The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-06-05
Congress.

Fr2ddy, may Zo.-ln the Oenate, MT. MA
son, from the committee on foreign relations
to whom was referred the bill Of Mr.. Doug
las and other documents relating to the re-
cent British aggressions in the Gulf submit
ted lengthy report, laying down the prin-
ciples of the law of nations touching the
subject, and concluding with tie following
resolutions:
Resolved, That these aggressors demand
such an uneouiv ocal explanation from Great
Britain as shall prevent their recurrence for
ever.
| Resolved, that the committee approves OF
the action Of the Executive, and are prepar-
ed TO recommend such future legislation as
circumstances may require.
The resolutions will be considered to NOR
row.
! The miscellaneous appropriation was then
discussed for several hours. The clause ap-
propriating 500, 900 for the purchase Of seeds
! provoked a discursive discussion on onions
cabbages and Democracy, between Messrs.
| Iyerson. bigger, Houston, and Hale. Iver-
| son and Green wished the clause struck out
but it was agreed 10. a discussion on art
matters then cnsued, in the course of which
/ Mr.. Houston commented upon the statuary
of a souaw and aIoose the latter, he said,
could be hai SUCKING our IKE a 'trrapih )
also up Inc stature o' " '%uy' VINO ne SUP .
posed was the &odIeSS OF Hovf'y' ana e'i-
IDENTITY inc VOL Vi i '"ie's"vr' sue oeihG
IN an unE'a''iu' "''i'"''e' 'iau IN cassie
robes, Win Starr %onr' ana on hcr ieet
plantation o'"S""9I M b"'.' "iof hied
Mr.. Houston that the ststuettr he was crit
icisihS was Via" 'o,HS' "ncieupoh, Mr.
houston n'""v S"o' ''a,0 ''" 'sPE.
Il lengthy us "sS'"" 'ncn e"sNeu On al.
.-.S'A -se"' ~ oN''' Tust'ih HOUSE III
brooA'y"' ""'o' '"c '7e'"'e AZ
Joui"eI; ,,
Inc i'ou'e i.' -, '-s l,Ds' o'i''e' army
ana OCH ''I'' "rP''Pi 'a''oh
nhiS' al L men "e''' '''' '"'i''''t'ec on the
P'isa'e
May -, Ia '"e 7eha'. IAe reSo.lt IONS
introduce" va! "9 ar mason, IN rel
erence 10 hf'''S" aeS''>s'o"S !" Tie uu'i
were 'h%e" w
MI. Maso" sP"Ne on t"r 'eS''ut'ohS' snow
ing that htcIEaii2Eai law recognizes no
right OF VISITATION III time OF rcac", and m
'ime "i wal only c"hreaes II 70 he extent Of
preventing acts co"lia"ahi oil war. lie c.
ted tor author Ties, Judge story ana Lord
Stowcl, showing that 40 armed snip OF any
nation mas the i'S'I 70 St'F' Or FisIt Oh
board Tor any purpose aI4 mat Sh'ps On
the sea are not '"AN" 10 Jay 70 ~ wat
Mt Mallory P''lD'eH al amendment Ina!
tue American Pt-P'e cannot permit Such
aggression. ara therefore IeSe'Ate 10 cnab.e
the Executive 10 "'-op' measures at once to
prevent Tue coh''I u""ce o' sHch !hH'GniueS.
Mr. Haze iho'ed 10 amend me amendment
to the eject 10 t;iat TIE acts 81 the EE'tish
T.
SISTED oy-aiI 'He power Oh inc country. lie
considered the aC's OI tue ID i'Sh should DC
met by acts, ana MOI 'y arguments
Mr. lomoS was IN laVor o! MI liale.s
amendment, ana ,url"eT' tnat tue british
war shipS IA t"1 '"'i S"o1'i Dc se'Zed ana
brought to 'ur owe P''t, or sGhN' ana that
We should Dc s-''s'i'" VIII" Ho'A.H5 snort oi
tins
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Inc House passed ihe senate resolution,
10 send ba'"' iofce 10 FafaSuaF 70 august
diihcu ties with that couHuy. Inc supple
ment.I inHieh aPpT'PfIaton ON was next
considered and passed. Mr.. smith, Of Va,
made speech III defence OF his former po-
si:ion on the Kansas question in connection
with the course OF the democratic portion
of tie Illinois delegation, complaining that
Mr. Marshall o! Ill, had prevented his re-
marks.
Mr.. Marshall di-avowed any personal
feeling on the occasion to which ailu>ion
was made, but reiterated his def, nee Of Mr..
Douglas and the Illinois delegation. whom,
be "a d, Mr.. SmitE bad aSsa'led. He alluded
to the latter as hayin: sought aililjation
with the da'k-lantern party. and reading
garbled extracts from the Black Republican
papers.
Mr. Smith denied that he had ever depart
cd from any principle Of the democratic par
ty, as Mr.. Marshall had done.
Ir. VI. replied, what he did on the Kan