New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-19

! he referred the amendment proposed By Mr. Ewing
/ for the amendment of the Constitution as t. the
mode of elccng President and Wee President sooh'hhg
the Intervention of electors and destroying the general
ticket system BY dividing the State into the sane nlosr
Of districts as each state has Snaior' sni Represent
e.ive with Instructions take the subject matter gen
orally INTO consideration and report in such matter as 10
htm shall seem most expeaient
Tie ollowing compose the Committee on the Join.
linton 10 inquire into and report spabe measures for ts
fyiug the anks Of Congress 10 those who rescued the
passengers from the steamer san Ffinei.co:
Msss1s ChEuiier MeNaou Cai'iaE fat HAT Narsau kay
Mr. W&LBRiDGE gave notice that he .Aoull hereafter
move the following resolution That Select Com nittee
f,r amending the Constitution Should be instructed % IN
opre INTO the expedency OF making provision 6r the
election by the people Of Posimasters ana collectors OF
Mr. BiSSELL. from theCommitiee on Military Affairs.
rerortcd TN 70 promote the efficiency o me A.ny ~
reiirinr disabled officers Referred 70 the Cpnhtee OF
The Whole on the state Of the Union Also, bl Tor the
relief If Uu,ed States troops who are sufferers oy nc IT,
cent disaster 20 the steamer San Francisco -
that there shall BE- paid under the direction OF tne fes
dent OF the ned States each officer non CO nns'ionea
Office musician private who on the sls OF pecehoe
embark at New. York under orders for California on
board the san Francisco and who was on ooarI
the vessel in the recent disaster sum equal IN amount
10 nav and allowances for our months IL any sach ON
GER ucu commissioned officer musician or private, sha
have died before receiving this payment then his widow.
if one survive him. and If not then his minor children
any, shall be paid sum equal to SIX months pay and al
Mr. Bssen remarked. silence, such allows one
moments time for reflection, viii sure, be the most
effective speech and It the only one propose - MAKE
in favor Of the bill. IL was passed
Mr. FULLER from the Committee on Commerce. re
ported bill making Quincy in Illinois sport OF delivery
The House took up the bill making appropriations for
the support Of West Point Military Academy l being On
Mr. GERRIT SMITH said he proposed to make some
remarks on the bill.
Mr. JONES lTen) believe the previous question has
Mr. HOTSTON-Lethimg COON
MIR CLINGMAN-I object 20 the debate.
MIR SMITH said he believed in the progress OF the hu
race and rejoioed in the era OF ever sro"ns sN
cation therefore that his heart was always afflicted
when he saw any manifestation of the war spirit Tor no
believed the spirit of to be the spirit OF bsrbarsm
and Notwithstanding the popular idea % the contrary no
believed there was no such mighty hniranoe 20 progress
of civilization lie regarded the spirit Of tnt. bill
the dark barbarOus and hateful spirit vt war and there
fore IL he would use all honorable % defeat
H. Strangely said is it, in nation protesting faith ia tho
Prince of Peace that the spirit should be rampant.
II was gross inconsistency in such nation that there
should be any manifestation Of war Ny voice sill, for
walare words imputed Ia an ustrous Roman As he
heatben and lived more than two thousand years ago was
not strange he should be the advocate of war bat that
we having of right and wrong with two thousand
years of retrospect OF the horrors OF war than ho
had should be advocates Of war passing strange.
MIR ORR raised question of Order insisting that tho
gentleman should contne himself % the subject.
Mr. SMITH replied that he should, most strongly.
Mr. ORR asked the Speaker to decide tho question
Mr. SMITH asked what would become Of the Military
The SPEAKER decided that the gentleman was in
order
Mr. SMITH presumed the chair would have decided.
There have been various estimates of loss Of life by
One states at IS 600 600 of lives IS times many
the whole population the face of the earth la bible Ian
guage, who slew all these and in contemplating this
great slaughter he asked shall the sword deyour for
ever Who contemplate the loss Of property by war
The of the whole system in Europe Alone in tmo Of
peace including interest the whole debts exceeds
slOOOO0O0OO annually. This nation has actually paid
account of and for6catons S5O000O000 and this
ton has actually PAID ont 81 h the nTeaSy tor Raya moor
cost of the Militia The debts of nation are mainly war
debts. There are no assignabe mtsto the accumula-
ton. So long is deemed necessary, long win
there be and long thought 10 be hon
orable win be considered to be- unjust TO repudiae
debts let the burden be ever oppressive from ago to
age Such is the commanding influence Of war, and the
world wide sentiments created in favor Of H. No debt
considered more sacred and obligatory than war
debt and yet far from war debt being sacred and
obligatory, IL is most Just and il Il an imperative duty to
rpudate It, No doctrine should be more Indignantly
secuted than that generation should lay claim to tho
earnings, and mortgage the industry Of the coming genera
ton. Nothing common among tho States Of
Europe than that the very life blood Of the people should
be squeezed out TO pay the annual interest liquidation
OF such debt must take place before the people rise
The remark ia common at this time Europe needs
luton She needs revolution, but reputation more, and
there never will be wholesome revolution that is not
followed by reputation SO far England and Holland
concerned there between $500 and $500 each per
son to pay which the people are bound 10 dig out Of the
earth
Mr. ORR desired to know whether these remarks were
in order2
The SPEAKER decided that the gentleman was In
order
Mr. SMITH resumed The people Of those countries arc
miseraby bound To toll TO pay both principal and interest
While they continue to dig they cannot On the blessings
of life and exercise the rights Of manhood and cannot full
ill the purposes of human existence. In addition 10 tho
loss OF life and property by he would extend his in
quiy to the more important loss in morals and religion II
enough that has corrupted the world that
good not shocked by IT, The strongest Argu
ment against war il the fact that war has had the power
TO conform the world 10 The doctrine. that war Is
necessary the greatest libel mankind There was no
blood shed in Pennsylvania in its settlement The savages
shamed by the peaceful approach without weapons
Of the founder and he believed America 10 dsann
herself to the extent Of abandoning her whole policy
and practice Of and cast herself for protection on tho
wOds heart wbe could find that heart worthy 10 be trusted
Nations would be ashamed to take advantage Of her
being unamed. He admitted that this nation in common
with others is bound to maintain both by land and
large armed force 10 be welded against the enomies Of
the human scattered tho face of the earth the
pirates looking for Innocent prey but these armed forces
should be of moral and intellectual character With this
view he was in favor OF Military and Naval Ac sdemes
not those which prepare people for war but which look 10
national armed police. After further Calculating this
point, he said We have been carried along in the pro
gress of the civilization OF the world fer the last forty
years Why Owing 20 a comparative exemption from
war more than all other causes together our country
has done well in the main In the Of peace Now
and then we have taken step backward ia the Mexi-
can war. God grant take more We should
have one side OF standard John Hampden had
No steps backwards, and the other God with us
Adopt this policy and there will be 10y on earth AMI oy
in Heaven Let this policy succeed and shal con.
tribute to that deep stream Of sin and sorrow
which war has sent down through all ages Of the world
The Military bill passed, under the operation Of the
previous question also the bill for the payment of invalid
and other pensions.
The House went into Committee Of the Whole On the
state OF the Union the deficiency in the Appropriation
bill