New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-05
PHILADELPHIA PRISTERs "A correspondent of
the Brooklyn Adsertiser says
FRIDAY IN THE HOUSE.
The Indian Appropriations about Ne
groes instead of Indians-siavery 'indica-
ted out of pInce- MIR. Ciny's Position-In-
discretion of WhIg Members, &C.

Ted of plnce- mT. tth)'s
discretion of WhIg Members, &C
Correspondence OF The Tribune.
wAsmse1oS Friday, AuguI!2
The House went into Committee very early this
morning. and laid aside the California question, by
a vote Of % to 49-showing a very thin House.
The Indian Appropristions Bill was then takenGp
Mr. SIBLEY, the Delegate from Nlnnesota, opened
the discussion with a speech OF nearly an
hour, duration taking q liberal view Of the SUB
iect. embracing many facts Of importance
ubicb should be sufficient one would think,
TO satisfy any Reasonable man that the claims
NJ The moor despoied Aborgines to the most kindly
COZ side ration, are irresistible.
Residing as he does in frontier region, Mr..
SIsLkY's opinions 6bt to have great weight 0uI
the indications today certainly TO the contrary,
so far. The fret 10 reply 10 hin was Nj. MASON OF
Ky.Rtsll, bony, shsrp-teaiured gentleman, OF man
nor decidedly Kentuckian. After giving US 70 under
stand that he was opposed to granting the Indians
any civil privileges, he went OIL, a. tangent lnto
an argument Ia vindicaton OF Slavery, as not only
patriarchal, but heavenly lnatituton-lndeed,
the very gate to Heaven. He said sll the negroes
seemed TO care for when they gotiree, was plenty
10 rat and 10 drink and qottiHg 10 do.' (QUEKE:
DO their leisure loving masters act on differ
ent principle , He stretched bis advocacy OF
Slavery 10 such an extreme as ~ occasion
Southern hotspurs in general, but Father
ABRAHAM, IN particular, seemed to be great
IL tckled with his hits There was, 10.
deed. a degree Of unusual frsnkness as well as
earnes,ness IN his speech, which secured him an
attentive hearing from NCrtherners as well az
Souiherners, many OF whom gathered around him
as he talked Of the Free Soil Of Kentucky.
Mr. MAsoN spoke Of Mr.. CLAY's course on the
Emancipation question in Kentucky, and the Sl,v-
cry question in the Senate, dissentlngly bat com
plimentarily.
Mr. NAsoN was understood by Mr. OwES Of
Ca 70 assert that, in the event Of conflict be.
tween Kentucky and the Federal Government Nj
CLAY would be found fighting against his xn State
ard that gentleman questioned him as 10 tina. point,
Mr. Mason disclsimed intending any such repre-
sentston Of Mr. CLAYs positiOr-Mr COBB Of Ala
ard others insisting In under tones that was their
understanding Of Mr.. CLAYs position.
Mir. GlDDIAGs followed Mr.. MlsoN directing st
tenton 10 the disposition to continue the Slavery
/ discussion-t discussion which had been 80 long
and almost uninterruptedy continued as TO MAKE
/ Congress seem more like an Anti Slavery Conven
tion than q Legs alive body. He did not COMPLAIN
/ Of this. He was glad that the discussions bad IA.
ken place because be believed they had spread
important light and done good But he really
| thought they had tatkcd long enough AMI that the
time for acton had come action on the appropris
tiCLs Necessary Tor the support o. the Government
asWel st the Territorials
Mr. sTASLY OF y. G 'aid they could SON get
Though the Territorial que tions, if the Prov so
/ were not insisted on. He desired to know if the
ge1tsm a. from Ohio would agree 70 that courge.
Mr. GIDDISGs Rnsvered that he would p.dge
himself 10 meet that issue frankly aud fairly at the
proper TING consuming the smallest pos,ibletims
NJ. BATLY now moved that the Committee rise.
70 enable the passage ola resolution to stop debate
I TITS was sgretd To- Mr STANTON Of Tenn. here
moved a. adjournment till Monday, but the House
retired. The House went again ilt1 Committee.
az tive minutes past two o'clock. The details Of
the bill were now subjected TO an examination. BY
r70 t0IHG amendments, and I've minute speeches.
after the miserable manner Of doing things
under the present SYSTEM which promised to be
unusually steady ard SYSTEMATIC Ii so com
uenced, but was soon interrupted by most in.
discreet and foolish poke by Mr.. EVANS. of Nd.
lWhigl at Mr.. CARTTER, OF Ohio whs replied 10
In bis sarcastic style. This came near uns.tting
the debate, utterly, as the filings Of speech by Mr.
HousroS, ofDeL (WhiE,) at tho West a retort by
Mr.. DUNHAh Of Ia. calls to order, &c plainly And
woryingly showed. The Committee rose At four
O'Clock, without coming to a conclusion and the