text: ." _- . qss - : _ . _ 'ss "} -\ þ< ct' 1— , . . si -_/ v-ss'sik - is ' 5 fsctsi' * 5 . , . _'\sictsisi'* D ._ ' _ si .sisi t , w ct -' 01- rctuz VNITsiED STAss'Tz-ss m BQUSE OF REPRESEN sATl-VES. ? si _ Famzsslareh 7. ' xsict=3 BRI'I'IS-H AFFAIRS. DEBATE — In committee. ysi the whole on the state of si si the union-Mr. 7. ssC' Sz'm't/z in the blue-ir "on the resolution oﬀ'cscd by Mr. Gregg. vsi ' —.—— ss si 7 ( Mr. Findss'ey's Much Cctm-Iuded') . 'Bsioth,thc Inþportcrs apt]. opposnrs .of the. sissressieintision fagreezctthat ss'an'? siaccommodntion si "by negotiation is wisly their object. si-This h'c'aaid, was-nnddttbttﬄiy his Object, andsiss r, ._ , ) idle,} subject toYsitttþatcver mctodjiftcation then he wonid support the rsiesolmion onst—hesi tsia-ct wajsiot'ity of" tihc committed: wilythinsskipsos .ctp'er—to "give it; solcly with": vieW'tO-fnr-tsiher a silver-bless";sssinegotiation. "But will. any "member snfilþat si the;-ssssprcaidcntsshas not alo "readv exertctc'd ail'thcsi pained treated in-sssihim, and all the taicnts of which'hjzijzponeseed; =1o accomplish an amicable'ctsifncgotintion'? v "They wi}! not. YTl'icy ;wsiili si'ssnot ssiassy that every president of the Uosiitcd Statesskct has 'sinot "done every thing in their power by'negoti ation, sits-prevent the "impreesmensst of:"our - citiaeno, since the-impressmentcommenccd in 1793; the first—time indeed in thehisifmsiy 'sissof nations that a'power of onesictindcpcndent ﬀnationsiover the'citizens of another si-indc. " 7 ! ctpendcnt nation-was assnmedsi The "president sita his first message tosi ss this congress officially brought'thia subject I si do: expect it .; from any nation. The instructions he had sent to the insurgents, of the exertion that had been made, and, in short, that negotiation the exhausted. Why then should we refuse each less legislative aid, as in the present state of the business is absolutely necessary to render negotiation successful? Can we expect none of the necessary expressions of the national truth? Former presidents did Mr. Fiske said, the gentlemen who have been in opposition to the resolution, have taken no notice of the impression of our citizens, though it is by far the man aggravated grievance. They seem to give to Great Britain a prescriptive right of that existence portion of our independence. Happily, however, the exercise of that most tyrannical power has been notoriously protested against by every administration since that unprecedented tyranny began to be exercised. Indeed, this first instance of acquiescence which has been manifested in by the members who have spoken in opposition to this resolution. The gentleman from Virginia yesterday, the second time has been up on the question, acknowledged the omission, but seemed to make an object at the conduct of Spain in the Mississippi territory. Last summer... Me: to balance the impressment. It appears that two men find from justice from the settlements possessed by Spain, and were pursued and taken in our territory, but afterwards resigned from the officer of Spain. This might be balanced by the British at Detroit; but without deciding on this insult, it is sufficient to observe, that the two men are free from bandages and with whom has not been time to emigrate and negotiate with Spain since the outrage happened and that court of justice is competent to decide on it. If Britain had impressed but two men. If she, despite the impressed but two hundred, and had done so, any more, if the court of London had advocated and supported persisting in the unprecedented conduct of nations, if that government had not vindicated the conduct and refused to submit a contention on that subject (once acted as agreed to) without an inadmissible exception, "it may be presumed that the cases would not have been brought before the public, it would shortly add that she, in the purchase of Louisiana from France, which the gentleman from Virginia has in strong terms acknowledged was a good bargain, that even the chance of the river was worth the money, &c. yet to the various transfusions between France and Spain, and the South. Al transfer to the United States; the boulevard lines he never been selected. By the gentleman from Virginia, which passed through a how, it is this gentleman, as he said, "As I said, I am not sure that the United States will not be able to navigate the waters of the United States." He did so, and said, "I am not sure that the United States will not be able to navigate the waters of the