New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-05

The Iowa Railroad bill was again takm
up.
speech IN favor of the bill He replied "a -
things stated BY Messrs. Understood Hun,s, Az
and Dawson, and defended his bill aud op rss,d II.
Underwood's amendment and said that II Conn.,.
refuse to aid the States by these bills then stv
would unite and press forward the bill to ceds a,
public lanes to actual settlers only, without cost
That the West had never complained of the lavish
expenditures on the Atlantic shores, but II uolA.
Dg.whatever was 20 be done for tho people OF As
West, he would unite with others Of that sseass
and never vote Que dollar for lighthouses improve
ments Of harbors, or any other commercial insseea
until the Western waters were placed on the ,asc
footing as the Atlantic, and the same care snd Il.
tention was paid to their improvement.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD having obained the floor.
the Senate then Adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATION.
MIR. SiBLEY introduced bill to amend
Oregon and Minnesota. ReferTedto the Conmi,ses
| on Territories.
Mr.. DIAN moved recons liberation oftA.
vote Of yesterday by Which the Missouri Land bsa
WAS referred to the Committee OF the Whole % ~
State Of the Union. ana be moved to lay that mousa
upon the table. The question was decided In the a.
bimative-Yeas, 100; Nays. 6S.
Mr.. STEPHENS (Ga presented the rese-
lu.ions Of the Legislature Of that State to The eject
that IL is the policy of the American Governmsatto
MAINTAIN fretdly relations With all nations bus q,
tang alliances with none. Laid on the table nd
| orcered to be printed.
Mr.. HALL, from the Committee on Pub
lie Lands, reported bills granting the right Of way
aro grant Of land to tho states Of Indi ana and tI
nois for Railroads. Also similar grants TO Michigan
for the construction OF Ship Canal around the Pals
Of St. MaIyi to Wisconsin and for the cons.ructoa Il
| Railroad from Chicago TO the head waters Of Loks
| Superior Also grants OF LEND to the States OF Ono
| Ipciana and Illinois for Railroad from Toledo 70
Springfield. AllOf which we're referred to the Con.
nj shO hx<1u thA kfAe pl h.. IT....
The House then went into COMMITTEES On
| the Homestead bill, when
Mr. BRECKENRIDGE commenced his 70.
marks by saying that, rs TO the now before
them, he had, as Yet, formed no 0Piasa. aad thsn.
fore was rot prepared TO discuss Il bu. iftase "a
to be grabs ame' he did kno but that ths be1
disposition OF the Public Lands was 10 give tssn
| TO actual settlers. There was much anxiety msnt
tested TO hear tho opinion of this gentleman and q
conseque nee, the momoers gathered ell sessAd
him.
Mr.. ReEcKRNRipoE said he proposed, 70
| avail himself of the latitude Of the COMMITTEES 70
| offer SON. remarks, chiefly in reply to the He.
gentleman from Florida, tMr CsseiL) who occupied
the floor when the Bounty Land bill was pending.
IL would be needless task 10 notes all that 0s
Hon. gentleman at that time said. I. was the nes
misce liaIecus address delivered during the preseas
Congress. lie weuld not discuss the comp arause
soundresS OF the TIVE parties on the Slavery Quss.
ton. He would not stop to inquire whether the
gentleman had seen d new light, and turned sharp
cerItr, when he Undertook 70 reDuke the Union
CcLstitutlona party OF Georgia for electns dee.
gates to the Baltimore Convention after having said
on former occasion that the Democrats we're
more trustfui than the Wings. He would pass slf
tins HIS object was more limited. The sen.lemaa
from Florida, ia that speech, said that the Deme
| CRATIC Convection would nominate f0me such mAn
as William D Botier--s man whose opinions wore
Los knowr, except that ne never held slaves, and
that he would ts found with Van Buren, a Co. anl
| after blowing bot and cold on Gen. 8 ,ott the yea
thman from Florida added, what the De nocrasL
party Will do know not but they may so for Bausf
| or nuns candidate. Similar illusions were scat
tered through that speech Nov this Wa the Ora
tune The honorable gentleman had introduced polti.
