Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-12-14
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THIRTY.s1xru CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is.

vi hihS Vi new 1Ork presented memo
rial from Daniel f. Tieman, mayor of the city
OF New York, and lob others, in favor of the
passage of the Homestead bill, and opposing
monopoly of the public lands
MIR. Mas0n's resolution was then taken up.
MIR. Clay of Alabama said he wished to know
where he stood. Let .here be no conceal
ment Senators on the other side prefer to re-
spect the constitutional rights Of the South,
and declare they will preserve and maintain
them. If that declaration is sincere, and the
Republican party will keep the pledge, there
is no cause of complaint but the South has
gooa reason to distrust these professions when
tne conduct OF the opposition Senators is so
different. One Senator treats the whole mat
ter with levity which would be offensive if
he did not always treat every subject in the
same way; and he will probably die, like Ra
belals, with jest upon his lips, and never wake
10 the responsibilities Of life and DEATH until
ne Is called to Judgment. Another ridicules
the cowardice, weakness, and impotence of the
south III suffering handful of men to seize
the armory at Harper's Ferry in the face of
1900 inhabitants. Another entertains us with
newly discovered opinions of Washington JEFF
ferson, and other fathers, and endeavors to ex~
cite domestic discussion within our own ranks
at the south by appealing to non. shareholders
to come to the support of the Republican party
them from the curse of slavery thus striving to
scatter dragons teeth over the south, in the hope
that they would spring up armed men. Others
would brighten us with brave words threaten
ing coercion to make US submit to their au-
tnorlty,no matter how oppressive and unconsti-
tutional it might be. These are the evidences
OF fraternal affection, respect, and regard from
the north, which you present to us. Wendell
Phllllps has said, speaking of John Browns
foray in Virginia, that it was the natural re-
suit of anti-slavery teachings, and that he
for one, expected it. He CLAY admired his
courage and candor. 1t was the truth 9th
ers had predicted the same thing. He then
quoted the remarks of prominent Republicans,
showing that hostile feeling existed towards
the south. Gov. Chase said he hated not
only slaveholding but shareholders. And his
colleague has said substantially the same thing.
Mr. Clay was confident that the election of
Republican president would necessarily re-
suit in dissolution of the Union. The south
were fore-armed and fore assured for her hour
of trial.
Mr.. Gwin concurred in all that Mr.. Clay
said, and hoped the Republicans would not
press policy which could only end disastrous.
ly to the Union.
Messrs. Hale and Wilson replied, reiteratng
the arguments they have before employed
Mr.. Wade has the floor tomorrow.
After protracted discussion, the Senate
adjourned
HOUSE.
The question being on the motion of Mr..
Hickman to amend Fridays journal by insert
ing that he had offered plurality resolution,
Mr. SickleS observed that he would not tres
pass on the House did he not deem it his i'm
perative duty to protest against much which
has been said on this floor in the course of dis
Az to tb, of +Io
the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Hick-
MANI avowed that the irrepressible conflict
is not in the future, but is a fact, and is
here. There are in the north millions
of hearts devoted not only to the Union
but to the constitution on which it rests,
and they would never relinquish their
allegiance to it, or be unmindful of the duty
of performing the obligations with which that
allegiance is inseparaby connected, and with
out which their love for the constitution and
the Union would be hypocrisy and deluson.
He said Mr. Hickman's view Of northern senti-
ment is as unfounded as the charge he makes
in the name of the north, and as the reasons
for this feeling are unjustifiable
In the course of reply to Mr.. Hickman S
charge that the South has violated all cove
nants, compacts, and compromises he referred
to the history of the adoption Of the constitu-
ton, and kindred subjects, to show that there
had been no violation of good faith by the south.
He desired an antidote to go forth with the
poison. The gentleman from Pennsylvania
could not sustain himself in his first charge,
that the clause i'll the constitution abolish
ing the slave trade was a concession to
freedom on the part of the South. He
had proved that the clause, as originally re-
ported by eleven states, was changed and sus-
tanned on motion of gentlemen from thenorth.
There was no instance where the courts had
failed to take cognizance of or punish those
engaged in the slave trade Expeditions with
this view were fitted out in the north where
the proceeds of the traffic were distributed, in
all probability The late District Attorney,
Mr. McKeon, gave it as his opiuion, that more
expeditions were fitted out snd sustained by
northern capital than from any other part OF
the Union AS to the charge that the South
had broken the Missouri Compromise, he
argued that it could not be called com
promise. 1t was an experiment. and it
had ceased to have vitality i'll quarter
where alone it could be maintained. When
the violent and excited feelings produced by
the repeal of that restriction shall have ceased,
the north will as heretofore regard the princi-
pie of the Kansas-Nebraska bill congenial
to their convictions, and on which the best
hopes of the patriot can rest, and be entire
ly fair to all persons in the confederacy. He
maintained that there had been no violation of
the compromises of1850 and of1854.
The gentleman from Pennsylvania Mr..
Hickmanl had said the great question to be
presented in the next presidential election was,
Shall slavery be allowed in the territories (!
The gentleman had not shown any reason for
that issue in view of such contingency in
our affairs as existed two or three years ago
with reference to Kansas. We were to under
stand it was to be brought forward as an alb
stract, not an existing question. Butthe north
does not desire to enter the presidential elec.
ton on any such question When the people
of the north witness the inevitable result of the
doctrines of the irrepressible conflict and the
acts of fanatics and traitors invading peaceful
homes and creating alarm and death; when
they find such are the consequences of giving
ascendency to a sectional party they will sweep
it out of existence as summariy as they would
drive an enemy from their doors. He con-
sidered we were in the presence of the most
serious danger that ever threatened the
confederacy and therefore as faithful sentn-
ell it was his duty to admonish the north. He
believed that with a full knowledge of the
facts they would give patriotic re-
sponse. He alluded to the few demon
STATIONS made in New York to sympayhize
with the doctrines proposed aud practlced by
John Brow n, and denied that the religious SEN
timeuts of the people tolerated them. lie
did not believe there were any commu-
mites in the north, which would permit
assembIages within their borders, with view
to proclaim their purpose to carry invasion
and death to the fresides Of any portion of
this country. AS citizen Of this country.
AS a citizen of New York he would say that
state would be faithful to its past history, faith
full to the period of 1900, when it gave its de-
Gliding vote to Jefferson for President, and when
il laid the foundation, deep as the mountain, Of