New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-15

ments W. zen, for the common defense; when
His sncs.od NV the msjority for oppression ne
ever nanosed 20 it. No party ties wouio ever
was In saw 10 the rary. he earnestly
msse.csd this bill as holding OUT orioes 20 lnuuoe
denoeS 10 vote for il, and as a Jumping system
genp.o,;on He was opposed not only 70 tne
OF cosir"snt Of Rivers and Harbors, and LlSns-
improve. re- Lakes but to those on the Seaooard'
house ,oner at the close OF the Session 20 orlnB
N@hRf which demands research at the I'M
ID p danger Of losing the Appropriation olls.
ln.sssd whether at this late day. the oi'I Ws: "
ne ICED through without an opportunity Vi 0ei"e
imply discussed. NJ. Morse wbo thought
MI ~, siands Of the bills counted to force 1t
tna1 Iue u;.b Indecent haste. The gentleman
tn'oee1 aLi;vious. else he would not nave
mon o snch remarks This bill was report
maoiseG - the FIRST Session OF the present
Cnara.s and If gentlemen are no' tSmu,
70 ea';.b the details after the iapse OIL T Uhe
year they themselves are 70 ota n.ioa f-on,
nlencs ,;s,s that they would attempt to take II
ZINE ~ 10 aid not choose to square ms PROFESSION
Up. .hn;,s thew NAV build their bedsteads 90
". ,hsmselyes-but he was not 10 DC ou' On
sur u - legs were too long, and was not 10 DC
s..o,cbed ont when they were too snort nc re-
Tered TO the opinions of eminent men on tne SUI
;sct before them-Madison, Jackson ROM snu
oothers. AS to the question asked yesseIuay,
What is Democracy the answer OF Mr. az :. iAS
w. ,bs, IN leA4 il was Polk and Dallas, IN 40
e. and Rutler Ifthis was meant as the catcn'
uords of the party, the gentleman was correct;
bnt Il IL was intended TO say the Democracy "eu'
for men and not measures it was NOT correct
HTio and TvD and Rough and Ready were
rnere bats by the Wings to eaten guu5eVns' ho
,sLed now. whether the Wings knew What tue1r
,-;nc;pIes are. Some of them are Woody HEADS
Grauo-xyhOao DFInctDee are as
onnosite as the poles. Then it becomes not any
one of them 10 ask what Democracy is. In con-
clusion. be advocated the bill as OF national
character and defended the Democracy VINO sup
Dorted il. He claimed its passage as due 10 the
West. Ifthey submit to this spolIation, said ne;
we do not deserve 20 be robbed, but 10 stano
aside while some section better united claims the
lions share, and to be tainted with co"ardiy
weakness which division ever begets.
MIR. SPALDING of N. Y made speech IN lavor
of the bill, going into history OF the Polcy OF
improving Rivers and HarbOrs, which had It's
commencement under the Administration OF
Washington. This should not be party ques'
ton. Instead of destroying the Union as sup.
posed by Mr. Morse, it would perpetuate 1t.
The Committee at clock took recess until
7 O'clock
Seven O'Clock was the time fixed for the re-
assembling, bat at 90 minutes past there were but
nine members present, and about twenty specta-
tors in the galleries. At u, 90 members present,
when the Chairman called the Committee to
order
Mr.. CoNGER of N. Y. said he had been charged
BY an INSCRIPTIONS newspaper in his District,
with having lodged the vote on the Fugitive
Slave Bill last Session, aRd it has been repeated,
until it may be- that those whose good opinion he
values may believe it true, unless it is noticed
He said that after the Texas Boundary bill was
passed. he left the city on business Of private
nature, and it was of such imperious necessity,
that ever one would hold him justified In absent
ing himself. He paired off previously with Mr..
McLane Of Nd, gentleman on the other side.
So there was only one vote less in the negative,
and one less in the affirmative. As to the bill, 1t
8 unpopular and odious to the Northern people,
and TO none more so than to himself Acceptable
It is not acceptable. 1t never will be. But the
Northern will sustain it until it be Repealed, be-
cause they are Law abiding-although gentle
men who signed "the pledge" the Round Robin
have bound themselves for all tiae to come to
oppose any measure having the effect and ten.
dency to prevent the Extension Of Slavery in the
Territories-it appears by letter In newspaper
in this city, that slaves are under no obligation
whatever in anything with regard to Slavery
Northern men have bound themselves to oppose
any measure to prevent it Slavery from going
INTO the New Territories.
Mr.. BoKEE requested that on this occasion his
honorable colleague would not call in question
The act Of those associated with him as the Rep.
-esentatives Of a common State. He was proud
% own himself the signer of that pledge! He
bad the conviction that he had been actuated by
sense of duty He said again that be was sur
)rised that his colleague, for whom he enter
aimed so much respect, should undertake to as
'ail any portion of the Delegation.
Mr. CONGER remarked; have assaled nobody,
lor have impugned the honesty, integrity ana
patriotism of any body-nOt even those who signed
ba III fqlt 10 notice the pledge, De-
,ause it was circulated from one aisle and one
lesk TO another. felt called upon to comment
IN it, as part of the history of the times, In
Ipirit of kindness.
Mr.. BoKEE-I have only to say in reply that
while the honorable gentleman is incapable OF
any one, if he has taken the oc'
casion TO sit in Judgment the action OF his col
leagues, and has ventured the opinion that those
who signed "the pledge will be repudisted by
the people. While agree with his sentiments
as 10 our responsibility to our constituents, 90.
iect to his imputing certain motives to me, and
saying that my constituents will not sustain me.
The gentleman from Ohio asks, will you turn out
and catch the fugitive ? would.rather turn out
and catch those in resistance to the law than the
fugitive slave.
Mr. CoNGER-My colleague misunderstands
what | said l did not say that those who signed
Z" the pledge" would be repudiated by their con.
stituents. I said that "the pledge" would be
repudated by the Northern people. / have no
right to say that the constituents Of the gentle
man will not sustain him. Nor did l hear the
question of the gentleman from Ohio.
Mr. BoKEE-The gentleman has a right to his
opinion. but / deny the construction which the
gentleman gives to the pledge" take the Pc.
sition that those who signed "the pledge con-
slider that the questions which agitated the coun.
try are settled, and that the measures were Of
" Compromise :" no matter Of objection was made
TO any one Of them "as a whole - they were
settlement Of the whole northumberland those
who continue the agitation" We are bound to
I" oppose" and on that position place myself,
and how was be TO be diverted from this by the
cry of"Cstching slave =
Mr.. GIDDINGs-I find myself Unexpectedly al
luded to by the gentleman.
Mr. BOKEH-I made the remark in an under
tone TO another gentleman; did not address the
one ON my right. He can catch negro he has
right TO do Eo and his constituents can turn out
and catch the painting fugitive, and put irons on