The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-22

Al for No.
rent year could not exceed 500 900 oos
Mr. HAS rel, ned that tho appropriation, last year
were 500 600 GOO and here was bill TO i up dehcisn
ciss CT Sl5 900 900 more.
Mr.. ArHERroy-For the current year.
Mr.. HALE--For the year sndiog aoth June nsxt
MIR. ArHERron explained, that from this aggregate
the post oics appropriations to De Ssductsd ana
also crtsin deheieneies Ia the s.t years sp9ropta
tions togsther With ths sms for tbs year rhch
would reduce the expenditures CT the current year
sixty millions and no more.
Mr. Hale rejoined that In our last struggle with
Great Britain, including the deiencss of our long
teodei ses coast northern frontiers and the naval
sior'ss we acquired in the Wss Indies and along tbs
coasts OF South America, annual expenditures did
not exceed sal o0o while costs from $50 900
to $40 coo 900 to carry this war with Mexico Hs
would vote against this bin airy how He hopsd that
ths senator from Connecticut (Mr. NIlss whom he al
lud-d to stun orators politicians ns Intriguing for
Important ooes did not intend TO refer 70 certain late
| appointments made by thu Executive Returning to
tn" amendment for ths fuu ,aiste at ROME Nr isi
thought this expression OF Hympathy tho Pope had
at isott the mtrit OF being OF n more huusle and
generous character than the sympathics of tho adj
minis'raion for Mexico. Mr. Hale however believed
that tho secret OF this amendment wa, th, Catholic
votes 10 was but panderng to the Catholic OF
Mr. Foorr. VIII tbs Senator ALLOW me- would ask
the Senator from New Hampshro If he IA s7ySrs go
meaning of thi, chargs of panGeringp AMI would
SAX If no refers TO the senator from North Carolina Mr.
Badger ~ having made that charge aaa,t the sdni.
nistration In proposing this msou' Do9s not the g.
nasor know THAT pandr' is derived from Paudorus
aa. ancient and notorious character!
MIR HAZE don't know sir that ever heard that
pandsr was ono of hls children - daughter Bus
country # Tho senator from North Carolina 6il not
M Ike the charge, do -(Laughter)
Mr. FoorE--l under.tand ths Senator from North
Csrn,iun as having msds tho charge la Ia Silent
Mr.. HALF do not uaderatand the exact Iaxcogre-
by IT, "a snr for Yotes ona sq' %,as
that term ILsughter
Mr.. FoorE The Senator, ,hould sucposs, knows
more about tie term " ash - than DO Laughter
Mr. HALE-sir, ashing for votes think
that cnn be nnde stood without reference TO de,ion-
sry Mr.. Hale went st length spainst the an.
propratious for the mission to Roms and the three
other new missions de,isnsted 10 the bin and the
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importance Of q mission to nayti, vhioh had been
MIR FoorE raid that be would Jay few woras upon
the subjeot, and hs really considered &c ratter Of
feeling 10 desired TO au!o to remark by ths Soma
tor from New Hampshire, which contained n charge
against CHS administration, which however he did not
profess 30 DO original With him but as no said, is
Senator with plagiarism. bscauIs 1t had bssn avowed
that no borrowed &C. But tbs senator whether he
from the precedent still lays tbs Senator open
charge OF gross want Of taste. Ihs term "psnasr"
always vulgar term, has bseu applied to
mendei by the rehabilitation and he said that it In
this charge whether made by the Sena-
tor ffom New Hampnhre, by tho dictates of hs own
judgment from any precedent, whether that set by
tho dis ,iuguished authority Of the Senator from North
Carolina 1t still an attack wanting in tsate, and
absurd as malignant.
Mr.. MANouM rosa aud said, that before this matter
went further he weud inform the Senator from Misss
spp that his colleague (Mr Bsdger) had not used the
language attributed to him.
