Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1859-12-12

stPrehenston. al asked slfaSlsstlfe
power of ths dqvgrpment to, abolish sla.
Every and render slave property insecure,
would you not do iI2
Mr.. Kilgore, of Ind. Republicah.l No,
not in the Southern States
AIR. Curry-yyhy in the free States no
legislationswould he necessary on the sub
lert, but youIwould gradually narrow and
limit our ground until all would have to
BEG from the country of our occupancy
and residence! say boldly, that the ami
mating principle of the Republican. partv
is opposition to the extension of slavery in
the Territories. This is the ligament that
binds the heterogeneous mass together;
once. 2lt
Gov. Chase. in recent speech, had suC-
gested that every government official
should be person with anti-sinvery doc
trines and that that principle should be
one of the tests for getting appointments.
1t the North. elected Seward, Chase, or
any other member of the Republican party
on sectional platform, such an election
was TO be resisted to the disruption of eY-
cry tie which binds together this great.
eontederacy (Applapse from the Demo-
cratic benches -. ..t, ~
Mr. Curry referred to the recent Union
though theyswere more or less Qualifying
MS eSidencing returning sense of Justice ut
the North, yet they amounted to nothing.
ihey were not the true index of public
opinion. The test of public, opinion was
through the ballot box, and looking to.
TINS test heJfound that New England stood
here arrayed in solid phalanx against
the constitution rights of the South; that
New York stood here with but four or five
representatives disposed to befriend the
south and Southern Interests! Tie Same
was true in greater or lesser extent, in.
regard to Pennsylvania, Ohio, and other
States.
When he looked at these indications he
was not to be lnlled into security by dem
onstrationS ut Union meetings. The patri-
otto declarations and eloquent vindication
OF the Union We're but as the singing of
the circe; tue voice oflthe clnrmor charm
ing, never SO wisely lulling the South and
deceiving the North in regard to the stu
pendousneSS of the crisis. If they were
in earnest in these declarations let them
give the South something practical, sub
stantial and practicable. Let them 90
home and repeal their personal liberty bills,
Their habeas corpus acts, their mandamus
acts. Let Them execute the fugitive slave
law. Let them open their prisons for the
safe keeping of fugitive slaves Let them
refuse contributions of money to circulate
incendiary pamphlets Mt the South. Let
them turn out of this hall and the Senate
The men who come to insult and stigma
tie tho South These would be indica-
lions of,public opinion and tests of re-
turning justice.
lie would not dony that there existed in
MS State a serious apprehension. in regard
to the consequences of this agitation
There were men at the South, while wish
ing that this government might continue
prosperous and happy, still rccognized the
fact that clouds and darkness were gather
ing over the future, which only the eye of
the seer could penetrate. His constituents
looked solely to the Democracy of the
North as the national allies of the consti-
tuition in the South.
Mr.. Kellogg, of I'LL would do an in
suit to my feelings and sense of propricty
If did not take the earliest opportunity
to make an apology to this House for the
much to be regretted occurrence which
took place in this Hall yesterday. 1t was
an offence to its dignity; abrcach of its
harmony and decOrum, and for it tender
to this body my regrets and my apology.
Dir. Logan-After what has been said
by my worthy colleague, j conceive it TO
be my duty to say to this House, that if in.
the excitement of yesterday, 1 violated
and of the rules of this House OF it's de-
corum, regret it very much, and hope it
will not tend to mar any of my relations
with the members of this House.
Mr.. John Cochrane-After this restora-
ton of the entente cordial, move that the
House do now adjourn. Carried by n
vote of liz to lO8. Adjourned at quar-
ter to three o'clock -5
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