New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-30

and the Senator asked Why then not the
| Commissioners dismissed There were three Com.
uissioners and sub-Agent One Commis-
sioner declares he opposed all these proceed.
| ings another resigned. The Sub-Asent had
been dismissed. The other Commissioner whom every
one admitted was the best Of the number has been
applied to for Information to enable the Departments
act understandingly We're he d. missed now il Is not
probable he would trouble himself by answering any
questions. lie then replied to Mr.. Hunter: he denied
the justice of that Senator'S remarks that the present
Secretary Of War induced TO make reforms by the
action OF the last Congress- The present peace establish
ments far greater than II in AS The rife regiments
were then unknown 70 service and being mounted
far more expensive many of the infantry were now
mounted The artillery, dragons and infantry had sll
been increased There were many incidental expenses
of the Army unknown In ls45 these were In conse-
quence Of the annexation and the cesson by Med
The territory hiss been doubled; mos, of |, was in
remote regions, without population products infested
by lawless bands OF erocious Indians who lived BY
pine and warfare. The frontier settlements and towns
In these settlements as much entitled 10 protection
the Atlantic cities. Posts are necessary, many OF
them thousands Of miles from navigation. In 1915 there
only post, which was ninety miles from
steam boat navigation. No comparison OF estimates
! fer the present year with those oil lefo could
be just or proper The present Secretary OF
War came into Office in August, 1850. Congress
and the country were then intensely agitated and
| solely occupied with one object 1t adjourned on
the first Of October and met again in December. lie
has had only two months to become acquainted with ms
Office, and its extended operations in this time ITO dd
this and expected to ferret out abuses which had
escaped the eyes of his predecessors In his first report
he designated many abuses, and the measures proper
for their remedy lie read extracts from the report and
from orders issued at the same time directing the
poyment Of soldiers at the posts, In the collection oil
grain, forage, SC.
Mr. HUNTER said that that was merely
revival of the order OF Calhoun in 1894.
Mr.. PIERCE said he knew that; but in
quired who had permitted that order to become obse
lofa Inf fupa 10
fertile regions Tor the most part they are In barren
He also read orders from the Secretary OF War
for the dismissal. as rapidly as possible OF all civil
employees in the Quartermas,ers Department. ny
which thousand persons had been dis.
charged He read other orders, showing that
nearly every ono OF the reforms suggested by Mr.
Hunter had been already commenced by the Secretary
of War and were now in operation On the subject
OF large expenditures for forage he reminded the Hon.
orabe Senator that there 10000 animals IN the
service of the Quartermasters Department; only halt
forage for these estimated the other halt being
supplied by grazing Full estimates for these animals
would amount to over Ss0O0O0O The Department
estimated at million, and Congress gave half Of
one million hence the deficiency.
Mr.. PEARCE here yielded the floor with
out concluding and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Homestead bill
MIR. WALSH (Of MIDI said that it was his
to attend the first Wing Caucus and there he took occa
sion to express his views the politics Of the day.
and stated what would be his ultimate course II
the Wing National Convention shall not adopt
a certain platform. He was reverted by sickness
from attending the last caucus, but he was here
today the exercise of the privilege which belongs to
him. to indorse to the fullest extent what the yners OF
the manifesto to the Wings Of the United States
have said with regard to their action on that occasion
This personally important to him. but OF no conse-
quence to the Nation because, when anything great or
y. = - skaN avn1 and
Constitution indicated Kentucky seems to have pa
tent right perform that duty. He did not intend to in
fringe upon that right If we look at the history OF our
country, and its glowing pages We can see In the
language of the poet,
ave marched down the cypress swamp,
The day was dark and murky,
There stood John Bull in martial pomp,
But here old Kentucky"
He then proceeded to depict the wrongs which the
South have endured from the time the ordinance Oh
l7e7 was passed TO the present nme they have oeeh
constantly compromising on the compromises Oh ,
views of Gen. Cas- the suect OF Slavery and under
stoed that the last Interpretation Of the Nicholson letter
to be this that the local Legislature OF an
ritoral Government has the right either to establish or
exclude Slavery.
Mr.. FREEMAN interrupted the gentleman
by saying that he understood General Cas- to take the
ground that the Legislature of Territory has the same
cannot abolish Slavery without the consent OF the
owners. 49,,
Mr.. WALSH said that he understood this
precisely and that the prominent gentleman who holds
this principle likely be elected President unless the
Wings organize efectuay and bring their fractions
to unite on the great platform OF the Constitution lie
viewed territory common ground for all the people
of the United States who had right to go there with
their slaves as they would with their horses He noticed
with severity the remarks heretofore made by Mcssrs
Rantoul and Townshend, and said the latter had APP
pended to hs printed speech copy OF the virginia re-
solutions of 90 to sanction the idea that slaves are to be
protected in the but the instant they get
over the borders the right exists to steal them This
good old Democratic doctrine of 90 Is perverted to help
the Of feons and thieves 10 rob the South and
murder citizens who go in pursuit OF their property
He recommended this to the consideration OF the BAN
more Democratic Convention. He corrected point OF
history the number OF persons present at the hr@
Wing Caucus. quarter Of an hour before 1t met ne
and his colleage (Mr Evans counted As members he
knew number came in afterwards and 10 the best Oh
his belief there 90 members present. rs numerous
body as that which recently fixed the time and place
for the assembling of the Wing National Convention
With the exception of Mr.. Stevens of Pennsylvania
| and Mr. Fowler, no gentlemen LEFT this Caucus Wnen
Mr. Marshall OF KY declared that the question Of lay
ing upon the table be regarded as test ON the
| Compromise Mr.. Evans, on being appealed to, said
| that this was true
Mr.. JOHNSON, Tenn, answered various
objections which had been made against the Homestead
bill depicting in glowing colors the innumerable advan-
| tag - which will flow from the measure.
MIR. MCMULLEN closed the debate IN IA
yor of the bill as to politics. he said he would not vote
| for the nominee of the Baltimore Convention unless
the Presidential candidate shall take on his boot and
| make his compromise point on the sand. ..
The Committee then rose without taxing
| the question and the house then adjourned
KOSSUTH IN NEW-ENGLAND.
| Kossuth In Boston.
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