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

country, or to retain thai home and that country upon the
condition OF becoming American citizens, NOW, sir.
the senator from California informs US that IN that Stale
the Spanish population separated from the American
The Spanish population live together and are cut on by
their present position from inercomnuncapng win ihe
American population They have not newspaper PRINT
ed in the Spanish tongue in California They are shut
out from all the ordinary avenues by which ac9uanance
with this public document can be obtained Then take
il, sir thai The case is peculiar one III Is unlike any
thing WHICH has occurred IN past history The case
of Louisiana has been referred to- Louisiana is totally
different case Ny friend from Iowa s mistaken y hs
means OF reading the Presdenfs message 10 French
Certainly There need Of translation on the
part Of Congress-, The message was Immediately trans
pers Of the country, and every facility was afforded TO
them which her case required 70 become acquainted
with s contents, This case is Of totally different de-
scripon agree with the senator from New Jersey that
these pe0pleif they remain ctzens should learn the
language OF the country II they choose to continue IN
isolated coadtonf they chose 70 remain Lying togslher
speaking Spanish. aad in fact excans. while they sus
tain The relation OF American citizens. would be Tar
from communicating To them while remaining n that
condition. any information through such means, But we
have recently acquired them They are now here, They
have recently become citizens oil our republic. They
want assistance now II you grant TO them now, will
by means imply that they are 10 receive hereafter;
for they have opportunity 10 make themselves
acquainted with the language OF the country OF which
they now cilzens, they DO not avail themselves OF
it, let every facility be wl,hdIawn by which hey VIII oe
fence be charged upon them no negligence can be
attributed them and the only question is. whether to
certain portion OF American citizens cut of from AL the
ordinary means possessed BY every other citizen OF the
United States Of reading the message oil the President n
their language will furnish them this assist
ance.
Wisconsin, take il Tor granted that it was intended as
hunbug The purpose was TO treat the whole proceed
ing Of printing in the Spanish language az unworthy OF
notice, and cast it shadow OF ridcue not de-
served As to printing the message IN German, TO that
have objection. but no necessity for IT, The Ger
man population are supplied with an abundance OF Ger
man newspapers = The message Is translated into Ger
man, printed in those newspapers and circulated among
those who speak this language only Besides, large
portion OF the German population who speak no other
language have been born upon the soil Ii not TO be
expected that for them should make such provisions
bui the Of these persons speaking spanish only IN
and New Mskso = ,s, enhssy hs
history Ii to that the request made by the
honorable from California behalf OF these peo
pie is reasonable, and ought to be considered.
Now sir, TO the suggestion made by the senator from
New Jersey that these messages are TO be published at
a they ought be published for the particular benefit OF
the people who need them and those OF us who represent
an Atlantic constituency, and American constituency,
have need OF them. True but we preferred TO have
the motion TO print in the usual form taking it for
granted thai every senator would place his share OF these
public documents IL they ordered to be printed under
The direction of the senators from California, or the dele
gate from New Mexico. who will give them that direc
lion and that distribution which i IS the object Of the
resolution TO accomplish conceive therefore, sir, that
there Is no reason for the amendment that suggested
The resolution ought not to be encountered with II; but
the resolution itself is proper, and should be adopted
The question being taken upon the amendment TO the
amendment, to strike out the words "and Norwegian
WI Mr. BaADsuRy. In order aha, we may ascertain a,
once without further delay the OF the Senate upon
the subject move that the resolution, with the amend
ments, be laid upon the tables and upon that motion
call for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays ordered, and, being taken re-
sulted-yeas 81. nays l6--as follows
YEAs-Messrs Aichson, Bell, Borand, Bradbury, Bat
Ter, Clarke. Clay DAVIS Of Mississippi payon, Dodge Of
spraance, Sturgeon, Turney Underwood and walker27
Chase, Clemens, Douglas, Ewing Fooe, Gwn, Phelps,
Seward, Shields. Wales. and Whcomb-ls,
So the resolution was laid upon the table
DEATH OF MEMBER or THE HOUSE.
message was received from the House OF Represent
of the death OF the Hon. JOHN H. HARMAssss, late a
member OF the House from the Stale OF Louisiana, and
OF the proceedings OF the House thereon.
Mr.. DOWNS addressed the Senate as follows: ,f
Mr.. PREsIprsr: In announcing, as now do. the death
Of the Hon. JOHN III. HARMAssos, late representative
from the third congressional district OF Louisiana,
perform not merely assigned duty in aformal ceremony,
unmsved and without sorrow, but do il under sense OF
bereavement aud regret second only TO that oi his family
and nearest relatives. During many years was his most
intimate friend and associate For than ibriy years
we were in the most cordial relations Of friendship,
dmnei by single shadow oi coldness or esirangemen
Our sports and amusemens of youth and early manhood
trials common 10 both. 10 The active pursuits Of
life and in politics pursued the same general course,
and of the same party. knew the purity, and
warmth and nobleness OF his heart Tor he stood by
firmly in some OF those dangers and vcissiudes OF life
that try mems sous and prove their hrmness and dis
nierestedness How strong illustration of the
tany OF human life and the destiny of does Incl
dent in bis history afford ff eHt.
Twenty three years since, on cold December day.
with the north wind drifting the sands OF the beach, like
those OF the deserts OF the Old World. island in the
Mississippi river, famous hall century before, in border
romance aud story and under the jurisdiction o the State
OF the same name, be eight persons hos
tile meeting had taken place, and OF the combaians
had fallen, dangerously-it was thought MORALLY
wounded. The other in the vlgor OF early
manhood with the prospect oil long life before them and
divdual whose death we Five OF the eight
had departed before him, and but two surviveone Of
each antagonist paryand one of these the individual
whose end, il was then thought that il
doubtful whether he would survive until he could be
carried, in their boat half mile TO the Louisiana
shore Such is the uncertainty Of human life
Mr. HARMASsos born IN Noriolk, Virginia, in jan
family when the deceased eleven years Of age He
educated pari at Jefferson College, Washington,
Mississippi OF the present senators OF that State
DAvIsl being the time IN that institution. His
Iahef died in Louisiana before the subject oil this notice.
though the odes, o the family was OF or his educa
ton completed-eavng the widowed mother and several
children with means inadequate TO their support and
proper education; that John, the oldest, not only
left very tender age 10 depend his own
sary to assist in supporting AND educating the other mem
bers OF The family This duty he performed noby, as he
did all other duties during his whole life, giving his
labor and his time sometimes 10 one pursuit and some