The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-18

oOurbo OF preeont Is outrageous ana
Unconstitutional and not whit better than that Of
brigsnd or Charles H., to whose history he referred.
he pictured our proepects and happinessthe Oregon
question settled and Texas annexed With No ter
ritory to contend about any longer-our career of
gltry might have been onward and upward. No.
thing the foul spirit OF the Internal regions could
and apgressions which followed by the act Of the
Executive He referred to the talk about expungipg
unconetitutiopaly brought ON the In his vsw,
IL would be long time before that solemn truth would
be eapunssd. He would never vote dollar towards
excluded. Mexico had been properly denominatsd BY
Senator, the forbidden fruit, and yet that Senator
took bite Of It, He replied to the Presidents argu-
msnt relative to the protocol recapituang tho cheat
which the President had praosed BY fraud and decep-
ton on the Oregon question, ON Mexico on Senator
Benton. and on MIR. Wilmot, whose proviso he had
once promiied TO approve, and lastly and above a
the American people.
day, and all listened to the eloquent and thrilling
speech Of the distinguished from Geor.
gia with marked attention.
me-. LAIN. OF Ohio, followed, and surveyed the
Northern eide Of the question Of ssvery He quoted
several British ats and legal decisions and
troveited the assumption that slaves are property
expatated upon the state Of the slave
at the South. and opposed the movements snd princ
pies Of the abolitoniss This party had the
believed they we're the instruments of soms good and
much evil He replied to the Southern address which
had recently been put forth. M l. having concluded,
Mr. McClelsnd, Of Michigan, obtained the floor but
yielded to
MIR. wrLMor. Of Pennsylvania, who detailed . con.
vereaon which he held With President Polk two sss-
sions ego, in which the Presdsnt spoke Of the three
million appropriation to effect pssce with Mexico,
and the with that slavery rsstriotion clause
ehoud attached to the BILL The President that
conversation. assured the speaker, that be would
introduce . JOINT rssolution containing tbs proviso
that slavery should exist in territory which
might he acquired from Mexino, IL would DO accepts
BILE to Mississippi and he urged him to bring II
forward In that form. Mr.. Wilmot said he regretted
that the matter had been alluded to- simply because he
did not wish be considered q retailer Of private con-
situations for any other reason He was not dis
poeed to shun nsbiity and he concluded bsfors
God, this su bss ntially what the President said
Mr. McCLELLArD nov resumed the hoor, and p7o
ceeded with speech Of some ability chiefly upon the
slavery question and it, .istory in connection with
the Northwestern territory question He stated his
objections the compromise bill Of the last session. and
eaid that the southern members cunningy devised
bills for the new territories so IS to avoid decisive
vote by Congress prohibiting slavery there.
Mir. THOMPSON, Of Kentucky, spoke for an hour de
cusspu the tariff and slavery question: sscbs wing
the dead Bank and foreshsdowing that shs inconing
sdIap,,trah,n wsuld .stisfy the people with regard
TO NJ tbese great questions He wM opposed to the
abolition Of slavery In the District Of Columbia He
uictri.d the consequences which. he b'nsved would
ipi viteoy .ntue, ard probou nees zoe proposition
prspos.erous He discussed the territorial question,