Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 30, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 December 1851 — Page 2

HDIASA LEGISLATURE SENATE.

Saturday, Dec 20, ISM. 8eine mtrt. The President iaid before the Senate a communication from tbe Secretary of State ahowitffe the number of votes on tbe adoption of the 13th article of the Constitution. Reports from Committees. Er Mr. Slacth, from the judiciary committee, recom- j mcnd.ng. tiiat the reoiution of inquiry in relation to the criminal laws of this State, be referred to tbe committee ; on criminal Uw. j By Mr. Niblack, from the sint committee, that it is ! inexpedient to alter IM law in respect to the jurisdiction of grand jiries in crimioal eases. By Mr Lnan. from the in committee. against le- ' rilntinT on th otoer of ehano of venue. Aiso'that it is kMMMM4 to legislate upon the sob- j ject of changing tue appn thnment for the next five jcars. . . . . ! By Mr. Dtir.ri, from the same committee, that it is inexpedient to legislate upon the subject of allowing a higher rate of interest than 6 per cent. Resolutions I-troductd. By Mr. Knowlton, to inquire info the expediency of abolishing capital punishment. Adopted aves27. noes 19 By Mr. R?ld, 1 1 rc-Tgar.izo thr committee on arrangement and phraseology. Adoplcd. Also, that the President appoint a committee of three to inquire iito and report upon the powers and duties of the committee of arrangciuent and phraseology. Adop. ted. Bils on their Third Reading. A bill to fix the time of holding courts in the second judicial circuit. Passed nyes 45. A bill ( d the House) io p-ovide for publishing the acts and j it resolutions of the General Assembly, i Passed aves 31. noes 11 A bill (of the House) to iMU. the Tippecanoe and Mtrioa Com is of Common Pleas. Passed ayes 37, noes 7. A number of bills, on the second reading, were appropriately iliop .sed of. The bill n ah-dish landlords distress warrants being read the second time. Mr. IISMaak moved to lav it on the table. Lost ayes 23, noe 24. M-. Set-rest move.l to -rikc out the second section, providinj that the 1 m ilord's lien upon the property of bis tenant for one year's rent shall not be abolished. Af'er v-mo discussion, the motion to strike out preTaileJ. Mr. Nihlnck moved to refer the bill to the committee on pleading and practice. Lost. The question then being upon the engrossment of the bill, it was deesM in t ic affirmative ives 23, noes 22. Tim oint resolution in relation to Kotuh and the Hungarians, introduced by Mr. Rcid, came up on its second reailing. Mr. Marsh.d!. for the purpose of action npon the joint resolution of the House on the same subject, moved to I lay the joint resolution the table. L"st. Mr. Marshall then raived to refer the resolution to tue committee on federal relations. Lost. Mr. Emerson moved to strike out the picamllc. Lost. The question wa3 then on tbe engrossment of the resolntion. Upon this a long and interesting discission arose. The character nod conduct of Kossuth, and the eflorts ol the nation of Hnnrary for freedom were ablv and eloquently displayed by Messrs. Sceiest, Logan, Cinvcns, Doughcrtv. m1 meid. Mr. Woods said he should vote for this resolution, though he believed the resolution from the House had not been treated with proper respect. Mr. Holloa-ay would vote against this resolution, singly and alone if called upon; bnt he would willingly vote for the resolution of the House, because that resolution recognized th" principle of non intervention, which this reoluti n did net. Mr. Dum and Mr. Mar-ball also spoke acair.st the adopt'on of the resolution, lecue it contained no recognition of the principle of non-intervention in the affairs of r.ther nation, and ably contended that this policy, as laid down by Washington in his Farewell Address, is tho only policy onr government should pursue. Pending tho discussion, Senate adjourned. ATT L UNGO.i' SESEIOX Srrr.te met. Reid, Dann, and The Presidcit announced Messrs SiJerasi the comm. 'tee upon powers and du'ics of the committee on phraseology anil arrangement. Mr. Dunn, In ing entitled to tha floor, resumed his remarks in relation to the Kossuth resolution. He said bo was opposed to the whole matter. Kossuth crues am -ng us pretending to 1h? a republican, and the first intimation he had ever given of this was in a speech to Lord Palmerston in England. K v .1 ..!; aw :tr of the feeling' of the American people on this subject. His whole life proved that he was a man of considerable ttlent, and this profession of tepublicanism wa ihrown out by him just previous tn his departure from England, that it might proceed him across the Atlantic, and create for him a favorable feeling in the minds of our people. Nowhere previously, in his whole history, could professions of republicanism be found. The rebellion, for the failure of which he claims so much sympathy was g : up by him to strencthen the higher class, of whiob h was oae. at the expense of the lower. For over eigut b-inJied yeai s a government bad existed in Huigarv which baaad t'ie Agncultmist t the soil, the moil abject of serfs. H? had no rights in the present so uop' to illumine the lot ire. Tho Austrian government fir reaons of its own, saw fit to make certain innovitions. One of t!ice innovations was. to fr:c ihnse abj -et sei Is from th galling chains which had so long pprese J them. This, while adding to the rights of the lower class, ib-traclcd from the privileges of the hig r. Kis.it i was not one of tbe lo: uicr. aitd ha orig. inated the relellior not for ths pmpe of extending human liberty, but to restore the old order of ibings, an I t a bin l again, in chains and shackles, the serfs whom Ans iia hal rt-leased. Finding himself too weak lo carry his purposo into effeot he had raised lite cry of liberty in v h s name had lcen perpetrated the most in. famms crime. F r : srMa ho had foiigi.t under this cry. but ;it last lita banner w:is broken and be was forced to fly. And now be corn?s to our shores not peacefully seeking a home, but with words of war upon his lips, "eking to involve our eoimtry in hisown sclfph schemes of aggrandizement. K -'jh is a disturber of the peace of mankind. In the. sacred name of liljerty, he is enH avoring to indin e cur people to assist nim in disturbing tha pe-iec of nations. Mr. D. believed his object was, like Nopolc-in's. to el'v de himself at the expends, not onlv of the liberties of his own country. I ut of the lives of thousands of hii fe:low beings, and tiiC tranquility of tbe wrr!d. Mr D. proceeded, at 1-ngih. to argr.e against the tende i us and mlluencea which he said weie now at work to change t :r lorejgn pafct f i.r government. If Wien: .1 cd republican princ iple abroad by force of arms, how long would if ba ere foreign gocrnments would mile to oVv.it: row us ? He wished Senators to paue. We have evils among ourselves let us set about the me m to remove the licam from our own eye before we looked so clamorously lor the mote in our brother's. Wa iiave 111 our own Lsnd from four to fire millions of hunj.n hc.ngs in the inut ga.luig, giinding bondage men to whom m$ forbid the piivilege of learning the way to teiven, or ..f meeting togoJber tj worship Gcd whom we prohibit from learning their duties cither to their fellows or t tneir God. And yet wc talk of going