The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-25
INTELLIGENCE By the MAILS,
WASHINGTON, July q, 1879.
The Territorial Ba-Merico Mr. Polk and The

WASHINGTON, July q, 1855.
The Territorial BiA-Merico Mr. Polk and The
Whig House Of Representatives.
There was short, sharp, discursive and htful
debate, yesterday, on Mr.. Clayton's territorial
bill. II will be continued Tomorrow, and will
terminate on Wednesday, If not before. The test
vote, yesterday, on Mr. Baldwin's motion 10 strike
out all alter the 2Nh section OF the bill, as 70
extend the laws over Oregon alone, was IL ayes
to ~ noes-two senators, Webster and Camer0o,
being absent This large majority may be r. garded
as indicative OF the success OF the bill in both
houses. Two out of the New England senators
voted against the amendment-Phelps, of Vermont,
and Atherton, OF New Hampshire. Both 4,
Wisconsin and Michigan senator's voted tori,
The bill, coming from the Senate with a ma
jority of twenty, will probably pass the House
without difficulty, if it be vigorously pressed; but
the longer the delay the greater will be the chance
vi us oeieat One OF the main elements OF
weSk k consists IN the support OF Mr.. Calhoun
ana ms trends do not say that this should be
SO, sui That II Is so aud perhaps Mr.. Calhoun
himself Is partly to blame Tor it. In whatever
lght ms views on the slavery question may1,
regarded by himself, by the great body Of the peo-
| pie OF the North they are considered as immo-
derate and extravagant Any settlement of THIS
| question, then, that meets his concurrence wilbs
regarded with suspicion by his opponents All
tnc very TACT that the bill has Mr.. CdlhOm'sle-
| qulescence VIII strengthen the hands of Mr. Van
| Buren,.
A question was raised yesterday by Mr.. Corwin
| as 10 the manner IN which the case OF slavetl
the new territory could be brought before the Su-
preme Court Tor decision. BY the rules of that
court, no suit can be brought before it which in
wolves sum less than two thousand dollars. No
slave 10 worth that sum, and therefore Mr.. Cor
| win desired TO be informed to the mOdeln
| which suit was to be brought up to that tribunal
understood Mr.. Phelps to reply, that the con-
sttulon gives the Supreme Court jurisdiction over
the question involved, 1t must give the right to
take cognizance OF all matters necessary TO bring
IT to misunderstanding very loose and indeff
mite dlctum Tor lawyer TO utter.
Mr. Doyle, the British charge In Mexico, ana
| Messrs. Macintosh and Thornton, are working
hard TO advance the interests of their government
In that distracted country Mr. Clifford is not the
man to counteract their designs. He ID not at all
| versed IN diplomacy, and IN an encounter wita
such practlsed nriguants ne will be utterly power
less. There are two men in this country
| Their of whom would be admirably fitted for he
post at present filled by Mr. Cliford-Genera
Shields and Caleb Gushing. There is no man IN
America so popular with the Mexicans as Genera
| Shields, and he would therefore be just suitedt
| the present crisis OF affairs in that country. Al
though General Gushing Is not as well known or
| SO well liked In Mexico his great shrewdness and
ability would make HIM, nevertheless, most
| efficient minister.
| The two parties in the House have, tor the last
few days, been engaged IN very psatry struggle.
Inc WhiSb nave ltiscfteu III INC CIVIL dhu uiPOuId-
tic bill appropriation ofsome fifty thousand dol
| lars for the improvement OF the harbor at Savan-
| nah. The Presidents views on the subject of
such improvements, are well known, and 1t is pro-
bable that the wings did not seriously intend to
persist IN inserting an appropriation which had no
business whatever in the bill; but Mr.. Polk IN a
puerile and Wanting spirit, declared, beforehand,
that il the bill was presented to him with such an
item embodied, he would veto it lift were even
the last day Of the session. This silly threat had
us natural Effect in inducing the wings to persist
in proceeding which the folly OF Mr.. Polk can
ton will, no doubt, be stricken out in the Senate,
| and so the bill will be returned to the House, and
passed-a small affair, both on the part Of the
President, and Of the majority OF the House. Mr.
Bayley declared IN his place, that he doubted If
| any member authorized to state that the Pre-
sldent would veto the bill In the event OF It's oon-
| tanning the obnoxious appropriation. However
this be, Mr. Polk certainly did declare his deter
| mination to do so. l have the statement from I'M
| questionable authority. GALvHrsrs