Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-06-25
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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S50E OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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SESATE-ME. Masonintrodnced . joint reso.
LUTON, which waspassed 6pf $4,000
fforfhe purchaseand restoration to the British
Govt Of the ship ..Resolnte,n late of the British
navy, whichSwas abandonedsby the Arctic e1.
petition andfouudbysthescr American
Whaling ship, by whom she was brought to this
country
MEsGreger introduced hill supplementary to
tho actso f the TeFritoiesof Nebraska and Kan
sas, and pr0Yidingf for the faithful executionio OF
said act in Kansas, according TO the true intent
and meaning thereof
Mr.. Hunter tepHedtot the attack ofSumner on
Virgins, and commented on the resolution oil
the Massachusetts, Legislature with reference to
the late ~assault-lIc knew of no previous IN.
stance in which h Iggislatnre ofany State had
stepped Forwarded prejudice q case of this kind.
He thought it could result only IN increasing the
evaporation of that unfortunate sectional feel.
ing which is now Threatening the peace OF the
whole country and endangering the .perpetulty
of its institutions. ev-zws
Massachusetts, had nothing tOssays by way
of rebuke to- Sumner fof9offensivc personalities.
Hunter repealed theattack of Sumner on Va, g
being a StateGsFhcre human beings arc brought
as cattle to the SHAMELESS where little children
are sold upon the auction bench, and a prison
rewarded to the pious matron h teaches ne
grocs to read the word of life. This foundation
UPON WHICH tue SG01NQI +IEUM @AuSSs sEGSGGA M1a
the fact that slavery and thc.sfave trade existed
in Va; that negroes were held in boIdagc and
were liable to sold frotnonepiacs t3another;
but Hunter argued that slavery was the best
condition for the colored race, and no communi-
fty was to blame for inseperablc incidents ofa
necessary institution. He also assayedtoiproYc
that the attack Of BROOKS on Sumner vas not q
breach Of priyilegeb hut merelyta mattcr for ex-
tclusiye Jurisdiction Of the Courts of law.
NJ, Cnu-aH1 IInrN1uSno IN HuNfnriC-arpTTnnAN
on the BrooEs-ahair, said the remarks Of that
Senator had flledzhim with surprisesand regret.
When the assault was made,ithe personal. and
political friends of Sumner were silent, and the
iatteF,seoIleague GWilson) inasfew calm and
temperate words stated the facts A motionSsas
then made to appoint q COM. to eSamlneinto the
matterand report that report was made and
lconcurTcd inEby almost the entire Senate, and
although it was condemned by many at the
North as not coming up to their ideas of what
Ought 10 be done, yetSeward was SatiSfiedsan
hoped the subject would be dropped and notibe
again mentioned The fecdom9of debate, had
been yindicated, but now4the Senators from Va.
had taken apoSiton contrary to the decision o:
lthrcerfourths of the Senate and amajorlty.of the
ipeople of the country.
2Ir. Butter said sumner was the first man who
had ever abusedhis privilege, as q member OF
the Senate and to lay his profane hands upon
the revolutionary history ofone of fthe1S orig1-
nal States.
Mr. Pearce, chairman of the. committee that
investigated the assault on Sumner, defended
the positions laid down in that report and re-
piled to Hunters Arguments against 1t.
Mr. Hunter bEiehyrejoined: Adjourned.
HoCsE.-A bill establishing two additional
land districts in Minnesota was passed.
Mr.. Whitney introduced a billto protect pub
lie property ahdpreserve peacein Kansas. Re
ferred to COM. on Territories ss
The House then resumed the consideration o.
thesbilf authorizing the people of Oregon Ter:
titory to form a Constitution and State govern
ment.
The Oregon bill was debated and then laid
aside.
The bill explanatory of the act Of 81, estab,
Fishing additional land districts in Minnesota
passed. Add.