New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-14
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hessre. HUNT and LANE made personal explan ations
on matters growing out OF the excited proceedings Of
The SPEAKER laid before the House communication
from The Secretary Of the Navy in reply to Mr. Walker
Tesolui1n skng ~belher the steamships employed in the
ocean Man service are OF proper construction be
Verted into vessels of in the of her for that
purpose being requrei aud II how many Of this
description The Secretary in his reply he he's
fully examined the numerous reports on file in the
department. in addition to those recently received
ana whle thote reports and public results de-
Of the steamers to the performance Of the service in which
they are now engaged he cannot resst the conviction
That the general principles OF construction which they
are built such that j. unpractcabe them
nio vessels Of to be relied for efficient service
regular owsr. They however in the of war,
could be made very useful and seryiceable transports
for men and troops, and susceptible Of being
strengthened and rendered capable Of bearing small
arnsments, such sc would enable them TO annoy the
enemys commerce, aud do good service ss pryaeers-
men.
Nr. HUNT La by unanimous consent made per.
sonal pGDaOn and sad that the report in TIE G05e
o Fridays proceedings was erroneous and unjust 10 him,
though he believed Dot Intentionally IL would b9 re-
collected that the gentleman OF Indiana Mr. LaRe)
charged the gentleman Of Maryland Mr. S)lersD Nth
moloDg the sentiments Of his constituents and that they
mOlCed by him The gentleman Of Indiana further
sod that he gentleman of Maryland represented district
where Eve negroes equal to three white in the
way OF eonitiiuency asO, that Mr. Sellers represented
such constituents The gentleman smoke these words With
bitterness and Excited and paiDed in common
Mr.
deiued the night to reply. The gentleman is reported
having said that be laughed a remark Of his Hunts
seem. Now, he wished to know whether the gentleman
f Indiana meant to aPpy this language Of scorn and de-
fsnce lersonaliy to bin
Mr.. LANE Ind asked and obtained the unanimous
eorsen Of the House 10 reply lie ssd that he had hoped
this personal explanation would have taken place when All
Of tie gentlemen concerned in it were present He had
understood that Ar Sellers not only sick, but sick
unto deab he WISHED to 'ay that he Lane was NJ ad
NOcste Of Slavery he Slavery prOpagsn1st and
yet his history I'D prove that he had gone and would
20 far any TO maintain the rights OF gentlemen
rspr seutng the slave States on this floor lie repeated
be would go as far for this purpose as the most fiery
HotsIurs Of the South. He hailed frOm State
which occupies a conservative position this
subject Indiana was the State Of bis birth. ard she has
ssid, again and again, It knows no East, or West,
North South and nothing but the Union and the rights
Of the people Of every State under the Constitution He
knew no difference between northern and southern men
They were bIelreD and all alike interested perpetual
iHg the harmony and integrity Of the Mon He would
go as far a. any to rampls out abolition agitation and
southern agitation calculated 10 disturb the harmony Of
the Union. So much for generates, and now for the
subject in hand. He did not how he could refer
the discussion Of Friday in the absence Of the gentleman
from Maryland lAlr SoersJ and yet he )elled
TO proceed The member from Maryland was speak
ing Of the influence of claim agents on members
Of bis House when he Lane stepping the
to Mr. Orr suggested, without avail tho last named
gentleman TO respond to Mr. Sellers. lie lane then
kindly and courteouy interrupted Mr. Sellers and asked
him to correct his remarks His response that he
Lane would be able TO 60 into the newspapers with
him, and that he would teach him lesson of wisdom,
mold the opinion OF his Lane
and not for them to mold his Now, he Soers said this
playfuily, and his Lanes remark playful one. If
lie gentleman from Louisiana Mr.. Hunt thought other
wse he misunderstood it. lie did not intend to be per-
sonal to Mr Sellers to any other gentleman on this
floor The gentleman from Louisiana rose and asked to
explain. In the confusion he lane heard the word re-
bHke from that gentleman, and what was his response
Why, that he laughed it to scorn. lie did not
admit the gentlemans right to rebuke him, and he
would say to the gentleman, in all kindness, that
his reported remarks unjust to him as well as to the
gentle The gentleman said when the Committee bad
reversed the decision OF the Chairman, ruling the gentle
out of order that be Lane had been rbuked What
were the facts lie willing any member 10
hear the gentleman. If anybody wa rebuked, II was
the Chairman, the gentle nan from Ohio, Mr. Canpbell
lie repeated, the entire discussion was playful one on
bis part ard not intended extensively 10 Mr. Sellers and
if the gentleman from Louisiana did not intend TO apply
"Iebuke TO him Lane he meant nothing offensive to
tho gentleman in conclusion, he read noe he had re-
ee;vtd tAyirg that Mr. Solers quite sick, but is now
better thanhe was.
Mr. STANTON lKy) remarked that there was no
ground for the assertion that Mr. Sellers is lying danger
ousy ill., lie sick yesterday but is great deal bet
Mr. LANE-I am glad TO hear the explanation
Mr. HUNT replied-1he gentleman commenced with
fome Generae and took occasion to laud Indiana for
her honor and patriotism and her respect for the Consttu
tion This vindcaon of Indiana was called forth by
any remark he had made lie said nothing of lnliana or
any other State The course he pursaed was strictly III
defense of the Houhern States az represented on this oor
Tie gentleman from Indiana sad his retort the gentle
man from Mary land was plsyial tie liunt was never
asonished the Then he heard this from the gentle
mans lps. There general indignation on tndt occa
sOD the part of southern men around him, and every
one resented the reference the southern constituencies
as he did. He believed he but expressed their feelings.
The genemans manner was biting and scornfu his brow
was knit his countenance sardonc. But the gentleman
says he playful Really this is such strange world,
that
He trusted that hereafter the gentleman from Indiana
would abstain from any remarks which would carry
Uourd TO every bosom He consider the gentleman
pravev in earnest in what be has said to day Ho was
,fifue IN WAS n honor
would rather die than wound the feelings of any honorable
man without just cause but he man OF sensibty,
and long he had voice 10 speak an arm to raise,
lie would never submit TO afiIon in this place or any
'rn right my wrong here it !. given,
Were it even in the court of Heaven"
He now dismissed this matter satisfied that he had been
borne in his whole course from the ut TO
de end Of this discussion with the APPRECIATION OF every
man of honor on this foor from the North and from the
South.
On motion of Mr.. HIBBARD:
Resred That Commute Public Lands be instructed. 20
inq1s INTO n; 81 ,spsa s%snps for bout, Sd. S
s die have died after hns ~ enc Of tas
tie before the Issue Of warrant thereon TIE
he II land that she deceased wOad have been en-
Mr. CHANDLER asked the unanimous consent Of the
Uouse 10 move the Committee of the hole the State OF
the Union be discharged from the further consideration OF
The Joint resolution which he had the honor to submit and
which referred two months since Tor the relsi 0 te
San francisco rescuers He thought for the credit OF the
House it was time they should take up the matter and
dispose Of il in some may
The rules were suspended
Mr. NcMULLEN regretted that this subject was sprung
on the House at this particular ii ne He did not ooecI
TO that part of the resolution which proposed to present
cold medals the Captains of the ships VINO came 10 u;
Tef of the San Francisco sufferers but he was opposed
10 The osrbuton of one hundred thousand dollars among
the ofcers and who have already been rewarded
by private munihcence ,...
, ., rms, an the House Il had been pending since the