New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-24


tee had been appointed for that purpose soey et o
fact be known. Continued cries Of " Order rom rom
the Republican benches If the mission OF I'd" VVn'-
mjttee Is 70 SANDER 49,, ~
TTbe eentleman', voice was drowned in stor Oh
cries Of" Order frou the Republican oencnes.l ~
Mr. WlNSLOw Would answer the gea"sSm a, ne
could rot say how the testimony - gS Ssrm He had no
reason 70 believe that any OF his colleagues nAu CON-
nived. n H.. s;A ., ..Doo
Mr.. FLORENCE tDen', rS'F Nv" w - "PP'"
Mr.. wINsLow-Tbsre nigh. be three or four
blaok cats" in the Committee ROOM Loud laugh
,arI Ia looked upon these Investigations Into tue
s!, ~, respondence Of the Executive Chief OF the
Prsv a. most abominable practice He deemed it
s 10 lie House to refer TO 'hs correspondence, and
:; evidence before the Committee had not been laid
before that Committee at all. BE could not, by his
silence permit this correspondence to 60 spurously be-
fore the country. For himsef he could not notice
anything in he Espapsr which referred to himself
merely. He was early taught that there we're three
classes Of people be ought to avoid all controversy
with-oDe class was the preachers, for they had the
pulpit to deDOuGcs him. while he had none TO reply
from; the next was the editors CT papers, who had
the columns of their journals 10 carry contro'
very, while he had none; the next class was the
women, who would always have the last word
loud laughter. He hSd never nterfered with these
classes, particularly the women. Laughter That
was he had in erfered with them IN an improper
way. He did not want to sner publications TO appear
in the newspapers purportng to be report OF evi-
dence given be ore a committee of that House, which
had not been given without explanation, especially as
the House was the only place where correction could
Mr.. CovODE Rep Penny II want to say in re-
ply to the remarks Of my colleague on the Committee,
DO not understand him to intimate that any member
Of the Committee had furnished any Of this evidence
would state to the House that there was one occasion
IN which evidence appeared In the columns OF New
York paper day in advance Of It's coming before
the Committee. Laughter The correspondent was
called NJ on and protest made against MS pub
lshiDg evidence before it was presented to the Com,
mittee. stated to BIN that was willing he should
GET and publah the evidence soon after was gwen
70 us as he could. We scot for this correspondent
.ead qualified him, snd be then tsstlned be-
fore us that the witness called upon him three
or four times, and finally gave him the eviden'e
referred TO BY the gentleman from Ala oama AS to the
letters, they were handed in by!Mr. Van Dyke.
Mr.. LEAKE Dem, Va here raised a point OF
order ssypg that Mr. Covode had no right TO expose
what occurred in theICommiGtee.
This sustained
Mr.. HUGHES Dem, Md offered resolution,
which adopted, nsruct'ng the Committee on MI
itayAars to inquire into the expedier ey OF 30 amend
ing the rules and articles OF war as 10 punish oenses
IN an enemys country not provided Tor by existing
laws.
The House went into Committee of the Whole on
the State Of the Union.
Mr.. AVERY Dem, Tenn J, in the course OF his
speech referred 10 cordemDatory terms TO the resou-
ton offered 10 the House some time ago 0y mr. blaKe
of Ohio the preamble Of which he read the substance
of which was to the effect that, whereas, holding
property in as contrary to nature and Justice,
rious reproach TO the country throughout the civilized
world and a serious hndrance TO republican liberty,
resolved, sc. The resolution which followed he sad,
was voted for by that aentemans colleague Mr. Sher-
man end 50 members Of that party
Mr. SHERMAN rep, Ohio(-The gentleman from
Tennessee referred part c0lary TO me, and therefore
feel liberty TO int Tupt him 70 say this mnch Inc
preamble which the gentleman has read was never
voted on st ali in the House, In the next place, that
resolution offered by my colleague Mr. Blake was
Simply for reference 30 the Committee onthe ia hcary,
iuztru IN
porting bill 10 prohibit Slavery where Congress mas
The right to prohibit it. Another fact not hIteen
minutes before the resolution offered by my col
leseue q gentleman from South Carolina Mr.. Nc
Queen offered resolution 70 provide for the enancl-
patton Of the white laborers of the Northern States
looked upon the resolution OF my colleague as very
good otsSt to the resolution OF the gentleman from
South Carolina. But 70 show the difference; Ihe
resolution Of the gentleman from South Carolina was
received by the House by uneni nous vote, was
referred 70 the Committee on'Ways and Means, ana
il now before that Committee for consideration
will say further, that when any member OF the HOUSE.
/ 90 not care who be ia, introd uces any propo;
siton whatever that s respectful IN Its language ana
courteous / will vote 70 refer that proposition or
resolution to sny Committee OF the House may ne
nav desire. 1t was On that principle that did not
object to the resolution Of the gentleman from oouth
Carolina. But the action of the sixty members VINO
voted for that resolution was not declaration on tae
part that they would interfere with Slavery IN the
Slave States. Think there is not member on TINS
side of he House who Is not now Wiling 70 make tne
declaration broadly and openly, thai he s opposedt 10
tr and slave in the Slave States We do believe that
CongTess has the power TO prohibit Slavery IN tue
TerTitOIies and whenever the occasion onsTs Woeh-
ever the proper time arrives, whenever tue qoesuon
comes ID we in favor Of exercising that power,
necessary to prevent the extension OF Slavery INTO
Free territory. We frank and open on this SUD-
iect But we Dever did propose, and do not propose,
TO interfere with Slavery IN the Save states lhope
the gentleman will put these observations IN hs Speech
Mr. AVERY-Cerainly, Sir.
Mr. SHERMAN-So that the gentlemans consuIu-
H. . EllooE Ram lIeuu
verv Ossrous of interfering with their interests or
riehts-that we are only desirous OF preserving our
MT. AsHMORE rs. C., Der1.) Are you not in favor
of abolishng Slavery in the District of Columbia
Mr. SHERMAN-I have stated TO my constituents,
over ana again. that sm opposed TO interference
with Slavery in the District Of Columbia. That 10 my
individual position. The Republican party never TOOK
position on the subject. Some are for II ana some
against It. have declared 70 my constituents, over
and over again thRt old not think 1t proper TO agtae
the question On the abolition of Slavery IN the District
of Columbia because believe that this is the very
paradise of free negroes. believe that practically,
though not legally, he Is better OIL III TINS DisTct toan
IN any port IN Of the United States. ThsFe are but
very few slaves here and the number Is diminishing
daily As sn institution, Slavery scarcely exists here
apdI am willing 10 leave ii t. the effect of time.
Mr. MORRILL, rep, VT argued the revision OF
the Tariff as necessity especially in view OF the tact
that the great bulk of the public debt als due In 1905
After combating the doctrine OF treerade be SAID he
would treat agriculture, manufactures, ana mining
alike as all con tribute 20 the general prosperity. lie
explained tie pending Tariff and Loan bill
MIR. JONES Dem Ca, with the view OF hxlng
the responsibility where it beopgs argued that the |
North, three years after the adoption OF the Consu-
hon commenced the agitation OF the Slavery question,
by the presentation Of petitions, following it up to
the petent time for the purpose OF establishing great
sectional DartV SlaVert uDder the ban. The |