The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-29
gwentp=Se0enth G0ngress.
SECOND SESSION
IN SENATE.
MONDAY, March %, 1912.

steamers to be built on Lake Erie also negative re-
ply TO resolution of the 2ith instant asking "he,ner
any of the clerical force III tiia' D'Pa' 'io"' N ~
IT. PRENTIss presented petition from Wind
sor county Vermont, asking for revision OF the la
riff with view to the protection oi American m
dustry.
Mr. EVANS presented petition from the State
of Maine complaining that the opening OF the ports
of the United States TO foreign commerce was IN
certain cases, obtained by fraud
Mr.. MILLER presented petition from Ne" Jer-
sey asking for specific duty foreign window glass
also from Passaic county in the State, asking
for revision OF the tariff and the protection OF no ne
manufactures.
Mr. LINN presented a memorial from citizens OF
the town of Washington, the Columbia river
Oregon, asking Congress TO grant and aihrn TO them
the lands upon which they have settled and Tor the
immediate establishment of military posts and some
OF territorial government at or near theif Town.,
TO protect them from the insults OF the Hudsons bay
Company; also, memorial from the state OF nissou
III asking for the settlement Of Oregon
Mr. SEWER presented a memorial from cilizens
of Arkansas praying for modification oil the ire
empton law.
Mr.. TALLMADGE presented memorial from
Albion, New York, asking for reform IN the Post
Office Department, modification or an abolishment
of the Thanking privilege, reduction OF postage on
letters and the regulation of the postage on newspa
pers and pamphlets according to their size also, a
memorial from Richand New York, asking Con-
gress adopt for the organization OF
Congress Of Nations for the adjustment OF interna
tional disputes without resort to the sword.
Mr. KING presented a memorial from the Cham
Der of Commerce of Mobile, Alabama com
planning of the great Inconvenience resulting TO
the commercial community in consequence oil over
loading the mails with pamphlets, newspapers,
&c. and asking for modification of the Thanking
privilege ard the REGULATE of the postage upon let
ters newspapers, Sc, transmitted by mail
Mr.. PRESTON presenttd petition from citizens
Of Florida praying indemn fcaon Tor property de-
slroyed by the Seminole indians in that Territory
Mr. TAPPAN presented petition from OHIO,
asking for additional duties imported woollen
goods He remarked that as he had been requested
BY the petitioners say something upon this subject,
he would observe that IN his Judgment, the manuiac-
turers of woo.len goods did not need protection be-
yond duty twenty per cent. ad vaorem. he great
difficulties of the woollen uacturers of this coun
try and which had prevented them from succeeding
in their business, had resulted from the miserable
condition of the currency and many OF them had al
been broken up by trusting out their goods, and re-
ceiving payment for them in deprecated medium
Therefore, all the protection which this interest
needed was a uniform and sound currency.
Mr.. ALLEN presented petition from Ohio COM
planning of the construction given to the law relating
to newspapers, by the Postmaster General.
MrTAPPAN gave notice that he would, Tomorrow,
introduce a bill for the apporonment OF Representa-
tyes of the United States according to the sixth
Mr. LINN gave notice that he would, tomorrow,
State of Missouri and the Territory of Iowa.
MIR. YOUNG presented the memorial of Unah
Brown, stating that he has invented fire ine1tln-
gushable by water, and asking the Government to
purchase the disco, cry for the OF the Navy
THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.
Mr.. KING said that he wished to submit the fol-
lowing ution because he thong hit that In the
lations which existed between this Government
and that of Mexico, it was proper that the Senate
should obtain all the norma ion which il would not
be incompatible with the public interest for the Pes-
dent communicate upon he subject, that they might
understand precisely what should be adopted
their part maintain the honor and dignity of the
country and insure the protection of the rights and
properly of American citizens abroad, lie bad ano-
tier object in view. Their minister at Mexico had
been assailed by the public press the alleged charge
OF having neglected his duty, of mbeciiy, and OF
every thing calculated to sink him in the estimation OF
honorable men He 6eeysd called for waud Vim
dcae the individual who unjustly assailed, and
that his conduct would meet the appreciation of every
Senator. He also wanted to ascertain whether they
should put of longer what ought to have been done by
this Government in past TO force Mexico to do JUS
ice TO the nation and his opinion that unless
they take some other than those heretofore
adopted, they would be able to obtain satlsac-
ton from that petty power He then submitted the
following resolution, viz
Resolved, That the President of the United States
be requested to to be communicated to the Sc.
III In MS opinion IL be incompatible with the
public interest, copies OF the correspondence which
may have taken place between this Government or its
diplomatic agents and the Government Of Mexico
not previously communicated; and also copies of
such Instructions may have been given to our d.
plomatic representative at Mexico.
MIR. PRESTON concurred fully in the remarks of
the Senator from Alabama and said that he salts
fled that, in international point of view the
with regard to our Minister demanded nspec ton
on the part of Congress as to what he had done.-
The rumor had reached his ears through the public
prints, but if it be the fact that Minister has been
permitted to see wicked distinction made between
American and British citizens by the authorities of
Mexico, so far as justice was concerned, without in
terposiDg his protest. it was due to this country that
Minister should be held responsible and suffer
the disgrace which he merited If, however, the rti-
were unfounded, and he trusted that they were,
il was due to the national honor and to the cha
racter of the individual that he should be excul-
pated from the charge. 1t also dcsious to know
whether what the newspapers farther said
not for it had been published that all the obligations
of the Mexican Government had except those with
the Government Of Great Biitan in the language of
the day, been repudlatod 1t we known to the
Senate that, in splrt OF onpromse, joint comms-
established for the investigation of the claims
of our citizens against Mexico; CLAIMS originating in
many instances, from The revolutionary condition of
Mexico and Government in consequence of
this stale of things, well of the financial state of
that country, iureboe to insist upon its Just rights
MS commission had expired by the terms OF It's llmta
iion and rumor said that the Reputation" ex.
tend TO the drafts given upon the Mexican Treasury
in satisfaction of the awards made under the
ton Now if this were true, the people should
know it. There another circumstance, which,
in his view, placed this Government in a novel ati-
Jude with sister Republic and it was this Six
years had passed since the cessation of hostilites
ending with the battle of San Jacinto and ever
since, Texas had been supposed TO have achieved
her liberties and her Independence had been recog-
nzed BY this country, well as by other nations
but, Notwithstanding this, Mexico now came forward
and asserted her resduary claims take possession
of the territory which involved an assumption of
power which was unknown to the law of nations
Mr.. SEWER congratulated the Senate on the dis
cnynrY that they were AT length entitled TO national