Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-12-24
CONGRESS.
REPORTED TOR TuR ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
Senate, Friday, December %

Senate, Friday, December %.
Prayer hy The Chaplain and the reading Of
the Journal.
Several messages of an Executive charac-
ter were received from the President of the
United States.
Mr.. Yulcr. rom the Committee on the
Post Offices and Post Roads. reported bill
for the relief Of Samuel +. Butterworth and
Arnold Harris. Ordered on the calendar.
Mr.. Wade introduced bill placing the
heirs Of the soldiers in the wars with Great
Britain on an equal footing with those IN The
war with Mexico. Laid over.
Mr. Kennedy presented the petition OF
Richard Wallach and George W. Riggs, pray
ing for passenger railway IN Pennsylvania
avenue Referred 10 Committee "n District
OF Columbia.
Mr. Davis introduced bill TO provide for
a temporary government and create the OIL
fee of Surveyor-tieneral for Arizona.
Mr.. lverson presented the memorial Of The
Savannah Chamber Of Commerce. Referred
Mr. Green moved that the Senate. proceed
to an Executive session: which was agreed 4"
aud the doors were closed. and tie Srna'e
proceeded 10 consider certain nominations
On the doors being re-opened.
The Senate adjourned over until Tuesday
House of Representatives.
MIR. FarnSHurth, IF Illinois. said that he
and his friends had been sitting here tnr
nearly three weeks, anxious 10 effect an or
ganizatiun He did not wish 10 throw any
impedrnent III the way Of the election OF Il
Speaker. They had been met here with
Speechos and resolutions with regard 10 Il
pamphlet. and in relation to II certain speech
Of Mr.. Seward: and they had been threatened
even ifthey should elect Republican Speak
or, the Union would he dissolved instanter
lie then proceeded 10 read extracts from the
Richmond Enquirer Of June II. 1857; June
iSjG, and other dates, t. show that that pa
per--conducted by Richie, Pryor, and Dun,
navant-utterri' 'rrepressible doctrine SEN
timents more extreme than had Coy. Seward.
Among these extracts were words something
like the following: There will be II war be-
tween the two system raging everywhere
until the one conquers and the other is eXter-
minated" He said that Mr.. Hammond. OF
the Senate, had presented similar sent
nents about an ''irrcpressible conflict"
lie said he did not intend IL say much on
this subject. but to present 10 the House ut
tie treasure, called the BLACK Diamonds, Il
book which the Constitution newspaper oi
that city had urged the circulation Of rs u
book presenting the true condition OF slavery
in the South 1t comprises series OF letters
written bv u man by the name OF Pollard, t.
some friend in the North. This book recon-
mends the re-upening Of the African slave
trade, on the ground that importing negroes
by their own will, as apprentices Tor any
number of years would not be evadinS exls'
ting laws. lie Intercepted gentleman Oh
the other side, rs To whether they endorsed
the sentiments in thar buok-a work whIct
had been recommended by the organ oil The
Democratic party.
Nir. Cobb, OF Ala, responded that he wa
not in favor of the slave trade, and sal.
new, speak OUT, you that don't endorse til,
Helper hook" daughter and applause.)
Mr.. Miles, of ). Z. said that he wunIc
deprecale any INVASION of any law OF TN
land, and was not prepared 10 favor IN,
opening OF the slave trade. No man heiev
ell that the slave trade could he opened II
prescut Union. He wanted 10 ask the gen
ieman, if he was in favor OF repeating Tn,
might've slave law?
Mr. Farn>worth-l will reply to that atte
awhile. tLaughter.)
Nr Reagan, of Texas declared that he lar
been elected III opposition to the opening I"
the slave trade lie demanded that Mr.
Furnsworth should speak like man, AM
say whether he was in favor Of the doctrine
Of the Helper Book. (Applause.)
Mr. Farnswurth's reply was interrupte'
by,
Mr.. Stanton, nf OHIO, who lisclaiined FOL
himself, the idea Of the Helper Book encour
aging slave revolt. lApplauSe.)
The Clerk declared Tint il the applause wa
continued he would order the galleries 10 h'
cleared.
After much discussion. Mr.. Bonham, OF
5. T., declared that he had no idea OF reopen
ING the slave trade i'll the Union.
Mr.. McRae, of Miss. said that he was
individually in favor OF re-opening the trad,
hy law: but that such was not the position
OF the Democratic party i'll Mississippi.
Alter aiunning discussion as to the con
stitutonality Of the laws making penal The
slave trade, Mr. Crawford, Of Ga., said tina
he was not in favor OF re-opening that trade
Mr.. farnsworth, continuing SAID that ~
far As Helpers book might be construed TO ex
cite seryile instruction he did not endorse II
lie did not think those passages had beel
fairly construed There were sentiments II
1t that he did not endorse. The most obnox
To- doctrines in the book were buta new
phase Of Mr.. Douglas "untrIendly leSlsla
tlon." lie said he did not believe there was
one man in his district who would assist IL
u raid upon the South.
Mr. Miles. of 5. c., mentioned that he hac
seen letter showing the organization OF 4
foray party iii the gentleman district, n
Chicago
Mr.. Farnsworlh said he thought the let
ter "A hoax.
Mr.. Miles enqnirel what course the Chi
cage Democrat, had taken i'll regard to join
Brown!
Mr.. Farnsworth said that the ChIcag,
Democrat had supported Sam Houston to'
the Presidency.
Mr.. Miles denied that that was a fair an
swer What III the world had Sam Houston
10 do with the course of the Chicago Dem
ocra, in regard 10 John B,own? (Laug liter.
Mr.. Farn>worth admitted that the Ch
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