New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-05
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
THINGS IN WASHINGTON.
Private Bills-Army Appropriation Bill
speech Of MIR. Marsh on slavery, &c.

speech Of MIR. Marsh on slavery, &c
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
WASHINGTON Thursday. Angus, 3.
Mr. ROCKWELL of Conn. tried hard this morning
to have the House consent to take up and consid
er, to morrow, private bals-but the effort "
availing. He gave it up with as much philosophy
as the Chairman Of the Committee on Claims,
bored almost to death by claimants, well could
command under the circumstances.
The House went into Committee mir AsHNrS
in the Chair and resumed the consideration Of
the Army Appropriation bill.
Mr.. MARSH Of VI. who was entitled to the floor
yesterday, made speech Of great force and pow
or on the Slavery question, aud in review and de-
nuncis,ion OF the conduct Of the Administration
and its leading advocates Ia anneXIng Texas aud
gong to war with Mexico In order 20 crafty the
Shareholders Of the South in their darling scheme
OF extending Slavery over this Continent. lie
took ground against the bill which was passed oy
the Senate as a compromise measure, and saln IL
would not do for the North 70 trustthe the
question ~ the Supreme Court constituted as thst
Tribunal was Of Southern men, or Northern men,
for the most part, with Southern principles
lie nortrayed ia vivid cOlOrs the degeneracy Of
the leading politicians Of the dominant party, and
the subservieDcy Of the Northern " Democracy 70
the dictatiOn Of Southern " democracy, and TO
the Establishments Of Executive power. He
showed how ready they were 10 vote for or against
snv measure which the Executive might desire
There were politicians Of this class 70 be found in
all the States, and also upon that floor. Members
were on that floor from all sections of the country
ready 1T any moment 10 move the previous CUES
ton on any measure, b. move TO lay any meas
ure or the table, at the beck and nod OF the Exc
cntve. Did the President desire some such action
performed upon that floor, he had only TO give the
proper nod 10 some Pennsylvania brOad horn (he
did not say Brodheadl and the whole would be
done
Mr.. MARSH was listened 70 very attentively by
the whole House.
The yeritable Mr. WILaor followed, and made
an able and eloquent speech in definition and advO-
cacv his celebrated PrOvisO. He was willing %
let slavery rem1ln where II unfortunately exists.
SIC would vote against any measure Tor disturbing
It-but he warned gentlemen of the South 70 have
a care how they legislate 70 extend II over soil
now free He claimed no particular sympathy for
the negroes-let those who did, 20 and conduct
themselves accordingy-it was for the white man
aud his Just rights that he was legislatIng upon
that floor. He spoke huenty and earnestly and
commanded good attention, but had not so large an
audience as listened 10 Mr.. MARSH.
Mr.. CKozIER Of Tenn. next obtained the floor
and replied to those who had charged the majority
of the House With voting down the Senate $ Ter
ritorsl bill without understanding its merits. H
said the charge was false-they did understand 1t,
IN the minds OF the members of the House as well
as those OF the Senate. The bill, he said, was
compromise at all--It was ridiculous arrange
rnent, aud deserved the summary reception which
u met from the House.
Mr.. GESrRY, his colleague, who voted against
laying the Senate bill on the table, and gave
che reasons why he so voted Ii was not because
he was in favor Of the bill. He was opposed TO II,
and would lave voted against u had the bill been
put upon its passage aud so, he said, would many
others who voted with him against laying the bill
the table 1t would have been defeated by
majority of nj least twenty five votes
Mr. CRozIER resumed agreeing with his col
league, and went ON with his speech. He was in
terrupted by Messrs. ISGE, NESABLE STANTON,
BowDEs and others, and Intercepted aud to such
interroeatorles made spirited replies He charged
home upon the Southern gentlemen interrogating,
that they had endorsed the sentiments of Gen.
Cas-, and Gen C. had declared that the Territorial
Legislatures could pass acts the subject of
Slavery, 10 prohibit It's introduction into said Ter
ritores. He dared them to deny II, but they were
mum
Mr. BiRDsALL next obtained the floor aud made
speech in reply To the recent speech OF his col
league MIR. COLLIN, in which he gave a history OF
the organization of the political parties in New
York, aud the reasons why he had been selected
for and elected to Congress. His speech was pre-
pared for the OCCASION but was prosy, boring ai-
fair.
speech which he had intended to have made on
the Civil aud Diplomatic bill, but could not obtain
the floor IN those days
Mr.. BArLy next obtained the floor and made his
fifth HAIR splitting slavery speech.
MIR TALLaADGE followed in an able argument
The Senate spent the day in considering the
items in the Civil aud Diplomatic Appropriation
bill IL struck out, by twenty majority, the item
Tor the Improvement Of Savannah River. The
question back TO the House-what
will be done Will the House recede-take the
back track Not readily, as is believed. The
probability is that the House will adhere to its
item for the improvement, and n conference Com
mittee will be asked fof. This Committee may
report in favor of striking out the item. In that
event both Houses may agree to the report and
thus pass the bill We shall see. All branches
of the Government are suffering for the lack Of
the passage OF this bill. There is money appro-
priated to pay any of the civil officers of the Gov
eminent. Ii has all run out. +. II.