Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-03

before any nation could uphold and enjoy it. He would
not say that might not arise where intervention
may become necessary but when that great issue was
made in this country, knew where should stand
Mr. MASON against the reference Of the memorial
because asked the Senate TO do what not competent
for il TO do The subject rested with the President OF the
United States and were important that both branches
shoul act tremendously and not trench upon the duties
of each other then the memorial ought not to be referred
He prfessed himself against all intervention whether in
this shape by direct means and moved to lay the
memorial on the table
Mr.. WALKER asked the yeas and nays, which having
been ordered the vote resulted as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Atchson, Bell, Berrien Butler, Clarke
Cemes Cooper Dawson Downs Geyer Gwn Jones of Ten
King Mallory, Mangum Mason Morton, Rusk, Sc
bastian Smith, and UNDERWORLD.
NAYS-Messrs. Borland Bradbury Dodge Of Wisconsin,
Dodge # Iowa. Douglas Felch Hamn Jones Of Iowa. Nor
ris, Shields, Sumner Wade, Walker, and Whitcomb-l4.
So the memorial was laid on the table.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. | am also charged with the pre-
sentation of somewhat curious petition from Mr. VIM L.
Finch Of ST. Louis, Missouri who has destiny to fulfil
He represents sir that he born in the United States
ofAmerca of respectable parents who pure Anglo
Saxon blood the side Of his father of noble origin That
he Instructed by his parents to feel and did feel
arriving at the age of maturity that in the providence OF
God he called to fulfil destiny. That since that
time he has been engaged with all his powers in the
of human progress and advancement That if he had fail
ed enhance the great to the extent Of many
Others cannot be any fault of his make him any less
patriot That in the providence of God he has been
made the executor of who this moment looking
him for all the information, means and appliances
cessary for them successfully to strike for liberty and
human progress That he has extraordinary talents for
popular stage representation and singing, which would
have given him abundance of means and appliances to
have saved his from absousm, if his talents had
been cultivated and refined in Italy France Spain, NADIA
gascar Van Demans land and first acknowledged by
the European courts continental elite That your Pc
titoner is plain, unpretendng and unobtrusye man,
seeking only to elevate his and them from the
encroachmens of absolutism against which he and his
have struggled hard and long, and would have t
umphed but for the intervention active intervention, OF
the great Autocrat of the world who in his resstess re-
entless tread has crushed and is crushing millions
of mother Ewes noblest in the dust with his iron heel
Therefore he pys for your active intervention in behalf
of his to arrest this mperious autocrat in his amb
tous systematic and onward march to universal abso-
lusm Because it is well known the world that giant
young America is the giant antagonist OF all oppressive
deposm and absoutism of every FORM and is to be the
light of the world and the amoner of Gods bounty to dis
pense the needy to give freedom and liberty to all the
oppressed &C. Notwithstanding which your petitioner
nsensbe the fact that he has claim upon your
generosity bounty because Of his nativity humble
birth, and more humble circumstances Therefore your
petitioner will not, like mutual friend Dr. klnkel,
ask nothing take nothing less than cash in hand
albeit he would suggest that the ready money would be
exceedingly convenient just 10 him and his race
from becoming refugees. But he would further suggest
that in the absence of preceens for relief bills in behalf of
American citizens his be included in that noble,
generous and patriotic bill before the Senate for the
relief Of refugees granting each 60 of land as that
amount with magnanimous private donations would at
make him and his free and independent But II
that could not be done without compromising republican
principles and embarrassing the Presidential election in
1852 then your petitioner would humby pray your active
sympathy in his behalf for some high post of honor emo
ument, of hearty republican democratic sympathy
And thus your petitioner, sink swim, live die, in
duty bound, will pray.
do not know said Mr. u. what better reference can
make Of the memorial than to send it to the Committee on
the Public Lands.
Referred to the Committee the Public Lands.
Mr.. DOWNS presented memorials from J. W. Zacharie,
from Edmund J. Forstal and from Matthew c. Folger
assignee of Charles Gunett representing that there is
variance between the awards made by the Board of Com
mssoners for the settlement of claims of American c
against Mexico, and asking that payment may be
made by the Government Mr.. d. observed that he felt
at some loss to know what to do with them. There
many of them in the hands Of others. The memorasts
ask that committee may be appointed with power to
send for persons and papers, the main object Of which is
to have ADMINISTRATION Of the whole subject He moved
that the memorials be laid the table for the present
which was agreed to.
Mr.. SHIELDS, from the Committee on Military Affairs
to which referred the bill create board of commits
soners for the examination and payment of claims against
the United States growing out of the conquest of Caor
MIA, reported back the with amendment striking
Out all after the enacting clause and inserting bill
The amendment provides that all troops enlisted in
California under the direction Of the military naval Of
fcers shall be paid volunteer mounted rihemen, find
ing their horses and forage and to have all the bene
fits of all acts in favor Of troops engaged in the with
Mexico The Secretary Of War ascertain and report
to Congress the second Monday of January 1853 the
amount o. all just demands for supplies furnished SER
vices rendered. to appoint board Of three competent Off
examine witnesses and receive evidence in Caor-
MIA and elsewhere in relation TO such claims and report
the TO the Department. public notice to be given of
time and place of tngs Of said board approprating
thousand dollars for the expenses Of the examination
GLIDING such allowances the officers the Secretary
shall consider proper.
Mr.. A1CHIS0N moved that the Senate adjourn which
agreed and the Senate stands adjourned to Mon
day next.