The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-11
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.
Fa,pAy, March Q.
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The officers and soldiers of the United States, who
d;sJ or were killed there during the late war, and
"a, anch citizens of the United States may here
amer die there also asking further appropriation
Of s2, 800 TO 5000 to complete the works
Also, message from the President, transmits
tinp 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. rgl
The Chair laid before the Senate copy of the
revised statutes of the territory of Minnesota.
Also, report of the Secretary of the Treasury
in answer to the resolution or the Atm instant,
stating that no person has been employed by that
department to make geological survey OF Cali
fornia, hut that certain geological explorations
have been made by Joseph Grtzner, on his own
account, a report of which's transmitted
e WASHINGTON CITY.
Mr.. BRADBURY presented petition signed
by from four to FIVE hundred citizens OF WASH
ington, praying for modification OF the city
charter, and an extension of the right OF suffrage;
referred to the Committee on the District or 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
master 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 marshas, praying for additional COM
pensation Tor taking the census, presented an adj
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
80 a. fnrfb am anil.
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 The
territorial laws Of Oregon as to permit the people
of that territory to elect their govsrnor 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 exemplfed in rela-
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 proceeded 10 ballot for select CON
mittee accordingly, and Messrs. BArAan, Bon
LAND, DAVIS, ATcHIsoN and BELL, were elected
Mr. SUMNER modified the resolution which
he submitted yesterday, SO as to read as follows,
when il was agreed to:
Resolped, 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.
MIR. HUNTER introduced bill to provide for
the sale of certain portions OF the public lands 10
the States in which they lie, for the purpose of
constructing roads and canals which was read
twice and referred
SoN-iNTERyEsTioN
Mr.. CLARKE moved the consideration OF his
Joint resolution re-afiirming the doctrine of nom
Intervention, which after considerable debate as to
the propriety Of discussing distractions 10 the neg
lect Of the practical business Of the Senate, was
agreed TO, and
Mr SEWARD proceeded 10 address the Senate
in support Of his amendment. He commenced by
quoting the definitions and sentiments Of distin-
euished writers on international law in favor OF
the doctrine Of non-inierventon, and then advert
ed 10 the case Of Hungary. That nation, he con-
tended, was always as independent Of Russia as
we now are. And although for centuries equally
indenendent Of Austria she had been reduced 10
The most abiect servitude TO that Empire, and so
remained.
He then gave a 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 A lawful manner, and maintained il against all
parties having lawful right TO resist, and estab-
iished successfully government and constitution.
ID. That Russia, without right, interviewed and
subyeried that constitution and system of govern
ment and independence, and reduced Hungary to
the condition Of province, ruled by foreign pow
err and martial law.
al. That the United States recognize from ne.
cessiiy the existing rule Of Hungary, but they are
not 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, rightfully
interviewed by force TO repress Russia, as the
greater includes the less, they may now lawfully
protest against il and against its renewal.
These propositions, he said, were plai~ simple,
true, lust, established. And If honorable Senator's
would have the goodness to refer TO the protest
which he had laid upon the table for considera-
lion, they would find that it contained just these
four proposllions--no moreno less. And II
.eyeray true, they were collectively true, and the
protest was true and just And iftrue aud lust,
why, he asked, should II not be adopted
ne proceeded TO consider the various objections
which had been urged against il, IL was objected,
in the first place, that the matter was foreign.
How foreign' 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
!, was a subject which deeply concerned us. II
was as true OF nations as ofindividual, that "man
shall not live by bread alone" Nations, as well
as individuals, owe towards each other the exer-
else Of principles Of justice, beralty and ardent
brotherIy sympathy.
Il was objected that this policy would prove TO
be an expensive policy. He thought not. He
begged senators TO consider TO what expense tiey
would be compelled to submit if they suffered the
Law Of nations TO be violated.
He deprecated all war in consequences Of this
protest, and he maintained with the Senator from
Michigan, tMr. Chssl that war would not follow,
and instanced further cases Of protest without
war, in proof But il war did come what had
we 10 fear Why should we fear to wage war in
q lust cause II would be war in which the sym
pSthies OF oil freemen in all countries would be
enlisted, and il would be a war on the part Of