Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-06-12
THIRTY-FoURrH CoNGR Ess.

TUESDAY, June 10.
SENATE.-Mr. Crittenden of Kentucky sub
mitted resolution requesting the President,
in view of the difficulties existing in Kanzas,
and the employment of military force for the
restoration of law, peace, and harmony there,
to send Gen. Scott to take command of those
forces. Mr.. Crittenden said it seemed to him
that the Senate had but very seldom had I'M
der their consideration a subject of more inn
portance. 1t was enough to make them
ashamed for the spectacle now presented in
Kanzas. They had been in session six months,
and not one step had been taken by them to
remedy this disgracelul evil, growing day by
day, spreading wider and wider, and inflaming
more and more passions already too much
excited, and the peace and quiet Of the coun-
try was seriously threatened. Of debate
there had been enough, but not of a kind to
contribute to impartial judgment but lead 10
elimination and recrimination. He wanted
to see broad, general, and fraternal peace,
and that must be the ambition of all. In the
course of his remarks he said that Gen. Scott
carried in his left hand the sword, and in his
right hand peace, gentle peace, and, by his
voice, trumpet toned will do more than
thousand bayonets. His (Crttenden's) OBJ
Ject was to put an end to war and anarchy in
Kanzas.
Mr.. Mason of Virginia was not now pre-
pared to vote either for or against the resou-
ton, and asked that it may lie over till to-
morrow. He had doubts as to the propriety
OF making such request of the President,
who, as Commander. in. Chief of the Army,
has sole power over the matter. While en-
tertaining the highest respect for the patriot
ism and judgment Of the Senator from Ken
lucky, he did not think the condition of
in, I'd Co.. . o
posed.
Mr.. Crittenden replied, that, as Gen. Scott
was an old man, the President might feel
some reluctance in ordering him on that dis
tant service; but ON his opinion, the Senate
ought to endeavor to contribute to the promo
ton Of peace in Kanzas.
Mr.. Seward was in favor of sending Gen.
scott there, but thought it ould be as well
to do it by joint resolution. He also suggest
ed that the preamble to Mr.. Crittenden's
proposition be omitted, as the fact therein set
forth are we'll known to the President and
the country.
Further consideration of the resolution was
postponed till to- morrow.
Mr.. Foster of CT, ofiersd a resolution, di-
recting the Committee on Commerce to in
qure into the expediency of authorizing the
issue Of register to the British built bark Re-
solute, which was abandoned by that govern
ment and found derelict in the Arctic Ocean,
by the American whaleship George Henry,
and by her brought into the port ofNew Lon.
don, where she is now lying, all claim to
the said vessel by the British government
having been relnquished 10 the sailors.
Mr.. Mason proposed that the vessel be pur-
chased by government, re-tiitted, and sent
back to the British government as a present.
Mr.. Foster Of Ct, expressed qualification at
this suggestion, and in order that it might be
carried out, withdrew his resolution.
Adjourned.
HousE.-Mr. Burlingame presented there.
solution of the Massachusetts Legislature,
concerning the assault on Senator SUMNER
Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
One hundred and twenty.one members
were present, but as many had paired off with
absentees, the House adjourned.