. and it was first taken on striking out the first
section, ami decided in the negative?yeas IX, nays
!0?as follows :
Ykas?Messrs. Atchison, Berrien, Butler. Davis
of Mississippi, Dawt-on, Downs, Houston, Hunter.
Kinj; Mason. Morton. Pratt, Rusk. Sebastian,
SouWS, Turney, Underwood, and Yulee?18.
Nays?Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Bell, Benton,
Bright, Chase, Clay, Davis of M issaohusetts,
D lyton Dickinson, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge
of Iowa, Kwing, Felch, Foote, Greene, Hamlin,
Jones, Mangum, Norris, Phelps, Seward, Shields,
Smith, Spruance, Sturgeon. Wales, Walker,
Whitcomb, ami Winthrop?30.
The <|uestion on striking out the second section
was also rejected?yeas 17, najs 31.
Mr Seward moved to atnend the bill by striking
out all after the enacting clause, and insert a*
follows:
Sac. 1. Slavery shall forever cease within the
District of Columbia, and all persons held in bondage
therein shall be free. The Secretary of the
Interior shall audit and pay, to all persons holding
slaves within the District at the time this act
takes ctfeot, such damages as they shall suffer by
the passage thereof; and the sum of two hundred
thousand dollars is hereby appropriated to carry
this act into execution, out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Ski: M An election shall be held in the District
of Columbia to ascertain whether this hill is approved
by the people thereof. Those who approve
the Act shall express their approbation hy a ballot
containing the words " For emancipation in
| the District" Those who are opposed shall vote
by ballot oontaining the words^" Against emancj1
for any municipal officer in the District, and all citizens
of the United States residing within the Dig
trict permanently, ahall he deemed nullified to
vole utHiieh election. Such election ahull he held
within six tnontliH from the passage of thin act,
and on public notice of not lean than three months,
to he given by the Mondial of the District. If a
majority of the votes given at auch election ahull
he in favor of thia act, it ahall go into effort immediately
If a majority of the votes ahall he
against the same, thia net ahall be void and of
none effect.
Mr. li.ildwin aaid that the reaolutiona of the
Legislature of Connecticut, which he had presented
to the Semite a abort time aince, contained
a recommendation in furor of the abolition
of alavery in the Diatrict, with a proper compenaation
to the ownera. So far, the amendment
was in conformity with hia itiHtrnctiona. Rut he
was not prepared to role for the proportion of
the Senator from New York, as un amendment to
thia bill, lie said that ita effect would be to emharraaHthe
passage of the hill, and prevent the
suppression of the slave trade in the District.
The hill, it was true, was now in a shape that
could not receive his vote; but he had hopes that
the amendments added to it would be stricken
out by the House, and that when it came back it
would pass the Senate. This amendment would
[ prevent the passage of any bill on the subject
Mr Mangutn said that he had been willing at
any time during the past twenty-five years to vote '
for the abrogation of the slave trade in the District
of Columbia Hut it would appear, from the "
course gentlemen thought proper to pursue, that
nothing would satisfy them They seemed de- ,
termined to go on, even if their course would result
in causing blood to flow knee deep at the 1
South For one, he would go no further. lie '
would not now vote for the bill.
Mr. Dawson said that all knew the deep feeling
and great excitement which prevailed at this !
time in the South and in other sections of the
oountry. Their efforts had been directed to the "
adoption of such measures as would tend to allay '
that excitement and to restore the whole country *
once more to harmony and kind feeling He was 1
sorry to see that such feelings -lid not actuate hII.
Was Ibis proposition calculated to do good ?
