The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-28

continued He gave this as nothing more than his own
imperavcwar wa the last resort in all dicuites
If could be so shown that that colony was not corl
ent with the honor safety Of the United States he had
no doubt but Great Britain would discontinue it.
hir HOLLAND. (dem) OF Ark, said That it evident
iiom the course of the debate that gentlemen
bned TO attack the Senator from Michigan The Senator
from New ,ork commenced II Yesterday, and to day it
was continued BY the Senators from North Carolina and
Tennessee The Senator from Michigan needed not his
aid for in yanquising and ting the Senator from
New York yesterday he had proven himself competent to
Withstand host He (sr. Borand) would not strike
yanquished man nor dig corpse from the grave and
therefore would reply the Senator from New York
He then replied to Messrs Bell and Mangum contending
that the whg party had always shown dstrus for the
virtue and intelligence Of the people and therefore ON
every occasion sought prevent infoa ton being given
to them as ts-the administration Of public affairs 1t
was for this reason that the people seldom and for
such short periods conferred power that party He
then referred to the and sentiments ofthe Senator
from Michigan in the highest terms Of commeDdation
and assured that Senator of his support to the end
Mr GwIN, (dem) Of Cal, moved to lay the resolution
Mr. HALE Gree so Of H. tho thought the theory of the
constitution in respect to the organization of the Senate
was forgotten 1t intended that the Senate should be
grave and deliberate body, and for that
allowed to be member Of it till he had reached
the age Of thirty years The House set apart for
those young men, arena FOR making speeches TO
have effect the country. He felt kindly towards
the Senator from Michigan any did but he would
not now express his feelings because he ght the Sc
kansas rs he could conveniently digest in a day.
Iaueher) The senator from Arkansas prefaced his
ny hta'hg re W0uld NOT strike yunquiShct
man nor dig corpse from the grave and then pitched
pe nell into an attack the whig party. From this it
was TO be supposed the wgg party neither dead
yanquished Three years ago. certain statesmen asserted
that the Union in danger and to preserve il made
great personal sacrifices II gravey asserted
that peaceful relations with the world are to be dis
turbed He candid believed there wa no more danger
OF war now than of dissolution OF the Union three
years ago He was opposed to all these resolutions but
consoled himself with the reflection that all the ierocous
things that were said were intended entirely in Pick
wiclan sense, though there sas danger that the Sc
nate would NOT keep up with the dignity OF Pick Sick
the crying out OF alarms of with Great Britain He
saw by the last news from England. that while
grayey talking with long faces, upon the probability Of
war; they have been, in Liverpool giving banquet to-
minister At that banquet they toasted the Queen
and then the President and with patriotic forecast they
went further, and compmented the President who is
be- They then took up the guest, nis,er and put it
on to him about as thick did the from Arkansas
this morning, On the Senator from Michigan (Great
hughterl This showed the way they felt over there and
among the people Of this country there was no
excitement-there wa, no fear OF war. There was a
greater tempest in the bosom of the senator from Cali
Iofnia ut this moment respecting his railroad BILL than
there was regarding foreign affairs In his anxiety that
impatience. O-aughtcr) But there was something con
tageous in this debate Thegrayc and deliberate Senator
from Yesterday spoke and before he finish
ed said something which sounded warke. The Sena
from Georgia rose 10 counsel peace and declared be-
fore be sat down Fearing he might do something siin
business on some practical legislation.
Mr. UNDERWOOD (shig) of Ky. said the whig party
was not in such miserable minority the Senator from
Arkansas supposed He read several statements of the
votes at the recent election show that Mr. Perces vote
was not in the States north of the Potomac majority
OF the votes cast He showed, also, that but small vote
was given at the late election when compared with the
whole number Of voters in the Union He denied that
the whig party had shown any disrugt OF the yir
tue ana Intelligence OF the people and called Tor an in
stance of such conduct
The question taken the motion to postpone the
resolution to the 4 of March and decided the mega
tive follows
Yeas-Nessrs Adams Badger Beil, Brooke, Davis,
Dawson Fish Geyer, Hale, Mansum, Miller, Morton,
Wade nd Ia
Nays-Messrs. Atchison Borand, Bradbury, Bright
Brodhead Butler Cass Charlton, Chase Clarke Dessaus
Fitzpatrick, Hamlin, Houston, Jones of Tennessee, Nal
lory ason, Norris Petit, Rusk Seba aian, soule sum
ner, Underwood, and Walkcr-29.
