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Resolved That the Secretary of War be required
nsh the Senate as practicable with copies Of the
ist copy Of The report, PLAN and estimate for proy.
ing the from lake Michigan to Maskegan lake
he ssy
I'd copy o. f report, ean and estimate TO- mprov
ing the entrance nom axe Michigan 70 Grand fiver
| The resolution. having been read, was adopted
| THE SPECIAL ORDER
The Chair announced the next business before the SEN
ate 10 be the joint resolution, suspendng, for limited
time, the law limiting the expenses Of collecting the
| Mr. DOUGLASS feel that am bound 10 call up the
special order; and move that il be now taken up.
| Mr.. PHELPS. As the resolution which have asked
should be considered has been reached hope il will
be passed by This resolution, just announced from
the Chair was the first special upon the calendar
was made with view OF obtaining the early action OF
senator from Michigan, MIR CAssl who was DESTROYS
to express his views upon bis resolution. made the
ton Friday last to postpone; but sir i was done
resolution Of the senator from Michigan would not occ-
| by the day. The result has been that il has postponed
the consideration Of the resolution to this time; and
must request and appeal to the Senate that, as il has
come up in its regular Order shall not be again post
The VICE PRESIDENT stated that, according to the
Journal the joint resolution was the special order for to-
Mr. HALE Then think the Secretary is mistaken.
This joint resolution was made special order for Fri
day last them by the consent OF the senator from Yer
mont, Mr. PHEIPsl il was postponed. The resolution
Of the senator from Michigan Mr. CAss1 was taken up
and discussed, and was under consideration That was
then made the special order for to-day Il was under
consideration just as the Senate went into executive
sion These are the facts ! do not know what the
M PHELPS. The facts are that gave way to that,
having no idea that the order would be ansposed by the
The VICE PRESIDENT The Chair is informed by
the Secretary that the Joint resolution having been made
the special ORDER will be deemed the special order until
1 disposed of.
The question being taken upon the motion by Mr..
DOUGLAS that the Senate the consideration OF the
resolution submitted by Mr. CAss, division the ayes
were 3I--noes not counted.
So the motion agreed to, and the resolution was
read, as follows:
Resoiped That the Committee Foreign Relations be
instructed inquire into the expediency Of suspending d.
plomaic relations with Austria
Mr. HALE, having the floor, gave way to
Mr.. CASS, who said: wish simply to say. in justice
TO gentleman from Kentucky, (Mr. Letcher)-a distin-
guished gentleman for whom have high regard who
has recently left this country for Mexico, that now
have il from authentic source, which leaves doubt
upon the subject that that gentleman TO whom referred
Friday last having departed on his mission, did
not 60 from any improper motive but that he went at
that time by the direction OF the government in
quenco OF some peculiar circumstances requiring his inn
mediate attendance. do him this justice, and happy
to have opportunity 10 do SO.
Mr. HALE have an amendment to propose to this
resolution sir, before make any remarks the effect OF
which is to include Russia
may say, sir, that when had the honor Friday
last to move postpone this subject nothing further
from my intention than TO trouble the Senate with
than very few words; and hope that shall adhere
TO that resolution But it seemed TO that the occasion,
and the manner in which the occasion ably treat
ed, was that shoud not be permitted TO pass without
the expression Of some views which entertain upon that
subject before the Senate OF the United States may
say in the outset the honorable senator from Michigan.
that do arise for the purpose OF opposing his resou
ton. do not remember ever TO have heard speech de-
such unalloyed pleasure and satisfaction did to the
speech OF the honorable senator from Michigan. think,
sir, that may say in the words OF another honorable
senator on another OCCASION q" was than satisfied
gratifed" And, sir as in the hurry OF that de-
bate some Of the sentiments were SO eloqsenty ex-
which do honor to the senator and
the Senate-sentiments worthy Of the age in which we
lve-perm me, at the expense OF being little tedious,
call the attention OF the honorable senator and OF all
the Senate in detail, TO few Of those emphatic express
sons OF opinion which demand my most earnest approval
and commend themselves TO my deepest sympathies.
The honorable senator says, q" desire not TO be mis-
understood" hope, sir, that ! do not msunderstand
He says al do not that in all Of the revolutionary
struggles which political contests bring on, would be
expedent for other governments to express their feelings
there are obvious considerations which forbid such
ton and the value OF that kind Of moral nterposon
would be diminished BY its too frequent recurrence II
great crimes and expressions on the one side, and great
exertons and msiortunes the other and under cir
% which carry with them the be- %pahses Of the
of Hungary. We offer public congratulations
have done 10 people crowned by their struggle
for freedom. We offer our recognition OF their in
dependence TO Others as we have done, while yet the
struggle Is pending. Have sympathy alone Tor the
fortunate less sacred less dear because
il is Frustrated in The dust by the foot OF power No,
sir, no! Thank God humanity is not 50 constituted
To every liberal and phanhropc heart, and TO any and
every humane and generous mind the is all the
and the cherished for the very that the
foot oil power ueads IFS victims in the dust Yea, sir my
sympalhies will 60 thus fardown TO where the victim
lies beneath the foot OF power let II be whose foot may
and where he is bound writing in agonythere TO that
depth, will my sympathes 60; and thank the honorable
senator Tor the emphatic question which he puts forth TO
the Senate and 10 the country And most cordially do
agree with the honorable senator another sentiment
He says, q" freely confess that shall hail the day with
pleasure when this government, rejecting the senti
ments OF the people, shall express its sympathy Tor strug
Cling millions, seeking, in circumstances OF peril and OPP
preston, that liberty which was given 10 them by God
bat has been wrested from them by man." Ay sir, God
given liberty is that with which the honorable senator
has been wrested from them by man" Ay, sir let me
tell the honorable senator that there have BEEN years
gone by, aching and hrobbng hearts. which have been
waiting and watching, and agonzing for just such day
as that when the government shall reflect the true sen
ments OF the peopeshal express its sympathes for the
millions who under the heel OF power-n peril and
oppression, seeking for that liberty given them By God
but which has been "wrested fro them by man -
And sir again agree most cordially with that senator
when he says that he does not any danger the true
Independence OF nations by such course and that he sis
BIZ certain that the free interchange Of public
views in this solemn would not 20 far towards
checking the progress Of oppression and the tendency 10
war" Here, them have his sanction, telling that
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