The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-27
THIRTY-sECOND CONGRESS.
crroNn aEaSION.
wrDszspAr, January Is. 1868.
SENATE.

.eS H.
Mr.. SUMNER presented memorials from hos s.
ton, praying the establishment OF uniform rate
of postage at two cents.
JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT roR CALIFORNIA.
MIR. BUTLER, from the Judiciary COMMITTEE
to whom was referred the resolution directing
an INQUIRY as to the expedieucy OF provlding q
indge Of the supreme court for the district Of
California and Oregon. asked 70 oe olscnarged
from the further consideration thereof; not on
the ground Of any objection TO giving Califor-
MIA Judge, but because the committee are en-
gagged in devising change in the judicial system
Of the United States, but which cannot be natured
at this session.
BONDED WAREHOUSES.
Mr. HUNTER said that on Monday next be
would move to tax up the bill to amend the ware
for private bonded warehouses.
UNITED srATEs MINT.
Mr.. GWIN introduced bill to regulate the
United States mint, and for preserving the coin
age of the United States according to its standard
value.
RANKING In THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Mr. FISH introduced bill to authorize the bu
siness of banking in the District of Columbia and
10 regulate the circulation of bank notes.
THE MONROE DocrRIEE.
The Senate proceeded to consider the joint reso-
luton reafirming the Monroe doctrine
MIR. SEWARD said:
On the 23d day of February, l64s, John Quincy
Adams, of Massachusetts, who bad completed a
circle of public service filing fifty years, begin
ming with an inferior diplomatic function, passing
through the Chief Magistracy, and closing with
from the earth. Certainly respected hv mar Find.
and. if all posthumous honors are not ins;ncere
and false, deplored by his countrymen.
June. 1874. when the lond and deen voice IF vail.
ing had iuat died awav in the land the Senator
from Michigan, of New England born, and
BY New England reared, the leader of great
rose in the Senate chamber, and after complaining
that member of the family of that great states
man of the East, instead of going backwards with
. garment to cover his infrmities, had revealed
them by publishing portions of his private diary,
himself proceeded to read the obnoxious extracts.
They showed the authors strong opinions that by
the Federal compact the siaveholding class had
ootalne6, ana tnat they nad exercised, control
lang influence In the government OF the country.
Placing these extracts oy the side OF passages
taken from the FareweH ADDRESS OF Washington,
the Senator from Nlcnlgan SAID 'He is unworthy
the name OF an american VINO does not feel at his
hearts core the difference between the lofty patri
otism and noble sentiments OF one OF these docu-
ments, and -; out VIII DOT say what the oc-
caslon would lustlIy. VIII only say, and that Is
enough, me oneT, LOT II - 0nOhef.' FIT cannot,
will 1t, nor should IT. escape the censure of
age like this Better that 1t had been entombed,
like the ancient egyptian records, TIL its language
was lost, thaa mus 70 nave oeen exposed to the
light OF day"
The Senator then proceeded to set forth by con-
trast bis own greater justice and generosity to the
southern States, and his own higher hdelity to the
Union. This was IN the Senate of the United
States And yet no one rose to vindicate the mem
DRY OF John Quincy Adams, or to express emo
ton even of surprise or OF regret that it had been
thought necessary thus to invade the sanctity of
the hoEored grave where the Industrious statesman
who bad so recently passed the gates of death was
sleeping. He (Nlr. So was not of New England,
by residence, education, or descent and there
reasons enough why be should then endure in 81.
lan hat n oAny od with L
countrymen. But be then determined that, when
the tempest of popular passion that was then rag.
ing in the country should have passed by, he would
claim a hearing hsre-not to defend or vindicate
the sentiments which the Senator from Michigan
had thus severely censured for Mr.. Adams himself
had referred them, together with all his actions
and opinions concerning slavery-not to this tribu-
nal, even to the present time, but to that after
age which gathers and records the impartial and
ultimate Judgment of mankind-but to show how
just and generous he had been in his public ser
vice towards all the members of this Union, and
how devoted to the Union of the States and to the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of this Republic. He was thank
full that the necessity forperforming that duty had
passed by, and that the statesman of Quincy had
earlier than be hoped received bis vindication, and
had received too, at the hands of him from whom
Il on chit iustIy to have come-the accuser hinseIf
He regretted only this-that the yindication was
not as generously as it was effectually made.
There we're two propositions arising out of our
interests in the Gulf of Mexico which Are received
NV ali Of our statesmen. One was that the "a fetv
~ the contbarn renn;red uatchf,l ;ao Io,y,
If Enronean nowers in sonthern watars. H. oih.y,
thar The tendencv IF commerc;ai snS no,;.;.sI
events invited the United States to Jasmine and
exercise paramount influence in the affairs of
All, hem;.pphere The advance 70 chs nos;.;o,, |
constinted What ia called anrorress - tho pos;t;on
;tself s.manifest deatinv ,, T6ose wbo appnrovsd
that progress and destiny Considered it neceasaru
TO prevent the recoonization of this continent hv
European States, and Cuba from faIIino from
Snani to any other dominion of the. Old world |
In December 1923. Mr.. Monroe announced hi. |
poiicy. John Quincy Adams and MIR Calhoun |
we're members Of Mr., Monroe's Cabinet John o |
Adams acknowledged he was the anthor IF thet |
doctrine. and Mr.. Calhoun admitted the fact He |
referred to and read several extracts from M |
Adama,a letters. &c. While Secretarv of Stat. |
showing his interest in nrevsntino Cnba nsss;no
f-o,, ,hs ha nds If Sn.;n ~ III - Saua pdTSsns
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unsins 1Se'uel .nes: a1 enn 81 lne senator IN
1909, anu !a!, Aaalis Ia loIz, ano placing them
IN IA LAP m ep - s's history OF me senate, ne
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