New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-23

certain duties collected since tho ratifcaos S .'fas
with Mexico, and prior to the admission OF C.lf,-,;
the Union. Referred TO Committee on Ways a,d ~ las
The House went into Committee Of the Wbols ss
State Of the Union the Presidents Message " Ne
Mr. WRIGHT Penn thought the couutrS a, i
unprepared 10 anticipate the results which had $500,
from the debate of the last three days lie w.s aan
those who believed. after the great contest Is. s&s
had passed through. when both Of the great pOte.y
OF the nation came together In honorable wa-,tssss
when the great battle had been fought and vi.S "a;
that abolition was not only dead but buried IN, ~ "a
before yesterday the gentleman from New Yo-l "
Smith exhumed its lifeess body aud dragged II
country. Like Banquos ghost il is here again pses
he ought reply to the gentleman bat he call -
keep his mouth closed when such sentiments wers s-
by lin. He then quoted fsom Mr. Smiths speech ,'s
effect that as great an oppFessor as Austria IA A.
is far greater and guiltler oppressor 49,,
Austrian despo;sm, compared with Amer;r,a
potism which classes men women and c'Di.a.
cattle. is the little finger compared with the
Uncle Toms Cabin, the object Of which vas Ia dna-a
the character power and social eoaisi,. ~ a assa
country abroad was unworthy t. be noticed no-A sas
when the gentleman from New York With tSe rs,ss. ea
which preceded him for talents and eiDQaence cana ~
ward TO sgmaize his country Is & ne for r.o,h;
to speak openly. The gentleman ouogizes thu 60
ment which combined with Russia aud Prussia 10 l'l
the nationality Of Poland and take the spoil of ta, 10y
which but few years since no ny iranPei ia tie Ia
fifteen million Hungarans, but made them wore -.
than the slaves of American States He has euo .J -
nation where the press orprictca purposes ia aboh.s
and where the people are in worse condition than any ~
f.k
country whose desposm is infeOso that Of his
mighty country, Does the gentleman side WITH H,~a..
who butchered Unfortunately women and chill,s,
and docs Haynau come within the genilenans eulsry al
Austria The gentleman has endeayored 10 cast a..
brond into the country, but win fail in hs object He A.
ENORMOUSLY seeks grade his own cOaatSy and MAJ
il appear worse despotsn than any the connsn, a
Europe.
Mr. Wright mex; quoted Mr. Smiths remark "th,, "A.
Administration presents the pitifg spectacle of hAy.s
"wilfully corrupted Christianity and the people press
the pitiiu spectacle of remaning patient under Il" Al
proceeded 10 defend the Administration and the Gonna
mise me asures How could the gentle nan from Vsr
York stand up and advocate the higher law saper,rh
the Constitution, which contains the following claus
No person held 10 service labor in State unifn.
laws thereof escaping into another shall in cOnsegaso.
of any law regulation therein be discharged from suA
Service or labor but shall be delivered up the CLAN
of the party 20 whom such service labor be da-
How can the gentleman put his hand on the Holy Ern
gelst and support the Constitution anl We. as
the higher law as superior to the Constitution
Mr.. SMITH rosc.
Mr. WRIGHT esked-Does the gentleman wan. 4,
make a speech
Mr. SMITH-If the gentleman wants an answer he sAu
have it.
Mr WRIGHT won't deny the genilemnu. harm,
called him out.
MIR SMITH said he was not disposed to take sny p,d
ton which should stgmaiize with hypocrisy the fransn
our Constitution lew days before the close OF the "a
sion of the Convention which formed the Constitution As
Committee Style reported that the word servitaieh
stricken out because il was identified with the cOnss
of slaves md that "seryice" be substituted becaas
identified with the condition OF freemen. The m,i,
prevailed unanimously.
