New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-27
MT BARKSDALE Mes was sati.6ed ths, toe
,iegfsrt in renrnrg the Afric aLs Of the bark Echo


Piestsrt in returning the AIcars Of The ba.k Echo,
| had viols,ed law. There was authority for the
contract he had made. Believing, however ths, the
PTeiideLt acted ffcm pcirioiic motives he rss not
prepared 10 corlenu him. Un!er proper circ1m-
staIoes he should be prep Yi to take position IS 10
the IeopeI Dg e the sevetIale EIi ll - favor TIE
safety cf n North ard 50 - duaLdet efficient sni
.BifltUl execution q The laIs.
Mr.. NICHOLS Ohio. said toe debste On the other
sde shcIceG him much grat'tcs'!on but sometime
there Wa too much Of good ih;rg. fthey would
nsent 10 take the vote sfnklrg out the whole sec
ton under COLsdefaiICn, LS beiev-i IL would De tie
bert thing they conh do
Loud ard earnest cries for go TIE question.
Mr. CLAY Ky said that yesterday n had occasion
to remark that he vas opposed 70 ell laws 0n fle
statute book in refererce to the siave-rsoe. he ex
pair ed that 10 was more opposed 70 reopeDipRu
than be was ard in this he believed be was su.sinef
by Ii. constituents. Bat Tie present law, puni'opg
the saye-tIace g. piracy were go severe that they
could rot be enforced and other penalties might be
rroyi6cd. He cid nOt believe a white man could De
is1gtd for il either in the Sou'h or il Boston IL
was opposed to the eighth secron OF the treaty ot
Warrington, II wes al entang.lug alliance VITA
Great Britain and caused eutrrge' on the Apericsn
Asg. lie hoped that notice would be given to Great
Britain 10 pU. end 10 tie treaty, that We may
pre-trye oUr owl police on the seas.
Mr.. BI RNETG-Ars you not in favor OF enforcing
the laws which exist
MT. CLAY Lm.
NJ MIL ES 5 G. sad lie vss that bideOus thing
q sectional man. He stool here Southern MAD.
np,eseItipc in part a sovereign state. They OF tte
South caurC. but le sectional, because they mu 90
united 10 maintain Themselves. He did Lot class hig
sef IL the Democratic rstks He w0Gld uDi,e WITH ths
Democrats where he could do 60 COnsciertously ana
couisteutly having to HE Sta.e and section
Wien they called upon hin 70 depart half OF a hhlf
breadth from lis principles, be would turn his back or
and leave them forever II 10. orly prepared 10
advocate the rcoperitg Of the slave-'rade but the
sweeping away Of all laws which stamped his con-
s,iUers a. pirates, ard placed stigma Oh Soathern
iDetitaiions. ~
Mr.. GOOCH Mass did not regard his dis usson
vast "a time as il foIeslaiowcd tie course here
ofsrto be pursued in tins HOuse. 1t was right the
nforle should know in advance the questions Their
iepie sentative will ne called or q debate. Had tue
pscpe b, % thus forewsLcd bivTe they elected Ger.
tain ntn :, Office there would have been diiieieot
result TIE apprehension was expressed by gentle
Man iMr. Singleton d. t0 what Republican Prc.l-
dent would 90 in tie event Of such ~ election: he
Mr. Gooch would ,sy that, in his opinion -hou'd the
Rtpub, aIs succeed 10 power they would give to the
law tie same COZ stiuciln which two Democra@c
Presidents have given il, the same construct on 10
which the Democratic party have acquiesced ioT
tweuty JesTs, they wOul1 not 90 step further taan
precedeIt wCud justify. supported by tie opinohs oi
leading DtuuCrhtiC statesmen. Tie construction
given by the Pre- to the aW u 1919 IS the correct
on.
Mr.. BRANCH n. c. eypressei the desire that the
COMMITTEE rice. This debate Was productive oil more
ills than tie n ere consumption Of unle.
The clause urd6r consideration, en- appropriation 20
enable the President TO carry into effect the contract
with the Colonization Society, etc, was stricken ont,
but this Goes not fnay cispOte Of the subject which
will be voted on in tie House.
The Committee rose, ard the House adjourned