Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1851-12-19
Proceedings of Congress.

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Senate by Mr.. Seward. was passed on
Friday last by a vote of yeas 33, nays 6.
Ii reads as follows:
Resolued, bu TIE Senate and House Of Representa-
tires Of the United States in Congress assembled, /
That the Congress of the United States, in the .
name and in behalf Of the people of the United
States, give Louis Kossuth cordial welcome .
to the Capital of the Country.
On the same day Mr.. Cass's resolution
in relation to the late seizure and firing
into of the Prometheus, which was offered !
some days previously, was taken up and
passed as follows:
RssoIred, That the President Of the United
States DE requested to communicate TO the Senate,
if not inconsistent with the public interest any
information the Executive may have received
respecting the firing into and seizure Of the
American steamship Promeiheus, by British
vessel of war, in November last, near Greytown,
on the Mosquito coast, and also what measures
have been taken by the Executive to acertain the
state of the facts, and to yindiCate the honor Of
the country.
On Tuesday, Mr.. Stockton, of New
Jersey, presented the memorial Of numer-
Gus citizens of Newark and New Jersey,
setting forth that they are well acquainted
with John S. Thrasher, lately condemned
/ by the authorities of Cuba. They set
/ forth the reported circumstances of his I'M
Just and Of his unfair mock trial, and pray
/ that the Government will take such meas
ures as will prevent an American citizen
/ from being sent in chains for a long i'm
/ prisonment as galley slave. He moved
that the petition be referred to the Com
mttee on Foreign Relations, and offered
the following resolution, which was adop-
ted.
Resoired, That the President be requested to
lay before the Senate, if not incompatible with
. the public Interests, all information he may pos
sess touching the Imprisonment Of Mr.. John S.
Thrasher in the dungeon of the Castle in Havana
in the island of Cuba
Mr.. Butler, of South Carolina, and Mr..
Foote, of Mississippi, again took up some
time in debating the fugitive slave bill
the former contending that it had not been
and would not be executed by the north.
Rhett, another fre-eater from South Caro-
lima, also took part, and said the people he
represented, as well as himself, were Sc
cesSonists and disunionsts.
In the House, on Monday, the Kossuth
resolution was taken up and passed by
vote of Isl to Is.
Mr.. Smith, of Alabama, rose to make a
personal explanation, with reference 10 the
subject embraced in the resolution, his
conduct having been assaiIed publicly
which was al first objected to, but he was
ultimately allowed to proceed, and went
into an investigation of the conduct of
kossuth since his arrival in England and
the United States. lie occupied upwards
of an hour in reviewing the proceedings
Of kossuth, principally since his arrival in
New York, his after dinner speeches and
declarations at other times, attacking the
policy of the Government of The United
States in retaining It's Minister in Austria,
/ which he considers at variance with It's de-
cIarations in favor of Hungary. He de-
nounced the pretended rcpubicanism Of
Europe which recognizes royalty, and in-
stanced the present republic of France as
being at variance with those principles
upon which tins Union is founded, and he
quoted from Kossuth's 5 declarations during
the Hungarian struggle to show that he
himself contemplated establishing a king
dom. In conclusion he condemned Kos
suth's interference with religion as calcu-
lated to irritatc large portion of the pop
uation of the United States, as well as the
remarks he had made in this country that
were calculated to create warlhe feelings
in the breasts of an exciabIc people.
Mr.. Fitch, of Indiana, submitted a reso-
luton, in effect resembling former rcsoIu-
ton Of Congress, declaring the Mexican
war to be unconstitutional.
The ayes and nays having been demand
ed, It was carried by vote of l03 to 81.
Mr.. Meade, of Virginia, moved to call
upon the President for any information he
may possess, and shall think proper to
communicate, touching any treaty between
England, France and Spain, that may have
been entered into for the guardianship of
Cuba, which was carried.
HoLLIDAYsBuRG, PA-PLENrY-Coai, pota-
toes fish, oysters, turkeys, chickens, and coun-
terfeit 81 Lancaster bills. SCARcE-apples
egg, and half dollars. So says the Standard.