New-York daily tribune., 1849-02-17
HOrsE OF REPRESENTATIVE

The House having organized in the customary
manner. spent some time Ia the consideration Of
dry motions and propositions OF no general importance
AMENDMENT or THE RULEs.
The Report Of The Committee on the Rules OF
the House which was under consideration yesterday
wss then taken up. Mr. WENTWORTH Of IT, proceeded
in ugthy speech 10 denounce the proposed amend
ments.
tie considered the movement to be msneuver de
de.eued shape the rules that the next House, OF
which DE expected 10 be member, might be able 10
shun responsibility in certain matters tie preferred
to let the next House with General Taylor at the head
of the Government take the responsibility OF their own
rules
lie concluded BY moving to Jay the port Of the Com
mlttee on Rules On the table, Which was agreed 10.
THE TARATY.
On motion of Mr. BUTLER OF Pa. the House then
resolved itself into Committee OF the Whole on the
state of the Union Mr. CABEIL OF Fla beirg called 20
the chair and took up the bill making provisions for
carrying into effect the tpulsilons Of the late Treaty
with Mexico
Mr. sTARKwEArHER Of y. Y. then rose and adj
dressed the Committee. dwelling particularly upon the
question OF Slavery 10 the Territories, and con
tending that Congress have power to prevent ts intro
ducton.
VI. WILSON OF y H. followed principally on
the same subject snd advocating similar sentiments
u the course az hs remarks b. took occasion o. psy
handsome compliment - Mr. huLlAAn's recent cN-
preston of liberal feeling toward the North and said
sad that u fully responded on his part he pro
ceeded 70 the state of things at the North with
those existing the Southst the North the condition
Of al that ot labor Children there were mi
formy trained up IN habits ol industry. and early
taught 10 purchase with the t0l Of their own hands
whatever hey might deem requisite for comfortable
and honorable subsistence At the South be went
10 show that the Was far otherwise. Mr WILSON
entered into history Oi The colonization Of the country
IT, kesolutiun and the Slavery question he said there
was slavery perpetustCd IN the Convention which
famed the Constitution and quoted Jefferson aud others
proof oi the assertion. Inc members Of TIE House
listened 10 bis remarks with thsn ordinary stien
ton.
MR. BEnINoER OF Va. next addressed the Com
mitee occupying bis hour principally 10 statement Of
his views upon the ssme subject He felt as deep an
interest In the suhiect be remarked, anybody and
prepared TO support the principles generally enter
tued At the south He proceeded 10 invest gate and
argue the subject la earnest manner. lie replied 10
the remarks of the gentleman from Massachusetts Nr
PLFsEY At the last session ot Congress. respecting
the charming negro boy Incidentally aiming shsfs
the member from Ohio who took - deep Interest
ia the question. Mr. GInDiNes lie $50 took occs
zion o. asssl Massachusetts for her faults she had
allowed the Roman CIhoAc Convent 81 Chsrlrstosn
o. be burnt by mob uotw Ithstaudins her prctnons
10 morals aud religion, she had suffered more lnf iels
% reside ho.tlu than In any other part 90 tne cuun
ny. Peunsy lvsuis, too came for share 81 his DE-
uuncsuous Virgins did not burn Churches Ike the
Quaker City Virginia Was believed II De, notwith-
standing her poor Negro population. the richest com
mGBiiy Ia the world he gave 4 table oi statistics
3sTing Virginia with OaiJ aud other states. show
The Truth OF BIS ssserons he next referred - the
Mexican War and In the course Of bis remarks upon
this topic paid eloquent tribute % the late ARcH
BALD NELI. Who fell iu ihe war. he also alluded @
himself snd O. h. es. - sight, and 10 Mr. ToNFKINss
former s-rcssrs respecting u be spoke 81 another
maddy ~at,r ~heh should be, he observed, tue EN-
orm VI the Wais party.
Mr. BEDGINGER having concluded. on motion
the Committee rose and the House adjourned