New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-01
XXXIVTH CON & Il f 5 s.
EXTRA SESSION
SENATE. .WAsHINGros, Aug. 30. 1856.

SENATE.. w ASHlNGTOs, Aug. ~, 1896.
On motion Of Mr. CLAY, a resolution wac adopted
requiring the Secretary of the Interior to report fxt
session the amount required to pay the allowances
PFC posed by the House bill, providing for the settle
of tie claims of the officers Of the Revolutionary
army and of tie WIDOWS and children of tbose who
died In the service.
Mr.. HOUSTON said although he hal taken but
very little part in the discussions which had been in
duged IN in the Senate recently, he had not been
iIaten'ive uncol cened listener. He had seen ten
years of service ia the Senate snd thirty year, 20
in the public councils OF the country, but during
the whole time OF bis service he I'D Lo seen crisis
Ike The present porending such evto the peace, and
even threatening the perpetui'y Of this Republic.
lie Mr Houston wished it i. his power 10 cast
oil on the troubled waters, and shoud be glad 10
Senators cooperating in different work tlan casper
atirg the irritable feelings of the North and producing
more olienation than nov exists. L was evident
10 everybody that the times were sadly out of joint,
and there must be some occ ssion for H. There must
be some latent disease that required remedy, ard
thus the first Iep in &C, kng 10 produce better stale
Of things and give peace and aoqu ~ to the country
would be to go back 10 tr-t principles and s.eh the
rcot Cf the eyl. IL ding so he deemed be had found
the Pandoras box whence ali the diflicul les orbi
rated-the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise. BE
frc that step taken all was qnie', tranquility
and hei moDy, bnt since all had been dlscord ana
coytention boocshed and strife. Tos result
preC cted by him At that time he had made the
mark that the aged might witn-ss the commence-
ment Of the evil -equences that would how from
that repeal, but the yUungost chd then IN w0lt
not live TO behold Their termination. lie hoped,
however snd believed they wo1ld termcate with
out any fearful disaster TO the L ON, aud that
the wise ON of American people " nd desire
some remedy tor these struggles Th.cl had sprlug
fC m The ambitious views Of ID vldual aud thai Pc
vdeIce, which had guided tile uaton through penis
n past DAY had yet rich blessings ia tore 10 lavish
upon U.s. Ii the Missouri C. mpromse could De repeal!
3D. after having been egardsd a. sacred compact for
nird Of century the org anc act by which tue Ter
| ritOlies of Nebraska ard K1Dsss were organized
was allo repeaable and consequently al acts
| Of the Territorial Legislature, when they heIi
| been maze in pureusLce Of that olganc act.
| He presumed that would deny tha' the
| ueople Of kansss cid not Of thor own unbiased
| free will and accord enact tie laYs now sail to
exist in tLat Teritoiy Il was done by extraI eoas
| iLfueLce and those laws vere proscipye aGi con.
,ray be fpiri, Of the Constitution drgraec 70 the
ege, anu oueht rot to be suffered remain on the
statute beck. He then ded1ed biz po>iisc, aad 1e.
| fendec tic Am mean party.
NJ. CLAY gured whether the Sel atfr from T, xas
meact 20 have it uLoeIs ood rs much a. ne hsa III the
Democratic party in quence Of teir rensa of the
Missouri Compromise and joined the American partv
ttst tie lsfer were il favor Of the ce1.orstoa of -
| ComproWise.
NJ. HOUSTON replied that the Amercs, ,a,.-
were rot, 81 pSty ~ faro, q seesocag ths u :s0g: