The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-03
rue.day EseninE, Feby. !. 1888

WASHINGTON GosSIP.-Laet week was an
evsnttul one in the Senate-in debate il not
in acts. Grave Senators worked themselves
up to the highest pitch and fought Great
Britain with all their might. Cas- was ready
At once to take up the cudjel and contend
with her Mojesty's troops and ships. Soule
found fault with everything and everybody
and this is about all he did do. The rumor
that Great Britain had established a colony
in Honduras afforded the food for debate
The President had advised the Committee
on Foreign Afairs that he had no informa-
ton on the subject, but the committee tbo't
they had enough in their own right to as
sumo it as a fact.
Mr.. Mason declared that, if this colony
has been established, it must be abandoned'
whether it conflicts with the Monroe doc
trine or not. Thus we are to have legislative
action, leading in the direction Of war, with
in thirty days time.
Mr.. Seward declared that he did not want
a war till Canada was annexed to the Union,
and until Texas should be as thickly settled
as Massachusetts,, and until California and
Oregon be as well fortified and defended as
New York, and the Pacific and Atlantic
coasts be connected with bands of iron, and
the country between, now waste, as prosper
GUS as Ohio.
Mr.. Shields reminded the Senate of the
propriety, in this emergency, Of taking up
his fertilization bill. California being as
much concerned with this war with England
as any other part of the Union, DR.. Gwin
suggested the Importance Of giving atten-
ton to our naval d~efences.
And then to close up the debate, the gen
orally peaceful correspondent of the Balti'
more Sun grows warlike and says that "ev
cry hour now impels this Congress and thi'
Government towards hostile collisions witt
the grc atest naval power in the world. A
present we have nothing to oppose to a ma
ton with a thousand ships Of war in com
mission but Gen. Cass' resolution. Com
Stockton said, the other day, that he knew
! the effect ola 80 pound shot at sea; and, j
it is more potent than patriotic speeches, lie
us have fleets and forts"
That was on Wednesday, but on Thursday
the tones of Senators were somewhat mod
;, fled and they concluded to wait awhil
4 longer, before they declared war and whip
: ped the British. There is now a strong dis
e position to defer the whole subject, arisini
. out Of the Monroe doctrine, 10 the next SEES
sion of Congress, by postPoning Genera
Cass' resolution. After the gentlemen Q
the Senate had exhausted their surplus pa
: triotism, we supposed this would be the cours
@ things would take. 1t is absolutely necessary
a at times, to open the safety valve 4 let off tn
surplus steam. Matters then move off NOR
=. smoothly and safely for a while. Still tn
. debate is not without effect, as it uffor1
a topics for interesting letters and %startlin
, paragraphs, and bar-room orators obtai
. themes for popular harangues.
1t is now thought that the Senate wi
/. keep pace with the recent invention c
p "mnny bills in one" and pass an omnib,
land bill, thus getting a half dozen bills thr,
BY n combination of minorities. One
e now talked Of, embracing the homestea
bill, Benefits bill for distributing lands I
the old States and several bi Is granting land
!. to railroads in new States. This is a COT
%veuient way OF having measures adopte'
W ich cannot command n majority uPo
their own merits, But after all, We doul
whether ever this can succeed. Only
i6 month ofthe session remains and what lit
time the majority will have to spare from p
litical iDtrigues for office, will necessari
have TO be devoted to the Appropriate
70 bills. These must be passed, or membe
IN can't get their pay, and we doubt very mu'
g whether the most important meOsur &C u
W attract their attention from the ina
n. chance"
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