The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-28
Mr. Woepr.np leo.sluaipg ,hs ssn..neel-As 3.

Mr.. WooDwARD concluding the ssntsnoe)-As 1t
ought to be
Mr. srv4RrI said. that fanny set Of States could In
suit aIobsr 1t would be that which would take the
ground that Congress should pass certain sos IL
would be resistsd
the Souhsrn address, he had nothing TO say bat
the gentleman Michigan must certainly bs
that the SoubsrD people almost aaimonsly believe
that Congress power to -sisls,s it 10 pro-
poesd to and in the very the pre-
tents the question And believing this IL cannot be
ssp.c,sd that there should be any other sentiment
among the Southel memb or people, II the ooastitu
ton Is to be VIC stsd and its spirit and provisions
trodden under foot matter Of right, they will
aren't and the gentlsmsn 10 mistaken II he be-
lisvss that there is 9 oivssn in pubic sentiment
MIR. SruARr said that he made that point half
hour ego Gentlemr In looking for the eompromis-
Of the constitution, dsr~gaded It's express pro-
| visions The South have q revolutionary right to
the laws Of COngress-nothing more They have 80
long held controlling influence that It would DO like
the parting Of soui ana body TO give up The lead
who carries the dag OF the Southern States aud
always reGdy for any emergency, proclaimed in the
Senate in ls47 the Why legislation on the sub
ject opposed. 1t is that the South osnnot bear to
zee the scep,re depart from their Judah Mr.. Stuart
objected to the Missouri compromise, AMI TO the Dill or
Douglas. to ten s. sns M Ss
hev. the day not far distant wnen the who
Of Mexico will DO swallowed up In this conntry and II
slavery be perpited to 20 to The territories now t wall
ultimst tpresd to the lsthmus OF Dsrien He
psAted that he believed that Mexico would be- swallow
up because 1t in accordance with the Ia w Of
God that superior nation contiguous to an INFERIOR
would absorb 1t. He Nk1wies objected to the bill Of
Mr. Preston to enable the people OF New Mextco apd
California Gem ned to form constitution and State
| government, and to be sdmtte d into the Union.
| Mr.. GAYLE, Of Alabama sent up an ans ndment
which read declaring that 1t Is the duty Of Con
gress lay of the territories for States that the
| people have right to form governmsnt for them
| selves and that all persons remove thther With
their property He entered into q constitutional ar
susnt show that Con sress pass act for the
people of the ttrrtor es which they cannos pass for
the people Of TIE States and can pass no other but
they authorized TO pass for the people Of the
| Staten. The people live &far of, and 1t Is
not get along without the legislaion OF Congress.
An act to estabieh territorial government for Oregon
WAS parsed 1t is true; but, before this done the
people Themselves had forsled a government. Con
gress gave them governor, mare hal and judges but
tos did not confer upon them additional protection
All that is necessary ir, to declare that the people
have right TO organize q government for their
| purposes. Admitting that Congress has power to
.gsate for the territories they have power to dele
gate original power This cannot be done-sovereign
power resides with the people. Mr.. Gayle expended
the South should be allowed equal patton In
the terIitor CHI have been acquired from Mexico
Mr. Roor, Of OHIO, said that nothing whi,n he could
express woyld sect the minds OF members but he in
tended to tell the free aes why there has not been
action this sutject and Why they not to have
s,hion to revile and abuse. He glorisd in being
FREE soiler He had urged the principle at homo and
slavs States and would prevent this if ne could
There should be no lodging. 30 evasion Inc
people are oarruptsd BY the cour.s Of policy pursued
| and the acquisition Of territory. Tell them that
there is another gold mine to rob, and they would
break up their meetings He did not believe that the
msjority of the Houts want to vote TOR the wilmot
proviro but when they brought vote they caut
| dodge it. He opposed to Mr. frestoa's bill, pro.
posing that New Mexico and California shall form
State. Why, the mileage which the jurors would
charge for going to the court would bring tears In the
eyes Of the gentleman from the city Of New York.
lsuRhter)
Mr. GREELEY was under TODD to say that the gentls-
mans propos ton that subject was calculated to
| bring tears to his eyes.
