Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-12-25
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SENATE.
WEDNESDAY. Dec. IL.

sfallnL the circumstances ani t.ll'tng It 10 be
dnnbtul whether he Is an Aupric ~ citizen. he
saws, "PrthtnIy under EXISTING circun tances,
The most uSenl course for the Cove rnmeut Of
the UnheG States T., pursue IN his behalf. and IN
older 10 obtain his release, Is TO make the same
application tor hin when has been made in Ia
Yer ut the parsons connected with the expedition
Of Loop z, who have N like manner been sent to
SPAN"
A message vas also received from the Pres-
don't IN reply Ia The resolution OF enquiry in re
au"a to the outrage IN the PromeiheuS, aud
communicating instructions given To Commodore
Parker, 10 proceed u Nicaragua and prevent
any such interference in future by the British.
Mr. Brodhead, OF Penn, presented petition
nnmerousIy signed, praying Tor the restoration
o! Logging in the Navy.
MIR Stockton of n J, holding up the petition,
SAID he was surprised that so many people could
be found IN Philadelphia to sign such petition.
New Jersey was one of the first States which
recognized The right of petnion-if tie right To
peuon the Senate for this purpose existed, the
right to discuss it als) existed He did not de-
sire 10 speak unadylsedly on the su biect, and
would be glad If 1t cou'd BE- Land on the table
for the present, say till Tuesday next, when he
would Ne prepared 10 speak on the subject.
Mr. Seward What is the prayer Of the petit
TONERS?
Mr. Stockton 1t is to lick the sailors Laugh
ter
Motion to lay on the table adopted.
PUBLIC DEPoslToRIEs.
Mr. Hunter Of Virginia epoued bill giving
Compensation TO those persons who kept public
repositories under the Sub Treasury Act and
who have moi received compensation therefor
winch was considered and ordered to third
reading.
n y INTERVENTION.
Mr. Walker of Wisconsin offered the reso'u-
ton declaring it to be the duty Of the United
States to ntcrpOse to prevent the violation Of the
Laws of Nations by the Intervention OF foreign
powers IN the domestic affairs Of nations
Whereas, The Signs OF the times are polten-
tious If an approaching struggle In Europe be
tween the republican MASSES tor Constitutional
! GuvGrnmen's on the one side, and the advocates
Of monarchy for abso3 iin Governments on the
other; aud whereas 1t presslngly behOOVes the
representatives. OF the people OF The Unlted Sow
er'1gn States OF America To seriously consider,
and bellmes to inquire IN y the relations of the
| Gpyernnent and country to hlS struggle, an
then duty IN view OF II TO themselves, To foreign
nations, and the International lAw-thstetore
be It
Resolved. That the Committee on Foreign
Relations BE- Instructed to lnq lire mt, ami re-
port upon the eXa diency OF an open decIapa-
llnn by Congress to fuelgn nations and the
world thtt the United States holds ~trlc no the
policy aud pnnclplr That cacI individual slale
ration, o. y aver. possesses for Itself the excli
sre n.ht and sole puNcr to take care and DIS
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iii COMPROMISE flNALlTY
Mr. Foote's resolution declaring the Compro-
MISE dein tre settlement. &c. was then taken
up.
Mr. Mason addressed the Senate in eSpana-
non OF various proceedings III the Senate on the
Fugttve Save law, Mt the session vi $50, ex-
pihnmg the causes why that bill was not press
I'D fl action and the car'scs of is delay.
mir Brodnead, IN reply 10 Mr. liheit, maintain.
ed that the Fuglurc Law had been and would
be, executed. Daring the late eectons the
Dewucranc purity mrio the execution OF that
Inv "a issue, and hid tnumphed IN Pennsyya-
MIA.
Mr. Rhett denled that the triumph Of the De