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s.. 40 mach Of the act Of August last a. authorizes
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~. sron0 creditors who fled their releases.
XXXIVTH CON G r ESS.
SECOND SESSION.

SENATE. WASHINGTON Dec. 9, 1856.
Mr.. RUSK introduced bill granting further time to
the creditors Of Texas to present their claims.
The motion pending to print the Presidents Mes
.:cA and accompanying documents.
n, CO,IAMER said, when he began his term Of
,;oe in the Senate he entertained the conviction that
the questions pertaining to the business before tae body
were the only legitimate subjects ct discussion but he
soon found that other and experience Senators held
different opinions They thought that there were more
important duties devolvipg upon them than listening 10
the rettors redressiDg the grievances and enact!og
laws the government Of the people and they there
fore undertook 10 guide and prepare the public mind.
His own opinion that the public mind should pre-
pare itself and not receive its direction from the de-
bates or action Of either House Of Congress- He
thought these bodies should rather be the echo Of pub
Tic sentiment than the formers Of it, for that in
fact Transforming the Senate from legislative
bly, into an arena Of political debate. 1t seemed he
was entirely mistaken in his IDEAS for il not for
moment to be supposed that the practice Of all these
old and experienced Senators founded upon
an erroneous theory. He would however confess that
all his previous views were completely overturned
He found that those questions which were before
Congress as proper subjects Of debate it took very
latitpdnarian range. Much that was said here was
not said to produce effect the minds Of the
beers, with the expectation Of changing their votes,
but speeches were made, to use common phrase for
" Buncombe." Inasmuch this the case, all
parties must participate in these discussions II would
be idle for anybody to attempt to elevate himself above
the current Of debate proceeded from day to day.
When he heard the Annual Message Of the President,
the other day, he thought parts Of it were in
rather bad taste but that not matter for the Sen
ate to complain of. The aspersons which the Presi'
81, of tha Norfbprn
who voted the Republican ticket, seem TO have
been dictated by an impotent sort Of rage-of no
particular Importance in themselves considered, but
coming, as they do, er cathedra, from the highest
Executive officer OF the nation, they deserve some
remark. Mr. Collamer quoted from the Message those
passages charging the Republicans with being infu-
enced with desire to change the domestic institutions
existing in the States, saying that the President inn
puted false pretensest them and had further charged
that II ey seek object which they well know to be
revolutionary and that with this knowledge, and fully
aware of the consequences which must result from
their action they eRdeayor to prepare the people OF
The United 81 stes for civil by doing everything in
their power TO deprive the Constitution and laws of
moral authority, and TO undermine the fabric of the
Union; and little further on, the President spoke Of
an attempt of portion Of the States by sectional
organization to usurp the control OF the Govern.
" ment Of the United States" Mr. COlamer re-
gsrded these grave and very serious charges, and
as being unwananted by facts and proceeded to give
history Of Slavery in connection with the admins
tration Of this Government from its foundation to the
present time maintaining that the power Of Congress,
which Is now questioned, to prohibit Slavery in the
Territories had always been exercised until very
recent period and that with very few exceptions there
was any question TO their right to exercise it,
Adjourned.