The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-10

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Mr.. AsHMUN--ltis an abstraction.
Mr.. BATLY-lt refers to an abstraction
The resolution of Mr.. Bayy was laid on the table
yeas l04, nays IA.
THE rHRsE MILLION RIhL-rHE OBJECT or THE AprRo.
PRIATIoN-sLAvERV.
on motion OF MIR. JACOB BR'rxEaHorY. the House re-
solved itself Into Committee Of the Whole the State
OF the Union (Mr. Norris, Of New Hampshire in the
chair and took up the bill heretofore reported by the
1t was read approprating $4,000 for the initiative
aud 50 600 900 to enable the President conclude
MI c. T. iNoEssoIr believed il to be the dssr%insti.n
OF the President, long Congress gives him the
means, and money. to wage the war as il ought to
svsd was not far Of There viii Bs NEGOTIATION By
the fourth Of July next, if the war be wsged 1t
money to buy peace. Not So 1t is an open propo.
sition, not secret II says to Mexico here 10 the
brbe No bride va; yod lair op:n bust
that a treaty could be made We already hold New
Mexico and California by the military, but sh to
present the spectacle to the world that
and magnanimous towards a weaker power, and are
willing to give something for the purchase II was
wise, premature, and ipudicious msddle with the
question Of slavery now.
Mr. wILMor obtained the floor, and was about to pro
MIR BOYD asked him to give way, that the committee
might rise and the House take the report of the Com
the
REGIMENT BILL.
Mr. WILMoT afraid that he would lose the floor il
he yielded but being assured that be would not
guessed
The report was read rather udistinctly
MIR BoyD said that he would explain the report in q
few words. [" No, no." We don't want to hear it ~
The question was about to be taken when the reading
OF the report was again called for, and it was read.
The report was then c0ncurred in.
The House again went into committee.
Mr. WILMor offered his proviso inhibiting slavery.
DRCMGOoLE whether l
at the end OF the bill
Mr. WILMor said he had not examined the BILL [Mr.
Kennedy" Stick il in anywhere u He said he would
wiha it for the present. and at future time
propose it. 200 on, and speak to the bill"l
had about him and the proviso. He was further
from being an abolitionst than Mr. Richie was,
levsd that the war was just and that from the moment
OF our victories on the Rio Grande acqus ion Of terri
tory was the object of the Administration The chair.
man OF the Committee on Foreign Affairs, my colleague,
has acknowledged that we already hold New Mexico
and California. Now is the time to agitate the question
whether slavery or not sal exist in the territory
or never He would suffer his right to fall from its
socket before he would yield His mind was made up
to require indemnity in the shape Of territory He was
for it, but opposed TO overthrowng the fundamental law
serving the character of the territory He would not
any degree assent to peIvert what free, and
make slave territory OF it, This was not matter for
compromise II was an abstract right. He said that
already men were held in New Mexico slaves, and
from the Oregon BILL which had left the House. the pro-
Southern committee The object of the bill was buy
territory aud he wond FOR it, with his provso at
tached Last session, the proviso had the strength Of
giant he trusted that those who then supported it, would
not fly the track, but preserve their consistency.
MIR. SrRosG Of New York, in favor Of the bill but
was opposed to Mr. Wilmots proviso because 1t would
embarrass the Administration and prevent the prosecu
ton OF tho war withivgor His constituents repudiated
the matter, and they objected to its introduction here
and considered it wrong every way.
Mr. CHAPMAN, OF Michigan, spoke about parties and
politics. The antislavery proviso smelt Of the sicky
miserable doctrine of abOltionism If the two million
Dill had not been weighed down by the provso last
It would have passed, and before this would have
had peace.
Mr.. CoBB obtained the Aoor the committee rose, and
after several Senate bills had been referred and Execu
tive communications laid before the House, adjourn
ment took place.