Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-12-31
THIRTY-TH1RD CONGRESS Frnsr SESSION.
THURSDAY, December %.
SENATE.

ment of Senate officers and to report new plan fol
their appointment and organization adopted.
Mr. Hamlin introduced bill to establish line OF
telegraph from the Mississippi river to the Pacific.
A Joint resolution auth rising the President to
confer the title of Lieut. General by Brevet Ia
ken up.
A debate ensued, which lasted till two o'clock, in
which Messrs Adams, Walker, Petit and Douglas OPP
posed the resolution and Messrs Glass; Mason, Badg-
er, Shields and Seward advocated it. 1t finally
ordered to he engrossed by yeas 80 nays ~ fol
lows
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Atchisor Badger, Bayard,
Benjamin, Brodhead, Cass, Clayton, Dawson, Dixon,
Dodge Of Wis, Dodge of Iowa, Evans Fish, Foot,
Gwin, James, Jones of Tenn, Mason, Pearce Pratt,
Sebastn, Seward, Shields, Stuart Thompson of Ky,
Thompson of N Jersey, Wade, Weller and Wright.
NAYs-Messrs Adams, Bright Chase, Clay, Doug
las, Fitzpatrick Hamlin, Norris, LSlidel, Sumner,
Walker and Williams.
Mr. Bright introduced bill Increasing the salary
of nine hundred dollar clerks o twelve hundred per
annum.
directing enquiry as to the giving of pension to
the widow of Capt Gunnison, recently killed IN
Utah.
Mr. Summers resolution was agreed to, directing
enquiry as to authorizing orders drafts on foreign
postoces to be used in place OF ordinary drafts tor
remittances
After a short executive session the Senate adj
= HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. Penn presented the credentials of Hadley d.
johnson delegate from Nebraska. Referred to the
committee elections.
Mr. Disney introduced the French spolation bill.
Referred to the committee on foreign affairs
Various resolutions were adopted, among them
one requesting the President to communicate his plan
for the enlargement and modification of the judicial
system.
Mr. Miller of Missouri, introduced bill organi-
zing the territory of Nebraska. Referred to the
committee on territories.
The House went into committee of the whole
the state of the Union on the Presidents message.
Mr. Wright of Pennsylvania, thought the country
at large were unprepared to anticipate the results
which had occurred from the debate OF the last three
days He was one of those who believed, after the
great contest the country had passed through when
both of the great political parties OF the nation came
together in honorable warfare and when the great
battle had been fought, and victory won, that abo-
tionsm was not only dead, but buried. But the day
before yesterday, the gentleman from New York mir
Smith, cxhumed its hfeless body, and dragged it be-
fore the country Like Banquo's ghost, it is here
again. Perhaps he ought not to reply to the gentle
man, but he could not keep his mouth closed when
such sentiments were avowed by him.
He then quoted from Mr. Smiths speech to the
effect that great oppressor as Austria is Amer
lea is a far greater and guiltier oppressor."
Austrian despotsm, compared with American
despotism, which classes men, women and children
with CATTLE is the little finger compared with the
loins.'
Uncle Toms Cabin, the object of which was to
diminish the character, power and social conditlon
of this country abroad was unworthyto be noticed,
perhaps, but when the gentleman from New York,
with the reputation which preceded him for talent
and eloquence, forward to StigmatSe the coun-
try it time for republicans to speak openly. The
gentleman eulogizes the government which, combn-
ed with Russia and Prussia to destroy the nationality
of Poland and take the spoils-that nation which
but few years since, not only tramped In the dust
fifteen millions of Hungarians, but made them worse
slaves than the slaves of the American States. lie
has eulogzed nation where the press for practical
purposes, is abolished, and where the people are in
a condition than any other on the continent of
Europe and yet he says this is the country where
despotsm is inferior to that of this great and mighty
country. Does the gentleman side with Haynau, |
who butchered Unfortunately, men, women and |
children and does Haynau come within the gentle |
mans eulogy of Austria The gentleman has |
deavored to cast fire brand into the country, but
will fail in his object He disingenuously seeks to
degrade his own country and make it appear aworse
dcspotism than any on the continent of Europe.
Mr.. Wright next quoted Mr.. Smiths remark that |
the Administration presents the ptfu spectacle of
having willfully corrupted Christianity, and the peo
pie present the ptul spectacle of remaining patient
under it and proceeded to defend the Administra-
ton and compromise measures. How could the
gentleman from New York stand up and advocate
the higher law superior to the Constitution, which
contains the following clause
mo person held to service or labor in one State,
under the laws thereof escaping into another, shall,
in consequence of any law regulation therein, be
discharged from such service labor, but shall be
delivered up on claim of the party to whom such
service or labor may be due"
Evangelist and to support the Constitution and
yet assert the higher law superior to the Const
tuition?
Gerrit Smith arose.
Mr.. Wright asked, does the gentleman want to
make "speech?"
Mr.. Smith 1.-THE gentleman wants an answer he
shall have it.
Mr.. Wright 1 won't deny the gentleman, having
called him out.
Mr. Smith said he was not disposed to take any
position which should stigmase with hypocrisy the
trainers of our constitution few DAYS before the
close of the session of the convention which formed
the constitution, the committee style reported that
the word F." servitude" be stricken out, because it
was identified with the condition of slaves and that
I" service be substituted because it was identified
with the condition of freemen The motion prevailed
unanimously.
Mr. Wright remarked that it was not his recollec-
ton of the history.
Mr.. Smith referred the gentleman to the Madison
papers,
Mr.. Wright resumed, saying that the clause refers
to involuntary slaves well other persons and
so the Courts have decided. He (Mr Smith) insist
ed that Congress has power legisate slavery
and declared he washed his hands of the subject for
the term for which he was elected.
Mr.. Bayly then addressed the House, after which
it adjourned.
FRIDAY December %.
SENATE
Various pettous were presented
: Mr. Jones, OF Tennessee, gave notice of bill to
distribute the proceeds of the public lands among
the several States
Mr.. johnson asked to be excused from serving on
the French spoliaton committee Agreed to-
Mr.. James gave notice of a bill to give sword to