Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-12-15
Catrsi bp GtIsgravb.
Congress xxxvIM Session
eENArE.
wAsHiSoroN, Dec. A.

WAsmSeroN, Dec IA.
Mr.. Mason's resolution for tho appoint,
ment Of a special committee on tho Harper &
Ferry invasion, came up
/ Mr.. Wade, OF o., said that at FIRST it was
not his purpose to speak on the resolution.
He made up his mind when tho resolution
was introduced, that he should vote for IL
not on account Of any particular benefit ho
supposed would result FROM il, for he
thought It would probably have the effect OF
increasing in Va, the excitement which ale
ready seems to DO sufficiently strong there,
OF least for all practical purposes but over
this revolution tho whole subject Of contro.
yersy between Northern and Southern
States on the slavery question, has been disl
cussed. IL was said by the mover Of this
resolution (Mr. Meson,) that ono great OBJ
jeet Of It was to learn the state of Northern
feeling respecting the invasion at lIarper's
Ferry,
Mr.. Mason desired to correct the senator.
That assertion had been once or twice as
cribed to him in the course Of this debate,
but il was misapprehension What no
said was that he wished 70 ascertain from
what source Brown derived his funds and
counsel which lod to the invasion he had
reason to believe 1t cImo chiefly from the
New England States.
Mr.. Wade continued-For the basest Of
purposes, the great party to which he (Mr
Wade,) belonged, had been charged with
somplicity in this affair, but he treated the
charge with scorn and contempt
MIR, Wade regarded Brown as insane and
asked Senators 20 Discriminate between the
man and his acts, If the State of Va, feels
deeply at this invasion into her territory,
and murder Of her citizens, what were the
feelings Of the Northern men few years
ago whose relations and friends had gone
into far distant territory and formed col
ouies; there, weak and feeble, scattered
through that wilderness when they found
that It was the deliberate purpose OF a great,
powerful, and all peryading party to drive
them out or coerco them to obedience under
institutions which they abhorred from the
bottom Of their souls. They we're driven out
they were murdered in cold blood their
property was destroyed, They applied to
Congress for redress, and they only got in
suits here instead Of sympathy.
In his judgment, the only difference be-
tween that case and this was that in the
case of the Kansas invasion it was made
with no other purpose than to introduce
slavery there at all hazzBrds and by force
Of arms; whereas Old John Brown and bis
men, with like unlawful purpose, underl
took to extirpate slavery from tho State of
| Va. The free State men got no consolation
| from this Government, but one Senator used
this language 1--WE will subdue you-you
are traitors-we viii hang every man Of
Eyoul'
Mr.. Wade believed that Brown was mad,
dcned by the scenes Of blood he had Wit
messed in Kansas, for he did not think any
sane man on earth would have undertaken
the enterprise, He also said no had never
seen n single person who justified Browns
raid, for the Northern people do not sympat
thize with crime. He had been accused of
denouncing the Union. lie would like to
know when he had done 80.
Mr. Clay quoted from the speech of Mr.
Wade in 1856, where he said this pretended
union was all meritricious 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-mean.
ing such partner as tho South.
Mr. Wade admitted that he did mako
pretty fierce speech, but he did not think
that his language was correctly reported
Mr.. Clay asked why he did not disayow it
four years ago. when it was quoted here.
Mr.. Wade-I am not in the habit of re,
treating in the face Of the enemy. If the
speech was literally reported it was done,
not by friend, but by an enemy to the Re,
publicans.
Mr. Clay-I saw it in newspaper, sup
ported by his party, where it was highly
commended.
Mr.. Wade said that he was at that time
alluding to the condition Of affairs in Kan
sas, and the manner the pro- slavery agres.
sors preserved in the removal of the Mo-,
restriction, 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 nations
Mr. Clay said there was stronger LAM
guage than that in the speech, and road an
other extract to the effect that there was no
Union now between the North and South
and their only salvation, and the Union was
so to be found in divesting it entirely of all
taint Of slavery.
After further debate the amendment of
MIR. Mason's resolution was reected--yeas
%, nays 32.
Mr.. Mason's resolution was then unani-
mously adopted-yeas 55 After an Execu.
tive session, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE