The New York Herald Newspaper, January 30, 1850, Page 2

ec eeceemeentineencetambeneuteneemnemmmeeennieeaammeninennanenemmnamentl New York Trmune’s Inrmet Docrrines— NEW YORK HERALD. | qrits, Prom Ceroomtaanaos ovo hronte Heortnweetcorner of fulton and Tassaw othe = 2ABERS GORDON BEASETPB, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR, THE DAILY HERALD, Ieont ae Tip WEEKLY H RAL lirday, at 64 cents per copy, ulation in Burope, printed cents er copy, or $4 per an~ LD. every Monday, 3 copier to lube, Gee DENCE, containing im~ Quarter of the world; taken of anonymous communicatoins. rejected communication AMUSEMENTS THIs EVENING. FYALIAN OPERA HOUSE, Astor Placo—Don Giorannt. BOWERY TUBATRE, Bowery—Tux Sizex ov Como an ie Loerie Devin. BROADWAY THEATRE, Brosdway—-Twx Rrvars— Brinit or Voun. BURTON'S THEATRE, miLy—Bawack or Paomise, NATIONAL THEATRE, Tien—Fourex PRivce Cray ane Dore Wein, OLYMPIC THEAT! adway—Cn ances XIL—Ca ta~ RBALLAMAN—TuaNED B LEEPING BRAU LY. OHRISTY'S OPERA HOUSE—Erniortan Minernecey. AMERICAN MUSEUM—Amvaine Peavonmamons, Ar~ WERBOON anv Brenine. MELODEON - Warre'sSen: COLISEUM—-Deann's Conc mbers street—Senious Fa- am equare—Trony THE em TUTOM—MoTHER AND pereBuacs Liox Kine. ‘ew York, Wednesday, January 30, 1850. News from California, ‘We learn that Capt. Wilson, of the steamship Empire City, had orders to remain at Chagres till the arrival of the mails and passengers from Cali- fornia. It is now presumed that the Oregon did not leave San Francisco till the Ist instant. Our mext news from California will, therefore, be a month later. ‘The New ‘teamships, and the Sceretary of the Navy. ‘We made some remarks, a few days since, on | the silly and foolish proposition or recommen- dation put forward by Mr. Ballard Preston, Se- eretary of the Navy, in his report, regarding the construction of steamships for the purposes of government, and denounced it as we thought it deserved. His proposition was, that the system under which the Washington, the Hermann, the Ohio, the Georgia, the Atlantic, the Pacifie, the Arctic, the Antarctic, and several other splendid | steamships, that would confer honor on any nation im the world, were built, should be discontinued; and that the government should return to the old system, under which the Mississippi and Missouri, two magnificent and costly failures, were con- structed. The more we reflect on the subject, the more convinced we are, that in making such a ridiculous proposition, Mr. Preston shows himself to be deplorably deficient in information on the topic on which he wrote, and entirely unfit to occupy the position of Secretary of the Navy ot this great country. We desire especially to call the attention of the naval committees of both houses of Congress to the beautiful and magnificent steamships that are now being finished in this port for E. K. Colli Liverpool hne. We allude to the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Artic, the last’ named of which was launched on Monday morning last. Those vessels are the largest in the world, and, if we do not make a mistake, will, in all probability, be as fast as they are large. They are being built under the system which Mr. Preston recommends to be abolished, and are constructed in such a manner ‘as to be easily converted into vessels of war for the use of the government. If the naval commit. ees of both houses of Congress will look at them, and then look at the magnificent failure, the Missouri, which was built at aa expense ef five hundred and eighty-five thousand dol- ars, or at the steamship Fulton, another magnificent failure, we think they will not he- sitate in arriving at the conclusion that Mr. Preston's silly recommendation should be treated with contempt, as the emanation of a weak and silly man. We do not know the exact cost of the steamships composing Mr. Collin’s Liverpool line, but we understand that it will be in the neighbor- hood of six hundred thousand dollars each. This may appear, at first sight, a very large sum; but when we reflect that these are the largest ves- sels in the world, and that their hulls, engines and machinery are of the best materials to be found in the country, it will not appear extravagant. If it were possible, which it is mot, for the govern- ment to construct vessels equal to them in model, speed, and excellence, they would cost each, under the old system which Mr. Preston wishes the country to return to, at least a million of dollars. ‘With a fleet of such steamers, we would be the greatest naval power in existence ; and it is appa- rent that we must have a fleet of them. A great portion of the carrying trade of the world will con- @entrate in our hands as soon as the great ship @anal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans shall have been constructed. Almost the whole of the carrying trade et the Pacific will be actually forced upon us, as soon as that canal is finished, in @onsequence ef our geographical position. Such ‘an extended commerce must be carried on by ver cOpv-ST per OR) New York Tribune, are cou for Cireutation on this Con~ | minating point. The foeus is just about being Jackson Davis w RevELaTIONS In THE Re- Ligiovs Woniy.