New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-12

sense of this National Council that Congress possesses
no power under the Constitution 10 legislate upon the
subject of Slavery in the States, to exclude any
State from admission into the Union because her ConS
tuition does does not recognize the Institution OF
Slavery ar part Of her social system and expressly
preiermittng any expressions OF oplmon upon w
power Of Congress to establish prohibit Slavery IN
any Territory Il is the sense Of this National Couh-
Gil that Con ress ought not to legsate upon the suo
iect of Slavery within the Territories OF the united
Sta;es and that any interference Of Congress with
Slavery as i: exists the District of Columbia would
be violation of the spirit and intention OF the coh-
pact by which the State Of Maryland ceded The DIS
trct to the United States and breach OF the Nauona
Faith.
The minority report having been read, minority
report was submitted, which was signed by the follow
ing members Of the Committee VIM. F. Johnston,
Pa; A. ID. sperry, Conn; Thos. II. Ford, Ohio;
Anthony Colby, n H.. John S. Sayward, Me- John
W. Foster, Mass Nathaniel Green, x. L. Joseph II.
Barrett, VT; Schuyler Colfax Ind; ID. f. Wood,
Wis; J. Cogshall, Mich; VIM. j. Phelps, ILL.,,
twelve in ell; also by Richard Clement, De and c.
D. Deshler N. j. as to first clause. New-York alone
of the Free States went for the majority report Iowa
was rot represented Minnesota Territory went with
NewYOrk, as also the District Of Columbia and these
with the united South carried the majority report in
Committee
In the Council Mr. Mallory Of New-York thought
no discussion Yves needed. He asked insu1tingly If
any man there would not succumb to the will OF the
majority. Gov. Gardner of Mass. took up the gaunt-
let and declared that neither benor his State nor ma
iority otbe Free States would abide by the Resolutions
first reported. The party could not carry village In
Massachusetts, upon them. He charged the New
York Delegation with deserving the North, and OF
even going far in doughfaceism as to complain to
the South that they were cOncedng too much to the
North
Gov. Gardner made bold, earnest speech, protest
ing against the resolutions of the majority.
The Council adjourned to o'clock this evening,
when the debate will be resumed. long and violent
discussion is anticipated The resolutions OF the ma
jority will undoubtedly pass.
The minority resolution is az follows:
Resolred, Thar the repeal of the Missouri Compro-
mise was an infraction Of the pghted faith OF the
Nation and that it should be restored and II efforts to
that end shall fail Congress should refuse to admit any
State tolerang Slavery which shall be formed out OF
any portion of the Territory from which that Instu-
ton was excluded by that Compromise.
The lOi O'Clock, Counciliis still in session. DUH
discussion is going on, on resolutions other than those
relating to Slavery. These are unobjectonable, and
meet no very serious opposition Slavery will be up
again and more directly tomorrow. great debate
is expected. The South show indications of waver-
inc. They never found the North so determined and
bold before.
The debates in the Know Nothing Convention this
morning were quite uninteresting until about noon,
when the Committee on the Platform" were called
upon for a report. The Chairman then made par
al report of the portion that had been agreed upon
which gave rise to debate exciting that the session
was prolonged till long after dinner hour. No decision
on single issue of the platform has been reported
There was no regular session this evening" the time
being devoted TO caucusing.
The delegates to the American Kuow-Nothing Con-
ven,ion visited Carpenters Hall this afternoon, where
the first Continental Congress held its session in INA
Out of this Hall grew the thunders Of the Revolution
The Hall was tastefuly decorated with flags and In
scriptons on the walls Kothernels celebrated
picture of Patrick Henry, in his speech before the
Virginia House of Burgesses, has place in the Hall.
The delegates were welcomed by G. j. Wilbert, and
was responded to by Mr.. Mccall, delegate from Key
West Florida, who alluded very briefly to the Plat
form which the Convention about to form, in
hopes of harmonizing all sections, and thus rendering
the union perpetual After his speech, Messrs. Sey-
mour of New York, Morse of Alabama, Alderman
Freeman Of Philadelphia, and Jones of Tennessee
were called upon, but there responses, and
the assembage quietly dispersed.
The Know Nothings are making great preparations
for grand Mass Meeting on Saturday evening next,
at Independence-square, by which time the platform
now preparing by the Committee will most probably
be adopted by the Convention and ready for promul-
cation. II is anticipated that there will be an I'M
mense throng.