Would it ullay excitement, or tend to bring the
two sections to terms of fraternal kindness ? Was 1
it not, on the contrary, calculated to widen the 1
breach already existing, and cause those friendly '
relations which may again exist to be forever de- "
stroyed? He could not regard the proposition
as having any other than an immoral tendency. J
He oould consider it as nothing more than an
effort to build up the falling fabric of a party '
whose object has been to divide the country into
sectional divisions It was the last effort of a set f
of disappointed politicians who have separated
from the two great purtiea, the Whig and Demoemtio,
and formed themselves into a great Free- 1
Soil party Their object was to build up a name '
and a reputation fur individuals who could never ,
rise to distinction or reapeotabil ty in either of '
the two great parties lie could see nothing hut
the most unkind and alarming effect to result
from the introduction of such a proposition.
Mr Dayton mid that he was not in favor of
the proposition submitted by the Senator from
New York, lie was not in favor of the abolition
of slavery in the District of Columbia at this time
The proposition had been sprung upon the Senate
without notioe The citizens of ths District
had made no movement in its favor; they had not
been consulted, they had expressed no desire to
have slavery sliolished. The proposition does
not oome before the Senate through any of the
ordinary channels through which measures of its
importance should pass. It ins not been the subject
of consideration by any oommittee. No report
his been raids on thesubject. Another reason,
and a sufficient one for him, why he should
vote against the amendment, was, its only effect
would Ite to defeat the bill now before the Senate.
lie thought that the proposition was objectionable
at this time Now, when the public feeling
and opinion wm about to settle down upon things
as they are, it was, he thought, inauspicious to
hriog forward this proposition, ami thus open a
new sore, and rekindle the tires of agitation and
excitement.
Mr. Pratt alluded to the reasons given by the
.Senator from Connecticut for opposing this bill at
this time. The Senator had stated that he wuuld
vote against the amendment because it would defeat
the Mil now before the Senate, and because
the wise and wholesome amendments which had
been added to the bill would bo stricken out by
the House, lis thought It strange that the Senator
pould desire that those amendments which
Eraided a punishment for stealing a slave in this
bstriot should be stricken out Why should the
Senator objoct to giving the owner of slave property
the name protection which is secured to his
own personal property 7 The lews In the Die- i
triot were inadequate to the protection of proper- I
ty here, bees use no sufficient punishment woe
provided against those who deprived the owner
?f it. 11* waa surprised to hoar the Senator pl*c<
bis objections to the proportion of the Senatoi
From New York on the ground that it would pre
rent the proper remedies against depredations on
property h< re from being stricken out of the bill
now before the Senate.
Mr. Atchison s?:d that he desired that tht
country should properly understand the reasons
shy the Senator from New Jersey |Mr. Dayton]
sould rote against the amendment. That Sensor
had placed his objections to the amendment,
jot on the ground that it oontained anything he
lid not approve of?not that Congress had no
>ower to do the act?nor upon the ground that
le w*a opposed to the object of the amendment;
>ut the Senator opposed the amendment because
his was not the proper time?because this wjib
in inauspicious moment! Now. that Senator beieyej
that the South hid been excluded from
very"inch of territory hcljuired from fffexioo,
,nd he thinks that that is sutticient for the pre*
nt J be Senator nelieveo thai tne ooumern
ita<t*s wWti \o wato 'nad been
...1 ?1, .11 _ .. .. ..hUI ...I limn 1... .,.,,1.1
iring forward this proposition. That would he
he auspicious time. The Senator seemed to
bink that this proposition, together with what
ad already been done, would be too large a dose
t one time to force on the South.
Mr Dayton said that he voted on all occasions
ccording to his own judgment. He denied that
be Senator from Missouri had any right, by inerenoe
or otherwise, to state how he (Mr. D.)
rould vote or act upon any future ocoaeion.
Vhenever the occasion did arise, he hoped that
e would he found prepared to vote as his judgment
might dictate.
Mr. Mason asked if tho rules did not require
very Senator to vote ?
The President replied in the affirmative
Mr. Mason said that he was at a loss which to
hoo?e?the amendment or the bill. The one proposed
to do a thing directly anil openly, the other
ndirectly. The one proposed to out the whole
ord ; the other to cut a single strand.
