The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-24
CoNGREsS--FRIDAY.

sESArE-A resolution adopted for the payment Of
the funeral expenses Of the late Hon. Moses Norris
Mr. Jones' Tennessee gave notice that Monday next
at twelve o'clock the sword Of General Jackson which
had been bequeahed the late General Armstrong would
be presented by the family Of the latter gentleman TO Con-
gress.
resolution that the present session Of Congress shall
close at twelve o'clock the night Of March Sd was
adopted after dseussion--yeas %, nays l3
The resolution submitted yesterday by Mr. Stuart in re
laton 10 the erection Detroit Michigan, Of suitable
buildings for the saekeepng of such persons as may bel
subject TO confinement under the laws Of the United States
taken up and agreed to.
On motion by Mr. Toucey the Senate proceeded to the
consideration of the bin 10 protect officers and other per
acting under the authority of the United States
which discussed at great length by Messrs Chase
Toucey Wade Walker, Benjamin, Douglas, Wilson, Fes
senden Stuart Petit Cooper Bayard Butler Dawson and
others until the close Of report
HOUSE OF RErREsESTArvEs--A large number of bills
were reported from the standing committees and com
mitted
Mr. Perkins of Louisiana, from the COMMITTEES on For
egn Relations reported back the resolution calling on the
President for relative to the character and OBJ
iecs of the meeting of the American ministers at Ostend
and it agreed to.
The bill reported by Mr.. Jones of Pennsylvania, prov
ding for court of claims TO adjudcate private claims
against the United States, read third time and
passed.
The House then went into committee and resumed the
consideration OF the civil and diplomatic appropriation
bill. Mr. Edgerton submitted an amendment refunding
certain duties paid railroad iron and admitting certain
priced dyewoods dye-stuns, and unmanuiactured woods
duty free Mr. Letcher submitted substitute therefor
with notifications the bill reported days since by
Mr. Houston entitled "A bill reduce duties imports
and for other purposes and which, with few exceptions
proposes to reduce the duties goods wares and
chandse imported into this country 20 per cent The sub
sttute was agreed to- The committee then rose the bill
was reported to the House and after concung in various
amendments to which there no objection the House
adjourned.
THE OBJECTS OF THE BRITISH AND FRENCH AL
LIANCE-SyEECHES OF SENATOR'S CASs AND
MASON.
No event of modern times has made profounder i'm
preston upon the American mind than that which was
consummated in the unnatural alliance between England
and France The first feeling which followed its announce
Of establishment mingled with increduty-E
it scarcely credible that two governments which had
stood in such constant anagonsm, and between whose
people there known to exist such deeprooed pru-
dces and anpahies could suddenly forget their ancient
jeaouses and dsrusts become cordial friends and al
lies The feeling of surprise produced by anomalous
union followed by general suspicion that the |
terms and objects of the alliance not con
fined to the regulation of the balance of power in the
Old World. 1t was difficult to believe that France |
for whose people there had always been warm attach
the American heart could be induced by the
hayward ambition of the present Napoleon to enter into
hal
relative as prisoner sbarren rock of whose OBJ
jec should look to interference with the affairs of this
government That the British government ready for
any system of policy which promised embarrassment to
our commercial and political progress people had
abundant evidence and it was not long after the al
lance was that Lord Clarendon in the Brit
ish House Of Peers gave uerance declaration which
strongly confirmed the prevalent suspicion to the ulti
designs Of the allies On that occasion the British
Secretary of State with evident of exultaon de-
cared that the habit of good understanding between
them England and Fance has become general all mat
ters Of policy and WORLD and
that on the question Of policy NO THE
WORLD, IN EITHER HEMIsPHERE, NTH regard 10 whch zee
are not ENTIRELY IN ACCORD The veteran senator
from Michigan General Cass) fixed the attention of the
American people the time upon these significant deca-
deep impression upon the national mind. He deduced
from the plain import Of the British minister's language
the only inference of which il suscephblehat the al
innate object Of The British and French alliance The regu
laon Of the balance Of ower The american continent
This speech which endeared him s his country
men, provoked the indignant criticisms of British states
men in England and their sympathizers in
try To this speech of the British sympathizers in
this Countryside editor of the New York Courier and En-
qurerattributed that remarkable revolution in public
sentiment which is well known have taken place in the
public mind in regard 20 the Eastern When the
contest was between Turkey and Russia the American
sympathy was strongly the side of Turkey but when
England and France combined with Turkey the change in
the public feeling general and obvious. That the
speech Of General Cass based il upon the unmis
taxable Interpretation of Lord Carendons declaration,
tbuted largely the revolution in the popular feeling
canno, be denied But the editor of the Courier and En-
quer in his elaborate defence Of the British minister
which had all the appearance Of semocsi vindcation
asserted that Lord Clarendon had volunteered expana-
ton Of his declaration in letters which file in
our State Department but which had been suppressed by
the administration la his late speech in the Senate
General Cass comments with becoming dignity and with
proper severity upon this defence Of the British minister
and the assault upon the administration Amongst other
things, he says: