Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-12-15
WA'nIsGros, Dec. 10, 1854.
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lue Oui v IN RELIEF OF lsAAc swain was passed
Mr.. Jones, Of Tenn, introduced . bill granting 10 rail.
road companies years in which to pay duties on iron
imported for railroad purposes. Referred to the funueo
committee.
Alter an executive session the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
On motion OF Mr.. Buyce, tho committee on th, iud;cjs.
~ was Instructed to inquire aud report q. 10 the expedi-
eney OF repeating the usury laws, with leave TO report by
bill or other Use.
Mr. Dunbar introduced q join. resolution, which was
passed mo i'ying or changing the original plan for the con
s'ruct'on oil the New Orleans custom house.
NJ. Latham made a report from the committee on pub.
no iand' IN isvor OF eIieading The California land CO nmis.
sions.
Mr.. Murray, from the committee on prin ting. reported
a resolution for Irinting for the use Of the House fifteen
thousand copies OF the abstrac, OF tho census returns,
comprising important vital statistics aud other Information
recently 'earranred by.he superintendent Of the census.
M. Jones, OF New York, spoke OF the vital statistics as
being Of vas: Importance to tie medical profession.
Ar. ~Ciingman repliei-So they would tie IL they wcrc
correct, which WAS no, Ill, case. liz had examined the
return made for Maryland, and found many ludicrous
blunders.
A debate ensued, during which Mr.. Jones, Of Tanre..
ee, said h couli see no possible necessity TO- printing
those statistics. He suppo'edevery physician knew how
many Of his patients he had killed scientifically or igno-
rantly. 1t would do no good to know how many have
been Killed in the aggregate.
Er. Hunt Immediately rose to yiplic,te an hon,,able
Sensation
ih's house for some years. ! have never in my lir. Ell.
'hcr here or elsewhere, Intentionally wounded the feelings
or attempted tn insult any gGutleman. | am no buiiy |
ammo dueiist; and WITH such | wish to have nothing to
DO.
Nr. Hunt.-The gentleman says lie did not slsrder an
ho' orable profession; but he did. by ceusurins il aad talk
irg about physicians killing and keeping nm accoun, Of
their own dead, and that there is no necessity of h,vipr
the vital statistics printed nv order of this House. When
inc gentleman speaks Of killing In connection with an ho-
cradle profession, endearcd TO ia from our bir,h-tho
members OF which cot only preserve our lives in time o.
sickness aud disease, but come 10 US re- messengers of bu.
'nru,iy and mercy-Isay lie is an enemy to science, ard
| sIAntt rs an b0nOrahta profaaa;Op al 40.
the gentleman IN intention to do go. Perhaps he spoke
iniGnoranc-, and INDUCED in a too common practice Of
persons to lind fault with their %neighbors, supposing thar
,n'y rise IN cons' quence ir pIoporti ion as they detract
from Others.
The gentleman did SANDER an honorable profession, what.
ever ms inteut'on might have been. Having said his in
t.n.ion "ss not to do So" l concurred in his declara ior.
me gentleman ssys he is no bully, aud wishes to have
nothing 10 do With duelists. What does the honorable
gentle inap mean! IL he so false TO truth and honor a. 10
int ute 10 me that l am q bully, and that | would trespass
on the feelings Of any honorable gentleman in tho world;
and that | would wantouy do wrong to any human being:
1.-The means by being n bully, that | have the courage Of
= gentleman to resent injury, no does nothing more than
appreciate my character as a gentleman. Why does the
gentlemen talk Of bullyng-has he fcars Does he amag-
Inc desire TO insult him? No. I had rather cherish good
will towards all mankind-and, i'll know my heart, | have
christianity eoough to eradicate all i'll feeling and live Al,
peace with the world. Irave all wa's liked the gentle.
phan. tand NE; him on social and kind terms. When |
roe to vindicste an honorable profession, l had no idea
OF uaEplirg on him.
Mr Jones made no reply, and the resolution was pas
sed.
Several comparatively unimportant bills we're passed
ard the resolution calling for information was adopted.
The House then went into committee an ! took I'D the
Indian appropriation bill.
Mr Mace said he rose not for the purpose of infaminr
the public mind, but to di cuss a subject OF importance.
FOR the purpose OF bringing the House and country back to
where they were prior to the Introduction Of the Nebras-
ka and Kansas bill. Several days ago he gave notice OF
his intention TO introduce . hill prohibiting slavery in Ne
btaska aud Kansas, and would do so as soon as an opportu
nifty shall oilcr. II was straight forward, no stump speech
in il, and covered tho who'e ground. Brief and 10 IN,
purpose, it rs the exact copy of tho eight section OF IN,
&c; OF March Oh, ls20,for te admission OF Missouri into
the Union.
