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mo EXTENSION OF SLAVERY"
"NO Increase OF Slave Representation"
MIR. WEBSTER's GREAT SPEECH
Or ECON BILL.
Delivered IN the Senate on SATURDAY erening la

Delivered in the Senate on Saiureiay erening last.
Reported expressly for the New York Tribune, h,
Dr' HOUSTON, Senoyrapher to the U. 5. Senate.
The question being on the motion by Mr.,
BENTON that the Senate recede from its amend.
ments, to which the House had refused to gree.
Mr. WEBSTER rose and said I am very little
inclined to proong this debate, and hope | am
utterly disncned TO bring into it any new
warmth or excitement. | wish to say few
words. however, first, upon the question as it i,
presented to us as "A preliminary question; and
secondly, upon the g n,ral political custom ill.,
volved in the debate.
! AS question of parliamentary proceeding, /
understand the to be this The House Of
Representatives sent us bill for the esta blish-
ment of a Territorial Government in Oregon
no motion has been made in the Senate 10 strike
out any part Of that bill. Tie bill purportinr
to respect Oregon. simply and alone, has not
been the subject Of any objection in this branch
of the legislature. The Senate has proposed
no important amendment to this bill affecting
Oregon itself, and the honorable member from
Missouri, (Mr. BEyToy) was right. precisely
| right, when he said that the amendment now
under consideration had no r, llton to Oregon.
That is perfectly true !; and therefore the amend.
Inent, by which the Senate has adopted and the
House has disagreed to, has nothing in the world
odc with Oregon. The truth is, that is AN amend-
ment, which the Senate wish to have a pub
lie, legal declaration, not respecting Oregon, but
respecting the newly acquired territories Of Cal
iforna and New Mexico 1t wishes now to
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