Mr. Chase sai I that gentlemen were correct in
upposing that the bill now before the Senate w is
, step towards the abolition of slavery in the Disrict;
and they must not deceive themselves in
iup^ctuoK >t to be the \*?t, *sU? \va,ve
meen willing to have supported the bill as it came
rrom the committee, but, owing to the amendments
which bad been made, he could not now vote for
it. When principles were involved, he "never
hesitated as to how he should vote. When a proposition
came before him involving a principle
which he avowed, he was ready to vote for it at
any time and under any circumstances. The
amendment of the Senator from New York was
preferable to the bill, and he was prepared to vote
for it. It had been said that this proposition was
an effort by a party composed of men who could
never attain respectability ami reputation in
either of the two great parties lie saw men in
all parties who were highly respectable, and had
great abilities; and he saw, also, men rise in nl
parties who were not distinguished either foi
their respectability or talents He would voti
for the amendment of the Senator from Nev
York, because he believed its object was u jus
one.
Mr. Butler said that he saw hut little differ
eneein effect between the two propositions?th
hill or the proposed substitute.
Mr. Foote said that he could not hut regan
that the present amendment was calculate.! t.
hate an injurious effect on the peace of the ooun
try He considered it virtually a proposition t.
dissolve the Union The mover of it, and ever;
other man, must know that in the present alarm
ed and eicited state of the Southern Slates, th
adoption of such an amendment as this now otter
ed by the Senator from New York would have n.
other effect than the dissolution of the Union
I (e had intended to have voted for the hill; but
owing to the course pursued by some, and to thi
fact that the bill had been so grossly misreprc
sented at the South by dishonest editors and de
signing politicians, he would not vote for it. Tht
South had been oiji'atjei^b^f^lflf^reDrespiitntinn.
Mr. Winthropsaid that if he voted against thi
amendment, it would not he because be believe,
its effect would be a dissolution of the Union. 11
could not see how the emancipation of six hun
drod slaves in a territory less that six mile
si|nare could have the effect of dissolving th
Union of these States. He oould not imagine wh
gentlemen could suppose that the emancipation o
the slaves in a territory of a mere hundkerchie
extent, could produce such a result. Nor if h.
should vote against this proposition, would it b.
because he did not believe Congress has the pow
rr to do the act contemplated by it. He had n<
idea or knowledge that such a proposition was !<
have hccu introduced in the Sruate, but it so hap
pened that he had now before him some memo
randa of authorities upon the subject of the powers
of Congress over this District, and while ht
was up he would refer to them Mr. W. then
i*11 from iKtt tiiifhnrili? i\f ( iA(irtfi> VlitMttn Patrinlf
Henry, Madison, and others, to show that the
fathers of the Constitution considered the power*
of Congress over thin District were exclusive nnd
unrestricted over every subject and mutter.
lie also read extract* from the Journal* of the
limine, nnd from reports of Committees of the
House, to ahow tbnt the power was considered to
be in Congress Also, the resolutions of the General
Assembly of Virginia of IKlti, proposing nn
intendment to the Constitution of the United
States, declaring that Congress should never abob
sh slavery in the District without the consent of
he inhabitants, and of the Slates of Maryland
ind Virginia.
lie then examined the amendment, and opposed
t. It begin with a strange declaration, that
slavery shall forever cease in the District," while
t goes on and allows slavery to continue If the
election to he held six months hence shall so deiide.
