New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-24
THINGS In WASHINGTON.
Cop,inued Debate ia the Heuse-speeehes OF
MIR. stanton and Mr.. Thompson-Expiana-
ZION Of Mr.. GIdding--1Ir. " hifneJ's Pacific
RaiIroad-yote In Monroe's Case.

WARRINGTON rlosJf hP4A -
sent you yesterday an abstract OF the debate
vbicb sprung up in the House On Mr.. PAIFREIs
motion for tee appointment: OF Committee 70 IN
ouirs into certain threats Of personal violence made
as,ipst certain members Of Congress. The debate
in The Senate upon Mr.. Senator HALE's resolution
for the bringing in Of bill making the city liable
for property destroyed by MODS which assumed
pretty much the same character as tnsi 10 we
House, you will nave received az reported oy Dr.
HousroS To-day the debate in the House eon'ln-
ned. Nh. sIAxTos Of Tenn. who vas priued VIII
E speech, refusing 70 yield the floor 70 Judge
ROCKWELL Of Conn. who was more desIrouf tnat
the Houie should attend To the bosne's before Il
,hsn listen to wordy hsrsngues from Loco oco
members Mr. STLNTOs made no new points IN
bi,,peech nor gave old ideas any more emphatic
He talked Of the bones which were lying biesched
an the soil common u the North and south, IN OF
ferspt sections Of the Union-of men fallen 10 the
battles OF Independence-but what relation those
hone, had 10 the subject matter before the House
he neglected % inform his audience, or az least
failed m bis attempt - form connection between
The IDEAS res utng from the different circumstances
However something can be psrdoned 70 MI
| g1.Sros's position. He represents District 10
! Tennes,ee almost equally divided between the tFo
great beIhserept parties; ard 1t is necessary Tor
him in order u retain bis insecure hold upon tue
affections Of bis constituency, 20 indulge m more
thsn u.ual talk y Buncombr. Therefore 10 tax o.
the blood shed 10 the Resolution, shed too Tor I'D
erty and Of the sacred compromises oil me Coh
stitution '--compr0ms 10 secure Slavery and u
reconcile such Inconsistencies requires an assu'
rance aud an ingenuity which must inevitably Ell
dear bin to the District he represents.
He yas followed by Mr. ThOsPsOs OF nv. Vno
in a speech of great luency and some talent de
nopsrsted two things list That the same per
SON, who were opposed 20 the extension OF the
prerogative of kings should be equally opposed 70
the extension Of the privileges OF members, al
opinion that every Gays experience no less thau
the argument Of the distiDg shed member, Is TAR
ly confirming %. That there was something 20
be expected even in the illegal proceedings Of a
mob For. if the gentleman was understood ne
Instituted comparison between the mob VINO
without provoca alton and without excuse, assaulted
the premises OF the National Era establishment
night or two since, to toe mob who threw the tea
10 Boston Hsrbor in the days long gone by To DO
him iqsace however he iorbore 10 assert that the
spirit which induced and controlled the twotransac-
ton. was equally commendable, he stopped short
OF the garing folly.
The more sober opinion Of the community here
is this tost the spirit OF Illegal violence which hss
found indulgence, for some days past Ia this city,
has been fed sud stimulated by the speeches IN
doors and out. of Southern Members OF Congress.
Bat yesterday, one OF the Oldest and most respect
sbe-ss well from character as aolliiies-oi the
Loco Foco Members from the South declared ~
the hearing Of many, thst he thought the mob
would have been perfectly Justified in hanging
without examination and without trial the oihcer.
of the vessel within which the slaves were discov-
ered--nay, tina, it would be justified to hang them
now, in cool blood When such sentiments are
expressed and from such quarters, who can won
der st the conduct of irresponsible and overheated
mobsl The Union had better conlure such men
70 fJrbear their maddened hands" ay aud govern
their " msddened" heads, ths to make cOnlura,ion
20 Messrs HALE and GIDDisGs. whose sole efforts
have been directed to the prevention and quelliDg
OF agitation aud tumUlt. NJ HALE's resolution in
the Senate was expressly intended, from its char.
aud necessary operation. to avoid all destruc-
ton OF property by making the desrOyers OF prop
erty liable Ia damages for the amount destroyed.
