The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-05

senator says, Rome still stands upon the banks Of the
beT Yet modern Rome does occupy the site of thai
Rome OF the elder ages OF the world, which mus ever
possess the highest interest TO the imagination and feel
ngs The modern city occupies the opposite bank and
separated by the classic from the soil which
the Coliseum and the Parthenon stood All Is now a
marble wilderness" where Tully Launched his
moral thunders on the subject soul " where the accused
steel Of the assassin Bratus struck the heart OF Cesar
and where every heart gowed with the accents OF the
immortal Cicero. But, sir, these not considerations
winch are now TO weigh with
| submit to the Senate, as a question of expediency,
What must be the effect upon Belgium, Portugal Austria,
and the other Italian States, If send full embassy
homes For we all know, whatever may be the progress
OF liberal principles. in Italy, at this moment the mos'
despodc governments that existed have prevailed
there for the last five hundred years.
MIR. MANGUM. Do | understand the senator as Of
ferng amendments
Mr. HANNEGAN | propose to strike out what re-
lates to the mission to the Papa States and substitute
section providing for minister resident
PRESIDING OFFICER. The senator's object can be
accomplished by striking penpotentiary, and in
sorting resdent and striking out thirty one. and in
sertng "twenty eight" h
The question being taken upon this amendment to the
amendment, II was disagreed to dvison--Yeas IL,
nays H. The question recurring on the amendment OF
Mr.. CLAYTON said this bill came from the House
proposing to send charge dares TO the Papal States
The Committee Finance to which the bill was re-
erred had reported the bill il from the House,
without amendments-ihus recommending the establish
ment OF this new mission. Such was the Judgment of
lc COlHuct, OF WHICH ne lNlr. VI was member. RE
concurred In the report and whatever to
change IT. II seemed TO be admitted all hands, that
there was nothing in the commercial relations between
the two countries 10 justify any mission whatever but
In Mr.. C.'s judgment there enough connexion be-
tween the social and political relations of the countries
TO authorize It. He had been willing, therefore, to
tablsh this mission of charge to the Paal States but
seemed TO him that there serious objection 10 going
further Austria (saId Mr. c. is a country with thirty
eight millions OF people, with whom we have extensive
commercial relations and send to her only charge
afla1reS. We have also extensive relations
with some other of the Italian States-wth Portugal with
Sweden, with Denmark and to all these send only
charge dafares. cannot perceive, sir, the necessity
therefore OF going beyond that grade of ministers which
we are accustomed TO send to these States. am per
ectly willing sir, TO mark by my vote the sympathy that
is felt by the people OF this country for the beality of
the opinions OF Pope Plus the TX am perfectly willing
to- go thus far, and in my opinion all that ought to be
asked Of US is TO place these States upon the same foot
ing with the great empire of Austria the second
most populous OF all the States of Europe And honoa
ble senator's will bear ii in mind, that il proceed to
make a full mission now to the Papal States we may
excite bad feelings among the other States whose com
mercal relations with vastly more extensive than
those of the Papal States be- and to which
send, and shall probably continue to send, charges
daaires. am therefore opposed TO the amendment. and
shall support the bill il sent to us from the House.
and as reported BY the Committee on Finance.
Mr. NILES. This is only of the missions that are
provided for in this bill There three Others making
altogether four missions to be provided for As to the
policy which has led to this measure it certainly
be owing the surplus of funds in treasury There
are however four missions to be createdone to Guate
mala to the republic of Bolivia. and to Ecuador
Two Of these. believe, have little with
U.S. and whether the mission be political commercial
what considerations to recommend the TO the favor
able action OF the Senate am net prepared to say II
believed that they commercial that they were cal
merce should be in favor OF their establishment Butt
believe there is people on the whole earth,
cia we are whose commercial interests are 80 little
aided by the government those of the United States
believe will be true polcy-and have long thought
soto furnish to the different countries OF this hemis
phee commercial agents. for believe that our CONNER
has been declining from year to year with many of
those countries One of the countries upon this hems-
phs5e Tn which " we have hed hsI
ed; for although we have had charge daaires there
for years, he has neglected his duty We have treaty
w,h ihal government and those VINO have no treaty
trade which, IN our case amounted to about ten millions
Of dollars; and the consequence has been the throwing
Of all this into the hands Of our rivals, the British Two
with that country for years under the flag of Great Britain
sort of smuggling trade So entirely was this matter
neglected, that our commerce with that country ceased
altogether.
Now, | should like to know, if could, how these
missions are to be carried out: how the law is to be
executed Whether men qualified AMI prepared for the
duties which they required to perform are TO be sent
there to make themselves useful to commerce, or
whether will be sent who neither know what their
duties are care whether they performed-mere
politicians stump orators, who to be rewarded with
places for political services 1t would be throwing SO
much money away and should be disposed 60 against
the whole of these missions; but, believing that the in
erests OF this country will fully nstfy the attempt to
send missions these countries shall vote for the
bill. though at the time not without very great
doubt that if will be money thrown away But, in re-
gard to the mission to the Papal State say that
do not any sufficient reason for sending agent
there above the second grade me that is 60
ing far enough to begin wth and if interests there
should hereafter render it necessary to have diplomatic
agent of higher grade, such mission can be provided
for. Heretofore it has not been deemed necessary to
maintain political relations at all with those States and
that agent of the second grade is high
enough to begin with. do not think that his Holiness
the Pope has any great clam upon this country any
view The country small one, and there larger
in which have important interests, and in which
nothing than charges atta res shall vote for
these missions of the second grade, and shall do with
very great doubts that the money will be thrown away
Mr. DAVIS, of Massachusetts, l was in hopes that
nv friend from Connecticut, after making speech
against this item of the bill. would have moved 10
strike it out; but understand him to say that he will
vote for it. do not know that prepared to say TINT
the item ought to be stricken out. | prepared TO
say. however that ii demands some explanation at the
hands of those who bring it before What is this
bill 1t is not one of the regular appropriation bills
Ii bill for supplying the deficiencies of Apr opa.
tons for the fiscal year -Four missions then for
gotten in the general appropriation bills Four missions
were left unattended 10 BY those who made the est
mates for the year. and by who looked into the sub
ject Now the title of this bill is probably misno-
mer. THIS is creation Of four new missions at the
places which named In the item which is under
sderation. And now we not quite content, il APP
pears, to have these chargeships filled: not
but there is now motion before to RAISE OF them
If min rnier for yrha