The daily union., 1856-12-11
SENATE.
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, Erc.

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the files Of the Senate the petition Of citizens OF Hawkins
county Tennessee In behalf Of James Francisco which was
agreed to,
Mr.. EIGLER presented the petition Of James Marks,
father Of Robert Marks who killed in the massacre at
Panama in April 1856 praying the adoption Of such meas
will enable him 10 get possession OF the funds or
other property of which his possessed al the time
Of his death and such other relief Congress may deem
proper 70 grant which was referred 70 the Committee on
Foreign Relations,
Mr. DURKEE asked leave to withdraw the petition and
papers OF Peter Van Buskrk from the files Of the Senate
which agreed TO.
Mr. D. also presented the petition of members of the bar
in the State Of Wisconsin, praying alteration in the time
Of holding the United States district court in Mwaue
and Madison In that State and increase Of the compen-
saIon OF the judge OF said court which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. presented the petition Of E. NJ Josn and others
praying act OF Incorporation for an association for the
manufacture OF a new kind Of building material, known
Fosters and improved building block, in the Dis
ict of Columbia which referred TO the Committee on
the District Of Columbia.
Mr. SEWARD presented the memorial of citizens of the
District of Columbia and similar memorial was present.
cd by Mr. CRlTTENDEN, praying that an examination
may be made by United States engineers of the Potomac
river in the District OF Columbia and plan reported for
removing distractions TO navigation in that portion OF said
river which referred TO the Committee Commerce
Mr.. MASON presented the memorial of Captain Thomas
Ap Jones of the United States navy praying to be al
lowed the pay withheld from him under the sentence of
court-martial which was referred to the Committee on
Naval Affairs.
United States minister to Nicaragua praying the reim-
bursemen of moneys advanced by him for the relief Of
American citizens in distress in that country; which was
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
| Mr. CRlTTENDEN presented the petition of Joseph H.
Underwood devsee Of Robert Craddock, officer in the
revolutionary army praying that the bill now before the
Senate for the settlement of the claims Of revolutionary o
may be amended to include the deysees of ti
who died without ISSUE which was referred to the
Committee or Revolutionary Claims.
INTRODUCED.
| Mr. CLAY in pursuance of rotce asked and obtained
leave TO introduce bill supplementary to an act entitled
IAN act to graduate and reduce the price OF the public
lands actual settlers and cuivaors approved August
1854 which read twice and referred TO the COM
mittee on Public Lands.
THE PRESIDENTS
The Senate resumed the consideration of the motion sub
mited last week by Mr. FITZPATRICK that fifteen thousand
copies of the Presidents annual message be printed
for the use of the Senate
Mr.. BlGLER (by the permission of Mr. PUGH, who was
entitled to the foor replied very briefly to the remarks
made by Mr. TRuMBU the other day who denied tna the
bill of the last session. known as Dusss BILL extended and
established slavery He (Mr b. contended that his con-
strucon correct and sustained his view by the re-
port of the chairman of the Committee on Territories Mr.
DoUGLAsl
Mr. TRUMBULL reoined, insisting that his view in
accordance with reason and common sense
Mr. PUGH then proceeded in able and eloquent man
ner to show that the charges which have been made with
such reckessness by the black republicans against the
Presidents message totally unfoundcd, and hurled
back their nyectyes upon them in manner not soon to
/ be forgotten.
Mr.. p remarked that while he should have considered
the election OF Colonel Fremont to the presidency as the
greatest calamity which could have beaen the American
people he had repoaches TO cast upon those honest and
patriotic, but he believed, misguided citizens who voted
for him. Nor had the President done so, as had been
charged by the opposition senator's After reading the
paragraph in the message upon which his colleague Mr.
WADE and Others had founded their accusation he said
that remarks could apply the members of the
republican party If true had been repeatedly
serted upon the floor of the Senate that they did not aim
at any legislation by Congress upon the subject of slavery
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ed against those who hold that doctrine it related 10 the
men whom the senator from Maine Mr. FEssESDES and
the senator from Massachusetts, [Mr WrLsoSl had them
selves denounced upon this floor The from New
Hampshire Mr.. HALE had gone 50 far as TO say that he
had never holding such views With what pro-
priey them could they the President OF applying
his remarks to their party, wheD according TO their
statements they do not belong TO the class Of people Of
whom the President speaking The President, how
ever did speak Of another class Of his eowcizensof
the class TO which these gentlemen say they belong and
what terms does he apply to them2 He says:
ut by the agency Of such unwarranabe interference
foreign and domestic that the minds Of many, otherwise
good citizens have been inamed into the passionate
condemnation of the domestic institutions Of the southern
States length to pass inensiby to almost equally
passionate hostility towards their felowctzens of those
States and thus finally TO fall into temporary fellowship
with the avowed and active enemies OF the constitution
The President had not applied lbelouB language to
them. lie considered them honest and patriotic at heart
but that they bad suffered themselves be misguided by
the arces Of partisan leaders But the objection had
been made by the senator from New York Mr. SEWARD
that the discussion of such topics ia the Presidents
sage unprecedented He thought that senator seemed
to be as little acquainted with the language OF Washing
ton as he imbucd with his spirit lie proceeded 10
quote from the sixth annual address Of Washington Of No
yembCr 10 l94 in which he refers TO the citizens of
trail and western Pennsylvania who had by associations
obstuctcd the execution OF the laws OF the United States
aud who had been suppressed by military power in Ian
guage almost precisely similar to that which had been used
by President Pierce the present ocason He also quo
ted from the second inaugural address OF Thomas Jee
son, delivered March 4, 1905, to the same effect
Much stress had also been laid the assertion that the
election Of Mr. Buchanan not TO be regarded
dorsement by the people Of the country of the principles
and policy Of the present administration This
remarkable statement in view Of the fact that the leaders
the republican party bad declared in all imaginable FORMS
during the recent campaign, that the election OF Mr. Bu-
chanan would b, continuation of the policy of this ad.
minstraton What they then asserted with all possible
emphasis they deny in terms equally strong 1t
in early times tayorte maxim with the democratic party
that their President should be elected for single
and that rule has only been violated special occasions
as Ia the case of Gen. Jackson.
Mr. r. took up and efued the various arguments Of the
opposition with much power and listened to
throughout with breathless attention. When he had
cluded his remarks
Mr. WILSON said that he desired TO speak this sub
ect but should prefer going tomorrow and as he had
understood that the from Michigan Mr. CAss also
intended speak, he would yield the floor to him, and
make his own remarks afterwards.
Mr.. CASS stated that he proposed to allnde to few
points which had been raised in the course Of this discus
son Of which had however been ably handled by
the senator from Ohio almost TO suporsede the necessity
Of his saying anything upon them He would prefer
posponng his remarks until omorrow If was agreeable
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Whereupon, on notion the Senate adjourned