Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-12-26
T:IIRTY-TnIRD coNCREss--Isr SESSION
THrnsoAY, DECEMBER %, 1853.

Air Mason offered resolution directing the appointment
Of SELECT committee consider the present laws and re-o
urions sutnosng the appointment Of Senate cfrers and
plan for their appointment and Organization
adopted
Mr. tlamlin introduced bill establish line Of tee-
ropn IRON The Mississippi river 10 the Pacific.
Joint resolution aulhOrising the President 10 confer the
title OF Lieut.. General ny B'cvet was taken np
debate ensued, which listed till TWO O'Clock, In which
lessts Adams. Walker Petit and Doug's opposed the
soIl'ion and Messs C,ss Mason Badger, ShieIds and
Seward advocated il X finally ordered 10 be cngross-
Cd by ycDs 80 nays II. az foilows:
Yeas--hes.: Allen, Atchison, Badger, Bayard, Rna-
Wis Dorge of Iowa, Evans, Fish, Foot, Gwin, James,
Jones Of Tenn, Mason, Pearce PRATT Se5asan Seward,
Shields, Stuart, Thompson of KY, Thompson OF NJ jersey
Nays Mrss1s. Adams, B:igh!, Chase, Clay, Douglas,
Fitzpatrick, Eam!iG Norris, slidcI, Sumner Walker and
Hlllna.
DR. Brigh, Introduced bill increasing the salary Of nine
hundred collar clerks Twelve hundred per snnuni.
Mr. Cass offered resolution which agreed 10, direct:
in. eEQnity 20 The g.in. OF pension 10 the woo" OF
! Cant. Lu!uison, rcccn ly killed IN Utan.
r Summers resolution was agreed TO- directing esga,y
as auhosing otd-ts drafts foreign postUces 10 be
/ used In place ii ordinary drafts Tor remittanccs.
hrr sho.t executive session the Senate ADJOURNED
delegate I.6n niIlGJaaS HEERt.Ed e e6AhEes on esc-
tons , , =,
Mr. Disney introduced tho French spcation bill! Rctdr-
red To the committee on foreign affairs.
Various resolutions adopted, among them one re-.
Gnertng the President communicate his plan for the en-
larpcment und modification Of The Judicial system.
l nl!lcr ui Missouri introduced bill organizing the
Territory Ct Nebraska Referred 10 the committee on leF
! ,u:Ca.
The House went into committee of the whole The state
of the Union on the Presidents message
Mr. Wright Of yvania, thought the country al iarae
were unprepaed anticipate the results which had occur.
red from the Of the last three days He was one ol
those who believed after the contest the country had
pas through when both Of the great political parties ol
;rc nation came together In hCnorhL2 warfare and when
the great palc had been fought and victory won that APO
onlsm only deai out buried bat The Day before
Yesterday the gentleman from New ok our Snhil eN'
hun.J lis eless body ard dragged II before the county,
Like BarqOos ghost, it is here again Perhaps De cnght
not 10 reply gentrnan but hc could not Keep his
mouth closed when such sentiments were GVowea oY Nun
He ihcn quoted from M Sm:rh speech 10 the effect that
great oppTessor as austria s America sf ca'e'
Nanstr,an d.spotism compared with American desposm,
hcn classes men, women and children win cattle Is Us e
| Etiic finger compared with the lJins
Uncle Toms Cubn, the object OF which was 10 dlmnlsI'
r rharDccF power and social cuadlinn 0 this country
h,nai .,s unworthy to bs noticed perhaps but whca thr
from New York, with the reputation "hch pre-
coded hin, for and ell qIcnce came forward To stigma
Use his county, time for republicans To speak opni5.
