Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-21
THIRTY-F0URTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, December "a.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
SENATE.
HOUSE OF CONSERVATIVES.

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
After small skirmish between Messrs. McMuL-
LEN and GIDDIsGs--
Mr. COX, of Kentucky, proceeded with his re-
marks commenced yesterday, and replied TO Mr..
GLANcEY JONES, explaining his views on the sub
ject of squatter sovereignty.
Quite a long discussion went on between Messrs.
Cox and JONES on this subject and the political
condition of Kansas generally.
Mr.. COX stated that in many States, gentlemen
claiming to be Nebraska Democrats had assumed
in the political discussions in their own States at
the North, that the Nebraska bill gave an adyan-
tage to the North, inasmuch as its people were
more numerous, and could, therefore, pour into
the new Territories larger number of emigrants
than the South could as
Mr. HOWARD Of Michigan, stated that in his
district there were but two partes--the Squatter
Sovereignty party and the anti-N Nebraska party.
Mr. WALBRIDGE Of Michigan, stated that in
the last election Senator STUART of that State had
declared that the abrogation of the Missouri Com
promise line left Congress at liberty to prohibit
slavery south of that line and that when asked
whether he thought Congress had power to pro-
hibt slavery in the Territories, he replied that he
thought it had; and, moreover, that it was expedi
ent to exercise it. @ af M
Mr. CAMPBELL, of Ohio, stated that he adj
dressed the people in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan,
and that the ground taken by the Democrats, was
that slavery gained nothing by the Nebraska bill.
Mr.. PUGH, of Ohio, he said, took the ground Of
Casss letter to Nicholson, that slavery could not
exist without positive enactment, and consequent
ly could not exist in Kansas or Nebraska without
such positive enactment. s
Mr. CLANCY JONES defined his views of the
Nebraska bill. He contended that the people Of
any State had the right to prohibit or establish
slavery; but that the people of a Territory had
no such right.
EMIGRATIoN SoUrHwARD.--A large party Of per-
where they have purchased fine tract of land
which includes good water power ready for i'm
mediate use. They propose to build mannfactu-
ring town, which shall soon become city; and
carrying with them, as they will, New England
energy, ingenuity, aud aptitude for thrift they can
hardly fall short of full success They propose to
take out quite number Of new and practical
working machines, and at once establish inanufac-
tories and trade as well as agriculture
New DISCOVERY IN BALLooNIHG.-The Pitts
burg Union says Mr.. Harvey Moore, Of Lawrence
county, claims to be the inventor of a new kind Of
balloon, or machine for navigating the regions Of
upper air. He has discovered principle by which
direction can be given to air car, and its speed
accelerated or retarded at the will Of the engineer
or pilot, who may take charge of it; and without
the use Of ballast waste of gas in the ascent or
descent of the machine, at the will of the con-
ductor.
Democratic State Conventions have been called
in the States and at the times following for the
purpose of appointing delegates to the National
Convention at Cincinnati:
Florida--Third Wednesday in April. (, ts
Alabama---January 9Th.
Mississippi-January 9Th.
Kentucky--January 9Th.
Ohio-January Sth.
Pennsyvania--March 4th
Iowa-January Sth.
Illinois-May lst.
Georgia-January 10th.
Tennessee-January 9Th.