The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-04-23
TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.
Telegraphie Summary.

Our readers will find among our Geographic in
telgence to-day a good deal of matter, which they
will peruse with a great deal of interest. The
Senate at Washington, it will be perceived, were
engaged throughout yesterday in discussing reso-
luton offered by Col Benton, instructing the COM
mittee Of thirteen, 10 whom Mr.. Clay's and Mr..
Bells resolutions referred, TO report separate
ly upon each subject involved, and not 10 unite in
one bill, two or more incongruous subjects
We hardly think that Col. Benton is
serious in the course which he is pursuing on
this subject, but if he is, he can blame only him.
self if he is looked upon by the country one of
the factoniss and dsorganizers, who desire, above
all things, that the slavery agitation should be kept
open until II result in something very serious. His
tactics would really make us believe that he has
linked himself with the cabinet, and was determined
TO adhere 10 them in the anti-national and unpa-
triotic course which they have marked out for
themselves. The slavery question is not quib-
bic, nor does its settlement depend upon parlia-
mentary bubbles II is plain, palpable matter of
fact affair, which is 10 be decided on broad and
comprehensive principles of compromise such as
those on which the constitution was formed; and
the musty and sntiquated parliamentary rules of
England, in by-gone age, have nothing TO do
with it. This petiiogging will not do. The
whole country, and all parties, are anxious, and
expect that their representatives in Congress
will settle the whole slavery agitation at once
and in one bill. They want il put at rest for
ever, without resorting 10 any petty subter-
fuges The question is plain and simple one,
and the way of settling il is clear and open.
Such tactics as Mr. Benton is pursuing might do
very well in a Justices court on the other side of
the mountains; but in the presence of such digni-
fled body the United States Senate, and in view
of the importance of the subject, they entirely
out ofplace. We are glad TO see that Mr.. Benton's
motion promptly laid upon the table, where it
is 10 be hoped it will remain until at least the
mittee Of thirteen shall have reported.
MIR. Richardson's resolution to appoint commit
tee TO inquire into and report certain claims that
have been allowed 10y the present cabinet notwith-
standing their rejection by preceding administra-
tons, fomed the princ pal topic of discussion in the
House of Representatives yesterday, and was
tually adopted. We again express our hope that
this inquiry will he as broad and ample as possible,
and embrace every thing within its scope. We
than convinced that the cabinet
are rotten, from the manner in which they were
defended yesterday in the House, and the mode
i'll which their friends and supporters opposed the in
qury which sought to be instituted If Mr..
Ewing is blameess of the charges preferred against
him, the disproying of them would tend to
strengthen him as a member of the cabinet; while
the strenuous opposition which was offered to Mr..
Richardson's resolution can be construed but in
way, and that unfavorable TO him and the
cabinet generally. The truth never yet injured an
honest, honorable, and conscientious man and if
Mr.. Ewing was innocent of those charges, he and
his friends, and the friends of the administration
generally should court rather than oppose an inves-
tigation of the character proposed.