The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-11
EHIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.
sr MoRsI's MAGNETIC TKLKaRAPA.

sr MoRsI's MAGNETIC TKLxaRAPA
Senate.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WASHINGTON, March 10, 1851.
oss. RIVERS HAsBoKs.
Mr. CAss read the editorial In this rnng's Republic,
ebout bis letter rivers and hsrbors addressed to
Mr. Kellogg, and made explanation. He stated that
As allusion TO the Chicago letter entirely playful
and not serious, as implied by the Republic was 1t
correct In supposing that he BY that Kellogg letter.
was pledged TO support the River and Hsrbor bill
Even 1t could be tortured into pledge TO support
she River and Harbor BILL It vas ths bill VII oh, the
l5th Of January before the House and not the bill
which was before the Senate. The bill before the
Senate entirely different bill, and contained
appropriations which called by the de-
partme nts. He would have voted for proper bill
lie bad coab. but truly national bill could have
been pared. Ths Republic seemed to scon at him be-
cause he entertained constitutional and religious
scruplss. He Was not ashamed 10 declare that
he had both constitutional and religious soruples
lie wss believer In the divine Institution of
sunday, and never, In time Of poacs would he
eession OF the Senate, and trAussctng business on
that day. He also had constitutional doubts OF the
right Of Congress to legssts after ~ p M the Sd
Of March. General Jackson and Colonel Polk had
similar doubts. He did not believe that Congress had
any poSar, after that hour t hgisats He dsclaimsd
any isea that this attack any former ones by tn
Republic, were approved by the sdminstrston but
regarded the editor OF that dshcient
lncral or mentsl qualifications lie again denied in
most posiftve terms that there truth Ia the
statement that at cievelsn he avoided any expression
Of his tentimsnts because Of noise sud conusion
GIN. HCUsror AND GES. HAMLToS MA sngrr's pgfEsog
soUIH CARoLISA
Mr. RHErr ross TO dele nd south Carolina from
san fslse and .rroneous statemepts which he found
contained In letter written by Gen Houston 20 Gen.
Hamilton and published In ye.terdsy's Uaion. The
fsisehoods were that no man could vote in South
Carolina who war not iretholderi that no man bat
r0nf
lsture. and that all officers, dowa TO sheriff, were
ohotsn ny the Legislature. Also. the Implied silega
tion that the consttu ton OF South Carous coad be
ior iorty years Mr.. Il. .aid to-rs had sissys bsen
universal suffrage In South Carolina acy man owner
Of freehold property, ten whether In out
Of debt eligible to the Legislature; all county
parish cicers were elected b. the people aud IL re-
quired two third vote OF each branch the Legi,la
fure TO amend the constitution. IL was true that
sare snd tins wa. most a.tonishis eyiisne. Of an
oligsrehy. IL VAS siso true that the Legislature
chese electors for Preid'It but every other State
eutnton was adopted, that such the true dpro
Ter node. He raw no evidence In thi, OF any oil
fsrohy in South Uarolina, He thought ~ Tins that
this wnolessle yillihcaton o. south CaronA aud her
institutions should be broosbt to an end This senstor
lieut. opportunities., have discovered the truth Of
his matter
Mr BcrLFH-I .,t him right once before about IT.
Br. R,.Err-Tte Senator ha, been corrsstsd 10 his
etatsms nt cnce before Why the erroneous ale.
ration syaio made II l,ttl, bscomes a s,a.s which
but toe other cay became stats, 70 join 10 tbs viii
pcstion Of South Carolina 1t wss pastieaaEy III be
coming in a Senator who repreeented state for
which south Csrolina hal fought so succsssfuy But
tor Bouth Carolina, Texas would not nov have been
here
time TO any matter brought sgsinst him. ff he had
erred IL sAs rot intentional but through an mad.
,ertencs N getting hold Of wrong copy Of the consti
Mr. Rasrr 4 have examined the sopis. Of tn, south
arolins const ution In the library aud what have
Gsnersi HovsTos ssii it obvious that no lnt.n-
I'd long been target for every ono Ia sou,h Csrolns
10 assa For his vote on the oregon bill he had been
denounced, snd even before that during tn. Texan
4 revolution, the Governor Of that State had de.
nouncsd him and his companions as outlaws, aud
unworthy Of the sympathy OF the people Of the
Cnited States. In his letter 10 General Hsmil-
ON, II he made errors, they veie unintentioual;
but hs stili believed that South Carolina rusd
By . few leaders. The paucity OF The vote at the
recent electi,n showed how little interest the p.ops
took In elsotons No citizen 81 that state voted
Be taught concerning his public affairs,
he claimed the right TO select his precep ptors
Texans and representatives OF Texas we're not to be
II taught By south Carolina how TO love and prsservs
ibsrty they had learned its inesble value By expe-
risnce Nor they 70 be taught ho- TO save this
nion aud the portanee Of Its preservation by any
south Carolina teachings. Ne bad no desire to de-.
tract from the merits OF South 0sroua bat he could
admit that she stood foremost in everything great
Mr. Burlrs had always avoided any sulogies upon
60 Ith Carolina lie regarded such TO be In bat taste
hut he could never submit her denounced In
terms OF detrsction aud abuse. On former occasion
in the presence OF den Houtton, De had denied the
barge that there property qualification the
ris vote IN south Carous aud the seustor from
fexas must choose between the alternatives OF not
having read that constitution, or Of having reai
4 without cspseity to uoderstand IL. This might
| be for, to some miads. . veil balsncsd and
properly framed constitution VAS ss dhcult OF com
pr che nsion as Greek lexicon wouii be TO savage
The might be one OF ipsdvertencs; but 10 vas
annoying to hear . public persistinf In q state
msnt the truth Of which had been disproved to hts
lace The Governor, N vas true, vas net chosen BY
the people; but he had but little po~sr he had no
veto. lie vas perfectly surprised that any Bile
would lend himself for any 10 the utter unjust
nd ercundlsse prejudices against setth Csrous or
that he would take opportunities Of making sttacks
ppon that State which untrue and only oalcu-
atsd to increase that prejudioe.
Mr. HoysroN dfsclainea sny desire to add 10 any sx
ipr prejudice against south Carolina nd admitted
hat he had entertained prejudice agsnss South uaro
lips He read from the constitutions OF south Uaropa
nd admitted that he had overlooked one proyision
~ hich grants universal Suffrage.
M HALE COUNTRY NEwsrsFgas
Mr V.rr-Mr President rise TO = personal ex.
ianation have seen repeatedly, In various papers
all parts OF the country have not the papers sith
wish 10 ssy that, In all that th.y nave saia
may cay, charging me viii impropriety, there ts
OF . single word OF truth. tLsugot-r)
1ru pEB.rHs
The Chair laid before the senate . communisatkon
ron. Messrs esles sssson declining sf~r this ape.
fsl session 10 publish daily debstee Of the Senate
he rcurd that the sxPsrss s much greater thsa the