It is also proposed to compensate the Kissers
for such damage as they might sustain, but
nsde no provision for the slaves who were thus to
>e turned free. What was to be done for them,
md what w is to support I hem ? The amendment
node no provision on this point, at nil Heronlidered
the introduction of the proposition now as
ndiscri et
Mr. Dodger s?ld that he considered the Sensor
from Massachusetts as most extraordinarily
ucky It was most remarkatile that the Senator,
lot having the least Idea that this proposition was
0 be introduced, should have the luck and the
food fortune to have on hisdesk the moat apt aud
ippropriate references snd authorities
Mr Winthrop explained that the memoranda
le had used were brought by him to the Senate
MoauHc of their applicability to the bill before it;
le knew nothing of the intention of the Senator
'rom New York to introduce the amendment. One
portion of the references collected by him bad
k en prepared by him in the other House, nine
tears ago, and had not been examined till a lew
1 111. Llll at. - ;
1 HKU) wnni ?inn inn iim uir nup|?rriniuii ui lur
ilave trail** huil been oalled up.
Mr lladger saiJ that tin* good fortune of the
Senator b vl been in ide more manifest by hie ex
[danation. The Senator not only Hum the good
fortune of having bin authoritiei ami reference*
10 carefully preparer! hy him, ready for one bill
but, without hia knowledge, the Senator from New
Vork introduce* a proposition to which the gentleman's
note* expressly apply, and hi* re*earchei
i''(tending buck for nine year* are no remarkably
lilted wit h a ease,
The .Senator from Massachusetts seemed tn
I rest the suggestion that the nloption of the
amendment?the emancipation of six hundred
laves in what he termed a pocket handkerchiel
territory?would dissolve this Union, as some
thing absurd It was the principle which that
emancipation involved, ntid not the number ol
laves, nor the extent of territory, which wa* the
foundation of the suggestion Did the ancestor*
?f the Senator consider the i|usntity of tea in the
harbor of Huston when thev resisted its lutr<sl'ielion
1 Did they say, if the mother country sends
over here a dozen large vessels all loaded with tea,
then we will resist, but as there is now only a
mall (inutility, a mere handkerchief full, we will
ubinit I They then resisted the principle involved
in the landing of that ten, and a similar feeling
would now m ike the South look on the emancipation
by f'oogreus of even an inconsiderable
number of slaves as cause for alarm, resentment,
if not resistance
Mr II pointed out the d inger whloh would he
likely to follow, from the adoption of the amendment,
and the just grounds for believing that its
a I opt ion might tend to break up the bond* of t hit
Union lie expressed himself still favorable It
the passage of the bill, and bopid blft Colic igui
would reoonsider his determination to oppose it.
Mr Husk moved, and
The Senate adjourned.
wi.omksoay, hki-ixmuxh 11,
Mr Underwood moved, and the Senate pro
ceedud to the consideration of the bill for the re
lief of the American Colonisation Society
The hill was rand, as follows.
II- U rtwctrd Ay l)v. Ntiullt ami llou if ?/ Hry/i
> smhitirrs oi th> Ifmi?l Nhitff of Am rwt in Con
p ifftssasfmbled. That ikt Hccrwiirj of the Treav
ury be, and is hereby, authorized and required.
i upon equitable principles, to nettle the claim of
1 the American Colonisation Society for the support
and maintenance, in Liberia, of the African*
> recaptured on board theb irit Pons, and for nil -up
i plies furnished them, of every description, for their
j education, for medical attcn'ion, and for lands
given them, and to pay the amount which he tiny
find so to be due to the sai l Society, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated
; provided the same phall not exceed fifty dollars
per head
Messrs Underwood and Douglas supjcrted the
bill, and Mr Turney opposed if.
Mr. Under wood moved, and the words for
" their education." and " for lands given them
were stricken out of the bill The bill was thru
ref'ufv'Rt to thbSeVuiif, anu\n^iiien'iu?em?'?.? ?* *
in Comnirfte <rw /ywf*-)
j Tiiruwsuvs -nnn liieu mm u ??\ wo t"
y'mK t*> fA:;ci|t atd it
at* follows :
Ysas?MfwH. Badger, Baldwin. Hell, Chaw,
Clay, Davis of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dole? of
Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Donglns, F.wing Ftdch
Greenw, Hale, Hamlin, Jones, Mangum, Pe ir? c
I'rult, Seward, ShieMs, Smith. Spmanre, Sturgeon.
