New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-11
FROM WASHING TON.
=. ". Dewey-James Watson Webb's sac
ccs~or-Potter and POstaEe-Wilmot Pro-
Nt~o Votes Votes on slavery Questions
In-t -c<siOu-Gott on the slave Trade In
Washington.


When [ entered the House to day. / found Mr..
CAUrrFR on ms iegs. inyeighng against Congress
tor entertaining ancient claims while many recent
ones the Justice Of which is easily proved were
denied even hearing o. inquiry, I .ound thai,
he opposed a bin for the rehet OF SAMUEL w.
DEWEY. the celebrated man who 81: Oh the figure
head OF the q ; irgste Constitution or a name.
sake his It passed, bat / 10 no; know what IS
provisions arc.
Having been iniormcdtha RICHARD W THoNr.
son o.; l0diana, was nominated Yesterday By the
President. to the office Of Charge 4 AHaires 10
Austria vacant by the rejection Of Colonel WEIR,
and meeting him soon after in the Capitol, he said
g was So and done without his know ledge MI
ruowrs0N was member Of the last Congress,
happened 10 be here when nominated. has accept
ed. All will doubtless be confirmed with LITTLE op-
position, II any H. IS slender bui't man. ct
middle axe, aud well liked here
am afraid that cheap .etter and news postage Is
not in good hands ID Judge POTTER bc a true sue
-essor ot that NJ Ready to Halt. WILLIAM
SAWYER. public opinion viii not influence him
much. Mr. RUsN OF Texas however. Chairman OF
the Senate Committee on the Post Office, seems
inclined 20 introduce bill for tNo-esnt lettor post
ACHE likes the idea OF cheap postal communlca
tons and the mercantile community generally ia
yor it, but II IS dreaded, as IS oil means OF mental
and moral improvement for the millions, by many
4 the saveholdlng members.
Intg Potter IN scknow ed gns The receipt Of petition
,- the free circulation Of newspapers IN mails tor so miles
10 an Ohio editor SAYS have 40 dou9t uA mere WI
81 ! nseria modification Ia e rates Of Letter a. wel a.
cspsper postsge this Winter lhnk the rsies Of letter
postage viii be hSed ~ he uniform rate OF I'VE cents
srf vel be reduced lower wifhogts change On he coin
axe % ne country out am Gwen IN 9y91 o. ',s aia
81, suit" Hs does not lhnk however, that majority OF
gress would favor ~ Rreai reduction a. ms hme
- far We have light from Ono. Why does Mf
porrER not report some kind OF bill, and Try the
tense of Congress why has be- held back steadi
ly for more than three months. with sacks ct me
r,,r,als In his comm tsec-room Mr. COLLAMERs
vote killed two cent postage last year. he pro
ooses no reforms ia his department, and stands out
for i've cents postage this year although England
draws eleven millions OF revenue from two cents
and HoBBIE' system Of accountability Az pres.
cnt there Is no system 81 ell
me rouse having gone into Committee on pri.
vate bills. thought would spend an hour in the
House Library. aud turn over a iew leaves OF laat
session Journals 20 see what was good Wing
doctrine in $3.50, and how this ex NJ {. who hit
The exact moment to be in town and nominated IL
Austria and an outfit, without having the least no
,ice OF the kindness intended hm.
Ny very brief researches will probably Illumi.
nate some OF Your readers, who perceive how hor
roe struck certain politicians are az the WilmOt
proyiso under Constitution agreed to in order 10
establish " Liberty, sixty years since.
find b. the House Journal ?. 1872, that on Dec.
q. lslg. Mr. Corr Of y. Y Wing member, offer
ed the following preamble and resolution
WAsroIs The uaiic now prosecuted IN his metropolis Of
he Republic the City u WAshing ton ~ HUMAS BgNgs a.