—The new religion, new virtue and new morality of the passing hour, expressed and expounded by the model artist divines of the rapidly to a cul truly adjusted, and the results may be expected soon to display themselves. The infidel newspa- per, now at the head of the novel pseudo philoso- phies of the day, has a hybrid character--a worldly- mindedness in politics, that would do honor to the most conservative English tory who battles for ancient privileges and established regulations— and a simple, credulous, accommodating, faale, thank-you-for-all manner of permitting every spe- cies of sophistry, infidelity, blasphemy and skepti- cism to be placed before the pliant imaginations of the young and inexperienced of the rising genera- tion. Paine, whose birth-day was celebrated yes- terday, has been execrated by the divines of this new school of literature and theology, but, unbless- ed as the was in the faith of Christianity, his works never did a tithe of the injury to society that has characterized the results of the pul tion of the Tribune. There is no deformity of imagina- tion in theology, no madness in the mental char- acteristics of our literature, no vagueness of idiotey m social conventionality, no pantiso- cratic policy im government, either too ab- surd or too far removed from the pale of probability for these new, reforming pantheists and atheists, to promulgate, to justify, to defend and avow. They use their oracle to puff, to extol, and elevate every neophite of their order—every poet, parson, lecturer or professor who runs into their labyrinth of insane myths, and thus draw into their circle of unhallowed influences the youthful and enthusiastic talent of the country. The cold shoulder 1s given to any one and every one calmly and studiously working a way through the serene and sober regions of pure literature ; and the rhapsodies and vagaries of such lunatical | madmen as Emerson, Lowell, Parker, et id omne genus, are bepraised, till well-balanced intellects are almost led to despair of a better state of things. Yet they should not be without hope. The failure of Emerson, 1n his lecture upon England, prognos- ticated a greater failure for his lecture on London: and its delivery was abandoned for a more ideal theme, these meretricious parrots of literature al- | ways failing when they bring their fancies down | to reality. They are fitted only for a supra-mun- dane atmosphere, and the sooner they confine themselves to it the better. Seriously, it 18 well to inquire how long the earth is to be poisoned with the streams of infi- delity and atheism which are daily poured forth from the Tribwne press. It was only a few days since that the “knockings at Rochester” were declared, by this motley of the press—this Tom- fool of inkdom—to be valuable, as showing that there is such a thing as a future life, hitherto not sufficiently well established! Thomas Paine did Not go quite so far as that! The mischief, however, ends net here. With eyes open, one may see precisely where the whole system of transcendental nonsense will end, if it be not exposed. Thousands become imbued with the spirit of Andrew Jackson Davis’ first work— they buy it—they read it—they read the Tribune to verify thelr own surmises, and the hopes that hang upon these—and then, after being fed with the pabulum of this paper for months, they are pre- pared to digest the last work of the Seer of Pough- keepsie! And what 1s that? A small pamphlet, in which special Providence 18 dogmatically as- signed to be a mere lie—in which Joshua’s com- manding the sun to stand still’ is pronounced an impossibility, and the Old Testament unworthy of behef! And, as if the destruction of the ancient Scriptures were not enough, the incarnation of the Saviour 1s asserted to be a falsehood ! ‘Were only men responsible for such thoughts and opinions, there would be some safety for society ; but the promulgators of these doctrines claim to have intercourse with the spiritual world. Their words are claimed to be more worthy of belief than those of the patriarchs and prophets of old ; and the moral pest-house of the press, at the doors of which stand Greeley, Brisbane and Dana, to scatter the seeds of disunion, infidelity, disbelief in the Bible, and every manner and device vf the arch-fiend Satan, is encouraged by puritans and by parents, while crime stalks abroad, bold in materialism, uncontrolled by the “ All hail here- after!” which antiquity, prophecy and our own consciousness assures us shall thrill every human soul when once freed from the tabernacle of clay. On this subject, only just touched for the present, 4 volume may be written ; we shall not lose mght of it. Ronnery or Tux Paince ov Onanon’s Jewrrs— Mons DeveLorements.