The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-23

facilities and encouragement to runaway slaves
abehtion agents penetrating, IN many cases, into
the slave States, and spiriting the slaves away by
means OF underground railroads and other contri-
ysIces.
The object of this hill before the Senate, i, to
aes, these depredations, IN providing more eiiec-
tive and stringent means for the recovery Of fugi-
tive slaves in the free States.
But we sppreheud that whatever law be passed.
il will be, 10 great extent, dead letter. II is
well enough, hosever, 10 try the experiment. BY
making il The interest Of class of Northern peo-
pie 10 restore the fugitive the chances of his reco
very may be improved. In other words, If a class
ofNorthem people are paid for it, they may be in
duced 10 support the constitution in this particular.
II The experiment fails, the agitation will go on.
The South may be exasperated to reprisas upon
Northern property; sectional animosities will be
aggravated; border feuds will follow; and the
| bonds of the Union, already weakened most
alarmingly, will cease to exist, although nomi-
nally the Union may maintain its existence
FOR many years to come. But we have little hope
OF this bill in the House and very little that the
work Of this session will pacfy the exacerbated
feelings Of the South. Even submission will not
be conciliation
WASHINGTON, August 81, 1850.
Senate aud House an satu quo-Aayon II. Pdimer's
Book on Eastern Europe and Asia-Foote's De-
fence Of Palmer Book Adopted Ihaddeus Ste
vems the Letter Wrltes-Toombs also--FsnaLe
Clerks in Post-obFces, at Chicago and else,chre-
Nepotisni, &c.
But very little, save loud and furious talking
was done in either house of Congress to-day.
In the Senate, the proposition to print 5000
copies of Aaron II. Palmer's book, relative to the
commerce, products and manufactures of the
Eastern world, at cost of two dollars per copy
was taken up, diseased, and ordered to be en-
crossed.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis and Mr.. Rusk opposed the
proposition, and INDUCED in some reflections upon
the incessant manner in which Mr. Palmer had
bored Congress and its members with his work, or
scheme for many years past.
Mr.. Foote rushed TO the rescue of Mr.. Palmer
said he was gentleman of learning, research and
science, and of modest, unassumng manners--that
his work was very valuable--that, If he had bored
Congress, so Columbus bored the Court of Spain
that all great men, who had proved benefactors TO
/ their species and TO the world, had been voted
! boIes--that AIistides had been banshed, Cicero
alsO--that Socrates had been made 10 drink hem
lock, and that no brilliant genius ever had escaped
ridicule and opprobrum. Mr.. Palmer's book, he
/ commended, was deserving of the Senate's
/ sideration a thousand times more than many things
which had proved successful in drawing money
from the contingent fund OF the body or the public
+ treasury.
After the disposal Of this matter the Senate re-
sumed the consideration of the Fugitive Slave bill
The subject. IN all lis bearings was ably discussed
by Messrs Dayton, Pratt, Mason, and others.
In The House, the civil and diplomatic bill, in
Committee Of the Whole, was again under con-
sheraton. In the course of the delivery of sundry
five minutes speeches, Mr.. Stanton, of Tennessee
assaied the late administration of General Tay Tor,
as having pursued an unwarraniable and over
bearing course towards Portugal, relative TO the
claims et American citizens against that weak
government. Mr.. Thiddeus Stevens replied, de-
Tended the administration OF General Taylor, in
reference 10 the case alluded 10, and made an on
slaught upon the editors and letter writers in
general, which bespoke some i-feeling entertained
by that honorable gentleman against the aforesaid
editors and letter writers. Perhaps they have too
often goaded him for the jumping qualities he ex-
hibited under the lead of Mr.. President Penrose,
IN the memorable buck shot war al Harrisburg,
I Pennsy lyania.
Messrs. Toombs of Georgia, and Stevens. of
whanginP ults against the editors and letter
! winters! What would have been the amount of
the notoTiety which they both covet, if il had not
been Tor those they are now pleased 10 dsnounce!
Some error has occurred in the statement which
has been published relative To the clerks in the
Chicago posIofiice. II was stated that Mr.. Wilson,
the Postmaster with salary and perqusites amount
ing TO 81 Geo. employ ed two OF his brothers clerks
in his ottce at salary of 500, and the other
at salary OF 81, 200 per annum, in addition TO the
| stipend which went to a third brother printer
and advertiser of the letters remaining from time
/ 10 time in the post office, and in addition to the
employment Of the two brothers, Starkweather,
both democrats, and one OF whom is the security
OF the Postmaster.
! IL now appears that the Postmaster has not ex-
actb TWO brothers who have high salaries as clerks
| In the posi- ,fice. He has one brother there at a
salary OF 81 600, and that brothers. wife nj salary
of Sl.70O His friends nd that the Postmaste
at ChicHgo in this matter, IL but following the ex
ample OF his democratic predecessor and Of sundry
other posimasters Of large towns and cities in the
/ West, where females act clerks for their hus-
bands, brothers, cousins, fathers, &c, at large
salaries. These lady. clerks registered in
the Blue Book, Uhe initial Of each christian name
only being given,) that one, not in the secret,
I could
coaf wsisicoat, breeches, and il may be- spurs on.
What ways there are in which TO practice upon
and carry opt nepotism,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 1850.
Ersnirg Memoranda Of all Sorts.
The General Appropriation bill gets on very wei
in the House, and we expect it to be finally dis
posed Of at leas, by Saturday evening, from the
progress made in /, yesterday and to-day.
| The book appropriation has dwindlcd down to
some 10000 for the benefit Of the new members
At the next session. hope to see this excrescence
cut of entirely.
The public printing is in the greatest confusion,
and when Congress come to settle up with Their
contractors, Messrs. Richie &c Co., for the Con-
gress jobs, and with the Union, Globe, and IafeQ,-
genor for the debates. we shall probably have an
aggregate Of $50 900 Deficiencies to pay.
II time is allowed, an effort will be made to re-
store the old party press jobbine system. This
! ought not TO be done. Congress has work amount
ing to from $4,000 to t5oo 600 year in printing
They want national printing office. with printers
under pay like the clerks IN the Departments. An
Office thus attached to the department Of the In
tenor might be made TO save s2D0. 900 per annum to
the government, including the Jobbing Of all the
departments and of Congress
movement has been made TO adjourn by the
middle Of September, but we suspect the middle Of
October will come round before the session il
closed.
We stll have some hopes Of the Branch Mint
Mr. Rrtypa assures na that he IN Az ~. ~, q