The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-30

carried out among the masses. They have right 70
pect ~ do the work Let ~ work On tal the LAT
effort Thees territwiss want govrrnnesN something
IL better than government Aud nov, sir, rhall We
break up and 60 home In passion. and do nothing.
to Or bt the world for Oregon aud now that We have
it, shall leave her TO the mercy OF tho Indisns.
And Min. sofa In the the wilder
f rnis and New Mexico. What Is their condition =
Your officers have issued their proclsmstious Aunu
ing all the Mexican laws. inconsstent with our con-
sir, Who had been to California, and he will tell you
that The state Of things there Is the most deporabe on
the face Of the earth. In instant sir BY single
ofc-r, General kearney most lkey9 they have bsen
deprived Of all law IL Is left to the slo4ldss to say
what IL constitutional and what not They the
law What Is tho result, sir, Look At the California
there, and he will tell you tho acsdes are the law
interpreting i one way TO-DAY, and another
stitution-they don't know what It Is; and they
can't understand 1t; and IL they cannot nnd Author
ty for hanging man for homicide, they take him out
al d order four men to shoot him. And what u the
state Of the Indians out there rr' The ehstisnoes
the Christian Indians they called, under the
fathers Of tn Catholic preSde' many Years ago. be-
fore the Mexican government broke them up say,
thee Indians numbered 30000--ths chrsfianoes, IS
distinguished from the Wild Indians. They to ndsd
nocks. and herds Of the church settlements. There
w.re 10000 Of them Nov. sir, they are reduced to
three or four thousand and sir II they can't prove
scQuitapc from their last master, they slaves.
A man employs of those Indians to do q day IS
work. at the end Of 1t he refuses to release him. and
the Indian is bis slave and he may se him for life,
These people want some protection by law 1t is the
same OF the public lands Your ofaoers aud aicsldes
are selling them BY the square league, as II
States But l am sure they have no such authority.
Moreover. the institutions, customs and manners
Of . people, ought not TO be too abruptly torn
away Napoleon tried II at Cairo, among people
customed to boDdsge-his object to l6erate. but
he too abrupt and revolt, suoh the world has
never see n was the consequence The very pref
If str et,nlp 4 N npnad tn he
pected New Mexico Is worse OF than Gallo MIA
We have, sir, moral duty to perform We have no
tain has to de rt his ship in storm and leave the
wom~ and children TO perish We have raj duty
and moral right before the country and before God,
to perform LIT us lay over the rrsOlutio week. and
then with cooler heads, We shall know the better how
to meet the solemn duty that is imposed upon u.
ma pAxTes pEMuhs TO THE FLEA
We wee t., adjourn sha adjourn In pet the
Senate cannot be- aotuated by such puere motive
There is no use to cav,l hers any longer We can do
nothing. Besides,t would be better to go home to
constuente and learn Of them their opinions and by
doing 20, when We come together again. shall be
better prepared to act than possibly can be.
He thought that the territories could get for three
months longer well enough-that the picture of the
S. nator of Missouri of California aud New Mexico,
was fancy sketch, and that at he furthest ought
to adjourn on the l4th Of August
MR.. HANNEeAr INDIGNANT
Mr. HANNEcAN denied that he had jumped up in any
spirit OF resentment against the House He was ready
70 adjourn and to stan responsible before God Ind
his country. Nothing could be done for the terrific
ries low, for the vile motives which had induced
gentlemen to stoop low party factious schemes
prolongiDg the debate, would still aotusts
them II anything could be done, It could be done in
a few Gays as we'll as in month. The House by
sn act Of discourtesy unparalleled without even
reading the bill have laid our compromise upon the
pit TO about these Caifor mia claims and the
agents for colleeting them Cooking around for COL
Btnton) | did not leave the Senate on "Wednesday
night and come here in the morning refreshed by q
nights rest in my bed at BONE while the Senate
atOriDg to effect this compromise. II were Senator
OF Indiana, but having my permanent residence here
In Washington docking at Col BetOn) or had Just
returned from . three months tour in the SUNNY
South docking at Mr. Douglsss) would, perhaps, take
readiness to fight all the world for Oregon, and
the 70 desert her Sir to England all she asked
and after dividing ahd disembowelling Oregon he
speaks Of government for her He says too, LET US
ait for something from the House " What guaranty
have We that any compromise will be given! Nond
In conclusion be thought that seven days would be
quite long enough for the business yet to do
Mr.. BRkssE-I withdraw the motion to lay on the
table.
