The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-26

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HeMse of Representatives.
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Mr. Oezzzx, (rep) OF Iod, introduced By unania aoua
convent bill providing that the regular dsalers n - WE.
papers and periodicals may racknges y MA Il
pro rata rates Maps, epgravogs, Photographic pser
and envelopes. books bound and unbound, blank n
printed cardnto 60 through the male one cent por
ounce under fifteen hundred miles, chArssA lsser
postage, by decision Of the department NJ IL
present California postage to apply letters oarrAA b.
the overland mail from the Atlantic Staes 70 the Pasae
coast, even II under 3 600 miles.
Nr. CoLzAx stated tina, hs would caliap tho IN WHEN
the House full.
TIE POSITION OF TIE REPUBLICANS on TssssUonsyz sLAvn
The House went into Committee Of The Whole On yAs
State Of the Union.
Mr.. FLoREScH (cen Of Pa briefly explained his tarir
substitute. Simply in the details avoids perpexiHse
and complications Of the bi free from esn-
pound dutes has minimums; gives specific duties fer
our oounys staples, leaving for furthsr Legislation any
extension OF the system lie appealed TO ali friends
Of the measure to discard party and veto for the blu
whcb in his Judgment, succeed and nos join In
vain search for what cannot reasonably b expected "
s most saDgaine advocates.
CURTIS gave q, an early day he intended
TO bring the Pacific Railroad bill befoTshe HsAse tor a
M nlor lrep) Of Mass, in the COURSE Of his rs--
~heD, Ae proper time aad under psoper Surroundings,
ana ao1roper request o. the cit:zaas of Distce
the slaves here. be seq outside what ne ~usx
saying 10 this hail. what security would be have ths
The would d De pu under bonds akoeP he peAce9 Tho
-doctr Of the republican piafcr recognized By
the fathers Of the republic Theres dsCsri.s
them On contrary the doo.ziae on the demScressc
party was subject to slavery, wach has arrSyed itself
North and South nom The Teanns tSss
down . the tzne Of Calhoun.
% sp :: % = s Hs Mr.
genta1an from sag that be xMr Cor winI
ne and renduop s . sNs for
Mr. ENT-Yes, SIR.
Mr. CosvH-rhe gentesasn, sssn, nniscnd STOOD his
vored TO DO very clear and explicit upon It. and lest
o.hors might ALEC have =sunnssstood him. aewoud re-
ably stated, upon theueand oocssicn1 Pablo assem-
bss in has Han, ana vArioas other pacs thai he did
WIS the extent to which he haa gsno. aa hrG
ssatcd that he had sone doubis, a 70 tbs
consttutouAity Of :aAt lev, although better rIwysrn
Than he had expressed their opinion s eoonssAa-
uopalty.
Mr. ELIOT was ssd to ind the eentlsaau wss fay,her
tbsn be bad kuoWn him 70 do before on tA:s peint
few steps further, and he thought b. would able tn
| they would occgpy tAs same platform " = ''''-
Mr. CoRwlxb bad become fashicrable. r gent]ep,e,
10 this, as well as IN na2 Of tina "a
was called the s'rscord Nov be thong az Tia would
sser acts sushtsr and WA to be 10 reossa
aud his ac.s recorded according to
It would be yell for him, husnra b acts were o,s
we're naver to DO recorded. {Coav nued arohser Ia
order. therefore, ence Tor ALL u r2sye himself parfeov
undeIssooa upon hiA poini To WAIVED sayFrot As %
vhathe nAd often asserted, that h, vas Opposed 10 the
POWER berg placed the hanss OF the President Of
tu'ph9 MS construction upon The laws, from
i9ai n&e Was The danger OF shAt power fsu7G tue
bands of President un,renay to The instuiOos OK
county 10 ]s4s, when General Taylor sas elected
taa Presidency, this opinion Of his became opinion
se,y peculiarly entertained especially " ". the Old wing
Party of that cay, In consequence 6f this, dlrios
sally ipculcated by himself anrI his friends n
he Northwestern States, who adr ooated the election
OF General Taylor which opinion We the President
the United States ehSud not exero the veto power except
IN cases vhere ths oct presented for hs approval was
clearly tional-shas - power or constr uipg
he lag rested ~i.h people md their
in either branoh egiale xcrethst the right
OF Corsress aoxs elected by S6e people OF all the State
To- determine the policy and preprey Of thu iawsand
that the Issdent not topnd ia tx hs signature
spy Iax which he believed unconstitutional. Very
wss upap that hypohs thas very generally tho Of
bs ha party cast for General Taylor President
and for M Nimor1 Vice President. II 20 happened
thri he was Cxmber OF that administration, ami taa
principle ell understood and acted upon during ns
whole Of THAI admin strton, tAat neither tho President
bic Oespes the prop perecos 10 put corsruo
900. laws but that the whole people, here az
senbl.M we're TO deter rixe .ns question and not tho
rrede emit or his Cabinet BE emoer Of the senate
Law Of 1850 zor the rccapure and rendition q
fugitive s,evcs, wricb compromise OF tbs Inv o:
ares, wSs introduced, and he al that TINA more thea