New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-15
XXXIId CONGRESS. :. FIRST SESSION.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, May II.

SENATE. WASHINGTON, May ii.
A NEW SENATOR.
Mr.. SMITH Comm presented the Gre
dentsls of Isaac Toucey recently elected Senator from
that State and the gentleman was duly qualified, and
took his seat
THE HULsHMANN LETTER.
Mr.. SEWARD presented a resolution,
which lies over, calling upon the President, if not in.
compatible with the public interests to communicate to
the Senate any communication made by NJ Husemann,
lately Charge Aaires for Austria, on or about
the Doth of April last to the Secretary of State on the
occasion of the withdrawal of said Hulsemsnn and also
copy of any reply thereto made by the Secretary Of
State and also copies of all communications in relation
to the subject
Attest OF COAL.
Mr.. PRATT presented the petitions of
the Legislature of Maryland. They were not read but
their object may perhaps be Inferred from his saying
that Maryland has expended twenty or twenty-five
millions of dollars in developing the resources OF the
western part of the State and that Mr. c. B. Stuart the
Chief Engineer of the Navy Department, had made
report 10 the effect that anthracite coal Is better adapted
to the generation of than bituminous coal thus
contradctir all anterior experiments made under the
auspices of this Government II was, he said, lmpor-
tant to the people of Maryland that there should be
fair test of these GOALS The resolutions referred
to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
WABASH AND MISSOURI RAILROAD.
The Senate ordered to be engrOssed tor
third reading the bill granting the right Of way and
making grant of land to the States of indiana Illinois
and Iowa. aid in the construction OF railroad from
the Wabash to the Missouri River.
THE LANDING AT VERA CRUZ
The resolution calling on the Secretary
of the Navy for the report of Lieut. Temple detailing
the Vera Cruz during the Mexican war;
next taken up. 49,.
Mr.. HALE said that, as the glitter OF
military glory connected with this subject, grst
was intended to be brought the hopper OF the Pres
idential election The Hon. Senator from California,
the other day, said that the Democratic Convention
would nominate who 10 not for the Compromise
nality Now he wished TO give his opinion that II
the candidate should be placed on that platform ne
would meet with defeat as complete as was the wing
victory Of l646 If he repeated-considering the t'r-
buent condition of their friends 10 the Free States
they should tack the approval OF these measures In
GLIDING the Fugitive Slave Law, to the Baltimore plat.
FORM the scattered panks # the Buffalo platform VIII
be rebuilt and scene of great confusion generally
will prevail provided they can coax Gen. Scott on the
same platform.
vast deal of credit is taken by gentlemen tor saving
the Union, though some gentlemen think there are
doubts about this which to be attributed 10 tue ba
fao platform laughter and TO the manifestation oil that
rebelhous spirit which the northern Democrats have
against submitting TO tests. This demonstrated 70
those who welded and would WELD the force and
energy of the Government in this direction that Is
not safe go that way any further and they should by
this demonstration feel that though themselves Dut 10
small minority they took their neighbors WIN tne
If this is history, we should improve oy It. Inc only
way in which Che Democrats) can recover our LOST
power Is to give up idle pretenses OF swearing TO sup
port the inality of the Compromise and the endorse
ment of the Fugitive Slave Law augnter as part OF
our creed the only way to let bygones be oygonesu
we endeavor to regain power and place we might az
well understand at once that the compromise ~
political measure Is Just as dead as the Budao Conven
ton both must be content TO be togetner ana 'neir
friends can 90 and weep together over them Laugh,
teri You cannot elect a man without the support OF
the Buffalo Democrats, and they screwed tneir con,
sciences to the last extreme when they agreeo 20 na
on the Baltimore platform they do not feel comIorta-
Bile there but they will remain there tor the purpose Of
getting power and plumber. However, II you under
take to tie fugitive slave to one OF IL up ghss ana 'he
Endorsement of one of the Compromise Measures rs
qualification of Democracy, you will drive them Of
A. Ia General Scott, Mr. Hale thought that If he
should be nominated rs he stands ne would ma ss a
pretty fair race Of it, General Scott i, better at ngn
ing than letier-writng, and he hoped the Generals
friends would impress this on him. u however, ScoH
shall put himself on that PLATFORM ms de'ea' w o1
more overwhelming than that Of any Mexican General
with whom he ever came in contact; his chance at
best is not more than middlng. Mr. h. observed that
as the meeting OF the Convention at hand ne tnougnt
II to be his duty to make these remarks.
PRESIDENT FILLMORE ON TIK COMPROMISE
Mr. PRATT, on rising said, that he did
not intend to enter into the debate but to contradict
report which had been circulated widely namely, that
while Willard Fillmore presiding Cficer OF tins BODY
under the expectation that casting vote on the Com
promise Measures might be thrown upon him, had de-
tcrmined to vote against them The rumor udher des
ccnded particulars and Ii was said thai he had pre-
pared paper in advance giving reasons tor the antc
surprising went the President and coycrsed with him
about it, and the President had authorized him TO say,
that the reports utterly unfounded on fact that he was
in favor of those during the whole time hey
were being discussed, and that there was no period
when if left to his vote he would have voted against
them
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
On motion of Mr. HUNTER, the Senate
POSTPONED the general orders and took up the Deficiency
bill
A dry discussion arose on an amendment