New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-17
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yxXIId CONGRESS -.Firss sessisn.
SENATE. -WAsHIs6roS, Dec 10, 1851.
BUSINESS commenced az sw6a!y minutes


provisions o the CoHs.itJtion and that the CODprl
misc measures Should be sustained.
Nj Jones said the people Of I0sa had uniformly
discharged their Constitutional duties, aaf had ~
their patriotism given aatxtnp 10 o.hers. A),-
nuon aud fsnauc STA have never scen successful "a
Iowa. Some few A5DItOnists and Free SOI'ers
IN that State and these fe I'd been re"a,Ied
With Offices by the preseGt Adninlstraii'R- Inc
same class had oeeE II sarded ~ other states. ne
thought that II the Senator from Mississpsl vas
well Informed OF these things, ne "olid - more
sparng Of his commentators OF he preseut Adnia-
isiTauon.
The resolution was ordered TO BE- printed
Mr. SHIELDS presented the petition Of Gen jose
Maria Herrera, complaining Of the decision OF the
Beard OF Commissioners or c. aims against Mexico
upon a clam made By him, AMI asking Conyessto
give HIN relief The clam was originally an Amer
lean one hut Ras purchased by petitioner "a Mex
ican) before the treaty OF Hdalgo ard the Comnis-
sloners rejected Il because II was not IN American
ore at The time Of the treaty.
Numerous petitions were presented ana TeJecseu.
Mr.. BRADBURY presented petition f!lm tue
publishers OF newspapers complaining OF the as
elimination OF Postage against transient news
Mr FELcn, Of Mich from the Committee on
the Public Lands, reported several bills OF no pubic
import.
Mr. BoRLasD, from the Committee on Printing,
reported back the oint Resolution authorizing con-
trac. with Messrs. Donaldson and Armstrong, for
printing the returns OF the Seventh Census, and re-
Mr. BRIGnr asked that it might be put on its pas
sage now.
Mr. UNDERWOOD objected.
Mr. Downs introduced a bill for the relief OF Will
liam Darby.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD introduced bill for the repair OF
the cam at the head of the Cumberland Islands III
the Ohio River.
Mr.. PRArr, Of Md, offered a Resolution pro-
yiding, that after the first of January next, Friday
In each week shall be devoted to the consideration
OF private Bills. Laid over
Mr. DoDGE, OF la Introduced bill granting 70
the City OF Burlington, lowa, the land, lying between
that city and The Mississippi River.
Mr.. JANIS. of Il. gave notice Of A Joint reSolu-
ton providing for the appointment by tie President
of the United States OF board OF scientific men, to
examine and report some plan 10 prevent the eKpiO-
sion Of ste nm-0ollers
Mr. BRADBURY, OF Me. introduced a bill providing
for the claims of American citizens for French sPo-
Latons Referred TO Select Committee OF i've.
Mr.. SHIELDS moved 10 take up his resolution pro-
ylding tina! Committee OF three be appointed o} the
Char to wait upon LOUIS kossUTH, late Governor
of Hungary, and introduce him 10 the Senate Ayes
20, Noes ll-Do quorum
Mr.. BADGER, OF n. c., said that the resolution re-
cognzlng kossuth as the guest OF the nation nad
passed. lie was opposed 10 the whole thing, but
this resolution ought now TO De passed
On tho second vote the resolution was taken up
Ayes 80, Noes not counted
The resolution was then amended so as TO provide
that the Committee wait upon hossutb, ON AIS ar
rival IN Washington.
Nh WALKER Of Wis, spoke IN favor OF the reso-
luton lie welcomed kossUTH for his principles
and also because he saw In this measure the lncp-
lent step toward departure from our present IN
wise pOllCy OF neutrality. lie ndu ~
see the policy OF The neutrality OF our Government
overthrOwn. The weakness which induced the
neutrality policy of WASHINGTON no longer existed
To prevent interference by European nations to put
down struggling liberty, or any other violation oil
National Law, be would be in favor OF the lnterrup,
ton OF International Law. He would be IN favor OF
the interposltion of this Government, and not only
OF It's moral but it's physical power. He was IN Ia
vor of rot only telling kossuth he has the well
wishes OF the UnlIed States, but should nave
our material aid. lie now n favor OF telling
all the nations OF Europe that when any people
should struggle for freedom, they AUST keep their
hands of, and that declaration he would MAINTAIN
good by all the 20 wer of Government
The resolution, after some conversation, was
amended 10 strike out all titles, and the reso-
luton then read, ito wait on Louis kossuth" &c.
