Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-06-10

And the House resolved itself into COMMITTEES Of the Whole
the Of the Union, (Mr ROCKWELL Of Connecticut
in the chair aud proceeded consider the bill making APP
propraons for tie naval service for The year ending June
30, ls49
llr BRoDHEAD said that the bill before the committee
the naval approximation BILL the subject under discus
slavery andhe power Of the Government slavery
in the Territories The two gentlemen who had yesterday die
cused this aeon had by their speeches convinced him that
there gentlemen in the South who held extreme opin
ions this subject lie had heretofore supposed that the
people Of the south with accord maintained the absolute
neutrality Of the General Government in regard slavery
and al must remember with what vehemence the exercise OF
the night Of petition TO Congress on that subject had been
sisted, and what Of dsunon had been uttered II II
should lie allowed This the express ground that the
General Government bad nothing do with slavery, in the
way either Of supporting aboshng The South loudly dis
claimed asking the Government to protect In the Territories.
But now different ground assumed The advocates OF
the Wmoi provo insisted that the Government could and
ought to prohibit slavery In the Territories II both the
power and the duty Of Government DO Now the gem
teman from South Carolina (Mr RHrrr) agreed with them
that Government possessed power the subject la the
Territories bot conended that that power should be exercised
IN uphodng and supporting there There wtre however,
but lew, either in The South in the North, who conended
that the power, If existed ought 70 bo exercised. And
MI D. Rvowed bis position to be in favor Of entire noual
ty in the Government the whole subject Congress gave
the Territories the machinery Of territorial government, and
be for letting the Territories work the machine for them
selves tie admitted that Government had the power but he
did not think II wise 10 exercise It.
Inc gentleman from Virginia (Mr BArLr) conendcd that
the clause IN The constitution respecting he legislative power
OF Congress 10 regard the Territories Of the United States
conferred political jurisdiction. The practice Of the Gov
ernmeDi however, had proceeded an opposite consruc-
ton NJ b. waived any decision Of that question: but con-
tented himself with maintaining the inexpedency Of the Gov
eminent taking any action The subject but Leaving
tey to the people OF the Territories Congress could not
alter the provisions Of the constitution, and he insisted that
he whole matter ought TO be left with the States and the Ter
oes 70 act IN regard TO IL they thought best The Ter
rocs bad no representative 70 vote for them in Congress-
aud be thought ought regard the ancient republican pn-
rpe Of the Revolution, that eemen ought not 10 be CON
uolled by Government in which they had no voice
Mr. u thought the Northern States ought TO re content
with The Observance Of the Missouri compromise Whatever
might have teen the authority that compromise the
rH instance, If il adhered in god faith /, would ope-
rate as and quiet the agaons OF the country
Mr. ~ bad Observed that those who opposed H. and were
lot ne ioeee exclusion Of slavery from the Territories were
oosea % resort io support TO the extreme Of snacsm and
they had certain cachwords which marked them as party
and we've used ar party ends sOne Among these was that
o. 'ree soil What did this mean Had sny nteli-
gbe meaning II could not mean free rocks free sand free
eam u meant any thing II must free government