Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-04-28
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1 Mr. Jones presented the memorial of the merchants
and other citizens Of Memphis, Tenn, in favor of
granting additional aid 10 the Collins line.
! Mr.. Brodhead presented the memorial of the Board
of Commissioners of the Northern Liberties, PhiIa-
dePha against the granting of any additional aid to
| the Collins line
! Mr.. Geyer introduced bill to improve the naviga-
| ton Of the Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri rivers.
The deficiency bill then considered, and pend
ing this the Senate adjourned.
} The House was engaged, during the same day, in
considering the bill to prom discipline in the Navy;
after which warm debate sprang up the Presiden-
cy. The naval discipline bill was laid on the table.
The debate upon the Presidency involved the acts
of the last Wing caucus, Gen. Scots position, &C.,
&c., and is important that desire TO lay the
whole of it before readers and shall do in
next.
| MIR. McMullen notified the House that he would
offer bill fixing the annual salary of members of
Congress at fifteen hundred dollars.
The House then adj ourned after clock.
| The Chair laid before the Senate on Thursday
message from the President of the United States cal
ling the attention of Congress the existing state of
affairs in Oregon relative the actual place of the
OF government of that territory, and urging upon
| Congress the ProPriety of declaring. by law, either
the other of the several places be the legal
seat of government of the Territory. ...
Also, report from the Secretary of State, enclosing
statement of the number Of passengers arriving in
the United States during the year 1851.
! Mr.. Mangum addressed the Senate in personal ex-
| pIdndtlOn.
menGacious manner, by letter published in the N.
York Express in which it was stated that he had
entered into coalition for certain purposes with the
Senator from New York, at certain dinner parties at
the house of the latter. That he had taken certain
grounds recently, he having in view his election to
certain high office. Also, that he had entered in to-
private coalition and understanding with M. Seward,
by which he dexterously made chairman OF
certain caucus, for the express purpose OF defeating
certain movements.
The statements contained in this letter, he said,
were unjusrifaby false-were in 'he aggregate and
in detail false An attempt was made in the editorial
of the paper to smother up and hioe the author
of this letter. He had no doubt who the author was !;
it of the editors of that paper. Certain
language used in it Identical with what he had
heard in the few nights ago. He, upon all
his responsibility, declared the author guilty OF
dacious falsehood. For half way mendicant of an
editor, DESTROYS to gain some notoriety there might
be some excuse; but when one gets into high posi-.
tion is received into the company of honorable men,
rides up and down the in his coach, &c., some
| :hing better is expected.
The author of This letter editor of ne Ex-
PRESS and was not only guilty OF mendacious caum-
n.y. but of loss of all sense of honor and proprety
| known to the usages Of society, and whenever he
presents himself amongst honorable men, he should
be kicked of the assembly. The editor was
member Of the other House.
The chair called the senator to order.
Mr.. Mangum said he knew he out of order,
but he done.
The apportionmeDt bill was taken up and amended,
and then ordered to be engrossed. The bill
it passed. g YES member TO South Carolina for her
fraction, and allows two members California, and
increases the whole number of the House of Repre-
sentatives to 234.
The deficiency bill then taken up, and the con-
sideraton of the amendment granting aid to the Col
Inns line resumed. :
Mr. Miller addressed the Senate till O'Clock, in
favor of the amendment. He advocated the policy of
enabling the American steamers compete with
and beat down the English monopoly of carrying
passengers, mails, freight light packages. and in
specie He earnestly urged the passage of this amend
ment. The amendment was then informally passed
over, and other amendments were acted upon. The
Senate adjourned.
In the House, the day, a bill reported by
the committee public lands. restoring certain lands
in Arkansas, after explanation from Mr.. Johnson,
was passed; and bill granting lands in Indiana TO
that State replace those already appropriated,
referred to a committee the State of the Union.
Several other land bills reported by Mr.. Free
man, of Miss, and respectively disposed Of During
which, there being quorum voting a bill to
enable settlers on the line of railroad from Mobile to
Chica 90 to complete their titles, call of the House
was moved by Mr.. Stany. of N. c., upon which the
yeas and nays being ordered the motion mega
tived-yeas ~, nays 80
The House then went into committee, and again
took up the Homestead Bill.
Mr.. Molony, of Illinois, who had the floor from
Yesterday, addressed the House. He said it was
natural and proper that there should be excitement
preceding Presidential election, but condemned the
conduct of members. who had elected themselves
standard bearers, in defence of any particular candi
dates. The Democratic party, he contended, depen-
ded principles, and not men; and that any man
who should be selected by the Democratic Convention
at Baltimore would be certain of success, the policy
of that party being congenia to the minds of the A
merican people.
The debate further continued by Messrs
Molony and Sutherland, after which Mr.. Yates, Of
Illinois, obtained the floor and the House adjourned
The Senate, Friday last, engaged in consd-
ering private bills. Some twenty were disposed Of
and then they adjourned TO Monday.
In the House, the same day, Mr. Brooks replied
to the remarks delivered by Mr.. Mangur in the SEN
ate, on Thursday. He defended his connection with
the letter signed - eye the Capitol, which was
the occasion of the denuneiation of him by Mr.. Mang
um. Among other things he said
''And there is yet another allegation against me,
Mr.. Speaker, which descends indeed, to low-water !
work, and becomes amusing enough, if for nothing
else, at least for its orr ginay. have had. during
long political life, many. very many, astonishing
nsinuations directed against me, both in my public
and my private relations; but this about TO state
bears off the palm in freshness and novelty. 1t has
been alleged that much of my political action has
been affected by the fact that my Uofe youthful
days it my misfortune (of fortune rather) to suf
fer from that fraty of youth, the loss of my
heart butt alas on the wrong side Of the Potomac,
andsso to have become allied 10 the South by matr-
monial connection. That certainly very grave
crime, and plead guilty 10 the charge uttered
against me, and which continues 10 be uttered a.
gainst me, in the Northern States Bnt charge of
far higher importance is made against me In the
Congressional Globe, that am the owner of carriage
and that roll in luxury, with iv cried servants in
the of the METROPOLIS. The author Of this