Mr. WRIGHT remarked that was not bis recollsctiOad
The history
Mr. SMITH referred the gentleman to TIE Madison
Alr WRIGHT resumed, saying the clause refers to In
voluntary slaves well 10 other persons and 20 tho
Courts have decided. lie insisted that Congress has
rover to logisate slavery and declared be washsds
tards Of the subject for the term for which he was elected
After further remarks in reply Mr. Smith, he aadi TO
the Senate bill requiring the appointment of the Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury TO be confirmed by the senate
He opposed to 1t in its present form and wished
make the law applicable hereafter, because to give lis
present application, might be construed into 90
the parties concerned.
Mr.. BAYLY VA said he would not now reply 10
Mr. Ciddngss remarks the Amistad question preferi
to wait until the bill should bo introduced and repoa
made on the subject The other day he Undertook xhn
the Senate bill requiring the appointment Of the Assi
Secretary of the Treasury to be confirmed by the Ssai
came TO the House to show that the Constitution Requires
the appointment to come under tho supervision o. The
Senate. There was French p0&opher and poet Of
great distinction, The had forgotten his nama who
iet complimented at all if any Mandatory reference
made TO his writings, but was always exceedingly usiei
if any complimented him his dancing In other
words be vain in the capacity in which be wa, NOT
defective and il might be his Baylys position 10 rospsc.
to the Constitution. He fatered himself that no
understood the Constitution and Ike the French phlOso
pier he was vain of his dancing 50 He could not
help IT, and when he made point and gentlemen laughed
at him. he felt little sensitive Laughter He then
proceeded be said 10 yndcate his dancing lie quoted
The Constitution and debates ia Convention in support Of
bis position that the Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
should be confirmed by the Senate and came 10 ynfcie
the Administration on this precise point The Bill which
he had agency in forming Chairman Of the Commit
tee Foreign Affairs simply provided for the appoint
ment Of Assistant Secretary Of State, without siyng
who should appoint confirm him; bu; Mr.. Marcy and
the President decided that question-not that Mr. hycy
should appoint his assistant but the President shouh
and the appointment was sent to- the senate m
rnoti.. he fha dlnin
and the President lad been ringing in hs ers
until II occurred to him that something else en-
cages the attention Of some members Of Congress. Ia
Rome, CEsar had party Anthony had q party bh
the Commonwealth none but no woald not pursue ths
idea lie said, when | came 10 Washington and before
registering my at a Hotel gentleman approaeha
and asked who was going to vote for for Speaker
On my asking TO be excused from giving an answer
sad hope you not going to put y0urse 10 oppesoa
70 the Administration, who for Orr The devil they
ere, replied After had registered my name some oss
else asked what thought OF Distinguished geaslensn
from Ohio. said thought well of him. The reply sn
do you not know he is supported by the Hards AMI
you vote for him you will be regarded IS an op2oasI
Of the Administration Laughter Everything uH
Administration. ] don't know how Z was, bst ss
particularly sought, ard was asked II n0I asns
that the Administration had he election Of Col fofy
particularly at heart and they who did no. snppon IN
would be making war on the Administration aske1sH
was possible that the election Of Speaker Clerk snieg
thing was to be made test Of friendship 10 the ALAS
iraton wa accustomed to this in Washington hrs
been here-perhaps longer than ought TO bodadngtr
Administrations. nominated for anythinzsss
never before Convention and never boed but once ass
that in my own person. The CLERK was elected. az
turned out a constituent OF mine. good Democrat "h's
father was Democrat and who Belonged to the claS@
democrats in Virginia. wellk and underst Od tnsIs
did not want him turned out thought ea 10 the ere'ce
m constitutional right, the House might elect Lo,1nan
Wei, moved in the matter Of electing LDrArnn "
serve and take Of books, but was o,i ~
proposition q stab al the Administration baaghsS
confess moved in the matter, because Mr. PaFkeL ~
was turned ont is M constituent. an not one Of az
who speak without authority; and tel the gen1ena
from Illinois Mr. Wentworth the President doeh 10y ~
gard the conduct Of all gentlemen who choose 70 yos
Librarsn, an Administration matter. And ac.y .,
authority Of The gen.leman % speak f09 the AdnaNs