The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-10

SENATE.
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died or were killed there during the late war, and
for such citizens Of the United States may here
aer die there; also asking further appropriation
Of q, 800 TO $4,000 to complete the works
Also a message from the President, transmit
ting letter from the governor of Minnesota, with
statements of disbursements up TO the LIST Of
January last, for the erection of public buildings
in that territory.
The Chair laid before the Senate copy of the
revised statutes Of the territory of Minnesota.
Also, a report Of the Secretary of the Treasury
in answer to the resolution Of the 4th instant
stating that no person has been employed by that
department to make geological survey of Cali
forDia, but that certain geological explorations
have been made by Joseph Grtzner, on his own
account, report of which is transmitted.
wAsHINGroN CITY.
Mr.. BRADBURY presented petition signed
by from four to five hundred citizens Of Wash
ington, praying for modification OF the city
charter, and extension OF the right of suitrage
referred TO the Committee on the District Of CO.
lumbia.
ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL.
Mr. RUSK, from the Committee on Post Of
fees and Post Roads, reported a joint resolution
authorizing the appointment Of an assistant Post
MAJ ter General, which was read and passed to the
: second reading.
ASSISTANT CENSUS MARsHALs.
Mr.. PRATT, from the select committee, to
whom had been referred numerous memorials of
assistant marshals, praying for additional COM
pensation for taking the census, presented an ad
verse report upon the same; which was ordered
to be printed.
AMENDMENTS TO THE TERRITORIAL BILL
Mr. DAYTON, from the Committee on Terri
tories reported the bill amendatory to the act for
the establishment of the northern and western
boundaries of Texas, &C., with further amend
ment.
BOUNTY LANDS TO sEAMEN, &C.
Mr.. STOCKTON, agreeably to notice, intro
duced bill granting bounty land to certain officers,
seamen and others, who were engaged in the ma
val service during the late war with Mexico ;
which was read twice and referred.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The resolution heretofore submitted by Mr.. AT
Gibson, as to the expediency Of so an ending he
territorial laws Of Oregon as to permit the people
Of that territory to elect their governor and judges,
was adopted.
The following resolution, which was yester-
day submitted by Mr.. BAYARp, was agreed to:
Resolved, That the plan for the publication of
the returns OF the census as exemplifed in rea-
ton to the State Of Maryland. which has been
submitted to the Senate, be referred to select
committee Of five for revision, who shall examine
and report what alteration should be made therein
before the same is ordered to be printed.
The Senate proce eded to ballot for select con
LAND, DAVIS, ArcHIsoN and BELL, were elected.
Mr. SUMNER modified the resolution which
he submitted yesterday, SO as to read as follows,
when it was agreed to:
Resolved, That the the Committee on Post Offices
and Post Roads be directed to inquire whether the
present charges on letters carried by these steam
ers are not unnecessarily large and burdensome to
foreign correspondence, and whether something
may not be done, and If so, what, to secure the
great boon of cheap ocean postage
LANDS FOR RAILROADS AND CANALS.
Mr.. HUNTER introduced a bill to provide for
the sale of cera in portions Of the public lands
the States in which they lie, for the purpose Of
constructing roads and canals which was read
twice and referred.
NoN-lNTERvEETIoN.
Mr.. CLARKE moved the consideration of his
Joint resolution re-affrming the doctrine of nom
intervention, which after considerable debate to
the propriety of discussing distractions to the neg
lect of the practical business Of the Senate, was
agreed to, and
Mr.. SEWARD proceeded to address the Senate
in support of his amendment. He commenced by
quoting the definitions and sentiments of distn-
guished writers on international law in favor of
the doctrine of non-inierventlon, and then advert
ed to the case of Hungary. That nation, he con-
tended, was always as independent Of Russia
we now are. And although for centuries equally
independent of Austria she had been reduced to
the most abject servitude to that Empire, and so
remained.
He then gave sketch Of the Hungarian strug-
gle, tracing its successive steps down to the APP
pearance Of Kossuth among us, and his move
ments here. He submitted to the Senate that the
following propositions were fully established:
LIST That Hungary asserted her independence
in lawful manner, and maintained it against all
parties having lawful right to resist, and esiab-
iished successfully government and constitutions
ID. That Russia, without right interviewed and
subver,ed that constitution and system Of govern
n, ent and independence, and reduced Hungary to
the condition Of province, ruled by foreign pow
er and martial law.
Sd. That the United States recognize from ne
cessity the existing rule of Hungary, but they
mt Indifferent to the manner in which that rule
was established
4th That inasmuch as the United States might
have lawfully, by the law of nations, rightfuy
interviewed by force to repress Russia, the
greater includes the less. they may now lawfully
protest against it ard against its renewal
These propositions, he said, were plain, simple,
true lust, established. And if honorable Senators
would have the goodness to refer 10 the protest
which he had laid upon the table for considera-
ton, they would find that 1t contained just these
four proposiions--no moreno less. And If
.everaly true. they collectively true, and the
nroteat was true and just. And if true and just
Univ, he asked, should it not be adopted?
He proceeded to consider the various objections
which had been urged against it. 1t was objected
in the first place, that the matter was foreign.
How foregn' Did il not arise in the family of
nations in which they were deeply interested !
He argued at some length, and ably, to show that
it was a subject which deeply concerned us 1t
was as true of nations sofindivdual, that ''man
shall not live by bread alone" Nations, as well
as individuals, owe towards each other the exer-
else Of principles of justice, Iberaty and ardent
brotherly sympathy.
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be an expensive policy. He thought not. He
bee eed senators to consider to what expense feY
would be compelled to submit il they suffered the
law of nations to be violated.
He deprecated all war in consequence of this
protest, and he maintained with the Senator from
Michigan, [Mr. CAssl that war would not follow,
and instanced further cases Of protest without
war, in proof. But if war did come what had
we to fear Why should we fear to wage war in
a lust cause 1t would be war in which the SYM
pathies of all freemen in all countries would be
enlisted, and it would be war on the part of