New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-10
xxxyM First Session
SENATE.

WasHING1os, Tuesday March 2, isS
Mr.. HOUSTON ALA. presented the Joint reses-
.;ons Of the Texan Legislature relative to Seuthen
States Rights Convention, in the eventoi thetaeceos
of the LecOmptOn Constitution. ,-.,.-.
Mr.. MASON Va moved for the further considefa'
ton of the bill for the relief OF Commodore Jones.
A discussion ensued, when the bui iof the teh~ '"
Commodore Jones was passed.
The bill for the admission OF Kansas under the Lee
compton Constitution was taken up.
Mr. HAMLIN (Maineb said that no subject 0, eqaa
;mnor+once had been considered since he had hads
seat in the Senate. He regretted that II had oees
made a party question for there was no despotlsm On
earth ike party despousm. lie had ieit II ON
he thanked God he Was freeman now In a. sae 10
cords of time but one act of similar turpnuae nsa
ever been attempted. He had no eulogy 70 oes'os
on the Union; it needs none; It's eu,ogy . sss
the mast Mr. Hsmin then rephed 10 the s,ssotnent;
Of Mr.. Hammond, arranging Ms fena'A' u'a'' 'a'7'
heads:
| /. TIE faith Of the South, and how she kept Il
Q. The capacity Of the South as distinct and sspa
+. rate government.
| 3. fhe characte, of the laboring masses Of tho
| North.
He said in speaking to these points that he should
| be compelled TO the term tue South pvt in hs
mouth by the Senator from South CaCOlns, but into bis
heart he knew South, no North, no East, no West
We are citizens Of one common country. The North
| ern States mean 10 stick to the Union. They
| don't mean to 90 out of it; neither shall you.
\ He denied that the North ever broke its
plghted faith and said be was at loss to know wnas
L the DLrase " the f8lth OF the CouIH incanes INV
| section had broken legislative faith with respect
Tanfs BY attempting to break down the North sitefn
hsd invested its capital in manufactures Win reer-
| ence to Mr.. HammOnds question, what guaranty
"has the South that the North will not establish an
other National Bank p Mr.. Hamlin asked what
guaranty has the North that the South will not saddle
| it with National Bank Indeed, he expected to Ne
the day when the South would seek protection in
tariff. He then cOmbated at length the modern doc
trnes of the-Souh, that the General Government
founded the principle OF Slavery, which he con-
tended abandonment of the principles Of the
fathers. Proceeding to the Missouri Compromise Mr..
Hamn said that the work Of the South. She was
ubilsnt overs success the North merely acquiescng.
Who repealed IT after reapng its benefits The South.
This fine instance of Southern faith. lie then
reviewed the bred Scott decison saying in conclusion
that the Judges who gave IL to the world would rank
Ill infamy. the pages of history. with Jef'reys
In reviewing the history OF the admission Of Texas,
Mr.. Hamn said that she admitted on tho
basis of the Missouri mpromise without which she
could not have been admitted. The North in
duced to vote for IT, because she was told that, north
OF 30 80 in that Territory, she could have three
Free States. The South oblterated that line in 1854
" as that good faith Analysing the present charsc-
ter of the Democratic party, he said that it
in the leading strings of few prominent Southern
men. South Carolina ruled 1t. Calhouns resolutions,
offered in the days Of compromise, but secuted from
the Senate, the governing principles in Con
gress. Notification now reigned supreme in that
party. 1t has got the Senate, the House. the Presi-
dent, and the Supreme Court. The Democracy had
even improved upon those principles, and were ABOUT
to declare, IN passing the LecOmpton BILL that white
men have msjorities which they bound TO re-
slect.
Mr. Haml.n controverted Mr.. Hsmnonds assertion
that there more poor people in the North than
in the South, contendng that in the latter, notwtb-
standing that large numbers of its paupers wero
throw upon the North, the poor people still FREEDOM
mated In support of this position he quoted from
Southern writers, including Mr. Hammond himself
He next passed tothe consideration Of Mr. Hammonds
assertion that the white labOrers Of the North were
slaves lie said that the Senator entirely missppre-
hended the character of Northern laborers. He
lIIamhnl was laboing man. lie was educated in
printing office and he toiled in his fields esrnipg
by the sweat of his browlthe food he ate. Anothss
Senstor-and his fiepd-was a laborer. They were
representatives OF the laborers Of the North.
Without concluding Mr. IIamlin gave way t. an
executive session, after which the Senate adjourned.