The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-02


which no man can number now; and the titles to
wives here will become complicated and intri-
cate the land titles in California and other ter
| rtores. The traces to either are go nearly and
generally oblerated, and imperfect, that requires
! great moral and legal talent to settle and define
them satisfactorily. What the verdict OF the court
is know not; but the very trial will advance the
defendant, and add something to the new and Won
derful lights of science and civil jurisprudence
! Chief Justice Butterfied must have reporter for
his court. and mean to apply for the place at once
Gov. Young is here, working for Maxwell.
PaILIP.
WASHINGTON, August 80, 1850
The FactiOm,sts Of the House What they are after
and what they are doing-Clark's mischieuo,ss
Speech-Fdther Ritchie's Case-The Senate's
Cow~-1he NeW Cabinet Appointee- Gen. John
l.. Iayor's Nominations for Reelection The
Great Mail Robber in the West--C Commissioner
E,obank, &C.
The action of the House of Representatives to-
day, on the Texas boundary bill and the slavery
question, was in perfect consonance with its
action yesterday. Never has the Unien appeared
10 be in such peril as now. The House could
have acted at once on the adjustment bills from
the the belief is general that each one
of them could have been passed. But this was
not what the disunionists and fre-eaters wanted.
They desired that action might be further delayed,
even though Congress had already delayed it for
eight months They wished to have time to still
further rouse up their constituents at home to
strike for disunion. They yearned to get the
Northern ee-soil members furious for the ap-
Plication of the Wilmot attachment to the Terri
tOrial bills.
The very things they desired and painted for,
have been, yesterday and too day, conceded, grant
ed, voted TO them, by Northern members Of the
House who profess to be unyieldng friends of Mr..
mn adn min tefra ffnpt IS 81.
men who have, by their votes, done so much
mischief, freely declare that if they cannot get the
Texas bill amended, they will vote for it as il
stands Ine grand ann Is to prevent the passage
unless they can first attach to Them the Wilmot
proviso. They have no fears of dissolution of
the Union: They are ready to run all risks
Of that kind in the pursuit of their darling
object, and they never once turn back to
behold the TO which their course of conduct is
put by the Southern dsunionsts. Every day they
go on as they are going they but adding strength
TO the traitorous cause OF the disunionisis. But
little while longer need they 60 on, when the dis
unonists will strike the mighty blow of secession
which they contemplate. Once struck, retreat is
impossible. Blood will flow in torrents Then il
will be too late for the Northern mischief makers
OF this day 10 make amends for their present mis-
deeds and suicidal course of action.
No previous speech delivered this session in Ell
Their house OF Congress, has done, or will do, the
mischief that the speech of Mr.. Charles L Clark,
of New York, delivered this day in the House, will
do. IL delighted the Northern abolitianists, and
the Southern disunionists. The orators homely
illustrations, and grotesque appearance, kept the
House in good humor; but the sentiments the
short, square built old gentleman uttered, and the
doctrines he avowed, caused the abolitionists and
disunionlsts to rejoice-no doubt with Satan him.
self-n the nmost recesses of their not altogether
uncopgenia souls.
We are all at sea again, in regard to the settle
ment OF the slavery question, and God only knows
when, If ever, we shall behold land once more.
During the morning hour in the House to-day,
the subject of bringing Father Richie, of the
Union, before the bar of the House, and compel
ling him to give up the names of his correspond
Cnts and secret editorial assistants which he re-
fused before Mr. SANKEY'S Investigating Commit
tee, was discussed 10y Mr.. Mead and Others but not
/ disposedof. The preivose question on it was made,
and sustained. MIR. Stanley, who has the floor 10
close the debate, will therefore make his Speech
| and then the matter will he disposed of-no doubt
/ by approving Father Ritchie's very proper course
ofconduci, and bidding him 90 forth at his pleasure
The Senate spent some time in considering the
| land bounty bill from the House to-day, and then
went into executive sesson-after which, that body
| Adjourned over TO Monday
The heads of Maxwell, Lewis and Ewbank are
still on, and will be, until Monday next, at all
| events. The nomination OF the postmaster at Har-
rshuTg, Penn, was confirmed.
/ The President has rendered the Office of the Sc
cretaIy Of the Department Of the Interior TO the
Hon. Mr.. Jenkins, OF Augusta, Georgia, an emf
nent lawyer, distinguished cities, an upright
mar, perfect gentleman, and a sterling wing of
! 10 President Fillmore by the wings in Congress
from Georgia. Mr.. jenkins, some years since, was
| the Speaker OF the popular branch Of the Georgia
/ Legislature, and made a very efficient, firm aud
/ popular presiding officer. II he accepts the de-
paTment now rendered TO him. he will, in the esti-
nation Of those who know hun well, make splen-
did cabinet minister.
The Hon John L. Taylor, of the Chilico,he dis
tric Ohie, has received the nomination of the wing
convention OF his district for reelection. lie is
high-minded gentleman in every sense of the term,
and n faithful Representative in Congress. While
he is here attending TO his duties his wing friends
al home will not fail TO see that he is again trium
phantly elected.
Information has been ielegraphed TO the Post
Oihcc Department to-day, from the West, that a
late mail contractor, residing in Ohio, who formerly
carried on a very extensive mail carrying business,
/ hut failed in IL, has been detected in robbiug the
| mail, but has absconded. The department has
sent telepraphc orders for his apprehension and AR
rest, 10 the proper quarters ] iorbear giving his
name, until more is known on the subject Of the
robbery.
Articles, impeaehing the official conduct Of Mr.
\ Commissioner Ewbank, have been sent TO the Sc
nate, and are now in the possession of that body
\ They charge that Mr.. Ewbank has unlawfully and
against usage, prosued his official position TO IA
yOr certain parties connected with Goodyear's pa.
I tents. The charges bring home TO the Commits
sloner The proof OF gross violation Of the laws Of
! Congress and the rules Of the Patent Office.
The Com missioner is a doomed man. Ills reec-
I ton by the Senate seems inevitable.
WASHINGTON, August 30, 1850.
III, House foday-JtfhrO JYood's Plough laid on the
Tabie-Fafhp Ritohie-Bundelcu and M
ScHgstack, the Paintr, russ Mr.. Staml y-7hs
Slaroy BHs-T Sras Boundary Canal around
the Falls Of 81. Mary, &c.
There wss a good deal OF sport in the House to-
day The patent. or rather the bill for the exten.
zion Of the patent, ofJethro Wood, for that plough,
was laid upon the table. This we regret very
much, Of two or three intere sting young
ladies, the heiresses Of Mr.. Wood, who have been
here waiting for the moving Of the waters for half
year. Butifit were not for regrets on account of
these young ladies, we should say that the House
had done good thing.
Some time ago, as an offset to the Gaphins, Mr..
Stanly got up a committee to make a good many
inquiries against the late democratic administra