The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-31

WASHING TON, July %. 19 &c

The Oregon Bill IN the House--Euti~e Action.
The House has treated with scant courtesy the
Senate bill for extending the territorial jurisdiction
of the United States the new provinces and
Oregon bill, brought forth by the compromise
committee with much pain and travail-and for
the baptism and confirmation of which, the Senate
sat up one long and weary night-playlng queer
FRANKS the while-and listened for long hours to
Niles, the long-wInded, and Upham, the stupid,
and Phelps, the prosy. This BILL stamped with
the features of Mr.. Calhoun, apd costing the Sc
nate SO great loss of time and character M of the
latter it had any to lose,) the House, by vote of
liz to 81, has laid on the table without honoringt
with even half an hours debate
Without at present gong into the merits of
measure thus early entombed, ! will say that, in
dependent of its intrinsic faults, there was one cir
cumstance which more than any other, contributed
to its defeat. The emlssarles OF the President
were known to be busily employed in influencing
those who were open to that peculiar species OF
conviction resulting from Executive logic, and
many members who have given administration
determined to make Enthusiastically manifest their
detesation of such interference with the legisla-
ton of Congress by the Executive. learn that
every sort of influence was brought to bear on
those who are regarded as weak and vascillatlng;
and that the suddenness of the motion to lay the
bill upon the table, alone defeated the strong hopes
entertained of being able to melt away by pro-
misses and threats, and persuasion of various kinds
the opposition to Its passage. Ii the safety OF the
Union depended on the success of the measure, it
would not be desirable to secure it by such expedi-
ents. The surest means of inspiring the people
with dlstrust In the government, to tamper with
the representatives. What is there IN monarchy
more currupt or dangerous That majority Of
OF the Senate are under the control of the Presi-
dent, recent events have fully demonstrated. If,
then, the House had opened its ears to his blan-
dishments, and both houses were thus to lend
themselves to be mere executors of his will, in
heavens name what would have become of the re-
public!
Mr.. Polk says General Jackson used the same
means to control the Legislation of both houses.
This IS questionable but if he did, what then9
General Jackson swore terribly. Must Mr.. Polk
initiate his example! Unfortunately, Mr.. Polk is
one OF such order of human beings that If
General Jackson had, among thousand accom-
plishments, an unfortunate habit of helping him.
self to peas with his knife, Mr.. Polk would dis
regard all the accomplishments and adopt that one
defect.
The House will proceed to pass the Oregon bill
and send it to the Senate, and the latter body will
interpolate some amer dment distasteful to the
House: committee OF conference will be ap
pointed, and thus q compromise may at length be
agreed upon This will take time, but it seems to
be the determination of the Senate to remain in
session until the question is settled IN some way.
Governments should be extended over all the ter
ritorles, but some means Of compromising the
slavery question may be adopted, better than the
one proposed GALvENSIS.