New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-24
THINGS IN WASHINGTON.
The Mob and the RevoIution-The National
Fra-Debate Ia the SENATE between Mes.r..
Hale, Calhoun, Foete, &c.-rIr. Giddngs
-Doings la Washington.


Revolution, by which Slavery is ato ished and the
Press declared free. Another night we have 9
mob breaking the windows of print ing office. and
yelling vengeance against any one who would say
a word in favor Of Liberty, EqHalE g or Fraterni
! sat0a
That the recent unsuccessful alta mpt Of the fu.
| gtive slaves was justly attributable to the gorf
cation over the French Revolution. / shall prove
| beyond dispute 10 my next which will bring the
subject to the doors of Mr. RICHIE and other
| Buncombe orators for French Revelations These
| men, by high sounding prose a o poetry, excite
mems minds with the spirit OF liberty, and then
mobs get up TO ntmidste those VINO have taken no
! part in these tOrchlight processlO as.
For three nights mob, sensepss aud objectess
has stood in front of unproteo ted printing Office
In this city the National Era That senseless
| mob has stood for hours doing neutrality-suspicious.
| mas listened to a speech on la " and order then
hurled some stones and brickbits through the
windows after which, adjournilg regularly to
certain hour the following evening, It separates
| The first night the windows were broken even
through the shutters. The only damage done to
the type was to smash, or pi, the name of GEN
TAYLOR" in large type, over one oil the Gen.
erals recent letters But g gentleman who wit
messed the movements of the mob particularly Last
night has promised you an account OF some of the
scenes | hold up to leave room for him. Capt
GODDARD of the Auxiliary Guards has done him.
self some credit in defending the Era Office from
attack.
The debate in the Senate was quite excited to
day Full galleries listened 10 it throughout. DR.
HoUsTos's official report. | hope, will reach you
with this, and will not take up your room with
a synopsis
Mr. CALHOUN Mr.. BUTLER and Mr.. FoorE
spoke in quite an excited strain. OF the last
named speaker | would say, his remarks were
FIEnDIsH. Among other thlngs he said ii Nj.
HALE would 80 to Mississippi he would be ele-
waited on oak, and he MIR. FoOTE) would be
happy to assist IN the operation u II mature gave
him so strong leaning toward the trade of
| hangplan it is pity that this same poor Nature
| WAS thwarted in her design by seeing him made
| Senator
| MIR HALE bore himself well in the contest
Some of his retorts from his seat were pointed and
| severe
| Mr. DOUGLASS made very sensible speech 10.
| day. Personally ] have always respected Mr.
DOUGLASS but politically | never could ap Drove
| his positions. | am glad 10 have it in my power
to heartily commend his effort to day. 1t was a
manly, open and honest rebuke of Slavery inso
| lence He told Mr. FooTE that his threat toward
| Mr.. HALE would increase Mr.. HALEs vote for
! President by 10000 He said that if Mr.. CAL
| HoUS. MIR FooTE and others had taken counsel
| with Mr.. HALE, they could not be more efectually
| in league with him to make Abolition votes.
| Mr. JEFFERSON DAVIS said to-day he would as
/ soon fear an insurecton from his cows as from bis
| slaves! This is the way In which the law makers
| of free country talk of Louis Philippe
| probably had the same ides of the poor people
| whom he oppressed.
| Mr.. CALRoUs charged upon New. York and Penn
sylvsnia that their Legislatures had passed laws
concerning the recovery OF slaves which were IN
constitutional Mr.. DICKINSON was not in his
| seat. MIR. DIX was; but 1 sorry to say that
New York found no one to defend her when at
| tackled.
The discussion arose on a bill for the introduc
ton of which Mr.. HALE asked leave, providing for
| the protection of property and TO prevent mobs
Dr. BAlLY the Editor of the Era, was q calm lis
tener to the excited debate Mr.. DAVIS OF Mass
appropriately remarked to day that the attempt to
muzze the Press had resulted in the crushing OF
almost all the thrones in Europe.
The Senate adjourned over till Monday this be
ing Good Friday without terminating the debate.
Two notices were given, by Messrs BAGLY of Ala
and JOHNSON of Md, to amend the bill by provid
ing against kidnapping or stealing slaves from the
District
In the House, the same subject was discussed all
day, and the debate will be continued to morrow.
1t was brought up by Mr.. PALFREY, who moved as
a question OF privilege, to appoint Committee Of
five to inquire whether laws could be made 10 pro
tect the Peoples Representatives from violence.
while engaged here on their duties. This referred
TO Mr.. GIDDIsGs. who had q marrow escape with
nls lie from tue crowd At the fenltentldry yester
day. Speeches were made by Messrs. GIDDISGs,
VESABLE, HASKELL, ToomBs and others Mr. VEN
ABLE made a proposition to have the Committee
chosen by ballot. The Speaker appoints all Com.
mttees bat Southern Loco Foco would not trust
even this with Northern Speaker
Mr.. PIoLLEr of Pennsylv ania was TO day nomi-
mated again as Psymaster in the Army though
recently rejected. Mr. CAMERON is opposed TO
him and remarked in the Senate today, that even
the President must be in favor of Abotlonism. for
he had Just renominated a leading Wilmot Provso
man.
The only maps and papers corrected with the |
North + astern scenery destroyed by the fire |
ON Tuesday evening. Msjor GRAHAM. at whose |
rooms they were, is absent bearer of the Treaty
to Mexico when he ought to have been at home TO |
have seen these maps safely deposited in the State
Department. We must now depend upon the copy /
in England
The gallant Gen TwIGGs arrived in town last
night He informs me that there is no doubt OF
Gen SCorT being on his way home.
Secretary WALKER made speech to-day to bis
clerks warning them against countenancing mob.
| believe the warning was sent to all the Depart
ments by the President.
The cOored man who was iorcibly carried 10
Alexandra Yesterday returned to day. He was
rescued by some friends sending lawyer down
who showed that he was Illegally taken away, be
ing freeman
Mr. LYMINGToS requests me 10 say that the con-
hdentsl Printers Of the Senate, RICHIE HEIss,
are not at all implicated In the plan by which he
got the copy OF the Treaty and Documents sent to
New-Y York TO which referred two or three even
ings since. RIcRELIEU.
Loco FocoIsN IN KEsrucKY.-LocoF ocoism