The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-24

Hnade nm the arnhsator, and required MN ~
anne and adjust the ek.im. Mr. Walkers J y-
me Off was an assumption on his part for WIFI :"
lie deserved to be censured by that House.
Mr.. Brooks took the floor, and replied with great
spirit, and ina most triumphant tone 10 Mr. Toombs.
lie crlucised Mr.. Toombs system Of morality, and
declared thatf his own could not copase with it,t
was his misfortune to have been educated in less
refined sphere He thanked Mr.. Toombs for his pro-
mise to bring Mr.. Crawfor' ds conduct and the
Houses opinion ofts morality, 10 test, at early
day. and said, the sooner IL could De done, the bet
rs Of Gsph n Ee%heTe' IN an executive s 1--WE
bNnch of the government, near $40 800 had been
appropriated, while Congress was in session, opay
theinterest on that claim! II this SYSTEM OF things
wasto go On-if the proper accounting officers of
the government were TO be overrued, and also the
representatives of the people, the cusodians of the
| peoples money by an Attorney Generals opinion
then it was high lime that the country should know
| the fact. Let the test come-the House was pre-
| pared TO meet it,
Mr. kaufman hoped that this business would
| not be " all cry and no wool. The committee
had reported that the $4,000 interest the Gal
| phin claim had been improperly and unlawfully
paid out of the treasury. He was tor recovering it
back. and he submitted a resolution, which ne
| would offer when the subject should be taken up
for action, requiring the Judiciary Committee to
report a bill directing the heirs of Galphin and
George w. Crawford, to have suits commenced
against them for the return of the money unlawful
| ly paid TO them out of the treasury.
The remarks Of Messrs. Conger, Brooks and
kaufman, and the spirit in which the House re-
| phins.
| predict that Mr.. Toombs will never offer his
test resolutions but should he do so, the style and
upon Mr.. Crawford, will be a caution to all follow
| ers in Mr. Crawford's footsteps.
| 1t is now reported that Mr. Crawford shortly re-
tires from Office upon the ground that he cannot
sustain the cabinets plan Of meeting the slavery
question, and that MIR. Gentry, OF the House, sue
| ceeds him.
The debut of Mr. Hall in the Republic, this morn
,pn full loH of NJ
wing generaisms. If he sticks to his text, no part
| of the wing party will complain of him
| predict that Messrs Clayton and Meredith will
instruct their letter writer's and editors to make a
| great noise about the descent of General Lopez,
and bis forces, upon Cuba, and the efficient steps
| which have been taken to defeat the Lopez enter
prise, by sending Commodore McCauley and a
large squadron in hot haste, TO the Island of Cuba
and that it will all be done with view TO divert
public attention from the congressional investiga
tons going on relative to the official conduct Of
The officer requested by Mr. Ewing, through his
| man Williamson, to resign the appointment given
TO him by President Taylor, alluded 10 in my let
| ter of last evening, is Mr. Fitnam warden of the
penitentary. Fitnam whistlesa at Ewing, and asks
who delegated TO him authority to take the BUSH
| ness Of the President out of General Taylor's
| hands So we go.
WASHINGTON, MAY 81, 1850.
The Cuba Eapedition-Mr. Yuee's ATagnment
ofthe Adniinistration-Dlr. Webstes Defence for
the Cabinet-Mr. Soule the Compromised
Nice DISTINCTION and a Critical Case : Mr..
Clay do,cn upon the President, Hip and Thigh
The resolution offered by MIR. Yulee, yesterday,
calling upon the President for the information and
correspondence relating to the late executive orders
to the navy for the suppression Of anticipated
civil war in Cuba, was taken up this morning for
consideration.
Mr.. Yulee took occasion to express his opinions
very freely in reference to the edct in yesterdays
Republic, setting forth the action of the executive
government for the suppression of this expected in
vasion And as we have heretofore intm ated, this
action he declared as transcending the powers of
the government, the jurisdiction Of the United
States, and the obligations and limits of the execu-
tive authority; an interference with the rights of
emigration, the liberty Of the citizen, the obga-
tons of neutrality, and the freedom of commerce.
The broad ground taken by Mr.. Webster in re-
ply, was, that the deck OF a vessel under the
United States flag was American soil, and that
any ship under such flag engaged in this revolution,
wherever il might be intercepted, subject to
seizure and confiscation, under our obligations Of
neutrality
If this be SO, it will be necessary for all
ships destined to contribute men supplies
aid in the revolution OF Cuba, to go under
the revolutionary flag; for we presume that
Mr. Webster's construction Of our obligations
does not reach the decks Of foreign vessel. Ia
this view Of the case If It should appear that any
ship under the Revolutionary flag, after leaving the
territorial jurisdiction Of the United States, has
been arrested by the U. 5. navy, then the admins
trstion will be placed simply in the position of an
act OF war with foreign power-an unlawful
usurpation of authority, because all authority for
war with foreign power must emanate from Con-
gress.
II does not appear that the instructions of the
navy cophne its powers TO stopping vessels under
the United States flag; but that they are broader
and cover the vessels of the expeditions under any
flag whatsoever; and that their landing is to be
prevented by the force OF arms, whether they be
European or American, West Indian or South
American. The orders of the President place the
administration in the attitude of party TO a civil
war in foreign country, by the usurpaton of a
power belonging TO Congress.
Senior Calderon de la Barca, the Spanish Minis
ter, and Alexandra de Bodsco, the representative
Of the Autocrat Of all the Russas were present. on
the floor below, outside the bar and appeared to be
highly edited with the defence Of the cabinet by
Mr.. Webster. The debate will probably be re-
sumed tomorrow, notwithstanding the objection of
Mr. Clay to any interference with the discussion of
the Compromise bill. The cabinet are not to es-
cape quite so smoothly as they got of this morning
The debate which followed ON the Compromise
blll between Mr. Soule and MIR. Clay, was spIen-
The argument of Mr.. Soule, who is one of the
most learned, accomplished, and eloquent Of the
French school Of oratory, was pointed, strong,
compact, well knit together, dignihed and eloquent
10 degree, which attracted the universal adj
miratIon Of the Senate. The most of his argu-
ment was directed to the support of the amendment
OF Mr.. Jefferson Davis TO the territorial bill for
Utah, which provides for the recognition and sup
port OF the rights to slave property in said territory;
and we venture TO say, that not even Mr.. Berrien
has presented a more powerful exposition of the
constitutional rights of the South TO a footing IN
the territories, than that presented by Dir. Soule,
this 2lst day Of May.
Mr.. Clay, alive 10 the general embarrassments
which are gathering and multiplying around his
Compromise, devoted some riefremarks in reply to
MIR. Soule, but with eamestness which indica-
ted that the odd man eloquent" had been tho
roughly reused and then passed on to a general
vindication Of his Compromise, as the only thing
which has any chance of success at this session,
and which, II defeated, defeats everything else.
Then followed demonstration for which
were not prepared, which, while it astonished the
Senate, and struck the galleries with surprise and
admiration seemed TO fall like the sentence Of the
law pronounced upon Truman Smith, the especial
advocate Of the President on the hoor Of the
Senate.
Mr.. Clay felt IL TO be painful duty, but still
a duty. to draw a contrast between the plan