New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-13
ny TIE SOUTHERN MAIL.
From Our SPECIAL Correspondent
AsuiSLrQN Inn


L,m.t balance bct~ccn it. conserya,iye power.
and the tishis End Liberties Of tho people On,he
o,e hand if the authority Of rulers becoiiic tod
sb.ou,c. corruption With it. train of political evil,
,illucccssarily mingc in the administration. and
The government finally resolve itself into an und,.
euiscd dc-po,ism, sink into irrcparahlc anarchy
end coni1sion.
have been led to thi. reflection by ~i,ncssn .
the cour,c Of the opposition in the recent debate
on the Apportonmcnt Bill in the Senate Of Il
United States. Yesterday the bill passed that
body after most impeiuons Struggle on the pant
Of Benton, Buchanan, Allcn Iapram, Woodbur,
Wright, &c. to defend it, No means that could
he devised by these exclusive Democrats, but were
employed. Appeals 20 the fears and the riagnani-
mity Of the Wings were alternately urged Until
at lcueth thu more reckless Of the party proclaim
ed ,h, dc,crminarion Of their States to re,i't the
ac, As an i0tolcratlc u.urPation and tyranny.
I, doe, no, require thc gift oFprophccy to fore,cl
TINT, Nae-e,er the pcoplc Of the United States
shall adopt the sentiments and justify the ohluisa-
lions Of the Jncobin- Of the Senate, and subscribe
10 the principles Of tn putty organ the Capitol,
" nre doomed to become the .con and ridi.
culc of the civilized world and to lingcr on, de-
graded c-,tcncc under the operation Of the i'm
lctic a,t.c"s at the old confederation. For some
days past YOU may have seen s,re- Of article. in
tn Globe cndcayoring To incucatc their doc
rinc>, and sustain the unwarrau'ablc course oi it,
friends IN the Senate. Ia of unn,en.urcd
4, Ia, a.x.,lcJ ll,s T,, ,,.su,,;,,,
enforce m sanctions nf the Constitution. 1t has
cycs attempted afraisu the motives. aud a.,.cr Sc
the memory OF those patriots and .sges who
famed our fundamental law, and charged upon
'her deliberate design 10 cbridgc the ri, hts
snd c'irtsil the Liberties Of the people. To be-
cnlous Of our rights and liberties is ore of the
most sacred articles Of the Wing creed; but there
j. broad distinction between intelligent jcaionsy
and low Ssslicion; the character OF The one is
dgnihcd aud rntrio,ic, vllc that Of the other *
ia,tiou- and degrading.
lf this Government i. bascd upon the principle.
ayovcd by Alec. Benton and Virgin, under the
Constitution it ha. Ike power to make and conclude
treaties; appoint ambas-adot-; borrow AND coin
money; declare war &c.: dcciorc any thisg but
capable of aoin. nothing. II j. nullty.
Tho enlightened i'rcss of The Country il called
npcn to nnayie and rcbukc the di.ors dpizing hard
hood of certain mischievous Democratic lea lrr.
in Congress. Their motives should BE- lr.icd and
exposed to the pubic gaze. and thu " Trbunc OF
the people, should not De- the last to cn;cr upon the
task let u, hear from YOU tctmcs
The ro't nni'ieing stcnr in tie Senate yesterday
WI, IA passage OF two between The incnrrisibir
dcnagoguc from OHIO and NJ. Archer Of Virginia
Ia one of hls ,en,e!c,s pilPpics against the
District clans. Mr.. Allen reflected upon the
conduct and motives 81 the Wig patty ia yo
l,nt aud unbccomnr manner when Mr.. Archer
rosn ani nlron,hcd the grn,cmln that c'auor
d;l 10, constitute argument, and h. cautioned him
To beware how h. ,rc-pn, .cd beyond the bounds
Of iecency and propriety The Scnntor replied
,ha, he did not intend 20 question the motives of
gentlemen; but only meant to say thatthr measure
had direct Tendency 10 produce collision between
tho State. and the General Government, and he
felt dent it would be resisted Hero the mat
ter ended But the Senator from Louisiana, MIR.
Conrad, could not res,, the opportunity OF giving
the Bnckeyc statesman playful hit which he per
formed in the most good.nu,ured way imaginable.
He observed that if any member of the body was
entitled 10 the character OF prophet. provided re-
pratcf rni OcinGf,ops constituted the character
the senator from Ohio was cmncntly entitled TO
il bu, sincc the dcpopemcHt oi the Rhode Island
in.urrcc,,on he had been led to believe that the
hr.,ccinc s,n,csmnn wa. neither prophet, nor the
of prophet. Yours, &c. Lt".