Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-12-19
THIRTY FOURTH CONGRESS-.
Wednesday. Dec. 1,


SENATE.-Mr. Weller gave notice That i'm
mediately after the holidays he should call UP
the Pacific Railroad bill which was under dis
cussion last session.
The consideration of the bill granting fur
ther time to the creditors of Texas to present
their claims, was resumed.
Mr.. James gave notice of his intention to
introduce bill establishing navy ward at
Newport, r. l.
Mr.. Seward introduced resolution, which
was adopted, requesting the Secretary of the
Navy to report whether, in his opinion, it is
practicable and expedient to cause steam ves-
sells to be so constructed as to afford greater
security against accidents by fire, than now
exists. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-The debate on the Presidents
message was resumed.
Mr.. Cumback of Ind, defended the Re-
publican party from the insnuations of the
President that they had assailed the institu-
tons of the country, and sought to destroy
the Union by overturning the Constitution.
Such charge was entirely gratuitous There
was nothing said by the leaders Of that party
TO justify such an allegation. On the con-
trary, they had declared for the principles of
the Declaration of Independence, and the
maintenance of the Union and the Constitu-
ton, as essential to our happiness and general
prosperity. He ventured TO say that if reso-
luton had been introduced in the Cincinnrti
Convention, asserting that the Union should
be preserved at all hazards, it would not have
received unanimous vote. When the Pres.
ident, the great political physician, came to
doctor the Republicans for disunion maladies,
he would commend him to look at some
Southern papers which support the admins
tration, while they advocate dissolution of
the Union. The Republicans arraign the
President at the bar of the House, for making
wilful misrepresentation
Mr.. Walker of Ala, commented on that
part of the Presidents message which states
his reasons for disseminating diplomatic rela-
tons with Nicaragua, and expressed the opin.
ion that this government had made mistake
from the beginning to the end, concerning the
whole central American question. Wishing
to refresh recollection of the past, he spoke Of
the Importance, as recited in the President
special message of May last, of having peace
full passage between the two oceans, to be Sc
cured by friendly relations with Nicaragua,
and dwelt at length on the intestine troubles
of Central America. He insisted on the i'm.
portance of having some settled understanding
with Central America, as through that coun-
try we must have transit to the Pacific, to
enjoy the rich trade of the East. He did not
seek to inculcate the idea OF annexation but
that our country was destined to enlarge its
domains, he had no doubt.
Mr.. English of Ind, characterized the de-
bate which had been INDUCED in as a mere
rehash of tho stump speeches made in the
Presidential canvass. In the late election the
democrats of Indiana fought the battle on the
principles enunciated by the Cincinnati Con-
venton. Did not his colleague (Cumbaok)
know that in his own ranks there were not
only free sellers, but the abolition party prop.
err, and the lowest and most God forsaken
negro advocates.
MIR. Brooks Of S. c., said, he, as a demo
crat and South Caroinian, would vote for the
admission of State excluding slavery, pro-
vided this should be agreed upon by major
ity of the actual settlers. He repudiated
squatter sovereignty in territory, as affecting
Southern rights, and did not wish to lose the
benefit Of the Kanzas-Nebraska bill.
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