The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-06


. such material The democratic party OF the North
the great party Of and liberty He appre-
hended danger the MON. II there is 1t origi
mates the cry of those who intent the extern
sion of human slavery the continent. Is slavery
the bond sh h % iS s
tslos with which childres are frightened into ODE
dience.
THE COMPROMISE BILL
Mr. CRoziER, Of Tennessee, rose to give his
voting to lay the socslied compromise bill of the
Senate upon the table The first was that due delibe-
ration and consideration given to the subject
MIR GENTRY, with permission of his colleague, re-
marked that in relation to the merits of the BILL he
concurred fully in thu reason just expressed He
should have voted with him against the bill, If the
question had come Up its passage He voted against
the committee on territories said that IL the bill
laid the table he would introduce bills for govern
%snts In New Mexico and California to which he l.lr
sentry was as much opposed as to that II direct
vote had been taken the passage of the bill 1t would
have been rejected by majority Of thirty five forty
He regarded the bill the most monstrous which the
ingenuity of man could concoct.
Mr. CRozmR resumed He had no doubt that the bill
would have been rejected by thirty-fve forty
jority, and this would have been done independently
OF the action of a II has been stated that the
bill laid upon the table at the instance of whig
caucus, and that the eight Southern members
who voted, designated by the caucus for
that purpose to defeat the bill. But he had
eerpg piece Of invention He pronounced 1t
false that the trick may be made use of no
longer What would have been the use to discuss the
bill three four weeks without beneficial result
There were weghty reasons which induced him to
vote To the bill the table Inc bill not
a compromise The decision of the Supreme Court
either way would have created dissatisfaction in the
North or in the South. He believed that II the Su
preme Court had decided against the South 1t would
Fave afforded pretenc5 fSr getting up nulldcation
party and that if NJ Calhoun had not voted for the
bill, other Southern members would not If the Su
preme Court had decided for the South, the North
would have raised the cry Of Repeal"
snd 'sa s
province Of the Supreme Court to decide every ques
ton of doubtful construction. 1t is impossible for
n In he sfinn nf cIAVa he
people Of the North committed in favor Of the
Wimot proviso; the people of the South are irrevo-
the question to the judiciary Of the Union The only
effect Of the bill to dsclaim the jurisdiction Of
cona ns lGr
it for the South to ask the favor Of this Congress
Mr.. CRozIER-The gentleman arose to ask ques-
| ton 1t 10 too long. CHA. ha,')
MIR. INoE-I will put the question briefly. desire
to know whether We have not q right to carry our
slaves to the territories under the constitution. Do
we not demand too much when ask Congress to
give rights which the constitution does not CONFER
| MIR. ViNroN-l wish to ask the gentleman, or any of
his friends whether in the compromise bill pass,
and the decision Of the Supreme Court be against the
North, General Cas- if he be elected President. would
| Cherokee question decided he as Secretary of
War denied the authority of the Court to decide and
the question, notwithstanding the decision Of the
Court. What guarantee have that General Cass
MI ~ rsnIv to tbe aentIaw rem ,bot
Of criminal Jurisdiction The best pledge which
can have that General Cass would submit to the
decision of the Supreme Court is, that the compromise
bill was sustained by the party which supports General
! Csss for the Presidency.
Mr. BoypEN-By what portion of the party was the
MIR INGE-The bill defeated by the wing party
Mir MrApE-I wish to say
| Mr. CRoziER-I claim the floor understand that
General Cass and his friends maintain that the peo
pie the territories have right to legislate the
slavery and all other questions and that as
General Cass made this communication, in the Ncho.
son letter, the gentleman from Virginia, (Mr. Bayly)
| took the floor and eDdOrsedit
Mr. BAYLY-I hope to have an opportunity to reply
to this and fifty other speeches which have been made
| on the same subject.
MIR. CRozIER said that he took 1t for granted that
there others who were anxious to come forward
and endorse the same principle and, in support Of
this assertion, he referred the speeches of Messrs
Brdsall, Mr.. Thompson of Mississippi and Mr.. Vena.
| BILE, of Nerth Carolina.
MIR. INGE-Answer my question how crn the in
teress of the South suffer by taking the question to
the Supreme Court for q decision.
Mr. CRozIER-The question is too long. Southern
bill although they said the proviso unconstitu-
tona but yet they could not vote for the appropro-
priation the Savannah river That Is consistency
| Mr. SrANToN-Will my colleague let say a word (?
| Mr. CRoziER-Yes; one word
MIR. SrANToN-I voted for the Oregon bill last session.
voted for the Wilmot proviso because belev ed it
be nugstory, and because believed that the Supreme
Court would decide it to be So and under the impress
sion that the principle of the Missouri compromise
would be agreed to- The gentleman said that the COM
promise bill of the Senate would leave the subject
where it call the attention Ct my colleague
the fact that the bill establishes for Cali
| fornia and New Mexico. The compromise would have
been respected and if the Supreme Court has given
tated and the people would have been willing to abide
by the decision. also call the attention Of my col
league to the argument Of the gentleman from Yer
mont (Nlr Marsh) that slavery exists there legally
Mr.. CRozHR-l must go on.
MIR. STANroN-Oply one word more.
MIR. CRozIER-l must go on.
MIR STAN1oS-I woulk my colleague to state whe-
the action of the Legislative Council was not SUBJ
ject to the decision of Congress!
Mr. CRozirR-I understand my colleague to say that
| the Wilmot provso was unconstitutional.
| MIR. STANToN-Nes.
| MIR CRozIER-Yet he voted for an unconstitutional
| provso
| MIR STANToS-I considered it to be nugatory
| Mr. CRopIEn-Why not vote for the appropriation to
improve the Savannah river, the ground! Was
it the intention of the democratic party to humbug'
If they could have swallowed the Wlmot proviso they
could have guped down the Savannah river. This Is
strainiHg at gnat and swallowing aamel." After
| some further remarks,
an analysis of the vote in his district to show his
| POLITICAL POSITION IN NEW YORK.
He replied to remarks of MIR. Collins delivered on
former occasou and in the course of his observations
he said that the barnburners by the aid of foreign in
fucnce, determined not to nominate candidate for
democratic convention. The whg convention met
and dissolved after the wings support
a barnburner and boter in his dstrict-Mr. Chase.
The name of Mr. Chase placed at the head of the
wbig papers, and MIR Birdsalls placed at the head
hSe Of the The tie Of he
Birdsall: and they went far to exhibit letters
from Mr. Wright's immediate friends, to show that
| Mr. Wright desired to defeat him. However, Mr..
| Birdsan defeated the combination. Thus he
| tinued to speak for more than half an hour
Mr. HorsToN, of Delaware, raised point of order;
That il was competent, the Army bill, to detail
the counter political movements in New York.
| The CHArhMAN-Tbe gentleman from New York Is
in order.
| MIR Housro1 appealed from the decision; and
| the question being taken the Committee sustained
| it
A good deal Of laughter occasionally excited
When Mr. Birdsall stopped to take BREATH gentlemen
thought that he had done speaking aud they sprang
to their feet, shouting in very loud tone to the
heghth Of their vocal powers, "Mr Chairman -
| q MIR. Chairman ~ Ha Ia! ha!
|
| MIR. CATHcART congratulated himself that after
| having made hundred and eleven jumps, he had at
last obtained the floor and he replied in discursory
manner to the remarks of several gentlemen examined
charge that the democratic party brought