New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-10

furcettful, ard that the correspon1ence "o.fn
tcok plsce between the officers and the authorities
is highly Interesting.
Mr. Nusos moved that the House 60 into Com.
nlree On the Private Calendar Rules, Lot sus
pended, II Ayes 10 81 Nays
The House then went into Committee OF the
Whole On tie state Of the Ulion, and resumed tne
ccrs-derstou ofthe Civil and diplomatic APFroPnA-
ttn bill.
Mr. srFTHEEs Of Ga set out by saying that the
Presiden. has IN hisrecert Message assumed pow
er rot conferred On him, ard the question on ~ncn
lie proposed 70 address the Committee was the ex'
tent o. power y hIch the Constitution and the Jaw
ofilc United States conferred On the President aud
suttoised him 70 g on the military forces 20 exc
cute TIE President las 20 rlgnt.ul authority 10
appeal to the military power Of tire country unleis
the laws have been Obstucted by Judicial proceed
irgs. The civil q superior to the military 20 yer.
The President IL 10 see that the treaty which u
.ed to be the supreme laS OF the land. IL carried
out pursuant 10 law. But 10 there any lAT % car
" out the treaty with Mexico THIS Is the qaes.
tiCB, and until Congress ard this Government
speak, until we say how these III b;s shall be de-
termined end Whist they ander the treaty, there
is no lazy to be exesuted. The President can, IN
der the act Of 1895 cal out the military only when
laws are Cbstructed There must hrst pc a law de-
fnipe rights under the treaty. This principle lies
81 the lou pdsion Of the civil liberty established oy
the Constitution. The old bar0ns AZ Runynede,
extorted from King John ibis rgut that policeman
Eltl be seized OF Imprisoned or dlEp2ssessed,
outaved, or in any way destroyed but BY the
Judgment q his peers and the laws Of the land
be would ASK DO we establish the principle that
the President shGl' override ali this define man
liberty, and use military force for the purpose oi
oppression. snd without lawl how can the Presi'
dent soy that Texas does not extend within New
Mexico, unless be assumes 10 decide the la~i
Mr.. MOORE inquired whether there IS nOs Ia"
leaving 70 the Federal Government the settlement
Of the boundary question:
Mr. STEPhENs replied that the Annexation reso-
lutiOLs did not commit this Government at any
time to the boundary. Tie Constitution Of that
State defines her boundary 20 be from the mouth to
the Of the Rio Graz de, and with this ooun-
d,y she applied and was admitted. Mexico does
not dispute the boundary how, and If the only claim
had been extiDguished By the treaty with Mexico,
how can any one dispute the claim Of Texas This
Government was the umpire and settled the qaes.
ton with Mexico. Wherever an army without
thority Of law shoots down citizens he should hold
every man traitor 10 his county who would not
resist. he approved OF the conc!latory part Of the
Message and was anxious for the settlement ofthe
question. He was, however, for settling it prn-
cpes Of justice and equity, and he would say 70
Northern gentlemen who are continually speaking
about the MON that II waS for them 70 say vheth
er it shall be preferved
he claimed On equal participation in the pro.
perry Of the United States, and never would &C
knowledge allegiance to Government arrsyed
against the property and the social order Of the
South. No people deserved the name Of freemen
who submitted 10 be kicked and trampled on. It
vas for the North TO estimate the value Of the
Union. The slckly sentmentaiity to make negroes
equal to whites was but quarreng with God Al
mighty. The gentleman from Massachusetts SAID
that he would see war, devastation and famine
rather than that Slavery SHOULD be extended over
one foot Of the territory.
Nj mann explained. The point in the discaI.
ticn was the Extension of Slavery over toe Terri.
tory. Although he would consider this greater
evil than could beiGll the country, he never said
that be would prefer war, devastation and famine
to the Extension Of Slavery one foot Of the
Territory.
Nj SIKPHESs understood him that way The
gentleman now sayS that ho would prefer famine
and deyastA.on and the South laid waste rather
than the Slaves shall be scattered over the Terri
tory. II this is the issue Of the North, let "a
know H.
charge the North with entertaining sentiments ex
pressed by ore or two gentlemen.
MT SIEIHENs Esid that no did not believe that
tais vas the gel eral sentiment of the North, aud
IN conclusion he said il we are rot to have any poc
ton o this country, meet us openly
Mr. MANS by courtesy OF SIR. Savage. who OBJ
isiIed the floor, denied having made such a remark
dslusye ideas entertained 10y any man tina. the ex-
tension Of Slavery over a wider surface will not
increase the number Of Slaves. De asked would
the gentleman Undertake to say that Slaves would
bsve Increased 20 three millions. If Slavery had
been confined to Virginia, a man might as well
ssy that as much grain can be raised in ths
State Of New York or Virginia as in ali the Tern.
tories OF the United States.
Mir. SAVAGE took the floor. He insisted that Mr..
Mann cid make the expression charged by Mr..
Stephens He examined the Presidents Message,
stie aiiziDg Il hs revolutionary 10 it's ain, aud
hypocrlticsl in its composition or Il must have
been written by one " ho did NOT understand the
question Cd which be wrote. he regarded the con-
duct OF the President as fraudulent effort 20 wreB.
FRI m Texas the land already hers. We acknosL
edged her boundary, snd are stopped from defining
her boundaries. We annexed her with the boun.
day in her Constitution. 1t il our effort 70 do
what Congress alone has the power to DO The
v hole gist Of the Message is 10 maintain and pro
tect those GoxiCsns who toe President supposes
&c &c settled OIL the territory called New Mexico
aid which he claimed &. part and parcel o! the
United States. Now, this same Treaty to carry
out which has induced the sstute President 70
buckle on bis amor and ~ bran5ish bis sword, mss
clause 10 il that the MexIcsns are to be admitted
st such times IS may be adjldged by Congress.-
Congress has decided thai II Ia not time to admit
these 1exicsns. The question has been proposed
lC % TINE 70 tune, bLu OOnsTeaB uas refused Dut
tie President says IL Is time, and be approves OF
the coGCuct Of Col Mun-oe. The President, when
be attempted 70 bring them in. acted as the tyrant
No civil government could originate from military
authority He wanted fair and homes: settle nent
IF the questions and defined his position 70 die for
The right
Mr. WILLIAMS recspitulated the poir.s in the
Nesssge, and said that the Executive
rad merely stated Whist be conceived to be his
tha Inf Dra.i1avt hss rnla
sken the law, why stand We here al the dag idle
The contest IS between the nited States and Tex
u. VIVA, interest has Tennessee aud Virgins In |
declaring that two degrees Of territory shall be IN
Texas! and this denied, Why should they aid IN |
destroying thi, Union OF what are gentlemen !
alsipe, when they speak about Southern rights IN |
they know that Slavery can:
lot txs, there What DO they design or desire |
&c oould put ell the slaves Of the country IN Texas
NJ Abe ulonld rot he fnn rnnch crnHded. He va l