Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-12-08
CONGRESS.
REPORTED FOR THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
Senate, Wednesday, December !


tautinn /. introduce. into the Senate, AT nm
early duy. bill for the abolition Of the
1 lranking privilege.
/ The resolutions proposed on tuesday hE
Mr.. Mason. relative Ia III" llnrr,'rs Ferry
invasion. and Senator Irnmhuli amend
mcnt thrrrt" were taken up.
| MIR. Simmons. Of X. L., declared that n"
had become attached 10 the Republican par-
tv. because he believed its principles were
such ~ should direct the administration u
the government. H. had mingled largely
in Northern public assemblies bur neither
there. nor III private conversation. had u"
met any republican sympathy Tor the efforts
at Brown. The manly traits ot hs rharar
TER, mankind must approve even the Cover,
nor Of Virginia had pronounced hun IAN old
Roman" Even if il should b. demonstrated
upon enquiry that som" few Republicans had
contributed money in aid of this enterprise.
it would not prove the approval OF the l.
| 3OO. 900 voters that made up the Republican
party. He had no doubt the Senator from
virginia was .ratitcd when John Brown WAS
| hung. Mr. Mnsun-Not III ALL sir. y"
| qualification. Whatever. lie should pc
| pleased If the Senators from Virginia would
suggest some means for Il restoration al good
| feeling. the feeling Of our fathers the old par
ties L. the compact. Such an appeal would
not b. made in vain. 1t would he met with
aarritv. No man who understood the mode
of labor in the South could have the heart
to make il worse. Raids upon nrighbnrs
could do no good. Thi. whole ill-irrlng
crew out Of the abolition of old c"mpromi-
sr, Such repeats had only produced STRIFE
| Mr.. Mallory Of Fla. SAID hr rose not t"
advocate the resolution, or to urge lts pas
s;,yr. Shurn ~ it was ot its moral effect 10y
| the indirect opposition of Northern Senators.
| he did not care whether IL passed or not
| The Southern Senators in that Chamber felt
the wrightv responsibility that rested upon
them. They felt the peril that encompassrd
the South. The cause of Virginia was the
cause of the South, and the arm OF Virginia :
Governor in this matter was upheld by every
Southern State He regretted the Slur cast
Yesterday upon the Northern Democracy by
the Senator from Georgia. y nohler party
never resisted the assaults of ianatlclsm.
Mr.. Iyrrsum Of Ia., wished IL call the ut
tcntion of the Senator from Massachusetts IL
the proceedings of the Legislature of that
State ON the day Brown wa. hanged. lie
read tho proceedings IF that day. showing
| that n motion that the State Senate al lrurn
cut of respect IL the memory OF John Brown.
was lost bv vote OF yeas .. and noes II !;
| and that there were twenty members absent.
Sinking the question. He also read the de-
| bate in the lower House Of that State. show
ing sympathy with Brown. Had he the con
troll Of the Southern members i'll this Cham
her. and in the House Of Representatives,
he would march out with them the moment
John Sherman was elected Speaker "i tn"
| House Of Representatives. and never return
until sent back 10y their constituents. What
wa. the Union worth to the Southern States
Of the Union? Nothing. lie might BE-
thought too ha,ty, but he believed time would
show that hr was right
Mr.. Hale, Of y. H.. replied, DENYING that
there hud been extensive demonstrations OF
sympathy for John Brown in the State "i
New Hampshire.
Mr.. Clngman, Of ~ c.. called the atten-
ton of the Senate To- the character ot Hinton
Helper. whose attack upon the South had
been endorsed i, John Sherman, and other
Republicans Mr.. Bigg- had shown Helper,
some wears since, on the floor OF the Senate
to be IA thief The Northern members Of
Congress, with these facts before their eyes,
endorsed the thiet'- book.
| Mr.. Frssrnlen, "f Me-, said that the feeling
exhibited On the Southern side OF the Cham
her, III support II these resolutions showed Il
design rather L. minister IL excitement, than
t. secure the general peace.
Mr.. Mason, Of Va, declared that II" Scma.
tor. save hl- colleague, had seen his re-olu,
tiuns until they were offered, al.d that hr
| had declared his motives u 10 one.
Mr.. Fessendcn did not mean {" charg,
such moves upon the Senator from Virginia
He declared that Northern sentiment WAS moi
10 be found in The proceedings OF public
meetings. OF IN Northern newspapers, espe-
ciallv in Northern Democratic newspapers
Public meetings III tie North were held 81
every conceivable subject, and by every va
rict> Of persons The more odd and tantas'
tic. the greater crowd would h. drawn.
But these meetings were not the representa-
tive, al popular sentiment. hat d,d gen
trmcn wish" Did they desire the North u
prefer aid 10 defend Virginia from twenty
men. most 81 whom were killed. and the r.
maindrr in prison. under sentence If death
Mr. lyrrson wished II" such thing. Ii,
wanted meetings in condemnation OF the sen
rment- expressed by the Albany Evening
journal til. New York Tribune, and I'll,
Evening Post
Mr.. fcssrndrn declared that I'LL the he
publican papers Of the North had condemn
ed the effort Of Brown H. desired 10 know
why the Senators from Virginia wanted L
know the sentiment Of the Northern S"na
tors. Did they wish /" ask them if they ap
proved of murder and raplne. lie w"'ll'
NOT answer question which covered IN IN
suit. II John Brown committed the crime
charged IL him. he deserved death. lie de-
MED that the Northern Senators Were I" de-
fcnd thrmsrlyr. from completely with TIN
matter. They were the peers oi the South
ern Senators. and without suspicion OF stan
would 20 with them into nm investigation 81
this invasion.
Mr.. Brown. Of Mississippi. asked wha
would have been the feeling. if bells l''
been tulcd in Southern towns III sympathy
if men had sought 10 burn the town Of Port
land. in Maine. and murder its people liz
hoped the Senator'S from the North had moi
mistaken the sentiment of their States. IL:
urged that the Northern people should speak
in public meetings and in thunder tones
their ,leteStation Of the act Of Brown. and
the sentiments that led I" il. II John Shcr
man had invaded llarpcr's Ferry. the Scna
tnr- on the other side would di>ay"w him.
| If he merely advocated sentiments that leo
| :, No.. ,.,tn far hIin ,Iphu RrpWt