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xxxvIth CoNGREss--Ist SESSION.

H0USE-Mr. KiIgore, Of Indiana, explained
and was understood to say that he condemned
as strongly as the gentleman from Missouri
possibly could, the avowsl Of such sentiments
He had never seen the recommendation to
scatter II. His name, however, appeared to q
proposition to publish and circulate pam
phlet containing matters taken from Helpers
book, together with the remarks made by gem
tleman on slavery.
Mr.. Clarke, resuming, felt il to be his duty
TO say, If this Government Is TO bo prostituted
and men placed In position, holding such sem
timents, the people ought TO know to what a
humiliating position 1t has come. The Chair
they were now about to fill had been occupied
by Clay, Barbour, Cook, Winthrop, gentle
| mon who had drawn light from the sources Of
the Constitution, who had elsv ated self-respect,
| and who would not advise treason, murder
and dissolution. He said that he had that
circular. In reference to the circulation Of the
pamphlet before him
Mr.. Clarke B. Cochraue, interrupting, ut
terly condemned such sentiments as these
which the gentlemen from Missouri had re-
peated.
Mr.. Palmer said, "Let us have free discus
sion. Our friends on the other side have thrust
the negro before the House. We may as we'll
as quickly as possible"
Mr.. Clarke replied, that tho negro never
would have been thrust upon the House but
for tho action of the gentleman's party, and
for the advice gentlemen had given. II gen.
tlemen made themselves the equals Of the
negro, the effect would be to drive out an
other class Of the House on the first day Of the
session.
Mr.. Kellogg remarked that the gentleman
from Missouri had made a statement that Re-
publican members had directly, or indirectly,
sanctioned certain things 10 Helpers book.
His name appeared In some of the papers as
having recommended 1t.
Mr.Clarke-No doubt you signed it. Laugh
ter
MIR. Kellogg l am not prepared to say
whether signed the list or not, because the
authority of tho New York Herald is not good,
Mr.. Clarke--Nor any other good paper.
Mr.. Kellogg--The sentiments are not enter
tanned by the Republicans. / am willing that
gentlemen should assume or disavow them.
If have signed the paper wrongfully would
avow 1t. want the gentleman to state what
Is in the compendium.
There was much noise and confusion through
out these proceedings and the speakers we're
but i'm perfectly heard. Mr.. Clarke was pre-.
pared to show what was in the book II the
gentlemen were prepared to be placed on the
anxious scat.
Without further proceedings the House ad-
journed.
| [To-DAY's PRoCEEDIEas.
WASHINGTON, December 6.-.SENATE-Mr
Mason's resolution, offered yesterday, to ap.
point committee to inquire into tho Harper'l
Ferry invasion, came up.
Mr.. Trumbull, of ILL.,, said 1t would receive
his cordial support. Whenever murder Il
committed, let us ascertain who are guilty, anG
hold them responsible. He hoped the inves
tgation would be thorough and complete
He believed it would do good by disabusinl
the public mind, especially In the South, o
the idea that such a movement receives any
eountenance or support from any considerable
number of the citizens of the North. No man
who ia not prepared to destroy the Constitu
ton, subyert the Government and resolve so
ciety into its original elements, could justify
IL. No matter what evils, either imaginary o.
real, exist in the body polite, no one indi
vidual, or twenty out Of twenty millions
could be permitted in his own way, and il
defiance Of the laws Of the land, undertak
to correct them. No government on sartl
could Subsist If that was allowed. Anaroh,
would be the consequence. AS for the mis-
: guided man who led the insurgents, he has
5 already expiated on the gallows his error ant
, gone before the final tribunal.
Mr.. Trumbull said, let this investigation D.
> In partial and thorough. The effect on tn
. country would be most galutary, and had
Z similar investigation been instituted when
, similar transaction occurred in 1855, II woult
have been better. The arsenal at Liberty
Mo-, was then broken into and The public pro
\ perty taken away. He briefly recapitulatet
the facts of that occurrence as stated by Capt
Leonard, In charge there That, however, wa
for the purpose of forcing slavery into Kansas
: while at Harper'si Ferry the effort was to abol
ish slavery. He then offered an amendmen
to the resolution, extending inquiry to tn
former case.
Mr.. Mason replied that he would not stanC
In the way of the inquiry suggested, but th
; very document read contained all the fact
, officially set forth. If the Senator wanted t
, prevent the recurrence Of such transactions, b
would not stand In the way Of applying tn
proper legislation; but now, when four year
had elapsed, and neither that Senator nor thos
who act with him have asked an Investigation
It is little strange to be as anxious to cou
pie these transactions.
The Committee could not examine both a
once, and therefore, time and money would b.
lost by adopting the amendment He wants,
to know from whence resources were derived
for the Harper's Ferry invasion, who supplied
, the money, munitions and counsel Congress
would not act on the subject without ofioia
, information and II II should turn out tina
Congress had the power to prevent such trans
actions, It is the duty Of the Southern States h
take proper measures for their protection. H
alluded to the remark Of Mr.. Trumbull respect
ing the shrieks from Kansas not being hear
In Virginia, by saying that no shrieks woul
be heard from Virginia, happen what may Il
their political relations with others. He d
not know what mans political education
could be to lead him to use such expression
in reference 10 the recent events,
Mr.. Trumbull answered, that nothing th
Senator might say could get him to speak dis
respectfully Of Virginia or any other State o
: the Union. He spoke the term "shrieks' q
! used in regard to the people Of Kansas, bu
not with the view Of casting ridicule ON an
portion Of the country, Mr.. Mason's lmprea
sion was that the term came from the politica
associates of Mr.. TrumbuI. At ArRt II we
q shrieks for freedom.