Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-12-06
THIRTY FOURTH CONGRESS.

PoiHteu 10 MI the vacancy oceasloned BY the
death of Mr.. Clayton, appeared and took his
seat.
The credentials of Mr.. Foot. elected Sena-
tor by the Vermont Legislature for six years,
were presented by MIR. Collamer.
The motion to print Is, 600 extra copies of
the Presidents Message, and accompanying
documents, was then taken up.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick said this motion had always
been submitted in similar cases. He had
thought it would have been agreed to without
| objection. He was panied to see this occasion
seized upon 10 aryaign the President for the
| manner in which he had performed his con-
stitutional duty OF communicating to Con-
| gress, from time to time, such facts and sug-
| gestions as he might deem necessary or expe.
! dent.
! The Union, won by the common blood and
| common treasure of the North and South,
was now claimed to belong to the North ex-
clusively, and all the advantages to be derived
| from it, are endesvored to be seized by them.
He had hoped there would have been har-
mony and good feeling, Tor session at least
but ltseemed as if there was persistent at
tempt to keep up the agitation.
Mr.. Wade said that if the debate had been
suffered to drop where it was left the other
| day, he would not have uttered word upon
the subject, but since the senator from Alaba-
ma (FItzpatrlck) had thought proper to ex-
| press his views upon these questions this
morning, he should claim the same privilege.
He was not disposed 20 agitate, but while he
never commenced agitation, he never shrunk
from it when commenced by others. He had
no objection to agitation, because he thought
it was likely to throw light upon the subjects
discussed, and he believed that light would
advance the side of the question which he
advocated. Therefore he did not deprecate
! discussion. The senator from Alabama had
| expressed his surprise and regret that this sub
| Ject should have been discussed upon this oe-
cason, and considered this an improper time
to take 1t up. But if it was legitimate and
constitutional question, and was proper to be
submitted by the President in his annual
message, then it was especially question for
Congress to consider. The President was
therefore responsible for the commencement
OF this agitation, if blame was to be cast upon
any one for that. Nearly one half of HIS
message is taken up with the subject of slave
! ry.
Mr.. Wade proceeded to charge the Presi-
dent with having pronounced libel upon @
large majority Of the people of Ohio, i'm
pugning the motives of one hundred and sew
enty-hve thousand men who cast votes for
| John q. Fremont in the recent presidential
election. Were they to be assailed from the
Executive mansion simply because they had
| seen mt to discharge their duty in manner
different from that which the President APP
| proved? Was he to shield himself behind
what he called the constitutional privileges,
to SANDER, traduce, and abuse large MAORI
| ty of the people of more than one of the States
of the Unons He had charged them with
adopting principles. which, if carried out,
would lead to civil war, the dissolution of the
| government. and dissolution of the Union.
That charge came with an i'll grace from the
President, who was the apologist and sup
porter of those who have committed the most
gross and inez cusable outrages in Kanzas.
He talked in his message as if the election of
Mr.. Buchanan was an endorsement of his adj
ministratiou. Did he not know the Demo-
cratic party did not dare to re-nominate him
| on account OF his completely with the affairs
OF kanzas? If the avowal had been openly
| made before the election, as it was now by
the senator from Virginia, (NIason) that the
| South claims the right of expansion for slave
ry as much as its protection where it exists,
the treemen of the North would have given
an almost unanimous verdict against that
| party The election was thus carried by
shrewd and adroit management, by concealing
before the election what was now avowed. In
some States it was claimed that Mr.. Buchanan
was the most reliable candidate to secure the
freedom Of Kanzas, and they had flags in
| scribed --"BuchansTf, Breckenridge, and Free
| Kanzas " This was further proved by the re-
suit in Illinois. There the question was fairly
| presented in the two candidates for Governor.
| One was the chief engineer of the Nebraska
bill through the House of Representatives,
and against him was pitted man who had
opposed that bill inch by inch. The former
was overwhelmingly defeated. A re-nomi-
nation of'the present chief magistrate would
have led tie similar esult.
Mr.. Butler desired to show that the Slave
States we're hourishing, and the institution
! rot so baneful as the sentImentallsm of the
North endeavored to represent it. lie re-
ferred to IN article in the Ednburs Reuiep of
| October last, vilfying the South, and said
that it bore the earmarks OF having been writ
ten in this country. The abolitionists had
brought iuto their service the public press of
Great Britain, at one time the rival and ene-
| my OF this country. He would like to know
who wrote the article.
Mr.. Benjamin stated that it was written by
a gentleman in New York.
| Several senators asked-"Who is hes"
Mr.. Benjamin declined giving his name
Mr.. Butler hoped the country would take
notice of the fact.
The question was further discussed by
Mess-s. Rusk, Fessenden, and Benjamin, and
without disposing of the subject, the Senate
adjourned till Tuesday.
HoUsE.-The Speaker announced the Stand
ing Committees. They are nearly the same
as those of the first session. The only change
In the principal Committees are-Mr. Oliver
of Missouri, on Elections, instead of Mr..
Savage; Mr.. Howard ON WAYS and Means,
instead of Billinghurst Mr. Fuller of Maine,
ON Commerce, instead Of Mcqueen Messrs
Garnett and Mcqueen on Revolutionary
Claims, instead of Messrs. Smith of Virginia,
and Fuller of Maine; Mr.. Allen, instead Of
Reed, on Agriculture; Messrs. Sherman and
Cadwallader on Foreign Affairs, instead of
Messrs. Bayley and Matteson; Mr. Smith of
Virginia, instead of Richardson of Illinois,
on Territories Mr. Hodges on Roads and
Canals, instead of Hughston.
Mr.. Matteson has been appointed chairman
OF the Committee on the District of Column
bia, vice Meacham, deceased
The question Of Mr.. Whitfeld's admission
as delegate from Kanzas, was resumed.
Mr.. Cambell of Ohio, proposed that further
consideration of the subject be postponed till
Tuesday, when it shall be finally acIed upon,
and no motion thereafter relative to it be in
order.
Mr.. Granger wished to offer resolution
appointing Daniel Waldo as Chaplain.
Mr.. Phelps suggested that members should
forthwith proceed to draw for the choice of
seats.
Mr.. Grow and his friends insisted on pro-
ceeding with the Whitfield case.
The yeas and nays were frequently taken,
| on motions made BY Whit6eld's advocates tn