Underwood, Wales, Walker, Whitcomb
and Winthrop?>'?.
Nays?Messrs. Atchison, Barnwell, Benton,
Butler, Dawson. Dickinson Downs Fremont f
Hunter, -King, Mason, Busk, Sebastian. Souli,
'1'urney. and Yulee.?16.
Mr Fremont, pursuant to notice, introduced
the following hills, which were appropaiately referred
A hill to preserve pence among the Indian
tribes in ralifortiia, by providing for the extinction
of their territorial clHiius in the gol.l mine
districts;
A bill to provide for extending the laws and judioinl
system of the United States to the Stale of
California;
A bill to provide for the appointment of a sor
veyor general in the State of California, and for
the survey of public lands.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
of the special order, heing a hill to suppress the
slave trade in the District of Columbia
Mr. Hamlin was about to state the reasons why
he would vihe against the amendment when Ve
yielded the tloor to
Mr. Seward, who stated that he was in favor of
the hill as it had been originally reported by the
Committee, and it wis not till that hill had been
put in such a shape that he could uot support it,
that he had determined upon submitting the
amendment. But now, with a hope that the
amendments which have been made to the bill
may be stricken out, and the bill restored to a
i ! shape that would enable him to support it, he
! would, with the consent of the Senate, withdraw
I : for the present his amendment.
- nir mcnison onjeeieu.
e Mr. Dawson said that, as the withdrawal was
r only for the present, he would object to it.
t Mr. Hamlin said that he was in favor of the
hill as it was originally reported hy the Commit
- tee of Thirteen, and would hare voted for it. lint,
e because of the amendments made to the bill on the
motion of the Senator from Maryland, he would
1 not he able to give it his support.
0 Mr. Clay opposed the amendment. He ex
plained and defended I he object of the original bill
B I le expressed the hope that when the bill should
y be reported to the Senate, the amendments nl
- ready made would not be ooneurred in, and the
e bill, as originally reported, would be passed
Mr. Seward replied to the various objections
a urged against his amendment, maintaining that
i. the true object of it was that appearing on its face.
, He examined the muny objections made to the ins
traduction of the resolution, ami to its details
- lie said that he found himself, since he had been
. iu the Senate, for the first time a legislator for
5 slaves. He could not think that his duty would
< have been dischareeil ?>e
iw< m, ieasi to ameliorate their con lition
s Mr llutler opposed both propositions?the bill
1 anil the proposed substitute.
e Mr. Poote deprecated further debate on this
- amendment, i le thought it a proposition unwor
s thy of notice
e Mr Mickitison said that he was opposed to the
y amendment of his colleague He would vote
if agaitiHt it, not for the reasons stated by others, but
f because he belived it was wrong ?wrong now and
e wrong hireafler; and because ii was again-1 I hespirit,
and force, and the good-sense const ruction
of the Constitution.
Mr. Winfhrop replied to the Senator from New
York, | Mr. Seward | I le vindicated the remarks
. made yesterday by him, >in<l the positions taken
hy him. in opposition to the amendment.
Mr. Foote and Mr Wiuthrop continued the
i debate.
i Mr Kwing said the Senator from New York
hud offered two hours ago to with Ir.w his amend i
iiteiit. The proposition wis one winch in reality
i was abandoned hy its author, lie asked, why d scuss
it further, or why not allow it to he withdrawn,
that the Senate might proceed with the
public huHinras 7
Mr 11 tie referred to the resolutions heretofore
passed hy the Legislature of his Stale in which
they were instructed to oppose slavery as a wrong
and an evil. lie advocated the amendment of the
Senator from New York, as a measure better and
more acceptable than the hill as it now stood before
the Senate.
