New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-11
THINGS IN WASHINGTON.
The best Abolition speech Of the senson-hlr.
Uatc's Position-Acticn in the senate on
- Motion of Judge Butier-Specch of MIR.
In,



Correspondence of The Tribune.
WAsHINGToN, Saturday July -.
The best Abolition speech made in Congress this
session was delivered Yesterday in the Senate by
Mr.. Johnson of Ga 1t is but fair, however to oc
knowledge that he had not sufficient astuteness to
discover the purport and inevitable tendency OF
his Speech unless he was secretly DESTROYS to give
10 the question Of the age more vitality than its
protested advocates are able to furnish it with.
Re conteudel that every acquisition Of territory
by the United States whether by conquest or
cession. most &C nccesstiat rel be accompanied by
the Extension of Slavery If Canada should be
coded 70 us by the British Crown, Slavery ,Pso
f1cf0 would be extended over It,
| This was his doctrine so far as II was intelhgl-
bic Mr.. CALHOUN, who seldom suffers himself 10
be taken by surprise, seemed somewhat puzzled,
and more than usual cOgltailve.
In the course of his remarks, Mr.. JOHNSON al
uded to Mr.. Hale as the Representative OF the
District OF Columbia. In briei reply, Mr.. HALE
said that he held his seat by the election OF the
Legislature of New Hampshire. 1t was as good a
title as any Senator could claim. And he would
tell the Senator from Georgia that he represented
a State of Freemcn: 80 no slave brcathed Its ar-nO
enemy ever impressed his footsteps upOnits soil.
Everybody acknowledges, even those most nd
dicted % the interests OF Slavery, that Nh HALE
boldly maintains his exposed posltoninthe Senate.
To-day the prOpagandifts IN the Senate received
partial check After debate Of two hours,
Judge BUTLER resolution to add two to the Com
mittee ON Territories lost by a vote of p to Il.
Among the NEGATIVE votes were DIX, HANLIN,
BRADBURY. NILES DoDGE and WALKER OF Wis.
all Locos Had the vote been declared in the
affirmative two Members would, in all probability,
have been placed upon the Committee favorable
10 the Extension of Slavery to the newly acquired
Territories. The whole Southern vote would have
been given probably in favor Of two such which
vote, with the votes of ALLEN, DICKINsoN and
some one other ldoubilessl attainable vote, would
have given a preponderance in the Committee
deadly hostile to the Proviso. Senator CLAYTON
of Del was not present to vote SPRuANcE voted
against the proposition.
Mr.. DAVIS of Mass. made an able and lucid ex
position of his views against the implied tolerance
of Slavery in the Oregon Territory. 1t was impos
sibe for any one to adduce any very original argu
ment against the measure so exhausted has the
subject become by frequent discussion m and out OF
the Senate But Mr.. DAVIS fortified the old posi-
tons with additional strength, and exposed IN
clearer light the weakness of his adversaries.
| For all this he will he met with the more oblo-
GUY by those at home who abor at finding his faults
and shut their eyes to his virtues
MI HALE forebore, from feeling OF msgnanInity,
/ 10 aude 10 Mr.. JOHNsONS positOn-the mere t0cnm
fencHS of WIN c. DAWSON, temporary appontee oil the
Governor against the political opinion OF the Legislature