Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-11
Thir,y.Sixth Congress. LIST Session

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In SENATE, May Mr.. Davis OF MI
made long and earnest speech, showing
the necessity Of protecting Slave property
in the Territories, in accordance with the
ultra Southern demands, and in hostility
to Mr.. Douglas. Re stated that ""hen
the Tempter entered the garden Of Eden,
be was the first teacher of the Higher
Law" rive always thought that Black
Democrat favored the Lower Law, and
was a regular Squatter Sovereignty advo'
cate; for be certainly told Eve that she
nigh. do Just as she chose-mIght deiy
the Lord, aud violate his commands, ana
would be none the worse but would be all
the wiser and better for SO doing. Now,
be breaches that slave-breeding, slave
driving aud fillibustering are all right.
sueering at the Author Of Higher Law, 10
America Just as he did in Paradise
In THE House, the Territorial business
was deferred till Thursday, and the Tariff
Bill of Mr.. Morrill, (Rep., Vt.) taken up.
Mr.. SHERMAN (Ohio) said the act Of
1857 was complex, crude, ill-digested, and
passed BIZ a combination of hostile senti-
meu,s; and as it ought never to have
been passed, SO it should be now repealed.
This act took effect on the lst Of July,
1857, when there we're seventeen millions
of dollars in the treasury, and on the first
Of this mouth, the public dobt was over
sixty and a.half millions of dollars. lie
referred to facts and figures to show that
the ordinary receipts are far Cetoo the
amount necessary to meet the expenses oil
the government, and pointed out cases
wherein large reductions can be made IN
the appropriations. If gentlemen would
only devote their energies and intellect to
the ordinary operations of the Government
the total expenses could be reduced to TT,
ty millions of dollars annually.
Mr.. SCHWARTZ (Pa.) rose to vindicate
his private character. He, together with
his colleague, (Mr. Hickman,) and Mr.
Raskin IN. Y had been assailed BY Tht
Constitution, the official organ Of MIR, Bu-
chauan-a paper not sustained by public
patronage, but fed by federal plurder, aud
which attempts to degrade those who dare
advocate the peoples rights and interests
He represented the large Jctfersonian COZ,
stituency of old Berks, not more in hi.
upcompromisins hostility to treachery and
corruption in Office, than to the ihfamou;
career of the present administration. Ht
spoke of his predecessor q. Clancy Jones,
as having truckled TO power and supported
the loathsome English Kansas bill. The
Constitution has used toward him Language
which would shock even the indecencies Of
Billingsgate. He would rather be plain
John Schwartz, than President Buchanan,
who has lost the confidence of his Oldest
and trucst friends, and now trembles when
be meets them face to face-after having
deserted them. In conclusion, be advoca
ted the protection of American Industry.
Mr.. GROW (Pa.) advocated the tariff
bill on the ground that its passage was
necessary to meet the wants Of the Treas
ury. To be fair, tariff must have botl
/ specific and adUalorem duties; the former
to apply wherever articles are nearly o
( the same kind, and the latter not only tt
| secure a certain and unfuctuatiDg reven
ne, but to shield and guard the industria
| interests as secondary consideration.
! Mr.. BLAIR (Pa.) and STEVENS Pa.
spoke in favor of protective policy.
Mr.. FLORENCE { Pa became incidental
/ IL involved in the debate, in consequence
Of some remarks relative to Pennsylvani
politics.
Mr.. MAYNARD (Tenu.) gave his view
upon the tariff. Adjourned.
FOREIGN NEws.-Rumors prevail o
arrests having taken place in Paris, grow
ing out Of an Italian plot against the En-
peror.
The voting in Savoy on the annexation
question, will exceed 200, 900, Of whicl
humber, only 1900 voted in the negative
A slight instruction had occurred il
the French possessions in Africa, but
has been prodptly suppressed.
! Great defensive preparations are maxim
by the Chinese. Two British vessels ar
reported as having been sunk by the fort
at the mouth of the Peiho.
The Prince of Wales will not start o
his visit to Canada before the first week {
July. "
A public sale of unopened package
took place at the Office of Adams Expres
Company few days ago. Much goo
humor prevailed among the crowd over th
varying fortunes of the purchasers. Tw
Jews bid up to $40 for small box, whic
was found to contain patent brick
, Hickory nuts, maple sugar, old backberr
, plants, and such truck, sold under scale
cover, brousht liberal prices, while thrt
good sewing machines sold for SIG.
The Mormons, it is said, are turniu
attention to the culture of cotton. l
Washington county, three hundred mil'
south of Salt Lake City, about five to,
, were raised the past year. One persC