The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-02-08
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SECOND SESSION
IN SENATE,
MONDAY, February I, 1912.

return OF the militia OF the United States, com
pance of the act Of the I'd of March, S03 ALSO the
annual report Of the Commissioner Of Patents
Mr.. EVANS presented a memorial against repeal
Of and suggesting certain amendments to, the Bank
rupt law
Mr. WRIGHT presented the petition of citizens of
Albion, Orleans county, New York, asking the inter-
ference of the Government in behalf Of American
prisoners now in confinement at Van Demans Land,
in Australia
Mr.. WHITE presented the petition of citizens Of
Meridian, in the State Of Indiana, asking appro-
prstion for the continuance of the Cumberland road
Mr. STURGEON presented a petition, signed by
merchants manufacturers, mechanics and Others of
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, praying for the passage of
the Exchequer bill, and particularly for that portion
Of it which relates to exchanges.
Mr. KING presented the petition of John McKn-
ley an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States stating that, the ninth judicial cir
cult is now constituted, it is utterly impossible for
him to perform all the duties of his office.
Messrs. WRIGHT, WHITE, and BAGBY, pre-
sented remonstrances against postponement or
repeal of the Bankrupt law
MIR. PORTER presented memorial from Monroe,
in the State of Michigan, requesting that if the pre-
sent Bankrupt law be repealed, new one may be
enacted.
Mr.. MILLER presented memorials from the State
of New Jersey, asking for an increase of duty
foreign window glass and iron.
Mr.. BUCHANAN presented nine petitions from
manufacturers of ron residing in the city OF Phlla-
that of 1899, upon iron imported into the United
States also memorial from citizens Of Lancaster,
Pennsy vana, designating that city suitable site
for a national foundry.
Mr.. SEWER introduced bill to amend the judi
cia system of the U lifted States, which was read a
first and second time and referred to the Commit
tee the Judiciary.
On the motion Of Mr.. PRENTISS, it was
RESOLVED, That the Committee on Pensions inquire
into the expedency of granting pension to Caroline
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CONTROVERSY BETWEEN VIRGINIA AND NEW YORK
Mr.. CALHOUN presented the report and resou-
tons adopted by the Legislature Of South Carolina
relative to the slave controversy between Virginia
and New York. accompanied by act, passed by that
body similar to the law Of Virginia upon the same
subject. He said tina, Virginia had been obliged TO
to certain to protect herself against the
position assumed by the Governor Of New York. and
in this she backed by South Carolina 1t was not
his intention to say word to the course pur
sued by New York or Virginia; for the arguments
| contained in the report, which had just been read
sufficient, but he would avail himself ofthis OPP
portunity call the attention of the Senate to the
fact that this question, if not speedily adjusted, would
inevitably involve the whole subject of abolition; tn
ofhe stages ots progress and there could be
no doubt that abolition must end in dissolution
and overthrow Of the Government because its tenden
cy make those who ought to lie the best friends
the most deadly enemies. There was another aspect
in hch the subj CT might be viewed. Slavery was
not simply slavery in itself, but il was political instr
tuition and with the South the most essential Of all 9TH
1t not necessary to inquire intothe object OF
Divine Providence in bringing the two together
in por ion ofthis Union it sufficient that such a
of things existed, and it was only under the pre-
relation of master and slave that they could live
together If this relation should be abandoned, the
subjagotion or expulsion of one race the other
must take place, and the most deadly that ever
took place would, consequence, undoubtedly en-
sue Ii not with the South question of expedi-
encv and safety-they never could separate the
two races they were there; and that being
a settled fact the South must defend itself
by all lawful means peacefully, he hoped, but, at
all events, it must be defended Circumstances at
the North had already rendered the intercourse be-
tween that section of the country and the South
safe and this he uttered with profound regret.
There was not simply body of agtators in several
Of the States, but they had, from some cause or
other been able to WELD the power of the Legisla-
lures to the injury Of the South. What STEP then,
must or could be takeni Why, the adoption of a
measure similar to that adopted by Virginia. who had
always taken the lead in great measures and had
been distinguished for judgment and patriotism. She
had system of police which prevented her property
from being taken away by vessels coming from New
York and the Constitution expressly declared that
''no person held to service labor in State
der the laws thereof, escaping into another State
shall, in consequence of any law regulation
therein, be discharged from such service or la
Dor, but shall be delivered up on claim of the
due Just in proportion as the grievance COM
planned of should increase, would the South be
compelled to move in body, and, by mail and
by commercial regulations, resist The injustice until
the intercourse between the North and the South
might absolutely cease. He asked the North and he
appealed to gentlemen, and called upon them to say,
in the of the country and lovers of the Union
whether this state OF things was desired, not and
whether the South must be compelled to xercse this
high privilege under the Constitution, and resort to
tn ,,,ta
why the South forbore that, if the worst should
come to the worst she would have this great proec-
| tive power; but gentlemen from the North had the
power In great degree, to avert this tremendous
result Let them look here, and at the other end Of
the Capitol, and also view The appeal made by large
Convention held IN the State of New York at which
resolutions were adopted, calling upon the slaves i'll
the South to escape from their masters, and offering
protection to them N man VINO knew the condition
of the slaves, could believe that it could be bet,ered
| He declined entering INTO comparison o the cond-
ton of the slaves and the white aborers of own
coun ry but he would remark that laborers out OF
our country were in a better condition, and enjoyed a
greater share of their labor, for their own benefit than
did the slaves of the South.
DESTRUCTION OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALES OF
THE PUBIC LANDS.
Mr.. CALHOUN presented copy of the proceed
nps ofth Legislature Of South Carolina, declining
her distrbulve share of the proceeds the
sales of the public lands, accompanied by five resou
! tons upon the subject three OF which passed that
body unanimously, and the oheI two by small miro
ri,y and he remarked that be might say, without he
STATION, that ninety nine OF hundred ofthe peo
pie OF South Carolina opposed to the dis
tribuliun, and that he proud to represent
State which could resist enormous bible.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration Of
the following resolution, heretofore submitted by
! Mr. CLAY, viz
Resolped, That the Committee Public Lands be
instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing
by law that whenever any State or States shall re
fuse their proportion of the public lands, such pro.
portion shall be distributed among the residue Of tn,
asserting States.
Mr.. MANGuM submitted the following al