The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-11-19

recommends the exclusion OF the 18th rule, to wit;
praying the abolition Of slavery in the District oil
Columbia, or any State or Territory, on the slave
trade, between the States or Territories OF the Uni
ted States, in which II now exists, shall be received
by the House, or entertained in any way whatever"
beg leave to submit the journal OF the votes which
were gwen IN the committee, on the motions to
strike out and insert substitute for the same. Fri
day, December 22, lS43, Mr.. Adams, in committee,
moved to strike out the foregoing rule. The MEM
bers OF the committee, who were present when this
motion was made and put, were Messrs. Wise,
(Chairman) Adams, Beardsey, lngersoll, Davis,
White and Chapman; absent, Messrs Dromgoole
and Vinton. The vote on the resolution to strike
out was-Yeas, Messrs. Adams, Davis, Beardsley,
White; nays, Messrs. Chapman, lngersoll and
Wise-3
Mr. Chapman moved to insert, in lieu thereof, the
following, to wit:
upon the presentation and statement of the contents
OF any petition memorial resolution, other papers,
umba, in any State or Territory; touching the
abolition Of the slave trade between any of the States
cred raised, which question of reception shall with
out debate be laid upon the table and further action
whatever shall be had thereon"
Before the vote on this question was taken, Mr.
Vinton appeared in the committee and the vote up
on this motion was;
Yeas-Messrs. Ingersol Chapman and Wise-3
Nays-Messrs. Adams, White, Beardsley, Davis
and Vinton-5.
So the motion was lost.
And on the I'd January, 1874, in the absence of
the chairman OF the committee, Mr.. Adams present.
ed to the House report Of standing rules and or
ders for conducting business in the House Of Repre-
senatives," excluding the foregoing 18th rule, and
containing no substitute for the same whatever.
Mr.. Adams report was the subject of numerous
notions during several week. till, on the 18th Of
February 1874 the subject was laid On the table, on
Mr.. Chapman's motion, by vote Of 50 to 81.
On the 10th April. 1874, Mr.. G. J. Ingersoll, as
Chairman OF the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
made full report on the well known case of the
Spanish schooner Amstad, which report was SO
extensively copied in the newspapers of the day.
In the Southern Literary Messenger of June, 1874,
Mr.. Beverley Jackson, dedicated to Mr.. lngersoll
an essay on the moral and political effect OF the re-
laton between the Caucasian master and the Afri-
can slave, intended to have been read before the
National Institute, as tollows-
To the Hon. Charles j. InssrsoH:
am HAPPY IN an opportunity to dedicate the fol
truth and to judge with candor and justice the SUBJ
Jec which it treats convenient to let prejudice
supply the place OF information SO easy to censure
what we do not understand easy to magnify faults
which we have no temptation to commit and
latoy to respect the sins Of other that he who mag
UNANIMOUSLY deprves himself ofthese cheap enjoyments
well deserves to receive equivalent therefor have
nothing better to offer than my poor nowledgments
that people Of the south are not to the can
COR justice and humanity which characterize your con-
duct in regard to an INTEREST," which lies not
their persons than to their hearts.
With assurances of the highest respect, SC
These facts indicate the relative positions of
Messrs. lngerson and Davis on the abolition ques-
ton.
MIR. Buchanan will not leave the Cabinet, of this
be well assured. The Herald is eagerly read here
by all classes.
The OREGON QUESTION, AND THE ADMINISTRATION
The Washington Union, Of Monday evening, re-
ceived by last nights mail, contains an article of
nearly two columns. sustaining the course that Mr.
cahi infon To n1n he OveU
question, in claiming the right OF this government
to the choe OF that territory being clear and
questionable" This is taken to be the true and the
firmly established american ground in relation to
the NATTER and the opinions of Mr. Clay are cited in
favor OF the high position assumed, whilst defiance
Is hurled in the teeth OF all that was uttered by Da-
MEL Webster in speech recently made by him a.
Faneuil kIall. The article directly charges Mr.
Webster with being identified with the interests of
the British on this subject and its general tone is of
highly patriotic, firm, and warike character 1t
predicts that in view OF the ground taken by the
Baltimore Convention, by the President and by the
almost universal sentiment Of the Democratic par
ty, well as large masses OF the Wing party !.
and in view, above ALL Of the rights duties and true
interests Of the United States "beforc the coming
session of Congress expires, the democracy Of Con-
gress and all the considerate patriots OF the country
(be they of what political party they may,) will be
found standing shoulder to shoulder with the admit
nstraton, to demand that this Joint occupation sad
died as it is with British legislation, shall take
form, and plant itself upon new basis, and 80
work to new results, or else that it shall wholly
cease"
The article, also, embraces the following pungent
and pertinent paragraph, in connection with the
above stated views and declarations
"That all this may be done-that, indeed, the
whole question may be satisfactorily settled, with
out disturbing the peace of the world, trust and
believe. But one thing say to all the friends
OF peace ia the countryhat is, suppose to all
the country-there Is one course for government
opursue, which will efiectualy prevent the peaceful
settlement OF this question"
Col. BENToN's SrEEcH-The Union of Monday
day night, gives the speech of Col. Benton, on the
Oregon question, delivered in 1913. The Union
says in reference to this mastery speech =
1t commends itself to the country by its truly Ame.
rican spirit and by the great variety of information which
it brings to bear upon the subject. There are two or
three points in the speech in which may entirely
For instance as to the 49th parallel which the
Senator from Missouri to treat as having been run
under the treaty Of Utrecht But have already devo
ted sufficient notice to this point in the Of the last
week 2nd We are not that Col Benton considers
the Nootka Sound convention positively cancelled by
the subsequent war; We dis posed to believe how.
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the suggestion II not abrogated by war; Our impress
sion u.s. decidedly that under the invarabe British in
depreciation Of treaties and of law it dead
letter, when the British themselves
OF the opening which Mr>Adams had made in his in.
srucions to Mr. Rushinvoked the aid of that conven
ton to sustain their claims. Col Benton has, however
clearly shown that they could derive efficient aid from
its provisions.
The policy which ihe speech recommends to the
United States as growing out of the circumstances of
the times when il was delivered will speak for ITSELF
We shall have the opportunity Of testing by the
recent lights which will be developed in few days"
The MEETING OF CoNGREss.-The arrival of sew
eral members OF Congress warns us Of the near ap-
preach OF the first session of Cong ress which
will commence on Monday week next. The members
Of whose arrival we have heard MIR. Senator Allen
OF Ohio; Messrs. Davis and Petit from
Indiana; Mr. Marsh, Representative from Vermont; and
Mr. Thibodeaux, Representative from Louisiana Mat
Intel, Nop Is.
The Hon. John c. Calhoun has consented, as we
are assured by letter received last night from Charles.
ton again accept Of seat in the Senate of the United
states Nat. Iatel, Nov. Is.