The resolution was then adopted
TN MtsNE PROCESS IN riE DISTRICT COLUMBIA
On the motion OF Mr.. BADGER, (whig) of N. c. the
Senate took the bill amending the existing laws OF the
Disc. OF Colombia regulating process
Mr. BUTLER (dem) of s. G., said he did not assent in
held TO bail and he would never vote for any law affect
ing rights, and having retroactive effect.
Mr.. BADeUs explained that by the existing laws
the affidavit of plaintiff that defendant contracted deb.
through fraud false pretences or having property
trct 10 avoid the payment of the debt The truth of
this affidavit could not be quesoned and the party who
was thus arrested was compelled to give bail lie in
prison till the determination of the suit One OF his
constituents was now confined such affidavit This
bill was 10 declare that the affidavit Of itself not su
cent TO hold to bail if it could be dsproyed and this
imprisoned.
The bill was passed.
PASSAGE ) MnS.
Some unimportant bills talsn up and passed.
,. G. IaE MONROE DooIHiNE REsotuisM POSTPONED.
tr:ne, postponed till next Thursday.
THE PAcIfIc RAILROAD BILL
Was taken up and Mr. Chase amendment was further
debated till near four clock, when, without taking any
question: the Senate adjourned.
House of Represt natives.
WAsInNcror', Jan. 81 1858.
TIT. VOTE ON BRANCH NM MI,
Tie reporter neglected TO state yesterday that Nj.
Briggs changed his from the affirmative on ordering
the New York Mint b to be engrossea for third reading
in order that he might reconsideration of the
by which that question decided in the negative.
This accounts for his appearing in the negative
vote.
OCEAN MAIL STEAMERS, ETC
Tlis morning Mr.. PHELPS, (dcm) of Mo-, from the
Committee on Ways and Means reported bill making
appropriation for the transportation of mails in
steamers and otherwise
Mr.. HOUSTON (dem.) Of Ala from the same committee
Post Office department Both bills were referred to the
Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union
IT., DIVISION OF the svxrISs TrSp-E'1cRAroN TO LIBERIA
by the Com nec Of Ways and Means, to report his bill
authorizing the Secres Of the Treasury to deposit with
the several States the fourth instament of the money
authorized to be deposited with the several States under
the act of June 1886. BY this New York would receive
81 Sts Geo. and Pennsylvania $3.50 S3s, the money to be
those States 10 Liberia. The committee he said had au-
thorged him 70 report the bill with the rccommena tion
that Ii do not lass He designed to submit few re-
marks ia its favor. but
The SPrAER said it proposed an appropriation
from the treasury Il be debated in Committee of the
Whole on The state of the Unon
Mr.. swaIsEe, (dem) OF Ohio, moved the bill be tabled
Decided affrmatiyely-ycas 165 nays CO.
YEAs-Messrs Abercrombie, Allen Of Mass, Allen Of
H. Ayerett Bailey Of Ca Bayly Va Bartlett Bcale Bo
cock Bragg Brown Cable of Ohio Cartier Ca skie Chas
tain, hurchvell, Clark, Clemens, Ciingman Cobb Col
cock Curtis Davis OF Ia. Dawson Dean DimTnick, Dis
ney, roty Durham Durkce Eas man, Edgerton Faux
ner, Fickln, Florence Floyd, Freeman, Fuller of Me-
Gaylord, Giddings Gilmore, German, Green IIaI Hami
ton, Harris Of Tenn Harris OF Aha. Hart Henn Hyer
Holaday Houston How, Jr. n Y. Ingersol Ives Jack.
son, Jenkins John OF Tenn johnson OF Ca. Johnson
Of Ark Jones Of ~ " Jones of Tenn, Jones OF Pa King
ofN Y. Kur'2. Letchcr Lockhart, Mace Mann, Mason
Mel anahan, Mson Molony, Murphy, Murray, Nabors,
CIR, Parker Phelps, Powell Richardson Riddle, Robbins
Robie, Ross seymour of ~ " Seymour of Conn, skel
ton, Smart, Smith, Snow, Stanton of KY, Stephens
of N. Y, Stephens O Ca, 81. Martin, Stratton,
Stuart Sutherland swcetser, Toombs yenable, Wal
lace, Wilcox Wdrck and Woodward
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