The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-24
House or Representatfyes.

WASHINGTON, April %, 1850.
|dr PuHPs, {dem.) OF No., was satisfied that there
3 not working quorum present. He moved that when
House adjourn,n be until Thursday next
mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) Of Ohio, believed that there
Drum in the city, and suggested that the House 60 into
au.tee IN order to give gentlemen an opportunity for
|cussion OK the tariff and other questions BY this
|aps busitess can be advanced there were fun
|5r HCGn1s, (dem) OF Nd, hoped that the regular
er would be pursued OF calling upon the States for
itons.
other why this should not be done, there
that il such resolutions forced their passage,
Fee could lot be that fair confederation which they
hit TO have
|hs question was then taken on Mr.. Phelps motion,
decided n the negative by "a against ia
TBE ooyopE COMMITTEE AND THE YORK HERALD
On be o The
NEW Yo2R HERALD the testimony Of person OF the
OF Van D ke, purportng TO have been gwen before
ain sxeis prrporting TO have been written by tho
cent OF the Cnited States TO Mr. Van Dyke, ana from
Dyke TO the President, appeared. Nov, II is not
,Ap was gwen before that committee. These letters
. newer gwen In evidence before the committee L
due to House and country that this fact ought
TO be known: that the publications. puSportng TO Dc
Lance before the committees Of this House, from time
lme, are many Of them spurious. There is nothing In
letters referred TO affecting anybody
sE. VI
b the chairman OF the committee, or from any mem
LOT the committee who could inform him, how 1t was
the testimony given before that celebrated committee
found It's way into the newspapers every day, almost
tcdiately after the sitting Of the committee? He
lid Ike 10 intoT med under what rule, under what
ktce principle. the members Of that COMMITTEES sl.
I'd the taken before IL 10 be made pubic be-
the evifs was complete? Was 1t the policy OF
committee TO asperse and deiame the character Of
officers II the government cloud cries OF "Order.")
Is committee had been appointed for that purpose
;y, let TIE fact be known. icon nued cries OF Order'
t1he republican henches.) If the mission Of that
mittee is 10 SANDER
he gentleman's voice was drowned in q storm Of
Of I'Orrerv from the republican benches
I. NSsLow would answer The gentleman. He could
Jay how the testimony got out bat it certainly did get
n some saapc or form. BE bad no reason TO believe
ANY Of lis colleagues had connived--
y PLokssCE, (dem.) OF Pa-How did It appear, them
\. wIss,ow-there might be three or four black
ed upon these Investigations into the private
deuce the Executive Chief OF The country as most
hipsble practice. He deemed II due to the House 70
10 correspondence and 10 state that the letters
ortipg TO have been given IN evidence before the Com
pc hsa rot been laid before that Committee at ALL He
not, by his silence permit this correspondence to 60
iousl, before the country. For himself, he could
,no'sce ANY thing In o newspaper which referred
fnself merely He was early taught that there were
n classes d, people he ought to avoid all controversy
lone WAS the preachers, for they had the pulpit
Anoupce him from, while he had none 10 reply from;
,exi was the editors OF papers, who had the columns
ei journals to carry on controversy, while he had
I.
the last word. cloud laughfer) BE had never
Tered With these classes, particularly the women.
gh,er That was, he had never interfered with
In IN improper way. He did not want to suffer pub
ons to appear in the sspspers, purporting TO be
Z OF whence given before committee Of that
70, which mad not been given, without explanation,
Italy as the House was the only place where correc
could be made.
!. CovopE, (rep) Of Pal want to say, in reply to
emarks OF my colleague on the committees 90 no.
rstsrd am intimate that any member OF the CON-
e had furnished any Of this evidence. would state
le House that there was one occasion in which evil
J appeared in the columns Of the NEW YORK HERALD
day IN advance Of its coming before the committed
shter.) The correspondent was called upon, and O
st was made against his publishing evidence before
'spreeeuted to the committee. stated TO him that
willing he should get and publish the evidence as soon
it WAS given to as he could We semitic this cor
ndent, and qualified him, and he then testified be-
us that the witness called upon him three
our times, and finally gave bm the evidence
red to by the gentleman from Alabama. Az TO the
8, they were handed in by Mr.. Van Dyke
LxAKE, (dem.) Of Va. here raised point OF order,
4 that Nj. Covode had no right 70 expose what oc-
d in the Committee.
was sustained.
