New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-25
yRw.yoRK. TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL Is, is4s
THINGS ~ WASHINGTON.
Continued Debate in the House--peeches OF
1ir. stanton and Mr.. Thompson -Explana-
ton Of Mr. Giddi1gs-Mr. W hitney's Pacific
Baiiroad-yote In NIonroe's Case.

Correspondence Of The Tribune
WASHINGTON. Friday, April q.
| sent you yesterday abstract OF the debate
which sprung up in the House on Mr.. PALFRsf
motion for tee appointment Of Committee TO IN
q0ire into certain threats Of personal violence made
against 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 mobs, which assumed
pretty much the same character as that In rue
House. YOU will have received as reported by DR..
HousroS To-day the debate in the House contn-
ned: Mr.. STASTON Of Tenn. who was primed with
q speech, refusing 10 yield the floor TO Judge
ROCKWELL OF Conn. who was more deslrous that
the House should attend 10 the business before u
tan listen 70 vordy hirsngues from Loco Foco
members Mr. SrANTOS made no new points IN
his speech. nor gave old ideas any more emphatic.
He talked Of the bones which were lying oleacned
IN the soiL common 10 the North and South, in diff
fereut sections Of the Union--Of men fallen IN the
battles Of Indepeude what relation those
homes had TO the suhectms,ter before the House
be neglected b inform his audience, or at least
failed M his attempt 20 form connection between
the ideps resutng from the different circumstances
However something can be psrdoned TO Mr.
STAaxOSs position. He represents District 10
Ter ksee almost equally divided between the t@o
greAt belligerent parties and 10 IS necessary Tor
him in order 70 retain bis insecure hold upon the
affections Of his constituency, 10 indulge 10 more
tbap usual talk TO Buncombe. Therefore 20 talk OF
the blood shed in the Revolution, shed too for lib
erty and Oft sacred compromises OF the Con
stitutiOn '-cOmpr9m 10 secure Slavery and 10
reconcile such Inconsistencies requires an assu-
rance and al ingenuity which must inevitably en-
L. 49, - har saTfe
He vas followed by Mr.. THOMPsOS Of KY. who,
in a speech of great iuency and some talent, de
monstrated two things: lsi. That the same per
sons who were opposed 10 the extension OF the
prerogstive Of kings should be equally opposed to
the extension of the privileges OF members, an
opinion that every Gays experience, no less thsn
the argument o. the distinguished member, IS far
ly confirming. Cd. That there was something 20
be expected even in the Illegal proceedings OF
mob For If the gentleman was understood, he
instituted comparison between the mob, who
without proyOcaton and without excuse, assaulted
the premises OF the National Era establishment
night or two since, 10 the mob who threw the tea
ia Boston Hsrbor in the days long gone by. To DO
him Justice however be forbore 10 assert that the
spirit which induced and controlled the two transsc
tons was equally commendable-he stopped short
of the q airing folly.
The more sober opinion Of the community here
is this tnst the spirit OF illegal violence which has
found indulgence for some days past, 10 this city,
has been fed and stimulated by the speeches, in
doors aud out, of Southern Members OF Congress
Bat Yesterday, one of the Oldest and most respect
sble--as well from character as abities-oi the
Loco Foco Members from the South declared In
the hearing of many, that he thought the mob
would have been perfectly justified III hanging,
without examination and without trial, the officers
of the vessel within which the slaves were dlscov-
ered-ngy that il would be justified to hang them
-, blnoil When sucl sentiments
expressed and from such quarters, who can won
der at the conduct of irresponsible end Overheated
m0bsl The UniOn had better con ure such men
ID f1rbear their maddened hands, ay, and govern
their 'maddened" heads than to make conJura,lon
TO Messfs HALE and GIDDlNGs, whose sole Efforts
have been directed to the prevention and queHing
Of agitation and tumult Mr.. HALEs resolution 10
the Senate was expressly intended, from it's char
acter and necessary operation to avoid all destruc-
tion OF property by making the destroy ers OF prop
erty liable in damages for the amount destroyed
The same policy was adopted by the State of Mary
land after the riots in Baltimore which resulted IN
the destruction of Mr. REvERDY JoHSsoSs house
q policy which has proved eiiectua ever since.
Mr. GIDDINGs seized al opportunity today TO put
himself rectus IN cuT7d in regard to mislnterpre
tation OF his remarks yesterday. He was made TO
sav bv 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 anillegal act Buthls intention clearly
was to convey tue idea that no one could be guilt
less of a moral wrong who perpetrated knowingly
an Illegal act; because all morality was interested
In the procer observance of law. This he made
clearer by nis more distinct language to-day.
Mr.. WBIrsEYs scheme for Railroad TO the
Pacific has quite Unexpectedly received IN favor
an spprobat0ry report. Quite UNEXPECTEDLY De
cause those who had examined the subject most
IN adOptiOu en- brGfIQg
some of the most distinguished men OF both parties
The only opponent 10 the report was Mr. MAcLAY,
of our citv whose objections seem strong and un.
answerable. He made one objection TO the pro.
posed bill, that the road was not limited to any
certain direction. 1t could be built In any manner
most favorable 10 the interests OF the originator
Like the railroads OF Pennsy vania, in whose par
tial construction so much OF the wealth and no nj
tie of the reputation of the State was lost 1t could
be msde 10 take any course by which the Interests
of th, speculators ia the stock or owners of the
land could be best promoted. 1t was an snscouda
.oad: it would swallow up IN its progress the fair
est lands the most beautiful sites for cities, the
finest water privileges. &c. making detour sixty
miles in width at the pleasure of the constructor
Il is giant of exorbitant powers, of gigantic priv
ileges snd Of dangerous tendencies.
This and other reasoning Of the member from
New York however specious and even conclusive,
gained in Committee no assent. Even Mr. w GOD.
WARD, offs. C.. saw no danger IN tnls grant OF
power. contending that Congress could rightly and
safely grant an individual the privilege of construct
ing such road, while it could not build it Of its
own accord.
The bill may not be as favorably received In
Congress as II has been 10 Committee
The vote by which Aid. Jackson lost seat IN
the House. was no; a strictly party one, no more
than the vote by which Col. MoSRoE did not get q
seat. This you will have seen. EMBREE, DUSS,
of Ind. LINCOLN Of H., and two other Wings, voted
IN direct opposition 70 Mr. Monroe; while HILLIAkD,
Of Ala, SrEvEss. of Ga, HASKELL, OF rena. and
Others, remained in hostile silence. But some OF
Mr. MoSROEs friends are as much surprised at the
i0faliiy Of the Democratic vote against him as At
the partality OF the Wing vote for him. They
counted largely upon aid and comfort from Dos
tile quarters and It is thought by many that the
Coils argument before the House savored much
too strongly of such hopes and vanities. de VIII
be better advised hereafter; and In a second can
vass before the people, rely more upon the symps'
thies of friends than upon the professions OF opPo-
nents
Mr. BAYLY said he meant, at an early day to
bring in bill 70 prevent the publication oil lncen'
disrv papers in this District This Is the Demo
ratio doctrine in relation 10 the Liberty OF the
Press! In Mr BAYLY's own District there need
be no such restraint for not single newspaper oil
any kind is published there and letter from tneTe
in yes,erdays Ineiigenoer says that not more than
one thousand of the twenty-five thousand people IN