New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-01
Speech Of Mr. Phelps Of Yt.-Devotion TO duty
Of DIR. senator Douglass.
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WAsHiNoroN. Thursday. June @.
Mr. PHELPS made a cogeAt argument in tie
Senate to-day upon the Constitutional power OF
Congress to prevent the introduction Of Slavery
into territories. He expressed lis surprise that
such power should be doubted during this De.
bate for the frs, time had it been called in q1es
ton.
Il there were such limitation 10 the power o.
Congress over territories IL the Constitution, it be
hooyed those who asserted TO produce it. Fol-
himself, he had read tae Constitution but inper
.ectly, If such restriction were 10 be found there.
Those in favor OF the extens on OF slavery, lie
said, contended that 1t was a. injustice 70 proLbi
the importation Of slaves into tie new Territories
But why an injustice Every citizen Of tie
United states bad equal liberty to enter the Ter
1tores and domicihata there; and unless it could
be shown that in order % possess and enjoy the
Territories avery must be introduced an liz
,titu lou he saw 10 Injustice, no Withholding o.
rights. Tue Ordinance ni e prohibited Slavery
iu the Northwestern Territory. Mcu from the
avenO.diug States bad gone there, settled aAG
pros pered, equally rs the citizens iron the Fee
States aud ct without slaves, Or the liberation Of
Slavery.
Judge PHELrss logic always tells. No speaker
confines himself more 10 his subject or possesses
a more severe ratiOcnaton. II style Is luminous,
aud vet somewhat epigrammatc. There is 40
unnecessary dihusiveLess ln his orat0ry, no de-
palture from the most direct line % bis Inevitable
conclusions, IN searcho! vain ornament, or uuuec-
essary illustration He seeks tie convection OF his
audience. not IT'S bewIlde ment.
NJ. MAsOS Of Va. viii speak tomorrow, and
probably upon the Resolutions or '9s.' Tuat
subject is to the NIrguaus OF the old school OF
Democracy the pms asiHyrHIq-and few there
are who have passed. it.
Senators must have much disnterestedness 10
discuss warm subject ut such a temperature.
The thermometer to-day az y % c.ucH stood al DC
ia the shade, with the prospect OF rise. One
would think such extreme heat would Cypress too
much for logical discusses or rhetorical displays.
But 1t seems otherwise T. Senators
Judge DOUGLASS threw this Oregon bill into the
Senate aud then ran away, as Il fear ul Of tie ex.
plosiou il was likely 20 produce Ia the collection
OF biographies aud alCb 1gr0pucS prepared by
Mr.. WHEELER, over one hundred PAGES are de.
voted 10 the Senator from Illinois. Whoever i
the author OF these pa-es should be advised Oh
preparing a second edition % chauee la some de-
gree the following sentence Publicly, we know
him as manly and fearless pol tcian--a stem, uu-
1iuchiug advocate OF d 'ratic principles aerer
eeklog a r,fuee f,0r ability, nor attempt
INK IN sophistFy or ude the full measure
ul IFS consequence senator who introduces
proposition or q INTO th- Senate, aud, aLtici-
pating objection AID perhaps deluacistion, goes
IF lar out OF hearing and out Of reach can hardly
be said " never 10 seek a refuge from response
bty."
Judse DoUoLAss however. in deserving his Sena.
torial duties reu aims faithful 70 his party obiga-
tious, OF far more binding force 10 a true Demo-
crat" The last that was heard Of him, be- was
making speeches in favor OF Gen. CAss az New
Orleans and places on the Mississippi river az Sc
per diem, payable ont Of the [ S Treasury.
There was a grateful shower about P NJ
which cooled the atmosphere for a lew minutes.