Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-02-19
CONG R ESS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. is.


MI Green, from the Committee on Terri
tories, reported bill for the admission of
Kansas, submitting there with long report,
which was not read.
Messrs. Douglas and Collamer severally
presented minority reports.
Mr. Green gave notice that he should call
up the matter at an early day.
Mr.. Iverson of Ga contended that the bill
reported by the military committee, was more
in accordance with the views of the Admins
tration than Mr.. Johnsons substitute. Vol
unteers were always more expensive and less
reliable than regular troops. He instanced
company OF Tennessee volunteers at Cerro
Gordo, who ran away at the first shot. The
Tennessee senator's arguments seemed to de-
tend polygamy If these volunteers entertain
similar opinions, they would be the last men
to send to Utah. Instead of whipping the
Mormons. they would be more likely to join
them, especially if Brigham Young gave them
half dozen wives apiece.
Mr.. Hamlin of Me-, submitted a motion
that in no case shall the force created by this
act continue in service over two years, which
was agreed to.
desultory discussion ensued, upon the
comparative merits Of the different substitutes.
The Senate was but thinly attended. MIR.
johnson of Tenn, said he did not Justify po-
lygamy, but merely alluded to the inconsist-
ency of entertaining an agent of the Turkish
government which legalizes polygaIny and at
the same time condemning polygamy in
Utah. He also defended the Tennessee vol
unteers
Mr.. Seward of New York. explained the
views he took on the bill, which had been
criticised.
Mr.. Brown said if volunteers were sent to
would not fight unless forced to do SO. Ad-
journed.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Henry Winter Davis mRde personal
explanation. He read extracts from a speech
of his colleague Mr. Bowie, containing strong
language against the American party for its
conduct during the Baltimore election, repre-
senting him as saying, docking towards Mr..
Davis,) "you, sir, have day of reckoning.
1 will put you under my foot. You shall not
live an hour" etc. Mr.. Davis wished to know
whether his colleague had applied such Ian
guage to him.
Mr.. Bowie replied that when he thus spoke,
he personifed the American party, and did
not mean to apply his remark personally to
Mr.. Davis, but to the party which struck
down the Democratic party of Baltimore by
force and bloodshed.
He replied-A day of reckoning will come;
there would be war of the people against
such wrongs. He did not say how far Mr..
Davis counseed such wrongs, but if he did,
he should take the responsibility. lie had
not personally any unkind feelings for his col
league, and felt grieved to think he had
wounded him.
Mr.. Shorter of Ala. expressed surprise that
Douglas had abandoned the principles of the
MI be- L., e..
fired and like the parthian, throwing poi
soned arrows behind him. He did not want
the votes of MIR. Douglas and his followers,
and if they did not reflect Northern public
opinion, the sooner the South knew it the
better. He contsnded that it was never de-
signed TO make Kanzas slave State. The
five governors sent there were all free soilers,
including the traitor Walker. 1t had been
said, that the admission of Kanzas would
light the flames of civil war. If so, let it
come. Let the flames rise, Heaven-high. But
he thought the refusal to admit her would
rather endanger civil war Referring the
question back to the people would inevitably
produce this result The South cannot re-
main in the Union on terms of inequality
with the North. Under such circumstances
the Southerners woBld not be brave and
gallant people, but mere captives, chained to
the victorious car of The North. He would
rather be vassal of Old, than of New Eng
land. The word compromise was offensive
He would make it penal offence for South
eruor to use it. 1t was suggestive to his mind
of surrender and base submission. 1t sound
ed, in the words of McDuffie, "like the bu-
gle blast Of a robber band.'' Mr.. Shorter con-
tinued at some length in similar STRAIN,
closing as follows: 1.-The religion of Ply
isi FOL g.
acism. Northern cergymen violated the 7th
commandment after evening lectures, and
when their crimes ere exposed, were CONT
ed and feted by the fair SEX
Mr.. Zollicoffer Of Tennessee made per-
sonal explanation in reference to Mr.. Hatch's
speech of yesterday. He (Mr. Hatch) had
seen proper to indulge in personal remarks
against himself and other members, and had
also read certain obligations purporting to
belong to the American party. Mr.. T. said
he was member of that party. But those
obligations differ in letter and spirit from those
taken in Tennessee. Mr.. Hatch had de-
nounced the obligations as reasonable and
unconstitutional. In doing SO, he had utter
ed a falsehood with which he (Zolicoffer1
now branded him, and took the responsible.
ty. Mr.. Hatch was not present.
Mr.. Tompkins of New York made speech
in opposition to the Lecompton constitution.
He would not inquire whether it met the
sanction of the people The time was when
he would have felt justified in voting for
the admission Of slave State South of SO 80.
That was before the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise. That repeal had removed all
national obligations.
Mr.. Clemens of Alabama defended the le-
gality of the Lecompton constitution. The
President had performed his duty fearlessly
and manfully.
Mr.. Burroughs obtained the floor, and the
House adjourned.