United States." As soon as this became a subject of negotiation, the president produced no further, but softened the unsatisfied, hardy, and hardy "in the state" it was, situated the "unsettled," would be amicably settled. This, sir, is the way under way to understand the case to stand, and if I understand it, the president has continued with his staff correspondence agreeable to the laws of nations; of the truth of this, it is not necessary to quote authority; one example of sufficient justification for the west coast of the United States and the British territory had been clearly defined in the diplomatic treaty with Britain, yet the "West coast" surrenders, within our acknowledged boundary, were surely withheld from us by British troops, but while the negotiations conducted by Mr. Jay was in progress at the court of London, the president was not only withheld the federal troops then engaged in war with the Indians, from advancing, but from going with a view to going with a view to the settlement of the dispute. (Any of Punusyl) This might be the only way to lay out a town on the margin of Lake Erie, in Pennsylvania, where it was not known that everything British had advanced a claim since the revolution, or taken possession; however, had me actually occupied it before shutting it away, the acknowledged boundary of that state. Re-establishing possession until the boundaries are respected is no aggression on the part of Spain. This is not the case. We are alarmed with the intention of being convinced, instead of being convinced, that the gentlemen from Virginia have done much to make war with Britain, and afterwards converted by France, and that the British government, in its present state, and design to go to war with us, will never be at a loss to assign a cause as we cannot stand in our feet in resistance. 'ing'our own commerce ;}but they can to & manisesto give itthccoloring of a cause Of war. K-Vithoutimputing to Britain-a less degree of—juatic'e or honor, er" GBiCUifttlng on her-poae-eesinga higher'ssser-se Of musmai depravity, than any other nation, WC must all admit that she is a pretty good judge Of her own interest .and sufficiently disposed to pursue-"it. silsthat'isadmtttcd it is the the-"most evidsmt interest ofBritain to one:: from her aggrcssionu, and make reasonable rectitution inct preference to war'pr the pri ,v'at'rsibu we can make'hcr suﬀer withitttt g- - ing to war. "Atssctprcaent and for a consi. derable time pest, her commercs has been excluded from the greatest excent of the most fzrrtilc end wealthypusit Of'Europc, and in these countries manusacturcs are so much encouraged that the British goods cttn never again be in the game demand in that quarter. For some of her most ex tensive and important mancfsitctures she 'dsirpcnds on the United'Stnu-a for tho raw materials to the amount of near 6,000.000 of dollars,sibesides a large amount as other articlcs Of the first necessity. These ma nusactuctressi the great source ofssher Wt'aiih and power, depend set "their support upen "hqeqnmmersisctas well as on the saw mate rals. ct 'Nosi other nation in thehctrmid, pro— bably allss'the nations Of'Eutupe, (it) not consumeassimuch Of her manetacmrcs as the United States do ; they not only con pume'what pays for chevast amount'of raw Materials of our own produce whichBrFtai-n receives, buc alsetossthc'amotmt nisi—several milliona of sureigu articles which they pur chase srom our merchants ; but they create & bsitlanCc against us* to sia greater-amnutct-t 4 than the whole siannual revenue us the U. Scates the discharge of which strallows up the premises acquired by enroports to all other countries. House of Representatives, October 10th, 1858. A bill for forgery, for the post-office and the secretary of the United States, was read a third time and passed. The House resolved itself into a committee of the whole, Mr. Gregg in the chair, on the bill supplementary to the act, entitled "an act making provisions for the redemption of the whole of the public debt of the United States." The chairman proceeded to read the bill until he came to the 4th and 5th sections, which authorizes the commissioners (if the sinking fund) to appoint one agent in London and another to Amsterdam, to receive subscriptions and transfers, and to issue new certificates; and to enable the holders of one six percent (inferred or three percent) of bonds who may become subscribers. Sisz sedition. Silvenpon, and opposed—by Mr. Randolph, si-c—eivc the ibsi'cer'e'sc on'thhair stock, either in ..