—We are promised still fur- ther and more curious developements of the robber- ty, recovery and other interesting facts, connect- | ed with the famous jewels of the Prince of Or- ange, brought over to this country several years | ago. We have already given a portion of the mys- tery, which has been divulged by M. M. Noah, | formerly Surveyor of this port, and who, it appears, by his own confession, has pocketed a portion of the prize money, or reward, or whatever it may be steamships ; and as experience has demonstrated | called, which was given and distributed by the the utility and benefit of a union of governmen; assistance with individual enterprise, in the con- struction of such vessels, it would be the height of folly to return to a system which never produced any good, but which, on the contrary, entailed a vast expenditure of money to no purpose. That system has been tried, and what are the results? The Fulton, at an enormous cost, cannot carry fuel enough for more than ninety miles’ steaming. ‘The Missouri was launched with a great flounsh of trumpets, and was intended to cross the At- Jantic by steam. In addition to her armament and fuel, she was to carry two regiments of soldiers. What is the result? With the aid of sails, she @roseed the Atlantic in twenty-three days, and in- stead of being able to accommodate two regiments ot soldiers, she could hardly find room for her | crew of two hundred men, and could not carry a sufficiency of coals for a voyage to Europe. While these facts, therefore, contrasting the e@omparative usefulness of the two systems, are be- fore us, what can be thought of a Secretary of the Navy who would deliberately recommend a return 1@ the old one, under which we have got nothing but expense, disappointment and national disgrace? The Missouri, it will be recollected, was de- mroyed by fire, and it would be no loss to the country if the same fate were to overtake the Misses ppi and the Fulton. As long, however, as they exist, they will be palpable and irrefragable evidence of the stupidity and imbecility of the pre- sent Secretary of the Navy; and when we com- pare them with the vessels which we have named, they will be proof, just as strong, of the excellence of the new system, which that mighty minded should be abolished. Such a Secretary ef the Navy does not comprehend his duties, is Aehind the age, and ought to abdicate at once the Position which he occupies. A fig for such a See. yetary! As long as he remains in office, the appro. priate committees of the two branches of the tional legislature must attend to the naval interests of the country How To Serrie twe Stavery Qvestios.— This might be easily done if General Taylor would do at, im a meesage of only half a colamn, seat in aoy day this week, between twelve and three o'clock an the afternoon, to the two houses at Washington Just let him say in his message what his opinions are on the Wilmot proviso, and that he would veto aay terntorial bill for New Mexico with that provieo in it, and we are satisfied the whole ter. Dutch government on that occasion. We have still further confessions,contritions and contortions from the pen of M. M. Noah, ex-Surveyor, which we intend to pu blish as soon as we can find room for them; for they are illustrative, In an interesting and amusing degree, of the peculiar character and conduct of this man, and ,his history as an editor, politician and public officer in this city. We also learn that the memorial prepared by Mr. Seeley and presented to Congress by Mr. Clay—a memorial full of extraordinary and astounding developements in the history of that robbery and recovery of the jewels, the payment of the reward, the return of the burglar to Holland, and all othgs matters con- cerning this affair—this account of Mr. Seeley, now in public hands, will occupy nearly three hundred pages, making Il a large sized volume. It will be as interesting and romantic, indeed, (if not more se,) than the most popular novel that ever proceeded from the pen of Eugene Sue or of Bulwer. What deepens the interest of the story Js, that it is a matter of fact, consisting of the per- sonal experience of Mr. Seeley in relation to the tobbery and recovery of the jewels. Whether Mr. Noah, ex-Surveyor of this port, who has fingered 80 large a portion of the prize money or reward, will cut a figure im the brochwre of Mr. Seeley, we know not; but of this we are tully certain, that the confessions, contritions and contortions of Noah, published under his own authonty and,in his own name, are the most amusing things that have taken place in the way of self-stultification or eelf-convietion, that we have seen. CALIFORNIA AN INDEPENDENT Raervetic.