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Thirty Second Congress-First Session.
SENATE
Thursday, Dec. lS, lS5l.-Mr. Under
wood presented the memorial of Leslie
Combs, stating that i, had been ascerlaincd
amount of debt due by Texas, and tr
which hcr bonds were out, amounted to
twelve millions OF dollars; that the Trcasu-
y would only pay the bondloldcrs their
proportionate share OF the five millions set
apar, for That purpose; aud the petitioner
Prays Congress will take such measures AZ
will secure the payment Of the wirUlc
amount.
Hideration Of the resolution declaring tho
compromise acts dcfnit,vc settlement OF
the questions growing out Of the subject Of
slavery.
Mr. Badger moved to amend the rcsolu.
ton by striking out The latter part of it,.
and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"A settlement in principle and Substance
"a final settlement Of the dangerous and
and ought 10 be adhered to by Congress
until time and experience shall demon
stratc the Necessity Of further Legislation
10 guard against evasion or abuse
Mr.. Foo,c said lc had 10 objection to
the amendment, and it was agreed to-
yeas "a, nays not counted.
Mr., Foote said that it the legislation
kpowr as The Compromise was but ordina-
vty lot, g, 1,o 4 H..
ed the resolution. But those acts formed
q scriss Uf measures intended to alay cx-
fiteWcnt. dliiet a.ta'ionj and restore har-
Inony aid good feeling between tic differ
qnt sections gi Tie Country. TO great
extent they Had had the effect desired: and
in order to quiet any alarm or apprel,cn.
eions that that settlement Of thosc danger
pus questions would be disturbed. he had
thought this resolution proper and neccssa-
~. lie was not surprised that the two or
gans in this city of the extremists, North
and South, were opposed to it.
He read from speech by tie late Gov
ernor Mcdowell. Of Virginia, All eloquent
array Of the benefits Of the Union. and tho
Importance and necessity for preserving it.
applying comments as he read. lie was
glad 10 hear the Senator from Virginia dc.
clare, he had no sympathy with SECESSION
ints.
Mr.. Mason desired tc be unders,osd.-
lie believed that State had The rgh, to
oecede from the Union, whenever size
should determine herselfio do 80.
Mfr. Fooic said thai he dld not believe
that disunon ever had any f.icnds in the
State of Virginia.
Mr. f. alluded to the charge which had
been made BY the Senator from Soulh-Car-
olins, that he (Mr. F.) had hurried Mr..
Calhoun to his grave. The charge, il trua
as stated, amounted 10 murder. lie had
remained OH terms Of friendship and intima-
cy with Mr.. Calhoun till the hour of his
death. When tie charge was first made,
the Senator from Alabama, in y publication
uade by him, had shown that Mr.. Calhoun
and himself remained on terms Of friend
ship till the dcccase Of The former. Mr..
Calhoun had attended the Senate after that
occasion alluded to by the Senator.
Mr.. +. detailed the circumstances pre-
ceding tho delivery Of Dir. Calhuun's
apcech, and the consultations with friends
concerning the propositions whcl, were
contained IN that speech lle differed from
Mr. G., and others did so ton. lie dtlared
That his dissent from the ground taken by
MIR. g., that an amendment Of the Consti-
tuition was necessary. Ii lie had not done
90, others would. lie gave statement of
the confidential manner in which, during
the summer proceeding. tha, session of Con-
grese, he and Mr.. &. held counsel OH the
great subject OF the day lie read many
passages in MIR. C's works lately published
to sustain his views. lie spurncd will,
scorn the unjust i!isInuatioII, aud iramplcd
II with contempt under foot. lie did not
consider the Senator from South Carolina
could be considered the appropriate dcien-
der Of Mr.. Calhoun. Ii runnr spoke true.
that Senator had long desired the sea,
which Mr. e.. occupied or THIS floor. consid.
ering himself better ii ted than Mr.. Cal
hnun 10 lead.
lie again read extracts from Mr.. Cal.
loun's book, and commented upon the pas
6agcs as he read them.
lie repellcd the charge of being hostile
to South Carolina as unEu.,ded. lie re.
peated a cor vcrsatiun with the Senator
from Virginia, (Mr. lIuntcr.) after the
close OF the last Congress, in which the
proprie,y of Virginia and Maryland sond-
ing commissioners 10 interpose aud pre-
vent collision between South. Carolina
and the General Government vas talked
over. The result was that letters were
addressed TO Governor Lowe and Hon.
Louis McLanc of Maryland, OH the SUBJ
Fct
Those letters he would read hereafter.
He alluded 10 tho accusation OF being an
eulogist Of the present Administrati"n.--
lie had given the Administration credit for
their cxertions to execute the Fugitive
Slave law; he could not do clre; he could
not stab tho arm which was raised to exc
rate the Constitution and laws Of the coun.
,fy.
Without concluding, he yielded the floor,
And the Scnuie adjo1.ned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lS.-Ihc lntelli-
genSer says that George II. Miles. Of Bal.
iimore, left Washington yesterday as bear
or of dispatches to our Minister at Madrid.
It infcrs that the dispatches relate 10 the
Lopez prisoners and Dir. Thrashcr, and ex-
presses confident bclof that the exertions
of government will procure their release.
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