Cal points In connection with the Presidency, and IL
IL would i'll become Democratic Representative
from Kentucky to be silent An attack has bsea
made on ore OF the most eminent statesmen and
| citizens OF that Commonwealth. lie no W addressed
| the Committee To vindlcao the Kentucky Democracy
ard the choice Of their Convention The gentleman
from Fl0rica not only expressed preeresce for Mr.
Fillmore, but thought proper TO contrast Messn.
Flimore end Butler to the Disadvantage OF latter
II the gentlemen had sim ply uttered an eulozy On
Nh. Fillmore he (Mr. b would have had nothies e
cay but that the geDtlemas undertook TO prefer
young conveTto an old Cnrstian-therefore he would
take occasion to retrospect, and ftbe comparison u
not pleasant, the gentleman may blame bimse tor u;
but hrst to the specific charges sgsins. Gen Butler
They are wholly eratuitous ard anfounded, ana ne
helo lie honorable gchtlema Responsible 10 SUSTAIN
the accusations, or TO retrsct them. The gtnuensn
SAYS that the principles II MFR. Butler are unkno
| Gen Butler In lb44 was q candicafe fof to'eInoI T"
Kentucky, when all parties were on the ned o, coo
test, and afieIward 90 the Dsmociac az ',.o
Present sgaBst the party which oispiaj 60 no nag
TIE gentleman party hal blank bunting: ana
| he sti adheres TO it, IL IS true thar Zen: beus'
has not written letter w'Ih every change OF winu'
giving bis opinions, yet higopnions are wen ga"
and liable to be as little misunderstood as those o.
any ether man. The gentlsman tom flofida says sns
he Is Wing. but no Northern Democrat mas eve
Stout h ,rda a ,Hs Mr. butler
the slavery 1fseuisy a. ise ose a. ~ -. a.. .,,n,..
soon avoided. For more than zen yea wy counui
which Vas frat exhibited Ia the form OF petitions
asking for the abolition Of Slavery IN the Tsrfiorie
and the Slave Trade between the Sses. Tue stfiis
"I The beginning :of the acih Consress, when Mr.
Wise introduced aresolutIon 70 lay all such memo
rails on the ,able, where was the gen.lemans .er-
itc cspdioatef On the motion to suspend the Rules
Mr. Butler voted in the affirmative, and Mesn.
Adams Giddifgs and Fillmore in the negative =
When the 2ls rule was Introduced at the came ses'
sicr, here again Mr. Butter voted with the afifns'
tye-nessrs. Adams, Fillmore and some sousbefn
| W. 20 void with The negative. During the fous
yesI! Butter renamed IN Congress he uniformly
Fillmore voted sse other wsy une osne other req.
inisceLcs-ihe Gentleman from Florida said, ~
VIII Ieser ave my support to man Who's
position is not clear and distinctly known. have
never he.itafed to exprets my opiEien. aud am y
fayer OF Mr. Fillmore for President" Therefore, re-
marked Mr. breckenridge, it Is clear that the opls.
lobs vi Mt riumOIe are clear aLd well knO 20 W ~
Hon gentleman IL Is we'll kno shthAt Mr.. Fillmofs.
IN BIS letter TO the Erie Abolonists, took ground -
favor OF aeohing Slavery in the District Of Colan'
DIE, ano the Slave Trare between the states bat ~
coroIne TO the gentleman one Of the conc usions
inevitable. either tha. Mr.. FILLMORE has absrdonss
his principles, or the gentleman from FLORIDA ~.
adopted them; or hence the man who holds soen
should be elected. -
Mr.. CABaLL here made remark. ! a. =.
suypiIed that any gentleman should ray .ass 81 4
Film one las pQbIlahed nothing IA opposition " 80
letter. Whtn the gentleman Mr. b. SPEAKS o. =.
ntrsnrs, he musf take the charge 10 himssif, iot
! opinions ard the letter was published IN all the
| newspapers. NV position IL ihis: spoke OF ~
Filmorcs position the Com promise bills, and q!
Iemssks were addressed exclusively to them 81.