MIR. KING-Move to postpone till Monday.
MIR. BREEsE-I accept the motion.
MIR HArsEcAN-You can't do 1t. The ayes and
noes have been ordered, and tho call began.
The VICE PREsIDENT-By unanimous consent
MIR HANNEeAr-I object, sir. So the question had
to be tak.n on laying on the table-l1 to 81 Lost.
Mr. BREEsE-I move the 14th Of August.
After some conversation between Messrs. King, Han
neesn Breeze and Dayton, Allen and Dix
Mr. Flo appealed that further efforts in view
Of the DANGERS which threaten tho Union that some
further forts yet be made for compromise before
resolviDg upon an adjournment.
MIR. HALL moved that the Senate adjourn. Not
agreed to-20t 2S.
OUR coNsrIruEN1s' OPINION.
Mr. NILEs-A single remark. Mr. President. The
Senator from ssssipIi appeals to our patriotism Is
oustuents will to dfere Mt conclusion. They
H. perhaps think speedy adjournment the only pa
tr otto &C; Of the whole session. (Ha ha. hal And,
sir if stay here much longer, they will forget all
about us. and not know MS when We 60 home We
shall be strangers among them whe. We get back,
CONCLUSION.
MIR JEFFERSON presented the necessity OF doing
something for the territories.
Mr.. MEIcALrE had nj fears of the Union. Whatever
might be done. the Kentuckinns, the Buckeyes and
the Hooehiers will hold IL together.
Mr. HArNEcAN-Yes sir, they will hold 1t together
by cords Of steel
MIR FooTE (aside)-Hooks Hannegan-hooks Of
Shakespeare
Mr.. HANrEoAN-Weli, hooks, then. They will hold
1t any bow-cords or hooks las uoderstood)
Mr. DOUGLASS asked the Chairman on Finance the
stat. Of the appropriation bills.
Mr. ATHERToN presented them ~ requiring good
deal of lsborious buiness-they would have the OWL
list ready by to-morro to report to the Senate The
army bill had not been passed BY the House but he
ought all the appropriation bills might be disposed
Mr.. Az HIsos was perfectly we'll satisfied that
nohirg could be or would be done for any OF the
I, rritories this session.
Mr. TuRS.Y concurred in this view, and spoke in
depreciation Of the abrupt proceedings with the now
in the Hous. to-day
to adjourn the 14th OF August and the Senate
Mt into executive session. suppose, In the
Of Gen. Kearny.
House OF Represe ntatives.
THURSDAY, July 28 1848.
THE TERRITORIES or OREGON, CALIFORNIA. AND nEw
MEIico-FLUTrERAIIos-rH SENATE BILL-As AP-
PEAL OPPOSITION rxPREssED.
MIR. G. d. SMITH asked leave to introduce bills from
the Committee Territories for the orga nixstion Of
territorial govern ments in New Mexico and California;
but pt rmission was denied.
On motion of MIR. Mckay, the House proceeded to
d poee of the business the Speakers table Among
this the bill Of the Senate to establish territorial
goverpm' nts in Oregon, California, New Mexico;
" hicb read by its title.
MT. Borp.-(Who sits nearly in front of the ohsir.)-
Mir. speaker
The Sr.AxrR.-Second readisg Of the bill.
The CLERK. lin clear. firm voioe) " An aot to es-
tabsh rer' itorsl governments In Oregon New Next
90, and slifornia.r
Mr.. S,rPBENs Mr. Speaker
Mr Bo,p - moved to refer the bill to the Commit
tee Of the " hole on the state Of the Union.
MIR SIrppEss-I move to lay II upon tho table.
There were ut least q dozen gentlemen on tptoe
Wishing to say something and the greatest anxiety