—We observe that several of the Washington correspon- dents, in the present state of the lavery ex- citement, doulst whether California can be admit- ted into the Union as a State, by the present Con- grees. Well, be it so. But we doubt whether such a result would be very calamitous to Califor. nia. That new community on the Pacific possesses the men and the materials to make it the leading nation on the Pacific. It has within it the germ of @ great and mighty empire—a republican empire— eleng ite valleys, over its mountains, in its vales, and inthe very people who crowd San Francisce. If our Congress, in their foolish quarrels about an abstraction, should refuse to admit California, they wil never repent but once. Potttical Inter R. T. Davie bar been elected ~ ey Titerial question now pending ia Congre 1 youvanieeed aos ty") fh : tating the country, would be settled with 8 . oc the Southern convention, to be held at farthest, one way or the other i wove we vs oe r Calean ish einvery in the District ef Columbia, Jovrnatism anp Biack Mau.—Fualler, the Naval Officer at Brooklyn, a government office, and also editor of a silly journal with a small circulation, repeats the old coinage of Noah about black mail, in connection with us, and states that a certain noto- nous journal, meaning the Herald, received $1,500 in black mail, from the democratic party at the last election. If he wants the whole truth of our black mail operations, we can give them to him, for we have no concealments and no flummery. It 1s highly probable that, instead of $1,500, we have received over the counter of our office nearly $50,000 from the locofoco party during the last year, up to the last election. We certainly re- ceived a much larger sum from the whug party during the same period of time, and we will state how. The following may be considered a fair transcript of our receipts of black mail during the Jast year:— Carb received for salesand subscriptions of the New York Herald...... + + $110,000 Cash received for advertisements. 40,000 Aggregate amount received during th ee $150,000 000 copies. This vast amount of black mai! has been received not only from the democrats, but from the whigs, and in a far greater proportion from the latter. Upon a fair estimate, we believe that two-thirds of our receipts and patronage proceed from whigs and the whig party, who are generally composed of men of business, and the men of intelligence in ourgreat cities. One third of our black mail 1s furnished by the locofocos, and similar classes; and considering their poverty, in comparison with the wealthy whigs, we think our subscribers and black mail contributors have been very liberal and generous towards us. In fact, we thank both parties for supplying us with the sinews of war, and care not it they are called black mail or by any other name. Yet it must not be supposed that we have pocketed all this sum during the last year. Out of it, we have paid our paper merchants, Messrs. Persse & Brookes, of Nassau street, probably 70,000 or 80,000 dollars. Since we first did business with their house, we have probably paid them nearly $700,000, and their profits at five per cent, ought to be at least $35,000, which they have made out of us, and which ought also to be called black mail. If therefore we receive,we also pay black mail to our paper makers. But we not only pay them, we also employ nearly one hundred and fifty agents, distributors, carriers, news boys, a number of printers, editors, reporters, correspondents, and others. All these, with their families, are supported out of the remaining fund of black mail, which is generally paid, as we have shown, by whigs, loco- focos, independents, and men of all parties. When there is a balance, after paying honestly and punc- tually every just claim and demand against us, we take itand think it is our own property and a requital for our labor of nearly thirty years, as editor, con- nected with the American press. This is our black mail developement, and if Fuller, who has got an office and salary from the government, for supporting Gen. Taylor, can make any thing out of it, he 1s quite welcome. Government Deravorens—The Washington correspondents of the Courier and Tribune are giving, almost daily, aecounts of defaulters und de falcations, both of Mr. Wetmore here, and of others in other sections of theceuatry. How silly and foolish these Washingten correspondents make the editors and proprietors of these journals to stand before the public! When our Washington correspondent was the first to announce the tact— the astounding developement of Mr. Wetmore’s defalcation in thie quarter—the editors of both those papers came out indignantly, and charged us 4 ing hare Are and held man, an honest man, @ patriot—nay, a saint. We hope it may turn out so; but yet we think it due to the cabinet at Washington, that amidst all their silliness and failares, they are now and thea thus spirited up anddo their duty, as we perceive they are attempting to do in the cases of defalcation» and in the matter of retrenchment. If the cabinet had had the moral courage, and would have taken good advice, they might have been as popular as any set of men could have been with such a maa— one so universally beloved, and the favorite of the people—as General Taylor. But as the matter aow stands, they now are wrong by system and moral obliquity, and are only right by accident, and by whipping and spurring. Important Criminat. Triais 1x Prosrret.