New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-10
xxxIId CONGRESS-. .... First se.sie.

SENATE--. WASHINGTON, March y, 1857.
Business commenced at l24 O'clock.
Several Executive communicate were
| laid before the Senate.
Mr.. DAVIS presented several petitions
from Massachusetts, in favor OF the extension Of ad
| ditional aid to the Collins" line Also
A petition from the New England His
torica Society asking Congress to furnish them with
| certain documents.
Mr. JAMES and others presented petit
tons against the extension Of Wood worths Patent
Mr. RUsK reported a Joint resolution
auihofixing the appointment Of an additional As
sistant Postmaster General
A private bill was reported and passed.
Mr.. PRATT, from the Committee on
Claims, reported adversely upon the numerous Pc
titions Of Assistant MaTshas for additional compen
sstion for taking the census.
NJ SHIELDS reported back, and asked
that the Committee be discharged from the further
conside ration OF the memorial Of Gen Tacots, in
relation to his dismissal from the army by Court
Martial.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate dis
patch from the Minister of the United Ststes at
the City Of MEXICO $4,000 additional are required
to complete the work n
: Also report from the Secretary of the
Treasury, inclosins copy of the Geological Sur
vey Of California.
$500 extra copies of HUNrHR's Report on
Coinage were ordered to be printed.
Mr.. DAVIS submitted resolution, direct
ing inquiries to the propTiety OF increasing the
Salaries of Naval Officers 10 the principal ports OF
the United States. Adopted.
Mr.. Mason offered a resolution, directing
inquiry as to the proprisy Of paying Spanish citi-
lens their claims arising out Of the Amistad case.
Adopted.
Mr.. BAYARD's resolution, referring the
Census printing, subject to . select Committee OF
Five Was adopted, and the Char authorized 10 sp-
point such Committee.
Mr.. SUMMERS resolution, directing in
quiry as to the reduction Of rates Of Ocean Postage
was adopted.
Mr.. HUNTER introduced bill ceding pub
lie lands TO the State In which they lie for Railroad
and Canal parposes-tee States TO pay 81 acre
for LANDS which have been In the market less than
ten years 81 for those more than ten and less than
,wenty, and rs cents for all above that Referred.
Mr.. STOCKTON introduced bill granting
bounty LARD to sailors engaged In the Mexican war.
Referred.
CONTAMINATION
DIR. CLARKE moved to take up the Nom
Intervention resolutions. long debate ensusd, In
which the practice of taking up subjects for enc
cemned. Mr.. CLARKE's motion was then agreed TO.
MR.. sEwARD's SPEECH.
Mr.. SEwARD said Writers on law teach
US that States are Free independent aud equal moral
powers, existing for the objects Of happiness and
usefulness and possessing rsnts. and suoscs 10 da-
ties defined By the Law of Nature, which Is sye
TEN OF politics and morals founded IN night reason
The only difference between politics anc morals 10,
that one regulates The operations Of Government,
whe the other directs the conduct of individuals. and
that the xIms of both the sAme-thxt two SOW
eresR States may be subject 10 one Prince and yet
be mutually independent. That the nation becomes
free BY the act Of its ruler when he exceeds the fun
tamentsl aws-ihss. when any power, whether do
mess'c or foreign ats npss TO deprive State of tn
depsIcssce, or Of liberty, may ~fully take coun.
sci OF Its courage and prefer before The certainty of
servruce, the chsnces Of destruction.
That esch nsiion n bound 70 do TO evsry other. In
time OF peace, the most good sad in time OF war the
least harm, poesole, coBsisenEy With is own real
Interests that while this 10 imperfect obliga tion
Of which no state can exact performances any one
mas hight 70 use peaceful means, and even force II
necessary, 70 repress power that openly violates
the law Of cations and directly attacks ther common
welfare ard that while the Interests of universd
society require mutual intercourse between States,
1t can, Eeverihelos, be conducted only BIZ those
whs, IN jheu respective nations possess and sxer.
cse In fact, adequate political powsrs Austria be-
Ing situated IN central Eusore With only one ncsn.
siderable seaport, little was Known Of her, except
that she IL ore Of the Oldest and most memorable
msmbsIs Of the Allied Powers, Holy League and
Holy Alliance. which, for more than halfa century,
have resistsd TIE reforming principles Of the Amer.
icsn Revolution.
Hungary. after being in past ages the heroic de-
fender Of Christian Europe agniRst the armies Of
Iaam, md u calender u AusoEiA against frussia