New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-01

The Constitution 1t IL ru", conferred ON Coogre@a tie
mower 10 define piracy Tuere mu-t be d"obtles-
some cc,tsiD role line, for the rurposes of legal
nceeuiiCn 10 dStii Cnh a. atis T"bb' the high
eas md il vas pr pc tat Congress shuG have tie
,icht TO poit What ats Cf Viol' nee ard rbhHr7
siouA con within III" ce6uitiou of tua ofirnse. It
the power to dehrr i- 'rc tins-tle We 10 creeie,
another. Gan n he ragiucT or pretended thnt unfrr
the power define piracy, wt- iurudei t. cOut"r "n
the GOycumet a. e power I" declare aoY act al act
of n;,acv' II Cogres- reilly possessed the power 20
NAY IN, save-rac between Africa aud Cubs piracy
!, would have toe eHue power 10 make the same
sad pi,acy when csfr.d 90 between Irni-an
ard Virginia bv of tie sen. " il has the
light 20 declare It net Of piracy to slaves
irtwecn the Afr'can and Cuban - ,sts, whht il &
denrive of sI a ch, 10 relation to the transport
az slaves bet~reD Chesapeake Bty aod Mi---sippi
I am utterly at '-o 20 perceive how auy person
,,oirt out a d-'nction hetwceN the two ct.es. Aud
n,t ,.nlv does the nf This power imply tn.
VIC hf 10 make tie slave fHde when carried ~
between TIE Sot-r, ~ act OF piIacy but il implies
also the igh. 20 declare ihe tfG6e in cotton an act
OF piracy, whenever that article Is pnt into ship
IN our ports a. carried over the high seas to ray
other port in the world. let il alraya be borne ia
miId, SIR, that ue have right to c"r-ider the
saye-Iade innocent aud legitimate rs any other
trade Il wes more 70 when the Constitution or
thete Sates was al p'~d 'han il il nor. II we cbr-
code this aud a-o adu il that CnLere4s has tho
to declare ths nuoc~lt aud l,gitma'e trade prtcY,
tA6n uust yield :" C"r gres- nu Unlimited po yer
or absO'u'e despotsm-0ver the whole CO nuerce OF
the uGtinn Then miust hold tha. soon as
citizen steps into chip aui sails fodh the hugh
sess he Il At the mercy d Congress TINT Gao ~ It's
will c,uvert sIy sct Of biz into the crime OF piracy
and In6L & 'e'rD uf him. For, Sir il once con.
cede % 'he Cove m"nt of The United States the
rowers that are Gi-puied aud denied 10 toe resolu
ihD~ nov befoie ur, tneU "e acko"~ edge tha', uo-
der The C"Istitui't, i's POKER over 6 men aot al
filings on the bigh .eas IL unlimited. With these
marks, Sir, submit the Resolutions 10 the action Of
the Senate.
Senator Mr. President, have no ohserva-
tor 20 offer at jbs time the merits Of the resolu
tons before u-, out AIN of opinion that the Sem
ate IS not ready for the qrestiou ther iopton,
snc therefore prop hat the further consideration
OF the special order be pOsip med 10 future day to be
named at the coo vcuit nee # TIE Scua'c.
Senator II. II. Wll1"u--Mr. President the question
involved in the luous before is OF no little
ig portauoe il eolvtg. it does, our relation. witt
I've Federal Government. prefer that The resontioto
shonld take the regui-r coTrse, And therefore move
their refe the Committee on Federal Re ntIons
The tnOti,n was put and carried, by Yeas %,
Nays lS.
CoIUsDUs s. G., Tnesdav, Nov. 30, 1853.
No choice wac made Of Umted States Seuator by
The II stature TO day. On Tho lat bso', the name
of Mr. Rleit was uittcrawn when la 9rpuce Nj.
Kcitt was put the course. The vote Tor Mr.. Keitt
was u, while that OF Gov Adams fell TO a..