The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1856-12-23
NO. 53f.


to to be a sclfcyident lie; and that tho
members Of the Democratic party now tact-
ly sanction tho correctness Of that libel. He
said Mr.. Stephens Of Georgia had enieS'ored,
to show that Abraham was stakeholder and
dealer; that Brigham Young, with his retin-
NC of threescorc wives, vindicated his doc
trines by referring to Abraham also. Both
he and the gentleman from Georgia, with
great gusto, appealed to the civilized world,
saying: "Have we not Abraham to our faith
erw Laughter. He showed that tho Re-
publican party were pledged to support tho
Constitution. He rcpudiated tho lecture Of
the President on the Fugitive law and said
he should rather obey God. Hc has seen at
one timc nine fugitive slaves dining in his
own house--fathers mothers, husbands, wives
and children-feeing for their liberty, and
in spite of any law he obcyed the divine
mandate to feed tho hungry and clothc tho
naked. He did both, and gave them money
and sent them on their way rejoicing Was
that treasonl
Mr. Bennett Of Miss. wanted TO know if the
gentleman wouldn't have gone one step fur
ther. t,
"Ycs," was the prompt reply Of the gallant
old man; IL would have driven their Captor
from my door-yard, if he had made his ap-
pearance."
The inquisitive Mr.. Bennett pressed the
matter still further, and asked if the gentle
man would not have justified tho taking of
the fugitive by force in the first instance?
Mr.. Giddings (walking Indignantly out in
to tho arena in front Of the Speaker, in a
voice of thunder, that made every member
e. LII. L. uIok1 10 sail
81 would smite down tho infamous slave
catcher if he crossed my path in pursuit Of
his traffic." 1t is impossible to gite anything
like truthful sketch of this mastery effort
of the veteran member from Ohio. The ear
liest mail will convey to the Tribune full
report of the speech. ~ 40, .,,,.,..
Mr.. Morrison Of Illinois, was the last orator
of the day. He was elected to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the resignation of Mr..
Richardson. He is a young man, born a
"Sucker," and right from Egypt. He excels
in lungs. He started off by announcing
that he would prove the Republican party TO
be sectional in principle and organization, but
before he got far, his colleague, Mr.. Norton
of Illinois, brought Kim up standing, by as
king him if no was not member Of the
State Senate of Illinois in 1855.
Mr.. Morrison-I was. i
Mr.. Norton-Did YOU not offer a series of
resolutions in favor of a repeal of tho Kansas
Nebraska bi instructing Senator Douglas
and other members of Congress to vote a.
gainst the further extension of Slave Terrific
ry, and in favor Of Free Kansas? s..s-
Mr. Morrison---I did. / was member of
the Wing party, and as such did what could
- &c h. 81. of tbo- T
voted for Mr.. 'Trumbull when he was candi-
date for Congress, but after offering the reso-
lutions, while yet member Of the Senate, an
appeal was made for all national men 10 rally
under the Democratic banner, and believing
that Anti Nebraskaism was leading directly
to Abolitionism, became Democrat.
AT this confession an Ohio member cried
out, stake him away, he is dead cock in
the pit" NH
Mr.. Norton was appealed TO not be so Sc
we're, but that gentleman put another ques-
ton. ti.
Mr.. Norton-When you offered those res
olutions, did you believe the sentiments they
contained to be sectional or national
This question Mr.. Morrison did not come
square up to, but declined answering directly,
and Mr.. Norton took his seat.
Mr.. Morrison announced his conversion to
Democracy, seemingly with self-satisfacton
and pride. He announced that he was not
a Yankee, nor the son of Yankee. This
brought responses of "Good," "Good, ""Thank
God for that" One Southern gentleman, a
stakeholder who listened to the extreme
Southern doctrines of Mr.. Morrison, remarked
81 am Southerner, but he may take the
front seat" Another said: "D-n him
had rather trust Giddings with fugitive
slave than him." Mr.. Morrison did not sue
cced in proving the Republican party to be
sectional in principle or organization.
wAsHrSGros. Dec. IL, 1856
SENArE-On motion Of Houston, the COM
mittee on finance were ordered to inquire in
to the expedeney Of suspending the duties
on sugar and molasses, for period Of two
years.
Mr.. Wilson gave notice of his intention to
introduce bill amendatory to the Kansas
Nebraska bill.
Mr. Foot introduced bill providing 10
increase the compensation of military store
keepers. e1
On motion of Mr.. Seward, the bill making
provisions to compensate agent for paying
pensions, and prescribing tho time and ihars
ner for settling their accounts, was made spc'
cial order for the 22d day of December.
Mr.. Cass replied to the statement of Sena-
ator Trumbul, made the other day, that tho
Supreme Court had decided, through Chief
Justice Marshall, that Congress possessed "alr'
the power of the Federal and State Govern
ments, relative to the Territories This was
a Misrepresentation. The Senator from -IIli-
nois, (Trnmbull, had mistaken dictum Of the
Chief Justice for decision Of the Court, but
even then he had not established his case.-
What the Chief Justice said was, that Con-
gress possessed the ''combincd" powers Of the
Federal and State government, and this ro-
ferrcd, not to the extent Of Jurisdiction, but
to it's nature Mr.. Cass reiterated bis views
upon the subject Of popular sovereignty con-