Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-09
NUMBER "a.
RICHMOND wHIG.
''rd -Congres -Fi~s s--isn.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 0. 1854.
SENATE

WASHINGTON, Feb. o, 1854.
SENATE
Mr. Rusk appeared to day. and the Senate n nos, ,p
ar Bright presented remonstranee from Gcorpe,ovn
south Of that plice e o'o"ao
Mr. SUMNER presented the memorial OF the New Vol
society, setting forth the great inconv
cies resulting from the variety and eomni.,;,s s ~
standards OF weights and measures They pray that Cor
nke measures to effect the establishment Of
ae"hmoh International standard o! weights and mr,.
ur,s ana also OF common meridian line Referred
Mr. DAWSON presented the memorial Of the BAPTIST cor,
ference oi Georgia that the freedom of con,csn,. r.
secured TO Americans in foreign countries "
Mr. Pratt presented resolutons of In. T.o;.,.,,,. .
ns,ynh respecting the guano trade Refereed
hr johnson reported bill for The relief of Er,,hs,h
Smith. He ssid that she enlisted as n private in ,h NJ
souri, reginentof volunteers under the a ,me oS Ru
rnehsc' mat she served faithfully in tn. var for eight
months when her sex discovered and she v,s hon.
atly discharged. She had never received .,h., ~. "
land. The bill gave her both ~ y" Ut
-, MI zones asked the chairman OF the military committee
command. ~ e' MS
Shields said he had not had the honor Of having tho
aay IN ms commands but he had doubt she perform
cd iaithinlly all the duties OF a man. Bill passed
Mr. Shields reported a resolution of thanks and o,,
Gr e Of the steamer San Francisco and asked
Mr. G~n objected
Mr. Shields from the joint COMMITTEES on IN. .,h;.. 81
We wreck OF the San Francisco and measures Of aeknouI
T 10 .hose engaged in the rescue, made report
Ihe committee give the facts Of the wreck and ,sscnp
lar as knowa aud conclude follows: :"
me committee are deeply impressed with the generous
sonauet oi these gallant men, who aided rescinp nr
distressed counrymen from the wreck Of the San
co. ~ f'ancs-
TIE commanders of the Three Bells, Kilby, and An.
nrc.e, deserve The grateia Acknowledgements Of the
country Ior their humanity aud ntrepidity
Thanks and praise especially due to Cant Cr.;b
@ VI ,ie ihrec Bells, who. for six tcmpestuous dsys
d nights IN spirit of disinerested humanity and AZ
me imminent peril OF himself and crew stood hv ,ha
sinking steamer until her gallant commander who rs
aeu 'ne as man on board, abandoned the doomed and
capt Watkins and his officers and crew appear to prea,
aasanhge on this trying occasion. Lieut. Francis Kew
Murray OF the u s. Navy also entitled TO esneci,, n
uce Tor his humane an valuable services
Praise is also due to Surgeon Iuel of the San r,o,.
CO. 10. Tue asduy with which he attended to the s;cL
and dying soldiers after they we're separated from ,b;
own surgeons. O 'uer
Major Wyse and his junior officers deserve ors,, -;.
officers. VI 'ne'r superior
Several others who canno, now be DESIGNATED, ,v ,
owing 10 tne imperfect Information before the
are believed also to be entitled to praise and N ,h
Of the country - ~ 'AuAs
committee are pursuaded that hese humane and no.
oe services were rendered without hope or
o. pecunary compensation but they are for that yerv
son. IN me Judgment of the committee entitled no, onv
10 grateful acknowledgement also to some snhs,n,;
lhey, therefore, report a joint resolution for
that purpose. 'Hou 'or
The joint resolutions are as follows:
lie II resolved, &c., That the President or tho Ir
states be requested to three valuable gold medals
with suitable devices, be presented 10 Con,.
