The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-10
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PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
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Speech Of Mr.. Seward In Opposition to Nom.
Intervention.
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HIGHLY INTERESTING FROM ALBANY.
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THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION,
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THIRTY-sECOND CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
WAsHIscroo, March 0, 1852
PRELIMINARY BUSINESS.
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WAsHIScrou, March 0, 1852
PRELIMINARY BUSINESS.
Business commenced at half past IL O'Clock
Several executive communications laid before the
Senate.
rErirIoNs--rHE COLLINS srsAMEns, Erc.
Mr. DAVIS presented several petitions from Massaohu-
sets Of the extension Of additional aid TO ths
Collins line Also, petition from the New England His
torca Society asking Congress TO furnish them with GER
tain documents.
Mr. JAMES and others presented petitions against til
extension Of Woodworth's patent
ANOTHER POSTMASTER GENERAL, ETC.
Mr. RUsx, (dcm of Texas reported joint resolution
authorizing the appointment Of additional Assistant
Postmaster General.
private bill was reported and passed
Mr. PRArr, (whg,) of Maryland, from the Committee
tons Of Assistant Marshas for additional compensation for
taking the census.
TIE TALcoIT COURT MARTIAL.
Mr. SHIELDS, (dom) of ILL.,, reported back and asked
that the committee DO discharged from the further
sdcraon Of the memorial of dcn Tacott in relation
bis Dismissal from tho army by n court martial
CEMETERY SOLDIERS MEXICO
The CHAR laid before the Senate despatch from the
Minister Of the United States at Mexico. relative to
cemetery for Americans near the city of Mexico Three
thousand dollars additional are required to complete the
work
THE CALIFORNIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
report received fro the Secretary Of the Trea-
sury enclosing copy Of the geological survey of Cali
forpja.
THE COINAGE REPORT
Twenty-Five hundred extra copies Of Mr.. Hunters re-
port on coinage were ordered to be printed.
SALARIES OF NAVAL OFFICERS.
Mr.. DAVIS, (whig) Of Mass., submitted resolution
directing inquiries as to the proprety Of increasing the
United states. Adopted.
THE
Mr.. MASON dem OF Va, offered resolution directing
inquiry to the proprety of paying Spanish citizens
their claims arising out the Amstead case Adopted
CENSUS PRINTING.
Mr d's rpfpr ting
subject to select committee Of five. adopted, and
the Chair authorized to appoint such committee
Mr.. Summers resolution directing inquiry as to the
reduction Of rates of ocean postage, was adopted
THE PUBLIC LANDS.
Mr. HUNTER. (dem) of Va, introduced a bill ceding
public lands to the States in which they e for canal and
lands which have been in market less ten years.
81 for those than ten and less than twenty and
seventy five cents for all above that Referred
SAILORS.
Mr.. STOCKTON (dcm) Of N j., introduced bill grant
ing bounty lands to saors engaged in the Mexican
Referred.
NoS-INTERvENTIoS-srEEsH or MIR SEWARD
Mr. CLARKE (whig) of r. l., moved to take up the non
intervention resolutions
long debate cnsucd in which the practice of taking
subjects for days debate and then posponng them
was condemned Mr. Clsrkc's motion was then agreed
Mr. SEWARD free soi) Of N ", said-Writers law
teach that States Free independent, and equal
usefuness and possessing rights and subject to duties
defined by the law of nature which Is system of politics
and morals founded on right reason; that the only diff
ference between politics and morals H. that regulates
the operations Of government while the other directs the
conduct Of individuals and that the mnxims OF both
the samchat two sovereign States maybe subject to
prince and yet be mutually independent that nation
becomes free the act of its ruler when he exceeds the
fundamental laws that when any power whether do
nestle foreign attempts deprive State of ndepen-
dencc Of liberty may lawfully take counsel Of its
coursge and prefer before the certainty Of servtude the
chances of destruction; that each nation is bound to do
to every other in time peace the most good and in time
least harm possible consistently own real
interests that while this is imperfect obligation OF
which State performance any one has right
to peaceful and force Unnecessary TO re
press power that openly violates the law OF nations and
directly attacks their welfare; and that while
the interests Of universal society require mutual inter-
between States, it can, nevertheless be con-
