The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-15

The American members of Congress held . meeting
here tonight to deliberate what best
calculated to advance the interests of the American party
in the coming Presidential campaign.
The President has appointed DR.. John J. Lowry, Of
Missouri, visitor to the Military Academy at West
Point.
Colonel Polk of Tennessee, here, reports seven
thousand democratic majority the recent election in
his State.
CHIRTY-sOUATA CONGREss.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON March H. 1856.
REVISION TARIFF.
Petitions were presented from merchants and importers
OF Boston, New York and Philadelphia asking for re-
vision of the tariff.
A PUNGENT DEBArE-JupGE DOUGLAS AGAINST THE ANTI
NEBRAsKATH.
Mr. JOHNSON (dem) of Ark, ported in favor Of print
ing thirty Thousand copies of the majority and
norty reports of the Territorial Committee ON Kansas
sfslrs-beiDg I've hundred copies for each member.
notion he thought the minority report presented the
slavery question in mastery manner, its positions be-
ing unanswersble; but It not written a reply 10
the eails of the jori,y report and he was unwilling
to send out with the Of the Senate docu
ment containing 60 many unwarrAntable assumptions,
erroneous deductions ana Inconsistencies.
Mr. WADE, (nigger worshipper) of Ohio, asked NJ.
Trumbuli TO yield the floor for adjournment
OF the Senate have been taken advantage or account
OF my lno.n abse zee, to make assault on me.
Mr.. 1RUMBUu-No, sir knew not whether you
present absent when was commenting the report
did not Introduce the subject nor did know it would
come up to-day.
Mr. DoUGIAs-My colleague dares to say in face Of the
fact that he did not know absent. He acted with
unfarness in attacking the report when detained
from the Senate by III health. would ash him, within
what reasonable time his speech viii be printed
Mr.. TRUMBUII-I think it will be published by Monday.
Mr. pouGIAs-lf1 can ask postponement Of the ques-
al tn Mr. hul1,a
Tuesday.
Mr.. SEWARD Take your own time.
stake your own time" the Senator from Massachnset It's
took his own time to write and circulate libel
colleague to say he came here democrat That will
be Iews to the democracy of Illinois, and libel on the
Mr. CRIT1ENpKN * NJ OF Kentucky, interposed say.
ing the rebate had the rules of decorum
The Senator had charged libel Mr. Trumbull (Sen
sation
Mr. DcuGIAsI should have been better satisfied if he
Senator from Kentucky had, when black republicans
nounced us in coarse TERMS rsbuked them for want Of
Mr.. CRnTnpEx-To what do you alludea
Mr. DoueIAs-when they made coarse and vulgar par
tsan assaults the democratic side of the Senate.
CRTTNDEN--lt was no more my business than that OF
others to call Senators to order for personalities Ths is
Mr.. DoUoAs-i do not regard the Senator as good au
which am better capable of judging than he. '' :
After further col oquy, the CHAIR decided that n :
Douglas remark not personal.
Mr.. DOUGIAS-So far as am advised, and believe
my colleague was the candidate OF miserable sect of
abolitioniss and Know Notnings which and the
same thing
Mr.. CRTEDEN-I wish the Senator to understand that
cooperate with the American and standing here
gentleman and Senator, and claiming all the re-
spect due to my honesty a. 3reemsp repe with scorn
every mputaton Of that Kind, intended to embrace
me and my political associates.
Mr.. DOUGLAS explained-I spoke OF what Know Nethng
ism Is in Illinois, and said 1T moht be otherwise in the
South Every Know nothing lodge in Illinois has adopted
which sent my colleague here The Senator from Ken
rucky misunderstood me- else he would not have con-
ceivec my remark as personal to him.
Mr.. CR11ENDES-The gentleman did not make the qua
LITIGATION he now does
Mr.. DouGIAs-Every gentleman must have understood
ne IS making distinction. said nothing about
Southern Know Nothirgs.
Mr. TUMBuI-I shall not permit such remarks those
from my colleague to pass unanswered. shall suffer
herer eswhere state of things which are ab
solutely @6o totally unfounded. II be to say
ever nave ro nssn mnow Nothing or with
Will violate the rules Of the Senate but say un.rua
He proceeded to speak of the politics Of Illinois, saying
Eighth Congressional district which gave Pierce nearly
5000 majority, he (Trumbull elected member Of
anti Nebraska candidate How did bis colleague kno '
he received every Know Nothing and abolition vote
He (slr. TrumbuiD dio not know it.
MIR. DoUGIAs-Ny colleague said the reason why he
Odd lot accept at salem my proposition to 1sgn our
seats last year to test by reee:'ion whether he
represented Illinois, was that Governor Msttison would
appoint and another democrat fill the vacancies
tell him will sign resignation now to take effec,
the next meeting OF the Legislature.
Mr. Brown, (dem) of Mss.-Thats right.
Mr. DouG1As-PH give him till Monday morning to
think of it,
Mr.. WELLER (dem) Of cal-That's better.
MIR. DouGLAsl said my colleague received every abo
ton and Know Nothing vote in the Legislature. He da
not deny that statement. Why equIvocatef
After some further remarks
Mr.. DOUGLAS said that his colleague had become
chet OF The black repub leans.
Mr.. TuRNBUM-1 ask my colleague to explain.
Mr. DouGIAs-Was not the gentlcmun voted for by
apoi ionists and Know Mornings from all parts OF the
Sts,eY
Mr.. RuMBuu-I tell him no, to his teeth. never wss
candidate OF the abolition or Know Nothing party.
have voted for by members of the American party
and it was with the gentleman; but That was their
candidate is not true.
The collsquy was continued further when Mr. SUMNER
replied to the remarks Of Mr. Douglas that he (Sumner
had obtained weeks delay of the Nebraska bill in order
to circulate libel hum Douglass. Mr. Sumner SAID
bes Of the Senate in sending address to the peope
the United States expressing the true character Of the
BILL and predicting many OF the evils which have since
eDtued.
Mr.. DOUGLAS said that both Messrs. Chase and SUM-
ner on the occasion referred to, came TO his seat
and asked him to postpone the Nebraska bill
week. in order give them time to examine It, he did
sobut the day If he discovered they had written
exposition Of that measure and scattered 1t broad.
cast. 1t the false statement that they had not had
time to examine the bill Of which he (DouglAs) oom-
planned That address attributed to him base purpose
selsggTandizement, and not q proper sense Of = 10
duy. The Senator from Massachusetts, did not
that hbelous-oh, NO. This might accord with his ideas
Mr. SuMSFR-I shall enter into contest here or else
where to the character of . gentleman This i.e
shall decide whether the Senator from Illinois Is tn
proper jucge Of the matter 1t is not true that went TO
the Senator's seat to make the request to which he
audes.
MI DOUGLAS repeated thai Mr. Sumner, while pretend
irg wanted time to read the Nebraska BILL had pre-
viousIy franked grossly hbellous pamphlet on that
subject.
MI SUMNER said the address predcated on the st
bill and not the last.
Mr. DOUGLAS remarked that the reasons assigned by
Nj Guu for ome nff ha 0hpQa Ia
were not true In fact.
Mr. Johnscns motion then adopted, and the
Senate adjourned to Monday.
House Of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, March IA, 1856.
THE KANSAS CONTESTED ELECTION CASE
Mr. wAsHBURS, (ngger worsbpper) of Maine, argued in
favor of the resolution empowering the COMMITTEES on