into f.reun counuies tj search for 'subject of oar sympathy ao I regard. Ot ut n itir.ns looked upon our alarcs a being as much ni;lel to .their lib?riy as we tbiuh the people arc whom SM :re now oaHoSl upon to i'xve with OSiOi, money, and MM. If MM gov.rnmeu s shoold mvit and call upon these sUves ta rise and cut their master's throats, and prosntso lo sit tV-n in t!ieir bloody w..rk. would i'enr.'o , MM sit dimly by and permit it 1 No! Such an a r 1 iiiterbrein e would ereate. in our whole country, wh a unanimous spirit of resistance as has never been w:tneed in cur irovcrnment. and the whole people t pr -r I lit.i ti one .:ce, tlieir determinatioo to renr, t all hazards, all the powers that could 1 ar. Mved against Ibem in mm h a contest. This would lc ri'.f. But be lbl the d'K trine. D- unto others at ye woald that others Lould do unto you," ond lie pot it to Iks consciencea of Scruttors if our interference in the af fairs of Hungary was doing unto others as we mould 70 other M do unto us. t eomcs with an ill graee fron n to talk about liber fing the nations of the earth"the Greeks an- at on ' wn doors " The gro-.rs of the T-preesel mill ons of or own country reaches even these halls. Mr. D th nght that the sentiments recently promtil. gated by Kossuth sb u!d nuke us dooj!v carefu' how we treat this subject. Koasnth is naf content wit'i mere asIIIf.lL a..f arrtil..,!.. 1 1- I 1 . -.""i ."j. lie as 11 10 give mm money, and ar.Ds, and ships of mar. and our children, to rein state him , ,.,-nor of Hnagarv, when we bare not tne slight-t e,Je;.4.,. tUt this ;s the wih of the people v,mt euniry. He asks as to break onr treaty obliÄ. ion., and for what? to place bim again in the position of Governor 01 Hungarr. Mr. D. re t red to tbe manner in which Kossuth troited the President, who inquired of him what time he intended to viu Washington City. He thought it de. grading to tbe American ration, that the head of the nat on the reprcse-muvo of one republicanism, oar ffreatneos. of onr ho-ptjtlity ; of every thin? upon wliK-h we valued ourselves rs a nation fmnid be treate.! a Ml treated UK, Pret lent. WÜMM a roiec of ron-d-mnatioo l-ina raised. Eoeststh I bought U'.d,i.i.i.,n iwroajr ia bis opinions as m the troo policy of 'hntl

government, and be (Mr. V.) would never give a voie tr cast a slur in any manner, upon the character of the greatest and beat benefactor this or any other country ever knew. Mr. Hanna replied, and contended that the resolution contained nothing favoring the policy of armed intervention by our Government in foreign affairs. The friends of the retolution only wished to give expression tu that

moral sentiment of the people whicü lias ;-en aptly saiu bv Lord Paimerston to ba more powerfi thar armies i and stronger than bayonets. He defended Kosauth Irom j the censnrea of Mr. Dunn. He proposed an amendment to the preamble, which was read by the Clerk. Mi .Holloway replied to Mr. Hanna, and read from Kossuth's speech to ihe citirens of New York, to show i that Kossuth's object is to secure an armed intervention ; in the affairs of Hungary by the United States. Mr. Cravens spoke at length in favor of the resolution, anJ contended that it is the duty of the people of the United States to extend to Kossuth a hearty welcome as Um representative of the great principle ol Mr. Athon moved a call for the prev buerty. previous question which was seconded bv tho Senate. The question then Urin, " Shall the main question be ... m. m f 1 - n rr. now olllf ' It WHS UCCIUCU m me im iimni Tho main question beins on the adoption ol tlio amendment offtfrcd by Mr Hanna, it was decided in the nga tive. . , The question then being upon the engrossment ol the joint resolution, The ayes and noes were demanded ly two Senators, which resulted as follows: Ayes Alexander, Allen, Athon. Berry, Brugh. Cra- ; yens. Crawford, Davis, Dcfrees, Delavan, Dougherty, . . . 1 I r . tl..., .'.I If.. 0,11 i.iiilv r.iTieron. Unoi nlnn, n uina, uniiiciui '. , ' , , . T ' 1 v 1 ; inn I. -man. LonL"tMre. MeCartv, MieKie. in nKcn, Niblnck. Roil, Baler, Set-rest. Slack, Sleeth, Spann, Turman, Walker, Washburn. Winstandley, and Woods I. .Vl-Dnnn, Holloway, Kendall, Marshall, Teegardcn. nnd Withcrow 6. The resolution as ordered to ic engrossed is as follows: A Joint Resolution in favor of t ie Hungarian Patriots. Whereas. The General As eml.lv, ympathizing with

the people of Hunjyarv in their recent struggle lor j amendment proposed by the committee, it was decided freci'oro. by Joint Resolution of 4th of January, 1850. ' m the affirmative. requested their Representatives and Senator in Con- ! The bill was then ordereJ lo a third reading, gross to recommend to tbe General Government the j Mr. Tur.nan. from the committee on ihe Stale librapropriety cf usinir all its power and influence in order ry. reported that it is inexpedient t legislate upon the to obtain tbe pardon nnd release of those brave men subject of tho maps, field notes, fee., of the State of

who defend"d their country and her sacred cause: And Whereas Louis Kossuth, laic Governor ol Hunirarv, and his brave compatriots in confinement, hav. ins been released from their imprisonment through the intercession of the General Government, and are now the cucsts of the American people: Therefore, Be it rcsclced by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That we, in the name and in bi half of the peopic of our beloved State, tender to Louis Kossuth, late Governor of Huncrary. and his brave compatriots, a cor dial welcome to the Capital of Indiana, and that they IM received by the Governor as the guests of ihe State. , Sec. 2. That a copy of this Joint Resolution be for-! : warded by the Governor 10 His Excellency Louis Kos- j suth, late Governor of Hungary. House bill for the appointment of Commissioners to revise the practice and pleading in the Courts of this , State, eamc up on its second reading. Mr. Hanna moved to strike out "" five" (the per diem allowed the Commissioners) and insert " three." Lost Mr. Sccrest moved to amend so as to fix the salary of: ihe Clerk at three instead ol two dollars per day. Car- j l ied ayes 22. noes 21. Mr. Spann moved to strike out 'fivo" and insert "four." Carried ayes 21 . noes 2D. Mr. Brush moved to reconsider the vote just taken. Mr. Dunn moved a call of tho Senate, when all the Senators answered but ihoso who were absent on leave. ; The question then being upon reconsidering, it was decided in the negative. The bill then passed to a third reading. Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Saturday. Dec 20, 1551 Ucnsc met pursuant to adjournment. Petitions Presenttl. Bv Mr. Thompson, from Janice R Turner, asking he I.gislatnrc tj legalize bis namo Referred to jadiciary committee. Bv Mr. Lindsev of Fayette, from citizens of West Union, nsi.ing a change of the road law , committee on roads. iclerred to By Mr. McDonald, which was referred to the com mittee on agriculture without reading. Reports of Standing Committees. Mr. Holmau. from the committee on the judiciary to whom was relet rd the petition of Jesse Bhb ck and wife, praying for the passage of a special law to per- ' mit them to transfer certain real estate, reported that it was unconsiitutional to pass a special act, and inexpedient to enact a general law allowing persons under the ! age of eighteen years to have the powers prayed for in : the petition. Report concurred in. Mr. Bryant, from the committee on the rights and privileges of the inhabitants of the State, reported A bill to prevent negroes and mulattoes from becomi ig residents of this State. 