-.ctct'!. The ses'sssicmct'csitodfi-iber in-xbt Unitssgd State! or'isinct'EuroRq, ahdctwþp on" thyctfirapdajrss of ; ctlpril nexc,sis'afid on the day of the ;ubscrip-'* ﬂed,-;ahall b'T-si'f'rudcm in. Europe, to re- "she Uniccd Smssces; or atctLupdon', or'mAm. ; 1 Mr. Varnussm moved to s-trikgsissout the This mation was supported by Mr. D.}. 4 ! ! This mation was supported by Mr. D.}. 4 ! and disagreed to; Ayes 34; Nocs 42. On motion bf Mr. ]. Randolph, the compensacion allow=d to each of the: above agcncs siwas sixud at 3,000 dollars—u-Aycs [ 48. si ' The-Bth 'sectioo was reade-9 fOHOWSsif Set: & Anon-:! I-T FUR'ÞHER-ssENACTED, si'sh'tit "froth anssdsiaftcrthesssirst day of Aptil nex-t, "whenever it shall be necessary. to is sue new ceisitisicates, either in lieu of such ss certificates of old six per cent. or deferred ttock: 'ati may be lnn-orctdestroycd, or by reasonssof a transfer of such stock from a stockholders to anOt-sshcr, or from the books of" an office to those-of another Office ; the-new cerristcates, instead-of stating the nominal amoont of str- k' which originally 1 was, but'is Qosiiongcrthe sum acualiydoe " bv the" United Sta'si'csss shall-express the'true ai'noutzt Of the nnnuity due, "at the tate of eight 'Pﬄ' cen-t on the original amount of principal, at the time when it shall cease. But all the other provieinns heret-osssore made by law, and now in force, relmive to the sisaid attacks, Shall remain in suiifurce, as i'f'no altermitm had-been made in the form of the cer'istcates :' and such new cer tistcaacs as may he 'subscribed, in cousorm. ity with the provisiont: of this net, accord. ing to'thedheu unr-ct:deemcd,am0u0\ Of the principal stock originally due Mr. Quinccttz- mo,-ed to strike this sccti- ' on out,tthder tltrss impression that it impair ed the original contra-sisit between the -U. States and "the pubiic csiteditors. Mr. Randolph vindicated the section against this charge. Mr. Dana did not think it impaired the original contract, but considered it an improper one, as in the power given by it was already vested by law in the officers of the treasury department; when the question was taken and the motion lost. Mr. Randolph moved to fill the blank in that part of the bill which provides for the necessary expenses of three percent stock into six percent stock into sixty-two and a half percent; by which the holder of sixty-two dollars in the three percent stock is entitled to receive sixty-two and a half percent of stock. Mr. Creighton opposed this motion, which was followed as the proposition for converting the three percent stock into six percent stock. Under the idea that it would be injurious to the United States. Mr. Clay defended the provision and made a detailed argument to show that it would be beneficial to the United States. Mr. Dana declared himself in favor of the proposed modification of the public debt. Mr. Jackson spoke against it. Mr. J. Randolph opposed this part. Of the bill, And Mr. COWAN'S bill was read. When the question was taken on the motion of Mr. Randolph and agreed to; Ayres 51: No. 34. A motion was made to require Mr. Munford to require the agents before they sent on the execution of their offices to take an oath. The motion was agreed to. 1 —Mr. Dan-a moved m smkc out the-words marked in itasssiics in th: following accticm with :: view of restraining (he provisimzs us,-the bissto tbcsspresemsst'hrec per cents, and under the impression that in the new stock proposed to be created, the govern. men: libcz'ated ixscsils from the olzhgassiun to {my :} certain part of she principal and inn correct heretofcch s'ipul'mecL ._ _ Bed.]. .Bez't'enactud by the',-"mate and ss/zaczse of reprcfscntrsizliucs ofss—t/zeUnite-d State-& of America, in can;-"few assembled. That a substriþcion m th}: sullamoum of the old, six Per cant. dgferred and three per seint necks,-be, and the same is hercbv [impos ed; for which purpose [make shaﬂ be o pened a't'thc treasuryof the: United Seat-33. and by thesevera! commissiomers osloam, 'on the first. day of April ne-xr, (6 emminue open, until the seveateen-th day of'Dccem ss-ber-nextssfczﬂowing. inclusivclssv. the four \ teen-ctlasc days of each quartsir extep'ed, for such" parts of the above mentioned descrip tioua of stock sas shall, on the day of su-b. sctipiion, stand on the books of the inm rmy. and of the several commissisio'ners n." leane, respeccively; which nbacrictptiad _si" uu " - —.. mh- .__m sibe' (Tctssi byctiissfrazaafd ;" if: th: Unit-si-fssf Wk in, tho.