The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-15

ing Mr.. Hale as afhated with such men as Henry 4.
Wright, whose avowed object to break down this
Constitution and this Union. Surrender this valua-
BILE territory! No, sir never. He was decidedly in
favor Of the motion for committee and argued in its
support.
of Mason and Dixons line-his great object to be an
amicabe adjustment of this dihicuty-hence, the
motion he had made. He would be glad II this ques-
on could be settled now, but thought it could be judi
cisusly postponed till after the Presidential election
THREE TIMES.
Mr.. HALE rose again.
MIR WEsTcoTT-I raise point nf order. No Sena-
tor shall speak more than twice the day the
same question, and the Senator from New Hampshire
has spoken three times. fl.t
MIR HALE Only twice, sir.
Question put. Mr. Hale allowed to go on.
Mr. Hale rose to answer the charge that he is ai-
troy the constitution and the Union.
MIR. FooTE rose to explain
MIR. wEsrcorr, (aside) -There--there, we shall have
Mr.. BUTLER, (aside)-Can't you stop them,
Mr.. WEsrcoTr-No; want to have aspeech myself,
by and by ...
Mr.. HALE Il am sorry if my remarks give pain to
the Senator from Florida.
Mr.. wEsrcoTr-very much very much, assure
you.
VOICE. would like to have a chance at him
Mr. HALE-The CONSTITUENCIES of the Senator satisfies
me that he Is originally from the North Going az
length in reply to Mr.. Foote,
HALE STORM.
Mr. Foorr asked If the gentleman was not the cham.
pion of the abotonists in the North and does not
expect TO be nominated by the Buffalo convenlon,
he is, we shall have Hale-storm with vengeance
(Ha ha ha . = =. 3.
Mr. HALE-That depends altogether upon how 1t is
footedup He then proceeded to show that he did not
belong to the Henry C. Wright faction but to the con-
seryatiye aboltionsts, who wished to preserve the
Union by falling back upon the old platform of the
constitution. u
With some further conversation between Mr.. Foote
MT Wrsrcorr took the floor He had no fears Of the
Union He had fears of the Wilmot proyiso-for,
even If passed have President who will give it the
veto This excitement upon the question would waste
itself in the Presidential election He in favor of
committee and If nothing could be done, the
President would be empowered as In the case Of tor
da to establish temporary government over the new
territories till Congress should meet again.
Mr.. NILES was glad to hear the Union was safe, He
was opposed to any compromise on this question He
did not believe 1t would be settled this session IL
could not be done by this Congress IL must be set
tied by the people In the election Of new Congress
Let the people be heard it. II you pass this pro-
posed compromise, the members voting for 1t may be
burnt in eigy when they 60 home; and the act will
not be binding in thdcase Of admitting Missouri as
n state These are but territories and they will still
he open to legislation He would submit TO be voted
| down but he would never assent to an act by which
one inch Of territory shall be stained by hu
| man slavery All that should be done this session
would be to give to the President the temporary 60
yernments for the territories In the interval to
/ the next Congress- as was done In 1903