New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-28
THINGS IN WASHINGTON.
Something Nearly Done in the House-speech
ofa Member from >outh Carolina OF Mr.
johnson i'm the senate.

Johnson III tue Ctntits
Correspondence Of The Tribune
WAsHINCroN "Wednesday July "
Here is the thermometer at 100 in the shade
and Members Of Congress shouting away as If
their lives depended upon their much talking.
There was a chance to day for the perfection Of
some business in the House. Col. WESrwoRTH
moved that all debate on the Oregon Territorial
bill should cease at O'Clock aud his motion was
carried by two majority. Immediately, the whip
pers in Of the Loco Foco party stirred themselves
ia their duty, and brought Ia some halt dozen.
4 motion 10 reconsider vas then made aud carr led,
not By an exclusive Democratic vote, but With the
assistance OF some dozen Wings who wish tor an
opportunity 10 make speeches, as It they could not
speak on other questions with AS much relevancy
10 the subject OF debate as they will on this Two
Of the Wings voting with the L0cUs have already
talked more than any other two OF the party this
session.
Outsiders and those at a distance may be anxious
to know how so much defamation can be got of /;
upon what principle, such an amount Of words can
be produced. II they were present aud saw how
often the glasses OF members we're filed during the
process OF speaking they would easily 'erceive
that the principle was, ciRdmWs propelled By ca-
ter-a curious contradiction in physics, but not IN
Congress.
How long will this Congress abuse the patience
OF the people, and refuse 70 adjourn The Wing
majority in the House is not responsible They
have twice voted to adjourn, aud been twice de-
feated by the political majority in the other House
the Senate. 1t IS the Senate that should be held
responsible by an indignant people Tor protracted'
unnecessary and expensive session.
When this House had resolved itself into Com
mittee OF the Whole, the successor of Mr.. BLAc X
OF ;. &. made a sPeech-a maiden speech, and so
il had better remain. There seemed some pro
"a. fha m hs su.arh bnpQuSp his
election is to come off III it comes of at all in one
or two months The subject was Slavery, of
course.
The debate on the Compromise continued in the
Senate. Mr.. REyERDY JOHNSON made long
speech in the course OF which he declared be was
shocked that the gentleman from Ohio Me- COR
wINl had by words not direct but indirect re
aected upon the present constitution of the SUI
preme Cour,. He was shocked that such lmputa-
tOns should have been made In the Senate OF the
United States, or in any decent body.
Here Mr.. CoRwIy arose and inquired of the
Senator from Maryland what were the words he
had used which made the Senator so indignant
| He asked the Senator to repeat them.
Mr.. JOHNSON could not recollect them lie
thanked God, he could not.
! Mr. CORwIY-/sotto r0ce J." Then you had bet.
ter not speak OF them"
Mr.. CoRwIS alterw ard took the floor aud stated
what he had said. He had cast no imputaton up
on the character or conduct oil any member Ol Tue
| Supreme Court. He entertained as high opinion
OF the honor and abilitiesol them all as the Senate
/ from Nd could entertain, and he was unwilling the
remarks OF the Senator from Nd. should go abroad
uncontradicted He had said that the members o
! that ightribunal coming from the South, were JUS
| as likely to be Influenced as Southern Senators by
the opinions in which they had been educated on
the subject of Slavery. BY this, he certainly ha'
intended nor conveyed reproach nor imputatlon.-
His object in abiding to the Supreme Court hat
been 10 prove that it was no better constituted
than Congress tor the ultimate decision Of tn,
question OF Slavery
Mr BADGER of n c. followed Mr.. JOHNSON
making the sixth Senator from Slave States who
| have thought it necessary 10 reply to MIR. CoRwiN
/ Whether he demolished the sixth part OF Mr.
| CoRwIss argument, did not learn.
| Mr. CROwELL Of Ohio, having succeeded among
mang many claimants, in obtaining the toor pro
ceeded to deliver a fervld, indignant speech
against the abuses OF Slavery. HIS language a
times verged rather on tue poetical, as Tony WEI
LER would say, and at other times was rather toe
decided in expression. The speech was Listened
10 attentively. Mr.. CRowELL has a strong voice
end modustes it better than speakers IN the House
! generally.
Mr.. CRowELL designated Mr.. GIDDlNcs as hi
venerable colleague compliment always o
doubtful character, and as respects Mr.. GIDDiN0
perhaps not very applicable. Mr.. GlDDIsGs's ag'
! hardly entities him to the epithet OF venerable
The word however, may have more general sig
nficaton, and apply to moral or intellectual attn
bntes liz NAV have been intended by Mr.
! CRowELL and in such respect deservedly.