The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-29
REVISING rHr Rrvrsur Laws,


revising the laws referred TO the Committee
OF Ways and Means, and that committee now
prepared 10 report bill as a substitute. which he
though would be satisfactory. He asked the consent OF
the House for that report 10 be made,
Mr.. HOUSTON, from the Committee OF Ways and
Means reported the substitute 10 the Senate bill reducing
the appropriation 10 So 600 E#
The substitute was read three Times and passed
THE sEBRA.KA AND KANSAS BILL.
On motion OF Mr. CHANDLER. the House went into
COMMITTEES Of the Whole the state OF the Union and
proceeded tMr HAMiLTos The chair to the consider
alinn Of the bills on The calendar,
Mr.. YATES proceeded TO address the House in oppo.
son 10 the bill Tor organizing the Territories OF NebIas
ka and Kansas He regretted that that bill had orig
with an Illinois legislator Illinois should be the last
State IN the Union 10 originate whch was cal
cuaied to deprive her younger sister States Terrific
res Of that freedom which she enjoyed The country
was at peace and il was expected that his would be
business session AbolIiionsts in the House. bur
they said not word, and reserved for northern
man 10 throw the hrebrand OF discord amongst them
Mr. Y. proceeded 10 vlndicate Henry Clay from the
imputaon OF being opposed 10 The Missouri Compromise
He produced extracts from History Of Ms Wed show
that Henry Clay had regarded that compromise sacred
compact, He verify believed that it Henry Clay were
present in all the msjeec proportions OF his manly frame
he wosd rebuke in terms OF whitening force these al.
lempts TO repeal that sacred compact.
The CHAIRMAN said the time had arrived for the
consideration OF the special order.
Alter some debate on points OF order, the bill for the
construction Of Elk sean-irgates was read; and
MI. BOCOCk who had The first right 10 the floor on
MIR, YATES. who continued his remarks agains, the
Nebraska bill until the expiration OF his hour He con
tended that in the lime of Washington when slavery
comparatively uRpoiable it considered evil bu,
that had become productive OF cotton and sugar,
il was advocated as moral and political good.
He honored Jefferson for being The author of the ord
OF 1857 and he considered that there no act
of his life which had shown completely the wisdom
OF that grea, He analysed the bill OF The Senate,
and endeavored to show that was in several OF It's
features bill of positive Intervention; that il did not
allow even squatter sovereignty 10 the newly arrived
emgran The poor hard working lshman nigh, erect
his hut upon l60 o! land, but he by that bill
placed political level with the slave. There were
many OF his constituents who would like their 20
Ito Nebraska il that to be free Territory; but if
slavery TO be introduced, they would desire them to
avoid going there as they would avoid moral evil
He concluded by declaring bis attachment TO the Unon
and trusted that the time would never come when
America should come in contact with America--when
the strong feelings Of the South should conflict with the
rigid determination OF the North, but that this reat Union
should be preserved as the bulwark of liberty.
CONSTRUCTION OF Six STEAM .FRIGATEs
Mr. BOCOCK proceeded TO address the committee on
the bill TO authorize the construction of six irig-
ates and for other purposes, [appropatng three millions
Of dollars as an instament OF The amount He
con,ended that the Secretary of the Navy the person
best able TO judge as TO the most economical and safe
method of constructing these vessels Mr. b. then pro-
ceeded TO show the necessity for the construction OF
these vessels The facts in relation Captain Walker
in Lower California. and Of the San Francisco disaster
had shown that the navy Inadequate 10 the purposes
of the counlryhere being vessels at hand TO prevent
the and relieve the distress arising from the other
The present navy consisted OF about 70 vessels alto
geiher and II could not be calculated that a vessel
would last than thirty five years, and in order 10
keep up the strength OF the navy It necessary
struc two new vessels year According 10 this ealcu.
laoD instead OF ordering six vessels they ought 10
order fourteen, so as 10 keep The navy with It's regular
decay
In reference TO the presen, aspects of Europe he re-
marked that the probability that The United States
would be almost the only power Of any considerable
6uence which would remain neutral and it behooved
them 10 be prepared 10 maintain that neutrality by being
well furnished with The Implements OF war.
The probability thai, in The great struggle for lib
eIy which going on, Cuba would rise 10 nd herself
OF The tyranny OF Spain, and that would be the golden
opportunity Tor this country without breach OF treaty. but
10 accordance with The wishes OF the people of Cuba
admit tina, leland into this glorious Union.
He commended that if maintained our position as
powerful commercial nalion the vast commerce of the
world would fall into hands, while England and other
nations OF Europe were busy engaged in the pending
war with Russia, which would possibly be extended 10
the East Indian colonies OF Grea, Britain.
Mr. LYON said il his intention 10 move an amend.
mept 10 the bill TO increase the number from FIX 10
twelve 6rst class amfrgaies He commended there
a necessity increase our navy in order 10 main.
tain The character OF this country powerful nation
The citizens of The United States had been imprisoned in
almost every prison IN the world. Look the stale
menis OF Captain Gibson in Holland; TO Hungary and
look at The disgraceiul outrage citizens in Cuba
Whilst they the members OF Congress, were talking,
there had not been one man to act in that matter. The
Secretary OF the Navy had been pleading with all his
might for the PASSAGE OF this bill. and The House had
done nothing yet. Why, Cuba should have been tax en-
possession OF. and satisfaction demanded alterwa ards
Applause. He bad said this a model republic and
he wanted TO il act out this character When they
could exhibit powerful navy in foreign ports they
could not think how polite il made such nations 10 our
diplomatic representatives Laughter He proceeded 10
argue that powerful navy was OF The greatest pro.
INDICATORS OF Christianity IN the world, seng thenng The
missionaries 10 their work Of teaching the heather how
Jesus died
Mr. l. quoted the annual message OF the President
which showed that the American citizen must realize
on every and every soil that American citizenship
was an invulnefabe panoply Tor American nights As
he advocated that that OF the President should be
carried out 10 spirit and in truth The sentiment he had
quoted bad been farce far but let them have Twelve
steam irigates. and they would make il reality
He commended that Lord Clarendon's declaration In ref
eence to the union OF France and England had deeper
meaning than bad been attributed TO IL by The gentle
man from Virginia Mr.. BococK That gentleman had
made il refer 10 Cuba but he conended that Ii refer.
red equally 10 the Sandwich Islands, to Central Amer
and 10 wherever Great Bain might desire TO extend
her authority. As well might they expect a mother TO
forget her child as for England TO forget her enmiy 10
the United States. Her voice the voice OF Jacob,
bat her hand the hand OF Esau" fLaughterl Her
fourteen millions OF dolars-prinopaly for furs, taow
and oil and her with the Black sea- for corn
and other productions, amounting 10 still larger sum, the
present would throw upwards OF twenty mil.
lions OF dollars Immediately into the trade with the
United States. Was il not therefore, important tina,
iiy and her commerce He found that the British
navy amounted TO 46s ships. with aggregate
burden OF 100000 ions that the French navy con-
sisted OF 371 ships, and 322, 900 tons burden Ia
King the aggregate of European navies, and set.
ting down the United States navy at "a ships, they