The daily union., 1856-12-20
IN CONGRESS OF THE d. STATES.
thirty Fourth Congress Third session.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1866.
SENATE.
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, ETo.


Mr. JAMES presented the petition OF John Mitchell a
soldier In the war with Mexico who had lost both arms
praying increase Of his pension account Of his utter
helplessness which referred 10 the Committee on
Pensions.
Mr. j. also presented the petition Of the heirs OF John
Allen praying indemnify for property destroyed by the
British during the of the revolution setting forth that
said Allen took active part in sustaining the great pn
cpes Of liberty forth in the Declaration OF ndpen
dence and that in consequence of his ceaseess exeons
in that he incurred the hatred and vengeance OF the
enemy which was referred to the Committee on Reyou-
tionary Claims
RESOLUTION. ADOPTED.
On motion by Mr. CASS q resolution was adopted in
structing the Committee Foreign Relations TO inquire
into and report upon the claim OF John r. Brown princi
pal interpreter of the Turkish language to the United
States legation at Consantinople for compensation for
services performed by him as charge dafares dd interim
TO the Ottoman government in the years 1888 and l839
saon TOR the performance Of judicial services under the
act Of Congress Of August L. l848 while acting charge
daiares ad interim to said government In the years 1862
53 and 54 per the stated accounts Of said John r
JOHN FERGUSON.
On motion by Mr. WELLER, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of the bill for the relief Of John Fer
guson and Others contractors for carrying the mail in
California letter from the Postmaster General recon-
mending the passage of the BILL read and the bill
was then read third time and passed.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Mr. WILSON proceeded to speak on the political ques
tons of the day. He commenced by quoting the remarks
Of Mr. Webster in euogy of the ordinance of 1887 TO the
effect that those who passed that deserving
of honor than Soon Lycurgus and the legislators
Of antiquity That tribute justice to the great work ofhe
old Congress Of the Confederation him and his
section of the Union the charge of making oni upon
the South, and interfering with her domestic institutions
to endanger the relation which exists between the
master and slave General Hayne his distinguished OPP
ponen who then fought the first great battle Of nulliGca
ton under the eye Of Mr. Calhoun who at that time pre-
sided the Senate, brought these accusations into
the Senate and hurled them against Mr.. Webster and
the people of the North Mr.. Webster met these accu-
ations and unjust reproaches towards his section OF
the Union with prompt and emphatic denial In his
ply to Mr. Hayne the great Expounder Of the Constitution
said that ii had been the policy Of the South for many years
represent the people the North disposed TO inter-
with their internal and exclusively domestic concerns
and went on to deny the truth Of the charge So Mr. VIZ
SON. standing the representative Of Massachusetts
the floor Of the Senate Mr. Webster stood then could
say as he said that all these charges utterly ground
less No attempt has been made from the time when
Washington first took his oath Of Office to interfere with
the constitutional rights of the people Of the southern
States.
Mr. w. continued his remarks until nearly three o'clock
when
Mr. BROWN obtained the floor and the Senate ad-
journed until Monday next