Ia the Nebraska and Kansas act there was NO more
sqnstter sovereignty than N the act aimiu ing Indiana,
Illinois and hichigan-it was q she 'r aud mi.er ,ble hum
bug. IL Kansas should pass a law recognising sl,very y,
Congress would have a right To reject II, and this would
open nnew the discussion OF the question. For "a years,
ever since the passage OF the Missouri com, romis, law,
never did q sir gle request come from any respec; ALE
quarter as 10 numbers, dc handing OF CjnSrc-. its r, p.al.
Congress III passing the Kansas and Nebraska bill had
acted rs masters OF tho people; and then called o. tbs
latter as good aud loyal subjects to acqTicse in their legs.
lntion. II members shouli now vote III accordance with
the views Of the pcoptr as expressed in the recon. @ lee.
tons, they would vote for this bill, which was to benefit
the whole country.
Ia the course oi his remarks he siid Kansas can never
come into tho Uniona ~ n slave State.
Mr Oliver, OF Missouri, replied TO the position Of Mr.
Mace, remarkiDg that the gentlemen with professions OF
II love Of country on his lips, and deep desire for the
peace and welfare Of the republic, holds in his hand a ms.
cradle scroll to prohibit slavery in Kansas and Nebraska,
tie very thing which in 1870 produced strife rnd coutcn.
ton, and threatened the safety of the Union. The gen.
tlcman again seeks TO throw into Congress the apple OF
d!scord.
81 Oliver also defended tho people OF Missouri from
Mr Aaces charge Of their interfering in the election H.
Kansas, which resulted in tho choice Of Mr. Whitfield.
saying that Mr. A,chis"n was incapable OF such conduct,
notwithstanding hr Mlces remarks, wlich wee based
OH mere newspaper assertions. But, suppose thcv did
interfere, did not the eastern incn get up societies to send
cmigrAnts two thousand miles into Kansas To yo,,
against slavery.
Mr. Hnglish rem ,rkej If he was not greatly misinform.
ed, his colleague, SIR. yhcc. wisonc Of the origiuators Of
the Anti 81 livery Hnig'ant society-one Of tho pioneers.
(Liughicr)
Mr.. Macy said he was one Of the vice presidents of the
society formed in Washington Immediately on the passage
Of the Nebraska and Kansas bill, and not only sent one,
but one hundred thousand circulars abroad for the express
purpose OF defeating the iniquity Of the repeal OF the Mis-.
souri, compromise.
Mr. O~lycr.-Then tho gentleman won't a wooling and
got heccei. Laughter To my as constituent the gen.
tlcman admits lac was vice president Of that wonderful
society. l would not have believed it from any other
quarter. Alter forming a society TO throw twenty thou-
sand persons from the North into Kansas to defeat slave
~, tho election came on for a delegate unI no and his
friends were Overwhelmingly defeated. Now the gentle
man comes here with bis little prohibition bill. Laugh
ter The motive is deytlOped-thc emigration policy
havirg failed, the bill Is introduced to prevent the exist
cncc OF slavery In that territory.
At Wsshburn, Of Miine, in reply TO Mr. Oliver, said ;he
gentleman should not be surprised TO see an attempt
made TO restore tho anti SLAYER ordnance. FAIR wsruifg
was given last session that an effort for that purpose
could he made at the proper time. IL would he done, IL
w wv" ~ " th' OuigIes'. u tcnilUcnt " tue
north, in his Judgement, almos, unanimously was in favor
OF the early, practical. perscvcring efforts to restore the
principle Of the Missouri compromise whish is repealed IN
the Nebraska aud X insls bill.
Mr. Stephens. OF Geo, obtained the floor and the com.
miuee rose. Adjourned.
FATAL ACCiDENT-TBLEGRAPH DIVIDEND.
EISToS. PA, Dec. l2.-Mr. A. N. Cassidy, formerly
ofNow York, Snd late Of Bethlehem, where he has teen
sng,g,d IS the agent OF the Lehish u nc Company, was
thrown out Of a sleigh in Northampton stree. this morn
ing, and almost instantly killed.
The directors Of tho Philadelphia, and Wilkcrsbarre
Telegraph Company have declared Il dividend OF four per
cont on the profits Of the lime for the lasi six months.
AN AFFBAY AT COvINGTON-THE MURDER OF
THE ALLISON FAMILY.
CIscisSAri. Dec. lS.-An anrsy occurred al Coving,on
NY, yesterday, IN which a man named Perkins, &C omu'.
bus agent, shot X. II. Carpenter, a distinguished lawyer
of THAT place md dangerously Sounded him. Perkins
ha, been hold IN ti2 900 to answer.
The trial OF Arrison for the murder Of Nr and Mrs Al