The southern press., 1852-02-03
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.
MONDAY, February 2, 1882.
The PREsIDENr laid before the Senate report
from the Secretary OF the Interior, accompanied
by communication from the Commissioner Of
the General Land Office with the annual reports
of the surveyor generals Of Illinois and Oregon,
which were notreceived in time TO be transmitted
with the annual report of that d department.
Mr.. BERRIEN asked to be excused from
serving on the Select Committee, to whom was
referred the letter of Hon. d. l.. YULEE, contest
ing the seat Of Mr.. MALLORY, Mr.. B. being
called home by illness in his family. The request
was granted.
Among the petitions presented was one by Mr..
MILLER, praying for modification of the tariff of
1916, respecting raw and manufactured silks; one
by Mr.. SoULE Of officers and others employed IN
the military service of the United States during
the late war with Mexico, asking for three months
extra paw; and one by Mr.. SEBASTIAN, C. Alex
ander, asking for the priAilege of printing and
binding the returns of the seventh census
The petitions were appropriately referred
KossUrH AND INTERVENTION.
Mr.. STOCKTON presented the resolutions Of
instruction, recently passed by the legislature OF
New Jersey in favor of the passage Of joint res
oution instructing the representatives of the U.
8 IN Europe, to urge upon those governments a
declaration that the forcible Intervention of one
nation TO regulate the internal affairs or prescribe
the forms of government of another nation, IS an
infraction Of the law OF nations
Mr.. STOCKTON in presenting these resolu-
tions said he supposed no one would have any
doubt as to his adhesion to the Democratic doc
trine that representatives in Congress were
bound to obey the will Of their constituents. AT
the same time he constrained to differ with
those who had passed these resolutions he
n, go Al ha nY parry
and was as DESTROYS as any one could be to see
that nation and every nation succeed in its .strug-
oles for liberty. But he believed that the course
which was suggested in these resolutions, was not
the one which this government ought to pursue
with regard to foreign governments nor the one
which was best calculated to accomplish their OBJ
;ects. He proceeded to state his reasons for this
opinion. The resolutions were departure from
,ba nr;ncples which the United States always had
asserted, and which he hoped we. always should
assert He should deprecate any violation of the
nolcv Of our fathers in this respect. We were
he residuary legatees of all that the blood and
treasure OF mankind, expended during four thou
sand wears, had achieved in the cause of human
liberty and before God, we were responsible for
the sacred trust, not for ourselves only, but Tor
all mankind
What course, then, should our government
sdont TO preserve our own liberty, and to diffuse
among the nations of the earthi First, he an
swered protect the Constitution from INVASION.
Secondly, so direct the foreign policy Of this gov
eminent, that the progress of human liberty Will.
be promoted, not retarded. Avoid war, then, ex-
cent under very peculiar circumstances. Peace
was the true policy Of republic, yet he could
not assent to any proclamation Of doctrines
mon the question Of Intervention that might be
construed to abridge the right and duty of this
government to interfere whenever 1t may deem
best in behalf Of people who have mutually risen,
and are striving to throw off the yoke of despot-
Dr., w extrem be avoided.
First. a reckless interference with the affairs OF
foreign nations, without counting the cost, ard be-
ing sure our vsje 70 prneiicahe and consist
ent and secondly, should not rush TO the other
extreme, and decide hastily, without even
glance at the future, that we will not, under
sny circumstance, or at any time, interfere with
the affairs of other nations.
He proceeded TO quote and explain the law OF
nations, and concluded that il was now as Il al.
ways had been, simply the law Of force. And
,hs; sort of intervention he commended, this nation
nd right 10 use, and il was their duty, under
some circumstances, TO use, when, by so doing,
,Ve could save a nation from the arbitrary rule OF
despotism Yet, while he contended for this prin-
ciple, he was free TO say that he was not IN favor
~ going 10 war with Russia in behalf Of Hungary,
n,T,Iv because Russia was an old and faithful
friend and partly because Hungarian liberty,
,hrongh the agency Of the United States, was
Utopian, an altogether impracdcable, an impossi-
In conclusion, he moved the printing of the res
olutions; which was agreed to.
Mr.. MILLER said he had also received copy
ofthe resolutions, and when the resolutions Of the
Senator from NewJerssy came OPP, he should take
an early opportunity to express his sentiments
upon the subject.
MIR. HAMLIN presented. the joint resolutions RESI-, s3s
Of the State Of Maine, on the same subject; which
were also ordered to be printed
RgLIEF oF THE CUBAN PRISONERS.
A q al.
.;gn Relations, reported the bill for the relief Of
The American prisoners lately pardoned by the
Queen Of Spain, MS IL passed the House, and,
without debate, il was duly read, ordered TO en-
yrossment, and passed.
nEucAS INDEMNITY.
TIL. bill 10 carry into effect the twelfth article Of
the treaty Of Gusdaloupe Hidalgo, was also taken
up and passed.
Mr.. SHIELDS reported back bill for the re-
81. Johns church, and bill for the amend
ment of the charter Of the Washington Gas Light
company, recommending the passage OF the same.
the COMPROMISE RESOLUTION.
The compromise resolution was then taken up,
and Mr. McRAE resumed and concluded the
speech commenced on Thursday last.
TThe conclusion Of Mr.. McRAEs speech will
b. published in full tomorrow
Mr.. BADGER thought the Senator from mis-
sssinpi had fallen into an error in regard to the
,rue character and purport Of the resolution, and
also Of the amendment. He did not consider that
e;,her the original resolution or the amendment
;nvolysd'sny approval ofsny one Of the measures
Of the compromise; but that j. simply declared
thai those acts, taken as a whole, in their mutual
connection and dependence, constituted a settle
rnent, and therefore ought not 70. be touched by
the Hesitation Of Congress, until experience de-
,non.tr,tsd that il was necessary After explanS
inc his object in introducing the amendment
Mr.. BADGER gave way to an adjournment