chates lPropery, Ike beasts u sanhen l. eogIsy TO
ourh stce and 10 he Fundamental principles Of our 20
a. al system, md j. not0ygug rpyo1ch q or country
hroug ChyufeRd9N and serious hindrAnee 10 ~ mo
progress Of Republican liberty throughout ihs eah-Ihsfe
R,,oired That the Committee for tho District Of colum
,a b, .nslIuc,ed report bli prohibiting the stAyE
TraDs 10 he sad DISTINCT ths. Washington City
Hara,sSn moved 81 table throw outl the above
-esolutiou and had ~ supporters, among whom
we're Richard w Thompson lWebbs succossorl
VIM Sawyer, w. b. Preston, Charles Brown,
Howell Cobb Lewis c Levin, and John r. Miller
There were - votes FOR the bli, among whom
we're Ninton Root, Tuck, Namyke Wlmot
q idlngs, Got, Greeley Collsmer w. Hunt, ii
Mann, Palirey. Putnam, SC. The resolution
passed By another vote same DAY, II. w Th0mP-
sau steadily IN the negative with J. Butler
King. &c
jan. 81. lsl9-Harason moved to table kick
0utI bill u prohibit introduction OF Slaves into
the Of c. Washington and is enviruns a. MIR
rHASDfIF. OK FOR SALE OR HIRE" Lost Yeas
20. NAYS ~ Among the yeas were C,ngnan
Butler Kins and " b Preston. Among the
aays, Colamer Il Vs. Th0mPs0H, GiddInss, Duer
AIrfflFff
pairey Root, Truman Smith, Flnton Tuck,
" iisou Sc. How Is 10 that this measure IS tor
z tten b. the Wings IN 1880
DecemJer b. ls49-paifrey asked leave b. ia
tfofuce bll 20 repeal oil acts OF Congress cstsb
ishiug Or maintaining Slavery AID TN SLAVE
TRADE in Washington and It's enylrons Leave
-elused, - 70 20. Among those Who applied the
lag ~ this bl and would not allow u be Introduced
md then, II Necessary, amended, ind the names
4 LEWIS. the Natigist, native Of South Carohnsj
McCLEKSAsD. " y. PREsrOS, FESABLE, Speaker
ClBB. X. MILLER, CLINOAAS, and RICHARD w
Tsowpsox. 40 doub, Ar THOAPsos viii get the
$1,000 Hell be confirmed HIS 80 90 and Col
WgBBs 5000 make $4,000, in one year, for the
and ol Hsyuar.
DE- Is, Isis-Richard W Thompson voted
sth Truman smith Coianlsr. David WhmoL Job
Hsan. Gott, Greeley, G. Hudson J " Root, sc.
10 table a m0tiou ~ reconsider with view OF de
.frpying Rot sresOye bidding tie Territorial Com.
ni'tee D. report bills for Territorial Governments
q New Mexico and California. excluding Slayery
hat is apply ing 70 them the WilmOt Proyiso.
On the other hand. SAM Z. Nlnton Wan. Saw
yer aad I. Butler King, went with the oiavebod-
srs Tor more Slave sol
same dav HOWELL COBB. RICHARD w. THOAP-
sos. I BUTLER KIsC. JOB NAM. TRCNAs SMITH,
ard SAMUEL F. ViSION, voted % Kill OF 70 once,
GlDDiSGss biz authorizing the people q W ash
agiOn and is enyruns u express their wishes BY
ballot or otherwise, as b whether Slavery ami the
slave Trade vas forced upon them b. Congress,
y continued With their own good wishes. On the
contrary Messrs AsHAUs, COLLAsER, GIDDIsGs,
GOrr. GREELET, w. HCST, HORACE MASS, PAL
FREY. ROoT. Tuck, WuxOr, WESrwoRrH, and
IAAEs WLsOs voted 70 preserve the bill
hastily glanced at many other votes, and have
no doubt bat that Mr. Il. W. 7. Is quite safe 10
senate because be went about as far as il was pos
iib.e % uphold Slavery intact, considering bis con
.titgeEcy, and, as the result Of the ssi election
showed, q Lutte fHrtAer.
do hope that inhueniial persons viii help Ar.
rHONPsoS q Pa TO carry through his bills 70 nat0-
a re the wives and children o, adopted citizens,
citizens x others, when born asroa5, Tor It vii
save much litigation. make valid many a vii here
sfer, and 10 much good. The Legislator VITO per
mts acts % pass Vhlch ne c0nl4 aas<Hf, atnooso
DC knows tia; their effort must Be % fsffns 80
Getty with lawsuits. IS far more Dishonest man NC We
thief y rom we send 70 the Penlten4arJ'. ihs
public had trusted and nonOred the icfmer y hA'
SET a watch or the latter, AID never trus'ei mn
DANIEL McCOLLUN. WE bEo"s' ana AZ
opy1y GtTHrfy are the marsha-s newly confirmed
Il, ,ha ,b-ee bailiricks 81 the State q Tennessee
perbsp. Il viii be found that NJ bESsETr took
VI c,rHoUs's speech home With him, and that
49,. scoyzrL and TOWERS could tel bow he
c.me by it-or rather that they have told.
~ Rev Porter Clay pastor Of the Baptist
chsIeh A. .n1en. An died o. ne In All he vs G