The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-20

flaming sword Of state action weuld the South be
Of New Eugiapd7 He put it to his friends Of the
North, IL such be their dsterm nation, do not vote
for it He admired the expression Of a senator,
that the territory was ''deadly fruit" and he
might have added, "h you eat thereof you
,bsn die (" But the Senator ssid, give us q
little; the apple IL death but give . bite 1t 10
forbidden fruit. He for the Union 1t was, but
did wh to tris with the passions of the people
troubled waters He would tel them that he would
vote dollar for the acquisition OF foreign
fitory from which slavery Is 10 be excluded add II
gtntlemsn o. the South vote the appropriation In the
bill with view, tim atey, of producing dissolution
Of the Union let tie responsibility rest upon them
Postpone the question Ii the territory can be
jn without compromisne the honor Of the cou otry.
Then he ud vote for 1t Mr. Stephens then referred
TO the protocol He did not believe that by entering
into 1t, there was honest understanding between
this county and Me x,co. There was, he Insisted,
strong difference between tho protoea and the treaty
IL was int ded q cheat The President set out by
cheating his country, ard ended by cheating Mexico
He cheated 81 40 be cheated the iron In. crest in
Penney he cheated Sc pator Benton he believed
thstbe the groundwork OF trsms ndous cheat and
fraud in his sestioD Of countfy he Mr.
Wimot not to attach the previso to the three million
bill but IL Mr. Wilmot would introduce IL separately
Il would meet his (tbe Presidepts) approval The
fraud Of the Executive 10 unparalleled In any country
MI stephens did not wish TO add psns to the ding
adninis ration; but he would say that it would
quire naster hal to depict It's enormies In sppro
pirate coore He would not vote cent to pay for the
territory until the questions now in agitation
settled Let those Who are for the Union Is IT, de-
that the Pretdent ask the advice Of the Repre-
septati'es his policy ana let u not be supposed
when he has yolved in such misohievous schemes
have only to bow In submisssn q, aud obey his msa
dates.
SLAVERY.
Mr. LAHM, of Ohio, sad that the country had here
tofore been sgitated BY the sNsston Of assry, and
he believed that the psesnt agitation would amusss-
ly be settled and sequiesoed in By the people Who
have always respected the will Of the majority.
Slavery existed In ali the colonies when independsnse
vas declared and the trainers Of the constitutions en-
tered into compounds the subject. He considersd
That he was bound roemny TO respsst III but he did
not recognize the ~iid and guilty phantssy that man
can bold property In man. He took up and viewed
Inc address sgIeed to In In the Senate
and denied the positions assumed by 1t; defending
OHIO nom the imputations upon her, In eonneo-
liz n with other free States
1HE PRESIDENT A VIII MOT pRoviso nAp-pRoop or ~
- nv LIVING
for q few NON. hts to
hr Wimor, who said the gentleman from Georgia.
(Mr Sttpbsns) In the course OF his remarks alluded
TO some CONVEX, alton which bal with the residsnt
OF the United States pending the of this
three million bill, In reference to slavery ensjon
SoBe tins during that tesson, and before bill was
uced, The Pendent either sent for or called
on him. went second time, and the the President
Informed me that the proYisc vas giving him great df