New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-03
xxxIEd CONGHEss.....F ir.. sessiss.
SENATE..- WAsHINGrOS. Feb. Q, 1882.
The Senate met at l2{ O'Clock

w ~. q.
The Senate met al l2i O'Clock
mR BERRIEN EXCUSED PROM FLORIDA ELEcTIos.
MI. BERRIEN sale he should leave the city TO NOR
row, and as 1t was uncertain nen he would return,
he asked to be excused from any further service on
the Select Committee on the Florida contested cleo
uoD. lie was accordingly excused, aud au election
10 MI the vacancy postponed until to. morrow.
PROTECTION WRONG WAY.
Mr. MILLER, OF n. j., presented a petition from
the manufacturers, d els, and others interested IN
the SILK trade, asking tor repeal Of that part OF tho
tam o. 1916, imposing duty Of fifteen per ce0 on
raw siik showing the INJURIOUS effect OF the tsr.f
In It's dIscrlmn alton between manufac red and raw
materials The petition was read, AID then referred
LAND OFFICE.
communication was received from the secfc.
tafy OF the Interior, lncosiDg an additional yeQ0B
hom the Commissioner o. the Land Office.
STOCKTON on KossUTH
Ny. STOCKTON presented a Joint Resolution Of the
Legislature Of New jersey, Oh kOssu,h and ine.
ytDtiCn.
Mr.. Stockton said that no one iced doubt his re.
gard for the old Democratic principle that tae re.
sentative ~ bound by the VIII Of MS commitments.
No one need doubt his fespec, for the ex pressed
opinion Of the Legislature Of New-Jersey lie
knew 10 higher honor than faithfully to represent
hs naive staIenno Decentralization than 70 mert
Ier approval. HIS ambition was 20 promote hoS
interests, IN dong which he promoted Inc Interests
and welfare OF the whole country He execrate1
uT ctSiesso,s Of peo5 HUI gary; and cordially
s}hla'hled In her SDfeungs He vas as De.
slroUs tor her fpepdtLce, and the extension OF
her recon ard liberty. as auy of MS fellow-cIi-
zeDs while he agreed DIih every gebtimeGt Of
htecom aid love of liberty Contained la the re soiu-
uois' he cd not concir in the prlnc pies prrlic
law by which they sought the object lie detailed
VIVA. ia lie judgment we're The res yons b.itles OF
tRe OLteo states, ard the course 2 ought % take
III res ara 10 our fore gn relations Tne sug-
gtsee by The RI so utIoIS was NOT the one preferred
Dt hH' Ihey I'D not aSo8 the puGcOes which
ms ScNeII ntnt ought to ssStr. ana maintain a1d
which lLe Jnittd States always had. AID ne
ho9ed sIwaJs would, continue 70 assert and main
TAN, as lOIg as there is cespotlc governments
tkistng whose people Iise 10 demand liberty
EVER part Of The earth, except America is appfopi'
aled y absolute noGarChs the Leople VI tne
Shittd states alone eDJOy Tepnb lean ms rutions =
Our !Tfe institutions comprehend, and Ia then IS
coLctLtTated all tha! is valuable In what msa mas
ever achieved toward Qualifying himself for SELF
government The Ntsalc Repub.ic-Rome and hef
tmprethe 'rarsioIy Con- mon We Tbs ~ Italy ano
CeImaIy-which teraded the revival Of learning'
ali siaId as beacon.lishts 10 warn ami iasfrc, VI,
All that was valuable civilized institutions, from
the days Of Alfred TO The present improved age are
before US We are TesidcaIy legaiees % all inas ioI
four thousand years has been accomplished Ia tho
cause Of human freedom, aud before God are resp'c'
siele for The legacy-not for our own benefit aloSe'
but for that Of the whole race of man.
The course this Government oue nj 70 pursue, ne
laid down as follows
Fwsf-Guara the Constitution from iBfraci,ce
sbiCe within its limits mos. dscreety exercise tas
powers sctusiiy granted, ara no. say Others