The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-10
THIRTY.sIXTH CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.


senate.
WASHINGTON, April Q, 1880.
IMPROVEMENT or THE NAVIGATION THE MISSISSIPPI
Mr. Brown. (dem OF Mics, presented the resolutions
adopted the meeting ut Nashville October TO- 1862 In
regard to the Improvement Of the navigation Of the Mis-
sissppi river Referred TO the Committee Commerce.
TIE WASHINGTON
Mr.. BALE, (rep) OF N. H.. called the attention Of the
Chairman Of the Committee the District Of Columbia N
the condition Of the jail in Washington city, which would
difgrace q tribe Of savages.
MIR. Brown, (dem) OF Mss, said new jail was aboui
being erected by the general government.
After some conversation the subject was dropped.
PRIVATE bills,
number Of bills Of private nature were considered
The bill for the relief of settlers lands Arkansas
was taken up and passed.
THE CAPTURE MEXICAN WAR STEAMERS.
On motion OF Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) OF Mass, il was
received that The Committee Foreign Relations be in
abp Of belonging to the United States has under
taken In time of peace, and without the sanction of Con
eress to use force against two other vessels OF
That time 10 Mexican waters and after bloody contest
TO capture the same and bring them pretended prize
Of war into port Of the United States, holding their
ofcers and as prisoners and also to consider il
any action of Congress be required prevent the recur
renee of such collision and such assumption to make
prize Of war vessels and prisoners in time Of peace
IRON FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Mr. Wilson'S resolution instructng the Military Com.
mtee to inquire into contracts made by the War Depart
NEW Hon Wah t6Aeu HuQ pcStpoueQ I'LL 70 NOR
row.
LIABILITIES OF sHipowyERs
Mr. sEwARp (rep.l Of N. y, presented the memorial
of the Chamber Of Commerce Of New York for amend
ment of the act In regard to liabilities of shipowners.
Mr. WILSON, (rep) Of Mass, gave notice Of bill
efectualy TO suppress the slave trade.
SPEECH OF MR.. CHESTNUT ON SLAVERY QUESTION.
Mr. Davis resolutions were taken up.
Mr. CHESTNUT addressed the Senate. He favored the
yfsopDs because they against two heresee
drst the sovereign power OF the federal
slavery and secondly the sovereign Of the people
fret led straight to despo,sm, and the second re
heved the federal government Of its manifest
du'ies These points had been already so fully
discussed that he would 60 them, but would re
fer TO events Immediately connected with them. Since
the first Monday in last December, notable had
occurred at the federal capital The representatives OF
the two sections showed wide and growing
estrangement. The country was now preparing for q
grander, WIDER and be hoped final struggle This state
Of affairs resulted from the agitation Of the slavery ques
ton, and misconcepton on one side Of the relation
government, and misapprehenson in regard t.
the equality Of all OF men, Those who this
equality disregarded the world was cast aside the
lessons Of experience and abandoned themselves TO ana
tcism Mr. Chestnut proceeded to charge that the obiec
OF the republican party the emancipation OF tn.
here they would go Central America and South America
Be showed the evil results Of emancipation else where
The slave States furnished two hundred millions of tht
the .soon OF slavery 9'S To- the l ssa
the that
was moral wrong. the North under the constitution
was not responsible. He denied, however, tina,
slavery was moral wrong. It had its authority
in the Bible. The institution of slavery had
Stood the aeverest tests, and in spite Of all
pos He pointed ont the capacity Of the South for nde
ner dence, and he was impeed to the conclusion
, ,s unless this wicaeapess and folly ceased
hind and liberty. He would say TO the North
that slavery could no. be abolished except by the exter
country. Great Britain s too independent on the
cotton crop TO attempt this now, but when she
got her own system o. slavery established. then
she would be ready to strike the blow. he read from
English authority to show that this contemplated and
charged the republicans with being the English and
foreign party Mr. Chestnut then proceeded to chow the
nature Of the federal government, which he con
tested was = compact between the Stated, and
argued that if the people North would understand that
pendent England and France, there woulc
be no difficulty He pronounced the theory Of
the irrepressble conflict between the systems
OF labor North and South fanatical and superficial
The two syeems OF labor asssed each other That there
was conflict Of ideas in regard to the govern
ment, and that wild theories at the North pre-
sreued against the doctrine OF the equality Of the
races and their inaenable right Of liberty. He held
10 the interests Of society. BE prom minced The
principles of the red republicans of France
and the black republicans Of this country be the
and equally restorative to true civil liberty.
The resolutions were laid ABIDE.
TIE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
Hr BcNIsR dem Of Va, moved to take up the Indian
Appropriation bill
THE HOMESTEAD BILL
Mr. Clay. dem Of Ala, presented substitute for the
Nc ssrs. WADE (rep Of Ohio, and JOHNSON, (dem) Of
Tenn opposed Mr. Hunters motion. desiring press the
Homestead bill IN o vote ne possible.
Mr. Hunters motion was lost, by yeas "a, nays "a.
Mr. WADE moved to postpone all prior orders and take
up the Bouee Homestead bill.
Carried BY yeas 20, nays r.
Adjourned.