New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-16
xxXrIIp CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION

XXXIIID CONGRESS. o.. FIRST SESSION.
SENATE. . WASHINGTON Thursday, Feb is, 1854
The CHAIR laid before the Senate Lieut.. Gibbons
ports, being the second part of Herndons Exploration
the Valley of the Amazon.
Mr.. EVERETT presented the memorial Of the Maxs
chusetts Humane Society, asking appropriation IL
that Society in rescuing shipwrecked mariners
Mr.. HAMLlN reported bill 10 repeal the tuanage
duties spanish vessels.
The TIssse bill for the relief of John o. Mears was
Mr. EVERETT introduced bill to recompense the dis
coverer of the anesthetic agent in surgical cases.
Mr. STUART offered resolution, which was laid over
directing the Committee Commerce to report BIN
making appropriations for the Improvement Of rivers and
haIboIs.
Mr. RCsK introduced bill to provide for the surviving
officers of the late Texas Navy.
The French Spolation bill was passed by Yeas to
Nays IS.
The bill granting 10 the State of Ohio all public ands
therein remaining unsod and inappropriate passed
The bill renquishing TO the town of Dubuque, Iowa
certain lots used as o grave yard was passed
Mr. TO0MBS presented aresolution, which was adopted
directing inquiry whether any legislation necessary Toe
the protection of ministerial officers of the Of the
United States and report by bill or otherwise
The bill making Pilad and Baytown Fla, ports Of do
livery passed
The Nebraska bill was then taken up when
Mr. HOUSTON proceeded to address the Senate He
said that though yet unwe he would close his remarks
DAY if able keep bis feet While he would do this he
saw no urgency requiring the hasty passage of this bill
He Yesterday had pointed the rights of the Indsns in
the Territories and he still thought that the boundaries Of
Kansas might be so run allow the Indian possessions
TO main undisiurbed The Indians yet vioasd
treaty Would the United States be less faithful to its OBJ
legations He opposed to this policy Of removing In
dans lie would have them settle down and cultivate arts
of civilization lie knew who in ten years would
cvlize every border Indian with than the
Government during that period would expend in keeping
up gasons and troops to keep them in subsection. He
had given he thought sufficient for voting against
this bill He opposed to uniting in act the three
subjects Of Nebraska, Kansas and the Missouri Com
promise Nebrasks had sufficient population to DO
erected into territory Kanzas exclusively Indian
territory and the repeal of the Missouri Compromise
full Of evils His upon the Missouri Compronise
well known. He read letter. published in TIE Rib
mOHd Enquirer of the 9th inst, in which his opposition
this bin was Oretold and his reasons magned in L. He
was called viper &c. For the writer Of this letter be
had i'll will he did not hate him; he would not do
grade himself TO the level Of such individual by saying
that he had any hatred toward him The writer however
spoke of slime, and if he should leave any his track.
he Iouston would avoid IT, as he had frequently done on
similar occasions, by strding over He once had soma
reverence for The Richmond Enquirer. lie first saw
when q small boy in Rockbridge County Virginia, and
then thought the only newspaper in the world was
then In other hands and had great influence, and
much respected He claimed no charity at the hands of
The Enquirer, Of Virginia, because he born In
that State He had received commentator, reward
any other mark Of favor at her hands But still DO
loved her his native State and proud to be able TO
cay, that from her mountain tops he first looked upon
ture and from the fountains OF her streams he had r
quenched his thirst For her virtue he would !sud
and for her nmtes he would pity her lie would
raise parrcdal hand against her But he thought she
had many sons who had been spoiled. He opposed
he had said TO the provisions OF this bill relating 10 tho
Indians and If there could be anything repagnsm
to him than those the provision repeating the Missouri
Compromise He had always stood upon that Compromises
and ia doing be had been sustained by the south and
by the whole country. The Missouri Compromise formed
part of the Constitution of Texas and - had cup
ported it, He read long extracts from Is speech onths
lutufp nc fhaHE huf
Missouri hnh. lie would also stand by the Compromie
of 1880 lie the only Senator in that body who
had voted for all the Compromise acts Of 1880 Mr. &u
geon Of Pennsylvania who not now in the Sensts
the only other Senator who had voted for them a.
In veting for them he Mr Houston) had supposed
he voting repeal of the Missouri Compromise Thoss
acts passed a hnaty to the Slavery agitation.
and such had been ndorsed by the people Of the afsd
States, either by appreciation by acquiescence II one
compact to be set aside viii It not be Qualification @
others hereafter 10 rape the other under foot ThoaR
1t said that party distinctions longer existed Do
proessed 10 be supporter of the present Administrators
He intended to support the principles upon which hsf AZ
miDistration came into power. Those principles wds
ayowed by the Democratic candidates. in their letter. 81
ceptDg the nominations The 5tb resolution Of the BAN
Platform declared that the Democratic party woca
resist all attempts in out of Congress- to renew mo
Slavery agitation in whatever shape color that sftem
shouln be made. The President In accepting thai nom
nation, declared his concurrence in the resolaon ny
because il had been adopted but because OF ns p'npo
it contained Mr. King, in his letter sdoptea tne sss
resolution. On the Platform be had supported mem a..
on that Platform they had been eiee.ed nc sevvo
resist the renewal ofthe Slave agitation BY the attempt
repeal the Missouri Compromise and IN that position be
justified by the principle avowed oy the fsesids
before bis election and the message 70 congress can
ddate for the Presidency who svowed his desire for
peal of the Missouri ac. would have received the vote
single State This measure had not been asked oy Ins
South II would be disastrous to the South This bill woua
place knife at the throat Of the South Slavery was Cd
In,ad could not 20 TO these Territories they would re-
main free Why then offer this bauble TO the South
Was the South as child, to be pleased with rattle 10
came into public life upon this Missouri Compromis.
When he came Congress, thirty years ago hes
considered compact never 20 be broken Since taes
Great changes had taken place or the 300 members Oh
Congress then in attendance only three remlned-nossrs
penfon Everett and himself The others had all tissp
reared The Presidents had come and gone-the hess
Of Departments had all been changed twas soisSn
reflection.
Wien rernen all the frien1s 50 linked tossthsi
Pve around fall Ike leaves IA winter .eafser
Hike ~ho tresds alone some bs8q aeth
Vhose lbts eed wkose gaTanes dead ana 81 sst "s
departed" -.
The future fate Of this nation deeply involved anu
5epeudent on this measure This act ol legdanOn va
oettued to produce great effects, Congress nov "'A