8tc.; Which was rea l the first time. Mr. Humphreys, from a select committee, reported bach IM joint rctolmion to cot 1 eel errors made in the sale of lunds in the Vincenncs land district, with an amendment, making it applicable to similar cases in any 1 other portion of the State. Resolutions of inquiry. By Mr. Leviston, that the judiciary committee inquite into the expediency of modifying the 3d article of chapter 31, of the Revised Statutes of 1843, regulating interest on money ; passed. By Mr. Bchm. that the judiciary committee inquire int 1 the expediency of changing the law relative lo recording deeds, so tbut tue record shall be computed front the time the deed or ther instrument is kit with the Andi'i'i f r transler; passed. By Mr. Duntbit that the committee on education ir." quirc into the propriety of MrtriMliMJ the school funds in sam" disliict in which they are collected; passed. By Mr. Brudy, t!iat the judiciary committee inquire into the expediency of extending the ju; isdittion of justices of the MM in eiwl eases to $2Ud in all liquidated ROMM and notes giving the circuit OMrt concurrent jurisdiction only in unsettled cases, between $110 u ml 5t "J, and in citminai cases complete jurisdiction over all cases below felcnv, subject to an appeal to tho Mil circuit court ; passed. By Mr. Fli. rapson, that the committee on the organiz it. on of courts ol justice inquire into the proprieiy of reporting a bill granting cncuil courts tbe power to change the names of peisons; passed. By Mr. Smith of Marion, that the committee on public buildings impure into tbe propriety ol enclosing the Capiud with cast iron lence; lost. By Mr. Smith of Spencer, that the committeo on way and means inquire into the proprieiy of so amei.d. ing the revenue law, that no real estate shall be sold for taxes, if the person has personal property; lost. By Mr. Spc.icer, that the committee on ways and means be instructed to MfMl to this House a MM for a more just and and equal annual assessment of the real and personal property of tho Slate by township assessors, such assessment to be made by furnishing blanks in the manner now prescribed by law, and for permitting the party assessed to deduct from the value of his property his indebtedness within the State; and also to pre vice therein lor constituting the township assessors in each county a board of equalization for such county, ami farther to provide in such bill for a Staio Board "of equalization, to ho composed of the Governor, Auditor, Tr a-urer, and Secretary of State. Mr. Spencer spoke in lnvor of the principlc contained in his resolution. Alter some further debate, Mr. Buskirk moved to trike out oil. after the word " equalization." Ho was opposed to saddling upon tbe executive officers of the State more duties than they could perform. He would prefer a board composed of one from each judicial district. Mr. Smith of Spencer opposed the creation of boards of equalization, as it would tend to increase the expenses of the State. Mr. Spencer said bo was no ways tenacious about striking out all alter the word equalization. He thought cowevf 1 , that there would be no great labor in equalizing the value .f real MM in this State, and as it would create 1.0 adi'ttio al expense, he thought the gentleman from Spencer county could lie induced to vote for the resolution. Mr. Lewis was opposed to tieing down the committeo wich imperative resolutions, and l.oiied the House would take MM and not act in this matter until ihey were fully prepared Mr. Buskirk withdrew his aniendr cnt. Mr. English moved to amend by uddinn after tl-.e word il law,' and all property, both teal and personal, shall be taxed in the county in which it is situated v n'on was agreed to. Mr. Kent moved to lay the resolution and amendment on the table. Mr Eng'j,h demanded the yeas and nays, which resulted yeas 65, nays 30. So the resolution and amendment were laid on the table A message was received from the Senate announcing the pnscc ol wvernl bilia. and a re-oruani7jilion ol the conamittt on phrastoln,y and arrangemei t. Mr. Onoktr.s muted to reconsider the vote bv which tbe ffbose laid on tbe table a bill iij . i . li 1 -11 . . . - 1 . to compare interest

annually on notes, inc. payable to administrators.

Agreed to. Mr. Doughty moved to refer the bill to a select committee of three. Agreed to. After some few hours additional debate about the pey of Door-Kcepers, Mr. Hulrnan asked and obtained leave to introduce a 1 bill authorizing the State Librarian to subscribe for one copy of each wecklv newspaper published in the State. Read first lime. lur. cm I in 01 wanou uiirouuccu m um, ui wimu nv vious notice had been given, providing for making out and printing a catalogue of the books in tbe Stale Library. Head first time. Several iii'ls were read the second time and appropriately disposed of. House adjourned. . c : - l. if : . .. 1 1:11 , r..i.,,i, . -. SENATE. Monday, Dec. 22, 1S51. Petitions, cj-e., Preued. By Mr. Hunt, of citizens of Hamilton, Madison, nnd Delaware counties, for the location of a State road; relerred to a select cmnmittee of Messrs. Hunt, KnowltOD) Goodman, Brusjli nnd Uougberty. Reports frcm Committees. By Mr. Winstandley, from the committee on finance, reporting back tbe bill (of the House) to provide a remedy for the illegal reduction of tho valuation of lands i certain counties in this Slute, with an amendment, , striking out the bill from the enacting clause, and inserting a substitute. Mr. Emerson moved to indefinitely postpone tl.c bill . 1 . . 0 and peiidinir amendment : lost .1 ves 1-1 . n-t s 3 J Mr. Emers'm protiosed to amend by providing that , the county auditors shall not have power to change the duplicates of their counties lor the year 1851. Mr. Secrcst moved to lay the amendment on the ta ' bfe; carried ayes 31. noes 16Mr. Emerson moved to provide that the county audij tors shall hot have power to change the amount of taxes 1 assessed upon lands. Sic, for the year 1S51. Mr. beerest moved to lay the amendment on the table; carried ayes 23, noes 15. The question then bcins upon the ait option ol the Indiana : concurred in. Mr. Slack, from a select committee, reported a hiil for the relief of purchasers of school lands in Wells county, 8tc. Messrs. Reid, Dunn and Defrces, were appointed on the committee of arrangement and phraseology. Mr. Ni black moved to discharge the committee on phrnscolocv. 