The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-24

the esBats the South would have been satisfied
to rest their qhts upon the legal accison; but for
he could rot nov consent 70 the Of the
The suprsns Corr. That tine had passed
Mr. FoorE req from Mr.. Madison to support the
q N usurpsd possss .noA cannot be brosshs Within
the Jurisdiction the jsdieisry and that IN such
Mr., Pnslr. ssid shst nothing which had bssn urged
Of Congress should prove offensive there tribunal
which had the power to decide whether Congress had
reason for the Institution Of Extraordinary remedial
measures, when all the constitutional remedies had
Mr. p; having concluded, the pending motion was
Fugitive SLAVES.
On the motion Of Mr. TLER, the bill relating to the
execution Of the constitutional proyisien for the
capture Of fugitive slaves taken up and made the
special order for tomorrow; after which the Senate
adjourned
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %, 1850.
DELEGATE.
Mr. BoyD asked the consent Of the House to present
the credentials Of MIR A. L. Bsbbtt, Representative
from Deseret and the constitution Of that State and
refer them to the Committee on Elections.
MIR. STEPHENS objected, and called for the regular
orders.
THE CONTESTED SEATS.
MI SrRoro, from the Com mittse Elections re-
ported resolution authorizing parties contested
take dispositions 1t stated ono side that the
witnesses lived 1t great distance from another
in taking testimony, the contestant (NierS having
agree to this and the other the object was
to delayto enable the lifting member Thompson, to
contestant was elected
MIR ScHEscx moved to recommit the resolutions to
the Committee on Elections, to report all the facts
A further debate epsued, and at its termination,
MIR. scHEscK withdrew hs motion, and moved to
allow ninety days for taking testimony; and the
luton, - as thus amended, was adopted.
THE TERRITORIAL QUESTION.
On motion OF Mr.. NENABLK the House proceeded 10
the consideration Of the buiiness the Speakers
table being the Presidents message on the
and the motion TO refer 1t TO the Committee Terri.
tories
ME- SEDDES advered to the history OF the time of the
treaty OF peace by which the sovereignty over all Of
the territory acquired coded to and vested In the
United States At the termination OF the war there
existed q t,eto government; 1t continued, on the
prsfumsd ground Of legislative power to control
the territory, and with the presumed consent
Of the people on whom it operated He felt
bound to say, far he had looked into tn .
documents accompanying this message, that there Is
not justice and truth in the remark Of the President
that the Of this sdmi nistration the
that Of the people in said territory The only
Is that the governor is the He read extracts
to chow that the President had advised in the for
matien Of a State government in California, and
usurp.a legislative power and this In the face
Of Congress refusing even to establish temporary
BEEN change in the relations which existed between
that territory and this government The de aefo gs-
vernmen which the President bound to maintain,
no longer exists There Is separate independent
State in the exercise Of the veges and
one Ibis puts Congress under serious emb
and dificuly and they must either remand the State
with territorial government receive State with
population mum beripg not more than fifty o hun
bred thousand people The President at his mere wolf
ton Of President has undertaken to give them State
covering nine degrees Of latitude embracing the whole
Pacific coast and country scarcely less than half the
extent OF the thirteen original States and all this
without the action Of Congress. The South has
been inevitably precluded from participation In
the territory by the action Of the PRESIDENT they
should not be cheated and then insultsd. 1t
was singular respect for the rights of the people
where there are NO people, to exclude the people
OF half Of the States OF the Union. The President
was no constitutional lawyer, but brave soldier, an
he had been deceived by his cabinet.
MIR McCLrRSAND. with due respect for the President
moved that the message and accompanying documents
be referred TO the Committee Of the Whole and print
ed ding which,
The House adjourned.