The New York herald., 1849-02-12
House OF Representatives.
WAxuIN0roN FebruArv 10, 1S

House OF Representatives.
WAsHINoroN, February 10, 18i9
THE rERRIroRIEs-A PLAN ov sETrLEMENr.
The Hou.s resolved itself into Committee Cor Of the
the ohar) and took up the bill making appropriations
for certain fortifcetions.
avail himself Of the latitude In committee, and deliver
his views the subject which now sgitsting the
ens
be treated great American qlestion, without
gard party ties and predictions Wsowe, said he
tories Which We soquirsd from Mexico The tr.nsfs.
involved US duty, which We can neither over look
dsregs rd They have been given to rs by treaty
| and We hold possession Of them Our people
gagged gathering the rich treasures which the mines
yield The territory has been forever wrested from the
possession Of Mexico, and never be returned The
treaty binds to pay Mexico nftseR millions to
sume pay the claims Of citizens under former
and pay certain other debts due from Mexico our
citisens, not exceeding three millions Of dollars more
In his judgment, the national honor 10 involved in
making the provisions which the treaty calls FOR ;
and though he differed With other gentlemen
points, he was compelled to say that he can
not to withhold from Mexico that which have
promised her. We have torn this territory from .
fee BILE government and how We, except We break
our faith and resort to repud.Sn refuse 70 pay fos
for the people Whsssysr may BE- thought the claim
to him that the claim Of Texas agsnst tho nitsd
States, rests on stronger ground. He proposed to
autnOr1E0
the Sierra Nevada to form 90 nstutio and to apply
for admission into the Union Is State, with natural
boundaries. He would then suthorise the remaining
part of the territory to be governed % Copgress
prescribe, unless It bs formed into State He pro-
posed to nx she limits Of Texas by cutting off eli north
Pscino He would subject the territory to the oondi.
tions which Texas was admitted VIZ: subject to
subdivision into States leaving the people to admit
NINE. His proposition would dispose Of both Of
those disturbing questions, BY the creation q 90
Texas. He made an appeal to his friends on both
sides Of the House to support the measures to
which he had sdverted. By this arrangement, the
States the size of Massachusets with haroer which,
In the language of naval officer would contain s the
nsves Of the world. The North would get the lions
share Representing, - he did, people among whom
slavery exts and invested by the c,viiised world he
could not surrender their claims Before ne could con-
sent do surrender little Of their right
glory his right hand should forget Its cunning, and his
tongue elsave to the roof Of his mouth the whole
the rights Of the South. He would do ali he could
wards securing the territory, and making 1t perma
nent part Of the national domain He did not regard
may come when the fraternsl feeling which gives the
Union value, may be destroyed; tho time may come
when all OF us cannot say, - nov,
He loved the South, should less II she
the bonds which now bind us together He had never
participated In any scheme Of that kind and never
would. Mr.. Biliard was eloquent throughout his re.
thought.
Mr. Baowr, Of Mississippi, obtained the hsor, but
MIR. VIr1oy who remarked that the next bill after
this the Mexican treaty bill That would open this
whole question. There difficulty really about
committee rise to close the debate In hour and he
esve notice that after this bill shall have been dis
posed Of, he would move to take up the Mexican
The committee rose and the House, after having
adopted resolution to terminate the debate in one
hour, again went into committee.
1HE ISSUES IN THE rREsrDENrTAL ELECTION.
Mr.. BRowN. Of Mississippi. wN understood to say
that he would be called upon to record his vote he
would vote precisely ss he would nave voted last ses
sion, and would nov vote - though NO Prestdential
election bad intervened at all He congratulated his
friends on the ether side and the whole country for
taking the ground which occupied by the candidate
Of the democracy last summer IL the newsllpsr &C.
counts told the truth. the gentleman from Virginia,
who contends that the people have right to
sste the slavery question for Themselves denied this
In Virginia during the canvass.
Mr. PREsTor remarked that he had contended ct All
times, and every where, for the views which he
deavored to express few days ago. He was opposed
to the people regulating 1t In territory bat not In
State. 49, -
Mr. BRowK gave the gentleman due credit for his
ingenuity but the expsnstion did not alter substan-
was to reply the speech Of the gentleman from New
York (Mr. Hunt) delivered the Goth tf Dec- mbsr
last. That gentleman said that the standardization
had been signay repudste in the last elsction an
that the questions which he mentioned we're Ia issue
When, where, and by whom, we're they put In issue
HUNT-by
Mr. BsowN--Was there other party? He under.
that there always two parties to an issue
II these isues had been taken by the ~hg party v,c'
tory would have Gro wued the democratic party The
democrats insisted making the issues embodied "a
the resolutions adopted In Baltimore, but the Whig'
never did.
Mr. HuNr remarked that he always understood the
wbigs were oppo.td to IL.
Mr.. Baows-They did not say so during the presi'
Dental CANVAS they did not make It point on
which the election was to turn They said that all
the old issuss buried. As to wastefu and profit
gate Of the public moneys by the administrstion,
where Is the piocf' No money goes out OF the trea
tury until t Is voted by Congress- aud until Congress
places II at the disposal OF tbs admi Dietratton IL 10
well known that the whi9, vote for all appro pratons
ArEw QUESTIONS ASKED ASswERED
Mr.. BoYpoN-Iu what manner was the money col.
lectsd IN Mexico expended VAST proaigste not!
Mr.. Bnowa-lt was expended in keeping and sub
tistpg brave sod'srs ~h- lighting the battles Of
the country; and u was rghtfulty dspoeei of that
manner lie by no means sgreed that tho President
could 4 ot direct the military comma ndsr to the
mobty. Soppose G- neral scott, at vora Cruz Gap.
tursd eve bubdred thoust dollars in oney had hs
n right to take p0ss.ssion OF IT. A.. but gentlemen
tYy that neither fhV cgfpUaudsr tue PEstA-nt nis