The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-19

stsens for they are s reasonable people as the people
OF the other States ot this coniedeacy and tins we are
hound 10 presume. aud have always presumed H. on ac,
coante their being represented by gentleman 50 wei
qualified TO represent them as-my friend from Wiscon
MIR. CHASE have no doubt thai ,hrongL gLoul ihe entire
West there are many Of German extraction who would
be grated by the printing of this document IN their owl
language and 80 lar as they are concened seems 10 me
quite much duty to print IN their language rs u rs
print in the language OF those who have become our
fellow citizens and OF Spanish extraction. do not
know ih that any par.'cular rule can % spPes %
70 decide each case upon its own merits; and u
there DC IN the country sufficient number ol our
fellow citizens who would be benefited by the pub
lieaton of the Presidents message and the accompa-
nying documents in their languages then print Tor them
and afford them that qualification. believe the number
Of Norwegians-of whom know and respect highly
ourishing colony which exists in the State of Wscon
sinis very small. and the propriety of publishing 50
small number Of the Presidents message and accom-
panyng documents is exceedingly questionable; am
therefore. for division of this question am willing 70
print these documents 10 the Spanish and German Ian
guages, but am not willing to have them printed IN the
Norwegian language ask that the question be divided
and the clause in relation to the printing in the Nor
wegan language be stricken out. a
Mr.. DODGE, OF Iowa. | am willing to do in this
exactly what have done in analogous cases. and
OF those think there are very many think the case
OF Louisiana is an analogous one nth thai 81 Caornia
or SO nearly so that II any the friends Of this measre
my friend from California my friend from Mississippi
will say that we printed number Of the documents in
the French language al the time that acquired Louis
lana will be willing TO do the thing now for
these persons But believe, sir that it never has been
done in the history o the countTy-tha the Presidents
has been printed by Congress any other
language than the English II il has, oyo,e
MIR. GWiN. II the honorable senator will permit
me, will say to him that when Louisiana was brought
into the Union all the papers in Louisiana were printed
ia Ca California % IN iSs Spanish language @ Now. IN Louis
lana the Presidents message and the accompanying doc
nments as well as all matters OF importance to them as
through their papers In California they have papers
/ Mr. DODGE, Of Iowa. | have the greatest sympathy
for these people. and trust that shall manifest most
they have become part and parcel OF government
look upon this thing simply as "a compliment. pre-
Louisiana did, for the publication OF given number of
their staiuies-hose statutes which govern them
In their own language. There is nothing OF that sort in
the Presidents message II is simply compliment in
tended for these people and that compliment would be
willing pay it had been done in the of
any other class Of people who have fallen to US under
similar circumstances. understand from my friend, the
delegate from Oregon. that he has large French popu
ation in his country who would be exceedingly gratihed
as matter OF compliment to themselves, 10 have the
Presidents message printed in French.
MIR. GWlN. l should like TO know If the delegate
from Oregon give my friend from Iowa the nforma-
ton how many votes that part OF his constituency poed
do not suppose the whole population Of the 1errtory OF
Oregon al The time the delegate elected very
large one. This is large population for which / am
Mr. DODGE, OF Iowa There is no doubt that The
number of persons in California familiar with the Span
sh language is greater than the number Of the French
between the persons who come voluntarily to this coan
try, and 10 me that II was gong 10 compliment
any, would compliment the Norwegians and Germans,
who have travelled thousands Of miles at great ex,
pense 10 become part and parcel OF government IL
is not so with these people We do not know that any
portion OF them willing become citizens of
country. have no doubt they good, worthy citi.
zens; but il is simply compliment such as would be
happy TO pay them If We're one OF ther representatives
ss ~ o. % ,sna Os ssSps o, nae
have the Presidents message in German sent out 10
them But cannot vote for II unless there is prece-
dent 10 that effect am willing 10 treat these people as
well as do any other people who have come TO
MIR. FO0TE. see no objection TO printing the Pres
dents message in the German language. think very
good have been given for thai course but do
think the whole reasons apply TO the Of the
Norwegisns. ] doubt very much II person could be
got TO translate these documents into that language prop
s fas and T9S strongly suspect my friend from W.consS
threw this amendment in impediment TO leg stating
in the manner proposed by This resolution -
In answer to suggestion by the gentleman from Iowa
TO state what is the history OF that matter DO certain
ly know thing that II the Presidents message was
noi printed win % ,he e1ang Jaws ansens , ne ,oea ~
chased that country and made IL a part OF the United
States-if that former Congress did moi do its duty 10
those people, am not willing TO forego the performance
OF duty at the present lime because the former Con
gress did not do theirs.
But wish 10 he understood upon another point, II is
compliment that shall vote for this
ouiion As a mere compliment should consider il as
an unmsaning thing. ! believe Il will enable the peo.
pie OF that section readily understand the present
condition oil the public affairs OF this country. believe
il will tend supply them with facilities for speedily be-
coming good American citizens and upon that ground,
and upon no olber, shall vote for the resolution.
Mr.. DAYTON. This question has been discussed, |
think at nearly every session have had the honor
be a member oi this body and believe have uni
formly after discussion arrived at one conclusion, and
the English language. There reasons, certainly, why
those who here. foreigners isnofant oil our Ian
guage, should have documents printed language with
which they are familiar; but there other and para.
mount reasons overcoming them. Ii is desirable that all
this population be fused--run into homogeneous
mass with our peopeas rapidly we, by legisla-
lion can bring il about We have but one legislative
language. II we print oar executive documents IN a
foreign tongue, ortorI should we, for the benefit OF
these foreign people print our laws in foreign ongue
Every reason which should induce 10 print documents
In Norweg an, Spanish any other foreign tongue,
would much more induce TO print the laws which
spring oui OF these executive recommendations in those
tongues Yet sir, we have uniformly acted upon one
principle We all vernacular and print public
laws and public documents in that way do not think
1t " wise that should depart from in this II
these 1000 additional copies print them for the
OF the Senate a, large Oh what avail would 1000 or
any other number OF these documents be TO me. any
other person upon The Atlantic fronteri They should be
printed for the benefit oil the senators and
from California, or that section Of the country where this