New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-30
BY THE MIDNIGHT SOUTHERN NAIL
THINGS IN wAsHIsGrOS.
Ten Regiments BiiI-spseeb Of Sent"or Phelps
of Judge Gayle of nr. -mnrt

Correspondence Of The Tribune.
wAsmssros. March ~, lss.
The Wbig. that voted with the Locos yesterday
b refer the Ten Regiments bill 70 the Committee
On Military Affairs are Duss OF Ind POLLOCK OF
Pa. and FuL1os Of Va These three u u said
intend 10 vote for the bill when on it's passage.
Neither Mr. HoLMFs OF Z c. nor Mr.. RHErT voted
OIL the question ~hether they were IN the Rouse
or not do No. understand. Mr. HOLMES will vote
sgsips. the bill when il Is reported and perhaps
one or two other Democrats Ito fate -, therefore,
i.vsrv doubtful bat would not be, unless the sup
por,er. of the Administration and all its measures
were backed By those that should be ours
Mr. Senator PHELPS made one OF his strong
speeches today. in answer 20 Mr. ArHEkToN-or
rather upon the financial condition OF the country
IL was distinguished by bis usual power OF argu'
men. and lucid statement
There are but few Senators Of more ability than
Mr. PHELPs-there il hardly one distinguished i"r
closer .everer ra,iocinstion. He is always equal
20 the occssiOn--but then the occasion must be ono
Of some importance 10 get HIM up.
Hi. speech against the Treaty 10 secret session
according to rum0r was 4 great effort he ABLY
end successfully supported Mr.. WEBSTER IN the
stand against the combined influence OF Executive
patronage and Senatorial fears. Their opponents
gained the victory IN vOtes-they IN argument Inc
country will sustain them
In the House % day. the bill for the Organiza
ton Of Oregon as territory pending Judge GAYLE
of Alabamn assembled the tribune, and read
speech against the clause in the bill prohibiting
slavery in the territory u would strike mOstloOk-
ers on here that our Southern friends had better
hold their fire on this subject TIL bills for the organ
ization OF California and New Mexic0-the pro
spective cause of woes unnumbered Are
brought forward. This early opposition IS sls
picious and therefore inpolitic Atfer the election
of President, il will be time enough 10 spring trap
~ ZION Of ..g n M
bv buying up su.i ,ent Northern services gain more
slave territory AMI slave States to the Union
However. Judge GAYLE, who il n Wing and an
honorable man may be unwilling TO buttress the
peculiar institution 10 such an invidiods manner
believing il wise aud proper institution. he Is
willing TO defend il openly eager to extend II 70
the best Of his ability. but by no sarrep'itious
means That the Loco Foco party of the South is
determined to play the same game they success
fully played in the case OF Texas, there IS no doubt
this time by the concession OF the Presidential can
ddate 70 the North BY such means, the North Is
70 be bought and sold. Their rallying cry VIII oe
Cas-, and California, New Mexico and ---'!
which they hope will meet with equal success as
" Oregon and Texas Polk AID Dallas
Mr. SMART of Maine followed Judge GAYLE in
speech of some cleverness He took the Wllmot
Proviso ground. The rest of the Loco Foco dele
CATION from Maine 20 against the Pfoviso. SMART
comes from district where the anti Slavery men
number in some force. and copjOned with the
Wings might prevent his reelection. He is wise
in time. His colleagues therefore indulge him in
such dissent from their views, and rather applaud
him for it.