Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-02-06
FROM WARRINGTON.

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Correspondence Of the Times.
The New Members-Defence Of the PsPe-rhe Power
"s n the Pope-Pacific Railway-The Judiciary.t
aefs" s3''ib'1a '7bWAsHINoroN, Jan. 20, 1855.
Congress 10 now upon the last half of the short
session, which will soon run out and leave many
of the members high and dry upon sand-bars
where they are destined to remain for the remains
der of their lives--those especially who have
heretofore aoated upon the politicalisea bymesns
ofthat kind of lighters or camels, called "fofeign-
ers.',a OF the present House Of Represcntativesj
o large portion were newW members but Of the
next House still larger portion will be new
But not only will'thc members themselves be new,
but they will bring with them new ideas, now
majority will 'bc denominated SC the A,1ericdss
Party;" tho minority will still retain their old
designation, that of g the Democratic Party. .1--
Things are fast tending to this and e to this COM
plexion they must come at last.'' ssi sejta sn
The speech made by Mr.. Chandler in defence
Of the Pope and in reply to Mr.. Banks and Mr..
Sellers, has already been: responded to by one
member, Mr.. Smith of Alabama. and has spurred
others into preparation to answer him !; and the
probability is that he will soon find he will have
as much as he can do, aided even by learned pre-
lates ont side Of Congress- to defend positions
he has taken. If those are tenable if what he
has asserted be true, then history is not worth the
paper it is printed upon, since it must be false
hood, Mr.. Chandler declares that the Bishop Of
Rome, or the Pope, never claimed temporal pow
er over the Kings and nations of the Earth, and
never exercised it, except under a grant from the
nations and Kings themselves. =. 81 :" ,'''9
Is this true? The celebrated Paul Sarpi, him
self Roman Catholic writer, declares, ssThat
the Pope has all power, not only spiritual, but
also temporal, over all the civil governments of
the 'corld, which properly depends on him as re-
CARDS political dominion, as subjects and vassals,
receiving from him the tenure of governments, and
the power of administration in their several
States. oqf9 5'a" {a' -'93eff E'a' 'bi7i ~
b 'ss That he is the temporal monarch Of all the
world, and that all temporal power comes from
God through the medium of the Pope, and is
therefore sub-delegated from him, and subordin-
ate to him, on which account there lies an appeal
in temporal and civil causes to the Pope from
every civil government however free and indepen-
dent.',no92 hg5p sa~s ssi a73fs : aa 5sanuiH
The same writer lays down the Popc's authors
ty much more broadly and extensively, but have
not room, nor is it necessary to copy his broad
platform of Papal Power. What have copied
is an answer to MIR. Chandler, and most complete.
ly; refutes, and contradicts him and who. that
knows any thing of the history of Europe during
the middle ages, and especially during the time of
Hildebrand, who ruled the monarchs of the earth
MT of tho obs a.. Az
became the proud, grasping, exacting, qnrelent-
ing tyrannic wearer Of the tiara himself, does not
know that this power was not only claimed, but
exercised by the Roman Pontifs l.;1tasg A.
But had no intention to embark in this con-
troversy myself; my only purpose was to note
for your readers the fact that these theological
or historical questions have become mingled with
and a part Of the politics of the country, and are
becoming more and more important as such hevcry
day. = sleasmnssoo c3 81 sbeisfs irc7ia egad 9w
The House has been chiefly occupied fora week
past upon the Pacific Railroad Bill. That there is
2 majority in favor of q Railroad to the Pacific,
has been made manifest by the votes; !; but tho
difficulty is to get a majority to unite upon the
road that is, any one of the routes proposed
This has been found to be, thus far impossible,
and the subject was to day referred to commit
tee; OF thirteen, which is nothing more in my;csti-
nation, than decently interring it. The thirteen
will only be so many pail bearers. After spend
ing couple Of weeks in discussing the Judiciary
Bill the Senate finally postponed it to the lst
Monday, of December next, which is equal to an
indefinite postponement. 1t was evident that they
could not agree upon any Bill recognizing tho
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Judiciary at the present time and it was further
apparent that there was an unwillingness to give
the present administration the power of appoint-
ing sundry new Judges. !, 4oaa, ,s~o,, -.
esa IA THE LEGIsLArURE.f -seooa 70
The Council on Wednesday considered in Com
mittec of the Whole, the Bill to define tho bouns
daries of certain Counties. Also a Bill to BRO
vide for the Improvement of the Minnesota River.
Progress reported. Council then adjourned. .assd
In the House, message from the Council was
received informing the House that the Memorial
to Congress relative to the Half Breed Tract had
passed that body, and asked the concurrence of
the House. ''''sa'i. a''' ~
petition was presented praying that Ephraim
H. Whitaker be restored to the rights of citizen
ship, which he had forfeited by the crime Of lar
cency, twelve years since, Referred to the Judi
cinry. jea] sEes feTali staR wae aat--'dsa
Several pnimportant Bills were introduced.
when the House concurred in the following ioint
resolutions: iooi9s sa8 - fgeet1 ss' ~ 'il7f@
C. r. No. l, joint resolution Requiring the
journals of each House to be stitched and bound
separately, was then taken up, and on motion of
Mr.. Dixon, the rules were suspended and the re-
solution was passed. y.seoTes7sh 4 ;7aoao9ilis'ni
No. 2, H. Of r., Memorial to Congress pray
ing for In appropriation for the construction Of =
road from the west bank Of tho Mississippi River.
opposite St. Paul, to point on the road leading
from Wabashaw to Mendota, IN which the Coun.
Gil had concurred.1 1idsameb MI as 1oIaasc Z y
The Half Breed Tract was then taken up and
referred to the Committee on Territorial, "a Affairs.
The Bill granting an extension to.the Minncso-.
ia and North Western Railroad Company, being
in order, it was acted upon, and finally passed by
the following vots:s ie sasmirraaI NJ; ai t,5is6q
Yeas-Dizon, Fridley, Grant, Hanson, Le-May,
REGISTER, Rolctte, Stsnchfele, Thoppson and
Spcaker-lo. -,',--f ..o,.,;
Noes-Andros, Beatty, Brawier, Cave. Davis,
Haus, Sibley and Speaker-s. = !. -.
: Tho resolution disappearing Of the improper
of the Bill donating lands to our terri
tory, which received the votes Of Dixon, FRID>
LEY, Grant, Hanson, Le-May, Regessr, Rolette