Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-01-09
CONGRESS.

SENATE. The consideration OF the Iowa
election case was resumed.
Mr.. BayGrd argued against the right of Mr..
Harlan to a seat. When, he said, two in
tegral bodies are to perform any act, both must
be present at the time, or it cannot be con-
stitutionally done. In the present case, it
was admitted that the Senate of Iowa, as a
body, did not participate in the election, nor
did a quorum Of that body vote on the occa-
sion +; therefore Mr.. Harlan was voted for
only by one branch of the Legislature.
Mr.. Foster, replying, said that after the
convention was duly organized by the concur
renee of the two branches of the Legislature,
il remained in session, and could be dissolved
only by the vote of majority of the conven-
ton, or by the withdrawal OF such a number of
of members as would leave less than quorum
present. The members ceased to act in the
capacity of senators and representatives, but
were to be counted numerically. Mr.. Harlan
having received majority of the votes of all
the members of the convention, he was there
by legally elected. If the sixteen senators,
who absented themselves, had been all pres.
ent and voted against Mr.. Harlan, he would
still have been elected and how, then, could
their absence prevent his election
Mr.. Seward obtained the floor.
The President pro tenn submitted a letter
from Mr. Hamln, resigning his seat as SEN
ator from Maine. Adjourned till Friday.
HoUsE.-A motion to print extra copies of
the Presidents Message being under consid-
Grafton, Mr.. Barclay said the only effect of
the document would be to increase, it that
were possible, the contempt which now exists
throughout the country against its authos.-
He would not endorse or appear to sanction
its Misrepresentation, by sending it to the
vNuhlio rriptop He Nvo,,l5 20
some obscure and dusty corner of the base
ment of the Capitol. lie entered his protest
against the language therein contained The
President was elected with unprecedented
unanimity, and the most solemn pledges
not to reopen the slavery question were given
He was scarcely warm in his seat before the
confidence reposed in linn by the people was
violated, and he launched out into bolster
Gus ocean agitation The first leading meas
ure Of the administration was for the repeal
of the time -houored compromise. Yet, gem
tlemen, disguise it as they may, that alone las
been the cause OF the great troubling of the
waters. This unnecessary, reck less, and in
iquitous measure struck the Democratic party
in the free States with terror. The people,
basely betrayed, dared to demonstrate with the
independence of freemen, and dared to de-
nounce such usurpation Of power. Its chief
authors, aiders, and abettors were execrated
wherever human RIGHTS were cherished or mn.
htical honesty respected, The execration ex.
tended to the White Honse and comnelIed
its inmate to tremble like a convicted criminal
He was rejected by the Cincinnati Conyen.
ton. and. like an Old horse. which had served
it's master was turned out TO grass. While
the convention thus repudiated him. bv their
acts they endorsed the measures of his admin
istration-e sinonlar effect of the cohn.;va
power Of nublic thunder.
Now his homes are blasted and the Chief
Magistrate. forqetful of his hieb position. takes
occasion. under the shield If his dntv pnder
the CONSTRUCTION, to attack and arTaign as
traitors citizans who are o,ita az ;ntaII;oo,t
if not as honest and natriotic az bimselL2
With regard 10 the Presidents langpoge ra.
speeding the ALLEGED revolutionary n9rnoses of