The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-01

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Sos 10 H. edises snd oppressive asttsna DAFT VII
ssr .'s Of ssisotns sisa,iAeston Of series q
wears 20 table snd to prove thereby that In
past experience the higher the average Of dutes the
greater has been our aggregate Of revenue These
re fact-- arguments. hey Gould be disputed
But you vii persist IN ystem inemcien as revenue
because 1t is your tavore domestic policy By
raising your duties yos relieve your ury bu
you refuse. because 1t disracts your domestic policy
This Southern policy thus persisted In at crisis like
This Is only the protective policy thrown into
the opposite scale. 1t has protective system in the
worst and most odous form. |, was fsgTsnt abuse
the revenue policy. 1t is system based upon the pre-
tectve principethe projection Of the Southland upor
this protective principle alone. He could go ih
length. II was gross porverson of the power Mr.
Niles believed that We ought 10 be cautious Of thu
o the cvrea %opd He would chsSE ana %s
buke this lust Of dominion Yet Mexico poor
She had 20 money re was not then prepared to say
upon Mexico She had admitted them to the extent Of
two three millions And to refuse territory would be
TO aosndon them entirely and throw them the bur
6eBs OF our treasury But he would make no DO
mani upon Mexico tor the expenses Of the war He
by carrying Cd half or two-ihrds of her territory.
He would make no unjust demands: He mere
an extract read in which ibis government assumes the
guafdansnp of the republics OF this hemisphere; and IN
mens we oush BE- very Careful tia, DO not en-.
cIosch upon them ourselves Shall we assume to pro-
tious against TINS inglorious inconsistency Coming
q. length to the slsvery question: Mr.. Niles
s sas.son a IN advsnce-,o NEE. OF the thresh.
hold-to settle il now, and DO done with it A
had been worked up here in the Senate on this
subject ard whperjpgs had passed round, as If there
vas spectre in the Senate chamber He did not know
whether this spectre was the spectre OF the Hartford
Convention or Of South Carolina nul6cation, or what
The spectre He, however, was Disposed to speak
10 IL, like Hamlet 10 the ghost -:
" Be thou spirit of health or goblin damned,
aaatra foam hall
Be thy ntents wicked or charitable,
Thou contest in such que stonabls shape,
Tbst will speak to thee"
MI Niles continued in able exposition OF the bal
of power between the North and South He consi
dered this slavery spectre meremaginary appariton
The danger was all Imaginary. 1t was all got up for
political purposes AMI the Senator from South Carolina
had the TO talk OF the aggressive policy Of the
and admitted i've sss. States R into his @ ons
them Texas capable OF being divided into three four
tho saVe havs Of Ts
Senator from South Carolina had said that there
0r wsy % %
take it, that IS all gsmmon-that is all CANNON SIR
There will not be more than two states formed OF that
rory, ond that ia all II true that since the an
nexa,on of Texas (which ought to have been dividsd)
the North had been walked up; and they would insist
that slavery hal gone fer enough that they had given
enough to the South He had no fear that the Union
would be endangered by. deciding whether slavery
should exist exist ia the territories hereafter to be
acquired by this Union. The South could raise up
effective rssistance,he North, as heretofore, would
bsen magnfsd beyond all reason and as more alb
s,racon he did believe the Union could be endan-
Guided
Mr.J NJ CLAYTON rose and animated a desire to
speak but understood to ask that tho bill might be
laid aside for the present.
MIR. AsoHEn in the meantime suggested that they
take up the calendar OF private bills.
Mr. SEWER wished this bill disposed Of We had but
three days left Of the session. and time could not be
wasted He desired TO have the vote taken to-day, IN
order to send the bill TO the other House.
Mr. ARCHER appealed for the courtesy OF the Senate,
in behalf Of Mr. Clayton
Mr. SEWER moveda recess tiIi seven O'CLOCK.
Mr. DAyTon followed in somo remarks.
MIR CALHOUN suggested that the Senate adjourn, in
Difference to Mr.. Clayton.
Mr. EVANS Ssked that the bill DO laid aside and we
proceed 10 other important business that must be acted
Mr. s.vrrn nsstel upon a vote upon this bill to-da
The Senators or the oheT side lad agreed to this, and
he should hold them 10 it,
Mr. BERniES moved 10 postpone the further cOnsilera-
ton OF this bill TO Monday next.
Aiessrs, srvIrR, DArroy and WEBSTER continued the
discussion the order of business TO be adopted.
MIR WlssTsE was disposed TO give up his privilege Of
speaking this subject; but still wished tie bill 10 be
laid till Monday.
Mr.. ALLEN asked If the object of pnstponng this bill
till Monday was with the view OF giving any gentle
msn an opportunity 70 speak.
MIR. ALI.rN.--Weli, then, We shall be thrown again
upon the broad sea of discussion and have already
seen this bill expire u der speech; and wsuld sug
gast 10 its friends that be voted upon to-day in order
rescue It again from miar fatality.
Mr. CRITTENDEN said he should for the postpone
in order to take the bill for relief OF Ireland
and Scotland which must be considered day order
10 pass it TO the House.
Mr.. HvrTrSoTor argued for the posponement
Tho bill then under the ayes and noes postponed
till Monday, ~ to 22 Aessss Butler Calhoun and West.
cott voting with the wings in the Affirmative; all the
other democrats present in the negative.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the House
amendments to the Naval Appropriation BILL AID dsa-
greeting thereto, appointed Committee of Conference
The bill fer the relief OF ireland passed-yeas 81,
nsysl3.
The fertilization bill was also passed.
The Senate then went into executive session and upon
the opening Of the doors, adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
WAsBINeTor, February 81, ls47.
TRxArIEs WITH CHINA AND THE OTTOMAN roRTE.
On motion Of Mr.. w. w. CAMPBELL, the Committee Of
the further consideration Of the bill to carry into
effect certain provisions the treaties between the
United States and China and the Ottoman Porte, giving
certain judicial powers to ministers and consu OF the
United states in those countries
Mr. c. j. IN.ERsoLL expressed the hope thet the bill
would pass.
It was read twice and the question being stated on
the passage several entleen inquired what was II
had not yet been read, except by its title.
Mr. KENNEDY said. II the bill read they could not
hear two words OF 1t, so great was the confusion.
II was read however, and then passed. without debate
and Without division.
The first section providesl That for the purpose of
carrying into full orce and effect the twenty first and
twenty nth articles Of the treaty Of peace, amity and
China IN july lS4A the minister commissioner Of the
United States resident in China aud the consus and
vicsconsuls of the United States who may be appointed
10 reside at the Ave ports mento ned In the third article
of the treaty empowered to hold for the trial
and decision Of all questions in regard to rights,
whether oproperty persons arising between citizens
OF the United States In China and for the trial and pu
nshmsnt OF all "cizens OF the United States who
commit any crime in China and 2. Power to try and
punish according to the law and the
United States The punishment OF death not to be in.