The New York herald., 1848-01-15

ter and sarcastic criticism upon the institution OF
slavery. The speeches Of the abo,iuonlsts IN
Congress are in comparison to this scathlng IN
vective absolutely pointless and meaningless.
The Senator spoke as L! he were an oracle or a
prophet; he secuted the idea OF delay as sacrl-
legc; he insisted that the exclusion OF slavery
from any new territory hereafter to be acquired
was not only divine right to which the free
States were entitled, but that the dissemination
of this stupendous evil would be violation OF
that sacred instrument whose protecting shades
had guarded our infancy, and guided our progress
upward to maturity. .
The honorable Senator was listened to with
admiration by admring throng; he has proved
hmselft TO be Senator of the strongest callbre;
he is a man of great natural genius, and his ge-
MUS has been polished by application and re-
Election.
The resolutions were ordered to be printed.
when Mr.. Hall called for the consideration of
the resolutions offered by him, which, as amend
ed, are as follows:
exists between the United States and Mexico it is the
imperative duty of every citizen of this country to sus
tain its In all proper the piTse @
and interests demand, until 1t shall be terminated
by an honorable peace.
on territory by the United States by purchase
otherwise is clearly within the constitutional power
relation to upon which such additional terri
tory shall be admitted into the Union and the orgsnza
sent Of the free States original members of tho confede
racy, would be violation Of their rights.
Resolved; Cf the Assembly concur) That any such
territory shall hereafter be acquired or annexed the aot
by which such territory shall be acquired or annexed
Whatever such act may be- should contain an nns.era
involuntary servude except as punishment for crime,
shall be excluded from the territory acquired or
Resolved III the Assembly concur) That the Senators
Congress from this State be instructed and that the
Representatives in Congress from this State be request
to their best efforts to carry into effect the views
| expressed In the foregoing resolutions.
dent Of the senate and Speaker Of the Assembly be
quested to transmit copy of the foregoing resolutions
to each Of Of the said Senators and Representative
Mr.. Fine moved to substitute the House reso-
| lutlOns for the above resolutions of Mr. Hall. :.
| Mr.. Bond made a brief, eloquent and powerful
speech, in favor of the motion Of Mr.. Fine, and
more especially ia favor of the inhibition of the
| extension OF slavery over the new territories.
His remarks were very credltable.
The motion of Mr.. Fine to substitute the
| House resolutions (inserted above) for the reso-
lutiOns of Mr.. Hall, was then adopted by the
strong and decided vote of fourteen yeas to ten
nays. This was vote in Senate composed of
twenty-four wings and eight democrats. This
resolutions, drawn and offered by democrats, at
the sacrifice OF resolutions drawn by whig and
advocated by wings. So the game of the radi
cal wings Is s., before % you. To strengthen their
conservative whig resolution, and adopt in
ITS stead WilmOt proviso resolution. The issue
is fairly made up-the line of division is drawn.
The House resolutions having been substi-
tuted for the resolutions of Mr.. Hall, the ques-
ton was upon the final adoption of the former
Mr.. Bockee moved to amend the first resolution
by striking cut the words " SO long as the same
shall remain territory" and inserting, in lieu
thereof, the word "forever."
AT the request OF Senator, the question upon
the motion to amend, and also upon the passage
OF the resolutions, was deferred TIL tomorrow.
1t will be recollected that when the resolutions
were pending in the House, motion was made
to amend the first resolution In way precisely
similar to that suggested by Mr.. Bockee. The
member Of the House who moved to amend,
withdrew his motion, at the request of the gem
| tleman who offered the resolutions. | think
the Senate will disagree to the motion of MIR.
Bockee, and that the resolutions will pass in the
| shape in which they came from the House.
| They have been made special order for to-
morrow morning.
The Senate posteriorly had under consdera-
| tiOn a certain bill defining the duties and pow
| ers, and organising the department, of State En-
gneer and Surveyor, under this government.
Ihe Senate did no: vote upon the bill.
In the House, this morning, the following i'm
portant resolutions, in relation to the bank ing
| Investigations now in progress, were offered by
| Mr.. Bowie, of New York.
Resolved, That the Comptroller be- and he Is hereby
requested to transmit to this House, copies Of all the
correspondence which he or his agents may have had
with persons purportng to be officers Of any of the
banks Of this State which have lately specie
or of other banks of this State that are not
a.: s IN % sTupd he a.o
transmit to this House. copies Of all testimony which
has been taken by his agents. on the examinations of
the said several officers In relation to the affairs OF the
said banks; and that he be requested to transmit all the
Information in his possession which will snshtsn this
House in regard to the condition Of the unsound
susdended banks Of this State.
| BY a standing rule of the House, the above re-
| solutions lie over one day.
The above resolutions having been read, Mr..
Bowen gave notice of his intention to Introduce
bill requiring the banks Of the city of New
York to make weekly returns to their agent in
that city, Of the amount of specie in their vaults
the aggregate to be published in the public news
| papers.
| The above resolutions of enquiry, directed to
| the Comptroller, will pass without doubt. No
| honest man dare oppose them, and there is no
sound bank in this State but will be disposed to
| grant all proper facilities for examination into
| its affairs.
The resolutions condemning the postage law,
passed at the last session of Congress, were
| adopted by the House to-day, by a vote of l13
yeas to nays.
The legal commissioners will report to the Le-
gslature in few days
The bill authorizing the Governor to appoint
seven harbor masters at the port Of New York
Zone of them to reside in Brooklyn,) passed the
House yesterday.
The beautiful Miss Dean continues to sustain
herself with remarkable success she is playing
leading tragic characters, and the mpressio on
which she has produced is one rather of surprise
at her wonderful personal beauty and the fault
essness of her acting She is tragic actress
young American lady-and she is destined to
fill front rank in her grand profession.
Law Intelligence.
liz THE SUPREME Counr, EeUIry-General Term,
jan l4-Present, Justices Strong, McCorn, and Ed
wards-John Smith Rogers Thomas Mounsey and
othrs-Ths was rehsaring by way ofsppesl from the
decree Of Judge Edmunds In 1884, Thomas Mouusey
and Todd euterAd into partnershIp In the brewing