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decidedly bad taste, and calculated 70 subject both him
self and othefs 70 serious Misrepresentation Now, sir;
the peculiar relations known % exist between himself
and one o. the respectable ournss here enlisted ~ the
SsS h i sposd q hass made Is order e BRING
ab0uf. esiabshmfnt and promote its circulation
Isndef ii.s honsss4Is ss.ssa ue particular how q
talks With such tremuods s6cltdds about tne danger
OF corrupung the newspaper press OF Wilmington 90
not mention these things for the purpose Of throwing Upon
the honorable gentleman the least dscred n connexion
with those acts Of his to which have alluded; they
were doubtless well intended and must be at least &C.
knowledged to have been more less marked with some
thing very like psbe spirit Far less do intend to assaii
the special organ OF the administration MY object SIM
ply is guard the honorable senator from CONNECTICUT
against the effects but too likely to result from such IN
discretion be has practsed upoa this occasion and 10
endeavor. possible to prevent repetition OF such con-
Aud now, sir, must say that my chief reason for sup
porting the amendment OF the honorable senator from
Arkansas is that, il adopted. it will somewhat retrench
sssy o my sarss e nd he
ent incumbent Of that high place should be unwilling
e 20 out OF my way with view simply to employing
sonaiy know but little, and Of ali whose official acts
resolved to exercise cool and temperate Judgment
Nor am influenced by any feeling OF special hostility 70
any Of those now in power No, slr. no; my motives
posed to the undue multiplication Of executive patronage
have ever looked upon this multiplication as the
most serious danger which menaced our Tree IN.
situations. When the bill for the establishment
OF the Department Of the Interior was in progress
here many and grave objections urged against the
proposed measure the chief OF which was that would
greatly and dangerously increase executive patronage
and mpart to the whole machinery OF government fatal
tendency towards centyalizat0n. The measure was
brought suddenly before us Tor consideration 1--WE had not
time to explore il in all its bearings 1t came to us. too
connected with many other matters OF SURPRISING interest
Recommended as il had been, by experienced states
man. for whose judgment had ever felt a most pro.
prophecies uttered at the time in relation the
quences likely to flow from it. WE'LL sir, the measure
has been tried it has been fully tested by experience
Il has proved deeply 6ischevous in its operation; that
has enlarged the amount Of executive patronage to an
extent highly alarming and tina! i holds out distinct
disregard without shameful neglect Of our public duty
What shall be done to obvate these fearful eyi!sl Why
the plain remedy Is the one proposed BY the honorable
senate. from Vgnn M sw days
while, until this be effected, shall vote for every
proposition which may be calculated, in legitimate
mode 70 rerench ne patronage Of the department within
honorable senator from Arkansas because i seems cal
cuated in some degree to have that effect shall sup
port IL also, for the already stated by him and
Others and especially because II proposes to have this
large amount Of census printing done BY our otOn officers
responsible to Us IN ecery dy and subject to Be held by Us
to far and efficient asc 1 MG,I,y
On motion by Mr.. MANGUM,
The Senate adjourned.
Al. House q Representatives.
Owing to the pressure upon columns this morning.
we are compelled to lay over until tomorrow our
report Of yesterdays proceedings in the House.
We may, however, say, that, It being resolution
day, great number Of propositions upon the slavery
question, &C., brought forward and disposed of
that is referred standing committees, "sent over"
under notice Of disposition on the part Of members to
debate them
The most important part Of the days proceedings
the action of the House upon the resolution Of Mr. Root
the Committee Territories to report VIII
mot Proviso bill for the government Of New Mexico, &c.,
which duly laid the table by vote of los yeas to
10 nays
The following is the resolution:
ResoIved That the Committee Territories be, and
they hereby instructed the House early
cedsd to the United States BY Mexico BY the treaty q
Guadalupe Hidago, lying eastward Of California; and pro-
hibting slavery therein.
The following are the yeas and nays. by which this
resolution was laid on the table:
YEAS-Messrs Albertson, Aston Anderson Ashe, Ave-
Bss Ass brown. Brown isSsa
Chester Butler. Cabell. 9. A. Caldwell J. p. Caldwell,
rad. Daniel, Dv6eny, DimmieL. Dixon. Dunhsm. Ed
mundson Psaths5.,oa. Fuller. Gentry Gilmsre GoImS1
Holmes. aoa.on HOWARD HaSssd nss a"drs% gssns
Robert w. Johnson Jones, kaufman, James Ming,
John A. King La Sere, LETTER. Job Mann, Marshall, Ma.
son. McCernand, Mcdowell, McKissock. McLanahan, Nc
Lane McMullen Mcqueen, Meade Miller, Mlson More
head Morton Nelson Orr, outlaw, Owen, Parker Phelps,
Phoenix, Putnam, Richardson, Robbins, Ross, Savage,
.on. Stephen. Taylor Thomas, Jacob Thomp.on, John
Thompson, Toombs, Underhll, venable, vinton, Wal.
lace, Watkins, Welborn, Williams, Woodward, and
Young-l05.
NAYs--Msssrs. Alexander, Allen, Baker, Bingham,
cosl csveaod Cole, conss corsin Doiey pSsy
Duncan. Durkse, Nathan Evans, Fitch Fowler. Fmedey,
Gerry Gliding. GGod sa G0 Could a Hallway 1S,y
Jackson, Daniel p King, George O. King, Preston King
Li.tlssed, Horace Mann Mstes9n MoD s MsGacs.
Peck Potter, Putnam. Rlsey, Robinson, Rockwell Root
Rumsey, Sackeu sawteIIe, Schenck, schsmerhorn, Sill
ser, Thurman, Van DYKE Walden, Waldo. White Whule
sey, Widtck and Wison--W
Mr. Bocock member Of the House Of Representa-.
tives from Virginia. is now absent in consequence OF