New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-06
A Day In the House Of Representatives.
Correspondence OF The Tribune.

Correspondence Of The Tribune
wAsHIsGToN, Monday June s.
We had an unusual number Of speeches on tie
,o,;. :, the Committee Of the Whole today, as
YOU will see by your Congressional report In this
respect, at least, 1t may he set down as day Of
n,oeress. The frat speaker was Mr.. BococK OF
Virginia. His speech was evidently committed to
memory. IL WAS unusually taphorica-quite
"a much so as a Sophomore would be expected to
Get an. He seemed to feel that the interests and
honor Of the Old Dominion were specially and ex-
cl.,iyely committed to his keeping. He complain
"a that some Of the representatives seemed to take
ael,eht In ridicahng her institutions. He declared
that Virginia needed no defense. yet portion OF
his speech was taken up with special defense, as
Il eonseious that she did, after all
Mr.. CRowELL Of Ohio followed. He spoke
mainly on the California question. The claim Of
California 70 immediate and independent admis.
.;on make up the argument Of bis speech. By
w,v Of perorstion he gave his views Of the Pro.
v.o and insisted on its application to the Terri.
tories with becoming earnestness.
Ny, came speech from Me-. CoLcooK Of South
csroHn.. He was very frank and bold as well as
s,,s and courteous. withAL He painted the dan
GERS of dissolution as imninent--more SO. he
Thought, than his people even supposed, or than he
h;nself first considered them. He denounced the
co,,cycmise and gave 10 understand that the
.hol,;on of the slave trade here woald be regard
"a in South. Carolina the greatest triumph that
the Nortb could gain over the South; and, vet It
ws. nroposed as part OF a Compromise He dis
t;nctly notified the House that 4" If the present
course Of aggression was persisted IN, dissolution
must follow.
TIE sourth and last speech Of the day came from
A. SuvxsrER Of your delegation. He spoke
,,s,ulv for California, and defended her people
.ssinst the charge OF revolutionary usurpation--
Tbey were not the "naursuders that some gen
,le,nsn had described them, but Americans, for the
$50, nsrt-bone OF our bone. and flesh OF our
Ss.h Mr. SYLVESTER ridiculed the csy Of Dan
Ger 70 the Union, come from where i would He
Was sorry TO say that il had sometimes proceeded
srom northern bps. he contended that there was
no excitement among the masses o. the peof le'-
All the storm was within the ha,is o. congress-
Tha neoole were looking on calmly having no lear
fhsrm rom the angry waves Of Congressional ex-
cite ment! -,.,.I NJ. On,
Iu.t besore Mr.. SYLVESTER concluded, Nj. CoBB
# A ere ated good deal OF merriment By stating
with bis perlnssion) that he had strive Tor me
g., car Iong time in vain. Having failed 10 OBJ
80 n he now desired 20 notify the engty seats
,h., he would spare them tie inhichon OF his
.neecb and publish without delivery. noticed
Nm "a adiss portion OF it TO friend soon alter
w.rd-seemingly forgetting that At that nour ~
o'cjochl there were apt to DO empty stoniscns rs
well a. empty seats. .or,s
xery ex,ysysgsas things He is good nafareo'
iov;sl fellow. aud would only have made enemies
without doing any good. he did wisely ~ giving