Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-02-24
Congressional.
WASHINGTON. Feb. II

SENATE.-The vote on Mr.. Hunters
motion to postpone the Homestead and
take up the Consular and Diplomatic bill,
was % to %, when the President gave the
casting vote in favor of the latter.
Mr.. Pugh moved an amendment to the
Diplomatic and Consular bill, propoing to
abolish all grades of ministers excepting
one, fixing the salary of that grade at SlO,-
900 with Secretaries at $4,000; but all
missions are to be special and for reasons
explained to the Senate at the time of ap-
pointment. Consuls General to be abol-
ished. Consuls to have their fees of Of
fee to the limit of salaries now provided
by law.
Mr. Mason said few word. in favor of
the general scope of Pugh's amendment,
but that more time would be required in
preparing remedial measures. He init
mated his rediness TO cooperate at suita-
bic time with Pugh in revising the Consu-
lar and Diplomatic service. The bill was
then laid aside for the Cuba proposition,
when Mr.. Chandler took the floor.
Mr.. Chandler energetically denounces
the measure, and characterized it as worthy
of the attended manifestation of its author
of the brigand James Buchanan, but un-
worthy of the President of the United
States.
The thirty millions is a great bribery and
corruption fund, and the purchase of Cuba
is claplrap and vain attempt to save the
Democratic party from that annihilation
the Almighty has destined for it. He
spoke elaborately on the expense the pur-
chase would entail as mortgage and inter
est, and detailed his own personal expert
ence to prove that Caba, although good
land, is not so good as the Western States,
and its climate is effect perpetual tropic.
To purchase the island is merely to pay
two hundred dollars per head for every man,
woman, child, and negro, no: to own them,
but leave to govern scum of population
that we would reject with scorn if they Of
fered to come for nothing. The only use
of the island to US would be to keep there
a fleet and army costing a hundred mil
lions annually. The native Creoles are an
ignorant, vicious, priest-ridden set, over
whom Gen. Lacon established military
despotism, not to prevent public insurrec-
ton, but crime.
From the Captain General to Judge on
the bench, and the Priest in the pulpit to
the lowe,t Cuban bribery is universal, no
other but the Catholic religion is tolerated;
and the Cubans to man are true to the
Catholic Church; and the Catholic Church
to despotsm. He believed that the Dec
la,ation of Independence quoted by Mr..
Benjamin was written in some bar-room in
New Orleans. What was the fate of the
gallant Crittenden when he went in good
faith to aid these so called painting Cubaus?
He died like man, but declared with his
latest breath that he had been deceived in
his belief that the Cubans thirsted for lib
erty. Here he went largely into the Dred
Scott decision saying that it and the thirty
million corruption fund are the only plank
in the Democrat platform of 1860, and un-
der which they will march to certain defeat.
Mr.. Chandler concluded by examining
the details of the expenditures TO show that
the increase since 1852 has arisen from cor
ruption.
Mr.. Polk spoke in favor Of the acquisi-
ton of Cuba.
The consular and diplomatic appropriation
was then again taken up.
Mr.. Pays offered another amendment to
consolidate the smaller missions, but with
out taking a vote upon it the Senate ad-
journed.