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the full payment of the awards MADE oy Una.
board. The report states that the whole amount
awarded bv the board was upwards OF tnree NIL
lion. Of dollars. ard that balapce OF ,0OO re-
main sd undisposed Of Also, communication
nom the Secretary Of the Interior, transmitting
in answer to the resolution or tne 20 un' copies
~ iii correspondence between that department,
includ;ne the Office of Indian affairs, and persons
cIs;m;ur v DO creditors fthe Western Cherokees,
aince the last session Of Congress-
Several messages were also received from the
prs.ident Of the United States, by the hands OF
n. p. FiLLnoRE. ESQ. his secretary
The first, transmitting, through the secretary
.rrh;tect for the extension of the Capitol
.The second, transmitting the annual report OF
the director Of the mint Of the United States. at
ph;ladelphin showing the operations OF the mint
and its branches for the year 1851.
The third, transmitting copy OF the lns.ruc.
tons of the Department OF State TO oar minister al
I.ondon. respecting the late attack upon the "pro
,,,s.hns" also. copies Of Mr.. Lawrences des-
n.tches TO that department, and OF his correspond
encs with Her British Majesty's principal Secre-
tsrv Of State for foreign affairs, relating 10 the
same subject. ..c.r
The communications were appropriately ~
red.
.ympAruY roR POLISH ExILEs INVOKED.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD presented the petition OF
Carl PrnZKa8kl.
,bs ;ntsrceasion Of the United States with the 60
vernment of Russia, for the release OF Adolphus
prozkaski and four hundred others, who had
heen Vanished TO Siberia for political offences
against the Russian government. IL appeareo iIo.''
the petition, Mr.. UNDERwoop remarked, tha' thls
gentleman having understood that the Congress
Of these nlishtened States was disposed 10 man.
fsst , generous and operative sympathy in regard
To the oppressed of other nations, was lnducedto
hone thai. thew would exhibit the same commits
seration for his friends, who were undergoing a
cruel and unjust Punishment in the wllds OF 81
IBERIA. He believed, moreover. that the RUSSIAN
government would lend favorable ear TO the ap-
Dlication, an assurance being given that these con-
vvicts. when liberated, would be brought to the
United States.
After some playful remarks by Messrs BADGER
and UNpERwoop az to what disposition should be
made of the memorial, it was laid on the table.
PETITIONS, &c.
pet;t;ons were presented by Mr.. BUTLER, of
the chamber of commerce Of the city of New
York, praying that light-ship with log nen,
NAV be moored in the slue between the shoals on
Cape Roman, on the cosst OF South CaIalina J ny
Mr. CHASE for the construction OF an additional ca
nal around the falls ofihe Ohio river; by Mr. FELcH,
for a grant of land to aid in the construction OF
the Alton and Sangamon railroad by Mr.. DODGE,
OF Iowa. praying for several donate ms OF land for
local purposes, aud by Messrs. WADE, BADGER,
and others, for various purposes
BILLS REPORTED, CONSIDERED, ETC.
Mr.. NORRIS from the Committee CT the Dis
trict of Columbia, reported bill to incorporate
tie Eagle steamboat company at washington,
D. c., which was read and passed to second
reading.
Mr.. DOUGLAS, from the Committee on Ter
ritories, reported bill to reduce and define the
boundaries of the military reserve atthe St. Peters
river in the territory of Minnesota, and to secure
the rights Of actual ettlers thereon.
Mr.. CLEMENS, by leave, introduced bill to
change the time of holding the United States dis
trict courts in the State of Alabama, which was
considered by unanimous consent ana orderea 10
engrossment.
Mr.. BUTLER, from the Committee on the Ju-
d;cinrv called up the bill to authorize noarles
public to take and certify oaths, afirmations and
knowledgements in certain cases.
Mr.. BUTLER explained that the bill was IN
tended simply to extend the provisions OF pm a.
the last session OF Congress 10 notaries Puo'ic III
the District Of Columbia.
( The bill was considered and ordered to be en-
crossed for a third reading.
Mr.. SEWARD gave notice of joint resolution
providine for the publication of a compendium OF
the several censuses of the United States.
,NrERcEssroN IN BEHALF OF THE IRISH ExILEs
The Senate then resumed the consideration of
the Joint resolution, expressive Of the sympathy
of Congress for the exiled Irish patriots, Smith
O'Brien and Thomas F. Meagher, and their asso-
GATES, when
Mr.. SEWARD proceeded to address the Senate
in support of the same. He regarded the resolu
ton national appeal ON the part OF the united
States to the government Of Great Britain; and he
thought il defensible on the grounds OF abstract
Justice and propriety. 1t called for the same sort
of sympathy, he said, which the United States
exercised towards France in 1888, in 1880 and H.
l848, and which they had exercised, at divers
periods, toward Greece, towards the rising South
American republics, towards Poland, Germany
and Hungary. 1t conformed precisely, he said
70 the sympathy which lately procured Kossuth s
release. He referred to the various attempts OF
the Irish to regain their independence during the
several centuries past, and severely censured the
British government in denying them both civil
and re gious federation. He pronounced the late
rebellion, which was the cause of the Punishment
ment most in periously called for, and in the high
est degree justi6able He thought the United
States might with propriety, ard without any fe ar
of involving dangerous consequences, pass this
resolution. He was ready to vote for the org-
nal resolution, or for one instructing the Presi-
dent to make the request
Mr.. BADGER followed If he culd support
the resolution in any shape, it would be in the
form in which it had been put by the gentleman
from Illinois, (Mr. SHIELDs.) But his first duty
was to our own citizens; and their interests, he
thought, would be jeoparded by taking this step.
Those men had been convicted of treason against
the British government, and to petitioQ for their
release would be very much like the British inter-
cedng with us for the liberation of the Christiana
rioters, who had been convicted of reasonable
acts under our laws He wanted no interference
of foreign governments in the domestic affairs Of
this country, and therefore he was unwilling to
set the example, by interfering IN their affairs
Fearing, then, that this step would lead to mis-
chievous results he could not vote for the resolu-
tion In his representative character he confessed
that he had good deal of fear Of involving this
country in war with European powers. This
would be a great calamity, and he felt bound to
use all honorable means to prevent it. He APP
nealed to senator's to exercise common sense, and
not suffer themselves to be carried away captive
by their emotions.
Mr.. CASS referred to an editorial in the Rrpub-
lie which charged him with hostility TO the British
government. He disclaimed any such sentiments.
He replied to some portion Of Mr.. BApaER's re-
marks, and thought the case of the Christlana RI
oters was not analogous to that of these Irish ex-
lies. And that intercesson in the present case
would not expose us TO the interference OF foreign
aft