Creighton of the ship Three Bells Of Glaseow. on" -,
Capt Lowe of the bark Kilby of Boston. and one y, ~
Capt Stouier Of the ship Antartic as tes,mon;.I s
their national gratitude for their gallant conduct in -
ing about five hundred Americans from the wreck of tho
paid out Of the Treasury. A''e 'o
hesoived, That a sum not exceeding one hundred
thousand dollars hereby appropriated out of apy
10 the Treasury, not otherwise IN an.hI
PRESIDENT to reward, in such manner as he NAV d.r
most appropriate the officers and crews of those vessels
hat aided IN the rescue OF the survivors of said wreck
anu such other persons distinguished h
onces oi humanity and heroism on that occason tho
reward TO be proportionae to the of the efforts
made, and the merit of the services rendered. a. e.
the same can be ascertained
MI Shields asked that the resolutions be now nassed
Mr.. Gwn objected. He opposed to the resolutions
IN committee, and would submit hereafter minority reso
The bill Incorporating the Gas Light Comn,nv of
Georgetown was taken up and passed
mr. hamIin said that Tomorrow during the morning
bill. ~ 'po"A''on
THE NEBRASKA BILL
The Nebraska bill then taken UNI
hr. wade said he rose to address the Senate with
great dlihdehce on subject lie had away,
TO perform his duties silently but the Importance and the
oodness OF this measure required him TO give
10 MS OBJECTIONS to IT. Though young at that time
nc wei remembered the adoption of the Missouri Com
promise. 'Ai'
he reeoec:ed well the opposition and resistance bv
tue Whoe Northern people TO any further extension II
slavery the storm which followed and that Il ns onl
queel by the assurance and icon that the question
was then forever settled and slavery excluded from the
territory Since that time he knew OF no man who had
oeen bold enough TO question its naty or to pronos,
US repeal Why was it now proposed He also recol
lected the Compromise OF 1880 Since its passage bs
haI heard from all ts friends indeed he had almost heard
nothng else from both parties, from governments ma
ptrs except that this last compromise was patv nor IN
be Questioned in Congress elsewhere
why was it. in the face Of these well known facts that
u was now proposed not only depart the Compaomse
OF $50 but to back the more sacred one Of lsoo
and set 1t asdeg He had expected to hear from The
senator from Illinois, when he proposed this high hand
ed measure, some reason for IT, He had e.pscted IN
hear the Senrtor to tell the country what new light had
rendered this measure necessary now
was only one year ago, on the 4th of last March
mat the hour when the Constitution brought IN
ITS termination, found the Senator from Illinois camorn0
Tor the passage ofa Nebraska bill In which nobjnp WaS
sad OF this compromise. On that day. the senator
rom MISSOURI, who was 90 deeply interested in seeking
out some crevice by which the Missouri Compromiss
could be avoided declared in open Senate that he des
paired OF eyec having repealed II had been super
seded that Senator would have discovered the fact
Mr. Wade went on at length to coutrovert tho argu.
ments in favor Of Nj Douglas Nebraska BILL and concl1d
ed by denouncing the b and predicted that ts passage
would rend the Union TO fragments.
Mr.. Jones, OF Tennessee said he would offer few words
In reply to the remarks Of the Senator which he cbarac
terzed as insulting and abusive of the institutions of tho
south lie then went on to argue upon the
right OF aavehoders TO carry their properly 90 any terri
tories of the United States lie said the Senator's who
were ever so eamorous for the observance Of the compro
misses, voted at the last session repeal the fugitive
slave law which formed part OF the compromise Of
1850.
The Senator's threa,eniDgs to tho storm which this
bill would raise quite poetical and reminded him Of
very profane anecdoe with which he became
at the Mammoth Cave Every who entered that Cave
came out with feelings TO some extent poec,l On one
OCCASION man. coming OUT rushed TO the register and
recorded the following verse; which he would repeat with
out any excuse for or approval Of its profanity.
Mammoth civcl OH what n ppotl
In Summer cold, In Winter hon
Great God Almighty what wonderl
General Jackson, He'll and Thunder
Prolonged laughter.l
He begged the Senator not threaten. Let the Sena.
tor srgue, but ne implored him frghien them He
sad all the South asked for justice Io had always
been opposed to the Missouri Compromise but dspos
ed to submit to " until returning Of duty should
induce the North to propose its repeal.
Mr. Wade briefly replied
The chair said the question pending th" motion Of
Mr. Chase to strike out the decaraon that the compro
mise line, was snperse ed by the act Of 1850.