—For the next few months our criminal courts will pre- sent scenes of great and deep intesest, in making a number of developements coanected with certain indictments recently found by Grand Junes.— The first in umportance of these trials, is undoubdt- edly that of the two Drurys, which commenced yesterday, and a full report of which will be found in another column, as far as it has proceed. ed. Indictments, it is well known, are also im existence against Arlington Bennet and ma- ny others. These cases will most probably follow the trial of the Drurys, and may come on next month. There 1s also an indictment against a has been set down for trial in March or April next, and which will present some equally interesting developements concerning some curious land transactions, & part of the evidence of which was disclosed on the trial of the libel suit brought by Wileox against the proprietor of the Herald. The trial of Simon Wilcox on the indictments preterred against him, will undoubtedly bring out the whole of that mystery, and it will furnish « very curious chapter in the series of criminal mysteries which are commenced by the trial of the Drarys, First comes the trial of the Drurys, then that of Arling- ton Bennet, and afterwards that of Simon Wil- cox. = Tur Retations or Tue Uniten States wire Russia.—Our correspondents at Washington have informed us that Mr. Bodisco, formerly Rus- | sian Minister at Washington, has been positively recalled—or, rather, (as he is not here) been | stopped. We also hear from other quarters, that | possibly the Emperor of Russia may recall all his | envoys here or elsewhere on missions to the United | States. Similar rumors are current in relation to the Austrian embassy; and it 1s not improbable but that Prussia, were she not prevented by considera- tions of commercial advantage, would take a leaf out of the same book of diplomacy | The exhibition of public opinion in the United States, by the independent journals, and the de- bates now in Congress, can find but little favor | with the despotic governments of Europe ; and we are net at all astonished to see some extreme step taken by Russia and Austria in reference to their embassies in this country. If these two emperors should, in fact, withdraw their ambassadors and ministers from Washington, we do not expect that the end of the world will be at hand, nor the last day of the American republic determined upon. The American people, we opine, will live a little while longer as a nation and asa republic, and as a great united community, without even ministers from Russia, Austria, Spain, or any other despotic country in the world. Saetcnes of tHe Orera Anisrocracy.—We hear a great deal said about some curious sketches of the opera aristocracy, which appear in a small journal published somewhere down town, called the Merchant's Day Book. These sketches, it feeme, are written with great smartness, but some- times tread on the toes of some people too well known in certain fashionable circles in this city In other respecte, the Merchant's Day Book, which we have only seen for the last week or two, ap pears to be rapidly gaining in circulation and noto nety, and if conducted with decornm, decision, and tact, it will be one of the leading evening journals of this city. ‘The Orleans cotton milla, at Bloomsbury, New Jersey, | were destroyed by fire on the 24th inet. Loss, $42,000; | ipeuranes, $31 000. i man named Simon Wileox, which we understand | ‘TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. | IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON, NT THE COMPROMISE OF THE HON. HENRY CLAY. The Territorial and Slavery Ques- tion in the Senate. Excittng Debate—-Protest of Southern Members. Be., Bes, die, Summary. The resolutions of Mr. Clay, for the adjustment of the points at issue between the North and the South, engrossed the attention of the Senate yes- terday. Fora synoptical review of these resolu- tions, we refer to the despatch of our special tele- graphic correspondent, which will be found below. ‘The House of Representatives was engaged in the discusion of the mileage question, brought on by the introduction of a resolution to compute the mileage by the nearest mail routes. Considerable dissatisfaction prevails in Congress, in regard to the inefficiency of the present con- tractors for the public printing; and itis supposed ‘hat the contract will be broken, and the old sys- tem restored. In the Legislature, a large number of petitions, bills, memorials, and resolutions were introduced. In the Senate, a bill was introduced for the sale of arsenals belonging to the State. The general railroad bill was under consideration in Committee of the Whole, and referred to a select committee. In the House, a series of resolutions on the subject of slavery were introduced. Mr. Clay's Compromise, die. OUR SPECIAL TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE. Wasuineton City, Tuesday, January 29, 1850. } The compromise of Mr. Clay, presénted this morning, roused up the whole South, from Vir- gima to Texas, in opposition to it, upon one point oranother. His scheme was literally demolished. dereliction of duty; but the difficulty ot doing any- thing may enforce this policy of doing nothing. Mr. Clay proposes to admit California—to provide attention; but was met with determined resistance. at least a step towards a compromise. Not a single Northen man rose to the support of Mr. Clay—not aman from the South. He stood alone. But this wasa mere skirmish—the battle has yet to be fought. Mr. Clay is admitted to have sustained his high reputation ; but the Northern men must have the proviso, and the Southern men must have a more distinct compromise. ‘The delegation from New York talk of issuing a card, defining their position, which is either “‘mas- terly inactivity” or the proviso. The position of the South is understood to be a settlement of this dispute first—other business afterwards. If nothing is done with it, we shall probably have no appropriations to carry on the government. Mr. Calhoun was still improving at our last ad- vices, to-day. Mr. Ewing has open house to-mght. Professor Johnston, of England, will lecture at the Smithsonian Institution on agriculture, this rc aatiagge Mr. Diller Luther, of the city of Reading, 1s spoken of for Collector of the port of Philadelphia, in the event of the rejection of Wilham D. Lewis by the Senate. Mr. Luther is largely engaged in mercantile business in that city, and is said to be a favorite with the whigs of Pennsylvania, and acceptable to all parties; but there is a large num- ber desirous of having Peter Sken Smith in that situation. THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION. Benate. Wasurinctor, Jan, 29, 1860. THE WRATILIAN TREATY. Mr. Kino, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, Teported « bill to carry into effect the recent treaty ‘with Bracil. THE HUNGARIAN EXILES, Mr. Srwann introduced a bill granting land to refa- | gees who took part in the struggle for independence in Hungary and other European countries. Mr. Unvenwoon submitted a resolution which he ‘would propose at a proper time, as a substitute for Mr. Case's on the Hungarian question, This proposition is, that, while we sympathize with the movements of re- form in other countries, and would be glad to see them all adopt our republican form of government, we dis- claim the right, and repudiate all attempts to imter- meddle with the internal affairs of other countries, as ‘we would resist all attempts by others to intermeddle with ours. 10" —MR. CLAY'S COMPROM Cusy said: Mr. President—I beld in my hand « series of resolutions, which | desire to present to the consideration of the Senate. Taken together: they propose an amicable arrangement of all the ques- tone In contreversy between the free and slave States, | growing out of the subject of the institution ef slavery. It ix not my Intention at this time to enter intos full and elaborate dircussion of each of the resolutions as barn ony—I hope, | will be employed against the ded bye preamble, as It being desirable for the be Union of theve u bh Rerelved That C with gui omeht, yaa er plientign te ve adamived ot dt it the im) oy restriction te ‘exclusion or introduction It must be ack: He considers the policy of ‘masterly inactivity” a governments for the territories, and to say nothing about slavery; to pay Texas for the disputed ter- ritory, &c. He was listened to with profound His scheme may be considered as defeated ; it is of law, and the other of fact. The truth of law which it declares is, that there does not exist, at the present ime, slavery within any portion of the territory so- uired from Mexico. When | say what that trath is, speal te and solemn conviction. I Dy own delibera: entlemen have held a different doctrine, but I persuade myself that they themselves, ben they come to review the whole Peevey will see son for a change or modification of their if they adhere to it, they will be found to ery small minorit) the whole mass of the peop! "Culted States. The next truth which the resolution asserts is, that slavery is not likely to be in- troduced inte any portion of ‘t territory. That is matter of fact, with all the evidence upon which the fact rests, which, 1 suppose, is a8 accessible to other Semators as to myrelf. {must say, that from all 1 bave heard or read, from all the witnesses that | have seen and conversed with, frem all that has trans- pired and is transpiring, | do believe that not within ene foot ef the territory acquired from Mexico will lay ever be planted; and! believe it could not be done bythe force and power of public authority.— Facts are daily transpiring to justify this conclusion. 