The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-24

country stanos upon tbs footing 10 the cossmp pIa
tim o the law all others Tbs Senate had heard that
ffom iufo received from the relative OF the Ssa
tor from Michigan, hr gentleman sto.sin hlga r-p,,e
coed citizen, ana veA slts.ned in his cwn aaton 10
this country hs had said nothing, had he any
sct ahordDe the sightes. shadow Of jus sstios pro
vocation for the unmap,y violence offered him, Hs
thought there further egsstcn necessary
tect foreign minister's Pub3 sentiment could and he
suTe vouio, disconpteI aSd put down ruuh
violations Of rights and hospitality dc had hssrc hEt
rims was imputed TO this gentle nan bat believed and
felt satisfied, from tbs given by the senator
from Michigan that IT altogether unjust and ,y
upfouDded Any who offered this volsnse, aided
or encouraged or protscrt hers In doing it. would b.
rOttinx aei more unjust outras than tho
one WITH which teh gentleman WAS, he believed,
Mr. ADANs (aem) OF Miss said Congress bad no juris.
clifton over this snbsct He doubted the right OF Con-
ercts to nsnusosurs, to regulate, enforce public
spinon On tbs or Any other matter. What power had
the gsasrAi government to put DOM rios punish
matter for the ssvera States within its own limits
to regulate AM dispose as they thought At Wills n,
thought thus hs did not wish to bs une ers:ood ap
proving viol~ncs in any manner
MI CAS- faid that this matter might become proper
snhject o. legislation by Congress-. II this s,neni.n
we're In this country Ia dipl mAto character and mas
sustsped outragss Congress has tina over expressly TO
sg sA that tuojsot Il not the case OF 40 oldi
uaIy riot assault and battery the Senator sup-
eed 1t was a matter ds-ply affecting the natopsl
onsracter su ppose Ameriosn ambassador shouii oe
assaulted and maiteaed In any sity in Europe would
this sovernmsn Mt the people look upoa 1t smpls
case OF assault and pAtsryf Undos sbtsdiy NOT Flom
oeeAn e ooesn the American rsops wouls regard
kr PETIT, (dem of a., ssid the resolution was hs
thought, lisht on two pSrtiouars Ono VAS th.t the
oesr,d to have siri.tsr a. this a9 rsromsat. sas
e other whether further legislation was uscsss>ry
TO hereafter violations Of Law In the persons
foreign representative This gentleman to thl,
country with two objsca. The erst the repre-
sentative II his sovereign, Secular Prince To make
known 10 this government hs vie OF that sovereign
The other make known the views Of the n, nd OF
hs church 10 the members OF that church conn
try In the srst character, his rnipsou Was ria and
AZ tn dn HA
disIksd t. heA. pvd0ous remsrts nbout Northern
Southern s,Ates though the gentleman seemed to have
forgotten that the OF these outrEgeB
nitled in Baltimore which Ia Maryland, and Mary
land is Southsan STATE but there time since
an outrage st New 0rieAns, which would almost make
Northern crmson with shame. On that oc "a sion
the representative OF ths Spanish had bosa
outraged; but nothing then heard Of tho Southern
States 30. participating IN such a, had made
the ,cquaiHtsncs of tBs gentleman last Friday night
AM bao ssreeaoe and quite extencsd conversation
WITH him He expressed himself highly delighted with
lis visit TO this country, where no had been sx
seemed think email matter saying that 1t occurrea
Gay and next iaornisg there netbirg Of It, Hs
said that the Holy Father might upon hearing Of It, Os
matter He spoke Of the pleasure hts visit Afforded
him he had gore but regretted that hs sls
from entering moro fully INTO social WITH
the Amer can people He (Ar PettiD Thought Senators
gen Il msn bmseK looked upon It as he had said
small affair The senator IRON Geo gA had csnsursd
the au Gores Tor rot putting down these iotous os
nonst Hi ns, when the facts OF tho CincnnAh .5.r
thoweo that the borities vlant in pr@vsut
ing ontoreAk vol. hat they actually
far and violated the lnr tse Thes. he thought
should Re attributed ~ hoss foreigners had sought
THE copU'ry from oppression and who looked
upon t. one who hsd been IL
IA oppSss ng thsrn IN tn " .thsrAra II the rssou
sho oUd triIR tn. info ior ths PAp, States die
desire 20 have Relations ~tn ths Upcc se' he
would os elao OF II he vuuic snd re.p,n1 q
such nesture. 30 wonA ot GLAD II every oivlztd
tioS 90 The globe wou bs bound in the aud
sett es with
sr WEIHR (ceIn Of Cal said tnst ever sipc. tsesr
rival o this pets,n 10 this uptry the PUBIC min n,s
heeE ssist.d and excited re- Itaiiste >nc G.ru,.ps
vi had taken psit In tb- revolution OF lSts ypd wh-
hso c'me to this country great SUMNER, bsiisved
sh.ther justly or not lie could not s.I, that ths
tot part In the Wrongs nhic 90 upsu thsm He
gret,Sd that there should Be vo-sos suy-a-re Ho did
not ooubt hnt IL any Esn tyKaas op
re- eould bsvs travelled through Georgi. withoat
Fic siiop Bat thsrs were f4w itAisns or Germ, "a
to~T- h. what there la Nv Ysrk or CiuoianAti
srs n .srs an ercitAbi- p-sp. and easily led
s-ay by ths prsseE OF whom inoy loot.
&c upon ~ bavie been their oppress Aad
tyfant He thought It could scaasy be nscesssry
toe esojuion 70 sic't rom seostors ciapor OF
vi.lsDos. It could scarcely L.ce-rAsy 10 iorm e
Ietpe ~ their obligations to observe he law the
mere ss no sae for property or right but The sAncy
OF the Law What could hsn chico. of the resou
touf wss to tell The people that they might peace
ably atsembe TO eSpssa their opinions aud xrisvln
II so II would not have s effect for suoh was right too
vel known to thsm And II these people charged with
Outrage did nothing but assemble peacesby for such pur.
pose and this be guilty o. only hs Of what bis
own countrynsD bim, then people were right
In vbst they did (ApplNufe in galleries
Mr. MAsos-I call 10 order
TtslHAR directed that order bs preserved.
Mr. wnIlR said that he knew nothing Of the guilt or
Innocence Of this and before bs coald
these people Of having done wrong be would have
annie whether he guilty not OF what his counry
mi. et aRe bfn The rssoutton could not be necessary
with the view to any further lsxsls on II he
under any plcmAtic authority the President must know
the fact Congress. ss ear, 1890, snactso . Law
this subject, providing penaly Of three years i'm
priscpment ~ dne 1t the discretion OF the court
fnr any sttack, &c upon the person OF . foreign
minister this law has bsen violated, all
that the Prefident had TO 60 was to instrut
Bis District Attorney TO proceed against ofsndsr He
dsered In no vsy to spirt Of violsnos He
-su ksev that 70 aoi could JUSTIFY violence but Il
useless TO stt.mptto put DOM people In their
baRes bly, to express their horror and indignation
FOR cii 9. oppression and tyranny.
TIE resolution then adopted
After soms unr portslt business had been disposed of
tbs sspsts went into executive sion and Afterwards
sajournsd
House OF Representatives.
WAsHSGToS, Jau 2s, 1854.