The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-26
BBIRTY-THIitD CONGRESS-.
yII:sT SESSION.


WARRINGTON, Fob IS, 1854
NEBRASKA mLL
Mr.. FEssGspss OF Ne, presented numerous petitions
from Maine against tho Nessaska bin.
Mr. CooPBR (whig) of Pa presented memorial o, the
Society OF Friends again ST the extension Of slavery
Mr. HRoDEAD (dsm Of Pa, presented petitions against
the Nebraaka bill
RIVE AND HAsHoR IMPROVEMENTS
Mr.. srUARr's resolution directing the Committee on
Commerce to report bill uaAi Ing appropriations for river
Aad haxbor Improvements, Was taken up
Mr.. HAHIs, (dsm OF Ms, Haid as tlsrs we're but few
Senators present he would like have the matter post
poaed.
Mr. STUART, (deni.) Of Mich, thought there pro
liability Of such bill coming fl the House until late
In the session, and hs reason for the Senate
waiting.
He in favor OF och By Congress- and
had rsdicsl objeccns to transferring that daty
States. or levyipg tonpag- duty oslasnercs.
Mr. BNyAsIy (,hie) ~ IL. referred 20 the urgent ne
ossity for sddito nj for the improve
r.ut Of ths navis alton u the the Mississippi
Mr. HAMiS (oeD J OF hs sad the bill proposed
radical change in tho sJsts approprason Bills Und
now the prsctioe had always been for zach bills ts orig
nate In ths House | proposed that such bulls
saoud originate In the Senate aud several Senators de-
sired to be heard on that proposition
The matter was postponed accoroinsly.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ABROAD
Mr. uAs presented mis- pehion on religious freedom
FoiuGE POLICY BRITISH AND FpEsoH ALI.
AsoE-InTssISrIyG DEBATE
Mr. CAss aad--t have to article in one
OF tie London lpers EAioh deptce to brig tho a.
tsp'aE Il THE Serst TO tho attention Of The Com nit
Foreign ReAt and especAllv TO the xrtsaton
the ca airmsn OF thsr mmittse. refer spssch de-
hvgts By Lord Ga rndon, Tho sn Secretary Of state
for Foreign Affair, rom which will rstd few liz /.
IL one of the mss extraordinary dee.rs tons that bss
been msde In my day 90 mol suppose that 1t IL
rare tI2t ueh projects corooctsd and mLured among
soropesn cnbnets. out think is very that they
thus publicly ed. 1t ottea that The infcr-
NATION OF such = treaty hrds its way Toto tbs public
prints IA suoh . maurtr. what Asd LIaraadon sAi rs
Shs After spa ahrg n The good bst .sen
FegaDd France nscted With Frrkish ioa
he q d. Your iordships will DO glad also to
the unioc of the two governments is not csnred to
Eastern question bat toat the habit OF good dsf
standing between III, N bas oscoH- genera ali mat
t-s cf pecy ane extsss 20 all parts OF the worl. and
Tat the question OF policy snere ID part OF the
world IN either hsn1is II ore with regs TO which
not eniirely In cord Now, there Ia msuud
Standing that ttaementi.i IL intended te be notice
thkt Francs and England rave com. to agreement
With respect to ths tchess Of ssgran6sernent OF the
United States Ard mean 20 stop IL II mesns Cubs-t.
any place where Ssh TO the Acquist
OF territory lObsfved that in he House OF Repre-
s-nt.tsesI win ~ cet>in the senate now with read
irx thsmso,e exesllent rerciu'ior have been in
oduced BY member tom Tennessee 10 every word OF
which heartily and hops that our COMMITTEES
on Foreign RslAtioIs IN examine into after aud
with piroduce ,hoss Issoutols ino the Senate 1t Ia
uses Mr. President for us to tamper any longer with
questions " 10 useless 10 taat shall not
tsks our place among III. OF the Won a. and 70 dc
clare when interp olAtoLs are made into the system
o. the law OF nations resnlatss the Powers
heard Yet Tod We are bnrnbugged--I sAnno.
call II BY any other 60 not 10 dis
respeot to any but ths country ia humtuggsd vi
the Impression that /, declare tha. Euro Power
has right TO interpolats provisions tbs law Of
lions II 70 an en'snsins sl'nce and Sener. Washing
ton and Jefferson quoted 10 opposition % IL. How
e-sspgiing alliance Is made by the dec .ton of the
american republic that the Powers OF tue Earth have
right to foreign and tyranncsl system ino
tie laws OF nations cannot see. Mr.. President, We
RoHn have to come 70 this poat have coabt thst
the President and his cabinet are veil oiepoead hare
NJ W taxi n
with al ths means in their power; but they want
tnAn thattney want the moral support of tas American
legislature. They want the moral support Of tho Amer
lean people and that supoort should given by de-
e. r-,ios. The iooGer ~e make 1. the better.
