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paper on the records of the Senate
was fraught with evil to the country,
and he would therefore enter his pro.
test against the protest.
MIR. Shields was in favor of grant
ting this courtesy to the Southern
members. This protest would 60 to
the country and be published i'm the
newspapers and read whether placed
upon the journal or not; and he did
not consider the mere placing of this
paper upon the journal would be the
cause OF any additional excitement,
than would be occasioned by the
mere publication. There were two
rights he had always respected-the
right OF petition and that of COM
plant. He regarded this as a com
plant OF the minority, and it was an
act of courtesy to that minority to
permit them to place it upon the
journal.
Mr.. Baldwin concurred with the
views expressed by the Senator from
Massachusetts, (Mr. Davis.) The
yeas and nays of the Senators were
recorded on the journal, and in this
manner every Senator had the right
of protest.
MIR. Hale wished simply to call
the attention of the Senate to the
fact, that in the House of Represen-
tatives, protest was presented by
himself and others in the twenty.
eigth Congress, and rejected.
MIR, Hunter then read from the
journal, to show that a protest had
been entered upon the journal of the
House, thus furnishing a precedent.
MIR. Cass said that the question of
entering the protest upon the Jour
nal, was one of expediency, and not
of power; and he s. ould vote for it
as an act of courtesy to those pro-
posing it.
MIR. Winthrop was opposed to the
protest being entered. There was
no precedent. He and other North
ern men had desired to enter pro-
test in the case of annexation
There was but one body in the world
which allowed its members to enter
a protest upon the Journal. and that
was the British House of Peers-an
aristocratic legislative body, which
could not be held up as am example
to a Republican Government. 10
| Mr.. Butler said that in his own
State the privilege of protest was
granted the members of the State
Legislature; that its exercise was not
common; that it was form ofshow-
ing their strong disapprobation of
measure, That if this protest was not
entered upon the journal, it would go
into the country, be printed and exer-
else the same influence upon the peo-
| pie.
Mr.. Davis, Of Mississippi, thought
that if the wish was to prevent any
undue excitement, the proper course
was to permit the protest to be quiet
ly recorded on. the journal. The
making of lengthy speeches to be
printed, would not have that effect.
The question heing asked, wheth-
er the reception of petition could
place it upon the journal.
The President decided that it
would not.
Messrs Benton, Downs and Pratt,
severally, spoke against its reception.
The further consideration of the
subject was then postponed.
On motion of Mr.. Douglas, the
bill for the establishment of a terrific
rial Government for New Mexico,
was taken up for consideration.
Afterthe adoption and rejection of
several amendments, the bill was or
dered TO be engrossed, upon which,
: Mr.. Hale moved that the Senate
60 into Executive session; agreed to.
Mr. Hamlin iptimated hIs intef-
ton to vote for the reception of the
paper, if some subsequent motion,
such as to lay it onthe table, or place
itupon file, on which the ayes and
nays shouldbe taken, would not ne
cessarily cause its insertion upon the
Journal. In that case, he should vote
against its reception.
MIR. Berfien was understood 10
ask whether the taking of the yeas
and nays upon the reception would
not cause the insertion upon the
journal. i'34
Mr., Turney thought proper
course would be, 10 unite the motion
of reception and entering upon the
Journal,
MIR. Badger said he had intended
to vote against the protest, but the
remarks of several Senators had
rather induced him to go for it, be-
lieying the reception would have a