New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

On motion of Mr. BONlIAM (Ad DeD., ). CO., toe
President requested TO furnish the H02se, AT lts
1eAt seesOn a information that can be Obtained az
TO III deposition by the Brtish Government OF the
Afr ans CAPTURED by the British Navy, and ts dispo
siion Of the officers and crews OF the sarers when
! captured 49,
| Much time was consumed in calling the Yeas and
Nays on a suspension of the rules for ho purpose OF
taking up private bilr some Of which were parsed.
TIE House went into Committee Of the Whole on
the Stale of The UIifI.
Mr.. EDWARDS Rep. " H. had scarcely COM
nenceo speech in advocacy of the Republican party,
when message III writing was received nom the
President Great anxiety was evinced 70 aS'ertn It's
eonrenis and mratni cries made or Ls .sading.
Ii WE su posed by n,any " be veto of the Civil
Mr.. SHERMAN rep. Ohio hurriedly moved, which
was agreed o. that Nr. Edwards have leave 10 print
HE sue. ch sbd the Committee rose.
The q ssge " AZ rla1 Ii recommends an alteration
of the existing law, in order that the Postmaster
General nay prOvice for carrying the Pacific Ocean
mails aronabie ard Juet several companies
and shipOWnrs decnDgiO perform the service Tor the
CONF ei saiion to which the Department is now re-
stTIcted
The disappointment wac general, and all was smiles
ard laughter.
1he lionse again went into Committee.
Mr. BARR Dem, y. Y said chat at earlier Pc
rd 6f the se.pon he had defended to reply 10 that part
o, tie speech o. Mr.. N,lsoD of Tennessee, IN which
q eat Justice done TO numerous and influential
clrss # "a fli,w-.rzens, whose aotecedent. and
On, pei ion in reference 70 questions OF sectional
Ri, 81 oud have 3 lded them from TBni0n attack
on IA floor or else here He did wisn 70 add 10
the confusion aid disorder that characterized the early
eehs Of The session by defending the vldes and mos.
r.epeciahle ChlittAn Church earth from the ilibe
raj attack made upon it ny the member from Ienoes-
see but fOr the the al the RISK OF beOg charged
by bis stituen's with puslanmity, he postponed
bis convictions Of Guy 10 the public tranquility then
81 dangered b, the protr ted struggle for Speaker OF
tie House. He was c.nsoltd, however, By the refec
ton that the Catholic Church, or Romansm, would
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g.nt.n AmeiicaGisn, which was defined 70 be an
orgGpiZa ion 10 deend the Protes,ant's Of this add
against the Entertainments Of Ronanism hom any
aud every Quarter. Since the delivery of Mr.. Mel
son sp. cCh as-aing Romanism, anotler speech, OF
the general purPprt but UNDER the operation OF
n dife,ert sysem of tsct,s, was delivered by the
Hon. Mr. G rnett of Virginia stigna;iziug foreign
born clzeLs ignorant and ull for the privileges
of An.eIicsn ciriz, nship, and sporting l-ined add
upeeneIou, wtci me- at the memory of the two brave
lrsh accepted citizsns who first fell IN defending
IarIer's Ferry the genteo ans own State, tiom the
fans icsl invasion OF John Brown. Fra erniZation,
raid alr Barr, with TIE enemies of Southern ias itu-
tions might be accounted for in Northern Democrats
trough the Speaker would not pardon IT, oui when
honorable Representatives. from southern Stites,
elected as d. noratS and representing Democratic
CONTINGENCIES, unite in these assaults with those who
m Ike war upon Romansm on one side, aud upon for
eignbon citizens on the other, merely because the
Litter ger eialy Democrats and from their nature
can't be- any thing else, it is tue for Democratic Repre-
seLtatives of tie Free States 10 ask tl usyes the
quest.on, who are those with whom we are working
What are the re ! principles Of tia, Southern party
for whom have suffered so much osfraCsed, in
ua,y instances crushed al home by people who feel
ot er nterest Ia the peculiar institutions Of the
South than y az prescribed and fixed by the common
b. Id o: DE- mocratic brotherhood Were and others
who ike ME, said sir. b. represent constituencies
mainly composed OF this lass OF eitZens low our
selves lie svayed by feelings Of retaliation or by the
pSiUral iuspcis Of selidefense, we would let those
lyahous SOutht rber- fight their On battles against
ia lnrn 4 kfa III.
choose to make cause. But, confaGed Mr.