Mr.. MASON, (sem.) OF Vs.-Ths paragrip pa from the
spseoh OF lord llrsns to which the honorable Sesa
tor refers had not escaped my attention Whether h
n.s,t 70 inc ksse soy me, or ,as any purpoe Any
not know but II IL certainly unnecessary to place my
psobabs construction ON the paragraph so fer Cuba
informed In correspondents which place twelve
on,hs ago between The two Nioiaters OF France and
Eusani and then Secretary OF State When the
rsy OF State declined ire proposition Of the trpartte
eopvsn.6n, shat the two governments OF France and
Euglssd thersby ittsi
ths poeton which they occupied when the CORES pom
csnes commenced, and gavs notice that Whenever
the arrived they would b. found united that
80 bave had f.ir notice. should say, then forewan
ID. forsaSmed."
MI. RnI, .tvhis) of 1snn.-Hov have We proasi by
mr.. hAsos-we have pr hts6 80 far AZ l . % informed
by reDsniug ought TO reman--silent and quiet.
co not know what Of action tEs Senator from Mcni
gnn proposes the part OF the government ths
part Of the COMMITTEES Foreign Relations but sk
rather apprshsnd IN hs present tasof public Asirs-
tbis country profoundly az holding her usual
nnerosI istsreours With the nations Aoroad-th,t Il
proposition Of that kind Ia any Senator far
the, sossn would nn,s sssn Looked upon SORT Of
apprehend this government viii b. prepared TO t.
and for one am prepared to say tina. any interference
OF any description with the action OF tails government
upon This &C south Amsrc "a ana
ssnds dependent - part or i'll feel sati6si from
win b resisted by the whole powrr Of the country But
Mt present, ] am not aware OF any,
sr. CAs-The Senator asks me what would do win
tell him. would pass just such utions IS these,
and support them to the last extremity Whsp so many
Psopls around struggling to obtain their liberty
and whom liberty has friend In the world except this
single country, an deSAratons mace that set 1t
nought the publ, opinion OF the world, We
VII ts an abstrscacn We might as we'll call the Decar
aurn ~ lndepepcepcs abstraction. Scch measure
th. "a GOT an ahtrsc'iov To forees storm TO Be
Let them know what you win Co ii. tins comes to
DO H. That Is shat sc should do We should take our
position n maintain Il Mr.. Presccn, wili read the
resolutions Witch have been introduced into the House
andI repeat that cordially ooncar every word OF
them He then rad them.
The hoo srable Senator from Tenrestes put q very
rsHrohlns and touching qusscD Via. god That notice
hsd don-' France ard have sd that they you'd
DO Have ever ssid that we're dissatishscg
What ground have ". t.h.nS would let them know sx
tcsy what We voul sothst Ia TO say would let th.m
nov What or rights are. What We veuld do at par
stances Of the Bat would tell them what our
rights
NJ. MAsos-h peopis do not know vhst their righ1
re tnsy VII roy learn hem from q much
pmIs'ny ~. ,soee mo nrpsgls FOR liberty sbr-ad
ssy o ..,1 -eoes not stimulate them to
atis the Sans rsa = which attained our r-eo
iutcps wiz nave 20 q her effect 10 the world apore
MI BADGER, (whiz) OF N c.-I with the honorable
Senator from Virginia vosld explain n h. rl..s..
MARI which ne made liitI. vale a. s,id tbs. II
this proposition hae from the South ii waus havs
been presumed an Abstraction, wish "a knor go,
hm hhsh 80 unsenmeus and Unfair ~ - suppose ts.t
there any sxelusFs right in the south % nAuf.c.n.
aestractionss Naughtsr
MI kAsos-Why, Mr.. President, the honorable Senator
1ss not yes attained, apprehepd, sueisnt age In IN.
coaach o. the cous 70 Of the fact that when
th- scuh has occasosaIy rsmoastr. tsd against what
c"oser sssrssseos from the federal govsrament rsar
tssiii g. iAssbls nd Psipabh " srsTy ssasn tAsy ha