The New York herald., 1851-12-21
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wAsamersr, Dec q, 1851.
The Senate commenced business at hakpast twelve.
The VIEW SoRH INDUSTRIAL NeRsss AND THE sTRuGeis
zen LIBERTY IN EUROPE, ETC.
Mr. sKwAHp, (se so) Of MY, prese ntsd the petition
Of the Industrial Congress Of New York. praying that the
government viii adopt such policy with regard to for
egn nations ss wiz secure people struggling fer ber
ty justice from other nations. -
joint resolution from the House, relating to the
binding Of certain documents was taken up and, after
some debate, postponed until Monday week.
Nh. WALKERS RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. WAlxER, (dem.) Of Wis, said that, many mis-
apprehensions existed in the public mind to the OBJ
ect Of his resolutions the foreign policy United
States he therefore moved that they be
THE REVOLUTIONS IN BEHALF OF FOREIGN pArkIors
joint resolutions concerning the Irish patriots and
THE Ass,exMESr OF LAND wARNASrs
The joint resolution making land warrants sss!gnsee
Lands
MR. FoorEs COMPROMISE REsoLurroN
Having been taken up, Mr.. FoorE read from Niles's
Register extracts from Mr. Rhett's speech made 1888
in the South Carolina Convention, 10 which he had de-
card preference for dsunion to quiesoence In the
compromise Of that year.
Mr.. RHrTr, (s Rs Of 8. c., said it was Of no eonse-
He In 1888 he struggling for Q reform
in government and in ls46 he had abandoned all hope Of
obtaining IT, and since then had been In favor Of his
state seeding He desired Sltercstion with the Sc
mater. During the twelve years he was in the other
house he had had personal alteration with
re snce be had been in the Senate than any else
NJ. FooTE called the Senator to order.
The CHAIN decided he not out OF order.
Mr.. RHITr considered he had said nothing but what
every one knew TO be the fact He explained that his
charge that the Senator from Mississippi hal hurried Mr.
Calhsuns DEATH barred entirely information re.
ceved By him from Senators and three members Of
the ether House. These persons lad told him Of the
effect Of the Senator's attack Mr. Calhoun and that N
hurried his death He had charged that the sens
tor did this desgnedly He nothing in Mr. Clhouns
proposed amendment to the Constitution which ustsd
the Senator's attack. He member Of the Nashville
Convention, and he had heard Of amendment
TO the Constitution being intended. he (Mr. RhetD
content with the Constitution as 1t was. He
wanted the Constitution administered 1t should be-
The Constitution does not sanction abolition agitation
In Congress, nor unequal taxation. The Constitu-
on carried out in its spirit letter The prse
tca Constitution under which government was now sd
ministered the will of the North shape and
strue it the North pleased The government could
trainers intended The late Senator from Missouri (Mr
Benton told him that the Senator from Mississippi had
Benton at that time, would soon have thought
Of attacking corpse ss to stack Mr.. Calhoun
He had differed from Mr. SsAOSn Is had
Cass for the Presidency. On both points he had
differed with Mr Calhoun and agreed with the Senator
from Mississippi II to differ with him these points
amounted to Political rivalry, it . rivalry which
should have been supported by the Senator from Miss
endnes. ne had so ds.ndsS him to .Ss bes Of hi.
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abilities He had spent more ink 10 the defence Of Mr..
Calhoun perso nay and politically than any other man
please-f you opposed him. he denounc you if you
sgftea with him. he attacked your ives The sena-
line Of Sc 90; and yet be had himself introduced pro-
petition to DIVIDE California BY the line Of 35 80 He
had never said the territorial judges believed the W
prov,o to be in force but he had said they enter
t:red the opinion that the Mexican Laws sboish.ng
slavery were IL force in the territories.
NJ. FoeTE said Judge Baker entertained 10 sach
opinion.
Mr. RHErr said be was informed yee.erdsy tha: Judee
Baker had the stump in Mississippi taken the ground
that the Mexican LAVE were in force.
Nr FooIE said he had authority fer declaring that
statement false.
Mr. RHrTT said his nscrar. was one 6. the judges
in this city Ee saw nothing srsns. IN supposns that
President Fillmore would have selected persons Of such
opinions only for the udgeskip. Fillmore himself held
that opinion and selects judges Ct the same mind Mr..
Polk entertained different opinion, and would have sp
pointed Judge who agreed with hiE Because he fnr.
laughed occasionally a. The wit of the Senator from
tween them He laughed at the speeches OF the Senator
trtm Mississippi we'll a. othes. The Senator was
isrd IN yoI q The Union 90 ~.,s the ssIhaoni,si
buE.. The Senator from Ohio (Mr. chase) lad
declared The blessings Q. the unisn seeSSa eniy &c
sumner had poured forth torrents Of eloq1ence in s
tebsf Was not this caseof strong sympathy O. feel
ing between sboltionisss and Senator from Misss
sipp? Both rabid on tie subject c. the Union they
agreed slso in the denuncstion Of secession and in
IIGiins Jscksons proclamation The sbolitonists we're
contoldatonists; and those who denied the right Ct
States secede, were also consoleAtonis lie alluded
20 the declaration by Mr. Foote that while holding
test s senator. he coS,t 90 act 20 ove-.arn tee
government o. which he vss a member; and Tia. hls
tongue would become palsied he should say be va:
csunioDis;. He read from speech ty Nr. Foote,
made two yesrs age, to show that lie then declared
that Copg-e;s did certain things, be would
be in favor ot seeding, AMI that lie had gone
20 lar on one occasion 2 70 declare the Ueion
would te dissolved on g certain Saturday morning.
He loofeG upon the duties of Senators nc. inter
ferrg a. al with their duties 70 their sts:es They
were ss sert ss ambassadors &C central sstrcy g
represent the righ e the sovereign staes When that
agency viosted the compsct and that in manner IN
Jurous TO tie soyereigns vko seL them sens.ors had
right 20 70 declare and TO counsel ther people UPON
What the proper course TO follow. When Senator
considered HE state wronged ~ the centrA agency &nd
thought the only safety from still further wrong Was IN
secession then that Senator ought 70 snd 10 tel
hss people lie had done aud lis tongue wss nc.
palsed But, "a long 81 he could utter the words CT
counsel he had given he would repeat them.
Mr. Toort thought the Senator died very hard. HE
having had personal difficulties Ia the Senate had been
alluded 70. He had bsd some and might have more.
lot lie lad never comprcmised frieId. lie spoke
offer, and with warmth and feeling, but slvsy., ts
OF woGnded any one feelings. Il any felt sggr.vea
a. anything be lad said be vas prepared. q. 81
tmet 70 give scck tsttfacton the case dem lrde1
FROM the peculiar relations exsting between him sR1
nr Benton be could nothing Of him Bu. II gentle
men considered themselves able 20 decide the question In
al its bearings whether he had hsstensd M CAhcgns
dsa;h q net they ver. Al liberty q % &C.
NJ. Eoote continee3 lie reply giving way repeatedly
to Mr Hhe. for explanations vkr.o1s points hereto
crt discussed between them, out notking Lev oE d.
fsrert elicited
Mr.. Hovsro~ (den). Q. Te1se get the f,o-, ard On
he motion, ths t1hsect post nee ID MoEdAy.
hr. bc1LEH moved, and tie Senate vent INTO q mort
tIee=tvs session, siter vhich the tcGy siyou-rsG.