The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-16
House OF Re pre sentatives.
BY BAIN's ELECTRO CHEMICAL TELEGRAPH.
WASHINGTON, Feb Is, l35

Ell PAlN ) ELECTRO CHEMICAL TELEGRAPH
WASHINGTON, Feb u.s. 1851.
RIVERS HARBoRs.
The Houee yet few minutes after eleven O'Clock,
and went into committee the River and Harbor bill
Mr.. FEATHERsroN, (dem) of Miss, complained tina.
the bill to be passed without giving adequate time
for consideration They had been told by member of
the Committee Of Ways and Means (Mr Jones) that
the aggregate estimates Of the Secretary Of the Trea
sury for the support Of the for the next
year amounts to upwards Of fifty millions Of dollars.
The public debt cannot be estimated at less than one
hundred millions and therefore this not the tim.
especially to pa,s the bill He objected to the bin on
constitutional grounds.
Mr. cllscMAS (xhig) Of N. C., had no doubt tia. II
this bill and others should pass 1t might become
cesssry to change existing revenue laws lie then
gave his views the tariff question, and said that
there was nothing in the compromise measures-thA
South being excluded from the territories and the
gve Slave bill being Insult Client to induce him to put
suy burdens on his constituents for the benefit Of
Northern manufacturers As TO independence in this
particular abundantly able TO take OF
selves any one believed that wall could be built
around the elave States he was mistaken You might
ss well try to dam the ocean Ifgovernment should
undertake to check extension Of slavery new,
At any future day, It would be overthrow. lie be-
lieved the government would not make the attempt.
II II did, the result would be revolution. The
Southern people look on the government as the crea
Union with supsr,titieus reverence They could rely
themselves. They feel that Providence has ms de
ample proysion for them, and that eternal vigilance
s the price of liberty They determined to keep
II they could the government In tbs right track and
long as II doss Justice they would them
selves agsinst H. As to the bill under consideration
be thought that the whole system was liable to gross
abuse.
:..f Toonr,, t~his) Of ca, earnestly opposed the
system OF intern a. iG nts ~ wrqng aud
tSNavs9snce and calculated TO bankrupt the osefE.
mtnt
Mr. GttNas, DENY OF la warmly opposed the bill,
various it.ms for internal i'm provsments In one bill
Mr. -,rLoR lwhe) Of Ohio, supported the sppropri.
lions for the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and their
for by the internal commerce, which was thrice az
large as the foreign In the course Of his remarks he
the tsttsrnent OF the que,tions which sgita.ed the
country last year and raid that the Prsi1snt hd Ia
this ,town frmne'. moderation, prudence, and,
above all wisdom and he read from sstter written by
Mr. Webster, addrsss.d to meeting in westehestsr
county, New York, saying that the Pre,idents
tbo,e associated with him 10 the cabinet.
Mr. GIppiNGs. free sol) CT ohio, wanted to know
whether there any other authority ssyng that
Mr. Corwin " In favor Of the Fugitive Slave bill
Mr. T.YLon raid he had no other. II wa. a letter
from the chief gentleman Of the cabinet who is an
Loper to the country and the world.
Mr.. GIppiNes remarked that q celes que had Just
sur.d him that Mr. Cor~in had stated distinctly that
the Fugitive bill precisely a. be, Mr. corrio. wouli
have voted. and he assured by another gentleman
that Mr., Corwin vas OF In favor ofthst Law.
Mr. Senses, (vhig) Of Ohio An Issue IL made In the
remarks OF my colleague 4 undertake to say 90 lar
~ the representative from stste in tn. cabinet ~
concsrned, that whatever hi, vote on the Fugitive
Slave law would have been representative or sena
tor In being called 20 vote on the sr, as member OF
the C. bins he va, entirely satisfied with the recon.
stances as proper to be made TO the country.
Mr. T.tLoR was glad to hear the remarks Of hi. col
league. becsu,e they might be rslied upon
At four O'Clock without taking q vote the commit
tee rose, and the House adjourned