III PUNISHMENT OF MILITARY OFFENCES.
HUGHES, (dem.) Of Md, offered q resolution, which
dofted instructing the Committee ON Military Ar
10 inquire into the expeiiency of 90 amending tn
and articles Of wsr a. 70 punish offences In enemie
divided for by existing laws.
THE SLAVERY QUESTION.
House went into Committee Of the Whole on tn :
AVERY. (dem) of Tenn, made speech in defenc
l,thern rights under the constitution and agains
be characterized as republican aggression.
Avery in the course Of his speech
led in coDdemnatory terms to the resolution, offered
House some time ago by Mr. Blake, Of Ohio, the
able Of which he read, the substance Of which was
effect that, whereas holding property in man was
Any to nature and Justice against the principles Of
ovsrnmtn Mt, and notorious reproach TO the country,
ghout the civilized world, and aserious hndrance
publican liberty, resolved, &c. The resolution
followed, he said, was voted for by that gentle.
colleague (slr. sherman) and eighty members Of
tarty
seee has referred particularly 70 me, and therefore
at liberty to interrupt him to say this much. The
Abe hich the gentleman has sead was never voted
i by my colleague (Mr. Blake) was simply for re.
he to the Committee on the Judiciary with instruc.
% inquire into the expedency of reporting bill to
bit slavery where Congress has the right 10 prohibit
Mother fact: fifteen minutes before the resolution
irereo 10y my colleague, gentleman from South
M CIR. Msoueen) offered a resolution TO provide
emanc patton OF the white iaborers Of the Northern
looked upon the resolution of my colleague
good ofset to the resolution Of the gentleman
fou:h Carolina. But TO show the difference: Tho
Ia OF the gentleman from South Carolina was receiv.
the House by y unanimous vote, was referred to
mrit.ee on Ways and Means and is now before that
stee Tor consideration will say further, that
aces any proposition whatever, that is respectful in
1usge and courteous win vote to refer that propO-
or resolution TO any committee Of the House that be
esire Il was on that principle that di not object
resolution OF the gentleman from South Carolina.
acton of the sixty members who voted for that
lion was not declaration their part that
would interfere With slavery in the slave
l think there s not q member on this
OF The house who is net now willing
70 the declaration, broadly and openly, that he is
d to any Interference whatever with the relations
ster ard slave In the slave States. We do believe
spgrtss has the power 10 prohibit slavery in the
,ries and whenever the occasion OFFERS whenever
Sper time arrives, whenever the question comes up,
in favor Of exercising that power, II necessary, to
Il the extension Of slavery into free territory. We
Ink and open ON this subject. But we never did
H. and do not propose, 70 interfere with slavery in
I've States. l hope the gentleman will put these
vst,ons IN his speech.
AvERy-Certainly, sir.
EBERM lS-So that the gentleman's constituents may
X we black republican, are not 50 very DESTROYS
..ernr with their interests or riehts-that We arc
ssirous OF preserving our own.
ksynoRs 1dem.) Of Care you not in favor Of
Nrp .larery in tine District oi Columbian
sHEs,AY-I have staten to my constituents, over
er again, that I am opposed TO interference with
T in tine District OF Columbia That Is my indi.
position The republican party never took a
on the subject. Some Tor II and some az ainst
have declared TO my constituents, over aud
AIN that did not think il proper 70 agitate the
\ on the abolition Of slavery in the District OF
sia. becauee believe that this is the very paradise
luearoes. believe that practically, though not
be In better of In this Datrict than In any portion
United States. There put very few slaves here
number Ia diminishing daily As an institution,
have md mn rinO IN 1eau n