New-York daily tribune., 1845-02-15

rr,,s ;s merely an outline OF the eloquent Sene-
.o,,s Sn.ecf. which occupied nearly two toars II
Vas = sneech worthy OF the Senator, worthy OF
eL:pcky, worthy Of t5' f.an;, oaiGo obtained he
! soor. and asked that the Senate postpehe 'ne de e
| hste I'M tomorrow TINS was agreed 10, sna lie
Senate went into Executive Session. :,
Ior-ST- OF REPRESENTATIVES M. b'Nis ol -.
submitted resolution, tlat all esSatS ~ ~.
ts. al Inc Whole on The State Q! the onon; on tlis
hi 10 p-oyife 10. the admission OF Iowa ani,
;rro The Iuion shall ccase IN two nours from t'ie
nm. the same shall be taken up 10 Coinliaee'-
And he moved the previous question; -, ~, -.
Nr AisUis moved 10 hay tie question on 'iie ~ "a
HE butthe rlcton did not preyau-ysas ~, nays u
oi o - -,y,s on.;ion was seconded, ana the re-
The House resolved itself into Committee o.
the Who!r on the state Of the umon, ana ses1insu
the consideration OF the blli Tor the aetssloA "
! wa and Florida into the Union. ,,
/ Mr. Bsyly after prsrniSins that he would occupy
! but few minutes OF the time OF the Conl,nl.!.5e,
| referred 10 The pending amendment sGennuea .!
Mr.. Morse, OF Me on uesuay, 10 Stay ~. saS
| fourteenth article of the Constitution OF tlorIaa,
which for5ids that the General Assembly shall haFc
mower 10 pass laws for the emancipation ot slaves;
| and likewise the tblrd secIon, which gives lne
| General Assembly the power TO prevent ifee ne
| groes mulai;oes, and people ot color from euisra-
ting to the State and inhibitins then discharge from
vessels 10 any OF the ports OF Florida The PROPOSE
ton IN effect was that the people ot ioroi c9ud not
govern for themselves, but mast be governed oy me
| laember from Maine, gentleman mol rsmarAao'e
for his craftsmanship, trom the extreme NoI.HeaS,
who had undertaken to say 10 the people o, flofid2
Mr. Ciingman briefly expressed his opinion that
people IN forming their Constitutions, should JudSe
for themselves as 10 what would oeS' Soauuce 10
their happiness The only question tor Congress to
determine was was tue Constitution OF FLORIDA, as
now presented, Republican IN the sense designed
bv thu trainers of the Constitution OF the United
Statesl
power of this Government 10 impose restrictions on
any State admitted into the Union tor as soon as
A Territory came IN as a State, all letters were
broken at once, and she was put or footing win
the original States. He affirmed that the people OF
Illinois, whom he, IN part, represented, hd1 fsn'
10 establish sayery-bu she never would dc So
and therefore he doubted the proprieiy ot telling
Florida what she shall or shall not do. She might
pass whatever laws she pleased, provided they were
not volatlyc of the Constitution OF the tn'ted
States. There wee some portions OF the CoRsttn-
tons OF Iowa and Florida TO which ne might inter
pose some objections but he waived them, con.
cedins cheertuy that the people had the power OF
framing their own form ol Government =.
Mr. Adams inquired OF the gentleman whether II
there was section in the bill 10 prevent citizen
of Illinois from going into Florida, whether he
would vote tor II =!
Mr. Douglass replied that such prohibition
would be null and void, because 1t would be IN de-
rcsation of the Constitution o the United otates-
He would therefore have no objection tovotc Tor
a bill which contained nphy
Mr. Adams again asked the gentleman II he would
vote for bill which contained such provision.
Mr.. Douglass responded. Nulllles have no fears
for me-
MIR. Adams said that the section ct the Constu-
ton OF Florida which gave the Assembly the power
TO prohibit the discharge of free negroes and mu-
atioes from vessels in any por, ol FLORIDA, would |
be precisely similar 10 iuhlbtlng citizen OF llll- |
nois from going into tina. Stale
Mr.. Levy, the delegate from FLORIDA. aodresscd
the Commitcc and in the course OF his remarks, |
he said that according 70 the treaty with Spain,
made ON the part of the United States by the gem
tcman from Massachusetts, (Mr. Adamsl Florida |
was to be admitted on the same footing ot the OH |
snal states
Mr.. Adams. And according 10 the Constitution
Of the United States.
Nj Levy-It would not b. in the power of the
Government by treaty 10 override the Constltu-
ton OF the United States; and FLORIDA could not
be admitted but in accordance with the provisions
OF that instrument.
He spoke until the time TO which the debate was
limited, when the Committee proceeded 10 vote:
After several new amendments were proposed and
rejected, that OF Mr.. Morse as mentioned above,
was disagreed to-Ayes "a, Nays 81
Mr. Preston King submitted an amendment,
in effect, to separate the bill under consideration,
and take the question on that part relating TO the
admission OF Iowa (thercby excluding Florlda.)
The Committee rose, and the Speaker resumed
the chair when
Mr. C. Johnson moved the previous question,
which was seconded-yeas 81, nays not counted,
The amendments OF the Committee were con-
cured n--tila striking out the proviso that East
Florida may be srected into State when it aball
contain lhirty-tivc thousand inhabitants, 5y vote
OF l23 TO 10.
The bill, after gong through the nIelinl;nary
starsS u..s road third tirup md
And the House adjourned soon alter.
~. There sometlaE serious division among the
Socey Of Friends in lhoIe Island, which is said 10 its
o!e 10 the visit Joseph John turney some years since.
7ortcn Of the Friends object 1t appears, to his docr
The portion called Nburtes, from preacher OF that
aaEc in tliu southern part oi the Stale
~ Cotton Factory is just getting under way at st.
Louis. IL spins cotton yarn. turns about D bundles da,
employs 90 hands and goes by steam.
TIE PARpoNfSd PowER.-According 20 II statement just
sen, the Pennsylvania Legislature Gov Porter par
doncd daring his six OF authority. 800 persons OF
these there about lis remissions OF fines and forfeit
ures, $50 pardons after conviction, and % before trial.
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