1 invite Senskere, from the free States especially, to consider what bas occurred since the last session, and constituencies, q i momentous fact. Californi: Mf, although it was asserted and Predicted that she never would establish slavery when she came to be @ State, has, in @ conven- inst the . I think, sir, taking that leading fact im consideration, with all the evidence which bas reached me, | am warranted Ihave stated in this resolution, that slavery {s not likely to be introduced in any of the territories acquired from Mexico. The latter part of the resolution asserts that it is the duty of C to establish appro- priate territorial governments within all that territory, exclusive of California, not embracing in the acts by which these governments shall be constituted, either a rebibition or an admission of slavery. Much as I am rth to defer to high authority—anxious as | really am tofind myself in « position which would emable me to eceoperate heartily with other departments of the goverament in conducting the affairs of this great | cannot concur in fa de of those territories—of an al leaving them without to discrder, confusion ani hich, | regret to say, with respect to some of them, there is too much reason to anticipate willarise. It is the duty—the solema—I was toadd, almost the sacred duty of Congress— for that people, if they can; and, at all them t! . resolutions, tir, are the third and fourth, which, having an emer connexion with each other, should be read ther: — ‘Third—Resolved, That the western boundary of the State of Texas ought to be fixed on the Rio del Norte, commenci: ‘one marine league from ite mouth, and renning up that to the southern line of Ne’ /€0 with that li the same direction, to tl nited States and Spain, e: jexieo, whether laying o: ae, tha that portion of a fide pr of that State contracted prior to its annexation to the United States, and for which the duties of foreign imports were pledged by the said St ite creditors, not exceed: Havok boon oe longer applicable te that object: afterinesaid | Canada, free of duty the United Nand upon the condition, also, that the | mittee of the Whole Cid derweccer of's Orewentien, sctingeieh fo tas Uietted | | hee tunerasn ence States any claim which it has to any part ef New Mesice. 7 ir Ciay did not intend to go into the complex yu Spain ‘was, that Texas has not s good title to any rtion of what is called New Mexico; but he was Kee te admit that, looking at the ground which her Senators assumed, the law of Texas of °36, the treaty with Santa An i #0 on—looking te all these tacts, but not yi to them all the force which gen- tlemen claimed , he must say that there was plausibility in the claim which she sets up. He pro- pored, then, that whether the Nueces or the Bravo is, or is not, the boundary of Texas, that her Western limit shall be on the Del Norte, from its mouth to the mouth of the Sabine. He proposed, also, in c nection with this decision of the question of boi dar: Congress shall pay the debts of 4 sto "Teas were pledged oods im rt ‘exes Prior'to aunesation, After some remarks relative to the circumstances cosnected with the oes of opin- we to le Salone, relinquish any claim she may have to any portion of New Mexico. He was ve some- thing Jor even an imperfect claim of this kind, for the The fifth and sixth resolutions were as That it is inexpedient to abolish slavery sake of follows Fitth— peace. ta the Disttiet of Columbia, whiter tat institution coueinuoe exit im the State of Maryland, without the convent ofthat Insent of the people of Titbeet Just compencation to the owners at dlaves win tbe Sixth—Resolved, That it is expedient to prohibit within the District the slave trade, in slaves into It from ‘oF places beyond the limite ef the District, either to be wold ‘hates ‘ts merchandise, orto be to ether ‘markets wit! it the Distriet of Colum! The fret of these, said Mr.Cusr, simpl thet slavery ought not to be "he Federal District, except on the con “7 = the slave in the Distriet. He did not mean to one family Fropored. to. prohibit. was hat which ‘tr Nandolpb. to it was Mr. pb. Tort years ago. pronouneed an abomination. It was & ¢ om the part of the North, if they supposed the people of the a a looked’ upon trader, or his occupation, with complacence. The dealer was frequently excluded from asso- ciation with the Vy worthy in the South. that the He proposed that slave trader should go to other is to his | hhe should not be a Eide pie sen pets se and sometimes the feelings, by their treins Temar! Seventh— Resolved, That more effectual prot se by, Jaw according te the req very of te, who may escape inte any other of this Uni labor, ea erritery v be The eighth Gnd last resolution provided that Con- eee probibit the trade in slaves be- ween the Bt: It ie aa follows: — th— Reso! bit hes to Slates Cetwonn. the sie exclusion of lav oat depends exclusively upon in mission oF of them, pranterrnes tates, and that the adi theis own a It was obvious that no nani ats i i i = fs : & i r gross Hi E f, é with ‘and satisfaction; and | trust j fy) Jar ae her previous action may Bove boom, in the of & constitution, but more