The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-17
In CONGRESS- OF THE u. STATES
Thirty Fourth Congress First Session
MONDAY, JUNE lG, 1850.
sENATE.

Bile and 10 be printed
Mr. BIGGs presented the petition Of James H. Byson,
one Of the legal representatives of the North Carolina
Cherokee Indians praying that the provisions of the Ah
section of the act OF s4S and the sd section Of the act Of
1855 may be extended TO all who were embraced IN the
census rolls OF John lulloy which referred to the
Committee on Indian Affairs.
Mr.. FESSENDEN presented the petition of John l..
Hays in behalf of many citizens of the United States and
Of the British North American provinces asking that the
principle OF reciprocity may be applied 10 the patent laws
OF the United States and Great Britain the
benefits Of their Inventions the people Of both countries
which was referred to TIE Comittes pe.ents end the
Patent Office.
Mr. DUR9En presented additional papar3 ia relation to
the claim OF Gaie O. koZGgop which referred to the
Committee on Private Land Claiml.
Mr.. JONES, Of Iowa, presented petition Of citizens of
Iowa, praying the adoption Of measures for the construc
ton OF railroad to the Pacific ocean which was ordered
TO he on the table.
Mr.. BUTLER presented communication from DR. Boyle
in relation TO the state OF Air. Summers health which
was read.
FRoy COMMITTEE .aN
Air. STUART, from the Committee on Public Lands, to
whom was referred the bill TO authorize the investigation
and determination of asserted to the Hot Springs of
the Ouachts in the State of Arkansas reported il with
| amendments. ta.. .a.
#. RESOLUTION ADOPTED. . r.sM
On motion by Mr. BROWN, a resolution was adopted
Requesting the President of the United States II in his
Judgment he public interest admits of it, TO comnnnicat
the Senate copy OF the instructions sent by this gov
ernment to Mr. Buchanan late minister TO England on the
subject of free ships making free goods and Mr. Buchanans
letter to Lord Clarendon the same subject
FERRY BOATS.
On motion by Mr. HAMLTN, the Senate resumed the
consideration Of the bill further to amend the entitled
An to provide for the better security of the lives of
passengers board of vessels propelled in whole in
part by steam and for other purposes which had been
ported by the Committee on Commerce with an amend
in the nature Of substitute The substitute applies
the provisions of the original bill to steam ferry boats
The bill having been partly read through
Mr.. CLAYTON appealed to his friend to allow the bill
IN lie uptii he Uieh
ositon of great Importance the Senate and it would be
impossible dispose Of the bill before the hour should
arrive for taking up the special order ....a.
Mr. HAMLIS consented to that course and the further
consideration Of the bill was postponed until tomorrow.
KANSAS DIFFICULTIES.
Mr.. CLAYTON then said that perhaps it would be re-
membered by the members of the Senate that during tie
whole Of the present session Of Congress be had carefully
abstaned from utterng word in relation to the distressing
state Of affairs that now existed in the Territory Of Kan
He anxious to give offence neither to northern or
southern men wishing to concate them ALL in order
he might proper occasion, during the first pause in
the which agitated the country present some
OF conciliaon justice and peace He came here
to-day for the purpose OF making that proposition in the
sincerity of honest heart desiring propate no par
y, prefer section TO anoher-not as partis
of any candidate for the presidency Of he United
States but as standing in tie position Of the sailor
who desired to e 10 gang BY himself lie was repre-
sentative Of little State standing between the northern
and southern portions OF the confederacy the northern
counties in the State containing but few slaves whilst
the southern countes strongly prosayery and the
middle counties conservative in their views Coming
from such State whose devotion the Union was sur
passed by other State in the conederacy he proposed
bin whose object to do justice TO both ,ecopa Of the
Union There were already two antagppstc propositions
before the Senate each intended as remedy for the
,ropbes In Kansas One Of them the bill introduced
by the honorable senator from Illinois chairman of the
Committee Territories This bill Mr. O. sad he had
examined with all the care he had been able to be-
stow upon it, and he thought ii liable 10 many
grave objections The other proposition that of the
from New York, who desired introduce Kansas
into the Union State Immediately, with the oonstitu-
ton which had been sent here He thought the latter
proposition still Objectionable than the PROPOSE
ton of the senator from Illinois One why he could
give his that because he lad no
evidence that majority Of THE peypie Of Kansas had
voted 70 eegi the delegates who adopted that consi-
lion He had understood that those who voted for the
delegates to the Topeka convention weyS men Of one
party only called reeState ep aud although they in
vsd all The Inhabitants Of the Territory to vote on that
OCCASION yet far he had been able to learn there
was not single pro-slavery who attended Of
those elections, participated In the choice Of those
Delegates Another objection TO that bill founded
the small number Of inhabitants in Kansas the present
time Probably there was not now federal .6puation
Of twenty thousand fnea be desired Z distinctly uaa-
stood that be meant fsSral population erc.aing In
dams and n'er persons got mIsd Ind IL going be-
yond all precedent invite Territory the Union
State while il bad so small population. Bat this
was not the caefoLection.
p nen proceeded refer the excited state of public
feeling which now pervaded the different sections q the
country, and thought that tho immediate admission Of
Kansas under any constitution, would endanger the safety
of the Uuon He was not ono OF those who delighted In
the Of Union-saver but the present crisis In
his Judgment of importance than any which had
many years and he felt his duty present
for the sake OF peace and justice He refer
red his efforts nearly quarter Of century ago when
be Of the younger members Of the Senate by
Of which Mr. Clay induced TO continue his ex-
erions preserve the peace of the country which was
then threatened in consequence Of the attitude OF nu
cation assumed by the State Of South Carolina Those
ertons proved successful But danger equal
ly imminent lie inclined to think, however, that
4 - In
condition until Congress should think proper after the
lapse Of several years admit her State into the
Union honest eve of the Union which psrradsd every
American heart would lead the of both the North
and South TO use their united efforts 10 aay the present
/ excitement, and quiet would more be restored
The great principle Of sls oyenmen was recognized in
the Declaration Of Independence il bad been advocated
by Presidents Polk ami Tey lor in hcr messages TO Con-
grcss was the principle Of tie distinguished who
made tie settl meut Ia $685. and il which met
| his whole hearts approval He wished Kansas TO come
into the Union either with without slavery tho set
ers there shall determine years b come when there shall
lie enough Of them scharge their duties citizens Of
sovereign state Of TIE Union But objection which he
had 10 the bill Of the from Illinois that II pro-
posed do nothing There WIS state OF thn(s ca
isng which required immediate action. He read des-
patch from recent number Of the aUnion' said by the
editor TO cone from reliable source In which II
stated forty have been killed. and the excitement
was increasing.
Mr. c. went on TO say that there laws in existence
in Kansas which pRpay unjust and oppressive aud
some Of hi n unconstitu ional There law
that no nau should that territory until he
10 support the fugitive slave that law be denounced
as an unjust and cruel law towards section OF the
Union and insulting The opinions ofhonorable men who
with him but yet