Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

ont taking the question on the bill, the Senate ad-
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. FELTON, presented the memorial OF two hun
bred shpowners, merchants aud pilots of New
York. recommending the passage of Rogers ma
zine signal bill
The House passed the Senate bill, with amend
lnonts, relative to foreign coins 1t provides
that tho quarter, eighth and sixteenth of dollar
pieces shall be received 10y the federal officers ut
20 10 aud 5 cents but not again be paid out. The
new cent pieces are to consist of eight parts
copper and twelf of nickel, and the coinage of
hall cent pieces is Ia cease.
Mr.. Campbell of Ohio, rising TO qeestion ct
privilege sad he understood that Il remark made
by him ON Tuesday considered by Mr.. Rust
rs Insulting to the latter. Mr.. Campbell thought
it due to say that it no, his intention to ln-
salt or cast an imputation on the gentleman, and
he now dsavowed such design.
Mr.. Rust remarked that ut the time he under
stood Mr.. Campbell differently, but he WAS now
graied with the di.a>o of the gentleman.
Mr.. Chapman introduced bill for the con
struction Of IA wagon road from the South Pass OF
the Rocky Mountains. in Nebraska territory, via
the Grrat'Salt Lake Valley to Henry Lake Val
lev, on the eastern portion of the State of Cali
fprnia,and for the establishment Of military posts
thereupon; and a bill making further apprnpra,
low in process of construction from opposite
Council Bluffs, Iowa, to new Fort Kearney.
Mr. Sneed, from the mileage committee, rcpor'
ted bill increasing the penalty for the v"lunta-
~ absence of the members of either House, ma
king n deduction of twenty-five dollars per day
from their compensation whether II Sunday shall
intervene both branches have adjourned over
for day or more. Exception to be made in case
Of the sickness of members or their families.
III M, tta. Of Iva, xnnla
IN the tariff bill
Mr.. keitt said he was opposed to all free lists
in measures of this kind, because they would
render neces sary, to the extent oil exemption, ad-
dltionu duties on articles which were taxed =
branching from this subject. no alluded TO the
slave trade, Notwithstanding the efforts for its
suppression, it had gone up from 43,oGO t. l3O,
600 souls per nnnum, while the mortality among
them has increased from five to fifty per cent
African cruisers arc not fitted out in the South
but in Boston, New York and other northern
cities.
The trainers of the constitution foreboded the
formation of geographical parties and prophesied
the dissolving influences of such OH the Union.
1t would not be formed by treacherous combna
tons, nor queted by sentimental invocaiions.
Some men announced political millennium in the
event of the election of Mr.. Buchanan. But who
was to come into tho Senate from the State of the
President elect whore he received 10000 MAORI
tv! Was he (Cameronl one of the national, CON
sentative men? Look at his record. This senate.
rial election the first alarm gun, first flag
which futtered from the mast head as 81 gnal of
distress.
lie mr. KEITH need not to be told that some
few tricky men were bought. liza true man
not elected it was either because of dereliction of
duty on the part of national men or because they
in the minority in the Legislature. He did
not speak of these things with pleasure, nor
mean TO compromise the future for the tranquil
~ of the present. or help the consolidate any
party which amagamates strength without es.
tablishing principle. The irresistible tendency
of events was to sectional organizations. He did
not agree with his friends as to the immaeriality
of tho doctrine ct squatter sovereignty.
He regarded it as n most dangerous mischie
vous and demoralizing doctrine. 1t rested on tho
fact that sovereign States of this Union. exar-
clsng the powers of government as agents, arc
To be put down by squatters. When men say
that slavery depends on police, they assert that
those who 90 to the territories may confi>cate
property recognised by otr er parts Of the In on.
And this only payes the way for the other doc.
trine, that property over and above the constitu.
tion, can be stricken down. The slavery agta-
ton. SO far from being crushed out at the late
election has been increased.
Slavery existed prior to law. IL was as old as
the institution of marriage or the individrnlty
of property. Is did not r,e from combats or vic.
lence, but grew mp like any other rudimentary
Institution. He argued it was the very founda-
ton of the glory and refinement of Athens and
Rome. Although the Ethiopian has for five thou
sand years been in contact with superior civil.
zaon. be is a savage still. He repeated thas
the tendency of affairs is To- the formation of
geographical parties. which would lead to Il dis
solution of the Union; and in this connection h,
showed the power and resources of the South.
contending that she is able to save her soil from
invasion and conquest and her flag from di>honor
The Sonth must aud viii expand. She will car
ry her institutions into the surrounding States,
where governments are falling and the people are