Thr rentlruau euioYIzes the government wac coibInro
win Russia and Prussia TO desoy the natona1Y OF 70
u aud the spoils-that nation which but lew YeaIs
ancu eny tramped in the dust fifteen millions OF Hun
rs,ns but slaves than The elaves c the
American States He has euloglzed nailon whcie TIC
press for practical purposes Is abolished and where the peo
pc arc il worse condition than other on the continent
Of Europe he this Is The country where cespo
tism is inferior that Of this great and mighty county
Does the gcnennn side with iiaynnu, VINO htef1en in
dsr+mn,-Iv men womeu and children and does Hayuau
come within gentcman's euosy ot Ausfai inc Sea
cn1n hus endeuvoed to cast fire brand INFO the coS
I'm, u,i fail in his object He dsnseDuoGsy seeks 10 de-
.r,d bs own country and make II appear worse Gespo
| ism than nny the continent 0t EufOpe
MIR. Wright next Quoted Mr.. Smiths rcmar: that the
"Aminsa,ion presents the pitlul spectacle ot having
wiuly corrupted Christianity, and the people rTeaent TIE
pinnl spectacle u remaining patient under u ana pro-
edcd To defend the Administration aud COMPROMISE nea
.urrs uuw could the gentleman from New fors aand up
and yDcae tho higher law superior 10 the Ccrsilutlor
which contains the u!lCwiLS clause:
mo held 10 servicc or LABOR ~ one o'ae uHce
the aws thereof escaping into another SHALL n consequence
OF any law or resualu therein te discharged irc" snch
,t,li. ria DE HI,
party whgn such service or LABOR may Do nus
How can tie gentleman put his hand on the Holy Evan.
cclg and support the C0astuinn ana YET asse'
| The higner law superior 10 Inc ConsH.uuosi
Cert Smilh aTosc.
Dir Wright asked, docs ire gentleman want " "aAe
"sntcch2' s., ,, :,
Mr. Wright-I wont deny the gentleman having called
Mr Smith snd he was not disposed TO take nny posi-
which should s,lgmalse with h, porrisy the hmrs OF ou
ronsri,uun lew before the close n The sesson o!
Tue convention which formed the consnt'nn the commit
lee on style reported that the word scYiindt &c stchen
on! because Identified with the condition VI siiVs
and that ssrvce be substituted because u was sechru
~ the condition vi lrreCso The mooo prevailed uDan
in0usy. u., :.
Mr Wright Iemarscd that II was mol hls iecoecao "
Mr. Smith referred The gentleman TO the Mat!aon papers
Mr. Wright resumed saying that tho clause refers 10 IN
vo'an'ay slaves as "s az 10 s,n, Insisted ba, Con
ges has no powe, TO rgisalc sgcy, and declared nc
Washed hs hands OF the subject for The term Tor when hs
was cir-Iud . - >,
After further remarks in reply Mr.. Smith. no alluded
the Senate bill requiring the appolnten' o !he Assslan
Secretary Of The Treasury 10 be confirmed by tie senate
He was opposed in It's present form, and wished
make the applicable hereafter because 10 siTet pre-
cent application might construed into censue on Inc par
Ties cuncerned. , >,
MT EayIy OF Virginia. said he would not now reply &c
Nr GicdInGs remarks The Amstad question: pTeicrfins
10 walt until bill should be introduced and report mso'
on The subject The other day he undertook, when tne &c
rac bill requiring the appointment, OF Asslstan. see,eut n
of the Treasury be confirmed by The Senate cane W
House To chow the constitution required the aPP1,n
men, TO conc under the supervision OF Inc senae
was French philosopher and poet OF greas .sa".d -
4 The had forgotten his name) who never lev Commence I'm
an If any audaory reieence was nsoe 10 m
was always exceedingly gralihed 4! any one me @
him on his dancing 10 words ne was van IT. . :.
oaci,y in which he was the most deficient anu J.. ,sn
i Ip vv,si nn.iIion in respect the constitution. at
uttered himself ha, he understood The anu
like the French philosopher, he was S'in OF MS
ha cruld mol help t-ani, when ne maue polu
and p-utI. men laughed at HIM. he ist h'e Sene
tLaughter) -, ;,d,.a,e ha dancing
orot.d The constitution and the debates In eonSeoloL
IN ,nnnort of the position that the Assistant Sece'ay