The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-14
IN CONGRESS OF THE U. STATES
FRIDAY, JUNE -, 1856.


siding IN daerent States Of the Union praying that the
Patent Office may be separated from the Department q me
Interior and established as separate department ~ ns
government; also petition from citizens Of the United
States praying that the salary OF the OF rat
ents may be increased which were referred 10 inc Com
mittee on Patents and the Patent Office
Mr. FESSENDEN presented the petition OF James b. Ca
hoon mayor the city Of Portland Maine, and numerous
other citizens of that city praying that the ana
foreign postal system of the United States may DC femoa
eed which referred 10 the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads.
MI f. presented the petition of John G. Brown and
other merchants and shpowners OF Portland Maine and
petition of George w Paten and other merchants and
ship-owners of Bath Maine praying for change in the
laws in relation TO the duties on raw materials as
recommended by the Secretary OF the Treasury which
were referred to the Committee on Finance
Mr. f. also presented petition of the Board OF Trade OF
Portland Maine praying tha. copies o. an puddle d0to r
that and all other Incorporated boards OF trade
throughout the country which was referred to the Com
mittee the Library
MI f. also presented petition Of citizens of Brunswick
and Harpswe in the State OF Maine praying that those
ports may not be attached to the collection district OF
but be made part OF the district of Portland which was
ordered lie the table the Committee on Commerce
have already reported on the subject !,
Mr.. MALLORY presented the petition OF Ehza .. NC
Neil widow of f. d. Mcneil officer in the revenue ser
vice. who died of disease contracted while in the discharge
of his duty praying pension which was referred to the
Mr. WELLER presented resolutions adopted at public
meeting held in I'll Paso county Texas in favor OF the es
Enlistment of mail-roue from San Antonio, In Texas
to San Diego CaOrnla winch were W VIC
Committee the Post Office and Post Roads
Mr.. W. also asked leave to withdraw from the MES OF
the Senate the petition OF Santiago f. Arguelo and that
it be referred to the Committee OF Claims which was
agreed to-
BILL PASSED.
On motion by Mr. JONES, of Tennessee the Senate pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the bill from the House of
Representatives for the reefof the heirs Of Colonel Charles
Simms, late collector of the port OF Alexandria, winch
read a third time and passed.
RESOLUTION ADOPTED aa.
On motion by Mr.. CASS resolution adopted in
sructing the Committee the Library inquire into the
expedency of contracting with the publishers of the Amer
lean State Papers for continuation OF that work to the
present Congress a H.aexn 49,.
DIFFICULTIES IN KANSAS.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill to
thorize people of the Territory of Kansas to form
constitution and State government preparatory to their
admission into the Union when they have the requisite
population.
ply the speech of Mr. SUMNER and in condemnation Of
the resolutions of the Massachusetts, legislature His speech
listened to with profound attention by crowded
auditory; and synopsis do justice to the logical
the elegant dicton by which this master
y forensic effort distinguished. His remarks will APP
pear in full hereafter .Ea "
Mr. WILSON said that he felt constrained by q of
duty his colleague to respass for few moments upon
the time and attention of the Senate For than three
weeks his colleague had been confined to his ROOM upon
bed of pain and anguish The statement that he had
chosen do he might have resumed his seat in the Sem
ate before this time entirely erroneous; and letter
from Dr. H. Lindsey read, showing that Mr. SUMMERS
condition had not been exaggerated by the newspaper
ports had been conended by the senator from South
Carolina Mr. w. then proceeded to read extracts from
some of Mr. BuTLERs speeches in 1854 show that Mr.
was originally the aggressor on Mr. SUMNER
Mr. BUTLER remarked that he did not blame Mr. VIII
SON standing In defence Of his colleague but when
gone back to these old speeches made previous
june 1884, made him think that that might be true
which be should be sorry believe and that was that
mortified vanity arising from the result OF former conflicts
had been the Of this late assault OF Mr. SUMNER upon
him But Mr. SUMNER did say in his affidavit that what
he had uttered respecting Mr.. b. was in reply to old
speeches but in reply TO remarks made this session Mr.
said that he sould not back and review all these old
speeches which he had long since forgotten and he sup
posed that any little temporary evaporation of feeling
which might have arisen from that had ceased be-
fore He laid up these grudges after the mat
In comparing the revolutionary services OF
Massachusetts and South Carolina be asked Mr.. WILSON
how many battles there in Massachusetts, in the reyo
lutionary strugglef
Mr. WILSON said that their battles were few. They
the enemy Lexington, at Concord Bridge at Bun
ker Hill and the heights of Dorchester and they
would have met them on every spot n Massachusetts but
the enemy took good to keep out of that State Mas
sachusets place where friends lind welcome, and
foes apt to find grave.
Mr.. BUTLER thought that South Carolina had shed
hogsheads Of blood where Massachusetts, had shed gallons
in the revolutionary war.
Mr. WILSON replied that there great many tories
In South Carolina during the revolution and while Gen
Greenes army starving, the British army 10
Charleston living the best the country could afford
But he thought IL better 10 drop these questions of the
OF
the living issues Of the present day. that these
vexed questions may be settled in such pro-
mote the common good Of the country
Mr. W. alluded to remark heretofore made by Mr. CLAY
that certain assaed the representatives the
southern States the North and then would come
and If permitted to make their acquaintance would awn
upon them with abec seryy He thought that language
unjust and such the senator from Alabama bad right
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| Mr. CLAY would not now recapitulate the evidence
which he had cited before justify and sustain him 10
the charge which be made He would not say that Mr.
WILSON himself had done but the charge true
In respect others There senators who accorded
with that fully who knew that his (Mr Cs) inter
course with them had hitherto been characterized by
tesy and kindness He had assaed any for
condemning the instaon of slavery He did ask of
any senator that his opinion upon that subject any
than upon any other subject should fully coincide with
bis own but he did claim a southern and slave
| holder that he much gentleman, and much
worthy Of the respect OF gentlemen, those who neither
hold slaves born south OF Mason and Dixon's
line While he did not embrace Mr. WILSON In the charge
be did embrace his colleague and he would say that
those had denied to him and to every other
ator upon floor who owned slave all the characters
tics Of gentleman They had imputed to southern
crime in the exercise Of their legal and consttu
tional rghn and then here and court their
ciety act Of duplicy unworthy of gentleman
1t hypocrsy. No air-mnded honest straightforward
man would be guilty Of such conduct II the picture Of
shareholders painted by Mr. SUMNER a correct one
they would be unworthy of the society of honorable and
decent men,
Mr. EVANS obtained the floor; but the hour being
late the Senate thereupon adjourned until Monday next
having been previously taken that when the Sem
ate adourns Monday next i be TO meet on the Thurs
day following.