The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-07

appointment to some of the most responsible ar
lucrative offices in the State and that, too af,t
the President and the department Tlnter;or1 ha
been notified, verbally and in writing, as well ;
by reference to the journals of the legislature
to which they had access--of the obnoxou
proceedings OF those to whom they deemed
proper to extend their favor and patronage
These attempts of the administration t
$ keep in favor with that class Of politicians il
Iowa and in other northern States are doubles
. unknown to my distinguished friend (Mr
Footc,) who has within the past week been So
complimentary to those who now administer the
a general O. vernment
, | Mr.. President, there are, in my opinion, othc,
acts of gross violation of public duty upon the
part of this administration. l allude, sir, t.
their course towards the people of our country
in not seeing that their rights were protected
and the laws aud treaty stipulations for their
benefit fully enforced. Their management OF
our freign relations calls for condemnation at
the hands Of other members of this body who
are more competent to the task, and who, I
hope, will at the proper time do so. am sure
our friend from Mississippi would, were he
permitted to remain with us during the residue,
Of this session. The public press Democratic
mean, not Whg-as well as the people every
where north and south, in public meetings and
o'herwlse, have spoken in terms Of rebuke not
to be misunderstood and it appears to me to be
the duty of this body, particularly, to hold up
such acts Of gross derelcton of duty to the
scorn Of the world. Amongst these are to lie
enumerated the insult offered to our flag in the
hiring into the Falcon the arrest Of the Prone
thcns, the merciess and inhuman butchery of
fifty uniried, unarmed American youths, and
the vindictive cruelty to Thrasher-not to
speak of the transpor alton to the dungeons of
nj fha Inn EAr a
citizens who, like Thrasler, were condemned
upon mock trial, thereby adding insult to in
jury.
move that the resolutions be laid upon the
table, and printed
The motion was agreed to.
The preamble and resolutions were read
the substance of them being to condemn the
disposition shown in certain portions of the
Union to set at defiance the laws of the land,
and declaring the unyielding devotion of the
people OF Iowa to the constitution and laws.
resolution was offered by Mr.. Shields to
appoint committee of three to introduce Louis |
kossu.h to the Senate, which elected come dis
cussion and finally passed by vote of 80 to Is.
The business of the House was unimportant |
SENATE, Dec, 17th.-A lengthy and warm
discussion was had upon Mr.. Foote'S compro-
mise resolution, in which Mcssrs. Butler, Foote,
Rhett Hale and Underwood participated
SENATE, Ioth.-Petitons were presented !
and papers withdrawn.
A bill passed fo- the relief of Margaret L.
Worth
The debate on the compromise resolution was
by Mcssrs. Hale, Foote, Douglas
TO the resolution by MIR. Badger, which was ac-
ceptcd and adopted
HOUSE.-The bill for establishing a branch
Mint in California was taken mp, read a second
time and referred to the committee of WAYS
and Means. After some other unimportart bu.
s;ness the House adjourned.
SENATE, 10Th and 20th-Mr Foote finish
I'd his remarks upon the Compromise. No
other business of Importance occurred.