Mr.. Mason sand he had nigh opinion OF h1ssu m
but was unwilling 10 vote the honor OF puouc TO
cepion to any one. IL WAS AN honor conlerr0l mere
,oiore on no one but Washington and La Fsyetto.
lie objected to 1t also because OF the avo"ed mission
OF kossuth. .
The resolution then passed by yeas 30 to nays l5'
as follows:
Chase Clarke DAVIS Dodge Iowa Dodge. Wa; Douglas.
Fetch. Fish Fcote: VT; Ecots, Miss Geyer. GT's H,n-
lin James jones Iowa Miller, Morris, seward. Shiefds.
Saith. Stockton, summer. " ade Walker aad Nn Ieonn
Hunter Josos Tenn; King Mason. Morton Pratt. Sc
bastiuu SpIusnce, Underwood and l Pham
The bill 10 establish a Branch ol the u y hnlI 10
| California was passed.
The resolution declaring the COMPROMISE dehniie
settlement the Slavery question, was then taken up
Mr. kHErr resumed. lie reviewed the financial
iy pre- judicial to the South. the War OF 1872 set
tied all apprehensions that the United States could
| maintain IA Government! against foreign bstons ana
| then commenced the aggressions OF the south Inc
tarll of 1919 was adopted. in Isis new tarh WAS
| adopted In 1919 the Missouri question arose. No
difficulty would have grown out OF that question had
II occurred before the Wa,lt was settled Oy com
| promise which meant nothing more than suomisS on
Dy the South The South yielded her equdl rgnI 70
all the territory, and accepted One-ioofth. No1hofe
than three years after the tarh OF 1874 was passed
,ku,tt hnff he nd ~ az We
| then detailed other events, among them tue
adoption OF the tarlh OF 1873 and j. The South
| resisted at last, and the resuN was oomPromse.
After this commenced the attempts 10 give Congress
| the jurisdiction Of the slavery Question. la 1888
the Democratic party attempted 70 resist ~ anc htd
It rot been for the weakness ana imoecihy OF lno
| South the Sist Rule would never have been aool-
isheJ In ls42 the Tariff OF 81 ana tue 2lsl hule
| we're both swept away BY the power OF IN NORM
In few wears after came toe Iarln OF 1870, Whch
WIS nothing more than slight modification Of that
| OF 40 there Was but difference between them
then followed the struggle over Inc territory &C
oul,ed from Mexico. BY every one OF lhcse several
measures from the TsrIf Of 1910 down 20 the Com
promise OF is50 the South had los. ALL I'll she was
now degraded and PROSTATE ai the feet oil the North
He did not blame the North for th!s nose "ho
submitted to wrong were more 70 Ua'hs snan Wong
doers. This Last Compromise had haroiy passed
before proposition introduced IN tue House IN
creaslpg the Tar, and II was oniy re ec'eo oy I'VE
votes He read tables 20 show that from l7sl %
| iS5 there were only $3Co,0oo,0e0 more PAID
| by the south than ought 10 have been pali by
| her II taxation and representation we're fegn-
| lated by each other. Cut of $ic2 100000 CT
| pepded by the United States from le99 to 1897
only ss7 coo go we're eIpended IN southern states
In the Revolutionary " ar the South sent more meA
| To the war, In proportion 20 population, than tas
North did yet IN ls4s, IN the North, there was ohs
out of every IS persons OF the proper age Sho mao
| revolutionary pensions, while ~ the >outn 'Here
was only one in every il0persons. he read varlcus
other tables RELAXING TO pensions bountfes grants OF
public lands internal Improvements, saiss Of peone
lands. &c, from al Of which he drew the conclu-
SION ,hs,the North had BY unconstitutional and M
| lust legislation, been bu.t up and made powerful AZ
the expense OF and TO the injury OF the souin ne
ulen who lived N the days OF she Revolution oenea
the night of the British Throne 20 Lax them WIAouI
| thelr consent the South had been moS enor-
/ mously taxed without her consent The sosth, oy
her REPRESENTATIVES has protested most suehaoe.I
sssnst ali The TAXATION imposed the people. and