-humect? ctsisl-sio'ct'isiffd by law so", such-sisi 'tra'nsscrs. siefssmsi- czctusint or credizss'ss "wake;-on lhe'sctfijd books, and by asur. roddcr-ossi-lhe cenihcaua 01 the stock and. acnbcd. siss " - ss Air; ]. Randoiphsand Mr.. ]. Clactv op. posed (his motion,-and denicsiizhc justiu of tbn observatiuc made "by Mr. bana. _ When the motion to sitnkc but the age., , tion - was 'lon without a dwia'zon. ss ' sslze- committcc rose and zepm'ted tbesi bctﬄ with several amendmcsims, which-Were. agreed m by the house; and the bill-ordned robe: 'cngrossed*fur a third rca_d':ug (La-(hot. row, eyes 56. ' 5ic house-resalved ieaclt into a'com mittrc of the whole, Mr, 'Z'czzncsiy in (he chair, on the: {.iN c'cpcal'zssio; the aczs laymg (lum—e on 5919, and ccmZuusir-g inssicrtc for a certain time the first scctiun of the act, entitled " as: act further to prx-tccc the cum. man and s-si-amcn of,:he -Uuilcd Sialcs aga-inszsi the Bai'bary powug," as follows ; Scc. 1- He ilcnimted by the senatc and house of representativgs of she Umtcd Szazes of Amcrica. in congress-asizemblcd, _ 'shatssfrom and afsier the dayof next, so much of any-act, or acts, as lays-a duty on imported sail be, and the same hereby is rcpcalcd, end!}omss and-alter the day ashresand, salt shall she imported into the Uuilcd Szajcs luc'sief dussv. I } \ I ! r ) v 'Sec. '2. And be it further enactcd, siThj; from and after the (not do)" of'hnuaryss ssncxt, so much us any act, or acts, s-s a\.sisi 10ij 8 lztttlﬂ'fz' Of; CXP'): Ud 'Siiifcd sÞYOVi my ctand tuck-ed fish, m issues-draw; we:: o: the dnnes on mesalt employed in ettatng th: same, and so much of an'yaetss or aczs, as makes on allowance to'the own. crs ,nnd crcwe of finhtng vessels,'in lien of (:r-zwback ofthe dutiesﬂpaid on the salt used by the name?, shall but, and _she 'sam} hereby is repealed- si See. 3. And be it further enacted, That so much of the act, passed on the flfizhday of Ma ch, 1804. intulcd, Lan act funhuto protect the commerc: and-fseamcn us the United Scales agatnvt the Uzzrbasy powere," as is contained to the firet-ieetion of the, said act, be, and the samcctsshercbyis conzi. nued in force until the end of the nextm sion oscongress, and no longer. Mr. Quincey moved so-to alter the first section, as only to take the duty of 8 cents per bushel on meal, imposed by an act of Congress passed subsequent to the act previously imposing any duty of 12 cents. This motion was advocated by Messrs. Quincy, and opposed by Messrs. J. Randolph and J. Clay. Mr. Lyon spoke generally against the bill, and concluded by moving to strike out the first section. Mr. Bidwell advocated the principle of the bill. Mr. Dan intimates his disposition to vote for it, under the idea that those who had the responsibility of government attached to them, might ship their ships with it. Mr. L. Mix's motion was lost, and the motion was lost. Mr. Quincey moved to strike out the first section was defeated. Mr. Quincey moved to strike out the first section. Mr. Quincey moved to strike out the second section. Mr. Alston moved to amend the 35th section by striking out the words at the end thereof "in force until the creed of the next session of Congress—si," and inserting "modification." This motion, was disagreed to—Ayes 35, Nays 50. The committee then rose and reported the bill and the house took the report into immediate consideration. Mr. Mums ofd moved to fill the blank in the first section with the first day of January. This motion was opposed by Messrs. L. J. Randolph, T. More, L. Brownshield, and Sloan. When she moved to concur in the report, the committee rose and the bill was ordered to be engrossed. Miss Crowninshield moved to amend the bill, so as to continue the two and a half percent, clauses on all goods praying an adjournment due to the last week of the session. This motion was discussed, and the bill was ordered to be engrossed. D. Lyon again spoke against the bill, so he as relates to taking such a duty on said. When it was ordered to be engrossed, the third reading to tomorrow. The bill supplementary to the act entitled "An act making provision for the redemption of the whole of the public debt of the United States," was read in the third time. Ellis Tallmage moved to postpone this bill, which was read in the third time. When... The yezs and my! We took, nay: 45. Am the motion consistently, e _ The Het-i:epsialing me acts laying alms, or salt, and cozltffzo_-::gzzx fast,; (" : "'"si 82" 49 blessed. tas-41." 