New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-18
4 Local Bill-Cnlifornia to come in-Few APP
peaIs Decided in supreme Couri-HiIlinrd
on slavery.


WAsmSGroS, Saturday. Feb. 10
Six folio pages, eleven solid sections. embrace
bill. introduced by A. g Brown 10 create a special
corporation in this little spot or district with any
capital between $50 600 and 100000, to be used
for selling or making any kind o. inaclincy hr
manufacturing any kld o. goods, from cotton
wool flax, 81. aud for making sDd selling sad
foods, and Tor other purposes llhof other par
Roses Congress needs all It's time, Yet here is
The groundwork Of debate on special PRIVILEGES
This District demands ho small share OF legislation,
and gets it, 10 the delay # matters more generally
important
ii is conceded here by those who know more oi
public sentiment than do that California win very
soon be State Of the Union What may be her
boundaries 3 not 50 certain. Next week will be
distinguished Tor long speeches about her odmis-
sion. n the Senate In the House It IS hard 10 tell
what will come uppermost Mr. PHELPS OF Vt
few DAYS sinrc reminde the Senate that he had
stood alone. from the North, AS an an advocate a.
the CLNToN Compromise. and had not changed his
opinions lie argued very well, however, against
slavery IN the Territories SAID that as the United
states had declared the man who would bring Sia-
very from Africa 10 these states q pirate. punisha-
bic on the scaiiold and fitted ont Zee; stop tn
abominaho traffic aud TO close the markets. The
friends Of Freedom Tor the Territories were only
following this example ia stopping this vale and in
human trade from being directed 70 them because
il would have opened new ami immense markets
for the sale of men, women and children, natives oi
the Old Thirteen Stotes-a more detestable traffic
even than the African trade IN ssvaecs
In the discussion 10 the House On Thursday, reia-
tive 10 the request of the Supreme Court, now ia
session here endeavorins to diminish the number
of appeals for justice now on their Calendar, some
interesting facts were elected majority Of the
members OF the Court want an investigating
Clerk, a thinking machine. which would be tie
entering wedge for expenditure OF another
sos 600 a year The House have refused the re
quest
Mr. STRONG remarked.
That the records ofihe supreme Count Tor many years
-, 60, A.. si,fv csses n he v.sr There are nine
Judges number unusually large IN Courts Of Eror ~
course making hc necessary Investigations not more
han nom rive 10 assigned 10 single Judge
All consult ami al decide bat IN every Court OF asi resort
fsr, /. ttsfrluien of the labor Of msking the ueedf
rrsesr,hes Can he pretended ,ha the investigation of
I'VE or iu NCar IL too urrruus Compare iils
cny, WIN otbr. In Pennsv wanna he Judges ~ the
irene Court number hear sud decide more thAu
i've hundred year Their argument list always
-vceess ,ix hundred Thev nave try need no clerk io
as. Them their investigation To each Judge not less
han one hundred assigned for examination Two
noes arr allowed 10 each lawyer 20 euodae his case IN
Pennsylvania the lawyers are eut down % one hours
speech
Mr. EwISG af Tenn tired 10 show that the
J judges OF the Supreme Court of the United states
are peculiurlV situated. They have the Statutes
of thirty appealing States to iook into the common
and civil law the French Spanish and Mexican
codes, with their treaties ia short the whole field
Of law since human institutions began. Although
the labor OF preparing the decisions of the Court
was divided among the Judges. yet every Judge
examined every cause himself Mr. THADDEus
SrEyENs would vote 10 reconsider the vote of the
previous day The resolution. beside special
Clerk, booked 10 the addition u minor Judge 10
the Court.
IL was tailed
In Mr HuLiARp remarks, to,her day he frank
~ scknow .ed that the scepter OF political pow
er was sun in the hands OF the ssveholding folks
snd their abcci allies. but that the admission OF
California with the boundaries she claims, with
oat an assurance that Slavery would be permitted
IN other new Territories. as an equivalent, would
effect a transfer Of the political influence 10 the
emIes OF Slavery Extension and place the slave
holder IN lang, dreary minority. Now. he said,
the Shareholders bod balance in Senate there
lore DO effort for equal rights In the Northern or
usual sense Of the term can be successful there
but California once added ~ the l mon would turn
the scale THIS, though not Mr. X s words
the pigh Of HIS argument He wanted 10 carry
slavery 10 the Pacific and there he would plant II
TIE bll raising men and providing supplies for the
var with Mexico was he sad, originally intesied
by the United States Government Tor a war with
Britain. He expressed his high qualification AZ
the manly course O; Northern gentlemen who had
aided the south IN voting down ROOT's resolution.
demanding bal u include the Wiimot Pruviso.
and would be content with the hne 80 30, be
cause north OF il slave labor IS uo, prohtabie.-
Having got $4,000 square miles for q slave market
in Texas be wanted 0720 mics additional. out
| Of the remaining Tertiary, where those who deal
in human beings, buying and trading them away
like cattle ST fair. might csTTy their oommerce.
In President TAYLoRs patriotism be had the high
est confidence. He did lot soold and threaten the
North half So bard As his colleague, Mr.. IS6T and
IS pleasant speaker, though did not admire the
eenersl tendency OF ms remarks \.
We consider his -Nceeaf for passing pseral
Avs goveraing cre.non and and dehnsng
The powers ord annes u Corporations bat At goo1
for refusing ehArers Il he assenes u such seses
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