Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-01-02
'CONssRESSaONAL.
Father Mathew.

Mathew npon the floor OF the Senate.
!: Mr. CIcmens arose and said he desired ,
10 state the reason why he objected 70 the ],
resolution. The purport o.; his oblec.
tons was, shat the reverend gentleman
had spoken agains: the institution Of sla.
very in the Southern States. F
Mr.. Clay rose and said he as in favor
.of the admission Of Father Mathew, as a
compliment to one who occupied SO cle-
vuteG. a sphere ~ society, obtained solely
bv his virtues. /, was an honor due him
,.s Vie champion end b,nefactor OF man. .
kind, more SO, than 10 one VINO hao re-
turned with high reputation from the l.
.ba,,lc- field. with his !aurcls CORY with
blood, and damp with the slaughter OF
'.aihcrs, sons ansll,roihers. II, he ooserv- |
cd, the question of slavery was 70 enter
into every issue before the Senate. that
body would have nothing else TO discuss
turing the entire session; but this was
question which presented no such aspect
IL was one which related 10 great moral
achievement in social life, and in compii.
rnert 10 perscvcring energy. 'ir'uous PM
lanihropy, and unceasng devotion to a
principle Of human bencvolence. lie
,nonght Mr.. Clemens was unwise IN bring
mo such an issue before the Senate, and
dcplorcd his doing so.
,Ir. Cass agreed with the Senator from
Kentucky. and deprecated the course Ia
ken by Senators in introducing the sla-
very question. Ii was one that would
come up soon enough. but this was not
tive time lie felt assured that Father
Mathew cnmo hero with higher motives
md nobler aspirations. than an interior.
.,ncc with our domestic institutions.-IIo
comes 10 redeem the lost and to confirm
the waverlng.
Other Senators participated in the de-
bate, and the vencratcd Apostle OF Tenn
pcranco was admitted upon tho floor. by
the following vote. notwithstanding his
oppos ition 10 tho system OF slavery in the
Southern States.
Messrs. Baldwin, Dell. Bradbu.
nv, Bright, Cass, Chase, Clarke. Clay,
Cooper, Davis, OF Mass. Dickinson
Dodge, Of Iowa. Douglas. Downs. Fetch,
Greene. Hamlin. Houston, Jones. Man.
gum. Miller. Norris, Seward. Shields,
E,ni,h. Souie. Stewart. Sturgeon. Under.
wool, Uphan. Wales, Walker and
" hitcomb--33.
Nnys-Messrs. Aichison. Badger. Der
ricn. l3orland. Butler, Calhoun. Clemens
Davis, Of Miss. Dawson. Fooie. Hunter
Mason. Morton, Pearco. Rusk, Sebastian
Iurucy and lulee-IU.
United States Senate.
The following is full list Of tho Com
miitces--the first named being Chairman;
On Foreign Re!ations-Mcssrs. King
of Alal,ana; Benton. Missouri; Webster
Mass schuset,s; Foote, Mississippi; Man
gum. n. Carolina.
On Finance--Messrs. Dickinson. o.
n. York; Hunter. Virginia; Phelps. Yer
mont; Douglass, Illinois; pcarce, Mary.
lend.
On Commercc--Messrs. Hamlin, o
Maine; Soule. Louisiana; Davis, Massa
chusetts; Dodge, Wisconsin; Bell, Ten
ncsscc.
On Manufncture--M essrs Sebastian
Of Arkansas; Butler. S. Carolina; Clark
Rhode Island; Jones, Iowa; Upham
Vermont.
On observation-disclosures. Sturgeon. {
Pennsylvania; Turnev. Tennessee; Spru
ance, Delaware; Walker, Wisconsin
Corwin. Ohio.
On Military Afairs--Aicssrs. Davis, G
Mississippi; Borland. Arkansas; Greene
Rhode island; Shields. Illinois; Dawson
Louisiana.
On Mili;ia--Mcssrs. Houston. Of Tex
ss; Dodge. Wisconsin; Morton. Florida
On Naval AfIairs-Mcssrs. Iulee, {
Florida; Mason, Virginia: Badger. n
Carolina; Bright, indiana: Miller. N. JcI
scy.
On Public Lands-Messrs. Fclci,. {
Michigan; Borland. Arkansas; Unde,
wood. Kentucky; Shields, Illinois; Smith
Connecticut.
On Private Land Claims-Mcssr
Downs. Of louisiana; Whi,comb. Ind
ana; Davis Massachusetts; Clemens, Al
kansas; Badger. N. Carolina.
On Indian Afairs-.'essrs. Atchisor
Of Mo-: Sebastian. Ark; Bell, n. e
Rusk, Texas; Wales, Del.
On Claims-Messrs. Norris. Of Ne
Uampshrc; Whitcomb. Ind; Underwooi
Ken ; Stewart. Nd; Baldwin. Conn.
OH Revolutionary Claims---Messr
Walker. Of Wis; Norris. N. H.; Uphan
Yer; Dodge. Iowa; Cooper. Penn.
On the Pos, Office and Post Roads
Nleesrs. Rusk. of Tex; Bright, Ind; UT
ham, Yer; Soulc. La; Morton. Fla.
On Observation-Disclosures. Douglass.
H.; Houston, Tex; Cooper. Penn; U
-derwood. Ky; Butler. s. 6.
On Public Buildings-Messrs. Hunte
Va; Davis. Mass: Clarke, Il. I.
On Contingent Expenses of the Sena,
---Messrs. Dodge. Iowa; Walker, Wis
Baldwin. Conn.
On Roads and Canals. Msssrs. Briyh
Ind; Aichison. Mo; Greene, r. l.; Foo,t
Miss, Spruance, Del.
On Pcnsions--Messrs. King. Of Ala
zones. Iowa; Phelps, Yer; Stewart. Md
DAYTON. n. J.
On the Dis,ric, of Columbia-Messr:
Mason, Va: Shields. H.; Berrien, Ga
ffiliar n 7. Nuleo Fl,
On Patents and the Patent Office
Messrs. Norris. ". H.; Wales, Del
Whitcomb Ind; Dawson. Ga
On Rc4ronchunnnf- M,ssrs Re- .lh....,