Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-12-16


In rHE szxArf, yesterday, sftsr the election Of
Chaplain nsgs sgs eff fseas8
: llr, Clafk presented the petition os charlss r.
Andefson, praying Tor remuneration for his plan
Of the Capitol extension. - - - - =
Praying for the construction Of passenger railway
ffcn the Navy Yard . Georgetown, %. @,
Mr. 6win presented the petition or Frederick
8 Is syiss syssas se & ssass ass s.e: i e: law VIII IL
enable the people 10 enjoy the benefits insrnded to
,. conferred on them by the Continental Congress
when Il esabiishsd tie decimal system 81 cur
1rencys compntation, and coinage. ssssAe9
HousH -Mr Crawford, Of Ga, was addressing
Ing subject of discussics @ st this dsy " VI. slavery
II was Esele9 TO talk Of settlement OF that ques-
ton for the slavery feeling was never stronger
At than II II 1t this day, while the pro-
srfof The qdsssioa now now was, siaseiy W Without s~
the Union or no slavery and the Union He and
his constituents had taken their position on that
question, and the North bad taken; IT. position.
North by tarin, by bounties upon fsh, by the
navigation lava nor yet upon the subject Of
slavery He refefred % The statement u Mr..
Hickman that hve compromises had been vie-
receive al the benefits on her side Of the bargain.
Proceeded 70 show that the statement was tue In
CO as Il. e the Msps
therein set forth, and branding the endorses Of
the work a. traitors and disunionists,
He now bad the pleasure TO anIoance that his
tained. He alluded TO the Union meetings being
held In the Noffhern Statcs When the. No -t6
would repeal their personal liberty bills, throw
open thef jaiis for the use Of the South and per-
violating their right, then the south would
believe I'm their penltence. Notwithstanding al
their Union meetings, Massachusetts, would give
a sfsy ,hogssnd msjoflt fcs tSs Republican c.ndi:
Bcslon ansetng, that Ill the politicai infueaces
dominsnt In The North were founded on bitter
hendish hatred of the f3oufhsJ nsssefsf
Mr.. Gooch, of Massachusetts, said he believed
every other man In Massachusetts except Mr
Cushing knew that the sentiment was false. utcs
! :. Mr.. Crawford would reply 70 that by saying
there was Applause and .cIies Of good in response
10 the sentiment In Faneuil ALL The free States
had majority Of any seven ON This noor, . ma
joty of six in the Senate, and majority Of sixty
three In the Electoral College. Now, what did
they propose 10 do' First, they would repeai the
District Of Cslumbia; then abolish the slave trade
between the States; sad, finally, exclude slavery
from the Territories. ss9 b.es 4 Il ss5e7 ssf -
His only fear Wa that the Harper's Ferry ont.
break would prevent Republican success. He
was ready toilet them get control of this Govern.
ment In order TO test this question. They had now
four millions Of slaves In fthe South, and they
tsonisss and :Blsck Republican, Of the .NortS
Brown bad said Beechef that he oughtto preach
in the South. and asked why he did mot come on
He repeated, why did he not come ont sspse
Mr.. .Kilgore. Of Ind, /, aid Il was becsuse free.
eom Of speech is denied at the South, and hs
might get apcoat Of tar and fssthess ssrgaf H3sd
Mr., Crawford said he wouldn not only be denied
liberty Of speech, hut persoaAi liberty, and would
be swung higher than Hamans "a pplause.l 4 Fol-
himseh. e. nd he knew be spoke the ssutimeaE oi
every Democrat from Georgia In the House. he de.
ciared that he never would submit to TIE inaugu.
ration Of Black Republican President. "A "a o.
plauss and hines.l ~ 81 7 5.T71i -I'~rt =.
Mr., Gilgore inquired how he wonll ore vent II
detssmine. : Thev did not propose 10 piye ttei
cnimies any sinformntioa- on fhe subject. His
people nsd eeen tsiktsg about equality In ths