New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-07-26

TINS SUBJECT. tMatagofdasITlDune.
Congressional.
~ WASHINGTON, July 18.
SEATE.-Mr Adams moved to take up the bill
granting pension to the widow Of Mr.. Batch
elder. Objected to. ~ : 5gss
Mr. Sumner presented q memorial of the
Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slav-
cry, urging the repeal of the Fugitive Slave
law, and arguing that by the tenth section Of
that law free colored person had been sent
back to slavery .stfpI a.
A personal debate ensued between .Aessrs.
Clay and Sumner.
Mr. Dawson denied the statement Of facts
Mr. Rusk said in the papers accompanying
the petition was one, to tue reception Of which
fhe'objected. 1t reflected grossly and falsely on
the South. Il at58 81.
Mr. Mason said the Senator in presenting
paper was responsible for it. He asked that it
may be read 81 wy r
1t was then read, and debate ensued which
continued till after II, when the subject was
laid on the table-yeas 81, nays IA. ar%a
MIR. Badger asked leave to withdraw his mo-
ton to reconsider the vote passing the Pacific
Telegraph bill Leave was gfanted--yeas 30,
nays 10. Is sfgs}s
Mr.. Badger then withdrew his motion, and
the bill is now passed. @ Ha
4 The Homestead bill was then taken up.
MI CttuhTts dt tuc4 buSEcSe1Ou u Euc fflGuuS
of the Homestead, but against his own judg-
ment, withdrew his substitute for the bill, but
before doing SO defended it.
Mr. Weller addressed the Senate He sup
ported the bill, and denounced the g sKnow-No-
things whom he said had been successful in
the large cities, but would be repudiated by the
farmers of the interior. During his speech he
referred to a remark of the Senator from South
Carolina, who, in reference to certain events
connected with the Mexican war. had spoken of
foreigners as deserters, and as men who would
prove faithless on the field Of battle.
MIR Butler said he did not speak offoreigners
generally. All that he had said was that on
the field of Churubuseo the deserters were for
eigners, and that after their desertion they fred
upon and shot down the regiment from his own
State. [Applause in the galleries. .slt
Mr.. Weller said that the Senator was correct
in saying that foreigners deserted on the field of
| Churubusco, but the charge of the Senator that
| all the deserters were foreigners-that was the
tenor of the Senator's remarks-that charge was
| not correct. #ssf
| Mr.. Butler said that the truth of history per-
| haps required that he should state, that when
| the officers of the Palmetto regiment were all
| shot down. the flag of that regiment was tied
| around the body of gallant Irishman, and was
! thus carried through the battle to victory.
| Mr.. Shields explained that at Churubusco he
| was in command of a division including the Pal
metto regiment. The most Of the band of de-
| serters who were taken prisoners were taken by
his command. He, at the time, had q list Of
| their names and birth places taken down.
Their commander was named Riley, and his
| name, of course, suggested the country Of his
| birth. Whether he was an Irishman or an
Irishman's son he did not remember. He was
one or the other. Among them were Germans,
| Irishmen, two Enghshmen. one or two other
| foreigners, and the rest were natives. A ma
Il itIyn nf than ypnr Two of fharn
were deserters from his own regiment but most
| of them were deserters from the regular army.
Mr.. Mallory asked the Senator. whether o
majority of the men of the regular army in the
| war were not foreigners,
Mr. Shields-Of the regular army, believe
they were. &sazS*3 3@ @@'
j Mr.. Weller resumed and concluded his
speech and after remarks from Senators Ben
| jamin and Gass, the question was taken on Sem
| ator Brodhead's motion to amend the original
Il bill in the first section by striking out theWords
s. free of COST and inserting g at fifty cents per
acre.p Decided in the negative. Ayes 25,
noes 27. =zs=
Mr.. Weller moved to strike out the same
words and insert ss at fifty cents per acre, the
same to be paid at the expiration of FIVE years
the settler to be credited at fifty cents for each
acre he may have reduced to actual cultiva-
ton This amendment was rejected. Ayes, 8;
noes A.
HousE.-Mr. Phillips asked leave to intro
duce bill providing that all territory acquired
from Mexico under the late Gadsden treaty be
Incorporated with New Mexico and subject to
all the laws of the last named Territory. He
said gentlemen would see at once the necessity
and propriety of passing this bill. The terri
tory recently acquired is without law, and no
4 courts are there for the enforcement of law. As
the territory is open for settlements there should
be law there for the protection of the people
L kt,..z H., 1raTSS Il
bill e
Mr.. Chandler. Does the bill come from any
> committee cE-=
4 Mr. Phillips. It does not nor was it neces-
sary any committee should consider it.
Mr. Chandler. How can we know what is
our territory before running the boundary line
!, Mr.. Phillips We all know the territory just
acquired from Mexico is annexed.
Mr. Chandler But commissioners are to
settle the boundaries
Mr. Phillips This makes no difficulty. We
annexed Texas before the boundaries were de-
fined. ssI55 s. r.4 g 's5a5 5. 3
Mr. Peckham. Are any people there OBJ
ject. sEs nj
Mr.. Phillips asked him to withdraw the OBJ
,, jeetion.
!, Mr. Peokham thought the matter could re-
main as it is for a time, without hurting any
body.
The House then took up the bill to repeal 50
) much of the act of August 80, 1852, as makes
n reduction Of fifty per cent on prepaid postage
on newspapers and periodicals
MIR. 0lds. As the bill was thoroughly un-
derstood, he proposed to put the bill on It's pas
sage. S5i.5.
Mr. washhurne, of Maine, hoped the bill
: would not be passed There was no occasion
for it. He did not believe it was demanded by
the wants of the country. At the present time
the Post-office Department is a self.sustaininp
. machine He wanted the matter sent to The
f Committee of the Whole on the State of the
Union for discussion. sne#s
a Gerrit Smith remarked that the gentleman
/ from Virginia, (Nir. Smithl the other day asked
"Will you not have the Post-oiiiee Department
I sustain itselfapi He answered he would not
g The Government has assumed to establish {
Post office Department, and in this he held the
7 Government is guilty of usurpation He helS
81 that every work individuals can do is o usur