New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-12
FRIDAY IN THE HOUSE.

Ferting-Hcene-eavege again NJ it-hepp
Of Williams Of Tsnnessee-Houston OF Del
aware Defining his Position, GO
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
wAsHiSsroS, Friday, August 10.
This has been a day Of intense interest A"o
Hall of Representatives was early crowded. Anu
.verxkody was on the qua pire 70 bear Srkfh1N'
of Ca on the Texas question. After S0"0 =. -
nary business Of no special importance, "n''" ~
cludsd the betting appointment o. MT. MIL
of xour s,a.e rs a member OF the 0omuiI''se ="
p,:o,io,. IN the place Of Mr.. McGAUGHEY' hf'NEL-
40. moved 10 90 into Committee on the fiF@'e
C.,..A., This the House refused to do BY vote
.rUN.v. against II Yeas showing aPretty gooa
uo,.a 10 begin With, comparatively speaking,
az House nov beiDgin Committee, many OF the
.hssSt members came Booking in, and Boon there
-ss not vacant seat left. Those not occupied oy
their claimants, were taken py oehaSors anu o'uoi
- n,;,;leoed characters" Every eye was nov
,nrrnsd ne the seat OF Mr. STEPHENS, OF "a who was
sr,,ed 10 the floor. Before be rose, though prompt
the members bad begun 70 gather aroano hin--
9bsy ,oon filed the area in front OF the speaker
and the lower part Of the middle aisle TO an unusua
extent. The interest was intense a PepPey
S;,union epeech was anticipatcd-nor was tne az,
ticiostion disappointed. His speech was fal OF
Rusncombe protestatious and chivarc excism&
tio,, with an interlSy Of argument now ana 'nen'
h. wsvo of " chinkingh / 60 not propose to ioho"
h;,, even 10 synopsis shall only ateInP' 70
give the spirit Of bis remarks-the dns9lAs, ~ "
express leaving the rest 20 the
"a, G2rpHyEs took undisguised Dls9nion grouno,
sans;n in toto the propriety OF the docIrines ana
sy afe,ha Message of President FILLMORE, quot
;ne from laws regulating the war power OF tue hA-
e.nt;ve He did not hesitate 10 say tnse "efe
Gsore;a concerned instead OF Texas, and the over
IN bis band, ne would soon settle IL, by banging
10 Taysn would
enund He loved the Union, % yet be declared
tbst when the issue was made, aud the crisis came,
,rbieh was threatened his voice would be heard
sboutipg. Dorm qcith the Union He would tel
gentlemen that it was useless 10 talk OF apeaceaole
Sssoution Of the Union in sucn case GunPoao-
a,y must satle IL They might call this treason,
and call him traitor but, let the conl'cs come
md II would soou be decided who were the trail
torsI He talked plainly. He bad come mere 70
tain plsinly to.dayl The territorial soil was COM
mon nurcb.se of blood and treasure. Inc Soutn
were ready TO share it with the North WIN Ine
Patrisrcbs Of old, the South were ready 10 say,
0Let there be partition between us-my PeoPie
ming Cd this side, thine on that
IL then passed 10 the contemplation o. the pro-
b,bIe result of the threatened conflict. The South
might be overwhelmed-probaby 1t would be 30.
But. after their towns and cities were 6urned-her
Inhabitants put to the sword-derolatlon made 70
rejep-and tie work Of despotsm done, what then
They would be PROSTATE but NOT conquered ana
the Government which did the WORK OF carnage,
would become byeword and Kissing.
He then proceeded to defend Slavery as founded
In Nature-ss Ia obedience 10 the laws OF Heavenly
Here we had good deal about leopsrds changing
their spots, and the like words OF scrPtura desc
Grafton In this connection he referred to the
speech of HORACE MANN, and quoted him as say
ing that he would rather see war and even dissou'
ton. than Slavery extended one foot further.
This called up Mr. mann, who said he meant
simply that he would not for fear OF any conse-
qsences consent to let Slavery 60 to the acquired
territories.
Mr.. STEPHENS proceeded. He was aware that
the gentleman had 80 explained his words; ou. ne
had hstened attentively TO his speech, and must In
sist that such was the language alabama COBB,
In his seat al heard it! One inch was the word. y
He was glad, however. to see him disposed 70
ntdfy it. Mr. STEPHENS was next proceeding 70
infer that such was the ntiment OF the Nortn gen
orally, when Mr.. McKIssocK rose and repudlatec
uueh sentiment On behalf o. ths North generally
Mr. STEPHENS resumed and he having again al
Iuaed to Mr. MAsEs position he rose to correct him
6Order orderW rang from the hnfsRo-s, aud A ="
desisted. A few words more from STEPHENS, an
the hammer FELL.
Hoor. but not such general contest for 1t as wa
anticipated. The Chair (BURT Of s. C) recognize
SAVER of Tennessee. MANN rose and begge
leave to explain. "Would the gentleman iron
Tennessee give wayi" SAVAGE was understoo
70 Weld; but mann had not spoken more than te
words before SAVAGE said he had only yielded 10
explanation, and could only allow five minutes =
Mars said tevidently worried by this unfair dispc
siton\ he did not ask that much time he ez
plsined that he considered Slavery so great a
evil that be would not consent, under any clrcun
Stances to let it 80 to the Territories with the al
Of his vote.
Mr.. sAvAeE then proceeded He commenced i
afarious tone, and read the passage of Mr.. MANI
speech alluded to by Mr.. SrEPHESs; bat he 500
fiaste ned down to q decidedly nl0ring speech. Tn
crowded area was almost Immediately left volun
tanly, by all but Mr.. KAUFMAN Of Texas, an
Mr.. CLIsGnAE, OF n O. To these Mr.. tEAIHEB
sroK, Of Mississippi, was added. But MIR. KAuI
HAN could not stand it long, and soon disappeared
and Mr. McWILLIE, Of Mississippi, took the vacs
ted chair. Mr. CLIsGMAN commenced chat wit
Mr. McQUNs, Of South Carolina, whose des
sorms part OF the inner circle. MIR. SAwTELLE,
Maine, and Mr.. CASEY, Of Pa were the only Nortt
ern men In the area-but Mr.. SAwTELLEs bac
vas turned upon the orator, and he did not renal
lcDg A few Southerners were seated around tn
cushioped seat under the Clerks desk; but the
secn left. In fact, l never saw such sudde
shspse ofscene. Fromlbalf TO two-thirds OF tn
members on both sides lHt their seats, and the II
dabsable orator, to attend to more agreeable ma
sefs There was an evident disappointment fe
BY the Southern braves at Mr.. SAVAGE succeediu
20 tie floor; and they did not seem much relieve
als, tbe proclaimed himself ready to buckle G
as !. 7os' 70 do or die, and flashed as much chivs
Tyeey f them, while beating the desks. as
6ienanuy, tool As to his argument, it amounts
70 nothing, and therefore shall not attempt TO i
dictate IT, He used up the hour ~ well rs the D
tience tho House
Mr.. WILLIAMS Of Tenn. followed bis coreagu
The members gathered around him in considerah
numbers. He announced his purpose to argue, I
declaiIai and he redeemed bis word. His spec
was calm, firm unstudied, good. hunored one, CT
atipg at times much merrment. he argued to she
that the Message was conciistory in drift and to
virtually saying. a. 1t did. This il my plan
you dom " furnish another to suit yourselves
He demos.s.-S >rly that the South had ever
thing to hing to gain, by dissolutiC
whether safety Of their slave pi
perry or 9th, \ said the idea OF the Sou
becoming owe. Sro> was utterly fallacious
that there was room, for one hundred and fly n,