New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-26
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The SPEAKER announced the following as the
names of the members appointed Select Committee
upon Pacific Railroad: Messrs. Phelps OF Missouri,
Jones of Tennessee, Washburn of Name, Mllson OF
Virginia, Curtis of Iowa. Corning OF New-fOrk, I'M
derwood of Kentucky, Groesbeck of Ohio, Gilmer of
North Carolina Singleton of Mississippi, Fansworth
of Illinois, Philips of Pennsy vania, Leach OF Mich
igan, Bryan of OHIO and Scott of California.
Mr.. KEITT, in the absence of MIR. Harris OF ILL.,
nois who had moved the resolution for the expulsion
of Mr.. MattesOn moved that the further consideration
of the subject be postponed one MONTH saying tnat ne
(Keitt understood on good authority that Mr. Matte
detained in consequence OF the severe illness
of his wife. Motion agreed to.
The House went into Committee OF the Whole on
the State of the Union ON the Invalid Pension bill.
Mr.. GARTRELL (Ga.) made speech in support
of Slavery-hesitang not to defend the institution
being strictly i'll accordance with right the sternest
dictates of humanity, and the word OF God. The
time for apology was passed The Southern people
are unit and stand up before the world to defend and
entirely Justify it, Other nations, including France
and England beginning to see the error OF their
ways and ready TO embark in system OF Slavery
more barbarous and oppressive than any heretofore
known He considered the prophecy OF Randolph
relative to Saverys social, moral and political de-
moralizaton fasifed by time and experience; and
argued TO show that Britains emancipation scheme
was failure.
Mr.. WASHBURNE wis., thought that the Pre-
sident had arrived at lame and impoent conclusion
in declaring that the monetary evils OF the country
proceeded from the bank suspension, while hard
money claimed for the basis OF Government trans
actions. The Secretary of the Treasury called upon
and obtained from Congress power to issue twenty
millions of red-dog and wildcat money. he reviewed
the Secretarys report exposing what he regarded as
its fallacies and said that that officer bunders IN
thinking that something will turn up to relieve him
from impending ruin.
Mr GRANGER IN. W said that the Administra-
ton by their extravaganza and folly had increased
the expenditures eighteen or nineteen millions ann-
ally while the revenue has run down twenty or thirty.
One part of the army is surrounded by snow and
the MOrmOns another Is playing second fiddle to
Slavery in Kansas and the remainder are fighting for
glory and Billy Bowlegs. llaughter.I And now
Congress called upon TO raise four regiments Ii
he should vote for them his constituents would find it
out. The Government is in trouble, and 80 are the
people. The Democratic party $50 called turned the
screw the wrong way when they passed the Free
Trade tariff. II they were wise they would restore
prosperity to the country by udcious tariff with in
cdenta protection.
Mr. BINGHAM (Ohio) said that the House should
recognize the right of the President 10 dictate ID
them in what manner they should discharge their du-
ties. Notwithstanding the threats OF the Southern
States that they will go out of the Union unless Kan
sas il admitted into the Union under the Lecomptoli
Constitution, under no possible state OF things would
he give to it his sanction. That instrument ala not
emanOe from the people of Kansas. Ii is not their
will Its provisions are in direct conhic; with the
Constitution and the eternal principles OF justice twas
fact which could not be successfully denied that the
reason why tie Convention sOsmnly refused to submit
the Constitution for approval rejection was that the
people would have voted it down. Yet the President
Has The audacy, with this fact staring him in the
lsc 10 demard that Congress shall up that nstru-
That Constitution was the joint product of Federal
end iCcal usurpaton. But for Federal Intervention
the delegates to the Lecompton Convention would not
have been chosen aud but FOR the protection of Fede
| raj bayOnets they would not have dared IN con.
| spiIe against the liberties of the people. The
| rights Of the people were tramped upon. and
| popular sovereignty stranged. Congress ha, been
asked To acquiesce in this outrage for the sak NJ the
Union. and, tine President says for the peace and
| quiet of the whole country They had been told by
he Court Journal that all is quiet in Kansas; but i, 1
NOT The calm of the people in their rights il i
| tbe ftful calm which precedes the storm. Let the
supporters Of the LeCOmpton Constitution lock to il
Li the reemen of Kansas not pressed to the point
where patience to be virtue Kansas Is iie(
| 9TH frtemen. who know their rights, aud knowing
dare maintain them Resistance 10 sVca fsard a.