Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-01-25

Morton. Pearce, Phelps, Pratt Seward, Shields, Smith
Spruance. Sturgeon, Underwood Upham. Wales and Win
NAYs-Mesrs. Atchison, Benton, Borland, Butler. Cas-,
Chase, Clemens Davis Of Mississippi, Dawson Dickinson
Hunter Jones. King, Norris. Rhett RusE SouIs, Turney
Walker, Whitcomb, and Yuee-26.
So the amendment concurred in
! The PRESIDENT. The other amendment follo,vs a
course :
Mr.. HAMLIN. have troubled the Senate with no suy
gesons Of mine 10 relation ths merits Of this bill nor do
propose to do SO now observe, however, that many the
Northern papers which have under my inspection with
in the last twenty four hours have done both myself and INV
friend from Virginia Mr. HUsTxR) great Injustice Though
telegraph The able and very learned speech which
friend made OH this question has been attributed to my
self thereby doing me very great injustice and doing my
friend equal inustce because after careful and thorough
examination Of the facts long snce came 10 the conclusion
that the subject of great merit and one which should
receive the favorable action Of this body and my have
| uniformly corresponded with that opinion.
only rise make this correction because as that error
has travelled through of the papers in the North de-
sire that the correction may follow it.
Mr.. BORLAND. rise to offer amendment to the
bill in the first section. TO strike in the fourth
and fifth line of that secon the words an amount not
exceeding five millions Of dollars"
The object of the amendment is to strike out the limit as
to the amount proposed to be paid and it upon this
simple view of the If be debt which the United
States honestly owes it ought to be paid The whole amount
ought to be paid due, without any limitation and if it be
not such debt then ought not to pay any thing ALL in
my opinion. therefore wish to call the attention Of the
Senate this fact and upon this amendment desire to have
a vote Of the Senate.
will assume that this is put the ground of debt
which the United States actually the claimants. The
United States ought then TO pay it to the last dollar which
may be found to be due after full investigation And Iw
say in the language of the Senator from Virginia (Mr
HUSTsR,) "f it be gratuity, the United States in
condition to make gratuiy to that amount" 1t looks
me, in the of the BILL very much like the declaration
Of hank tn uhno
ledge owe you large amount and ask you compound
with me for about five ten twenty dollar"
am not willing place the United States in such position
that of saying, 81 acknowledge in justice you this
debt but am unable to pay you and wish you to
pound with me on my paying you 50 much" That the
ground of my objection. .>
Mr.. HALE. have not troubled the Senate with any
remarks this subject since has been under consideration
know Of but individual who will be benefited by the
passage Of this BILL living within my Congressional district
and ne ninety years Of age In early life fifty years
ago, nearly every dollar of his property sacrificed
these claims He lived the hope that the Justice of his
country would day other reach him. Well sir, he
is willing to take Just what the Government will give
him. If he cannot get the whole Of his claim be is willing
to take his proportion of the five million Of dollars which
this bill grants think it is poor argument say that
should refuse to pay any thing because the claimants do not
ask the full amount of their claims. If could quote Latin
like my friend my left, (Mr FoorE, should perhaps be
inclined to suggest line which used with reference to
the Trojan horse which believe this ISmeo Danaos
ct doaa ferenfes." ..
mistrust the object Of this appeal Of the Senator from
Arkansas considerably, because think look it. that if
he were put upon his roe dire and required say whether
he would be willing to pay the stated in the BILL or
all that may be claimed he would certainly prefer to adopt
the amount named in the bill But if pay this
now that does not preclude from the privilege Of paying
by and by and it shall hereafter that the
conscience Of the Sena from Arkansas troubled in that
behalf he will be liberty for an additional amount
But presume the friends Of the do consider the
matter the light represented by the Senator from Arkansas
They look upon being but act Of tardy justice, and
they hope will not be Denied because in their penury
and old age the claimants have not asked Tor
deal more .a>""
Mr.. BORLAND. In reply to the Senator from New
Hampshire will say that offer this amendment no spirit
of magnanimty claim nothing Of the Sort offer il upon
the plain proposition that TO me it is founded in JUS
tice said yesterday and say again. that do believe
the United States dollar Of this money ought pay
one dollar But say that those who claim that do owe
it. cannot according TO my of right refuse to pay the
whole amount which may be found to be DUE have offered
this amendment for the purpose Of bringing the Senate
test vote this question, and to declare passing this
whether it is passed of justice grauity.
think is due to the Senate the country, and the claim
ants that the declaration should be made in plan straight
forward ers that the whole country may know whether
pay debt and let the Senate be justified on that
ground II we do not pay il, debt contend that are
not justified giving this Of five millions of dollars
gratuty any other amount whatever state plainly that
my proposition is indirect mode Of reaching what the Sc
nator from New Hampshire supposes will give test but to
bring the friends Of the measure and those who say is
debt test, say by their votes whether it debt
gratuity know that distinction ought to be drawn here
on this subject.
After further discussion, the amendment no.
agreed to- .u ....~
The PRESIDENT. The question recurs, shall the bill
be ordered to be engrossed for third reading
Mr. HUNTER. On that question ask the yeas and
nays
The yeas and nays ordered and resulted follows
YEAs--Messrs. Badger, Baldwin. Berrien Bradbury,
Clarke. Clay, Cooper Davis, of Massachusetts Dawson
Dayton Downs, Ewing Greene, Hale Hamlin, Miller,
Morton, Pearce Phelps, Pratt Seward, Shields, Smith,
Soule Spruance Surgeon Underwood, Upham Wales and
Winthrop-3O. I.. .s, .>.aa
NAYs-Messrs. Atchison, Bell Benton, Borand, Butler,
Cass, Chase Clemens, Davis Of Mississippi, Dickinson,
Dodge ofWisconsn Dodge, Iowa. Douglass Felch Fooe,
Hunter jones' King Mangum, Norris Rhe, Rusk, Tsrney,
Walker, White, and Yulee-26.
So the bill ordered to be engrossed for third reading
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THUsRDAY, JANUARY %, 1851.
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Tennessee, from the Committee on
Agriculture reported bill encourage agriculture,