8tc-. from the further consideration of the House JosjM Resolution in relation to Kossuth; carried. (. j.t.t.'iw Introduced. Bv Mr. Brugh, that the committeo on corporations be instructed to report a general law on railroad charters. Mr. Niblack introduced a joint icsolutioii to repenl a joint resolution approved January J9, 1850, on tho subject of admitting slate teintory into the L nion. Mr. MeCartv offered a resolution requesting the House to return the bill lo abolish the T'pccanoo and Marion courts of common pleas; adopted. J3i.' on Third Reading. A bill to prohibit the making of distress for rent by warrant. Mr Secicst moved a call of the Senate, when all the Senators aDswcied kM two. The question being on the passage of the bill, it was decided in the nffiimative ayes 6, noes 21. A joint resolution in favor of the Hungaiian patriots; passed ayes 43, Noes Messrs. Dunn, Holloway, Marshall and Teegaiden 4. A bill (of the House) to provide for the election of three commissioners to revise the rules of pleuding and practice; pased ayes 45, noes 3. House bill to authorize the Governor to employ a clerk to revise aud compare ceitain maps, Sic , wasicad a second time. Mr. Holloway moved to strike out three dollars as the cleik's compensation and insert two dollars. Mr. Athon moved to lay the amendment on the table; carried. Mr. Holloway moved lo lay the bill on tho tabic; carried. Several bills on their second reading w ere appronri- ; atclv disposed of. 1 Mr. Dunn offered a resolution that the Senate v ill. I the House concurring, when it adjourns on Tuesd ay next, will adjourn to meet on Tuesday the 5th of JMtjary, 1352. Mr. Cravens moved to strike out Tucsduy and insert Wednesday. Mr. Millikcn moved to lay the resolution nnd amendment on tbe table; carried ayes 34, noes 12 Mr. Defiecs introduced a bill explanatory of the common sc hool law 111 Lagrange county. Mr. Emerson offered a resolution inquiring whether the State has the right to grant away estates escheating to the State for want of heirs; adopted. Senate aJjcusncd. AFTERNOON SESSION. A bill to enforce the provisions of tbe thirteenth article of the Constitution, Ilc., MMJ, with the'proposed amendincut of the jutluiaiy com 111 11 tec, tho special order ol tbe day was taken up. j The question being upon the motion of Mr. Slack to recommit the bdl with instructions, was decided in the i negative. Mr. Slack ihen moved tostiikcout all after the enacting MM se and insert a substitute. The Piesideut decided the motion 10 be cut of order, until the amendments pn.pt sed by the committee weie disposed of. Tre amendments proposed by tho coraiuitB were to the effect that parties should not h liable to prosecution, unless knovs ingly " guiity of the provisions of the second section of the thirteenth aitielc oi the C r.stituti 0, Mr. Hanna said, that it had been said that the propccd amendmi nts were interpolations upon the Constitution. He said the effect of ibesc amendments would be to give to the language of the Constitution just the construction the Comts would place upon it. He contended that it was a violation vi the long-established rules of law and of right to punish a man. unless he was knowingly guilty of the offeuce charged 10 him. and read from Biackstone in support of bis position. He argued at lengih in favor of tic- amendments. Mr. Sccrest replied, in oMooMm to iho amendments, as Icing In violation not only of ihe letter but of the spirit of the Constitution. Mr. Logan said, hfl wished to have the Constitution carried ou: in its spirit. He had voted lor the Constitution and for the exclusion clause, and he desired to see them fully euforced. He thought that the precedents established by piesent laws fully jnsiiüed an adoption of the amendments. He denic(' the charge of catering lo Lie fllsnliliuflssls He always looked upon abolitionism as a one-idea thing unworthy the regurd of a statesman. But he thought that those who wished to make capital out of the tiiipopulnrity of the abolitionist" were no bet. ter ttiun the abolitionists themselves. He argued at length in favor of tbe amendments proposed by the com. mittee. Mr. MeCartv alfo spoke in favor of the committee's amendments. The discussion was further continued by Messrs. Slack. Dunn and Sleetb, in pposilion to the amendments of the committee, and in favor of tho registration proposed by Mr. Slack. On motion of Mr. Emeison. the order of the day was susiemled to take up tl.e messege of the House M ni iinciiig the non-concurrence of 1 bat body in the amendment of the Senate to the bill of the H nise to appoint j commissioners to revise ihe laws, by wh ch the compensation of the commissioners wus tixed at four dollars per day instead of the. Mr. Miekle moved that the Senate recede from its amendment ; lost ayes "23, noes 24. Mr. Dunn, from the Judiciary Committee, reported hack tbe bill fof the House) to authorize Masters in Chancery and Probate Judges to i-sue wiits of habeas corpus, iic, with an amendment, which was adopted. The question being on the passage of the bill, it was decided in the affirmative ayes 32, noes 12. Mr. Rcid, from tbe select committee on the posrflra and duties of the joint committee for phraseology and arrangement, reported a number of rules for the government of that committee. On motion of Mr. Emerson, the report was laid on the table for the present. Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mondat MoaxiNG, Dec. 22, 1551. The House mf t pursuant to adjournment. Petitions were presented bv the Speaker and Mr. Cowgill, on the subject of temperance. Reports from Committees. Mr. Donalson, from the conmittec on elections, made a report on the credentials r f member, naming those who are entitled to seats. Report concurred in. Mr. Bcaeb, from the committee on the judiciary, to whom was referred the bill to alxdisb the Tippecanoe Coort of Common Plesfos- asked to lie disc-barged from its further consideration. Concurred io. Mr. H'i'man moved to lay the bill on the table; which was agreed lo. Mr. II : man. from the same committer, to whom was referred the bill to amend the 1 1th. 12th, and 13th seetions of the net to emend tbe net. Ate , to incorporate

the citv of Fort Wavnc. reported that the bill would

ar ' B7 " . . not conflict with any provision of the Constitution. The bill was ordered to a third rending. Mr. Bryant, from the committee on education, to whom was referred a resolution of the House, reported A bill to provide for the sale of the county seminary buildings, ?ce.; which was read the Gist time. Mr. Lewis, from the committee on benevolent and scientific institutions, made the following report j which w mm . y . . 1 iiti vva Iii. T'ttn m mi vi m , t f mm ..) I ..r At'.,lfii,t Ii,' MMttJ Ifi,. inTitn. M Ii V " 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' wai v iv wiut vi c. " ; tions whose dutt it becomes In visit and examine the istntc and condition ol the Avlum lor lum lor the Ueal anu ! Dumb, have visited aid institution and made tbe ncces- ! sarv exuminution. We take great pleasure in being able t report to this House that tbe institution is in a very Nourishing conuilion. The educational department is all the most sanguine could wish. The very nblc Superintendent, James S. Brown. A. M., appears 10 be fully adequate to all the various demands made upon him in the sencral and domestic man- ' aacmcnt of Iho institution. Tho extraordinary control ; ! which he is capable of exercising over the mutes, by R single sign, is truly surprising to the uniuniliatcd and i highlv creditable to the Supei interniert, i The lady-like Matron, Miss Lucy Jameson, is cntith d , to much praise for the faithfulness and ability wilh ' which she has discharged her onerous and diversified dines. The instruction of the pupils is conducted upon what is denominated the " Graded Svstem," and each gradaj lion of the school appears lo bo progressing rapidly under the care of ihe