Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-20


General and also upon the Assistant Postmaster General
and upon the Chief Clerk and devoted good Of time to
the examination Of this matter, and asceraned beyond
doubt that the business could be done with the present
force that employed in the Department do not believe
there any Department of the Government where there
much labor performed performed by the clerks that
Department.
reported this bill time ago. and should have called
on the Senate to adopt separate measure but
sons have induced offer an amendment this BILL
One Is we have subject before which has absorbed
The whole time OF the Senate, and there probability OF
procuring the adoption Of any until towards the
close OF the session And another i that this
very moment there very large amount Of business de-
voising on the Post Office Department. II is the time for
making Contracts the contractors here awaiting the
newa Of their contracts, and owing the insufficient force
that employed in the Department they kept here upon
expense for considerable time, and in the time the
mail transportation throughout the country is considerably
deranged.
hope, therefore, the Senate will excuse any nformality
there may be in offering this proposition amendment to
ms b IN consideration of the circumstances II may be
considered ny some Senator large increase be made at
once but assure you sir that have brought forward
the proposition without most thorough examination into the
condition OF the Department and the result of that examna
gard the public service demands This of in
the force Of the Department There is who would
go further to check extension Of the patronage
Of any Department Of the Government than | would; for
regard an extended patronage source Of evil yet
at the time think il is false economy curtail
the force Of the Departments that such Department
cannot accomplish the purposes contemplated 10 its formation
The expense nothing compared with the sacrifice Of the
public interests that must accrue you from false idea Of
economy, withhold the necessary of carrying the
main intention the establishment oa Department such that
of the Post Office It is certainly important branch Of
tho public service it in which every city, town, vii
age, and hamlet interested and feel confident that under
all the circumstances the Senate will the proprety Of per-
hitting the provision to be appended to this bill. California
being Just about to come into the Unon and an immense
emigration setting in that direction it will be necessary to
create facilities for mail transportation to greater extent than
exists and does that under all the circum
stances, due regard to the interests Of the public requires
that this additional force should be granted
After debate the amendment agreed to as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Baldwin, Bell Clarke,
Clay Cooper Davis of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dodge Of
Hamiin jones' Mangum, Miller, Morton, Pearce Phelps,
Rusk Seward Shields Smith, spruance, Sturgeon Under
NAYS-Messrs Bradbury. Bright, Chase Davis, OF Mis-
sisspp, Dickinson Douglas, Feeh Hunter, King Norris,
Sebastian, Turney, Walker, and Yulee-14.
Mr. CASS. have amendment to offer which is strike
out the appropriation for the mission 10 Austria
Mr.. FOOTE. would suggest the propriey Of an amend
men not only the subject just indicated by the sena
tor from Michigan, but for the establishment of diplomatic
relations with the Central Government of Germany AL.
though prepared for the amendment of the hon
oabe SENATOR not only for terminating the Austrian
mission but hope the Prussian mission will also be dscon
inued and that diplomatic relations will be re-estabshed
with the Central Government of Germany.
Mr.. CASS. am not going to detan the Senate with any
extended observations this subject The ground has al
ready been fully gone This motion, appears to me,
stands upon much stronger ground than the others that have
been indicated by the gentleman from Mississippi, because
objections that readily be made to them cannot SO easily
be made to this II does not require, suggested by
the Senator from Kentucky, that should beard the Empe
Of Austria in his palace II is just Of those questions
that the habit Of deciding every day. II ques
ton Of appropriation simple question, which give
no offence to any one; and may be determined without
giving offence 10 Government Believing myself that
this mission wholly unnecessary aud nexpedien,, will
state briefly the reaonsathough they have been sufficient
y urged alreadywhy anxious that this motion should
prevail agree with what the Senator from Mississippi has
said, that ought TO abolish the missions to Austria and
Prussia and the mission the Central Government of
Germany. There is the fountain of liberal principles 1t is
there that the eyes Of those Germans who desire their
country united and prosperous who desire the progress of lib
eral principles directed Let u.s. then, sympathze with
them let US do what little do to aid and encourage
them there to be regeneration in Germany, must de-
pend on the Central Government do not make that mo-
ton now, Of because it distinct from the motion
that have made; but agree fully with the Senator from
Mississippi that proper in regard these missions
is to abolish the he has referred to- the Austrian and
russian missions and renew the other that OF the Central
Government of Germany.
Mr. KING. had hoped that my friend from Michigan,
who discussed this matter fully upon the occasion Of pre-
sentng his resolution the subject, would have been
sfed to let the matter sleep without bringing egan in
different way, by moving strike the appropriation for
the mission, which, in effect amounts to the same thng
his resolution proposed to accomplish The effect will be
to dissolve diplomatic relations with Austria, and i is
Senator in his former speech in relation to the subject
that is in consequence of the Of conduct by
Austria towards unfortunate Hungary Now sir, it very
unpleasant for go into discussion upon this subject
There who feels greater sympathy for those gal
liant spirits who engaged in struggle for the freedom
of Hungary, if such the purpose OF the struggle, than
do; there who feels greater adherence Of the
cuees that pacsed upon that unhappy people by the
Ausans than do but leave that all out of view win
examination to ascertain whether that struggle
really for the eedomo the people Hungary but doubt
very much That they struggling for their national
existence, for rights which bad been guaranteed them
by Austria, and which had been invaded, all admit that
they had proper respect for their standing nation,
andwere determined assert their rights highly cedtable
to them but that they would have raised thems Ives from
the oppression and degradation TO which they accusom
ed believe every gentleman who has turned his attention
the subject has doubt But, leaving that all out Of
view, certainly did hope that this subject would not have
been brought up again. Let look at il stands
In reference TO diplomatic intercourse with Austria, what
the object it, We commenced it only few years ago.
in consequence of the wish Of the
Austrian Government that such diplomatic relations should
ist Was il for interest that diplomatic relations should be
established with her. Did regard it Certainly. We
looked nothing else We believed that the existing
of things justified and required that should have dplo
matte agent there 10 attend to the commercial interest of the
United States, well to afford protection to American c
who might be found in that country Has the cond
ton of things altered SINCE Have commercial relations
with Austria undergone such change that should
terminate diplomatic relations with that Government
Every gentleman knows that commercial intercourse with
Austria has been greatly increasing and promises be
ceengy lucrative The business Of the port Of Trieste has
nearly quadruped in the course of few years. We are