The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-12

strsncss in explanation Of his position in favor Of shi st
After which without acount the report was agreed to.
and the Senate adjourned.
House Of Representative.
WAsHINoroN, Feb 10, lS47.
CLOUDY mornne-the reported assassination Of Santa
Anna doubted-pTsyer-reading Of the journal-slim
show Of members-dnance report OF the Secretary of
the Treasury the tables in yellow wrappsrspsges
busy In distributing bllsa dozen Of the sovereign peo-
pie in the gallerss-one lady.
BRoeKLrN-soRr oy ENTRY.
and Obtained leave to INTRODUCES Gin to make the city Of
Committee Of the Whole on the state Of the Union
rsportsd back he bill suthorsing the President Of the
with that Of the late republic Of Texas. viz one cap
tain one oom WANDER, Neutenants, one surgeon,
three pursers two masteis and eight midshipmen He
moved that be made the order Of the day for Mondsy
next but was resisted and the bill was 20 the
Committee Of the Whole on the State Of the Union
/ ICON. Moore was In the hall
Mr.. w. HUNr, Of New York, by unanimous consent,
introduced BILL of which he yesterday gave notice, APP
propriating ave hundred thousand dollars be expsnd
Cd BY the Secretary Of the Treasury to purchase arti
cles Of to relieve the suffering poor Of Ire
land; which to the Committee OF the Whole
the State of the Union.
THE THEE MILLION BILL.
Mr. Hog.Ios, Of AiaDsms moved that the House re-
7
Mr. HEnlr desired to introduce resolution to termi
nate the debate
The proposition was received with cries of oh, mol
The House sgreed to the motion Of the gentleman
Mr. NosnIs, Of New Hampshire was called to pre-.
side
Mr.. KAUFMAN, of Texas. defended the President and
opposed the Wiimot provis0. IL in effect to say to
tine South, you shall not to the territory which
may be acquired, and carry thher the properly which
States" The South only ak that the territory may
main subject to the compromises Of that instrument II
cations will vote against IT, as will he believed the
Northern wings ikewi.e, who were adverse to the &C
sSasS 1s tho
be insultsd the compromises of the constitution violated
the gaments which bind the union together Weakened
for the purpose Of giving to the North little political
ssnstion in Congress: He said that New York in 1880
in deserving her favorte and giving her support
to General Harrison, voted for anti Wilmot proviso
or General Harrison wished to have slavery in the
northwest when he was governo and not only this but
she voted for Tyler, who was Texas man.
MIR; Foor, Of Vermont, condemned the aid and com.
fort language OF the President in his annual
1t most signal failure, and Is not likely to be re-
peated 1t has not stsd the freedom Of debate nor the
VOICE Of free people sen:t the conduct Of the sdm
nstraon AZ vain were the effort to silence the thun-
ders of Niagara or hush the roar Of ocean Tho doom
administration 10 written out In characters Of glar
ing light Did gentlemen recoilect the sheer with which
the Presdens reason for letting Santa Anna into Mexi
author of mischievous act who did not excuse himself
with better grace The President, himself gave aid
the assertion OF the Executive and his
friends to the Contrary Like the maniac, who imagined
himself all creation and com.
manded nations to right wheel" eur commanderin-
chief sends forth his commanders and sasps to meet
OF the hall not as we'll represented in number the
whg Heaven grant, said the honorable gentlemen that
Invasion OF Mexico may not prove detrimental
the dotted States the invasion of Russia did France
Mr. BHINKERHorr expressed himself in favor Of the
ulo . Id
be known, however, that Thomas Jefferson the
thor of and he proceeded to the proof Mr. Benton
iutons" said reply to Mr. Webster (who claimed Ma.
than Dane the author of the nonavery clause in the
nav nS h na
journals of Congress- to establish this truth The prov
so contemplated no abolition movement; it was not
administration question: unless the administration make
1t such, without II has nothing to do with the
prosecution Of the war; was voted for by all the demo-
Gratis the North last session. with four Ave excep
tons II has nothing to do with the Missouri compro.
mise; ii sought to be attached to bill professedly
We nave passed two Oregon bills in The House, and
nearly southern man voted against the anttsave
ry provision copied from g ordinance of 1882 II the
Missouri compromise line runs a. Is claimed, through
50 80 to the Pacific ocesn, Southern men have been
the first to violate it. He took issue with gentlemen that
show what that great statesman thought of OF it, Wash
ington the most perfect human character that lived
will live 10 the tide OF time also condemned slavery
in equally strong terms HE picked up file of news
papers He did not hold in his hand abolition
er, Richmond
one Of the most able debates he perrsed, from
which he read few extracts from the remarks of those
who participated in the discussion to show their views
of slavery One Of them said lit a mildew, which
has bghted every region has touched from the
ton OF world" ami the rest made Of language
Of similar import The total number OF persons, accor:
ding to the last census in the slave States who could
read ana write Ia three hundred and forty thousand
are but hundred and three thousand who cannot read
and wrte in forty the free Stses and one
in seven 10 the slave There is law in South Carolina
htrhi aIV nf hroA dnIIo onhN
prsonment not than six months, free white
person who teaches slave to read and write was 80
the free States be instrumental in planting this on the
shores Of the Pacific put out the of the human
oraces Of God now withheld from more than two mil
ons1 1t was in vain to threaten HIM with the powers
that be- We have Southern asministr 1 and
great while longer The gentleman from South Carroll
the other day. said there are traitors In the South
man. he thanked the Jew for that word" 1t made him
sick heart because he could not reecho the decara
ton the other side Of the Line II would be unpars-
mentsry to say any gentleman Ia traitor, but he
did not stand tor the poviso he would justly render
himself obnoxious to the imputation.
Mr. PARRISH, of Ohio. would support the bill be-
fore committee. The President asked this peace
Measure, with which, and other means bring the
result will not be attained He believed that the mBjo
rity Of the House. and Of the American people, demand
ed only that shall have indemnity from Mexico,
but that portion Of the territory now held by US shall
be guaranteed to the coniederacy and the boundary Of
time that slavery existing in the territory,
only by introduced by the positive enactment Of Con-
gress aer shall have been acquired To consider the
quest Ia advance 10 to negative, preclude, foresta
public opinion, embarrass tho administration, and bring
the country into disgrace.
REGIMENT BILL.
The committee informally, when report was
made from the Committee Of Conference the disagree
ing amendments Of the two Houses, proposing, as con-
PROMISE that the President alone shall during the
cess appoint all officers below the grade Of field officers
who may be appointed during the present session
The report was concurred in.
Mr.. Woop, Of New York, alluded to what was said In
the Senate-that the appropriation in the bill in the
Of bride He trusted for the honor Of his
try, that would receive no such Interpretation in the
House. Fight to the last but keep the escutcheon un.
arnished He would disgrace himself by voting
for the BILL with such object in view; nor would he
for unless tho Wmo provso shall be attached
This was not q political question Some gentlemen say
the provso 10 premature. This admission to q
concession that the provso 10 necessary He alluded to
.,n,ou lnuf Earo Tho