gentlemanly teachers, whose : names we present to the favorable notice ot tbe H MO, I as follows, to-wit: William Willaid, First Assistant ; ', Charles Axtell, A. M., Second Assistant; William II I DeMott, A. B., Third Assistant ; Jeremiah Tinglcv, A. ' B., Fomth Assistant; Martin M. Hanson. First Monitor: and Cyrus MeCartcr, Second Monitor. I Livingston Dunlap, M. D., the attending Physician, ; has oiven the utmost satisfaction. Ho is eminently cpial- ' ified in a professional point of view, to till the Union be j holds, aud Wnjl well aqnuainted with the sign language. I his services could not ucll l.e spared, and his continu ance is much to be desired. Under bis eaie the health of the inmates of the inslituiion is as safe as it is po sihie for them to be. and parents at a distance may at all i times rest satisfied. The committee are entirely saiir-ficd with the present : law enactments governing the institution. Under them it ha;- moved on very harmoniously. They would there- ! fore recommend th(t it remain untouched and utitumperetl with. This couise they think is clearly indicated Im the good old rule of ' let well enough alone;" not. withstanding. tbOMa any member of the Houselie able 1 to suggest at any time dining the sesvion, any change : that would lie likely to advaiR-e the interest or increase the prosperity of the institution, they will .t all times be , ready to give it their careful consideration. The committee respectfully ask the adoption of the ! nliove reiKjrt. E. LEWIS. A. J. HAY. P. M. KENT. JUNIUS BEESOX, I H. MORRIS, F M. HUNT. WILLIAM MAJOR. CmmMM. Mr. Hunt, from the same committee, to whom was referred a bill regulating visiting the Insane Asylum, reported the same back and recommended its passage. Tho bill was ordered to a third reading. Resolutions Inlnd tccd. Bv Mr. Stanfield. the Senate concurring, that this House will, when it adjourns on Wednesday next, adjourn to meet on the Monday following. After numerous attempts to amend, Mr. Gibson moved the previous question ; which was ordered, and the resolution was adopted veas 49, nays 43. By Mr. Coeknian, requesting the committee on the organization of courts of justice to amend the law regulating the pay of memliers. so that they shall not receive pay onlv for such days as thev arc presentat the House, except in eases of sickness. Lost. By Mr. Barker, for a uniform mode of electing county commissioners. Agreed to. Bv Mr Dunham, nut limiting the committee on the affairs of the State prison to visit the prison during the present session, hid! report lo tins tsossse. Adopted. By. Mr. Bench, the Senate concurring, the House will I eo into the election, on Wednesday next, of three com- 1 misior.ers to revise, simplifv, and abiidge the laws ol the State. Adopted. Bv Mr. Gookins. instructing the committee on fees and salaries to report a bill authorizing a docket fco of $10 in cases decided bv the Sunreme Court $5 in cases ; decided in Circuil Courts where title of land is tried 52.50 in cases where judgment is tendered. e?tccpt in ca-es where judgment is acknowledged, and in such cases $1. Mr. Stuart moved to lay the resolution on the table; w bieb was agreed to. A resolution w is received from the Senato asking r--tnrn of House bill abolishing the Tippecanoe nnd Marion county courts 01" common pleas. The resolution was concurred in. Also, a message announcing the passage of House bill to appoint three commissioners to revise the laws of the State, with two amendments. The first nmendment, to make the compensation of the commissioners $4 per day, was not concurred in. Thfl second amendment, reducing the pay of the cleik to S2 per d.'V . was concurred in The bill providing for the election of a reporter for the Supremo Court w as taken up nnd ordered to be engrossed for t third reading to-morrow. Honse adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. I The House met. Mi King asked and obtained leave to have some tclegrapbic news read from 1 lie Mudi.-on Banner relative to ' the overthrow of rhe French Republic. Mr MeD.'iiald moved 10 suspend Inc rides and tend the second lime now. Decided not in order. A joint resolution was read tM third time, gianiing lands lo acton! seitlcis. Passed yens S5. noes none. A message was received from the Scnaie, announcing the passage of a joint icsobuion, expressing sympathy fcr the Hungarian exiles, which was read the fiist MM, and. On motion of Mr. Bchm, the resolution was read the second liinc. Mr. Bchm moved to refer ihe resolution to a select committee of thiee. Lost. Mr. Behm moved 10 strike out nil after the word "resolved," and inscii the resolution of Mr King, passed by the Home a few days since, i Which wts lost. A debate ensued iti which Messrs. Gibson, Buskirk and Beach, favored the psssage of M resolution, and Messrs. Suit, Bchm, nnd King rpposed it. Mr. Suit was opposed to tendering to Kossuth any welcome, or expressing any sympathy for him. Mr. Behm wns not only in favor of moral, but also physical intervention, should Russia again attempt to intercede to put down Hungary. Mr. King opposed an armed intervention. The resolution was then adopted vcas 82, noes 8. Messrs. Bulla. Cowgill, Cromwell, Doughty, Geddes. Gunn. Hieks and Lawrence voting against the icsolutioii. Mr. Buskirk, from the committee on Ways and Means, i reported A bill 0 amend the assessment law of 1851. Read first time. A bill to authorise rail road companies fo borrow monj ey and secure payment by mortgage. Passed. A message wa received from the Senate announcing ; that the Senate reamed to recede from their amendment to the bill of ihe House to appoint three c-ommissioneis i to revise, simplify, nnd nhridc the rules of practice. Tho question being wi!l the House insist upon disagreement to the amendment ol the Senate. It was dei ci'lc'l in tho nffirmativc. and a committee of two app. ii.ti ed, Messis. Owen and Bryant, as a committee of conferj enee. on the part of the House. House adjourned. Another Chorion Democratic Victory! Old Jo. Johnson is elected Governor of Virginia by at least ten thousand mnjoritv! This is the first election under the new eonstiiutiora and the increased suffrage is show n in the Democratic majority in many of the hitherto stron Whig holds. In 23 counties. Johnn gains 4.000 on Gen. Casss vole in 184S. Western Virginia, w here Johrson resides, to hear from. It is a perfect Water roo defeat for Whiggcry in th? Old Do minion. Mr. Home Department Siowar! may read in it his future prospects- for the domestic quiet at his own "' Home Department," in Augusta. Length of Totted States Itailroads. There are, in the United S'afes, twenty-two railwavs whose aggregate length is five thousand two hundred and fifty-four miles, averaging two hundred and thirtyeight miles; tbe shortest is one hundred and eleven miles, ami the longest one (ilia Eric) is 463 miles. What nation can compare with this for railroads? The Collins Liwf. or Steameks. The New York and L:vcrino United States Mail S'earnship Company arc now- advertising to take fnm New York to Livci P"o Ik I1' fi-sf and second el" tsbin psenner. the former at one hundred and tweutv dollars, nnd the latter at seventy dol'ars. Hitherto they have taken only first class, and at tho uniform rate of one hundred and thirty dollars

Remarks of Mr. Cass, of Michigan.