The same policy was adopted by the State OF Mary
land, after the riots ia baltimore which resulted IN
the destruction Of Mr. RsyERDY JOHss0N's house,
a policy which has proved efsctual ever since
SIR. GiDDI>Gs seized an opportunity today 10 put
himself yecfus IN in regard 10 a misnterpre-
tstlon of his remarks yesterday. He was madeto
say by the reporters that he considered the men
guilty of no moral crime who carried away the
slaves even with the knowledge that they were
committing nillegal act. Buth,s intention clearly
was TO convey the idea tina, no one could be guilt
an Illegal act because all morality was interested
in the proper observance OF Law. This he made
clearer by bis more distinct language today.
Mr. WHlTSEYs scheme for a Railroad to the
Pacific has quite Unexpectedly received In its favor
an approbatocy report Quite Unexpectedly be-
cause those who had examined the subject most
cautiously, were adverse toits adoption, embracing
some OF the most distinguished men OF both parties.
The only opponent 70 the report was Mr.. MAcLAr,
of our city whose objections seem strong and I'm.
snswerable. He made one objection to the pro.
posed bill, that the road was not limited 10 any
certain direction. Ii could be built in any manner
most favorable to the interests Of the originator.
Like the railroads of Pennsy lvania, in whose par
tsl construction 90 much OF the wealth and no lit
tie Of the reputation OF the State was lost IL could
be made TO take any course by which the interests
Of the spectators ia the stock, or owners of the
and could be beat promoted 1t was an anaconda
road it would swallow up in its progress the fair.
est lands the most beautiful sites TOR cities the
finest water privileges. &c making a detour sixty
miles in width, at the pleasure OF the constructor
1t is giant OF exorbItant powers, OF gigantic priv
iieges aud Of dangerous tendencies
This aud other reasoning of the member from
New York, however speclous and even conclusive,
gained in Committee no assent Even Mr. WOOD
WAND, Of S. C., saw no danger in this grant of
power, contendiog that Congress could rightly and
safely grant individual the prveg e Of construct
ing sucn road. while it could not build it Of its
own accord
The bill may not be as fsvorably received in
Congress as II has been ia Committee.
The vote by which Aid. JACKSON lost seat 10
the House, was not a strictly party one. no more
than the vote by which Col MosRoE did not get a
seat This you will have seen. EsBREE, DUsS.
OF Ind, LINcoLs of H. and two other Wings, voted
in direct opposition to SIR. Monroe while HIT LARD,
OF Ala, STEVENS. OF Ga HASKELL, Of Tenn. and
others, remained In hostile silence. But some OF
Mr. MoSRoEs friends are as much surprised at the
fOt0iRy of the Democratic vote against him as az
the partially OF the Wing vote for him. They
counted largely upon aid and comfort from hos
tile quarters; snd It is thought by many that the
Coils argument before the House savored much
too strongly OF such hopes aud vanities he will
be better advised hereafter; aud 10 second can
vass before the people. rely more upon the sympa-
tties OF friends than upon the professions of oppo-
nents
Mr. BArLr said he meant, a. an early day. 20
bring In q bill TO prevent the publication Of ncen-
diarv papers in this District This is the Demo.
cratic doctrine IN relstlon TO the Liberty Of the
Press Ia Mr.. BsfLrs own District there need
be no such restraint Tor not sln2le newspaper OF
any kind IL Published there and letter from there
IN yesterday Intelligence says that not than
one thousand OF the twenty 1--we Thousand people 10
Accomac County can tell the difference between
the English sud Chippewa slphsbeisl