justifiable than was the section of Michigan, if she also shall be ae proposed by this first ae Seen potas ree SEE A a et jon The applies. ‘There ie nolntention on my part to ants. pase hosel u's at of teagan ce Shick | the atm of Scchopry avs, as follows — i f F Be fc fa y tories, vet as the of California, of any dition on the very. Bir, it proposes the declaration of two truths, Prd mean to exp: He also said—Com! my opinions, fearless of all mankind: ing from & to vote for the posi- © north or south of ) oir, no! (Great ap- Of Mississippi, submitted a few words im cussion, marks against thi at in territorial gover Mr. Rus arose Mr, Rusk proe the title of relat he knew th Pennsylvania. Mr. Bert, fro e ‘aval A: rd om Kentucky or tors to ‘spirit ‘congtesy Kindness in the debate, He also submitted a few re- spoke of the jog eded with a few words, to show that ‘Texas to the je objected }, to ¢ asertion that the slave trade should be in the District—he considered the whole proposition a compromise entirely on one aide. Mr. bd henge to ban Posngese pot . proporitions. but design ive jon, their reference to appropriate committees, who shall epert to the several subjects requiring legis- jelded every consideration ef respect to the spirit PP perenne nd conciliation in which, it fora moment suj House of Representatives. THE CONTESTED ELECTION in Penwsrivania. mG, from the Committee on Elections, report ed the resojutions adopted, authorising Robbins of the fourth district of Pennsylvania—the \at-| ter contesting the right of the former to his seat in the, House—to take testimony sceording to the laws o THE PHILADELE A bill for the relief of the captors of the deiphia, ‘at Tripoil, was reperted from the Committee 1g his readiness at any, and at all times. to meet Mr. Clay in argument on the question under dis~ ited the motive which had im? of the resolutions by the Seus- iio deprecated agitation and ition to ments. to submit some further remarks, im Fee of measures, for the oltre 5 Senator impute to me ir! Rio Grande, was recognized: t Against the pro- hat these were not abstract had beem conceived; but he could ac- contained. LER #80 expressed bis objeetion to the re- ‘They proposed no compromise, iveof the , and proposition to admit California, After some further conversation, the motion to ke the resolutions the special ‘t, was adopted; and, soon after, the Senate tay Hep ‘Wasurneror, Jan. 29, 1850. ANY ReSULAT OMe, ilitary Committee, reported the brevet rank, and for the relief 0 fticers of the or ite Phila. CANADIAN PRODUCTS. Mr. McLane, from the Committee on Commerce, re- ported a bill to admit certain articles of the growth of] in the United States, she ble to | reciproeates. Ail of which were committed to the Com- the State of the Union. ILEAGE QUESTION. the Mileage Committee, a resolution that they be instructed to compute the estion as to what were the due limits of Texas. His | Mileage by the nearest mail route from the resideno: of members to Washington. r M TCH should be cl offer resoluti the mittee no other lisbea id that the law was defective, ex \dopt it will leave course than that heretofore Mr. Jonxeon, of Ar on0 There is evidence & gone home impoverished. To opinion of the House on the moved to lay the resolution on it would be jevel ir. THOMPSON, both branches The for tra H | tw sa Mr. Gonman | Bot reported by o ie enewered. reported » bill statistical or The Canal Com: Felative to the su ween Tomawanda gave notice of s bill to punish champ: Mr Coon and maintenazoe. Mr. Darr, of @ bill — of the laws bumber of such © their term of servies. cate, ov state snennase, sm incrodaced & for the belongs the date. BROORL YS Mr. Caoss gave notice of @ bill to ap; Jay oat and open Di bd line between the city of Brook! sioners to Mr Groves introduced be tigation of County Ju Saran ae. Mr Dast laid Reso.ved, Th: ollars, while did not get more than one-tweatieth | So long as there was in equal ton, aud when it is asked what ‘Texas do for #0 much money ® steamboat on the Mirstaat] G f putt tas ecapen fl 7 Mr. Frien-No eueh from the Committee on Commer ting to land Conte Heary ©. The Governor, nate, transmitted ©. message, sratine that fy ‘he tive to the Astatie chelens t= = Bis Possession he © herby dire aw Uribe’ a bul Fepeaiing ait gatsting’ milion ‘en of Misstsatp; ther it was intended to of Con; r The question was taken, and the resolutions wer no Iaido the table committee, asking for Wiles travelled, was Mr. THomrson, | amble reflected on the was e vested right and no law tive in its character, Mr. —— offered an amendment, mittee on Mileage te report @ bill 4s toactual time em; gf 28 | iz 33 part of that representati a # the z ? Mal 88 zg Ls juired whether committee for my =f cert in it of his land at New | tree AMIATIC CHOLERA, sent to the Senate of water for the Erie ( ba TOL ry ty of this fod increasing commissioners, and exte WILL taManU RON, viaton avewe, x Busnetck the towns of covet sr peee, ‘ table the following resolution