1 On the Resolution of Mr. Seuard, of velcome to Kossuth; deliver id in the C. S Senate, Thursday, December Jl, 1351. aimn bt himself. Mr. President, 1 shall vote against the amendment of the senator from Georgia, Mi . BaaaiKK. not because the fellow'sullerers ol the illustiious Hungarian leader arc not Worthy ol respect and commiseration everywhere. I i I but simply because lie cornea here as tue representative . . 1 of a great principle, and I do not desire to have our M - timomal in its favor wr-ukeued by the introduc-iion of other I names or topics. V e all know the cflcel ol ameuuinent ! after amendment upou a resolution, und how easily its character and objects are changed by such proceedings. For myself, I stiall adhere to the purpose wo have in I view. 1 Mr. President, I intended to say something; upon this 1 subject, and I may as wed say it now upon the question ! before the Senute This discussion has lakeu a very wide range a very discursive range. 1 shall not follow it in its ramitiealioM. MM there arc soma oUciVatiuus which I wish briefly to oiler to the Senate. ISow, Willi lespcei to tue invnauoii -roiii congress to Kossuth. I nm not goinr to cnlcr into any critical aiialy. sis of it ; I am not goinjr to enter into any philological examination of its words. It is idle to suy that we united him as an ordinary etnigiant, to come here to enter his one hundred and sixty acres of land and to take up ' his residence in the foiest To be sure, the word 1 'emigrants" is used in the original resolution, but our attention w as tixed upon ihe leudcr and his patriotic band, not because wc sought them for the usual pn poses of emigration, but because he had been an apostle and had become a martyr of liberty, and we desired to honor the cause and lo honor the u.aii; and wc were tuny anxious to rescue all IMM iuteiestiug ! siilFerers from the evils of captivity, and IM still greater evils imnendiim over them, should Mohammeoau bos taliiy be compelled to yield to Chriliofl flflo C . We inviteil I he great leader of a great revolution to come among us; one who had pet lot med a noble part in the l.istoiy ol J his conn'. rv in tbe history, indeed, ff Mfl MflflWI race. It was an imposing procedure on mir p ,rt. It w as, and j was intended lo be. n test inioiiial MM ihe O MJIM ol , the United States to a great 111:111 und a holy OSHSSO. Why, it wem forth to the world as a homage from a great iei pnhlic to a piim ipic which is the cm nci -stone ol its ow n I nstitution, ami vvs announced in every JoorOSÜ liom California to Siberia, w hcicvei an iron desp. iism has not ' placed its foot upon the press. It was a iimsl imposing legislative act. The arnval of the vessel wc sent mi this grateful mission upon ihe old Homeiie waters of the Hellespont was heralded by ihe announcement flf ihe nut to all the world. And a proud day it w as for us, and I trust J for human liberty, when these hopc delorred exiles trod the deck of freedom, and lound the er.sign of a great and ; b ee people waving over them. Then, and not till then. I were they safe. And arc wc now to mar this beautiful pa?c of onr hisI torv, this tribute to patriotism and freedom, by saying that we merely invited a parly ol unloriunaic nungarians, as "emigrants," lo our shores, and tbcie thev have lanibd, nnd there wc leave ihein? Tiny came as eniigiants, and let thorn sctile as such. Ami do we seek to prove bv a philological examination M the invitation merely, in fact, it would a."penr, 10 pleflflfl two despotic monaicli!- that wc meant 110 honor to Kossuth, MM to his companions, none to the cause 10 which thev have devoicd themselves? Why, sir, the MM ins-incts ol every m m revolt against such pervcisioii He enme under no such circumstances. He came an exile, indeed, but admired and revered wherever liberty lias found an abiding-place, or wherever sincere but secret as batons ns end to Heaven for its enjoymen'. Sucl were the condition nnd claims of KflflMM. I rcgreted veiy much to hear upon this floor words of reproach, both against hitn and the revolution of his country. He needs M cnlogv ! from flsfl. He will rind that in tue hcai is of mankind and I in the voice of lustmy. His name will go down to poo- ! teiity, imprinting his character and principles upon the ', generation among which Iii great deeds have been done, i Every age flf the vvmhl is marked by the advent of pc- ; cnliar individual.-. , who seem designed by Providence to , perform a distinguished part in the cnec-rns of ihe i world. This a:;c is marked by the MflM flf Kossuth. 1 Why. sir. theic must be onie great fascination n!otit i this" wanderer, without powci . without wealth, without ia country. Such procesMons as iMofl that have weli corned his arrival both here and England lave sc arcely ' beiii seen in the world since the pagc.in's of Roman Intimphs. No man enn receive sueh voluntaiy homage ! from a free people without possessing some ol the highest qualities of our nature. Did hu not. his piesence j would soon dissolve the enchantment, and rcdin.c I. im to j bis true tliinci 6inns. But OMMsiaaOJ seems to incrensc ! as he beei'in s better kivwu. and all join in tendering tc him the ' ihm. of admiratinn. A good deal has been said aout the rcvolmion of Hungary, and a good deal in disparagement of it. I s'.iall not follow I beat assaults to icpel ti.em It would le a work of supererogation m this country. I w ill say, however, that ii was a gro.it mid noble clf nt, worthy of thfl descendants of ihat band of heroes, who. centuries ago, upon the lionlicr of Chi isieudoni, uplieid the banner Oi the Cross against the stand.n d ol the Pmphet ol Mecca. It is objected here that ihe Hungarians began their revolution wiih piolVssnuisof loyaity 1 1 M Aust'ian crwn and of attachment to the Ausliiui empire; that they asked but little at tit 1 , and tiiat they avowed their determination not to be sepaiatcd liom their common conntry; and all this is UfflMJtM forward heie as a charge and a proof ol inc-onsisleiiey und MMCflt ity Well, sir tins i- almost a chapter taken out of our ow n revnluiiniary history almost a narrative of events .md feelings m our own contitiy. connected wish the origin and progrcssof our struggle with England. Tbe icscmblance, not to say the identity, is remarkable. What did our revolutionary fathers do? They, too, began with declarations of attachment to the English crown und people, and it is a historical truth beyond contradiction, that thev d.d not desire separat ion. and ffcef at first condemned il M I great evil. If the Hungarians boastcil, ns is here said that they were the firmest suptiorteis of iho Austiia ; power, and had freely shed iheirblord in its del", in c. n'io not tho noble patriots who conduetcd us through now ! stormy und perilous crisis did they not boast, in like manner, that ihey l ud shown tl.cir attachment to Enilanl by tii.tm ' l er h.vt'cs in the warsol 17-15 and 17b0 I and h ol taken efficient part in IM capture of HaMM. j of Loiiishoiji g. and n Quebec, and in the annihilation of j the French power upon this continent? So began the j contest ; but snfleii'.g'j and sacrifiecs oft one side, and ! cruelty and oppression rn ihe other, sonn changed all these lei-lings, and converted sim-ere friendship iflAo dead- ' ly rnmiiy. And such is tho natuial course of ail