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changed, Is the safest course. Kossuth might be
here shortly; Ujhazy was now in the country; Cor
gey might soon come. When they do, why not
have resolution granting them the same priv
ege, and then we will have a discussion upon their
merits, and their fidelity TO Hungarian liberty?
l Mr.. DOUGLAS would have no more difficulty in
voting for this resolution, the grounds of the
philanthrophic character of Father Mathew than
On an ordinary vote Of thanks passed by the Senate
In voting for IT, he felt himself no more called upon
l to vote upon the reverend gentleman's views of
slavery than on his own views of religion, upon
| his views upon our form of government. Did any
one suppose that by voting for this resolution they
voted upon the religion of Father Mathew? Did
| northern Senators who voted thanks TO a southern
General Tor his conduct ia the late war feel for
moment that they were voting upon the sentiments
entertained by that General upon the subject of
slavery? Or did southern Senators voting thanks to
| northern General, who might perhaps be in favor
OF restricting slavery stop to inquire into his SEN
l resolution in honor of Father Mathews philanthro-
Ply; and nothing more.
Mr.. ID. then deprecated, with much warmth, the
introduction OF the topic of slavery into this dis
cusson, and attributed it to the Senators from New
York and New Hampshire.
MIR. HALE disclamed having done so; and
Mr.. SEWARD said he had not. He preferred to
| be misrepresented rather than interrupt debate.
What he had said was this: The Senator from Ala
| bama had opposed the resolution on the ground
| that Father Mathew was opposed to slavery. He
(Mr So had simply stated, that this, rather than
ment, enhanced the merit of the man.
l Mr.. CLEMENS said, that in making the objcc-
ton he had to the resolution, he had idea that he
would give rise to such debate had taken place.
Senators were mistaken if they supposed he re-
CURED retraction of what Father Mathew had
signed in O'Connells address to the Irshmen in
| America. He understood that southern temperance
societies had addressed Father Mathew letters
this subject, TO which replies had been sent; those
replies were of such character as had induced
the southern temperance societies to withdraw
their invitations
Mr.. BUTLER asked the Senator from Georgia
to explain the circumstances attending the invita-
ton extended by Judge Lumpkin to Father Ma
thew.
Mr.. BERRIEN made the explanation.
Mr.. CLEMENS addressed the Senate at length,
and we regret that we cannot to- night find time to
prepare an extended sketch of his remarks. He
defended the institutions of the South, and con-
trased the condition of the slaves with the laboring
classes in the free States, and claimed the advan
tage for the slaves. He also contrasted the morals
OF the southern portion of the country with the
northern, and claimed the better state for the
South.
Mr.. MASON opposed the resolution and com
York.
Mr.HOUSTON advocated warmly the adoption
OF the resolution, small Acknowledgment of the
lncalculable benefits brought about by the phan
thropic efforts of Father Mathew. He deprecated
the introduction of the topic of slavery.
MIR. YULEE maintained that majority of the
Senate had no right to bring within the bar any
person Objectionable to any Senator The honor
proposed by this resolution greater than
ierred upon Lafayette, who the guest fthe ma
ton lie objected to it as bad precedent
Mr.. CALHOUN said there was no precedent to
Justify this resolution He opposed to it on
that ground, if on other. The debate sutfi-
cient TO show that the resolution could not pass
unanimously, and he thought the compliment
weak one, and calculated to injure the feelings of
the reverend gentleman named. 1t was said this was
a strong case for precedent. So much the better
II you refuse to establish precedent in a strong
case, you can resist all future applications more
easily.
Mr. FOOTE asked the Senator from Wisconsin to
withdraw the resolution 1t was better, perhaps
TO do SO.
Mr.. WALKER said he had offered the resolution
looking at the character of Father Mathew in
light, and, if Senators would look at in another
he could not help it He would act for himself If
no debate had taken place, he might have done So
but now he would not withdraw.
The motion TO lay on the table then
newed.
MIR. HALE demanded the yeas and nays; which
were ordered, and taken as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Bcrrien, Bor-
land, Butler, Calhoun, Clemens, Davis of Missis-
sippi, Dawson, Hunter, Mason, Morton, Pearce,
Phelps, Rusk, Sebastian, Turney, Underwood,
Yulee--l9.
NAYS-Messrs Baldwin, Bell, Bradbury, Bright
Cass, Chase, Clarke, Clay Cooper, Davis of Massa-
chusetts, Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas
Downs, Fetch, Foote, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Hous-
ton, Jones, Mangum Miller, Norris, Seward,
Shields, Smith, Soule, Stewart, Sturgeon, Upham,
Wales, Walker, Whitcomb-34.
And the resolution not laid on the table.
Mr. DAVIS, of Mississippi, again addressed the
Senate in opposition TO the resolution and fol-
lowed by
Mr. DAWSON, who took similar views
Mr. FOOTE said that since he had been informed
that there were precedcnts for the resolution,
he would vote against it.
And the question then taken on the pas
sage Of the resolution, by yeas and nays, as fol
lows:
YEAS-Messrs. Baldwin, Bell, Bradbury, Bright,
Cass, Chase, Clarke, Clay, Cooper, Davis of Massa
chusctts, Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas,
Downs, Fetch, Greene, Hamlin, Houston, Jones,
Mangum, Miller, Norris, Seward, Shields, Smith,
Soule, Stewart, Sturgeon, Underwood, Upham,
Wales, Walker, Whtcomb-33.
NAYS-Messrs. Atchson, Badger, Berrien, Bor-
land, Butler, Calhoun, Clemens, Davis of Nlissis-
sippi, Dawson, Foote, Hunter, Mason Morton,
Pearce, Rusk, Sebastian, Turney, Yulee-lS.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD corrected a mistake in the
| list of the committees; his name had been placed
on the Committee Public Lands in mistake for
Mr. CoRwIN.
Mr. NORRIS was excused from serving on the
Committee on Revolutionary Claims.
Mr.. BORLAND submitted a resolution that the
Committee on Printing be allowed clerk Laid
over
And then, after rejecting motion to adjourn till
Monday the Senate,
On motion of Mr.. BRADBURY, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.