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feel that thew are the equals OF bis ntzstsf! III
i, hal been ihe lot of the Post Master Gen IA /.
said Mr.. Foster. TO have reached his envtaDie
esninence By passing the graduatlons OF offsce-
as dare say most of rs hase-trea os lMaie M
people before hand, and basing our claims upon
their confidence-he ould have learned les
sons that would in all probability have reserved
Us from this insult, aud him from the reouh E {
MS recent aggression SO richly desaEfes-
second the proposition OF The oena'oF iloi1
Arkansas said Mr.. Foster, and IN the speedy
atonemen, which the adoption OF this resoi u
ton mus. work out, i trust snch an example
NAV be set as will work for the future protee-
tion of this body from the painful desradation
now Ievelled at its character


Messrs Critfenden, Rives. Iahrnadge, ana
Webster successively expressed their sensa-
ton respecting this insult In strong terms
Messrs. Buchanan, Lirn, Caiheun ana "aikel
sI.o admitted that the act was dIsgraceful.
Mcssrs. Niles. Benton, Allen of Ohio, and
Smith of Con. defended their worthy co-Ina.e
and yoke-fellow, Amos, and sa" nothing DIS
respectful in the matter at all


fter some conversation IN re gard 10 the foIH'
in which the sense of the senate respecting tne
act should be expressed, the resolutions were
modified as follows:


Resolred. That the letter of the Post Master
General TO the President OF The Senate, stat
ing that the ssonly reason why ne hau hoi sehi
an answer to a previous resolution was be-
cause it was not ready, Is conslderea oy 'he
Senate as disaraceful to this body.


Resolrcd, That said letter, with the resolu-
ton 10 which il purports TO be an answer, be
laid before the President OF the United States
for such action as he may deem proper.


The question being divided, the vote was
taken on the first resolution, which was adopt
ed, as follows:


Yeas-Messrs. Bayard, Brown, Buchanan,
Calhoun. Clay of Alabama. Clay OF Kentucky,
CLAYTON, Crittenden, Cuthbert, Davis, Foster,
Fulton, King. knight, Linn, Mexican, Melrick,
Morris. Mouton, Nicholas, Noryell. Prentiss.
Preston, Rives, Roane, Robbins, Robinson, Sc
vier. Smith of Indiana, Southland, Swift, Tall
madge. Walker, Wall, Webster, White, Will
liams, of Maine, Williams, of Mississippi-38.


Nays - Mcssrs. Allen, Benton, Hubbard,
Niles, Pierce, Smith of Connecticut, Wright,
Young--8.


The vote on the second resolution was as
follows:


Yeas-Messrs. Bayard, Calhoun, Clay, of
Alabama, Clay, of Kentucky, Clayton, Crit
tenden, CuthbeIt, Davis, Foster. Fulton, King,
Knight, Mexican, Merrick, Mouton, Nicholas,
Norvell, Prentiss, Preston, Rives, Roane, Rob-
bins, Robinson, Sewer, Smith, of Indiana,
Southland, Swift, Tallmadge, Walker, Webster,
White-3l.


Nays-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Brown, Bu-
chanan, Hubbard, Linn, Morris, Niles, Pierce,
s: e1ith of Connecticut, Wall, Williams of Maine,
WiIii1ms of Mississippi, Wright, Young-l5.