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eumiugs Of Cave Jnhns n. roa can have MY
uffjuviI Ihut my letters are rpuarly d,ro.ileti
10 uur ems pnsI office, aud " sou do not rert ite
each ooe as IL becomes due. b. sure that the
ibuii lies b tween here and Pittsburgh. snl most
likely with The agent un The railroad from hero
10 Blliimore.
The proceedings in Congress during lhe vel K
have been Interesting. and mdrMiye Of impuf-
lant results. You will doubtless have rnsseH
Ted 10 the attention Of your readers The action
Of the House on "Wednesday last npon the sub
ieci Of Slavery in the new ierriiuries aad in ths
District Of Columbia. In respect 10 the instilu-
ton in this District, the House decided that they
would not consider proposition TO abolish u
there, upon a motion not orgt atng IN the wish-
es, exprt ssed, BY petition or memorial, Of the
people Of the District themselves. They re-
lecled Mr.. Puilry's motion lur have 20 brirg
IN bill for thai purpose, by the vote Of 60 70
%. This is, believe the ground 10 be ussuuia
ed aud maintained by Congress in respect 10
the actual existence Of slavery. BuI believe
thai only shou time will elupsa before the NJ.
Iiunal legislature will bo called upon by the ma.
jurly Of the inhablaGts of The district 10 do
what Nr. p. now asks TO b. done. The Free
Soil Association here are about TO issue an al.
dress in which they will take a very strong and
decided stard for such movement.
On the same day, the House, upon motion of
Mr.. Root. OF Ohio, resolved To aslruci The
Committee on Territories. 10 report bill lur he
organization OF civil governments in both Ter
rIories recently ceded To Us by Mexico. but ex-
cluding from both the institution Of Slavery
After variety Of movements. the resolution
was recently voted upon by yeas aud Gays, and
was adopted ayes lO7 noes GO.ayery large ma
jarily. considering The decided character Of IN
siru.iinns.
10 thrse votes the House expressed two vastly
important decisions the first was thar Congress
would not arbitrarily US IT'S power to abolish
slavery 10 trriury where il has legal exis-
Ience against the wish Of the inhabitants; and
the second was bat its introduction into new ter.
rilories, vet under its care, will not be permitted,
whether the inhabitants desire il or not.
On ,he same day, "Wednesday, came up the
same question. relating particularly to New
Mexico. Mr.. Benton presented the memorial,
we'll known 10 have been adopted by The people
Of that territory in Convention. praying for
civil government. and among other things to be
projected against the Introduction Of slavery g.
among them. very lively and interesting
debate Immediately sprang up, in which Ihe
chief speakers were Messrs. Benlon, Calhoun,
CLAYTON and Hale. The New Mexicans resolved
in their Convention. that Mr.. Benton and MIR.
CLAYTON should be considered their representa-
lives in the Senate.
Mr. Calhoun saiG the memorial was insoent
and ought not TO b. received. This expression
effectual!y riled Mr.. Benton, who forthwith
pounced upon Mr. Calhoun, aud brief slrag
gle took place between them, in which Mr.. e.
was most decidedly worsted.
Indeed the genius OF the great CaroliniaA
stood rabuked before the fierce energy OF the
fierce Missourian,
"AF il is said. Antony's was by Cgsar."
Mr.. Calhoun SCENE cowed and lroubled.-
He talked rambIingy and feebly. He never
brought his sophisms TO a worse market. Mr..
Hale said he was terrified to see democrats OPP
posing this petition. 1t was the very embodi-
ment of the Nicholson letter. The leading
principle Of that letter was, that the people Of
the territories themselves had The sole right to
decide this question Of slavery. Well, here
they had decided il, would democrats now rcpu-
diate their rncipes!-would they now desert
their candidate in his advrrsily!-wouId thew
Kick over the Nicholson plalforml The Peti-
ZION was received, printed and referred 10 the
Committee the vote of 33 to Ia.
The chances for Douglass bill for the admis-
sion Of California and New Mexico as one state,
are diminishing. | think that he has spoiled
them altogether by the amendment which he
offered on Wednesday, TO the effect that the
Judges, district altornies, and marshas whom
Mr.. Polk shall appoint under the bill, shall form
a board, whose duty il shall be to divide the
whole territory Into election districts, each OF
which shall send one delegate TO the Convention
for framing Constitution for the State. All the
white inhabitants, and such Of the Mexicans as
have been made citizens by the eighth article Of
the treaty, shall have the rightof yoting. The
plain design Of this amendment is TO throw into
the hands of the present Executive the making
of the Constitution under which the new State
is to come in. Should the bill not pass ill the
third of March, and very likely if passed at all,
il would not be until thai day. Mr.. Polk will
have his appointments all ready, and before
midnight his batch of officials would be on their
way with their secret instructions and ample
means to carry them into etfect TO pack just
such Convention ms Mr.. Polk and his allies
would ask for. Nothing of the kind will be
done.
An effort will be made with the Senate to
transfer all matters relating TO these territories
from the appropriate committee TO that on the
iudiciory, The reason being thai the latter COM
miuee is perfectly Sound and reliable, being com!
posed of majority Of sIaSehoIding democrats.
It may succeed.
Major Cass is to go TO Rome as successor to
DR.. Martin. The MAJOR is a COED fellow, and
will enjoy himself al Rome for few months
It is calculated, I suppose that Gen. Taylor, out
Of consideration FOR his father, will lei him stay
longer. | do notknow how that will turn OUT.
As as(eIlow campaigner, congratulate him On
his good luck. JUNIUs.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l6, I849.
Neither House has been in session 10 day,