The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-02-19


Mr.. BADGER. Certainly, if you will renew it,
Mr. HAMLlN II no other senator wishes 10 speak
on the subject, will do So
Mr; HAMLtN. | believe, Mr.. President, have
troubled the Senate as little any member OF this body
N relation TO the individual who has made this
nicahon TO do not recolect that his name has ever
passed my lips upon this floor until this morning. when
made lhls report upon the printing OF his letter The
eommunleaon Is. at least from very distinguished IN
snail be preserved at length upon the records OF the
Senate IL comes then, nnder the rule which has been
iaid down by the Printing Committee OF the Senate in
relation to printing The question has been decided
all these rules Taking, then. into consideration the
character OF the in dvidual and the wishes of many
commiliee were in favor OF recommending that it be
printed WI take up no more Time, as the matter Is
doubt. ess well understood.
i Mr. BADGER | now renew the motion to lay the
4 Mr.. SEWARD asked the yeas and nays upon the mo-
ton to lay upon the table which were ordered
The question being then taken by yeas and nays,
suted-yeas l6, nays 24-as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Badger, Bell, Borland, Butler, Clarke,
Clemens, Dawson Jones Of Tennessee, King Miller, Nor
NAYS Alchison, Bright, Brodhead Cass, Chase
Davis Dodge OF Wisconsin. Dodge ofIowa Douglas Downs,
Fech Fish, Geyer, Gwn Hamn, Jones oil Iowa, MoRae.
Wade-2i. N"'
So the motion was not agreed TO-
The question then REQUIRED upon agreeing the report
oil the committee and being taken upon division there
weJe-ayes we're ayes, is % noes is--no I quorum voting =
President wish 10 make one remark this ques-
ton OF printing. | wish TO call the attention OF the
Senate to the fact that these letters have already been
printed in the two newspapers that official record of
proceedings OF they have not been entered in
the Senate Journal but they appear in the morning pa
pers, and are thus published as the official record OF
part OF our public proceedings, which gives them as
much publicity as almost any reasonable person can re-
qure But this is proposition TO print this letter In a
pamphlet-o make IT one OF the regular documents OF
The Senate That am opposed to- because see no
cessy for it, II is communication OF but small size,
and thus sgvng an Importance 10 the matter that does
not really belong 10 it.
head OF the Committee on Printing GMr. BoRLANDl that
publcys not the object Of this printing at all 1t be.
cause is communication from the governor and chei
magistrate OF the independent State and Kingdom of
Hungary, and mbodlmen OF free republican princi-
Piles throughout The world, that it is 10 enter
gressional documents 10 be handed down TO poser-
y IN company with all the communications which have
come before the Senate.
Mr. CASS ! am not going to argue at all the prin-
cple to which allusion has been made by the honorable
senator from North Carolina Mr. BADGER The case
is simply this This is letter 10 us-tom this gentle
man TO Congress We have invited him here he came
and was received amongst US; and now he has sent TO
u.s. IN the most modes, and proper manner acknowl-
edgmen OF our reception OF him All that is proposed is
that we shall say upon our records that we have re-
ceived IT, and given it respectful attentonhat all As
the issue is, the refusal to print it would be 10
throw contempt upon the man and that am not dis
Mr. BUTLER Mr. President, / recollec, tha, when
the proposition before the Senate to welcome Louis
kossuh IT was expressly discaimed that il with any
view that he should address the Senate OF the United
States. The design simply, Tar practicable, tc
place him upon parallel footing with Lafayette and
that was very high honor, confess. WE'LL SIT, un-
dersland that he has written 10 the President of the Uni
ted States, and has sent him private communication, IN
which he returns his thanks for the honors which bad
been shown him by this government and the people OF
the United States. There can be objection 10 this
But when the President OF the United States thinks
proper 10 send communication OF that kind 10 the SEN
ate, allowing this gentleman (Mr Kossu,h) 10 address
himself ndrectyto the Senate OF The United States, and
far these proceedings will do it, to obtain the
.on OF this body impledy TO the doctrines set forth in
that paper ask If that is simple expression OF bis
thanks TO this body
Mr. BADGER, lin his seat) BY no means
Mr. BUTLER II must not then, go out TO the world
and be so understood Sir # II had been OF that kind
if II had been simple modest return OF his thanks 10
the Senate OF the United States venture say OBJ
lection would have been made 10 it, But sir, under the
name OF being return OF thanks, this is intended TO 60
forth with the sanction Of this Senate vehicle OF this
genteman's opinions and principles And, so far
give our sanction, we bound by In other words,
Mr. President we are 10 receive paper from this ex-
governor and place In archives OF the doc
uments which we value-as political paper, for such II
is TO all nents and purposes. What effect may have
upon the public mind Of The United States OF Europe,
know not but the idea is whether gentlemen disguise
it not TO send It forth with all the endorsement and i'm
posing sanction that be impaired 10 il by this body
and at the same time he asks US TO pass OF as return
oil thanks.
Mr. CASS am no, going TO say another word, ex.
cept TO remark that Is idea that we advocate all
the principles contained in every paper that we PRINT
| Mr. BUTLER. did not say so very far from IT.
thought explicitly stated that II by implication; that
is II gentlemen wish it sent forth under the sanction OF
this body they advocate the doctrines contained in H. All
have TO say is II other gentlemen are willing to adopt
them, ! am not,
Mr. CHASE. Mr. President. when this communica.
ton received yesterday by the Senate, twas addressed
to you the President OF this body, and by you as the
President OF this body, it placed before us. II was
read the Senateupon the suggestion OF the Char that
could only be read upon an order to that eieci-wlth
out objection from any quarter. motion was then made
by myself that II should be printed That motion went,
as matter OF course-and without objection from me
to the Committee Printing and that committee has this
morning reported IN favor Of printing this document
Now SIR in view OF these facts, It to me that II the
Senate refuse to print il will be taken as an act OF dis
courtesy do not say that such will be the motive that
induces any gentlemen TO vote against IT. but Will be so
taken and so regarded hroughouthe country. did not
participate any extent IN The debate with regard to the
welcome and reception of this distinguished man but l
know the sentiment which animaes large portion OF
the people OF this country with regard TO him. and know
the sentiment which anlmates particularly the people OF
my own State. They have received HIM with dlsunc-
tons and with honors which have never before been paid
TO any mortal exceptto Lafayeiie and in that they
have simply initiated the action OF this body which has
paid him honors paid 10 no other man but Lafayette
/ Mr. CLEMENS. / would ask the honorable senator
from Ohio if his legislature did not refuse 10 pass reso
luton to pay the expenses OF their guests
i Mr CHASE. No sir, they did not; and am happy
10 have an opportunity TO contradict that rumor. And
now, MIR President, when this distinguished exile re-
turns to u.s. gratefully and courteousy, his thanks for
the honor we have done him. and the committee charged
ncaion what can we do less than 10 print t II seems
TO me do nothing less as | said before, without
discouresy am in favor OF printing IT Tor that reason,
and not for that only, but because would not