New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-18
Saturday. Pr0cs edfngs In the HOuse-COi.
WeiIer-The Southern Press.

Saturday. Proceedings in the HOuse-COi.
weiier-The Southern Press.
Correspondence Of The Tribune
WASHINGTON, Sunday afternoon June l6.
You will have seen that there was another qa0st
sectional struggle yesterday between the Califor-
MIA bill and the Private Calendar-that IT, the neg
lect Of private claimants was urged as pretezt
for setting the question Of the day aside as II the
Southerners and their natural allies had grown
wonderfully cOnsiderate all at once On this mo-
ton regret to have to report not a few Northern
men absent again, including several of your own
delegates. Father CLARKE was no. among them,
ss on the day before, as you saw by the list sent
which by the way was rather unfortunate Tor
that worthy Yorker, after his tart letter Of self-v
dcation viii give you an imperfect classfca-
ton Of the absentees yesterday on the vote Yeas
80, Nays 1851 by which the House rejected the
motion of MIR DANIEL of N. c. TO 90 into Commit.
tee on the Private Calendar:
Nesc. Workers A5sent-William D1er, Orsamus
b. MattesoD, Thomas McKissock, 3.
Dfher NoTtherneTS absent Lewis ID. Campbel,
Moses Hampton, Lewis G. Levin, Edward Nc
Gaughey, James Meacham, Charles w. Pltnan, 70
Who's William !. Brown Chauncey #. Clege-
-
Gerry, Alfred Gilmore, William Hebard, JosephE.
Mcdonald, James X. McLanahan, John K. Miller,
Emory d. Potter, William Thompson, Isaac Wild
rick, ll3 Locos)-in oil, 90
Abseat Southerners William V N. Bay, James
B. Bowhn, William +. Colcock Alexander Evans,
Meredith z. Gentry, Thomas g. Hackett, Edward
Hammond, John II. Harmanson, Henry w. Hill
lizard, Isaac Y. HolmeE, Nolney Y. Howard, Andrew
johnson, Robert w. johnson, John B. Keer, James
Mcdowell, Allen F. Owen Paulus Powell, Jacob
Thompson, Robert Toonbs, 10 in oil
Thus you see that the South, true to their com
mon instincts, number iewest absentees, pretty
much as usual.
The House then having resolved Itself into Com
mittee of the Whole, Mr. McLANE OF Nd moved
TO take up the Cumberland Dam bill That expe-
dent also failing, the California bill was resumed.
The days proceedings were Intensely interest
ing but they were very painful TO me- coaies5.
The amendment TO the pending Missouri line
amendment offered BY Mr. lNGE Of Ala. declaring,
Is it did, that the adoption of Slavery by any Sta
hereafter formed h6ther ADORE that iiEe or b30w,
would be deemed no barrier 10 admission, was de-
signed as test-as indeed he frankly confessed.
During the debate, even Messrs. NiNToN and
SCHENCK were struck dumb with the question
whether they would have voted for the admission
of California, with q pro Slavery Constitution
while Messrs BUTLER and CASEY OF Pa. FULLER
of Me DUNCAN of Mass, and JOIN A. King, on
the Wing side Of the House and MeSsTs. MCCLER
NAsD, GoRMAS and HIBBARD on the other side
took special pains to define that not only they, buE
their respective States contemplated nothing
further than the exclusion Of Slavery from States
formed from free territory Mr.. King went 80
Ear az 10 read the resolutions of your Legislature
the subject SO very anxious did be seem to be un-
derstood as going no further. | did not expect
anything better for the cause Of Freedom from
such men as GORMAE and MCCLERNAND, nor even
from BUTLER Of Pa after the specimens OF seryi
ity they had given Us heretofore but | coniess
as not prepared 70 expect such an abandonment
Of the doctrine OF thirty gears ago. when the North
struck the Union to its center by planting them
selves in opposition 20 the spreading of Slavery
over portion of even the slareh0ldiag territory
purchased from Louisiana Are we travelling
backward The appearance OF tAings fearfuly
indicates that we are
The only relief to the painful scene TO which
refer were some bold aud hearty words Of protest
from STEVENS of Pennsy Nania, and GIDDINGs and
RooT Of Ohio, against tho recreancy Of their
Northern brethren on that trying oocason--An oc.
casion which, l fear, lost Freedom much that she
will not be able to regain. II has uuquestonably
given hope to the disprited ranks OF the South as
their compliments 20 the wrong-doers plainly tod.
This is deeply to be regretted but alas iii done.
You will see by the UaiOn OF this morning, that
Col. WALLER has at length published through
Judge POTTER, defense Of his conduct in Califoc-
nia in connection with the Boundary Mission 1t
appears that your w ashlngton letter OF March IS,
was the chief grievance. AS you will get the ar
tiele as soon "a this reaches you, will not take up
space with farther notice Of it.
As did not write the obnoxious letter, prefer
turning the redoubtabls Colonel over 70 you, with
the single remark that the sty lie is in characteristic
bad taste-especialy the opening paragraph, which
is full Of contempt for his "slanderers,' &c-
There Is more jadicious tone Of defense than that
when hearing is desired, surely. Col. WELLERs
illusions To Col FREMONT are such 70 make it
next to impossible for him to refrain from replying
in some shape to them. A response may, there.
fore. be looked for promptly
IA the telegraph has informed you, the "Soath.
ern Press" was 10 have made its bow YESTERDAY
with to morrow's date but it was not quite ready
1t will appear 10 morrow lean that il has been
changed to a daily. 1t is 10 be printed by g. A
SAoE and II. II. HEATH, the first named Of whom
is the printer, and perhaps publisher, also of the
German Wing paper lately started here. Mr..
Towers was. az one time, expected 70 be pnater.
But the Publishing Committee were not willing u
guarantee the c0atiDuance Of the paper even a
wear; and hence he relinqoished the contract. l. IS
said there is a list Of 2,5oc names, daily, scent
weekly and weekly, ali tod, bat hit e0r nothing
paid in-al on credit. TAey viii issue tea
thousard copies OF the first number. With tao
editors lELwooD FISHER AID EDWARD LEON
these are to be- it is understood, positively now,
md tho usual number If oitacAss. l fear IL mean
what ssy) thatit VII act see eyen the enI II he
pres CIT C0Bgiesignal struggle. want IL to soi
air start, especially a th&s consamsto recreant
ELwooD FIsHEI, Il y have a. 81 the editorial
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