The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-12-23
XXXVIth COngress--First SessiOa.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ID.
SENATE-Mr. Wade, in the course of a
lengthy speech, said he believed Brown was
maddened by the scenes of blood he had
witnessed in Kansas, for he did not think
that any sane man on earth would have un-
dertaken the enterprise. He also said be
never saw a single person who justified
Browns raid, for the northern people do not
sympathize with crime.
He then replied to Mr.. Johnsons criti-
cisms on the Republican platform. Mr..
Wade said he was not one of those who sup.
pose that all the shareholders are deeply
criminal, for he knew how habit and Gus
toms modify the feelings of men. WASH
ington himself was STAKEHOLDER, but he ex-
pressed himself in hopes that the institution
might be abolished by some means. How
long would he be permitted to live in Vir-
ginia now and make such declarations ? He
had been accused of denouncing the Union,
he would like to know when he had done So
Mr.. Clay quoted from the speech of Mr.
Wade in 1856, where he said that this pre-
tended Union was all meretriciOus. There
was not business man anywhere who, if
he had such partner, would hesitate to
kick him out at once, and have done with
him, meaning such partner as the South.
Mr.. Wade admitted that he did make a
pretty fierce speech, but did not think that
his language was correctly reported.
Mr.. Clay asked, why did he not disavow
it four years ago, when it was quoted here.
Mr.. Wade-I am not in the habit of re-
treating before the enemy. If the speech
was literally reported, it was done not by a
friend, but by an enemy to the Republicans.
Mr.. Clay-I saw it in newspaper sup
porting his party, where it was highly COM
mended.
Mr.. Wade said that he was at the time
abiding to the irritation in consequence of
affairs in Kansas, and the manner the pro-
slavery aggressions were persevered in-the
removal of the Missouri restriction, etc., and
then he declared that unless some means
could be found to prevent these things it
would ultimately result in just what he was
charged with saying, in making the different
sections as great enemies as two hostile ma
tions.
Mr.. Clay said there Was stronger lam
guage than that in the speech, and read
another extract to the effect that there was
no union now between the north and south,
and the very salvation OF the Union was to
be found in divesting it entirely of all faint
of slavery.
Mr.. Wade-I do say now, there is no
very considerable degree of good feeling
existing between the different sections of
this nation, and do not know but what the
sentiment, if not true, is very nearly true.
Now, northern men cannot travel and do
business in the southern States, as read in
the newspapers, that great number of
merchants, on their way South to do bust
ness, have been recently sent back, not be-
cause there was any particular accusations
against them, but because they were from a
section of which the South was exceedingly
jealous.
After further debate the amendment to
Mr.. Mason's resolution was rejected, yeas
%, nays 80.
Mr.. Mason's resolution was then unani-
mously adopted, yeas SIS.
The Senate then adjourned.