New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-04
aInxerx Triumphs.


Slavery Triumpbs.
The Senate bill giving giving Mr.. Polk $1,000,
coo wherewith 10 make peace with Mexico mas
passed The Hou~ WITHOUT The Wiin0t Provtso
and 10 doubtless by this time the law Of the land
Thus is the North stricken down once more by the
trsachery Of her own recreant sons We felt sure
The struggle would have this termination after
spending three days in Washington Not over
half the Loco Focos who voted for the Proviso
were hearty in doing 90 but il was necessary TO
many of them 70 se>Da favorable to Freedom and it
was especially necessary TO make great effort to
hoodwink New Hampshire. Her Election for Gov
ernos Members Of Congress, Legislature, DC. takes
place next Tuesday. and the most desperate efforts
are being made TO drive or drag her back into the
Loco Foco ranks. To this end even Charles u
A,hvton and her three Members Of the House have
voted for the wlmot Proviso-completely ssutify-
.ag themselves and their party In view OF all they
have been doing these ten years OF course, they
have not meant word Of IT, but il is now too late
. have this thoroughly understood through New
Hampshire before the votes are cast.
There can be no installing the tendency Of the
recent acts of Congress. Mr. Polk asks fer g..
Dv0,OJy WG0feWltn 70 mdE6 KtbCc, Uub fcauy 10
purchase territory Doubtful a. are both the con-
stitotionsliry and cxpediency Of such an spproprl
alton we say; Give him the money--gvs him
anything which affords oven q hope OF Peace
we ask only that the treasure put in his hands
shall not Be used 10 purchase territory now Free
and make IL Slave IL this asking too much How
eoaA any sincere lover Of Liberty ask less But the
Proviso inhibiting Slavery is deliberately rejected
in each House. after having been adopted In one,
and after each has refused. by worry nearly party
VOTE to dsclsim any intent 10 enlarge our terri
tory by despoiing Mexico. How can the world
read this otherwise than as deliberate Procla'
nation on the part of our Government that the
5000 900 are 10 be used to buy territory which is
70 be given over to Slavery And IL 1t not mon
stross that such thing should be- in the meridian
sunlight Of the Nineteenth Century,
Bat the battle is only not gained--lost It cannot
BE- while hearts are still warmed by the fire Of
Liberty. Mr.. Polk may acquire territory, but
THE Erxr CosoRrss will say TO what uses IL shall
be appropriated. II he buy Peace, the Treaty
must be ratified by two-thirds Of the Senate; any
territory he acquires must be organized by the
concurrence Of the Hoase. which will DO very
different body from that which has just expired
Lovers Of Liberty be stern be awake The
next Congress must determine whether Slavery
shall or shall not cross the Rio 0rande. There
can then he psltry oavi about the folly oil egs-
lating for the Future, By READY
~ Honor 70 JOHN Nj. CLAYTos for his vote in
favor of the Wilmot Proviso He alone from the
Slave States dared TO give that vote which must
have commended itself TO the condolences Of sew
eral other Senators. While Northern counterfeit
Hannsgan. Bright and Breese to vote for the ex-
tension Of Slavery, he. Wing representing Slave
State cast bis solitary vote for Freedom That
vote will be remembered, as will that of JOHN w.
Housros, who represents Delaware in the House.
Glorious Wing DELAWARE the battle ground of
hundred fierce and doubtfal contests, yet never
once wholly or fairly lost TO the Right She will
be dearer than henceforh TO the hearts of all
lovers Of Human Freedom
" The pretencc that Slavery would be sceas.
saed at the North by the Annexation OF Texas. by
reason of the removal OF Slaves Southwark. is
thoroughly laid bare by the vote on the W ilmot
Proviso. Virginia Maryland and even Kentucky,
which are constantly sending Slaves TO the South
west voted solid for the extension Of Slaveholding
territory, while DsLAwARK, which has forbidden
the expectation Of any OF her Slaves voted osa,ast
It, IL is the Slave Trade which Keeps alive
Slavery in the more Northerly Slave States. But
for that it would die ont. being Improbable. And
that has been immensely stimulated and strength
cned by the Annexation OF Texas. Shall we have
any more such Annexations'
CoscRrss-Our Dispatch. it will be seen,
closes abruptly at 10 midnight with the statement
that both Houses were in session. and likely to re-
main 90 TIL daylight. We supposed the XXlxth
Congress ceased to exist At is but perhaps the
Democracy have concluded to hold over
The Senate refused to concar in the report of the
Committee Of Conference for the appointment of q
asnerslia.chief So the great Misourisn viii b
disappointed. The report Of the Conference Com.
aistss on the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation
hll was agreed 10 by both Houses
Charter Elections.
Thor has chosen Wing o4icers as usaal-Fran-
CO n. Maan. Mayor, by about 500 majority; swing
Aldermen oas Of 3 with all the Supervisor all the
Assistaes Aldermen, and mos, Of the minor officers.
RocassrIRhas gone Loco-Feco-Elwood. Mayor.
BY oss majority. with Of the Aldermen and 4
gain az two Supervisors. This means Rum OF some
local quarrel among the Wings
BuyyAIo has gone whig--Msyor by $50 msjori-
~, 7Alermsn to ;, &c. Buffalo goes a. often
one way - the other, bat the Hsrbor Veto !, fel,
there.
noxx. Oneida Co. has chosen Loco-Foco Town
oDssrs, ~ usual