New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Second Day Of the California Struggle In tbs
House.

the Telegraph have the truck 9 day, only po,ing
few incidents and endsavoringt 20 give some i1es O
the general spirit Of the affair.
There nre some feu'ts Of judgment Il think Or
the right ride oftbo House. The California bill A.
introduced by Mr.. Doty. is said to be imperfect no
making The requisite provisions with respect to tho
Public Lends, &c. &c. Or course, these defect,
must be remeded before the bill can be reoo-ted
But these amendments do nos pertain u tie lirst
section Of tie bil, which IS nov under consids ra
ton. Tho true course therefore, OF the friend, Of
| California and Fro edom would seem & be not ID
! proDose angling, bat simply 10 sit still AMI vote
Until the Country slal see wiy nothng is done. and
uao prevent any thing being done. Ofoourse. al
this offering ameDdmenif moving substitutes, ris
Ing 70 points Of order, calling p, Te1ers dseiin,
the point Of order, then wiihirswing the amend
ment another renewing il, &c. &C., mean nothing
bot that the Propaganda and their servtors mean
% preyCL. OF az Oil ove.t7 postpoae auy seton on
tie tiI Having given O specimen Of their tactics
yesterday, vii not repent Suffice it that 20 day
isyosterday over again, with no Improvement that
J can perceive
The burthen of the dozen or two OF Southern
speeches have heard this morning has been the
'rrOng Of excluding Slavery from territory South of
SO so, because it has been understood ever since
1920 that that line was to govern all future acquis-
tons and dispoEas Of Territory BY the Union. Mr.
VISTOE took occasion TO show that this was not the
fact--tlat, long before this Territory was acquired
this House repeatedly ?nd emphatically voted with
distinct reference to such acquisition that Slavery
should never be legalized tolerated in any part
oft. But what use in talking Give Us the votesl
A. II. STEPHENS Of Georgia gave one of his
migbtiest efforts. He is physically much the small
est and Intellectually all but the greatest man in
the House. Dwarf &c be is bis voice filed every
nook Of the Hall like trumpet and hushed every
whisper, stilled every murmur He reminded the
House that he bad steadily resisted the Mexican
War and the acquisition OF territory from first to
last. lie had denounced that War as aggressive
and nefarious and the acquisition Of Territory as
fraught with untold perils. But his warnings had
been uDheeded-his apprehensions disregarded.-
The Democracy had rushed into the War and car
red it on with unanimity. North and South went
together for Indemnity for the past and security
for the future. Where is yourindemnityl Where
is your security? You have dismembered sister
Republic and thereby shaken the foundations Of
your own. You have conquered Provinces
and arc likely to tear asunder your States
in disposiDg Of it. Gentlemen Of the South
do rot say yeu are taken by surprisel-
You bad fair warning when the Wilmot Proviso
came into this House at an early stage of the War
and YVES sustained by nearly every Member from
the North. You had it again and again before the
ITor JoI l., al ~
warning, and stood with me on the platform Of
touch not taste not, the unholy thing 1t was the
only ground Of safety. Wings Of the North your
skirts ere not clear You voted with me against
acquiring territory throughout the War; bat you
deserted me on the question Of receiving that
territory at the Treay of Peace. l resisted still.
and have ever resisted the policy of Conquest
under my and every aspect OF the question. True
we were not called to ratily the Treaty, bat We
were asked to vote money to carry it into effect
] voted against it. in small minority Northern
Democrats You have been truly told by one Of
your Southern friends that the responsibility Of
settling this question rests with you. Look well
TO thst responsibility.
Several Members spoke at this speech, but I
did not hear any one answer it.
After the game Of renewing the amendment,
speaking five minutes, then withdraW wing it to en-.
able some one else to offer it again and make
another speech, had gone on while longer, Mr..
VAN DYKE ofN. J. got the floor, and got the amend
mont withdrawn in his behalf on condition that he
would renew it.
VAN don't rise to make a speech, | renew
the amendment as agreed and ask that the vote
be taken.
Loco in Cropd.-Mr. Chairman, | move that
the Committee rise The frat motion to rise to.
day the Committee having cot in sight of votel |
"Ayw "Nol' Divide = 'Tellersr The House
divided. Ayes 63 Noes 90. SO the Committee /
refused to rise, and the first vote was taken-ona
proposition that the North had received all the
benefit of the Missouri Compromise. Divider
'Tellersl Ayes 6Si Noes IO3. Knocked in the
head Instantly,
"Mr. Chairman | move the committee rise
AY! No. Boyd pretended he couldn't decide,
though it was perfectly clear that the noes had it
largely But he is in the plot to wear out the pa.
thence Of the House and do nothing. Divide
"TeLers" Ayes 20; noes 81. So the committee
again refuses to rise.
Mr.. STANTON of Tennessee now moves a new
proviso giving slavery fuller swing in the terri
tory to be cut off from California.
More gas from Stanton, Seldom &c
Finally Col BAKER, Of Illinois got the floor, and
made Northern Union speech, which was perhaps
he next best thing to saying nothing The side Of
reedom wants no speeches-only votes.
Then the committee rose, and the House I'D.
ourned. H.G.
chances OF the Compromise-Texns Boundary
MIR. Clay.
Editorial conespoDdence
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