revo. ' lulions. Tln-v generally commence with moderate demantis, out soon change inetr character ami sock im permanent establishment off independence. Concessions which would at first have been received with gratitude are afterward spurned wit h contempt . and the struggling party lises in its hopes nnd expectations in proportion to its own exertions and to tl.e prospects of success. I repeat, it is human nature. Attemp's nt athjugntion produce their necessary consequences enmity and alienation. Now, sir. I do hope we shall hear no more of Hungarian inconsistency and insincerity, liecanse little was asked at first and much afterwards; for wc cannot hear it withont being sensible 'hat the same accusittion may be made against Washington and his associates, w hom wc all love and honor. This has leen precisely the course of all men who Iihvc had to Kg lit tnc Bottles of ficedom, since hntoun rights first contended ngaiuM human uopotism. Mr. President, what is ihe object of the present proeeeding? I refer now to the icsolntion introduced by t lie senator from Mississippi. Mr. Foo'c. us it is more eomnrel-.ensive than the "St olfcred bv the senator bom j New York. Mr. Qm Old and Infer opens ihe whole subject. But by-and-bv I shall briefly consider the la;, ter. What, I repeat, is the object of this proceeding ? ft is t express M interest of Hie American Bfll pie and their i epreset t ifivcs in the glorious cmse ay, and in the glorious fate of ti.i great Hungarian leader. Will was ihat resolnt'on (if ihe senator from Mississippi? Il was substantially an r xprsssimi of " sympathy " lor n people " unfnrlin the banners of freedom' in the bflM tib i words of Washington; and these words furnish a prrcc lcnt which I hope the MMN from Georgia a?:d Kmhiekv Mr. Berrien and Mr. Undciwood wil. consider sufficiently authoritative tc enable them io join u upon this occasion in expressing the ympathy of our countrymen, as the s.imL- feeling was expressed by the first and greatest of me Chief Magistrates in the Wfflio age of the republic. What MM nations tight todo a real, practical right to do under the circ-nm; tanccs in w hich we are placed? That is the ti nc question, divested of all the fears whose anticipations have here fallen B om eloquent tongues, but I trust upon unbelieving ears. Why, sir. every nation has th? right to open wide i s doors, nnd to receive, with welcome and kindness, all the victims of oppression who, eeking to fioe their conn ry from despotism, enc-onnter the disastrous chances of a revolution, and ate compelled ti seek snfe;v bv flight These un brlunate men arc received and protcct.'d bv every government under Heaven, eaccrt w here excluded by the joint stipulations of ome of those iron-heaited rulers whose vengeance nothing but human nlood will sarisfr. and who desire fo cut off all me; ns of escape from homcles, houseless p.-itri-.t. The mo nent a revolution is put down, those who have taken part in it flee elsewhere, if they can. for protection. In Europe they find refuge in France and England. There are at this moment ome half a doj!m wandering pretenders, w hr m revolutionary events have expelled or wit'ihcld from ihrnfl. ;-nd who are roaming through Europe protected by if vnrions government. Erwlnnd at one time nff-rd islun avlnm to the refitrees of two. if not of three revolutions. ? nm not sure 'ut ' rem entn live of tl.e Rocrbon fi'wiür tu there wbea T.-1!!- Philippe wa nrertbrow n . bm L-uii Phdippc himself and fhoe who led to tb- revolution thai defbroned him nnd were the victims of snot'er struggle found themselves in England at rhe same time, quietly ootoy-

ing the protection of her laws. Who ever complained

that a place of refuge was thus found for the anlottunatef And yet, what is the importance of a small band of exiles upon a distant con; iiient to the real presence and protection of bim who claims, by the grace of God, the governiuent of a country ? If the former is jusliy offensive, I should like to know what the latter it f If this poor privilege of escape were taken awav.you would shut up within a condemned district every man under the ban of his rulers, and you would make each of the despotic j . 1 countries of E'uone one vast slsuybter-hoUM. and still - j more, you would destroy the very germs of liberty throughout a vast portion of the woiid. But, still fur ther, the governments of Uurope appropriate money to defray ihe expenses of strangcis thus thrown upon their hospitality. The British government has done this, and so has the government of France, and to a large amount, for exiles who have taken refuge there. It is a wellknown fact tkat the banished pretenders to several of the European thrones have been aided, if not wholly supported, by the conn ibutions of their monarchical brethren wlm have been lot lunate enough lo retain then positions. And arc we to refrain Irom even the poor tribute of expressing our sympathy for thee interesting strangers who come among us these patiiotic exiles because we are republicans, and they desire their countrymen to become such? No one complains of monarchi l' sympathy. Let no man in li. is free country com!a!n of the republican expression of it. It is futile to 1 talk about intci vention. There is no intervention id' all' ; this. I suppose it would be a much more offensive proceed, ing to a persecuting government to have the subjects of ' its wraih protected and maintained than would be a mere expression of sympathy in their misfortunes. Mi . Piesideut, there i a great prirciplc. which no one" can deny; and that is ihat, in the internal contests of' ; other countries, where one portion of a community is : endeavoring to throw off an iron yoke, and oiher powers ' of the earth have no right to interfere. England and j her comincnt.il alies violated ibis salutary prohibition in : the invasion of France, towards the commencement of I her revolution, aud signally was this breach of duty r'ej buked nnd punished bv triumphant aimies, who carried j the ti i-coloied flag limn Lisbon lo Moscow As far as I j understand, this is the very ground taken by Koss .th in Iiis various answers nnd addresses, conceived, I must j say. in the genuine spirit of eloquence. He is willing W abide the is-ue of the cfbVts of the Hungarians, if (hey : .