The New York herald., 1850-02-22

bssn, to AFFORD to the South all necessary and pro
per measures for the vindioation Of their rights.
the cotton Of the government on various questions
similar In many respects to those nov sgitsting the
nothing nom the south-no violation Of any usage
principle hitherto ssabhsd Of any true interest
admit csliiorns Into the Union dsssndins The Prss
den from the charge Of usurpstion, and urging the me-
sss Of giving to II: people Of the r,oiao that osIss "
AZ .soo. O'Clock, Mr. NJ s.v. way e motion 70.
subject till Tuesdsy next, which was agreed to.
After some oonversation relative TO the title of the
walker Mr. Rusi and Sr. seward should sucssssivsly
follow MIR. Miller the Senate sdjsurned till Monday.
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, February 81, 1850.
DISPOSAL BOUNTY LANDS.
Mr. MoRsE, from the Committee Private Land
Claims reported bill to authorize persons entitled to
bounty land to dispose Of the by testament,
cordipg TO the law of 1s47 for creating additional mill
tsry force When soldier dies his bounty land goes
to his widow children, father mother; and in the
absence Of these there is provision Many Of the
soldiers returned without heirs. They well
treated and supported, and who have died LEFT
their benefActors the land small return Of graft
tude He wanted the House to take some action,
. large number Of such cases were before the COM
mittee.
MIR. Burr said It obvious that Hthe bill becomsss
law 1t would totally repeal the humane and benevolent
provsion Of the law, and the soldier having heirs
might at his caprice, deprive his aged mother, ia
ther, brother, sister, Of the land. He hoped
would contrsveps not only the policy Of the govern
ment, but would be subject to abuse. Special
might be acted they occur
Several gentlemen sx pressed their views and the bill
was referred to the Committee Of the Whole the
State Of the Union.
II
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Tennessee, from the Committee on
Public Expenditures, BY leave, reported bill to pro-
public domain for every man. II the head OF family,
and widow, II the mother Of . minor child, provided
MIR. vNros inquired, what right has the Committee
on Public Expenditures to report bill to dispose Of
The srk.Kr. replied that the question must be de-
Mr. JoHrsor thought that the report vas legitimate
for the committee. Did not the public lands involve
| public expe ndituresf
Several questions Of order we're raised that the de-
bate was cut Of order and that the subject Of the bill
belonged to the Committee on Public Lands.
The SrrAKrR said that the fret question to be de.
cded was whether the House will receive the bill as
Mr JOHNSON resumed his remarks, insisting that the
Committee ON Public Expenditures had the right to re-
port the bill.
Mir. DUR sshsd what was the question:
Tie SPEAKER replied that the debate was not lesit
man from TsDnessss was ind duiged in bis remarks
Mr.. DuER objected to any further debate.
constituents. man who wants to do good has little
chance here, anyhow.
order.
Mr. JOHNSON would like to know BY what authority
the Committee Of Commerce, yesterday reported bill
authorizing another million OF dollars to be deposited
in the mint, to exchange for bullion.
The srEAKEs said that the question was not debate
able.
Mr. JoHSsoS-How can the Speaker and the House
eetsImne the character Of the BILL when the bill has
The SrrAKrn-The provisions Of bill must conform
to Its title, which has been read
MIR JsHssos took an appeal, and the decision Of the
1t was resolved that when the House adjourn to-day
1t stand adjourned TIL Monday:
The How're then vent into Committee Of the Whole
Mr. BsssLL said II It we're indeed true that disso
luticn near at band gentlemen had declared
s snoI,a ee knosni II tns contrary tue iaos IN:
citizens have repose and constant security which they
were entitled TO under Of their
/ uon nd support He had hesitation In declaring
here and letting forth to the world that unless
the Southern this hoor have greatly
mistaken the views and intentions Of their couti-
tuents, the authority Of the government Is in-
evtAbls They have given us TO understand that
On sSs Of the Of ~.
Union; that they have examined into II in al Its bear.
inge and aspects and their minds are made up; and
that In certain contingency likely to happen, they
will rebel We have been told thai the Sou tn have
calculated the pecuniAry advantages Of separate
fedsracy and the result Of the victioo In their
minds Is that after paying all the expenses there will
be q surplus Of twenty Eve millions. He then re-
that their object is forcibe DISSOLUTION He repsIlsd
the charge OF aggression by the North, and showed
/ that the North had been mere sggrieved than the
south The abolition lecturers most mischisvoa. in
the North came from the South. such "a CasSius VI.
clay; Leteh.r and Meteaf rney stinnlSted the
Northern people and then returned 10 the Soata aai
threatened dissolutin because the North IL tsated
With sboiition.n and the South complained OF sbO.
tion papers when published here the soil to
/ which tIinguan said he aud his friends would sd-
here, He Hak.d whether any one OF the grisvzbcss
/ 81 which they complained would be remedied by
di.oiutioni lie thought that the slavery question
was used asa prets for dissolution and they could
not hnd IN this qss,to. cause to carry out their DE-
one he could speak for his ern state dangers
nsesd the Union, Illinois which offered TO the govern
nept nine regime nts when engssed in the with
Mexico, will come TO the support of the government
She ~i furpish twice, thrice. four times that
bsr-proning toreturn only shen the danger s over,
CT never. he spoke for Illinois, and he thought
that he could for the whole Northwest, when
he said that there is not a there vNo would
support a dissolution Of the Union sad they would
svesr by the Eternal God. as he nov did. that AZ
not prosperous and free And " the Union fall will
not pa settle over the earth more dark than Eyyp
tisn night Our government stood cut ss beacon Of
light the strong defence of feemep Let the MON
stand .in to cheer and encourage u.-do not extin-
s-i'h The h.seon light; you do no fronethesn hrs
We cannot avoid but for thsse must destroy this
BEAUTIFUL fabric and scatter II 10 the sind Forbid 10
Heaven,
MIR. wIsrHRor had r,fralned from entering into the
ditcusfion u question so much debated, prsferrng
TO vs until some Practicable plan should be proposed
The President vas at the helm and. By the blessing
of Gcd, he trusted that he would be hailed as
the pilot who had westhervd ths storm. lie then
referred 20 the upmsnnerly aud gross attacks
which had been made upon him BY Mr.. johnson,
of Tennessee. aud Messfs Root, Giddipgs and
Others; side saying that he had, While Speaker
So formed the csnmttets ss 10 irure the interests Of
the South and the other thst he had betrayed
North and had recently lodged the wimot proviso
Ten years ago when he vas q candidate for Congress
he said that his fortune TO be elected he would
deem 20 be his duty not to sgits:e the subject Of sa
very that h had sympathy With any fAnstics aud
that whenever the interests of the North ssaed
he would defend hems plague both houses has been
hh constant exclamation He THANKED his God that
he vss incapaoiatsd from countenancisg utrsism In
any vsy. II he had the approval of the utrasts he
should irquiTe In the Language Of Of old What
evil thing have ! done, that they should sp.sk
we'll Of me ~ As TO Mr.. Roots resolution, in.
structing the Committee Territories to bring in
territorial tills, ~.th the slavery restriction. be
gsrdsa 10 as frsusht with the greatest mischief
hence lie voted TO lay It the tsble sod he
The csnclusioD that the honorable member Mr.. Root,
for The sake Of q mis- rsble notoristy put In peril
tf which ts professed to be the sivo