Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-05-16

THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate. Monday. May Is, 1884.

1865
FIRST SESSION
Senate.-b10nday. May Is, 1854.
Mr.. SUMNER presented resolutions of the Ie-
gisIature of Massachusetts, upon variety of sub.
jecis among them, asking appropriations Tor the
Preservation Of Cape Cod barber, IN favor Of pen.
sioning the survivors of the war of 1872, and re-
monsiraling against the allowance the Amislad
claim.
Messrs COOPER and WADE presented re-.
monstances against the Nebraska BILL
VIRGINIA MILITARY WARRANTS.
Mr.. HUNTER on leave, introduced a bill
amending the act making further provision for the
satisfaction Of Virginia military land warrants.
Referred TO the Committee Revolutionary
Claims
PATENT OFFICE REPORT.
The resolution reported by the Committee on
Printing, directing the printing Of 81 500 additional
copies Of the agricultural portion of the Patent
Office report, came mp, as unfinished business
The question pending was on The motion OF Mr..
BRODHEAD 10 reconsider The vote adopting IT,
Mr.. WELLER suggested that, The sena-
tor from Pennsylvania was absent. il would be
more courteous 10 postpone the mailer till he re-
turned and, after some debate, The resolution was
postponed.
MAP TO BE PRINTED.
Mr. JOHNSON. from the Committee on Print.
ing, reported N favor of printing 1000 copies of
new map of the United States, the West India
islands, Mexico and the Isihmus Of Darien, and
showing the proposed routes to the Pacific; and
the report was concurred IN.
THE cHRIsTIANA RIOTERS.
Mr.. COOPER presented the memorial Of Cast
ner Hanway, stating that be was arrested al Chris
tana, Pennsylvania, upon charge OF high treason,
in September, 1851 and after Indictment was &C.
quilted. He complains that, in obtaining Witnesses
for his defence he was subjected to an expense Of
$4,000, which has entirely absorbed his properly,
aud that many of the Witnesses are still unpaid
that his health has been impaired by his imprson-
ment; and he asks Congreps 10 pass act pro-
vding for the payment 10 him OF his expenses, &C.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
The Senate then resumed the consideration of
the motion OF Mr.. CAss to refer 10 the Committee
on Foreign Relations the report on this subject,
made al the last session of that committee.
Mr.. CASS then read speech on the subject
mainly in reply TO certain structures made by Arch
bishop Hughes in published letter, upon certain
remarks made in the Senate by him (Mr. o. on
this subject on former occasion.
He contended that the proposition he favored
had no sectarian objeci twas TO secure religious
freedom 10 Catholics in Protestant countries;
Protestants in Catholic countries Jews in Christian
countries and Americans in all countries. In the
course of his remarks he reviewed the action of
the government OF Tuscany respecting the Madiai
case; the laws of Spain, Portugal and Sweden,
and their ntolerant laws respecting religious fee-
dom and the right Of burial 10 persons not profess
sing the religion established by law in such coun-
tries. He ridiculed the idea OF the corrupt
and efetc governments of Europe, taking the
pure religion Of Jesus into their especial custody
10 preserve its purity. d3
He denied that the recommendation that in all
future treaties with foreign nations this right be
secured was new policy Iii was policy which
was commenced in 1853 in treaty with Prussia,
and was continued in fourteen other treaties since
that time made with foreign nations.
He cited many instances Of cruel intolerance,
tammounting 10 barbariiy. in which the right 10
burial was denied TO Americans, men, women, 4
and children, dying Of Matanzas, Valparaiso, and
Santiago He earnestly recommended the sub
ject to the consideration Of the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
1 Mr.. BADGER asked the sena or if he had seen
paragraph in the new spapers purpotting 10 have
been published in Catholic publication al Saint
Louis, called the Slepheyd of the Taliy. 10 The
.etec, hat, soon as The Catholics should g-t The
supremacy in any State in the Union, religious
federation would he at an end therein.
Mr.. CASS said he had seen such quotation
from that paper, but had never the paper
itself
MI. BADGER suggested tothe senator whether
y would not be wise in order 10 meet such ease,
which he feared might not be an Improbable one
10 amend the resolutions SO as TO secure religious
federation al home.
Mr. CASS said he did not think The government
OF The United Sra es had anything TO do with re-
ligious federation at home. That belonged 10 tho
States.
MIR. BADGER said that, supposing il should be
the case that any one or more OF the States ofihe
Union, should deny religious toleralion 10 its own
citizens and the citizens OF other States, would rot
the government Of the United States be in rather
an awkward position, asking foreign governments q
10 do that which this government could not do
itself al home.
Mr.. CASS. The senator supposes an impossi-
Bile case
Mr.. CLAYTON hoped the report would now he
referred He proposed TO discuss the subject him.
self but preferred doing so after the committee
had considered the matter.
The motion was then agreed to.
On n-otlon by Mr.. CLAYTON, the bill granting
land for the relief Of the INDECENT insane was or.
dered 10 be printed.
Mr.. HUNTER moved 10 take up the Indian
appropriation bill.
Mr.. BADGER moved that the Senate adjourn;
and the latter motion was agreed to-
And the Senate adjourned.