Messrs Winthrop. Ilutler, Davis of Mississippi,
ami Downs, continued the debate, principally upon
the police regulations of the city of Charleston,
ami other Southern cities, relating to the imprisonment
of free negroes who arrive there as seamen.
Mr Pearce moved the Senate adjourn, and the
motion was agreed to?yeaa V.'t, nay a is
Tiiiiksiiav, S sit km ii kk la, 1850
Mr Mason pr? rented the petition of a number
of citiions of the District of Columbia, praying
the incorporation of the Pioneer Manufacturing
Company of Georgetown, D C.
Mr King preaented (tie memorial of the Regis*
latum of New Mexico, praying legislation by
Congress in behalf of the people of New Mexico,
and in-behalf of the State (government recently
est ihlished there
Mr Seward called for the reading of the memorial,
which was read, lie then moved th it the
memorial he referred to the Committee on Territories.
Mr. .Mason moved that it he laid on the table.
Mr. Chase asked the yen aud nays on the motion,
which were ordered
And the ipiestion being taken, the memorial
was not laid on the table?yens 19, nays lu, ss
follow*
Ykas?Messrs Atchison, llnrnwell. Ilerrien,
Ilutler, Clay, Davis of Mississippi, Dickinson,
Dodge of Iowa, Junes, King, Mason, Morton,
Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Shields Sturgeon, IIndtrwood,
and Yulee?19
j in a vn ? ivit'HirM n tuiwin, nenton.nriKur, nnimc,
, l)n?i? of MifHitfhiiNi-ttn. Dnytnti. Ilinlnte of Wineuusin,
Fwinjc, Fttleh, Fremont, Greene, II tie,
llntiilin, Norrin, Snwunl, Smith, VVi?1?*h, Wulker,
nrel Winlhrop?lit
, Mr Voire th-t* he cwlti not nee wlrit wnn
the ohjtct of thin propone! rrfrrrnw, iiiiIash it
worn lor the pur pone i lint it mi^ht reeult in net ion
, contrary to the net junl piueod !?y f'oiijji i nn inOktilinliinjf
it Territorial Government.
Mr. Dickinnon mi.I hr wn* indifferent :im to
onnintA WAU rtllPUIiAil with VfiSltrtl tit ihifl lit M
mortal. There wore hut a few days of the session
now left, hihI there was * vital amount of business
r yet to he ili-|n??te?l of. lie was opposed to the admission
of New Mexico as it .State, and whm sIm>
| (>|>111 >h?*iI to the consumption of itny of the rental uiii)f
time of the nekton, by raising a tempest in n
teapot on thin subject, lie moveil that the motion
to refer he laid on the tithle.
Mr Seward culled for the yens und nnyM, which
were ordered.
The i|ne*tion being taken, the motion was
agreed to?yens ','7, nays 15, as follow* .
Y?a*?Messrs. Atchison. Barnwell, Bell, Berrien,
Holler, Clay, Davis of Mississippi, Diekiuson,
Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Owin, Houston,
Hunter. Jones, King, Mason, Morion, Norris,
Pratt, Busk, Hehistutn, Hhlelds, Nou)<\ Nturgeou,
Underwood, Whitcomh, and Yulee?V7.
Nays?Messrs.Baldwin,Benton, Bright,Chase,
, Davis of Maasachusntts, Dodge of Wisconsin,
Kelch, Frem >nt, Greene, Hamlin, Neward, Nuiith,
, Wales. Walker, and Winthrop?15.
j Mr. Dickinson, from tho Committee on Finauoe,
reported hack the hill from the House making
appropriation* to aupply deflcirneira in the paw
and mileage of members of Congress, with amendments
Mr. Bright, from the Committee on Koade and
Canals, reported a hill to aet apart and eell to Asa
- Whitney, of New York, a portion of the puMio
lauds, to enable hits to eonetruot a railroad from
Lake Michigan or the Mississippi river to ths
i. Pacific ocean.