Quoted only those who in their respective nations
sess and exercise In fact adequate political powers
Austria being situated in Central Europe, with only one
inconsiderable seaport little was known Of her except
that she OF the Oldest and most nexorable men,
bers of the allied powers holy league and holy alliance
which, for than half century have resisted the
forming principles of the American revolution Hun
gary, after being, In past ages the heroic de-
fender Of Christian Europe against the armies Of
Islam and the defender Of Austria sgainst Prus-
sa and France, seemed to have disappeared about
q century ago. and until four years ago, did not
appear on the stage and challenge her part IN the dma
nations She occupied in the region OF the Austrian en-
pirc of fifteen millions of people One third OF them were
Magyarsa inhcriting freedom arts and arms while
the remainder Germans serfs and WollachaDs-the
latter being dcbased and virtually cnslavcd by fcul
customs and laws. Hungary was limited monarchy oil
an independent State under constitution Of st Ste
phcn her king In 1850 she elected for her kings the
successive reigniDg Dukes of lapsburg Lorraine Hun
gary prescribed Fundamental laws (Which were accepted
by the Austrian dynasty) which declared the King to
have powers except on certain conditions; ana Hun
gary to be free and independent stactob be bound
by decrees except those of her own Dict sane
toned by the King Hungary always independent
OF Russia Such was the condition OF Hunyay
national functions national organs independence liberty
law but lies prosrae at the feet of the Austrian en-
peor and receives his decree from the point ofthe sword
Who has wrought this charge, We shall soon see In
February 1siS the Hungarian Diet beard by telegraph
that republic had arisen in Paris and that one was to
e In Vienna Awaiting themselves Of these circumstance
they decrccd the Of certain national nstu
tons, necessary ust and constitutional These received
the royal sanction The Germans three dayssfer received
constitution the hands Of the Emperor On the llh
of April the Emperor approved and confirmed all the new
laws Of the Diet. An Austrian party OF reaction, on
groudlcss prconcos fomenied msirrection In sern
and Wallac a; and tyranny when panic struck became
perdious and the Emperor violating the constitution and
aws appointed Jeachich to the Office Of Ban Tor Cover
nor the seditous districts Mr. Seward then described
the contest and the successful efforts OF the unsarans
up to the withdrawal Of the Austrian invading armies IN
April, ls49, when Hungary was in fact ana Jaw ono py
success Of and the voice Of justice, independent
and free Nine months after that independence sue was
yerhrown by Russian and auxiliary troops, on the pre-
text that successful example Of Hungary was danger
TO order and religion in Europe lie described
events preceding and attendant upon Gcorgeys suren
der The civil chief made such In April, lS49, with a
small heroic band escaped into Turkey; ana now ater
long surveillance he il restored to freedom and activity
he is among with soul unsubdued by trcacnery
msortune poverty, reproach and exile preparing new
revolution for his farhcrland which, as soon as II was
surrendered to the GAR was by nm deercd over 10 Tue
Emperor and at submerged in the Austrian empire
TN the ground of these principles and these facts,
be submitted to the Senate and people of the
United States that the following propostionsa are
fully established FirstThat the people OF Hungary,
in the exercise of the rights secured to them by
the law of nations, in solemn and legitimate manner
asserted their national independence, and established
government by their voluntary act and successfully
rontancd IL against all parties lawfully interested in the
sccond-That the Emperor of Russia, without just
4 lawful right. invaded Hungary, and by fraud and
armed force ubycrted the national independence an po
ltical constitution hue established, and thereby reduced
that country to the condition of province. ruled by
foreign and absolute power ThirdThnt although the
United states, fiom the necessity Of political society re-
copnzcd the exstug rule in Hungary yet they atc not
Indifferent 20 the uEurpation and conquest by which ~
w&s ctabli bed FOGrth1hut they may lawfully protest
rp0int that conuest and usutpNlion and against any
nlw armed interyontion by Russia to uphold u
geginst III. will o the people OF Hungary Il Il should
10 ,xprt.ted Ihs being the whole vi case, ana
torg hus estnbihcd why. he atkcd. shaii not pro-
clam that iust and lawful protest! a Senator said
stould not protect bccau2e The matter foreign Did
mol arise IN The family ol nations! and were not
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