Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-01-01

lister, whcrin Mr. Rhett is said to have declared,
in 1888, his preferences for disunion.
Mr. Rhett spoke ats length in reply to Mr.
Foote, and charged him with Fastening Dir
Calhoun's death he said that Mr. Foole was
hard to please, that those who agreed with hirl
they attacked their motives, and those who disa-
greed with him, he denounced. He insisted up
on itthat the north had not respected the rights Of
the South, and that it was her duty to secede.-
lie read from speech made by Mr. Forte two
wears ago, to show that Mr. Foote declared that
if Congress did certain things, he would be in
favor of seeding, and that he had gone on one
occasion so far as to declare the Union would
be dissolved on a certain Saturday morning, and
further said that when Senator considered his
State wrongcd by the central agency, and
thought the only safety from still further wrong
was secession, then that Senator ought to say
80, and so tell the people.
Mr. Foote replied, and gave way repeatedly
for Mr. Rhelt to make explanations.
MIR Houston obtained the floor, and on his mo-
ton the subject was postponed until Monday
The Senate, after a short executive session, ad-
journed.
HOUSE not in session.
MONDAY, Dec. 81.
SENATE.
MIR Cass moved that so much of the Presi
dents message as relates to the Promeheus af-
fair; be referred to the Committee on Foreign
Relatons. Adjoured.
The special order of the day. Mr. Foote's
Compromise resolution, was annouced as IN or
der.
Mr. Houston then proceeded to make a peecf
against the Compromise resolution, and said
he was the only Senator now present who haC
voted for all the compromise measures there
fore, no suspicious coudrest upon him as enter
tanning hostility to those measures. But the
resolution. he thought, was entirely uncalled for
1t being calculated TO rake up matters whcl
were being forgotten. He thought Mr. Foote'
desingn was ACKNOWLEDGMENT, and to enlarge
his party platform. He objected to the Senate
time being employed concerning party platforms
he thought they had better confne themselves
to legislation and leave politics to the people
throughout the States. Centralizng legislation
he said, was dangerous, but centralizing politics
was much more SO. Another objection was, thu
action of the Democratic caucus on the subj ect
lie defined and defended his course upon thu
Compromise measures, and upon various part,
questions.
Mr. Foote replied with great severity to tn
personal insinuations made by Mr.. Houston, h
having tarrled al Washington for the opportunl
ty to do so. lie denied having introduced tn
resolution Tor party purposes, and intimated tina
Houston was intriguing for the Free Soil an
Secession votes for the Presidency. He charg
ed him with being traitor to the South and
demagogue.
Mr. Houston reioined, and denied that his as
pirations for the Presidency were based upo
intrigues or secret correspondence, and intmat
ed Mr. Fooe was manufacturing platform t
suit the State of Mississippi.
Mr. Hale was about moving to lay the Who'll
subject on the table, but several wishing t
speak, he forebore, and INDUCED in some pleas
antres at MIR Foote'S expense.
Mr. Clemens obtained the floor, whereupo
the Senate adjourned
HOUSE.
The House met at IL o'clock, and after tn
usual opening business MIR Daniel, of N. G
reported u resolution to combine in employmer
the extra clerks to compile digest of claims.
Mr. Carter moved u suspension of the ruler
for resolution that Committee of five be az
pointed to introduce Kossuth to the House, O
his arrival.
MIR Jones, of Tannesee, asked for the yea
and nays, and The motion was lost-ll1 to 81
Mr. Brenon introduced bill for the relief {
the holders of bounty lands warrants issued un
der act the Of September %, 1851.
TUESDAY, Dec. 49,
The House was occupied chiefly in the cor
alteration of the Land Bill. In the Senate MI
Clemens delivered himself in favor of tn
Compromise resolutions, and Mr. Douglass whl
avowing himself in favor of the Compromise
thought the resolutions were rather out of plac
and time.
On the oath and 25th nothing was done il
Congress on account of the fire.
FRIDAY, Dec. 26.
The Senate lnet and there being no quorum
adjourned
The following select Committee was appoint
on the Bounty Land Bill: Messrs. Durham
Stephens of Georgia, Harris Of Tennessee, Tue
and Bssel.
The Speaker laid before the House commu
nication from the Librarian of Congress, siatn
the loss of the Library and its principle content
by fire, in q manner unaccountable to him, as M
fire had been in the apartment for long perlo
nor fire, nor lights during the time it has bee
in his charge.
The loss Of books is about $4,000 volumes
10000 were saved in an adjoining room.
He expressed hope that searching invest
CATION would be made as to the cause ct tn
confagration, so that like calamity may
avoided in future.
Mr. Stanton OF Kentucky, by unanimous con
sent, introduced a resolution that the joint Com
mittee on Public Buildings and Grounds, be ir
structed to Inquire into the origin OF the neg
gence of officers Of the Government or person
Of either or both Houses of Congress.
Whether the fire was caused by furnaces {
fues, or by incendiary and to the extent OF II
jury to the building, and as to the best mode
re constructing the library room so as to guar
against similar destruction; and that tn
Committee have power to examine persons III
der OATH
Mr. Stanton Of Tenn, suggested an amend
ment, 10 extend the inquiries Of the Commute
to the necessity of making the whole bulldn
fire-prOof, such not now being the case. In
was objected to and the resolution Of Mr. Stal
ton of Ky, passed.
On the motion of Mr. Fuller, the President
the United States was called on for informato
relative to the seizure of the brig Avon,
Eastp0It, Me-. in 1850 and the detention ar
imprisonment of the officers and crew by Il
Haytien authorities, and what measures, If an
have been taken for ndemnifcation.
Mr. Stanton, of KY, introduced bill, whiC
was passed, making an appropriation $4,000 f
the discharge of expenses incurred in exit
gushing the fire in the library of Congress, Il
removal of the rubbish, The preservation of Il
books saved, and the construction of tempor
ry building for this purpose. The House the
adjourned till next Monday.
C0itOr's Gable.