The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-17
THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
IN SENATE.

ttOnal agitation ana III 'aso1 oi the Union. mr.
j. said thst the people Of Iowa stood aloof from,
and ware strenuousIy opposed to, all abolition or
other sectional agitation. The present admins
trntiop had taken especial pains to reward with
Office those who had agitated in his section OF the
Union, and he was assured that this true OF
other sections. He thought that if his friend the
Senator from Mississippi, (Mr. FoorE, WAS better
acquainted with these facts. he would be more
chsry Of his compliments To the administra ton
for their support Of the compromise lie believed
the administration to be, in great measure, re-
sponsble for the late eifuson Of blood, in the
cent attempt 10 sustain the Constitution and laws
at Chrstiana, Pennsylvania.
The resolutions were read, laid on the table and
ordered TO be printed.
AGENTS TO TURKEY.
A communication was received from the Secre-
tary OF State relative TO the pay of agents sent to
the Sublime Court, stating that the amount paid
was between fifteen and sixteen thousand dollars.
Read and ordered to be printed.
PETITIONS, &C., PRESENTED.
BY Mr.. GwIN, sundry memorials of citizens
Of California, officers Of the Navy for postroutes,
additional compensation, &c. by Mr.. SHIELDS,
petition Of officers in Mexico for additional COM
pensation, and the claim Of Jose Mario Herrera
for al ms furnished the United States previous TO
the late war by Mr.. BRADBURY, memorial OF w
F.. Johnson and others in Maine for a revision OF
the postage law SO as to abolish its discrimination
on newspapers.
BILLS, &C., INTRODUCED. READ TWICE AND RE-
FEARED.
A bill providing additional compensation under
the act Of August 6, 1886, for persons named
therein by Mr.. UNDERWOOD, bill to repair
dam at the head Of Cumberland island, in the
Ohio river; by Mr.. BRIcHr, bill app OPERATING
money to overcome certain distractions IN the
Ohio river by Mr.. .DoDGE, bill granting land to
the city of Burlington, Iowa; by Mr. BRADBURY,
a bill TO relieve the claims Of persons suffering
from spoliations by the French bill relating to
tonnage duty on vessels
PRINTING OF THE CENSUS.
Mr.. BORLAND introduced resolution ap
pointing Donaldson e. Armstrong rs printers Of
certain census documents for the Senate. LAID
over under the rule.
PRIVATE BILLS, &C.
Mr.. PRATT introduced resolution fixing
upon each Friday Of the session day when
all bills &C., relating to private claims shall be
in order for consideration. Laid over
RECEPTION KossUrH.
Mr.. SHIELDS moved to take up the resolution
presented by him few days since, as follows.
Resolped, That committee of three be appoint-
ed by the Chair to wait upon Louis kossuth,
Governor of Hungary, and introduce him to the
Senate.
The resolution was taken up.
Mr.. ATCHISON enquired if it would be neces
or Philadelphia, to fulfil their duty3
Mr. SHIELDS said that he was willing to
modify the resolution, by adding the words up
on his arrival at the Capital"
Mr. WALKER, Of Wisconsin, took the floor,
and gave at length his views in favor of welcom
ing Kossuth
Mr.. BADGER objected to the wording of the
resolution in terming Kossuth the " Governor OF
Hungary" The resolution Of welcome, already
passed, had not used this term. He moved to
strike the words out.
Mr.. SHIELDS said that it was the custom for
those who had held Office to retain their titles IN
this way, as, for instance, he himself was called
"General," although not now holding that office.
He had conformed, also, to the language tfl
President FilImore's message.
Mr.. HALE thought that plain, simple "Louis
Kossuth'' was the best title. Governors are a
cheap commodity nowadays, and plain title is
much better than that Of either "Governor" or
esquire" Laughter.
The question striking out "Governor of
Hungary was put and agreed to.
A motion was then made, and negatiyed, TO in
ser the word "Governor" before the words
"Louis Kossuth."
The question being upon the adoption of the
resolution
Mr. MASON said, that although if he had
been present when the resolution Of welcome was
passed, on Friday last, he should have voted for
il, still he not prepared to confer the hon
or-an honor which had been extended to any
foreign citizen IN only one single instance, IN the
whole history OF the government--proposed un-
der the terms Of the resolution. He viewed the
object of Kossuth's mission as designed TO induce
our government to depart from its long establish
ed policy towards foreign nations.
The question was then put and the resolution
adopted yeas 30, nays Is las follows
YEAs-Messrs. Atchson, Bradbury, Brodhead,
Cass, Chase, Clarke, Davis, Dodge Of Wisconsin,
Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas, Fetch, Fish, Foot Of
Vermont, Foote of Mississippi, Geyer, Gwin,
Hamin, Houston, James, Jones Of Iowa, Miller,
Norris, Seward Shields, Smith, Stockton, Sum-
ner Wade, Walker, Whitcomb-30.
NAYs-Messrs. Bayard, Borland, Butler, Glenn
ems Dawson, Hunter, Jones of Tennessee, King,
Mason, Morton, Pratt, Sebastian, Spruance, I'm |
derwood, Upham-l5
MR.. FoorE's COMPROMISE RESOLUTION:
The Senate then proceeded to consider the spe-
cia order, being the resolution recognizing the |
Compromise measures Of the last Congress ga
definite adjustment and settlement of the distract |
ing questions growing out Of the system OF do |
nestle slavery" &C., introduced by Mr.. FoorE.
Mr.. RHE1'T being entitled to the floor, con-
tinued his speech commenced yesterday. First,
he proceeded to consider the operation and bearing
on the financial affairs of the South, of the course
which Congress has Of late years pursued in rea-
ton to the territories. The whole operation Of
that legislation has been TO aggrandIze the North
at the expense OF the South. Such had been It's
uniform tendency. The Constitution was only
designed for the mutual protection ofthe North and
South against foreign invasion and, previous to
the war Of 1912 there but little complaint heard
about taxation from the South, or slavery from
the North. After that war, in 1916, the first tariff
was adopted. Although protection was conceded
under il by the South, still it was understood at
the time to be acquiesced in not as permanent
But 10 1918, we had new tariff, fol-
lowed in 1919 by the agitation Of the slavery
question under the Missouri compromise. II
either the tariff or slavery questions had come
40 before the war, there would have been no diff
iculty. That compromise, like all others, meant
nothing but submission and concession on the
part Of the South. Missouri WINS a State, and
would have come into the Union either with or
without slavery, whether the government was
willing or not. That adjustment" was not
hree years old, when, in 1922, we have another
srf enacted. The South also submitted to still I
another in 1924; and, in four years more, to an
,ther in 1928 The South--the most oppressed
people on the face of the earh-had submitted to |
Ill this taxation. South Carolina, however, was
, little behind--not quite so plant as the other ,
Southern States; and, after the enactment Of the