Mr. FooTE sad he was glad to hear 1t; but the dign
fed and eloquent silence OF the Senator ( Badger)
when msquoted 10 his presence seemed to acquesoo Ia
therefore was duly convicted Of gross Interpretation
Mr. FoorE then resumed his remarks upon the smsnd-
ment before tbs Senate He repudia for himself and
for the administration the charge that tho object of this
mission to Rome wss psnderipg to the Roman Cstho-
lie popnstion Of the country He Was governed by
sectarisn feeling; he Was a Of no church IIis
only privilege was that he had tse be born in
Christian country; end that gion he respected
much rs any man Its truth he never doubted aud he
considered II the only safeguard for and
only reliance upon which nations could stand He he'd
Partially any particular relglon but indi-
go 10
himselt he could entertain such sentiments sd
increase Of Catholics, Epsoopaans, and Methodists
and never entertained fear of the increase Of h.r
ton would any attemp appel TO their passions
ly which their vote TO BE- UbGiae1 used by any
such purposs The admnistrati7n be took upon him
self 10 gay, entertained auy such idea. The
from New Hampshire made the chsrgs upon his
but perhaps that senator may be familiar with tho
corruptons OF bargaining for suffrage Mr Foote then
and oad that nc tho of the the of the
times end that the sympatby felt cr him by ths psope
Of this country called ior this m'son rs concluded
by abiding, ia tho most eloquent terms, TO the revolu-
ton In France and considered that IL was incumbent
upon us to take suoh course in tns crisis became
our country, aud the 'ynpathy due from us to all
tons. inorarehs and people, struggling for lbsrty.
MIR. HALE rose in reply He conferred that from an
orator Of the refined aud tho good taste tho
classical attachments OF the Senator from Mississippi
70 hear remarks declared vulgar, does fe,l
bad. GAnght:rl
MIR, HALE-The declaration, then, vulgar.
the charge, that vulgar. The term vulgar sir, Is
derived from vusns which signifies that it is common,
common among the people.
"A voloE behind the reporter-Hes got his foot In It
nogl
to psnder" said tnst ne had called for dictionary,
and would refer to certain reeent discussions here upon
questions OF a siIaiar character.
Mr. FoorE-Ths Senator will bear in mind that tina.
was in executive session.
Mr.. HALE understood TO say that IL perhaps,
well ps.s hst By, but in exposition OF the mean
ing OF the term pauderipg" be had had ono Of the
large dictionaries brought in TO hi, assistance.
Mr. FooTs hat aictorary?
Mr.. HALr.-lts dictionary By one Sam johnson,
loui leughter which Nix IL cited, and also referred
TO Shakespeare Roge, Drydn, and TO the dogssrel Of
John Milton il the senator pleas authority for tho
legitimacy Of tbs term" psn1eripg.n
Mr. FooTE-l did not undertake to say that you
would not hod it in Shakespeare but there are many
become the dignity OF this Senate to upon tn floor
My objection not much to the mare word pau
deri5g" rs to the vulgar sntirnent it The
Germ used as term OF s'ufrlity and IL vulgar In
tbat and dos oot become the dignity tbs body
Mr.. HALE read from Shakespeare, (ss unde, s,ood)
"oo you panisring r's;as, there Is q conspiracy
egair 50 me. (Gersrsl laughter
MIR. FoorE There it i,, tir Now ths term rascal Is
not proper term 70 De used In this body
Nj. CAMERON the Senator from New Hampshire
read that nsain We did not hear on this side OF the
chamber
Mr. Hale" Oh you pSrndsrirg rascslr, there iss
subrerving the lust passions OF and he charged
that tn. presden, of hs Uaed ststes Ia recommending
and passions Of the Rcsn Catholic voters in hs Unitsd
States 1t was the very term hs wanted to use. Ho
could have found better to express his meaning
had he sought the whole dictionary through.
MIR FoorE did not 80 much object to tho term a, to
the charge. There evidsnos to support it. and
Tho proceeded to argue that evidence had been sd
duced 70 sustain the allegation must fall to the ground
Mr. HALE, coastal 1t does not follow But did
not the senator from Mississippi say that Pope Plus tho
puth the man OF tho age
Mr. FoorE-l think SO
Mr. HALF thought James Polk wss (Rosrs OF
laughter sbose in ID. galleries and tho door beow)
thought that other could take psecs9encs of
aim But the Senator has defined the term VULGAR to
mean something that Is common. Yes, air,
among the people and believe, sir that 1t Is pretty
among tho people that the Am nation Is
panderngr for the prjudices Of the Catholic Church