Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-12-16
THIRTY. SIXTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.
CEN fTE


WASHINGTON Dec. 16.
SENATE.
The Vice President announced the commit
tee on Mr.. Mason's resolution yesterday,
which consists of Messrs. Mason, Davis Col
lamer Fitch and Doolittle.
Mr.. Pugh submitted resolution, which lies
over, instructing the Committee on Territories
to inquire into the expediency of repeating SO
much of the act for the organization of the ter.
ritorial government of New Mexico and Utah
as requires all laws passed by those territories
to be submitted to Congress for approval or
rejection.
Mr.. Mallory gave notice of his intention to
Introduce bill to regulate and increase the
pay of the navy.
The Senate then proceeded to the election
of chaplain. On the first ballot there was
no choice; but on the second, Rev. Dr. Gurley
was elected, receiving 35 votes out of 80.
Several petitions were presented, when the
Senate adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Vallandigham renewed the discussion
on Helpers book, denouncing the man who
endorsed its principles, and quoting against
them the remark uttered the other day by
Millson OF Virginia, that they were not fit to
live" and yet, said he the Republicans were
as mute as fishes and as gentle as lambs They
u.
He understood the Republican side of the
House were determined not to listen to further
remarks from him. For this he did not care
This Union had been threatened. He occu-
pied the position of armed neutrality. He was
not northern man; he had no sympathy and
very little good feeling for the North he was
bound to it by no ties except a common Ian
guage and country. Least of all was he a
northern man with southern principles. He
was United States man with United States
principles. He was for giving to the south all
that belonged to 1.-THE fugitive slave act, the
right to slavery i'll the territories, and whatev-
er rights the constitution confers. Our fathers
made the compact, and he would yield Already
obedience i'll all its parts. He was not a pro
slavery, nor non pro-slavery man, but had an
Indifference on the subject. He thought he
occupied the constitutional ground of our IA
theirs, who had not as some men have, an an
ti-slavery God, an antislavery Bible, and an
anti slavery constitution. He said Mr.. Cor
win had been detailed to lead the forlorn hope
of the Republicans, and to be shot dow n at the
Malakof He could not conquer. The next
census would show that the valley of the Mis-
sssippi has majority of the people of the
country who would have to administer the
government The people had lent themselves
too long to the north 10 make cause against
slavery, and help fight for the northern
masters, who, if successful with Seward
or any other Republican would divide he
spirit among themselves. If they would not
listen to the voice of patriotism Query-VaI-
indighams voice let them be governed by
self respect, lay aside their tanaticsm, and be
Western Sectionalists. He despised servility
to the north. 1t was painful thing that the
word "disunion" had become SO familiar
There was not a day but he heard the croaking
of the raven and the drgc-like wall. He would
tell gentlemen the doctrines of Hale, Chase and
the New York Tribune are those of majority
OF the north and Of minority of the west
There was in one column Of the Cincinnati
Commercial, more, showing the Republican
sentiment Of Ohio than in a thousand speeches
of Mr.. Corwin, who does not represent the
Republicans OF that state, was not leader, nor
arespectable follower. He thought the Union
in danger, and would not concede that the
leaders OF the Republican party are actuaed
by honest notions in their opposition to sav-
cry He concluded with saying the destiny of
the Union could not be fulfilled but by the un-
conditional destruction of the sectional and
anti-slavery Republican party.
Mr.. bennington offered a resolution that till
choice be made for Speaker the House will
proceed to vote at O'Clock, three times; after
which no further vote shall be taken the same
day. His object was that gentlemen should
not be surprised by vote in their absence,
and that they could retire afterward satisfied
that no further vote would be taken.
Mr.. Crawford, who held the floor, said that
friends around him objected.
Mr.. Clements said, unless they adopt
some resolution, vote might be sprung on
them at any time, to the detriment of the
Democrats who might be absent. The advan-
tage might be taken, and would he justifiable
by parliamentary tactics.
Mr.. Crawford said he regarded Mr. Sherman
as an exponent of the Republican and sectional
party, and as such would hold him up to the
country. The south regard slavery as agree
ing with divine teachings. The question has
been settled more than halfa-dozen times
within the last forty years, andyet anti slavery
sentiments were never so strong as they are
to-day. On the other hand, pro-slavery senti-
ments at the south were never more powerful
than now. The whole matter resolved itself
into the question of slavery and disunion, and
no slavery and union His position and that
of his constituents was taken. The position of
the north was also taken, and there was no mis-
taking it. 1t has been said that the south has
committed aggressons and violated compro.
misses. He denied that the south had violated the
rights of the north, from the foundation of the
government till now, either by tariffs or boun-
ties upon fish, navigation laws, or on slavery.
He proceeded to reply to Mr.. Hickman who
had said that the south had violated comprom-
ises after having obtained their part Of the
bargain. This statement Mr.. Crawford dis
puted. For the first thirty years after the or
ganizaton of the government there was no
aggression upon the part of the north. In re-
gard to the territorial organizations there was
no effort to extend The principles of the Will
mot Proviso in the organization of the states
of Tennessee, Alabama and other new states.
He called on Hickman to knew what he meant
by the Missouri Compromise.
Mr.. Hickman meant to say by the COM
promise of 1920, slavery was excluded from
all the territories north of $780, 1t was not
to go there from henceforward forever. But
that compromise having been entered into for
the purpose of getting Missouri into the Union
as a state, the benefits arising from it were
destroyed by the subsequent legislature of
1850 and 1854.
Mr.. Crawford-I had expected as much
from the gentleman, and knew he was wholly
uninformed i'll reference to the question In
1870, for the first time in the history Of the
government, after thirty years of uninterrupted
enjoyment of slave property in the territories,
when Missouri came forward asking to be per-
united 70 form a constitution and come into the
Union as state, what was proposed That
the restriction of slavery should be the conjli-
ton OF admission This was tie first aggres-
SON. anu It came from the north, not the south.
NJ.