Mr. Roor replied, that he was glad to think that any
thing he could do would cause the gentleman to shed
tears (Hs! hal There are men from the free States
| who will dive down lowest stay under longest come
.emsn from indiana (Mr Thompson led of, and was
| followed by the gentleman from Philadelphia (Mr.
| Brown) The gentleman from New York, (Mr Muir.
for he The gentleman from Virginia (Air Mo
DeweD made eloquent appeal to Massachusetts, and
asked where Massachusetts was One Of sal
"sbe is kpeelipR like the rest But Mr. Root believed
that Massachusetts, is where she always has been strk
ing for against who AK her assist
in extending slavery He replied to several gentle.
and alluded to the cavalier spirit which had been
invoked. If the Southern men had fault moro
are Cavaliers" and fond of tracing the branches of
the genealogical tree The great OF one branch
into Congress, and another into the penitentiary
lila. ba hal He spoke against the spirit of acqusi.
lion The people have gone to the territos for gold
in any part of Mexico some Of people would 60
there and dig for gold and would be told that they
there Sighting for their rights He had stood up
and 1ebuksd the spirit He bad from the begin.
ming to The end Of the voted dollar for the
cursed war The other day, however he voted for the
ins,sment bill, because had taken tina territory,
and could not give 1t back to Mexico Having scqur-
edit, he was for providing governm' mt which ex
MIR EvAss Of Maryland, was prepared to vote for
almost any bill which not clearly unconstt ution-
al IN order to give the people OF tbs territories gov
srnment. Looking every eide. he beheld great dan
ger to The Union. The bill of the from Vir-
Rinia (Mr PIeston) proposing to erect California In
tSs ma would perceive that the t.rrioris. oonsain
three hundred al twenty.ene thousapd square miles.
It would make six State. as large Is Maryland But
| he would vote fer the bill II he could get better
He intendedto offer plan himself, not for the pur
pose Of government there, but to give
TIE people protection, bv extending them IL =
'imsr to that which 1903 applied to Leuisiaua
II the slave trade we're abolished in the District OF
Columbia, II he Wilmot proviso we're extended over
the territories to here would srill be agitation
the art OF the people OF the North, They will not be
quieted The declaration that they will not bs quiet
ed until the slave trade 10 abolished and tho Wilmot
provso extended Is calculated to deceive. So far
he bad as6ciated with saveh oder. no never one
Of cruelty; but sensitive gentlemen look out
! OF their windows and see negro in msnacss, aud
expend their 'ymra'hes for some iguominious feon.
TT was now nearly four O'Clock, and consequsntiy
| dinner time Before Mr. swans concluded, seven
| eighths Of the members retired
| Mr. LYSpE, Of Wisconsn addressed, not the com.
mittce but small fraction OF it, saying that neither
the North the Seuh has any peculiar right in the
territory The territory belongs to the Union Con-
prs,s have no right to laws to suit either the
| Ntrth or the South. This is the position which he
| took on this question: and it was hi. opinou that
the interests of the territory He believed that Con
gres have the power egslsts for the
| territories and that Congress had never given
thory to the people in the territories to ASSEMBLE and
| organize their own governments.
GENERAL TAYLOR AND THE MARYLAND MINERS -
| A gentleman who accOmpanled Gen TAYLOR from
Cumberland, states that his car as literally way.
| laid by party Of miners in the vicinity Of that
place, who determined to have single sight al
the General In few remarks that he made to
| the m he uttered the following sentiment: -
He said they were the men VINO developed the
wealth OF the country, and added that good roads
! and good laws were all that we wanted tor the
American people knew how to take care Of them
| selves.-Bdlfinore Sun, FEB. 20.
PARTFAN LEaIsIATIoN.The bill to restore the
fees OF the Register and Clerk OF New York city,
CleIk, democratic officer, having tll next fall to
serve, and leaving il applicable only to the Regis