Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-02-17
NUMBER lO5.


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Cuba and the present constitutional ripbt
tp negotiate for it without J. gislntio,,. uu,
said. suppose Spain were TO sell-sIppnst
Eogla and France who proposed 'rig
artate treaty, were to permit Ter to sell ia,
Island che hollis as trustee, where are We
to get the money? We have been Obliged
to 60 in deht for our household expenses
We have raised one loan for market money
and another is wante~. The Treasury gives
out funeral sound when We knock on il
for money, Ter none is there. lie did not
mean 10 say that the country could not
produce any amount Of men and money,
but it - more convenient to do SO 1t one
time than another.
Is it convenient now to have burthened
on Us and our children, \ ten million per
annum interest on 200 million loan for
the purchase Of Cuba.
Mr.. c. here made iigression to speak
Of Central America and other weak States;
once it was the policy Of the American 60
vernment to maintain . friendly feeling
with all the nations of the Continent. He
remembered when the American name was
loved, when it was dear to struggling Re-
publics; when the declaration cf encourage
ment had been spoken by the voice Of Hen
ry Clay. had been read at the head of their
armies
How have We lost all this? read the mes.
sage and there you will see tha, We are At
variance with Mexico, Costa hica, Guate.
msls, and that We are buried in aitiicu'.ie.
faom the Fee Jee Islands to the Spanish
throne.
DO all these specks Of war augur we'll for
the revenue? Yet bill is now pending to
place the military and naval forces in the
hands Of the President, apf rt and above
the action Of Congress. Tue bill was most
unwise; it was TO make little wars on little
people.
He then reviewed the Ostend Manifesto.
and its implied hint, if Spain will not sell.
We will take
The President supports his demands for
e3o.0Oo,0oO by the example of Jefferson.
but the cases are not parallel. Before the
treaty is a-sented to by Congress, and even
II Congress never consents, the President
can draw the money and take its safe keep
ing in his own hands. The President him
self may be above suspicion but the Cons,i-
tuition does not entrust him with one dollar.
The hands Of the Executive should he un-
suspected and not even exposed to the sus-
pIcion OF money dealing Further il is un-
constitutional, because it augments the
Presidents power and destroys the belance
between the States.
II we had Cuba and had paid two hun
dred million dollars for it, we would say to
her, we have rescued you from European
tyranny and saved you from being q bull
wark against US In the hands of any Euro
pean power; establish a free and indepen-
dent government Of your own under our
it will be better for you, and
we believe for us.
He did not want to see our Anglo Saxon
race mingled with people who did MT under.
stand or appreciate our institutions, and he
did not think our countrys greatness was to
be achieved by adding acre to acre. but by
filling it with arts and industry; he believ-
ed that this whole scheme OF policy would
burst like q bubble; the bill a mere piece Of
1t is q part of the fire works
now ret at large to give diff .rent complex
ion.
Mr.. BENJAMIN replied to some parts of
the remarks of Mr.. C.. Mr.. C. reviewed
the points in Mr.. Be. reply
WASHINGTON, Feb. l6-SENATE--Mr Fitch
from the committee on Printing reported a
oint resolution that after ,he close Of the
present Congress, such public documents as
both houses require shall be printed in one
ot, thus saving the expense Of separate jobs.
The resolution was ADOPTED.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Seward on the
,0th OF January additional to 'ae act which
prohibits the slave trade, was reported by
Mr. Bayard from the Judiciary committee,
without amendment aud without recon-
nendation.
Ou motion Of Mr. Hunter the consular and
diplomatic bill was taken ur.
Mr.. Clay of Ala, moved 10 strike out the
e75 900 for the expense of nding back to
Africa the negroes kidnapped by the steam
er Echo.
MIR. Brown Of Miss, spoke in favor of Mr..
Clay's amendment.
Mr. Hunter Of Va, reasoned that II the
sanctioned the suppression Of
he slave trade, it sanctions the doing of i,
With humanity,
lIoUsE-Nearly an honr was spent in the
,all Of the House, no quorum being present
It the usual time of meeting.
The House tabled the bill increasing the
number Of surgeons, assistant surgeons and
oursers in the navy.
Mr.. Stephens from the committee on Ter
'itories, reported a hill providing tempo
AIRY government: Of Arizona and ask ed that
t be considered now as 1t makes no appro-
,riation OF money. He presumed come
,nes minds was made and hence no fur ther
is necessary.
Mr.. Kellogg moved an amen lment pro-
riding that when there are 10000 residents
n Arizona, the Legislature shall provide for
he election of a Governor. Secretary Of
State, Marshal and Judges. who are to be
by the President.
Mr.. Stephens said this bill had been form
ID on the model Of other Territorial bills
It was now late to change our policy as the
gent from Illinois proposed.
he effect that when Arizona contains the
requisite population for memter Of Con.
yress, ascertained by q census, it shall be
awful for the Legislature to provide for the
election Of delegates to form co:.ati ution,
= which shall be submitted to he people for
provision TO be incorpo-
rated in the rules and constitute rule Of
action ae to ali other territories.
Mr.. Jones. of Tenn, objected TO al! amend
ments Deing read for information, until the
bill vas regularly before the House for &C.
lion.
Mr.. Grow offered a preamble setting forth
that a. the tract Of country embracing Ar
izonia, when acquired from the republic Of
Aexica was by virtue or the laws and con-
free from African slavery. as no
Law has since been passed establishing slave
ry therein. Therefore
Resolved, That this act shall not be held
10 authorize African Slavery in the Terrific
~. Slavery remains abolished "a at the
time Of its acquisition from Mexico. Mr..
Grow said this was almost the same Ian
guage a. was used by Mr.. Benton. and there
fore was Benton provision. Mr. MQueen
Of S. c., objected to the introduction Of this
amendment.
Mr.. Kilgore moved to table the whole
subject; agreed to by lSl against IS.
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