-.re left to contend with the power of Ans'iia alone. It may be that in the many and extemporaneous answers ' he is compelled to make, he has not always laid down the precise limitations; but the general purport is sntfiI ciemly manifest, and. sir, I fully agree with him in this v iew. Russia and Austria have violated this great saluI tary principle. The latter, hard pressed by the gallant Hnngaiians, invoked the aid of the Ant.icrat. and the Cossacks poured over the frontiers and prosi rated in the , dust the banner of freedom. Now, wh it may other nai tions lightfullv do under such circumstances? The law of nations is the bond which unites all civilised comma- ' nities together which protects, not always, unfortnnatej ly. but ol'ren. the weak against the strong the ai biter ! which substitutes reason for force. Eveiy country under Hcawn has an interest in its immunity and preserva. t,on. If. then, one of its great principles, is violated, what may other nations i ightfalfjf do? Why. sir, the answer is ciisy and clear. If any nation believes iu ow n interest is so much affected by this violation, and that it is so grave in its iM HflHf as t justify it, it may resort to ih it remedy at it disci et urn. It has the moral right to appeal to that MflJ arbiter in the disputes among independent powers. Whether it will take that tflrioH step is a question for its own decision, depending upon its view of its ow n interest and policy. Bat there arc other method MM war by which the feelings and disapprobation ol the MjMffMJ governments of the vv..i hi may be expressed. They may make a public stud solemn protest against tbe MstoMaf, placing upon kflsloiie record their determination never I to assent to the consequences of such acts, nor ihe ; doc-ti iocs they establish. Or t I cy may i emonsti ate, in ' ! diplomatic form, through their own repi cseutaiive, in terms more or less severe and dec ided, as the gravity off the circumstances and tl.o intcre-fs involved n ayrcder proper; or the whole subject may be discussed, and tbe : course condemned in the legislative Uafivs of other governments, as is r!one in Fran e, in England, and in ; the United Slates. The pub. ic opinion ol the wen Id is & powerful engine in MMMÜ and political systems ; and though not always strong enough to prevent injustice, ' it is never without a sulutaiy cflc-et. I. caunui be wholly i shut out fioin the most desHiiic countries, and it has 'often made the tyrant tremble on bis throne. And the hulls of free legislation are the vciy places, whence this ; vv urning voice may issue to perform us work. It seems j to have been assumed in this discussion, il we remun. itrate against infractions of the law ol nations against ' this high-handed violation, fir example, by Russia and Austria ihat Wo must i prepared lo support our declaration by war that, in truth, the act itself pledges ' us to vrar. Why, sir. no error can lie gieator or more mischievous. The protests and remonstrances of nations ai e cverv-dav occurrences in the diplomatic history of ' the world. England put upon record tier flflfltew against i lie occupation of C'racw, to record in all lime her i disapprobation of taut act of violence and injustice, j But she rested there. She did not think the circumstances called for war. And within ihe current year it is known that Iwth Franc, and England made reprcseni lations against the demand of Russia and Austria, that i the Sultan should dclivtr up to their tender mercies the ' ssMMM Hungarian exile. What the protesting i States would hav done had this insolent demand suc ceeded, we do not know. It did not necessarily follow that thev would go to war. But it would be time ill spent 1 to multiply MMN i" illustration ot this doctrine. Modern history is lull of them, and thev are familiar to all. I repeat, that what we shall do, incases where we lind it necessary to pursue litis mode of expressing I our disapprobation, is a mere question of policy: and il we do nothing but put ourselves right by 'his process of i a disappioval, we compromit neither our dignity nor our . honor. We put our v .cws upon record, und then we are ' lr- to Ml at any time thereafter ns we please. I takv it lor granted that there is not a sane man in this countiy wHo t'icarr.s even of intervening bv force in this aiTiii of sending a fleet to cover the Agnatic, na. I . to blockade IM I ig ons of nH Venice, and the pmi of Trieste, or another to take its sta'ion on the Sound, and close ihe entrance of the Baltic to the ships flf Russia. It is not physical force that every true lover of his country would desire lo employ on this occasion. Il is moral . force. that powcrlul lever in the affairs of the world ; which sooner or I iter will do its vvmk. Like truth, it is mighty, and will prevail. L t not gentlemen, there, i fore. Ik; alarmed at tbe proposed cxprei..n of sympathy . and interest. It may keep alive the hopes of oppressed millions in Europe to kn w that their condition and prospects receive the waitr. regard of the great Repnb- , lie which in the new hemisphere has preceded them in i the struggle for freedom, and new reaps the reward; nnd. in doing this, wc keep ourselves still in "be pale of , the law of nations, nnd give just cause of offence to no : one. Mr. President, eloquent allusions have been made here to the ominous condition of Europe. And truly it is sufficiently threaten ng to fix t l.e regard of the rest af tiic civilized world. Element: are ut work there, whose j contact und contest must ere long produce explosions, I whose coiisequ.-nces no man can foresee. Tbe cloud' may as yet be no bigger i ban a man's hand like that seen by the prophet Irmii Mount Carmcl, bet it will overspread the whole hemisphere, and burst, perhaps in nil, upon the social and political MMN ol the Old I World. Antagonistic principe are doing their work ; theic. The conflict cannot be avoided. The desire of ! ii an lo govern bin. self, and the determination of rulers'" : to govern him, are now lace to face, and must meet in the strife of action as they have met ill the stiife of' I opinion It requires a wi, . or a rasncr man than I um ' to undertake io foretell when mid In.w lb s great l.attlor w ili hi fought ; but it i us sine m come as is ihe saw to rise ngain which ia n-w d.scci.cbng to t!,c hoKjMfS , Wi af the free gocn m.mts of ihe Vflrld m.'v find ir proper to do, w hen this gicai struggl.- truly In gins, leave those upon whom will devobethe duty in d the responsibility of decision. Even if 1 had ihe right, F have no disposition to lav down the course which tho great interests of humanity mnV require the then established governments of the people to adopt. How lar they will mamtain by protest or icm MMMMj M hw I fur they will maintain by actual fmce, lie iuiohhibty of the jaws of nations, or what oln r intervention they ; may find it expedient lo adopt, can oidv bfl determined when IM exigency arises. For my s. If, I would leave our s:icceor unshackled by any declaration upon this grave subject, and I consider i unwise to pre-jmlge either tf.e circumstances or the couise which ti.cy may. llicn impose upon us. An auditor I stcning fo he progress of this discussion might natm nllv suppose that o ;r pioce dings weak! be followed by via!s of wrath io be pon'cd out bv Europe upon our unfortunate country, lo which iho plagues of Egypt were but a gentle shower compared to ibe tornailoof the tropic. These obsr-iviit ions have i e'aimn to the resolution of the Senator f-om Missivvipp,. (Mr. Footc.) and I have endeavored to show thnt itv aoN-pt'-m' would give no just cause of offence lo nny povet umeiit vbatever. Bnt they apply w ith still mote force to the resoiiiion submitted by ihe Sctmior T om New York: (Mr. Seward.) which simply says to the Hungarian patriot, you nre welcome n nur country. And is" it possib'e that one member of this liodv cm be found who ses si -t! ing offensive in this expression of regard, or nnticipnt the slightest bmger fron-, tie procedure 1 1 there is, let him eon-le himself. Would tliet we weie as so. cure against all other evil, ns we should la against the wrath of Enrop- an sovereigns f this act'f hopitliiV; if wc were, mir governni'-nf w tibi ewdme '111 all I riman govcrnmen'S shall Lave fulfilled their functions and dis.appeared. j prefer he i igiasl resolution of the SeoafT from