The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-09


THE IOWA railroad
Was next taken up, and Mr.. UspERwoop, (whig) Of
Ky addressed the Senate for than hour In
ply TO objections urged To his amendment The subject
was then postponed till Wednesday.
THE Eor-IETrRvENrIoN RESOLUTION.
Mr.. CLARKE (whig) Of r. J., gave notice that tomor-
he would call up his resolution incrv ention,
to enable Mr. Seward to speak thereon.
bill for the relief Of Lieut. Col Mitchell, in
quence Of ajudgment obtained against him by NJ.
X Harmony, Of New York. returned from the House,
with amendment which concurred in by the Senate
After short Executive seseion the Senate adjourned
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House OF Representatives.
WAsnyeros, March s, 1852.
RrrIEr PASSED.
The bill for the relief Of Colonel Mitchell Of Missouri
was, after debate, passed
REVOLUTIONS ETC,
Mr. THOMPSON, (dem Of Va, asked leave to offer a re-
solution approprang the day exclusively to the call of
States beginning with Maine for resolutions and bills
which previous notice has been givon and which
debate should be allowed.
The House refused to suspend the rules and thus
The House then went into Committee Of the Whole on
| the state Of the Union, and took up
HOMESTEAD BILL
Mr. Firc (dem Of Ia. in rising to address the Hous
said that to the bill under consideration he had but
little say lift should be found examination to be
sicientyguarded to prevent frauds his vote should be
found in rs support He discuss the Presidents
annual message and the incidental matters connected
herewith including men, measures and things. While
in the message there much deserving Of censurc he
respected Mr.. Fillmore as man and an officer but widely
differed from him on political subjects He attributed
the Presidents recommendations the result crrone-
opinions While the President correctly adheres
the non-interyention policy, he adopted the wrong
proclamation Of outlawry, he invited the arrest
and execution Of the captured while If he had insisted
have had fair trial and much suffering would have been
avoided. When was Great Britain known to abandon
for this reason her dag Is respected The fault Of the
administration is it has withheld the protection Of
flag instead of giving it, lie did not justify that inya
far from it, but its result has excited desire for
revengeto be gratifed by another INVASION justifca-
ton for which will be sought for in the results Of the out
lawry proclamation Of the President Ii another invasion
should be made will be, would II be proper that the
administration of the government should be continued in
the hands of those who control it, given TO Web
cr who refused vote money during the last
with Great Britain to Corwin who dsgraced him.
self and country by inviting the Mexcans to welcome our
hall the administration be entrusted 10 others, who
terrain such opinions and policy! Mr. Fitch then passed
to speak of our domestic policy First to the compro-
| mise On this subject he thought with the President
| But these measures are passed, and no right
which accompanied the general agitation of the
question and the only regret is that the Presidents
ments in his message show the equvocal position Of his
party TO such an extent as to render for him
again to declare the compromise fnaity, aud TO
dorss il as fur as he can The Seward party seemingly
struggle they will cry peace but, the contest
they will proclaim anew their disunon sentiments What
the freaers will do remains to be The gentleman
from Florida (Mr Cabc) is prepared for n separate
ganization and that, in certain contingency he
will take the position Of outsider and fire his small
shot at both parties But the gentleman will find that his
San Vel AIMED an l a snfs i. or "rasr
II the gentleman wishes to connect himself with the par
ty which gives the most support to the compromise he
will have little difficulty in making choice for the de-
mocrats generally In favor of that Some of
the wings support it, while others render ucwarm sup
porhe majority oppose it OF all their candidates for
the Presidency Mr. Fillmore is The best; but he has long
hestated go into convention experimenting little sup
port from the woolyheads Mr. Webster is kept before
tLe lie H.
sets friends In view Of recovering the ascendancy in that
State with very little hopes Of General Scott
all things to eli men lie seeks by his silence and
non-commttaism, to unite the odds and ends Of the
Presidential soup He will say nothing without the con.
sent Of the woollcy heads As to the compromises he will
speak IN ambiguous terms with certain mental rcserva
tion Mr. Fitch then proceeded to speak Of the
part Of the Presidents message The President he said
makes urgent appeal for modhcation-he only looks
toa lew changes OF duties from ad rrem to specific Con-
sderng Mr. finorcs reported tariff act of AZ this speaks
vel for the act Of 49, 1t is, therefore very probable
accordance with the opportunities Of his friends
rather than from any desire to 1t changed
,hsros s Other old issues his party give way,
rect. lie had heard 1t said that Mr. Fillmore had OK.
pressed himself to the effect that the principal difference
between the democratic party and the wing party is that
the latter are always ten years behind the former Mr.
Fillmore has outsrpped his party and rcpented Of
old notions. Our finances appear to be- in ourishng
condition. Wing officials say this The projectors Of
ehcencies are chased among the prophets OF Ba But
appears that MT Meredith and Mr. erwin placed their
figures on the wrong side Of the record There
ore II the truth OF the present predictions is to
he judged by the past, they no more worthy
Of regard than those which have gone before. lie
then reviewed thc rcasonings of the wing Secretaries Of
the Treasury and the mistakes which they made in their
financial calculations and their cgrcgious blundcr The
President was tdies crins to thesc misrcprescntu-
tons. The wings indulge in wastcfu extravaganza,
and seek to drain the treasury to give prcencc for higher
duties In conclusion he defended the democratic ad-
ILLUSTRATIONS from the wing charge Of extravaganza; and
this he insisted sces to shift its
gance on that preceding IT,
Mr.. WILCOX (Union dem J Of Miss, obtained the 1or
when the committee rose
ARMY APPROPRIATION sfiL.
MIR. HOUSTON dem Of Ala. from the Committee OF
Ways and Means reported bill for the support OF the
army FOR The year ending June so 1851.
Mr. tL4Rk tdcm Of Iowa prevented the resolution Of
the Legislature OF Iowa endorsing the Compromise
surcs lie took occasion to repeat the substance of the
resolution and spoke Of the difference between monarch-
cal and republican governments. The laws Of
forced by the musket those Of the other by morality
patriotism HE remarks highly auiutory Of the
law-aidiDg character Of the people Of that state The
resolutions ordered To b. printed
The House then adjourned
The Seizure OF the Steamer America.
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