New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-04
BY THIS MORNINGS MAIL.
The Debate on the Apporiionmeni.
From snr >!fcI-I tsTT'' IouFfnt
N,sgiS ION J tus -

From sur Special Corr, iou-cnt
w,sgi>e TON. j. 30, .
sloriou, debate IN ,hr Senate ta-da5i Per-
hap, on mo- occasion during the present session ha.
,hcre been a greater display OF power and c.oquence
than il VA. nv good fortune 10 witness this morn
IN, ~ ,b,, body. The orator, were Msssr'. CRiI-
rryprN and PRssIoS, Who IN replying 10 ne 'l''
cou. sophi,,ry Of NJ. Wright. aad the bold hs'd''
hood Of NJ. Woodbury. IN dcnouncing a' u''o''
.titirional and ineNpcsen, the Dis'ri-t system
proyided for in the Appor,oumcnt Bill c''ncci m
amplitude Of knowledge, thought aud speech rare
~ il ever surpassed IN any discussion on the moor
al; the Senate Nj. Wright, with all iiai Hnpi''
tending. sua.iyc manner tn which be- = di''ii-
,in.a.hed We, with total derilictiono' hi' usual
prudence. seemed to adopt the spirit ct 'he in,'-
ent defamation of Your dcmasoguc' IN tie Park
and Tor while 50 far forget himself - 10 rns TIE
charges oflrea2. distrUsf and rs 1rFo'ion against
The powers Of In, General Government. he 49,
slmcd the character Of prophet and predicted
politiral disaster. which bis tone ani language
,coirs, the measure directly tended 20 realize. H.
feared. h. said. his own Siatc Che STATE 81 C'.n-
tor. Hamilton and Jaw would dtSrcsarf PIE
I,srf" Il were not convinced thar y1rr worthy
Senator ) profoundly sensible OF tho rtsP'"s''
Of hi, station. might suspect "lis wish vas l'-
Tier ~ the thought" But no the watch-word-
A. rio Senate Of the United States must ever lee
the uri5n. the 3ignin and The honor of the nation.
Nr. Wright. although he may make an occasional
moruinc..acrifce 70 the SPIRIT Of ASARcHY. viii
never permit himself to advance to ihe extremity
of moral and political degradation. Ills mad par
ti.an.. Of Four-storc memory may extend their
balcfIl influence throu.hou, the region OF Iamma-
ny Hall; but the good sense aud patriotism ut -
Ia, Wright, a gentleman truly eminent IN the
Councils of bis country. will cause him to coniem-
rlatc with anguish and disgust the conduct ct men
90 polluted. - frantic and Incapable.
In adycrtng to the seeming me''cc o' W.
Wrch, and Mr. Woodbury., the kentucky Senator
poured torrent Of eloquent indignation upon them
which made them wri,hc beaoaih The Hood an''
in the agony of repentance implorc 10y look and az
ton that he might spare them. The appeal wa'
not much in vain the heart oi the orator Wa
soitcued. and in a vein of quiet trrirt 'nfcn''n'
he thu. appeared to morn.llc " 10 the example
Of moral and political frmurs' ia Our rulers Ar
com,ited the adyalcement ard security ct our
glorious institutions: lc, them be circHmspcct in
their trust Men however corrupt aus Abandoned
are neycrinscu,iblc TO the attraction, 90 public and
private virtue; bat. unfortunately ior the nonm Cd
our country. the .ordd views Of asaricc and amoi-
ton too frequently contaminoIc tins prIaciPi''
which, il broadly cherished throughout the land,
would constitute the funsu band OF our a'sncia-
ton; but when neglected aud di'rrsaricd, AMI NE"
barriers of law and morality are coycn down, 81
that moment fraud anarchy and violence bcromc
the fearful arbitcrs of human affairs. | am VERY
far from believing however. that the Hon Scnoor'
from Ncw-Yorl and New-llamp-hirc require any
such admsnition.' Without pretending To render
the language and the precise thoughts ct ihc
speaker. yet have endcayorcd to translate the I'M
preston made upon my mind by the feryid and
magnificent rebukc administered to the opponents
of equal distribution of representation 10y the
mn,chless effort. of Mcssr.. Preston and Critten-
den. The thanks of the Nation are emphatcally
due TO these distinguished Statesmen for their
bic defence this day of the laws aud Constitution
Of the land. Yours, &c. LEO.