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

NEW YORK POLITICS AGAR,
We thought two hours ago, that there = wind
session Of more than seven hours, the debate has
taken n start.
Mr.. NEWELL obtained the aoor, but he gave way to
MIR Collins. who wished to make brief re-
ply TO MIR Birdsal He referred to the state
ment Of his colleague. as TO how and by what
agency he elected to Congress and said
The facts are these. My colleague regularly
nominated candidate put in nomination
against him lie became alarmed at this, aud in his
distress he appealed TO the wing party. and made
coalition with them. and procured their support. As
consideration, in exchange, he gave his own vote
sentative of the wing party and the other day stand
ing alone of the New York delegation, casting his vote
against laying the table the bill of the Senate with
regard to slavery in the territories he dsobeyed the
knoD will Of his constituents. (Ia ha y They are
opposed to the extension of slavery.
which will saw NAV be unintentionaily untrue do
not represen mt majority Of whig constituents ma
jority of my constituents democrats. received,
mango county, many Of the wings ana barnburners
united the opposing candidate, and he received
strict party vote.
Mr.. NEWELL, to audience Of forty or fifty men,
bers and eight soveregns in the galleries. delivered
speech showing the necessity and Importance OF pro-
vidng light houses and snag boats for the security
and protection of the navigation along the coast of
New Jersey
Mr. BoYpEN, of North Carolina obtained the floor at
twenty minutes to six o'clock.
MIR. Evans, of Maryland-If the gentleman will give
y.
"Speak out. Boy dem"
SLAVERY QUESTION AGAIN.
Mr.. BoyDES-Boy give glass OF water, Ito one OF
the pages) will 60 on, gentlemen lie then said that
when he here this morning he had no idea OF ad
dressing the commitee but he had risen to protest,
in the name Of North Carolina, against Southern gem
temen speaking the floor for the whole South such
sentiments he had heard uttered In reply to the
argument of Mr. Bayy, he observed that he had been
jeot Of Slavery in the territories belonged ' Was
lodged with the legislature Of territory! There was
lodged here in the government which was above
it. Could this power here egslate the subject for
the territories? No gentleman said Who, then,
could! The Ssnates called compromise bill was a
humbug He desired that bills for the organization Of
the territories be passed without any thing the sub
ject Of slavery The question of slavery in the terri
tories would just soon come up without as by put
ting it there. No man could controvert this point
Why then, put 1t there?
SETTLEMENT aUEsTIoN-wHIG TACTICS.
Mr. MILLER. Of Ohio, said that he understood by the
vote last Friday laying on the table the compromise
settle the question.
Mr. BoYDEN remarked that his State North Carroll
na) always suspects every thing that comes from a
certain southern statesman. (Nr. Calhoun)
Mr. MILLER resumed. This was of little conseq uence
to him. He intended to show'that it was the purpose
of the wing party to def the settlement of this ques
ton any terms for the purpose of operating the
Presidential election; and they willing to sacrifice
the interests Of the North and the South to
pish their purposes They declare that they will have
substitutes and because they think that the
Of the democratic party is involved in it, the wings
pose It, He asked the wings to show him the whg plat
form He would adhere to the resolution of the Bati-
more Convention He expected, and he made the pre-
deny having opposed the They opposed the war as
damnable and unjust and yet they take the military
chieftain What inco nsistency But what Gene
raj Taylors principles There Is nothing but the Ali
letter and what the fate of this in the House?
Why, few days ago, the gentleman from nnsyva mia
r Stewart) asked leave to introduce series of
lutions nearly If not quite in the words of the Alison
letter! But the House with wing majority, refused
to suspend the rules and the resolutions in ef
focf Inv iuht itv Thayc ov1d
therefore, in this predicament General Taylor will
not be the exponent Of wing principles and the wing
party here say they will not be the exponent Of Gene
raj fayler,s principles After some further remarks
the honorable gentleman took his seat
It was now half past seven o'clock the House had
been in session nine hours and half. The splendid
chandelier with its ten thousand jets threw OUT food
Of gas Light The seats tolerably well filed the
dinner hour being over. A few of the members were
their cigars at the windows in the lobby Eight gen
teme In the galleries, one Of them one of the dis
charged volunteers with his coarse blue jacket lined
with the silk velvet captured in the halls Of the Monte
zumas
WHOLESOME TRUTHS
Gen. TAYLOR of Ohio, said agree with my frie nd
from New York (Nir. Tamadge) in what he advan ced
with reg ard to the waste of time and the irreguarty
Of our proceedings and the strong necessity for
forming the rules of proceedings in relation to the
Aicted vast portion of the representatives of the
time What have we seen? Out of two hundred and
thirty members, only forty or fifty permitted to
take part in the deliberations while other members
virtually excluded by the tyranny and oppressive
character Of the rules formed for 1t
is disgraceful and unjust to the people that has
not proper occasion express the wishes of his
constituents If it shall ever be my lot to be sent
back here, will urge revision Of the rules,
which will restrain gentlemen from forcing
themselves upon the attention Of the body
too frequently say this in order that the country
may understand how it is that many of the most in
in the House of Representatives. say this in order
that my constituents may understand why rarely
re 81, TINS House I da{ior spoGo IN
TO have been repudiated and in favor of inter i'm
provements by the general government. n conclu-
sion he adverted to the great question of the day
savery-and remarked that he would scnt to
extend slavery beyond the boundary of Texas Asto
the candidates for the Presidency, Gen. Cass has
pledged himself to carry out the principles of Mr..
Polk, and this is enough to condemn him. General
Taylor has made no pledges He says that he has
he is certain to be the next President you SIR
addressing the presiding officer sit in that chair and
as certainly as the great Mississippi rolls into the Gulf
Of Mexico the great State Of Ohio will vote him.
e. Good.n Ha ha The wings have been accused
of giving aid and comfort to the enemy; the in
situation base 1t false and the Is
unworthy Of the dignifed station of President
[It was now twenty Eve minutes to nine. A hun
dred more men in the galleries, and of ladies
Members in little groups, talking in the obbes and
within the bari scarcely any attention paid to what
was going on
A DEFENCE OF THE ADMINISTRATION
Was entered upon by Mr.. PECK, the democratic lone
starr from Vermont He showed the in cy Of
the wings in taking for their candidate a military
chieftain, after having opposed military cheftain
dangerous to the prosperity of the country In con-
clusion he argued in favor of restricting slavery its
present limits
TERRIToRIEs
Mr. OUTLAW. Of North Carolina, at twenty minutes
past nine o clock
MIR. GENTRr-I will move that the Committee rise,
If the gentleman will give way. No" mo" uttered
in loud tones won't press It, there's SO IN UGH OBJ
lection. go on" Ego on.''l
Mr.. OUTLAW commenced by abiding to the scramble
which he had for the floor, and then passed on to
speak Of the territory which acquired by no act
or agency Of his. On every occasion he avowed him.
self opposed to the acquisition of single acre Of
Mexican territory The wing party not responsible
for it in the sight of the country and of God As,
however, 1t has been acquired by common blood and
treasure, portion of 1t belongs to the North and
portion Of it belongs to the South What should be
the proper disposition of it To divide the territory
equitable principles lie did not believe that If the
compromise act Of 1920 should be enacted apply to
it, the act would be repealed If people were appealed
to by the same spirit which animated fathers on