The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-05
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Secretary of War be directed to communi-
cate to the Senate copies of any. correspond
ence, or other papers on file in his Depart
ment, in relation to the arrest on board an
American vessel, at Palermo, of Father
Lansea: an Italian patriot, by the interven-
ton Of Henry II. Barstow, the U. S. Consul
at that place. Adopted.
Mr.. Kennedy moved to take up the bill
to give the right of way to the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad through the District of Co
lumbia to connect with the Virginia roads.
| Mr.. Cameron hoped they would not He
proceeded to show that the Baltimore &
Ohio Road, in it's rates on coal, discrimina-
ted against Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Kennedy said he would TAX occasion
to reply to the remarks of the Senator from
Pennsylvania and wanted to show that his
opposition TO the bill was based on personal
interests. The motion to take up was lost
Mr.. Toombs moved to take up the bill re-
Iative to the Houmas Grant. Agreed to.
Mr.. Polk moved to strike out the second
and third sections of the BILL compelling
claimants to sue in two years or forfeit their
lands. The subject was postponed till III
O'Clock tomorrow.
The Kansas bill was taken up. Mr.. Sum
ner spoke at length.
Mr. Summers speech on the barbarism of
slavery was lengthy. The following are
the opening sentences Undertaking now
after silence of more than years on this
important subject l should suppress emo
tions natural 10 such an occasion if ] did
not declare on the threshold, my gratitude
to that Supreme Being through whose be-
nign care | am enabled after much suffer
ing and many changes once again to re-
sumo my duties here and to speak for the
til =, L.,
| last entered into this debate it became
my duty to expose the crime against Kan
sas and to insist upon immediate admission
of that Territory as q State of this Uuion,
with Constitution forbidding slavery.
Time has passed. but the question remains.
Resuaing the discussion precisely where /
left it, | am happy to avow that rate of
moderation which it is said may venture
even to fix the boundaries of Wisdom itself
have no personal griefs to utter. Only a
barbarous eg0tism could introduce these
into this chamber | have no personal
wrongs to ayenge. Only a barbarous
nature could attempt TO WELD that ven
grance which belongs to the Lord. The
years that have intervened and the toInbs
that have opened since spoke have voices
too which ] cannot fail to hear. Besides, |
what is any man among the living or the
dead compared with the question before US
1t is this alone which | shall discuss, and
open the argument with that easy victory |
which is found in charity.
Mr.. Sumner closed as follows: This, sir
speaking for friends in Kansas, l have
spoken for freedom everywhere and for
civilization And as the less is contained in
the greater, so are all sciences, all refine
ments, all charities, all delights of life EN-
bodied in this cause. You may regret it,
but it will be only for to-day. The sacred
aniinosity between freedom and slavery
can end only in the triumph of freedom
The question will soon be carried before
that high tribunal supreme over the Senate
and Court, where the Judges will be counted
by millions, or when this Judgment render
cd will be the solemn charge OF an aroused |
people, iustructIng new President in the |
name of freedom to see that civilization re-
ceived no detriment.
Mr. Chestnut made a brief response to |
=. SINNERS speech, speaking of it as an
g, ttaordinary one. After ranging over |
i 'ope, streaming through the back-doors /
O. English aristocracy, and f;lwning at their |
feet, this slanderer OF States and men had |
in the Senate. lie had hoped, |
after the punishment he had received for his |
former insoence, that he would have learn |
ed propriety. But he mad reached his form
er vulgarity and mendaeity. It remained
for Northern A6olitionists to defy an en-
bodment of malice, mendacity, and cow /
ardice. He was not inclined to put further |
punishment on the receiver of former pun
who had gone bowling through the |
world, yelping out volumes OF SANDER. He I
would therefore endeavor to keep quiet. |
MIR. Sumner said he had pointed out the
of slavery, and the Senator's re- |
ioinder is & fitting illustration of the argu-
ment. Adjourned.
HoUsE-The House acted on the Senates /
to the Post Office deficiency |
bill ami non-eoncurred in that striking out |
the proviso for the restoration of the sus-
pended inland mail service, and requiring
proposals from the lowest bidders for car
rying the mail between Charleston and
Panama. Among other bills reported from
the committee were the following: By Mr.. /
Adams Of Ky, authorizing daily inland I
mail between San Francisco and Olympia, |
Washington Territory, at a sum not exceed !
ing 500. 600, instead of the semi monthly |
service, by steamer, at $l38, 900. Also |
bill establishing weekly mail service be- T
tween the L. S. and thirteen ports on the |
Mexican Gulf according to the Butterheld +
olan.
Mr. Colfax from the same committee re-
ported bill appropriatinG $4,000.
Mr. Lee from same commtte reported a
bill for the erection of Post Office building
in Philadelphia. Referred
On motion of Mr.. Porter, Saturday was
set apart for the consideration OF District of
Columbia business.
Mr.. Hazen, of the committee on printing
reported back the joint resolution reducing
the prices of public printing.
VariOus uriVate bills were passed under a
suspension of the rules.
The House took up and passed a bill,
making various consulates at Malta, Flor
ence, &c, salaried officers.
Adjourned.
WAsHNGToN June At will be recoI-
Iected that Pacific RaiIrnad bill was recon-