The republic., 1851-12-17
THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
TUESDAY, December 10, 1851.
SENATE.


faithfully. Also, their approval of the Compio-
mise. Mr.. ]. accompanied the presentation OF
the resolutions with some remarks explanatory oi
the position of the people of Iowa on the disturbing
questions Of the day The resolutions were read
and ordered TO be printed.
Numerous petitions were presented and referred
THE CENSUS PRINTING.
Mr. BORLAND, from the Committee on Print
ing to which had been referred the JOINT resolution
authorizing a contract with Messrs. Doneson and
Armstrong for printing the returns Of the seventh
census, reported the same back with recommen-
dation that il do pass.
Mr.. BRIGHT asked that the joint resolution be
now considered.
Mr. UNDERWOOD objected, and the resolution
was not considered.
CUMBERLAND DAM.
Mr. UNDERWOOD introduced bill providing
for the repair of the dam at the head of Cumber-
land island, in the Ohio river.
PRIVATE BILLS.
Mr. PRATT introduced resolution, which lies
over, providing that after the first OF January next
Friday of each week shall be set apart Tor the con-
sderation of private bills
EXPLOSION OF srEAM-BoILERs.
Mr.. JAMES gave notice of a Joint resolution pro-
vidinr for the appointment by the President OF the
United States, OF board ofpractica scientlho men
to examine and report some measure TO prevent
the explosion oil steam boilers
Trench sPoLIATIoNs.
Mr.. BRADBURY gave notice of bill making
provision for ascertaining and paying the claims
Of American citizens account of spoliahons
committed by the French prior to 1901, which bill
referred to select committee OF hye Senators
RECEPTION OF KossUrH.
Mr. SHIELDS moved that the resolution provid-
ing for the appointment OF committee OF three
Senators to wait upon Governor Kossuth and in
troduce him TO the Senate be taken up, and, the
vote being taken, resulted-ayes ~, noes IL; no
quorum.
Mr. BADGER said that Congress had passed
resolution which recognised Kossuth as the guest
ofthe nation, and twas but proper that tins should
now be passed.
The question being again taken, the motion was
agreed to-aYes 80, noes not counted
Mr.. SHIELDS moved and the motion was agreed
to- that the resolution be so amended as to provide
that the committee should wait on kossuth upon
his arrival in Washington.
Mr. WALKER said that he was in favor OF the
resolution, not only as deserved and merted
honor to Kossuth but also because he thought he
saw in il one step taken towards departure from
the present unwise policy of neutrality so long OBJ
served by the United States He had long desired
to see that policy overthrown. The weakness OF
the nation which had induced the adoption OF that
policy in the days Of Washington no longer ex-
listed.
Toprevent any interference by despots or others
to crush the struggle of any people for freedom, he
would be willing not only to interpose the moral
power of the United States, but also its physical
force.
He would be in favor of declaration by the Uni
ted States to the nations of Europe, whenever
struggle for freedom was going on, OF hands OIL;
and for making that declaration good by all the
powers of the Government
Mr.. BADGER suggested that the resolution
should be further amended, so as TO strike out the
word governor, thereby making this resolution
correspond to the one already passed.
And, after some debate, the resolution was so
amended.
Mr. MASON expressed sentiments of high re-
gard for Kossuth personally, but he was unwilling
that this honor Of public reception by the Senate,
which had never been extended TO any citizen OF
the United States Washington, should now be
conferred upon Kossuth. He objected also to the
resolution because the avowed object of the visit to
the United States of Kussuth was to obtain the in
terpostion OF this Government in the behalf OF his
country thereby to cause this nation to be involved
in wars upon the continent OF Europe
The resolution then passed-yeas 80, nays
l5-as follows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Atchson, Bradbury, Brodhead,
Case, Chase, Clarke, Davis, Dodge OF Wisconsin,
Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Fech, Fish, Foot of Yer
mont, Foote of Mississippi, Geyer Gwin, Hamlin,
Houston, James, Jones of Iowa, Miller, Norris,
Seward, Shields, Smith, Stockton, Sumner, Wade,
Walker, and Whitcomb-30.
NAYS.-Messrs. Bayard, Borland, Butler, Gle
mems, Dawson, Hunter, yonea OF Tennessee, King,
Mason, Morton, Pratt, Sebastian, Spruance, I'm
derwood, and Upham-l5.
The bill to establish branch of the mint of the
United States in California was then read a third
time and passed.
THE COMPROMISE MEASURES.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
of the resolution of Mr.. FooTE declaring the Com
promise measures of the last Congress a defnitive
settlement of the questions growing out Of the sub
jcct of domestic slavery.
MIR. RHETT resumed the remarks commenced
by him yesterday He reviewed the financial pol
icy of the Government from the passage of the
tariff Of 1916 to that of 1876. The tariff Of 1916
that Of 1878, the Missouri compromise in 1919, the
tariff Of 1924, the tariff Of 1928, the compromise
tariff Of 1882, all had been disastrous and oppres
siYe to the South. No difficulty experienced
till the Of 1912 had demonstrated that the
Union had nothing 10 fear from foreign aggression
Then the war upon the South commenced, and
from that day che has been losing.
After the adoption Of the compromise tariff Of
1892 the attempts commenced to give Congress
jurisdiction over the delicate question Of slavery.
In 1888 the Democratic party attempted to stop
the current. The 2lst rule was adopted. Had II
not been for the weakness and imbecility Of the
South herself that 2ls rule could never have been
abolished In 1912 the tariff and the 2lst rule
were both swep. away. No peace yet. few
yezrs after came The tariff Of lsi6, which
nothing more than slight modification of that Of
I532-the difference being only three or four per
cent Shortly after this came the struggle on the
territory acquired BY Mexico or that the South
had lost all.
He had no blame for the North Those who sub.
ntted 10 wrong were as bad the wrong doer.
IL the South had remained firm and united she
could have demanded what terms she pleased
The North never proposed compromise. All such
proposals came from the South. This very
promise Of the Senator from Mississippi had hard
u passed when proposition was introduced in
tLs otosr HOuse TO increase the tariff, and Il only
failed ~ I've voter
RE read statsments ol the relative amounts re-
ceiFe1 from The North and South from 1871 TO lS45
and coatsnesd tie South had contributed over three
hondred rhl..oss Of dollars more than was her Just
share, upon the principle Of equality OF taxation
with representation. He read similar statements
with re1pect % the expenditures Of the Government,
and from them derived that the vast amount of the
expenditures made in the North
lie contrssted the population OF the South and
North at the time Of the Revolution, Of the number
of troops furnished by each and read statements
showing that, although the South cent more troops
in proportion to population, the North had nearly
double many on the pension rolls
He alluded to the grants Of land made by Vir-
ginia and Georgia TO the United States and TO the
large donations Of it which had been given TO the
North for internal Improvements, and for other
purposes
ne was Of opinion that all the tariiIs and all the
appropriations for internal Improvements wer,
Unconstitutional. Our fathers had resisted taxa
ton without their consent as degradation. Tht
South had always opposed and protested agoins
the legislation which had thus taxed them, and dis
bursed elsewhere the taxes drawn from them
Where was the difference The South had not con