Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-01-18
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M.su1ycroN. D. G. FR1pAY.

WASHINGTON, D. G., FRIDAY, JAN G.
Editors of the Union and american:
In the House of Representatives yesterday, Mr..
DEAN, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs re-
ported back, with some in,material amendments,
the series of resolutions recently referred TO that
committee rendering the thanks Of Congress and
authorizing the presentation Of Medal to Captain
INcRAHAM, for his gallant conduct IN the hozsa
affair at Smyrna. Upon the question of their pas
sage. a very important debate sprung up, which
was participated in by some olthe leading members
of the House You will see their proceedings in
full. in the Globe Of this morning This debate
will attract much attention. not only in our own
country, but all over Europe. No more important
question ever before claimed the decision of the
people through their immediate representatives in
Congress And when you have carefully perused,
these proceedings, You will no doubt be surprised,
as was, to see the strange positions assumed by
distinguished gentlemen the course of the debate.
Mr.sORR advocated the resolutions in very able
speech. but seemed to favor them mostly upon the
ground as he as he assumed that they did not "com
NIT the Government to any principle, but the
principle of humanity. A very singular conclusion,
indeed. No principle indeed in this well earned
vote of thanks? 1t is all principlel There is no
Humanity" about it, in the sense implied in the
remarks Of Mr. ORR and Others. And Mr. BAYLY,
of Virginia, explained on behalf of the committee,
suppose that all questions about citizenship We're
avoided They thanked Capt. INGRAHAM for moth
ing but judcious conduct in extending protection
to man Illegally imprisoned" Other members of
the House took similar erroneous view of the
question. Mr.. HILYER, of Georgia, and Mr.. STAN
TON of Tennessee, took different views-views ap-
proxmating nearer the truth, as think, than those
developed in the speeches of Messrs. ORR, BAYLEY
and others.
shall be very much surprised if any respectable
number of readers who may peruse this debate,
shall take such view of the import Of the resou-
tons The civilized world will view it differently
They will view it as an endorsement of the prinq-
pie upon which Capt. INcRAHAM acted-as an &C
acknowledgement of its correctness-as an incorpora-
ton of it, as henceforth fixed American principle.
And 50 one of the able gentlemen who took part
in the debate Thursday, if more, understood the
| question. L allude to Mr.. CHURCHwELI, from Ten
nessee, whose remarks, though brief, covered the
whole field, and received the marked attention of
the crowded galleries and the whole House. This
| speech closed the debate, and very happily So for
the people of this and transatlantic countries after
waiting through the many remarkable speeches
made in the first parts of the debate, ought to be
set right at the close. And this the remarks of the
! able member from Tennessee will do His speech
is to the point-there is nothing in it foreign the
| great question involved | never heard or read a
! speech in which so much seemed to be condensed in
so little space. The sentences are short-so con-
else and vet 50 full Of meaning, that / cannot liken
| it to any thing to which it bears such happy re-
sem6ance, as to that srenth of style 50 peculiar
the speeches of BURKE.
Supposng that you would give your readers,
perhaps the advantage of reading the proceedings,
to which | have alluded in full in your columns l
have RETAINED from Incorporating any extracts from
the speeches The question discussed is one Of the
greatest national Importance an the final disposition
| of which the people every where must fell deep
! interest. Yours, &c. EvENoN.
we have not received the Globe containing the
| interesting proceedings above alluded to
| To the Editors Union and american
MURFREEsBoRo, Jan. II, 1854.
The Criminal Court at Murlreesboro has been
laboriously engaged during the week. in the trial
OF Col. SAM RUCEER, for the killing Of Or. WEI a.
SMITH. The jury rendered their verdict on this
evening Saturday of murder in the second de-
gree.-Appealed to Supreme Court
His Honor Judge Turner presided on the trial
He is a potent man in the administration of the
criminal law; well informed, of remarkably clear,
discriminating power-irm in his positions, ard a
perfect terror to cvii-doers Whenever the election
comes on before the people, loud voice viii be
! proclaimed in his behalf by old
RUTHERFORD.