New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-24

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-. vsse ~ tsas,,u,lea eeeePea both ceseiaas Wa
- ~ f>S stesN,Nuaa slavery Ia all territory otth
49, Nsles heuees,eV was MT Admitted anil ile6
- A,,SiesS. Saytes the Nhelc q MaNing,nns Al
wssSS.slSs teNNN,d slave territory, epd va pro
seSVa ~ WAsAagtNe a. wen a. she tfee TERRITORY
~ A@ sSSsA svNi In Nsutgs the Censtntlentho i'hes
* ss,s ,eastcteA C,eGgvss Disturbing OF suaprls
.xN NstvtNlas the 1s,e sfsie OF twenty years ana
s~ss tAsse Y~raSssNn g. s een''nnAnc, forever wa
ss, " u YsISsSS ,ss Save SisiS. woad be in a
,s>s@y ~ ~Si,e lNlalsep they pCVided IN the Consh
stAs ~ srSgsvsertsca vt tAre hhs OF The slave popu
49, ~ As hs ancient policy Of dis
/ SesvRseNrSseN SlSvyct hey n@ enS dad ms but
| Asy saw she Savc STATES power 10 fellow
~ >,,sS al enr ialhogs did No; leave one spot in
tNsk.ys we've yw SAW could dnd shelter lie then
ss ~ ,hs e0. 60 :, ~, w. TS soa,o,n part 10. o.
ss scs,,sary che United States at that tune owned
.ss sisvr crssSy This Was he ancient policy of the
<N,,Vss ~ let slavery alone and 70 give no power
h ,cx,, ever b. THINGS thus remained until the old
nsFty wr in favor oi prorogailvcs again, privileges
ava wp A2d hcoa 81 oten doaed got up an excitement
c- ~ poxrr question. IL said that f Slavery
,sre Slas;isd to these territories foreign emgrans
sesI MT ~ there. Re might well say that If
Aey ~NaA not ~ there they nigh. stay away bat
acss YzeVea the fsscy Of the statement. Within the
kss sea European Cmgrans were coming 10 the
Sskera S,ses and settling there by thousands, side by
Sae with the native planter. Together they obtained
ra the Sud productions In value unequ8ed by the pro-
rcsor q ether land under tho sun OF oqua popula
soa fcycigAcrs were coming there Iheyga'e 10 them
uslcmes They came there as ffeemen and were wei
ecmed sna treated freem0n all eemen 1t the South
Nerr trss,ea IS heomen No body Of people under the
san esala sarpass in comfort intelligence and wealth
tie fremea Of Georgia From one hundred thousand in
Tie days Of he Revolution the population Of that State
| had gone Up over million Foreigners then did 60
1 vhere slavery was. The Senator from Massa-
sAusetts in saying mat Yves degradation
mg;mSs bs roenen Of tho North b9 boae also of
lAt South The Senator from Connecticut objected to the
raelogy Of this section because tgave the reason for
lac repeal Of the Missouri Act. 1t said the principle
IsoP,ed in lsSo inconsistent with the Missouri Com
zpmise The truth of this could not he denied. But in
wder that designing men mghnot read the Law and give
tse for IT, il was just and wise to put the rea
% in the law itsef that they should both go together
he read extracts from aspecch delivered by him in 1851
Georgia before the State Convention, in which he
d defended the admission Of California the ground
bat the people there had foil sovereignty ana had I'M
iubted right to exercise IL and that her admission
Svereignty Which the South had bartersd away by the
Missouri Compromise. The Senator from New York had
ked where this principle was 70 stop! whether il would
,on AT the Chinese Wall the Himalaya Mountains He
would by saying let it 60 everywhere where the
Gag and Constitution OF the United States should be hailed
a, protecton Wherever the arms or the destiny Of the
United Stste should lead its flag, there let the principle
Unpopular sovereignty extend to continue and ructiiy
nproect all the ends of the earth until the time when the
Angel of the Lord shall stand with his right foot on the
sea and bis left the land and in voice OF severe thun
der proclaim that time is no more.
Mr.. HUNTER got the floor and the subject was post
The Senate took up the bill apopriatng three millions
for the construction of six steam frgates and passed in
lea than one minute.
After an Executive session, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. WHEELER presented the proceedings Of the me
ehsnics of New York Saturday last against the repeal
Of the Missouri Compromise
Mr. CLINGMAN objected, the rule being that Members
presenting paper shall state briefly it: contents
Mr. WHEELER did So and moved its reference.
Mr. TAYLOR Ohio did not see the prOpreiy Of refer
g the proceedings of public meetings as they are held
over the country he therefore objected to the proposed
Mr. STEPHENS Mich from the Committee on Public
Lands reported bill establishing Land OHice IN the
hver peninsula of Michigan. Passed.
Mr. DISNEY from the same committee, reported back
e Senate bill granting two end half million acres OF
land TO Louisiana for railroads in that State He showed
hat the balance Of the public lands in that State would
he largely increased in value by such grants and quoted
DE views Of Calhoun In favor Of constitutional power Tor
Ast purpose This, however he regarded merely prac
Mr. LFTCHER asked why AL the other land bills could
be brought forward at the same time in order that the
Rouse NAV Investigate and discuss all the facts.
Mr. DISNEY replied that was utterly impossible as
land bills continue to come in - ,
Wished to know whether there will be land enough to meet
al exorbitant demands.
Nv SMITH Nal said that the House had not had time
consider the bill and act inelligbly and moved to re
trt the Committee Of tho Whole on the State OF the
Mr. DOWDELL remarked that if the blu was now
forced on its passage he should vote against it,
Mr. COBB said that he intended to vote not only for
This hut all other bills of similar character III ne
could not do Justice all no would to part of the States
II the bill should be sent TO the Committee OF the Whole
On the State of the Union il will be resurrected.
Mr.. STANTON tTenn) could sec no impropriety in
,ctine on the bill now Its principles were well under
rood and he could see no necessity for its reference
Mr. DISNEY said the terms and provisions OF the bill
are framed on the model which the Committee Public
Lands have resolved apply to all other similar bills and
which has been ecquesced in by the Senates Committee
on Public Lands $50
Mr. JONES TENN advocated the reference of the bill
IN order to its consideration and give opportunity for
In amendment The bill contained two important prnci
ples 10 be acted on thus hastily.
Mr. SHELTON considered such grants as unjust to the
new States 10 the old if not more So becGuse they
would retard the settlement of the lands which will be in
creased in price. Besides he opposed to building up
corporations to infringe the liberties of the people 1t
only unconstitutional but unwise and brought the
government in competition with private enterprise.
Mr. DEAN moved that the House resolve itself into
Committee of the Whole the State of the Union
The SPEAKER, in reply to question, said II the
House should proceed TO other business now, the bill Will
come up when Committees again called Tor reports
On proceeding to vote Mr. Deans motion, the House
found TO DO without quorum when q motion was
made 10 adjourn which was disagreed tol39 members
voting.
After another vote on Mr.. Deans motion with the same
result as before, the House adjourned.
THE MARTHA WASHINGTON CONSTRUCTORS
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
CINcIYNATf, Thursday Feb. %, 1854.
The Martha Washington pirators, including kssane
arrested this morning