The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-12-22
xxxvIth Congress---First session.

appointed to wait on the President and
inform him the Senate were ready to
receive communications, with view to
affording him the opportunity to send
in nominations, and for the translation
of Executive business prior to the or
ganization of the House. 1t was also
resolved to proceed to the election OF a
Chaplain on Thursday next. MIR. Iver-
son, claiming that he had been misun-
dersood by the The Constitution newspa
per, the other day, proceeded to explain
that he believed the Democratic party,
if not corrupt, was corruptible. On
the question of Territorial rights he
said great portion of the Northern
Democracy were unsound. Mr.. |. pro-
ceeded at some length to sustain his
position. Mr.. Bigler expressed his
satisfaction at the explanation, as he
had been surprised at the gentleman's
remarks the other day. Mr. Pugh gave
notice that he would have something
to say on the subject at some appropri-
ate time. Mr.. johnson then proceeded
to discuss Mr.. Mason's Harper's Ferry
resolution, replying to Mr.. Trumbull's
defense of the Republican party. A
running debate then ensued between
Messrs. j. and t.
HOUSE, Dec. l2.-Mr. Kilgore stated
that, in consultation, he had found
that there was an almost unanimous
wish on the part of members to proceed
with the ballot and organization. The
Administration was in need of money
as well as of friends, and he wanted to
provide it with the former. He would
examine the condition of things at the
North and South at the proper time,
and, as it had been said there would be
dissolution of the co-partnership, he
would examine how the account stands
and who has been doing wrong. Mr.
Maynard offered resolution that the
oldest member take the chair, SO that
order might be preserved. This was
objected to, and the pending discussion
was resumed. Mr.. Haskin made an
exceedingly racy speech, and Mr.. Hick-
man also made one which created a
profound sensation among the e-eat-
ers. Several efforts were made to get
the House to proceed to ballot, but
they failed, and the House adjourned.
SENATE, Dec. 13.-Mr. King pre-
sented a petition from Mayor Tiemann
of Newly ork and 103 others in favor
of homestead bill. Mr.. Mason's
Harper's Ferry resolution was taken
up, and debate resumed, Mr. Clay
leading off in reply to Republican Sen
ators. He expressed the belief, conf
IDENTIFY, that the election of a Republi-
can President would necessarily result
in a dissolution of the Union. The
South wero forewarned, and would be
forearmod for her hour of trial. Mr..
Gwin concurred in all that Mr.. Clay
said, and hoped the Republican would
not press policy which could only
end disastrously to the Union.
Messrs. Hale and Wilson replied, reit-
Grating the arguments they have before
employed. Mr.. Wade has the floor for
tomorrow.
HOUSE, Dec. 13.-The question re-
curing on the motion of Mr.. Hickman
to amend the journal of Saturday so as
to state that he had moved the adop-
ton of the Plurality rule, Mr.. Sickles
took the floor and proceeded to argue
in reply to Mr.. Hickman, that there
were in the North millions of hearts
devoted not only to the Union, but to
the Constitution, on which it rests. He
also denied Mr.. HIS charge that the
South had violated all covenants, com
pacts, and compromises. Mr.. Adrain,
in reply to the charges made by Ih,
Constitution, made some striking devel
opments relative to the course adopted
by the Administration during the Le-
compton struggle in Congress. He
also pointed out pretty plainly the
course he and his constituents would
pursue with respect to the action in the
Charleston Convention. A running
debate was had, in which the political
position of members was sought for
when the House adjourned without {
ballot, or taking any question.
SENATE, Dec. 14.-Mr. Wade took
the floor on Mr.. Mason's resolution, and
repudiated the charges of completely
with the Harper's Ferry affair. which
had been made against the Republican
party for the basest purposes He
treated these charges with contempt
and scorn. He then proceeded to show
how the Southern men telling their
people that the great party having con
troll of the Free States sympathized
with John Browns raid, as the mos
dangerous and incendiary documents
which could be circulated at the South
He looked upon Brown as having beer
insane, and asked, if the people of Vir
ginia felt deeply his acts, how must the
people Of the North have felt at the
treatment of their friends in Kansas.
They were driven out of the Territory
they were murdered in cold blood, anc
their property was destroyed. Wher
appealing to Congress for redress, they
got insults instead of sympathy. When
he stated this he stated what he knew
Mr.. w. proceeded at length, comparing
the two cases, and referred to the
heroic part Brown took in driving the
Border Rufians out of Kansas, and
conquering a peace. He thought
Brown was maddened by the scenes be
had witnessed in Kansas, for he die
not believe any sane man would at
tempt what he did in Virginia. Mr.
w. then replied to Mr.. Johnson's crit
cisms on the Republican platform. A
vote was finally had on Mr.. Trumbull's
amendment to extend the inquiry re