The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-02-25
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Correspondence Of the BOSTON .9ilas.
Washington Civ Feb 10 I6Ao

Washington City, Feb 10, 1870
In the House Of Representatives the reception
at resolutions being the order Of the day Mr. Low.
ell, Maine, presented resolution calling on m.
President o The United States for information IN re-
iau"n TO the seizure Of vessels engaged in the 6sh
eues by tie British Authorities
Mr. Gushing, o. Massar husotis, presented rec
olut'on calling upon the President for infOrmaiio.
relative a. the assembling q Indians tho NorIs
Western fcnfCTs.
Nj is~reacr, Of Mass, presented a resolution
.as'T'-G the committee On Pet Offices and Poet
Rosds 20 son-iass Inc szpsdiency sf reducing tho
1893 ol l.".'sss throughout the Uoion.
VIC Adaus prpsrst-sl resolution caiiBH ppof
40 Ssrfstsfy 81 'hc Treasury so state the Sm~sus
- Publtr mcb~y invvsted e state <-ncks, snd NJ.
u'e'oss circumstance connected with r.aA invcss-
mVuf
Aiso. a sssolu,ion calling upon The Pr,sident for
ees's'" psPers reisnng 10 ths case Of the Amisyad
prtsousrs.
~ ths Senate. Ne Gruady's Report On tn. 80
ssnPs'ou ~ State debts eams as she order 0f '@
day. 'hs qoss'.ou being 1POn Ihs adoPuon q. tb~
~ Sst.
M CraeB6-b. OF Nv, rose and moved n r,.Iks
out all sileF the FIRST word OF the Report, and
insert two resolutions which he read aud offered Ia
The Senate declaring, in substance, Let, that the
debts o. the several States contracted IN the
exercise ofundebiahle, constitutional power snd
that the Senate entertain doubt Of Tho aJiiitV
and disposition Of the States 10 meet their hsbi-
ties in good faith I'd. that il 10 Just 10 divide the
proceeds OF the public lands among the States, ia
iair aud rateAbe proportion and that the pres
ent moment Of distress and embarrassment, such q
division would be peculiarly convenient and dssi.
Table.
Mr. Cutendsn addressed the Senate briefly IN
explanation OF hIs reasons for introducing ihes.
olutons rather than with a view to sustain then,
by argument His main purpose he said,
Ia redeem the credit of the States from the uni
and TulnOus condIu"p into which they had been
thrown by the Report under consideration. The
Report, he added stated the aggregate amount Of
State debts at TWO hundred millions, and ne con.
sidercd these two hundred millions OF dollars 81
mi hS theN SIN moi he Ra.
port of the select committee on this subject.
Mr. Clay, ofky., Said he had not spoken at all
upon th's question, az yet, but he desired the Sea-
ate To understand that he should sustain the resoiu
tons offered by his colleague. The report OF tho
select committee wantonly, cruelty, and unjustlv
hrraigned the States before the Senate, denounced
their policy, and passed judgment upon their mo
tives. A more singular spectacle in legislation had
never been presented 10 the world within bis recol
lection. No State had asked The General Govern.
ment 10 assume It's debis-no indiv dual had ever
dreamed Of any general and sweeping assumption
Of such debls-aud he did not believe such an idea
was seriously entertained by any rational man IA,
tho whole county. lie thought it was due the
Interests Of the States that something should Ia
done TO redeem their homer aud credit before the
world.
Mr. CIiuenden replied 10 the observations made
by Mr. Allen, of Ohio, that he had hoisled tho az
sumption fag.-The public lands, he SAID, weTs tho
property of several STATES, and their value formed
j debt which the Government owed the different
members OF the Union. His resolution called FOG
ton ofliabities. Some of the States might appro-
pirate their share of this fund To the support Of
schools or other objects of that character. and
others might use il In pay debt already incurred
But this was not assumption
The resolutions were finally ordered to be print
ed, and informally passed over I'LL tomorrow.
Washington Feb. Is.
lD the House, the Cumberland Road, and tho
motion To appropriate Sl5O000 for that work, WA
the subject ofdiscussou.
MIR Plckens OF 5. c. had the floor, in the morn
ing, and made very violent speech in opposition
TO the proposed appropriation, and once more eH
planned and enforced the peculiar political doctrines
Of the Calhoun Nulli6ers, and State Rights party,
" hich the more they explain the more the people
can't seem to understand them.
Mt Profit of lndiana,-a rare lump OF mother
wIt,-then took the stamp, aud entertained the
House upwards of two hours, with one OF The mort
amusing political sallies, that mortal mar ever CT
tered. He told the House, that he should say We,
ry little about the Cumberland RoRd-ho Should
leave tina, for other hands-he had something ene
10 attend to, And he proceeded to pull down thS
fimsy veil which the administration and IT'S sup
porters have endsavorcd TO throw around The q1es
ion-and he did pull is down with a veue eanee'
and laid bare the deceiliul conduct of the Indiana
Locofocos in n manner which must make then q
shaIned Of their gross political defoImity' Ans
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