Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-21
TUESDAY, DECEMBER II, 1880.

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER IL, 1880.
. Mr.. FOoTE. Mr. President, hold in my hand certain
resolutions Of censure upon my member of
this body adopted recently by the Legislature Of the State Of
Mississippi which will submit with single remark.
have feeling all relative to the proceedings of that body
The gentlemen who compose doubtless very respectable
gentlemen, but think they little acquainted with the
public sentiment and before the next autumn they will find
that these resolutions wholly unnecessary and unde
served These resolutions however, requested to pre-
sent to the Senate and have done have nothing
to say but colleague take such course as ne may
think proper. ....g...
Mr. DAVIS, of Mississippi. hope they will be read and
The resolutions accordingly read and laid upon
table, The motion print referred to the Committee
Printing ..a, .,.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE IN SPANISH.
The resolution offered by Mr.. GwIs, in the words follow
ing, vas taken up for consideration
Resolved That the Secretary Of State the Presidents
at the opening Of the session to be translated
into the Spanish language and that 1000 copies OF the said
transaon with the original be printed for the use OF the
Senate.
Mr.. GWIN. / hope that resolution will be adopted.
large portion Of my constituents do not speak the English
language and know that will have favorable effect upon
them give them this document in their language.
There also large population in New Mexico who likewise
speak but the Spanish language and to whom is desirable
send the Presidents message in their tongue There
great difference between printing such document for the
for those emgrans who have Shores who ought
to prepared read these documents in the language Of the
country to which they have In this it is both
proper and desirable that this resolution should be adopted
Mr.. BRADBURY. dislike to oppose the proposition Of
the honorable Senator from California, but believe this
would be introducing practice and dangerous one If
begin by ransatng into one language we shall be called
upon translate into every language which spoken by the
different inhabitants of Republic hope therefore,
shall begin this practice this, although should be
exceedingly pleased crafty the Senator from California
Mr.. BADGER I hope the resolution offered by the Sc
natorf California will be adopted. do that it is
liable the objection made by the Senator from Maine II
is not the of system of hanslatng the Pre-
sdens message into every language spoken by the various
citizens Of the United States This is case Of peculiar
character descriptions It is proposed to translate the
message into Spanish for the accommodation of individual
Spanad Mexcans who have migrated to and settled
in the United States That is not the object That is not
the principle upon which this translation asked The
is Of totally different description II is not precedent
that be used for bad purpose is not precedent that
in all future he called up and repeated. hope
may say the is that will occur in our annals
again. The this: We have acquired by conquest and
by quasi treaty spuaons partly by the sword and partly
by contract large domain Of country, inhabited by persons
speaking the Spanish language We have brought them into
the Unon and think that under such circumstances it is
wise and just and reasonable them this document in
their own language. Where is the injury There can be
like this that call for the printing of the Pres-
dents message in any other language There no class Of
population speaking the English language that stands in
the relation to who were brought into the Union
under similar circumstances think is but reasonable and
fair that this small boon should be conceded he that they
should have opportunity of perusng the Presidents annual
message in their tongue Besides the printing OF these
thousand copies will not be attended with great
pense. The precedent is not dangerous one. like case
cannot without acquisition Of territory, and is
be hoped that such acquisition will take place But
if should il very obvious that cannot be called upon 10
my friend from Maine will withdraw his objection, and will
permit the resolution to pass. ..4
| Mr.. WALKER. Mr.. President, submit the following
amendment, addition to the resolution Of the Senator
from California .. II
sAnd that like number be printed in German and
| like number in the Norwegian language"
offer the amendment much in seriousness as do
for the purposes of illustrating the principle involved in the
original resolution And would remark that if the position
Of the Senator from Mississippi be correct should reprint
all laws and all public documents and archives in
other languages that the odous edct Of Daco may not be
carried in this Government. We shall who is right
and who is wrong in this il the resolution be adopted
Mr. GWIN am sorry to say that those Of my constltu-
who to be benefited by this resolution have not like
the constituents of the Senator from Wisconsin, papers in
which their language printed. There is not paper in Ca
frna printed in the Spanish language, and It is utterly i'm
possible for that portion Of the people Of California who speak
the Spanish language know any thing that contained In
the Presidents message unless by the proposed by this
resolution. We propose to print the in Spanish and
in English An occasion for this may arise
again but the present time this portion Of the people Of
California have such facilities for obtaining this message
as the constituents Of the Senator from Wisconsin. The
Mexican portion Of the population of California is almost
rey separated from the American portion of that population
The Mexcans in the southern part Of the country where
there gold and They almost much
isolated from the American population they were before
they were annexed to the United States ..st
have offered this resolution, believing it to be the duty Of
the Government furnish that portion Of the population of
the United States with the Presidents message in language
which thew can read and understand As the Senator from
Mississippi has sa these people brought under this
Government without their knowledge consent They are
natives of the SOIL but the foreigners to whom the Senator
from Wisconsin audes come here their choice, for the
purpose of enjoying institutions and hence they should
be able to understand them This is the difference between
the two cases But necessary to occupy any further
| time on the subject.
i Mr. CHASE. have no doubt that throughout the entire
West there many Of German extraction who would De
tilted by the printing of the message OF the PRESIDENT OF ne
United States and the accompanying documents in their own
language and far they concerned, II seems 10 me
quite much duty to print documents in their as
to print them in the language Of those who have become our
fellow citizens and who Of Spanish extraction do not
hHk any particular rule be applied to this class OF cases
The best rule perhaps decide each case upon It's par
cuar merits, and there be in the country sufficient num-
Der OF fellow citizens who would be benefited and grahed
y the publication Of the message of the President and the
companyng documents in their language, would con-
Ter upon them that benefit and offer them that qualification
believe the number Of Norwegsns referred though there
a very respectable and fourshng colony existing in Wis
consin, s very small and think the prcpey Of printing
the Presidents message and accompanying documents for