New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-18
The Position of the North with regard to the
Extension of slavery.

The Position OIL the NOrtn WIN TcBufu w thN
Extension of Slavery.
largo portion OF the Press-incuding most OF
the Loco Foco and nearly all OF the seisty!ed
Independent jouruals--mantain studied ana
stubborn silence respecting the important re-
solve Of the L. 8. House Of Representatives on the
last night of the Session appended to the h3eco
tive bill putting Two Millions OF Dollars INTO 'ie
hands of the President TO be used oy MN as he
shall think fit in procuring Peace with Mexico
That resolve it will be remembered Is IN thc WORDS
following:
"Pyopided That express and fundamental condl-
ton IN the ACQUISITION of any territory from the Republic
of Mexico BY the United States By virtue OF any Treaty
which NAV be negotiated between them and TO the use
by the Executive of the moneys herein appropriated
rleiAe SlarynOr iRroluntery serrude shall err exist IN
any part Of said territory except for crime whereof the
party shall first be duly convicted"
This was adopted SO to Ga by the all but unan
imous vote Of the Representatives OF the Free
States-the Nays from Free States, six in all being
Wick and Petit OF Ind. Hogc, Ficklin McCterno"d,
OF Illinois, and Chapman Of Michigan The authors
OF the bill now turned against It, tried to lay 1t on
the table or do any thing to defeat 1t. and Gen Nc
KAY himself who had reported it, now did every
thing in his power to strange it All was. however
unavailing
The most intense excitement created III the
House by this proposition. 1t moved by Mr..
WILMoT of Pa who is not only II Loco-foco but
the only Free Trader from that State. Among It's
most energetic supporters were HASSIBAL HAMLIN
of Maine md John WENTWORTH OF Illinois, who
had hitherto been among the most obsequious IN
their obedience to the ultra Southern spirit
TIMOTHY jenkins OF this State was among It's EARL
est and most energetic supporters, and our whole
lie, atal, M, tn he.
work There were n few Northern slavery men who
refused to vote at all but the great mass stood
square up and resisted every attempt to shlrk as
well ms to defeat Mr.. Wilmots proposition.
That large portion of the Southern LocoFocos
who have been accustomed to carry Election after
Election on mere exhibition of the Free State
Wings as essentially hostile to Slavery and their
Loco Foco brethren in these States as the natural
allies of tho South were pale with excitement
anger and CONSERVATION Mutterings and under
tones Of alarm and resentment ran through the
House. "Thore said eminent Carolinian, 3" VIC
have been talking of Abolition for years, and here
it is at last" But every effort to coax or intimi
date Northern Loco Focosm back into its wonted
subserviency signally failed. a spirit had been
evoked by the Mexican w ar, the overthrow OF the
Tariff. Veto of the Harbor bill &c which would not
down at any mans bidding Even ii the medltated
issue OF the rejection OF this proviso or the defeat
Of the General Appropriation bill had been made 1t
would have been iearlcssly and fully met
That the Southern section OF the dominant party
the Administration pecularly--determncd
that the bill should any rate become law
except on the unattanable condition Of the striking
!. out of this Proviso, is most certain. There
"a not chance for it's passage, except by union OF
~ all tho FREQ State and all the Wing Senators in
~ its favor, and universal agreement to iorego de
bate upon it But this prevented by DIXON
II Le,c,s of Alabama who moved the striking out
of Mr. Wilmot's proviso. OF course, this motion
was made with the clcarcst understanding that
whether successful not, Its result would be the
defeat OF the bill. Mr. Davis to oppose IT, and
spoke some treaty minutes mot loneer) promising
to give way in season for motion TO continue the
Session some hours longer But the House clock
ahead of that OF the Senate, and the House
adjourned while Mr., u, guided by the Senate clock.
supposed there were still some minutes OF the SEES
sion remaining. So the bill fell dead, as Mckay *
Co. had voted and Lewis intended but as MIR.
Davis did not intend, He only wished TO save the
Froviso, and secure its passage it came from the
House Yet he is accused by the Loco Foco and
sham.ncutral Press the deliberate destroyer Of
the BILL while Mckay, Walker x Co are not
blamed in the loast
We have required 10 this subject mainly to
say that in our Judgment unless Mexico is unrea
sonablv obstinate there IS fear Of proloRgGt'oH
Of the War Roc yagttg. The cote Of The House
has killed the War by destroying the motire for con.
tiauias Il. 1t is worth ten times Two Millions OF
cash voted blindiold to Mr. Polk to expedite the
restoration of Peace. If the Northern Members and
people but stand TO the position thus broadly taken
by them the vitality of the War the aniRs~S OF It's
prosecution is destroyed, We shall have no pro,
tracted War ON our SouthW estern frontier TO an
mex Free territory to the Union, while Mr. Polk or
any Of his school is President. Had the House IN
like manner resolved twelve years ago that Flor
ida and Texas could only come into the Union as
Free States we should have escaped two disgrace
full Wars and immensely of public waste and
private calamity And now that wc have learned
how to stop these exhausting Southern Wars let the
remedy DO applied freely and faithfully. Let the
House declare at once that all the territory hence
forth wrested from the Camanchc and other Indians
shall be Free Territory, and the Nation bv that
single vote will be saved many Millions
lit is most important, that the vote Just given by
the united Representatives OF the Free States
with triaing exceptions, be ratified and sustained
by the People. AT every gathering hereafter OF
Northern Freemen OF whatever class or party
resolution should be offered and adopted sustaining
and heartily approving that vote. Shall no; this
be attended to Let no one dcvolvc the duty on
others but 10, each resolve ,ha,kewl do it not an
tioipated in his purpose Friends OF Peace see 70 IL
oaio.-In the Columbus District, WllllAM
SrAsBERY, Wing. has come out stump candidate
against Daniel Duncan, the regular Wing candid.
ate. GEORGE WHEATON ALLEN Is the National
Reform candidate in that District. No Loco can,
didate as yet-probably Col. SAM. MEDAHr Will be
the man. WIN KERsHSER Esq. of Clark is the
Loo candidate in ,he WITH District-sl Whic.