The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-07
Mr. DUER inquired whether vacancies were to come

A new count was then taken by unanimous consent,
and the telleIs rsporied-at affirmative rs. negative &c.
SO the motion to reconsider WAS agreed TO.
The question then REQUIRED the motion to refer 10
the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. r. lNGERSOLL said that the protection OF the
constitution ard laws of the United States was already
more ample and desirable than that OF any other
nation, and well secured to our natuallzed citzens
required no enlargement revision by way OF amend
ment to the naturalization laws.
The second section of the bill under consideration was,
whether the Supreme Court of the United States should
have certain jurisdiction or not was No. .na' ud h
country ought to Judge whether natuallzed citizens
should have their power OF attorney revoked by for
eign power Questions arising out OF international law,
and affecting the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the
United States, certainly must belong 10 The COMMITTEE on
the Judiciary.
Mr. PETIT, Mr.. LEVIN and Mr. INGERSOLL
Mr. INGERSOLL asked if, on account of the feeling
which his colleague Mr.. LEVIN had expressed, we
should declare ourselves to be without the protection OF
laws'
Mr.. CUNlMlNS interposed to say tina, the gentleman
from Pennsyl vania Mr. lNGERsoLLl was INDUCING in
gentleman was blending together two bills which were dis
tinct propositions There bill for change of
referred 10 the Judiciary Committee early IN the session.
and remained there yet He knew nothing OF ITS pro-
visions, except what he had learned from members of
the committee. But the bill under consideration
trey different proposition, 1t had no more connection
with the subject OF venue than with the subject OF
tronomy nor had it any direct cOnnexlon with the affairs
OF Major Tochman, the heirs of Gen. Kosciusko The
bill embraced five propositions, bearing only upon simple
questions of International law.
Mr.. INGERSOLL was speaking not to the gentemans
speech, but to the bill which he held in his hand which
bill decaratoy OF the rights OF naurazed citizens
of the United States, and to protect them In the ENJOY
of their rights and privileges against the influence
of foreign governments and their diplomatic agents The
sso the pill peas m eS
decided in any OF the courts OF the United States, or
of the District of Columbia
Such was the whole substance of the bill He knew
hat no n In
the committee.
After further debate, in which Mr. CUMMINS and
Mr. LEVIN took part-the latter moving reference of
the bill to select committee
Mr.. STEPHENS moved the previous question; which
was seconded, and the main question was ordered.
Two motions being before the House, to wit: to refer
to the Judiciary Committee, and TO refer to select
mittee-the question first taken the reference to
the standing committee. The yeas and nays were de-
handed upon this question, and being taken, resulted
yeas 76, nays 81.
So the bill was referred again TO the Committee ON the
Judiciary.
consideration of his pending motion for reconsideration
Of the passage of the bill in relation to the time for
making application for the renewal of patent rights
which agreed to, and the passage OF said bill was
Mr. COLLAMER then submitted an amendment ;
which unanimously agreed to, and the bill. as
amended, was then passed.
ADULTERATED DRUGS
Mr. HENLEY, from the Committee on Printing, re-
ported resolution ordering the printing OF 10000 extra
copies of the report accompanying the bill to prevent the
importation OF adulterated drugs and Medicines which
was agreed to-
M. VINTON moved that the House resolve itself into
Committee of the Whole on the state OF the Union; upon
which motion no quorum voted
motion to ad ourn being made, the yeas and nays
were demanded and ordered, and, being taken, resulted
yeas 20, nays 1875.
NAVAL ApPRoPRIATIONs.-THEw WAR.
The House then resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole the state of the Union, (Mr. THOMPSON of In
diana in the char and resumed the consideration of the
naval appropriation bill.
MIR. PETIT, who was entitled to the floor from yes
erday, being dsinclned to proceed at late hour,
gave way, and waived his right for the present.
MIR. KAUFMAN rose to the discussion OF the matter
unanimous vote OF the late National Democratic Conven
ton at Baltimore, to witt
Rtsolued That the war with Mexico provoked on her
part by of insult and injury, commenced by her
army crossing the Rio Grande, attacking the American
troops. and invading sister State of Texas and that
upon all principles OF patriotism and the laws of nations, it
is u just and necessary our part in which every
American CITIZEN should have shown himself the side
OF his country and neither morally physically by word
deed, have given 'aid and comfort to the enemy.
He advered to the Ashmun amendment as disparaye-
ment upon the national honor, and Presented in
trast with the resolution which he had just read. He
devoted his hour to the defence of the and proceeded
briefly to the consideration of facts collected with care
from the history of the The rghtof Texas to all the
territory east of the Rio Grande derived from
lutien, when thousand swords eaped from their scab
bards 10 defend the rights OF that colony He referred to
the declaration of independence by the republic of Texas,
In justification OF that revolution The convention
which gave forth the declaration from which he read,
framed also the constitution of that republic, which al.
lowed of representation TO those western border counties
of Bexar and San Parcio; and they have been ever
since represented either in the Congress of the republic
or the legislature of the State The first battle of the
revolution fought Bexar, and the articles of capt.
uation by which the defeated Mexcans, under General
Cos, permitted to retire. recognised the Rio Grande
the boundary He referred to the treaty of Santa
Anna, which recognises the same boundary. Though
Santa Anna was prisoner OF war at the time of the
treaty. he acted with perfect freedom, and with moth
ing in but the interest OF his country He
originated the terms of the treaty himself This
proved by extract from General Filisola In con-
hrmaton of this fact, Mr. X referred also to admissions
He depended not upon assertion he looked only to facts
He reviewed some OF the acts of the republic of Texas
and referred to letter OF the Mexican Cen VOL to
show that the jurisdiction of Texas extended the banks
of the Rio Grande. He read from letter by Capt NJ
Clay of Kentucky, in which enemy of the President
declares that in all Mexico he heard the march of
Gen. Taylor to the Rio Grande named the
OF the war He proceeded ALSO to show that Texas actual
y exercised civil and military jurisdiction the
tory beyondthe Nueces The terms of the laws claim
ing jurisdiction to the east bank of the Rio Grande from
its source to its mouth, not, therefore, pa
per declarations He read several of these acts, and
commented particularly upon the fact and the his
tory of their execution; and concluded by invoking
an examination of the facts and extracts which he had
mony of Gen. jackson, Mr.. Benton, Mr.. J. q. Adams
Mr. Clay in 1914, and Mr.. Reverdy Johnson. Thus he
felt that he had sustained fully the position with which
he set out and proved that the democratic party
way responsible for the war; and that its origin is charge
able wholly upon Mexican resistance to the annexation
of Texas.
When he had concluded
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