The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-03-25

Mr. Mason recapitulated the terms of the
agreement, namely, that the Republicans
should consult TO- morrow, and give frank an.
swer whether or not they can vote on Monday
next, and that, unless they do this, the Demo
Gratis may take such action as TO them may
seem ft. If he had correctly understood the
agreement, he would move that the Senate ad.
journ. ~
Subsequently, the motion was Withdrawn.
Messrs Seward and Hamlin said the terms
of the agreement had been correctly stated.
A Senator objected to being bound by the
promise of any gentleman who said he should
bind him if he did not express dissent.
Mr.. Pugh denied that the gentleman had q
right to speak against time. He Pughl would,
if in minority, always assent to the Just de.
cisions of . majority, but would never be bound
BY dec zion Of the minority.
Mr.. Wilson thought 6enstors should assent
to an adjournment His party had had no con.
situations. They did not know that q vote
would be taken to-day. He had consulted with
the gentleman from Virginia, Mr.. Hunter,
and he Hunter did not think it likely that a
vote would be taken this week. Besides, it was
understood that the gentleman from Illinois
wished 10 speak; but he was sick, and could
not possibly do 30 this week. Mr.. Wilson
thought gentlemen should have confidence,
after the assurances that had been made.
A vote was then taken on motion of Mr..
Wilson to adjourn.
Motion lost, by yeas l8, nays %.
Mr.. Seward then moved an adjournment.
Motion lost, by yeas 18, nays ~.
On motion of Mr.. Brown, Mr. Clark was per.
mitted to resume, with the understanding that
when he concluded the Senate might adjourn.
Mr.. Clark said the Senator from Georgia
would End it hard work to crush out twenty
Northern Senators. A different class of men
now come from the North-men who will not
bow down and yield. They are sent not to
bow down, but to stand up; and the more
you crush them, the more they will stand.
Had Senator'S on the other side persevered,
he would have spoken to the day of doom,
if he could have lived 90 long. But as they
had been courteous, he would meet them half
way. Referring to the Presidents assertion,
that the passage of the Lecompton Consti.
tuition would bring peace and quietness, be
said it is always to be peace and quietness to
pass measure after measure. The dove comes
with the olive branch, and we take it into the
ark, but no peace or quiet follows He had
various amendments to consider, and had an
amendment of his own to propose, which WAS
to tack on the old Missouri Compromise. Un-
der these amendments he would have gone
into the debate fully. We are told that Slavery
cannot exist in Kansas-but Kansas is no
further north than Missouri, and if Slavery is
profitable there, it will be in Kansas. After
further remarks on this point, he turned to his
own State New Hempshire,) once, he said, the
Gibraltar of the Democracy, but now turned
squarely round on the subject of Slavery.
Referring to the recent election there, he added,
she has now fixed her position as q Republi.
can State, and there she win remain. She
changes only once in generation. He closed
by warning the Senate, that as they failed in
1852 and 1856, 30 they would fail by the ad.
mission of Kansas with the Lecompton Consti.
tuition. Referring to the figure in Mr.. Hunters
speech, of the eagles gathering to the feast of
empire, he protested against that vision. Let
the youngest eagle of them all, said he, stay at
home, and not seek to feed on carrion Europe.
He would not have our armies marching
through Mexico and Central America to the
Amazon. They might do it, but it would only
be by subjugating our fellow-men and extend.
ing the area of Slavery. We ought not to for
get that the nation that sinneth shall de-"
March l6, a. H.
Mr.. Doolittle moved an adjournment.
Motion lost, by yeas ii, nays 81.
Mr.. Foster moved the further postponement
of the subject untilmorrow.
Mr.. Hamlin and Mr.. Green then exchanged
explanations in reference to a conversation
they had, with the view of coming to an ar
rangement.
Mr.. Grsen.declared, that unless he could have
distinct understanding that vote should be
taken on Monday, he would 90 on.
Mr.. Cameron asked, "Who is the gentleman
from Missouri? He is but our peer. Is he
commander of the Senate majority that ad
journed over from Thursday to Tuesday to at.
tend political pageant at Richmond?"
Mr.. Green. That is not true.
Mr.. Cameron. Do understand the gentle.
man to say that state what is not trus?
Mr.. Green. / said So
The Vice President called both Senators to
order. 7
Mr.. Cameron. The Senator has applied
harsh language to me. will also use harsh
terms, and say it is an untruth.
Mr.. Green. You are liar.
The Vice President again called both gentle
men to order.
Mr.. Cameron asked the pardon of the Senate
for having done what the Senate says is not
right, though he (Cameron) still thought that
he was not wrong. For anything said to that
gentleman (Green) am responsible.
Mr.. Green denied that he arrogated to him.
self to dictate to members. The Senator does
me injustice, and he knows that he does me in.
justice. He (Green) was man enough to meet
him (Cameron) or any other man. The SLAM
der of the Senator will reveberate on his own
head.
The Vice President again emphatically called
the gentlemen to order.
Mr.. Green said he had said enough to the
Senator in this chamber. Out of the Senate
chamber he would use toward him more ap q.
propriate epithet-the epithet which belongs to
the West. he would not longer infringe the
propriety Of the Senate. If there ia any ami
mostly to settle, it must be done outside. He
did not 60 to the other side of the chamber to
dictate but to ask when it would be agreeable
to them to have vote. He did not 20 indi.
vidualy, but as the agent Of committee. He
would (snappiug his fingers as he spoke) settle
the matter with the Senator in five minutes out
side.
Mr.. Cameron said the Senator remarks had
no effect upon him. BE was able TO take care
Of himself. All this discussion had been pro.
sracted by the majority.
ty have resolved TO sit here until the adjourn.
ment. The Senator from Michigan (Stuart)
had gone home, which is fortunate, a. he will
be here early in the morning. He suggested
that the gentlemen on his side of the chamber
make no further concessions or compromises.
Mr.. Doolittle moved an adjournment.
Motion lost, by yeas 9, nays 20.
Mr.. Stdell then moved an adjournment.
Motiod lost, by yeas Is, nays 20.
Mr.. SideH afterward changed his vote.
There being no quorum, Mr.. Toombs moved
that the Sergeant alarms bring in the absen-
tees.
Motion carried.
{ Mr.. Doolittle moved that the Senate take q
recess until ii A. NJ, to enable the Sergeant
alarms to bring in the absentees.