The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-01-12
From the Baltimore Sun

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In the Senate, yesterday, the resolution ofert
by Mr.. Dodge, Of Iowa, for the admission o.
Father Mathew upon the floor, came up IN
course f0a
Mr.. Clemens objected to the resolution on
the ground that Father Mathew had taken o
course and expressed opinions hostile to the
institutions Of the South.
Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Seward advocated the re-
solution. Mr.. Davis, OF Misp, was averse to
giving q complimentary admission into the
Sanate chamber to a person who had spoken
against slavery in the South.
Mr.. Hale vindicated Father Mathew from
the'charge Of hostility to slavery, and declared
that his hopes that Father Matthew's visit to
this country would promote the cause OF hn-
manity, had been entirely disappointed lie
objected to the resolutions, but his objections
were Of another color.
Mr.. Badger moved that the subject be laid
on the table, bat withdrew it at the request OF
several;ficniS.
Mr.. Cass deprecated the introduction OF
slavery here. 1t must be met, but sufficient
for the day is the evil thereof. Its premature
discussion was calculated TO produce much
evil. He knew nothing Of Father Mathews
opinions as to slavery, tut he had seen, in the
newspapers that Father Mathew had expressly
refused TO interpose his opinions OR the subject
Of slavery. lie advocated the resolution, for
the people Of this country were unanimous IN
their appreciation Ofhis self-deVotion in a no
BILE cause which stood by itself, 1t had nc
precedent, and would net agaiR cccur,
Mr.. Fo, re said that Father Mathew had.
when applied 60 by. Garrison and others, taken
a fair and d~ignifed stand upon ncn-inteFventi
on ground, and he regretted that he had 81
refused to respond, or to suffer his response to
be published, to letters addressed to him bye
Southern gentlemen. He regretted that the
Intervention OF the Senator from New York
(Mr. Seward,O had connected the honor tina
was proposed to be conferred on Father Math'
ew with the accursed cause Of abolitino
Everything that these abolitiOnists meddiet
with they ruined and degraded. They ha'
brought the Union into danger, and il the,
could carry out their designs, would put tn
marks Of ineffable degradation on our gloriou
institutions.
Mr.. Mangum said there would be future
and perhaps, too many occasions to discuss tn
subject of slavery, but he was willing TO pa
due homage to the reverend gentleman.
Nj. Butler thought some Of the gentleme
who had spoken had mistaken the position {
Father Mathew. he(Mr. Br) was in COlumbi
when a letter was received from Father Natl
CIV, which expressed very liberal views in II
gard to the South, and wished to kee
himself aloof from the question Of slavery
He was unwilling 10 put Father Mathew, how
ever, on the same footing with Lafayette. Il
should avoid any discussion upon this incideI
tai question Of a subject that must soon r.
quire the gravest consideration.
Mr.. Badger opposed the resolution us q
improper precedent. Mr.. Downs advocated
Mr.. Douglas, Mr.. PearCe, Mr.. Seward, NJ
Berrien, Mr.. Mason, Mr.. Clemens, Mr.. Ca
houD, Mr.. Dawson, Mr.. Dickinson, Mr.. Yul'
Mr.. Davis, and others, continued the discuss
on.
The resolution was then adopted. Yeas3
nays l8, as follows:
YEAs-Mcssrs. Baldwin, Bell, Bradbur
Bright, Cass, Chase, Clark, Clay, Cooper, Da
I is, Of Mass. Dickinson, Dodge, Of Iowa, Dol
glas, Downs, Felch, Greene, Hamlin, HOustO
Jones, Mangum, Miller, Norris, sewar
D Shields, Smith, soOle, Stewart, Sturgeon, U
derwood, Upham, Wales, Walker, and VIII
e cO~mb,-33.
Nays-Messrs- AchisOn, Badger, Berrier
: Borland, Butler, Calhoun, Clemens, Davis
: Misp, Dawson, Foote, Hunter, Mason, Mort
Pearce, Rusk, Sebastian, Turney and Yul
is,