T., do not measure Justice our Democratic
o,t od0>y by thu shortcomings anc political obiqutiss
If indiv ldusl members especially when behold
their colleagues slUund us bapgng their heads
III moItihcBt,n aud shame AT the position which
their State has been forced TO occupy. He
alluded 10 the fast that this question of Anericansm
WIS the only Issue in the gubeIuatoral contest
in Virginia in 1855 and that gallant State then barred
her breast 10 The whole fury Of the storm and crushed
forever The foul monster III that old Commonwealth.
I-Ie The speaker paid handsome compliment 70 Gov.
Nise attributed the euccess of virginia in that contest
10 his uIrqusr3 eloquence and lofty PATRIOTISM. Mr..
Barr, aier hese preliminary remarks, al an extract
from &r. Nelson's speech the effect thai The mission
of Americaeism was 20 defend the Prossanism Of
this land rom the enCroaehments OF Romanism.'
Mr. b. d,uied that there existed such q thing rs the
Professionalism Of this land, ifmr. Nelson meant a. he
evidently did that Professionalism was tn re- gion of
the United States as Professionalism the religion Of
England or Catholicism tie religion o. France or
Austria or Spain, or Portugal Of any other country
where a Stale religion is established either Nv public
sentiment positive law tie rdioul.d tie PROPOSE
tor argug gross ignorance of the Constitution OF
the United S,ates, OF the principles nu which Il
was found d. But, said Mr.. b., ADM ting that the
chyslIous chau pionship of Tennessee Anl, rcsnism
had substantive tangible q, ec for s brave protee-
tOrship, tie gentle an does not inlorr NJ which
branch or division # American Prues aniism Is the
favored teCi. Some humorous rcm3iks Were
here iDdulsed in at the expense OF that right
OF private judgment asserted by Martin Luther,
anism as there were eyes in Argus-the Epis-
copalans, betbodisis LutheraDe Presbyserahs, Bap-
tss, Quakeis, Shs keTs, &C., we've introduced as compo
n.nt parts % Ameri Prot Santism or the Protest
aniism Of tbs land" and Mr.. Il. again asked which
OF all these as the object of the gallant crusader spro
te,,oIl Mr.. Il. Jegre q AT valuable cJadlutor
as tie "Angel Gabriel" should have been be. % ~
good IL the transport prisons Of Delrer@ aud
then proceeded To vhoicate the Catholic church from
the lied accusation that her mission was - make
war NJ on any denomination or sect except boy tue spr~
its weS IONS delivered to the Apostles. lie then elo-
quen'ly eXp.ated on the tue mission OF the Caihoec
church, al pressed lis conviction that, guided by
er Divine founder she would, in the future a. in the
past, triun pa over all combinations and alasSahs.
Mr. Barr then read lengthy extract from speech Of
Mr. GaTnett Of Virginia in which that gentleman joined
the Know NoIhngs in their howl against ioresl.born
cir2,ns. la THE extract, Mr.. Ga nett says hat his
do Finss tho doctrines OF old Virginia, aud rec
ognized there such by all parties Mr. Barr traced
the spirit OF AmeTcanisn back 90 the DAVIS 81 tho elder
Adams; he followed il up through its various forms
and gnises in iho Alien and Scditiou laws, Native
Amercanism, and, last, know-No;hinRsm. lie
show cd from history that Virginia has ever taken the
lead and conducted the vanguard ia bathing