The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-21
TELEGRAPniC INTELLIGENCE.
CURIOUS STATE OF AFFAIRS.
Trouble in the Senate about Father Mathew
THIRTY.FIRsT CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 1919
Mr.. WALKERS resolution OF yesterday, admitting
Father Mathew within the bar Of the Senate was taken
up.
Mr. CLEMENS opposed the resolution on the ground
that Father Mathew had addressed the Irish citizens Of
the United States incendiary appeal against the iu
stitutop Of slavery. Fit sin, 1t at all
events which Father Mathew had no right to NEEDLE
with.
Mr. Clay and Mr.. SEWARD advocated the resolution.
Mr. DAVIS, Of Mississippi adverse to giving
Plimentsry admission to the Senate chamber to per.
who had spoken against slavery it exists in the
South
Mr. HALE absolvea Father Mathew from the charge II
being hostile to slavery and declared his hopes that
Father DIS yisit to this country would promote the
of humanity. He had been entirely dissppoint-
ed and TO the resolution but his objections
were of another colcr.
Mr. BADGER moved that the subject be laid on the
table but withdrew at the request of several friends
Mr. CAss deprecated the introduction Of the subject
Of slavery here 1t must be met but sufficient for the
day Is the evil thereof Its discussion is calculated to
produce much evil. He knew nothing OF Father Ma
thews opinion to slavery but had 1t stated
the newspapers that Fsthew Mathew had expressly re-
fused to interpose his opinions on that subject He
advocated she resolution for the people of this
try were unanimous in their appreciation of Father
Mathews self devotion In noble IL cause
which stood by itself 1t had precedents, and 1t
would not again occur
MIR FoorE said that Father Mathew, when applied to
by Garretson and others, had taken very far aad
dignihed staGd upon non-intervent ground ana he
regretted that be had refused to pond suffer his
rsponse to be published to letters addressed him
by Sou he ntlemen lie regretted the Intervening
VI the Senator from New York MIR Seward had con.
n. ct. Ep .nfh n fha bnpn
fired on Father Mathew, with the cause of
abolition. Every th that aboitionsts meddled with
they ruined and degraded. They had brought the
Union int danger asd IL they could carry out tlec
designs would put the marks Of ineabls degradat, N
on our glorious instit utions
Mr. MANGuM said that there would be- in future, per-
hars too many occasions to discuss the subject of
slavery, bu, no willing to pay due homage TO the
revtrepd g ntIeman.
Mr. Bu1LtS, of South Carolina thought that some of
the gentlemen who Lad spoke had mistaken the p,s-
ton Of Father Mathew. He (Mr. b. was in Colu nba
when letter received from Father Mathew which
expressed very liberal views with to the South
although he wished to keep himself aloof from quss-
tion Of slavery lie unwilling however, to put
ther NJ on the footing with Lafayette He should
avoid any di custom upon the incidental question Of
fub' ct that must require the greatest consideration
Mr.. BApcrn, of North Carolina, opposed the resolu-
ton rs an improper precedent
Mr.. Downs advocated it,
Mesrs Douglass, Pierce, Seward, Berrien, Mason
Clemens, Calhoun, Dawson, Dickinson, Yulee, Davis
and Others, continued the discussion.
The resolution finally adoptea-yess 80, nays Is
a. foows:--
YEAs-Messrs Baldwin, Bell, Bradbury Bright, ASS
CHEESE ,IaIk. Clay Cooper Davis, Of Mass DC .on
Dodge. Of lows, Douglass. Downs, Fsch, Greene,
Hamn, Houston, Jones. MaBgum, Miller Stewart
Surgeon Underwood, Wales, Walker, and Whitcomb
- 80.
NIrs-Nesss. Atchison, Badger, Berrien Boriand,
Butler, Calhoun, CLEMENS, DAVIS, (of Miss Dawson
toot., Hunter Mason Morton Pierce, Rusk Sebastian
Turpey aud Yulee IL.
On motion tho Senate adjourned.