Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-12-22

What the Republicans mean by the
protection of the rights of all the STATES
he understood to mean the destruction
Of Southern rights. Ii was part OF their
platform that Congress l. the sover-
eign over the question OF Slavery III
the Territories, and if they had legisla-
tive control of the Government. would
they not consider it competent to ex-
clude Slavery from the Territories by
act of Congress- Georgia and Mis-
sissippi had declcred. in their resolves,
that they would consider 1t the destruc-
ton of their constitutional rights. ana
would resist. even to the dissolution oil
the Union.
He spoke contemptuously OF the
Union meetings that have recently
been held in Boston, which were call
oil to rive assurances to the South OF a
sound conservative sentiment IN the
North. for the protection of Southern
rights. He accused those meetings oil
entertaining no sentiments which was
not held bv Republicans.
Mr.. Vallandigham said any man
who endorsed or signed a recommen-
dation for the circulation OF ar incen-
diary document like Helpers book.
should not he Speaker. or member
of the House. Here Mr.. Nallandig-
hams friends interpo>ed and tried to
get him to de>ist, and let vote bt
had for Speaker. But he proceeded
to read from Helpers "Cri>'s wha'
he regarded as radical Abolition sen
timents.
He read from a circular which re
commended certain measures to pro
ducc a slave insurrection IN the South
MIR. Ashmore, of 5. c., announced
that at this time that programme wa
being carried out in 5. Z. One o
these most vile and infamous crea
lures had been caught in Greenvill'
District, with ten or fifteen copies o
Helper's book. for distribution anon:
the free negroes and non-SlaveholderS
/ Mr.. Cobb. of Alabama, exclaimed
chang him" -
MIR. Ashmore said they wonld. Ii
characterized Helper As a renegade an
thief from \. c.: man who dare
not show himself on the land tina
gave him birth.
a vote to adjourn was carried b
two majority.
SENATE. Dec. 15.-The Vice Pres
ident announced that the Special Com
r mittee, under Mr.. Mason's resolutio
to inquire into the circumstances at
e tending the invasion of Harpcr'S Eel
e ry. had been appointed. The Con
A mittcc consists of Messrs. Davis, Col
: amer, Fitch. and Doolittle.
| Mr.. Pugh of Ohio, submitted a res
Y olution. which lies over, instructor
: the Committee on Territories to II
: ouire into the expediencv of repcalin
1 so much of the act for the organic;
: ton of the Territorial Government
G New Mexico and Utah. aS requires tn:
e all laws passed by those Territorl
Il shall be submitted TO Congress for al
: prevail or rejection.
:, Mr.. Mallory of Florida. gave noti
l. of his intention to produce a bill
:, regulate and increase the pay of Il
l. navy.
Il The Senate proceeded to the electiC
l. Of Chaplain. On the first ball
= there was no choice. The second ha
It lot resulted in the election of DIR. Gu
IF ley. WHO received 81 votes out of D
j. Several petitions were preSentc
N when the Senate adjourned till Mo
r day next.
at House. Dec, 15t'.-Mr Vallan Ii
ot ham of Ohio complained heavily /
l. cause not only Republicans, but OF
- ers. failed to treat him with courte>
&c during the time he was delivering
at speech. He repeated what he had ga
it that the man who endorsed lelne
to book, containing insurrectionary sc
:. timcnts, and intended to sow the see
ld of discord and strife and civil w
le was not fiji to be Speaker. or meml
r. of this House. The gentleman fro
= Virginia (Wilson) went further,
n other dav, and said that such M
ut was not titto live; yet the Republics
- received this remark as mute as fist
IT. and gentle as lambs, and they must
- gard this observation from him, not
elk a menace. but sober truth.
U.s. lie was for giving the South
IN that belonged to it. the Fugitive Sli
to law, the right to Slavery in the Tel
rec tories. and whatever rights the c.
do stitution confers. Our fathers m;
this compact, and he would yield
all it, not a grudging, but ready obc
y ence in all its parts. Applause.
he lie was not pro-Slavery man @
er- non-pro- Slavery man, but had a ser
nat Indifference on the subject. He thou
.ge he occupied the Constitutional gror
ut, of our fathers in whose days the p
to pie were animated by patriotism,
rn- had not as some have now, an a
sm Slavery God. an anti-Slavery bil
adj and All anti Slavery Constitution.
re- avowed himself Western man
the birth. sentiment and education, W
mi at the same time he avowed himsel
Constitutional man.
vas He was against disnnion now
he forever. He held to one Union,
did Constitution, one destiny. which ro
rth not be fulfilled except a. a united
lsc. pie, and 10y the immediate, total
Who unconditional destruction of the
tn tional anti Slavery party. Appla'
nth a vote was then taken Tor Spea
to with the following result:
nb- Sherman 10, Bocock 50. Oil
22, scattering 9.
- Ot .,pplnt Iltply