New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-09
XXXup CONGRESS-. 49,. SECOND SESSION,
SENATE. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 1853

SENATE. WASHINGTON Feb 5, 1853.
The bill granting further remedies TO pat
en,ees, being but on IL passage
Dir. BAYARD addressed the Senate in opposi-
ton TO IL.
MIR MUIR replied
The bin was paSsed-Yeas, 81; NAYS. Is.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate Message
from the Precedent concerning the fisheries Referred
and ordered 10 be printed The Message will be found
IN the House proceedings
Mr.. SMITH presented memorial of James
Thomas proprietor of the Irving House stating that his
business had been injured by the illness and death Of
Sensiorwho died there recently and asking to be in
demnihed
The bill changing the name of the steamer
Forest City to Bay City was passed
MIR. WELLER, from the Committee on Terri.
tories made sfu and favorable report ON the memorial
OF Messrs. Alden & Eddy for right Of way, &C. for
Iae OF underground Telegraph from the Mississippi TO
the Pacific accompanied by BIZ and moved il be made
the specia order for Monday next
MIR. GwN offered resolution changing the
hosr OF meeting TO II o'clock. Laid over.
lhe resolutions of the Committee on Foreign
Relations concerning the rights OF American citizens IS
Ssgnees OF the grant OF aray OF right Of way across
Ne lsthmus OF Tehuantepec.
Mr.. SEWARD said: The great occupation ofthe
nations OF esern Europe for nearly three centuries be-
ginning with the discovery of America and coming down
tolAwas the colonz alton and establishment OF empires
In America Possessions isboriousy planted and ygor-
oasy defended passed and repsssed according 20 the Vi
elsstades OF war, from TO another In 1873 the
work OF discrimination commenced Grcs, Britain, the
strongest power, surrendered the thirteen insurgent
COLONIES. Leaving out the Russian possessions North
America was now divided between Grea, Britain, the
United States and the Spanish Vice Royalties Of Louisi
ana and Florida The United States have exercised
nxed constitutional Government resting upon the
foundations Of general education, freedom OF the
press religious liberation, and the inshenabe pop
Mar safeguard OF hsbeSs corpus and trial by iury.
ihe Spanish provinces were ruled by foreign, despotc
power, whose subjects were ignorant OF the nature ana
value Of representative legislation, freedom OF con.
science or the securities Of personal liberty. The Uni-
Ted States had no uncommon elements OF wealth. Span
ash America the other hand had all the United States
Rad with SURPRISING climate, inexhaastible precious
metals. Political power IN the United States
nously reserved purely European IL Spanish
America all political power was shared by aboriginal
and mixed races. Sefgovernment was successful in
the United States Manufactures, commerce and syri
culture and population rapidly augmented TheSpanish
authorities remained s;stonsryhey csught thepasscn
for independence, without acquiring or attempting TO
copy any OF the political elements of the United States
90 Necessary for It's development Thus they stood in
lsVo Louisiana ceded 20 France. and France
ceded to the United States who acquired the entire