New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-10
Caldwell on Northern Neutrality-suspicious. of
the Nfsht session-Speech Of Butler Kings
successor-The Underground Railroad-A
NafuraI 11au,s Talk.


successor-The Underground Railroad-A
Natural Mans Talk.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Friday, June T.
The speeohifying was led off in the House this
morning by Mr. CALDWELL of Ky. His speech diff
iered in one particular from all the other Kentucky
speeches Of the Session All the rest sounded very
like mere rehashes of the stamping on the the Con-
ventional question, full were they Of topics and
facts purely local. This has been too prevalent
habit in Representatives from other Southern and
Southwestern States who seem to be capable Of
comprehendng nothing wider than the narrow in
teresu of their own little Buncombes. Such men,
tits hardly necessary to say, have mistaken their
calling in coming here to legslate for the multifa
rous interests of our wide spread cOnfederacy.
There was one point in Mr.. CALDwELL's speech
worthy Of special notice. He expressed himself
as utterly desparing Of help for the South from the
Northern members of his party. He appealed to
the Wing side of the Hail. to say whether their
chief hope was not in the Northern Democrats, to
sustain them In their issues on the Slavery ques
tion and whether they did not utterly despair of
aid from the Southern Whigsl
What a pity this is not true! wish il were.
Then indeed should begin to hope. IL there
has been any fresh indication Of danger to the
South from the professors OF Democracy, as body
confess have not been able to detect It, although
have been pretty attentive observer OF Con-
gressional events or exceptions Mr.. CALDWELL
might have thus spoken-honorabe exceptions
such 90 there are in Congress- bat it doing great
injustice 10 bis political allies as q body. l repeat
that only wish il ,ce'e true.
The speaking OF the night session was led of by
Mr. JACKSON OF Ga. successor TO I. BUTLER KING.
He came quite up 10 the expectations OF his friends
to what every body expected Of him, in consid.
Grafton Of the circumstances uader which he came
here. OF course, he had to be very severe upon
the Caliiornians. Hence he charscterizes them as
'squatters,' &cl be was extra.ultra. His father
bad fought in the Revelation, bad the father OF
the gentleman from New.YoSk joan A. KING)
and had left him q dying admouitoS % stand by
the Union; and he meant % obey it. He was
ready 70 hght, II peed be Mr.. JACKSON gave
quite an encouraging narrative In regard 10 the
sroeress OF "underground railroad mausgers." he
complained that number Of slaves had escaped
from Georea, and he even went so far as to read
letter from one Of his constituents, who, It seems
offered a reward Of two hundred and nifty dollars
i for the recovery of his " chaitel' IN vain The
reason assigned by bis "agent was that when
he called upon an officer OF the law 10 ares. the
fugitive. he replied that he dare not do 1t. That
he never could be appointed 10 Office again II be
should sssist "a the return OF runaway slave.
This is certainty encouraging Would Il were the
case everywhere! Then would the time have
arrived wheutho officers Of the law would resigR
rather fkassUtey as urged so eloqnentiy BY hey.
M BKEcEfR 10 bis recent speech in your city,
As write, Mr. DURKEE OF Wisconsin il making
tie closns spsech Of the evening. He is a plain
nap with DO pretensions % oratory, having been
engaged all bis life in mercantile pursaitsi bat has
remarks are being listened to with great respect