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COY. MCDOWELL.

Potomac the intelligent correspondent OF the
Baltimore Patriot in sketehing the proceedings in The
House Of Representatives on Friday last, thus no
tees the speech of Gov Mcdowell:
"Mr. Turner, of Illinois, obtained the floor, and
made speech on the question of slavery or nc
slavery in the newly acquired territories His
speech $3.50, and attracted but little attention.
But after him rose Governor Mcdowell, of Vir-
GINA, who made such speech, on the same terri
torial question, as has seldom been listened to in
that or any other legislative hall Ii thrilled all
hearts and bahed in tears many manly &heek-
The Governors manner is eloquent his language il
chaste and sclassie, while his sentiments are con.
sentative and patriotic. The whole House was
spell-bound by his patriotic earnest and persuasive
appeals 10 all sections Of this blessed Union to bear
and iorbear with each other like patriotic brethren
OF the same great Republican family, for the good
OF the whole. He set out by remarking, that he
was ready 70 support a bill for the government OF
the newly acquired territories similar to the one
proposed to he Senate by the Senator from Illinois,
lMr Douglass, or the one offered in the House by
his kinsman and colleague tAIr. Preson.l
He alluded to the almost insurmountable difficult
ties encountered BY The fathers of the Revolution TO
their hardships and tolls and suerings with Wash
ington at their head-o the great and noble achieve
ments oblained-to the formations and adoption Of
the Constitution, and 10 its compromises allowing
the pigmy Slate of Delaware TO be equally repre-
sented in the Senate of the United States with The
colossus OF States New Yofk-io the sacrifices Of
Virginia for the good Of the whole Union-to the
stand In the cause of freedom which Massachusetts
and Virginia took, side By side, and shoulder to
shoulder-to The eloquent and powerful voice in
freedoms cause OF the elder Adams and 10 The warn
ing voice Of the immortal Washington, and then
he appealed % all sections to stand BY each other
and 70 stand up all together for the honor, renown
and preservation Of this mighty Union He pic
tured, in vivid colors, the consequences of rebel
lion among the slaves OF the South, which should
be set on BY the interference Of those freed of slave
~, and which should cause the blood Of the people
OF the South ID flow upon their own soil and at their
own fresides, and proclaimed that that blood would
like Abels cry from the ground for revenge. and re-
venge would follow upon The perpetrators Of that
dreadful deed though il should drain every remain
ing drop OF blood c6ursing in Southern vein.
So enrap,ured were the members Of The HopseS
that when the Governor had spoken his hour troaph'
they paid him the high compliment never before
paid butto one man, John Quincy Adams. OF mnoni-
nionsy requesting him TO Ego on He most polite-
" bowed 70 the House for the marked Compliment.
and went on with his speech He spoke, in all an
hour and twenty minutes. II was speech 10 be- 70
membeTed BY al who had tic good fortune 10 listen
70 IL 10 sentiment II cofresponded with the speech
es which have been delivered upon The same vexed
question BY Messrs. Thompson. Of Indiana Taylor.
q Ohio, Prestonsfof Virginia, and Thompson, Of
Kentucky.