The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-28
House Of Representatives.
WARRINGTON Ian u


AsTRUGGLE-THE WIGS TRIUMPHANT
The SPEAKER announced the rst business in order to
consider the by which passed the resolution
terminate the debate the Presidents annual message
to-day. a. two O'Clock.
MIR. BRoDHEAp inquired whether O motion to 20 into
committee would be in order.
The SPEAKER replied that it would not, pending the
motion TO reconsider.
MIR. CoBB moved that Mr. Donnell's motion DO laid
upon the table.
Mr.. BoYD moved that there be . call of the House.
The and nays thsreupon taken, and by yeas
II, nays lis, call was refused.
The question then taken to lay Mr. Dounell's
motion reconsider the table and decided In
the negative-yess s6, rays 100.
MIR. HENLY enqured whether It would be in order to
proceed with the business on the Speakers table?
The SPEAKER replied that the motion to reconsider
the vote by which the resolution to terminate the de.
bate was passed takes precedence Of every thing else
except a motion to adjourn.
The yeas and nays again taken and, by yeas l02
nays 9S, the vote was remembered
The SPEAKER announced that the question REQUIRED
the adoption of the resolution
Mr.. HOLMES, of New York-Win It be in order to
move to lay the resou ion the table I?
The SPEAKER-lt will
Mr.. HoLMts-I make that motion.
Mr.. VINroN-Whst will be the effect of laying the re-
House?
The SPEAKER trsppine)-Gsntlemen will take their
seats. Bang bang1 The chair will reply to the ques.
ton Ii the resolution be laid upon the table the de-
bate will proceed as though Il had been offered
Nr HARRISON Mr.. Speaker
The SPEAKsR-Th- gentleman from Georgia.
Mr. BAnALsor-W- want the yeas aud uays
The SpsAKER-Th- yeas ana nays are asked for
Those in avor II taking the question ny yeas
will riss (Aft-r counting)-Thoss opposed will ris.
efficient number The clerk viii call the roll
The result was announced-yeas l05 nays 81; and sc
the resolution to terminate he debate laid
table.
cRurcHErr's LIoHTs
Mr.. Housroy, OF Desvars-l move that the resolu.
ton In relation to lighting the capitol be taken up
The srEAKER-lt can be done only by general con-
sent
Mr.. HousroN-T will state my reasons
The sPEAKEn-Genersl consent is required. re- OBJ
ject object "
Mir HoLMEs Of New York moved that the House re-
solve itself into Committee of the Whole the State
Of the MON; and the motion agreed to
The SPEAKER laid before the House several executive
commune made in compliance with law and they
were appropriately referred.
COLONIZATION.
The House passed the bill from the Senate to the e
feet that from and after the passage of this all
sells OF the American Cooniz Society and of the
OF the United States to colony the west coast OF
Africa, shall be- excepted from the operation Of the
concerning passengers in merchant vessels.
WARRINGTON MONUMENT
The House also the Senate BILL granting to the
Washington Monument Society portion of the public
grounds reservations, otherw occupied b.
selected by the President and the board of
which to cree. monument to the father Of his country
THE PRESIDENTS MEssAGE-A DISSERTATION SLAVERY
The House resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole the State of the Union, INF II. Ingersoll in
the chair and resumed the consideration of the Pres
dents Message.
Mr. PALrREY, of Massachusetts, started out with the
declaration that Southern gentleman (Mr Clingman)
the 22d OF December iurodu the political aspect
OF the slave queation In tho present Congress He
derstood that there recently established in this city
newspaper to support the institution of slavery and
that the plan had not only been projected but
into effect lie told too, that 1t had large crcu-
lstion. Notwithstanding what had been said by the
gentleman from Msrylan4 the slavery question The
last half century and determines the solution OF oil
other questions He referred to the disparity between
the slave and the free States point Of representation
and the preponderaDoe Of the former In the possession
the fat Offices OF the government. Let kepspp-l
to the North in search of ooored fugitive whom
he claims TO be his save, and let bin convince rDags
trate that his prsteusons well founded the
individual is detained and delivered up To recove,
the psltry Of twenty dollars trial by jury grant
ed but In matter affecting liberty III which nothing
is more valuable this right Is denied BY the consttu
ton OF Massachusetts, the colored mau is freeman bu
let bin into eave State and be forfes his freedom
and becomes slave gentleman is sent there to loot
into the matter and to whether the law is just
judge of the suprems court OF South Carouas
said that he outlaw. Massachusetts sent one O
her citizens he repeated to try the question to u
into court. But he not allowed to stay there III
was driven away with ignominy snd 1t made crimi
nal for him to come there again similar Grand
We have spent hundred millions by going into On un
lust war re would have been no matter II the none,
had been buried the deep blue sea- if It had not beer
the means OF buying 80 much ruin and misery. 1t ha
been the Of the death by violence, OF thousand
and orphanage into Mexico and into own country
1t has left page history for posterty to read
North Carolina said in bis speech that slavery was ma
tural and wide spread. He must have been reading
Roseeau, who maintained that the the na-
tura state of man. slavery is excrescence and
anomaly, except In savage state Of society. In a
Brazils and the Spanish colonies slavery IL Stripe
It's Objectionable features As to the capacity 90
ored for acquiring knowledge Mr. Psfeey iasf
the of Frederick Douglass. BY picking 40 lttl
pieces Of paper In Baltimore be learned to read ii
Bible He afterwards resided three years In sw Bed
ford and MIR Faley bestated not to say that Douglas
speaks and writes the Engsh Language with an elc
quence which would not be disgrnoefu to any gentle
nan this floor. The founders of the constitution
designed that slavery to be but eph,mersl thing
Certainly, IL Wsshington's design. Patrick Henry
it was we'll known, eaid "Give me liberty or give m
death IL was equally true. give me liberty o
give re life" The abolition movement was no
Within the frst year Of the existence of the
stituton, society formed and memorial pre-
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