The Washington union., 1858-02-09


sage but hoped the question Of reiersc- wad be taken
without further debate
ar DAVIS sasd tAs. the position assumed by the
Prvsdert nsst ais hearty appreciation the message
bSata the sentiments of patriot and stood out In
bold contrast with the sectional principles which had
been advanced by those the other side OF the cham
Der who opposed 1T. lie referred TO the denunciaons
which had been made against the South and her insttu
tions and remarked sat stranger who should come IN
the Senate without knowing the character of the boe
might very naturally suppose i Consisted ~ ne repre
sentatves o belGc.ant States, Instead of the United
States de though. that senator should occupy the
posilSn OF r,ihstcr at the court of friendly power
and the moment that the government should assume
an attitude OF hostility to his of personal
honor should compel him to leave. 1t was an eva
sion for senators to declare that they made no war up
on the uscn OF these States when they constantly
attecking section OF the country and endeayorng
hold up her institutions to public detestation. They
were constantly undermining the foundation and still
pretended 10 desire that the fabric should stand The
South were arrgned day after day the aggressive pow
CT but he would ask in what way have sought,
either back the ferry earliest period of the
history Of the country TO deprive the North of any ad
vsntagcs whieh they possessed to which they
titled The sole ground Of complaint was that the South
wished to be left in the quiet and peaceful enjoyment Of
their own rights and their institutions guaranteed
to them by the constitution of common country.
The North had Commenced this political war; and the
South were acting wholly upon the defensive He would
not so into these matters at length now but he thought
that questions had been sprung upon the Senate to-day
and heretofore which required be met and answered
and he should endevcr oh proper occasion, to dis
charge that dntg
Mr., FFsSENDEN replied briefly and the question
was then stated to be the amendment of Mr. WILSON
TO the motion to REFER being to instruct the Committee
Territories to ascertain the number of votes given in
each county in the Territory upon the question OF calling
convention to form constitution to inquire into the
apportonient OF delegates to the convention and the
census and registration under which the was made
and whether the In compliance with law, the
Ate far md
the places where cast and whether said constitution re-
ecyed the votes OF majority of the delegates to said
convention the number of votes cast in said Territory
the Zist OF December last for and against said const
ton and for and against any parts thereof and the mum
Der 80 cast at each place of voting in said Teroy the
number OF votes cast in said Territory the 4th day of
January last for and against said constitution and the
number so cast at each place of voting In said Territory
the number of votes cast in said Territory the day last
named for any State and Legislative officers thereof and
the number cast for each candidate for such Offices
and the places where cast and that said committee also
ascertain, as nearly possible, what portion any, of
the votes SO cast at any OF the times and places aforesaid
were fraudulent or illegal and that said committee
| have power to send for persons and papers.
| The question being taken the amendment was not
| agreed to--yeas 22 nays 2s-as follows:
YEAs-Mcssrs BTodeck Cameron Chandler Colamer Dixon
Dooie, pungas Durkec Fcssenden Foot Foster Hale mn
Harlan King Seward Simmons Stuart sumner rumbul Wade, and
NAYsssssrs Bell benjamin. hsss Bgler Bright Brown, Clay
Houston Hunter lverson Johnson Of Kennedy Mallory
The question being then taken the reference of the
\ message to the Committee Territories it agreed
Mr.. DOUGLAS then moved to take up the resolutions
of inquiry submitted by him on Thursday last,
Mr.. MASON moved that the Senate adjourn which
agreed to--yeas ~. nays 70 and accordingly
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
After prayer by the Chaplain the Clerk was proceed
ing to read the journal of Friday, when
Mr.. GREENWOOD, of Arkausas, Moved that the fur
ther reading Of The journal be dispensed with
Messrs PHELPS, Of Missouri, and LEIcTfIsR, of vr-
gnia objected and at Is minutes past II oclcck the
| reading completed.
LEcoMPToN CONSTITUTION.
The House then resumed the consideration of the mes
sage of the President in relation to the Lecompon consti
tuition, the question being upon the following amend
mcnt of Mr. HAnls, of Illinois, TO the resolution of
Mr.. Hruts of Indiana that it be referred to select
committee of thirteen, upon which the previous gues-
ton demanded
RsoIvd Thai the message Tho President cnous the
ton Of delegates creo and The papers ,s same be
referred to select committee atec to be by the Speak
which ,Ss same Was oinacd ana iu,n all au w s, m na u % %
transiired having
relation to the question Of the proey of the admission OF @ Terri
acceptable satisfactory majority e legal
and tha, said committee have to send for
The question taken the previous question,
and II received a seCond--ayes llO, noes 100.
The main question then ordercd--yeas 49, nays
I07--as follows
YEAsMessrs. Abbott, Adran Andrews Bennett Blushnrst
Bingham Blair Bliss Brayton Bunton Burlngame Burroughs
eosnrane o New York; coser cts co% cosos
Cox Cragn Curtis famrel Maryland Davis of Indiana
Davis OF Massachusetts, Davis Of Iowa,
Duriee kde, English Fsrnswoh, Fenion Foley Gngs
Gilman G0och, Goodwin Of
Hall Of Massachusetts, Harlan, Harris Illinois, Haskn
Hoard Horton Howard Pennsylvania Kellogg,
kgore Knapp kunkc OF Pennsylvania Leach Letter Iyoy
Morgan Morrill, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Of
ofNeW York. Mott Murray Nichols Palmer
Pcndon Petit Pike Potter Potle Richie Robbis
Roberts Royce Shaw Illinois, Sherman Ohio
Tappan Taycr, Thompson Tompkns Wade, Walbfige
don Walton wahbuTne OF Wisconsin, Washbune Illinois,
burn Of Maine Wilson, and Wood-l13
NAYSMessrs Ah Anderson, Atkins, Avery Barksdao Bishop
Bocock Bowie Boyoe Branch Bryan Barnett Ckic Clark New
York Clark Of Missouri Clay Cngsn, Cobb.
York Corning Craig OF Missouri Cagc North Carolina
ford Curry, nsvidon, lnvts Of Mississippi mmmick Dowdel
Emundson, Elliott Eust Faulkner, Florence Garnet Gartre
G Glmer, Gooe, GREENWOOD Hatch Hawkins HILL Hop
kn Houston Hughes uyler Jackson Jenkins Jewe Jones of
Tennessee J. Clancy Jones Of fennsy Ket Kelly OF
Lamar Iandy Letcler Mcqueen MAYNARD Miles
Miller sson Moore Nbaok Pcytou Phelps Phillips Powell Quit
Ready Reagan cua Run Russell sandgc Savage scales
geton Of Tcusc-sec Smith Virginia stalworth stephens
ippe, Underwood, Wars Warren Watkins White whicov
winow Woolson wocnyke, Wright Of Georgia Wright
sec and Zclhccncr--1o7.
The question then taken on the motion of MIR
STEPHENS of Georgia. that the message be referred to the
Committee on Territories and It was not agreed to-
yeas ll3, nays 1l4as follows:
dale Bishop Bocock, Branch, Bryan yurnct
Burns Cakie Clark OF New York Clark OF Missouri Clay