New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-10
xyxI. .-..Fir-i Session.
SENATE .wAsHise1oS. Tle.ds7 Apr. q


BiIl-and after the consideration and disposition o..
sandy amendments and Iong and uninteres'ins
debate upon the several amendments proposed.
the Senate, without having come to any conclusions
az O'Clock adjourned.
nv Bai7', Eiscfr0-Cherteai TeisgraTh
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
NJ BURT ssid be was Instructed by the Select
/ Committee 20 investigate the conduct Of Secretary
| Crawford 10 connection With the Gsiphin claim. %
ask leave 70 SIT during the sessions Of the House
until their duties shall have been performed
/ AgreeAto
The motion 70 reconsider the vote by which the
resolution to purchase American waterrotted
Hemp for the use Of the Navy was referred to the
Committee II the whole on the State Of the Union,
was discussed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table.
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whoeon
ATEXAN DEVELOPMENT.
Mr. Howard Loco Of Texas by consent, gave
notice of an amendment to the biz Of Mr. McCler-
usn8 70 the effect that, if Texas does not accept
/ OF the proposition 70 curtal her boundaries for
pecuniary compensation, no Government shall be
/ orranized west Of the RIO Grande, embracing any
portion Of the territory east Of that river hTeXas
! accept the present laws OF that State as 10 Slave
ry shall exist in the Territory until IT is admitted
| into the mon as State
rHE SLAVERY QUESTION
Mr. HARM, Loco OF Tenn. took the floor. He
entered into constitutional argument to show that
Congress has no power to prohibit Slavery in the
Territories II. as gentlemen say Slavery has
beer prohibited by Mexican law and by the law o.
nature. why DO they propose toreenact these laws
He knew of no other object but a sordid selfish
ness which seeks u appropriate all the benefits OF
the Territories Heinsisted that slavery IS stamped
Ola the face OF the Constitution IN four different
places and that slaves can be carried 10 any ter
ritorv within the mon, until It is abolished or
/ prohibited bv the local laws OF State sovereign
~ and that the mighty arm OF Government
/ can be- called t. protect Il Slavery cannot be pro
bihtrd IN the Territories without making invdIous
distinctions between the States. and therefore the
/ distinction would bee unconstitutional Tie had
many objections 20 the admission OF California but
no,N ithstandlne. he would vote 10 admit her pro
yi5ed she .ball be included IN a general plan. CIV
/ ip, governments - New Mexico and Deserrt
/ H.. would DO tins for the sake of harmony H.
was opposed % buying territory from Texas her
| right beng clear and indlsputable and be wished
! a law PASSED the more etcctualy 20 restore iug
\ tive slaves.
/ NJ CoRwI>. Whcl OF Ohio, had supposed that
when California had taken on herself the burden Of
/ State Government. tina. there would hardly be
dissenting voice to her admission Eight out Of tie
/ fifteen States admitted since the formation Of the
Constitution. have come into the Union without the
previous action OF Congress- and this is the first
time when the Constitution Of the State IS acknow
/ Lodged by all 10 b. Republican. that objection has
! been raised to her admission. He was against At
tacbinr California 10 series OF measures giving
/ Governments % Descrei and New Mexico. Let
the latter take care OF themselves What had
/ California 10 DO with them II was adding insult
! 10 injury to delay her admission. II there be much
/ longer DELAY. she may ki X up her heels and talk
/ about Western Confederation Tie had looked
over th, matter Of a Southern Convention and seen
| the flaming reports from Southern states, but IN
/ his opinion dissolution was utterly and morally ont
| pf the question IL never can take place. tie
| smoke about the equilibrium claimed, and man
=. tanned that il was never intended that there
| should be as many Slave as Free States lie
| never heard OF So mOnstrous proposition. IL can
not be done The trainers of the Constitution
never thought of or designed such equilibrium. He
/ defended the North west and denied that the peO-
| ple there had any organized band 10 help the
I escape OF negroes. He admitted that perhaps one
/ no hundred thousand had been engaged IN tins
business but the owner has always been amply
/ satisfied by the courts tie had 10 doubt tha,
like course conduct was 70 be found ia the States
OF the North. IL was deusion 10 suppose people
of Free States were wholesale negro stealers. he
did not know bow the tAlacy started They could
not compromise because they had discharged their
lerAl and moral obigaiio - the very letter The
people Of his section looked on the Nashville Con
veufiou scheme with contempt In conclusion, he
advised the South 10 cultivate their lands erect
faciores forget all threats about separation forgive
trespasses unite Tor the promotion o, cur best IN
.Sss,s. and they might depend upon T. neither
MipcpaAties nor powers nor things present, or 70
fbme shall be able - Dissolve thus I mon
x The Committee then rose.
The SPrAkYR laid before the House several com.
munica,ious one from the Presiden, enclosing a
translation Of note dated in March from the Mex
i,ap Minister 10 the Secretary Of state, expressing
The views of the MeNicsu Government as % re
,ressin- the incursious q the Wild Indians on the
frontier as stipulated IN the treaty Of Guadalupe
Wdalso II was referred 70 the Committee % H.
dian Affairs.
NJ. SwEsrsER Loco. OF Ohio asked leave 70 In
t-olace resolution calling on tie Secretary OF the
Treasury 10 inform the House what amount Of IN
,crest has been paid on the GAlphin claim. and as
the amount PAID as interest ca other claims, 90 me
opirion OF the present Attorney General and tia
tie Committee % Ways and Meas i-qure il''
the expedieacy Of suspcndius the payment q ne
interest on claims the principal Of which had beer
pad.
Nj sr,>Ll .Wh.-l q y C. objected 70 the reso
luton ior the reason That a Special Committee
have the subiec. in charge.
Mr. BSleGs (whig Of y !. asked leave 70 in
,rodace resolution, that the Secretary Of tn,
Navy send. under the frank Of the Department
private letters and papers addressed - tie oaicer
and men a the Navy employed on foreign stations
Markets. o. Nrw-oELEASS Aprl s-A NJ
There 8 less dong N CoTToS. as buyers a..
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