, 1859-02-12

| fer of Cuba to any other poWer, but for tho
purpose expressed recently By The Senator from
| where no flag could t1ost Without our peruis
aion. What! the United Sta4ss make mare
clausun Of any Zen, when our whole policy hss
been for the freedom of the SEES! For that Ne
fought The war Of l612; for t1st We opened up
tbs Mediterranean BY war on the Afgefnes !;
sad for that we made the Sound Dues treaty.
The very, purpose of srqairirx the Gulf is TO
prevent Il from being made cln.ed sea
HoUss--Mr. Starring. Of n. T., rising to
question Of privilege, read m extract from the
Warhingtod correspondent Of ~ n. i. 7;mts,
in which it is slated that the PAINT tuschased
for the Brooklyn Navy Yard wa7 ussd in paint
ing his farm house, according 10 evidence BE-.
in the Nary and Nary Yard H. characterized
the article as \ cosrse and bass slsnder, perpe-
trated aud set on foot By still ba.er correspon.
dent, and called on the chairman to state e11-
chilly whether snch evidences had been adduced.
Iii. Sherman, of Ohio. distinctly statad that
Soaring in any abuses whatever. The commit
tee bad carefully avoided giving any informa-
ton TO newspaper correspondents Ii it is the
pleasure of tho House, in tho early part of next
week the testimony will be submitted.
The HOUSE resumed the consideration Of the
Senate bill for the admission Of Oregon into the
Union.
Ar. Clark, Of No., said the alien suHtrsge
and exclusion Of free negroes and mal4t.oes il
busineas which concerns Oregon alone, which,
under all the circumstances. ought to be adj
HittAd -;th"nt regard to population.
NJ; 1o'licoder opposed she Submission Of Ore
gon because Of the insufiicene4x Of iA popula-
tuition.
mission of Kansas with &e Repnblican
Constitution. was also ready to fsote for the id.
.,eo nj, aeons S o.ssoa Nth such eon''u0n =.
ar. Case thought tbere we:e objectionable
features in the Oregon Coususat;on, but had
made up his mind Tor it AZ The best thing that
could be done under the rotten administration
which il cu1Ee and disgrace to the county.
hr- Bingham opposed the bill on account Of
the alien GAUGE in the constitution, and that
with reference TO FREQ negroes and mu[attoea,
Ar English gave notice Of IN amendment, pro
vidlng that hereafter no territory shall b. ad-
mltted as . Stats unless it iA previously ascer-
tsined that it has sufficient population ior Re-
preventative in Congress, when 4 constitution
may be formed and the State admitted With or
without slavery, as the constitution may pre-
Scribe
Iii. Sandid3e advocated the bill.
Al O'Clock there being an understanding that
none but the Oregon question would be discuss-
ed, all bat about dozen membera departed.
Ar. Hoard aad Wilson spoke against, and
Mr. Stephenson for The bill.
Mr. Davis said his objections lsJ in the Con-
etitution of Oregon itself which prpvidea for ex-
cluding free eolored peraons from 2he State.
Mr. Hill opposed the admission On account of
lnsut6cieucy Of population and alien suffrage
Clark b. Coch1ene opposed it because it would
be palpsbte infraction Of the rale established
IN the case Of Kansas, because it would be un-
just to the larger and older States With respect
70 congregational representation, and because Of
exclusion Of free cnored parHnnA
Mr. ThaYer argued in favor OF tbs admission.
With regard to tho arguments touching the in.
eutiicieIcy Of population. he reminded the Be
puolicaus Of their vote for the Topeka Copssi.
tuition when Kansas had less than halt the popa-
iatlon Oregon now has
ar. DAVIS, Of Mississippi, was in favor OF the
bill.
Ar. Gilman. Of Maine, would DO compelled to
vote against it, principally on the grounds Of
the Tree negro clause ia the Constitution,
Adjourned.