Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-12-14
ELEGR A PHO.
XXXVIth COngress...First Session.

ton being on the motion Of Mr. Hickman. o
Pa. to amend Fritsy's journal by inser,in,
that he had offered resolution TO adopt th
plurality rule on the vote for the Spea kership
Mr. Sickles. of N. Y-Hs would not tresps.
on the time Of the House did he not deem il
an imperative duty 10 protest agsins. much
that had been said on this floor in the cours.
| OF DISCUSSION. AS TO the sentiment OF TIE
North, the gentleman from Pe., Mr. Hickman
had avowed that the irrepressble conflict
is not in the future. but is fact, and j. pre-
sented in this hall. Mr.. Sick es said, the North
ern sentiment is otherwise. There beat in the
North millions Of hearts devoted not only to
the L lion, but to the Constitution on which it
rests, AMI these would never rnqulsh r.
their allegiance to II or be uunlirdful oil the
duty n performing the bli.alion. which
that allegiance ia insep rably re It'd and
without which their 1--we for til. Constitution
tie Union would be hypocrisy and telu-
sion. lie said MIR Hickmans view Of the
Northern sentiment is as unfoundej in DIN, OF
fact NJ the charges he makes in the name OF
the North rs we'll as reason for this fe-in. are
uni u.t fable In the course of Lis repl, to
Mr.. Ilickman's charge that thu South has vio-
lated covenants, conpac:s. AID cotnlron.-es
he referred to the history Of the aiol ,ion oil
The Constitution. and kindred subjects, to
show that there had been no violation of good
faith by the South. lie desired the antldote
to go forth with the poison. The gentleman
from Pennsylvania could not sustain him. II in
his first charge that the clause in the Constitu.
tion was a concession to freedom on tie pari
OF the South, when he Mr.. Slckl, 5, had proved
that the clause as originally repo ted by elev-
ell OF the States. was enlarged and sue aimed
on motion Of gentlemen from the North
no N staIo w h.eo
had failed to take cognizance Of or punish
those engaged in the slave trade; expeditions
with this view were fitted out, with vessels
sometimes built expressly for this purpose, and
the proceeds Of the traffic distributed in the
Nor h and East, and i all probability al the
south The late District Attorney OF New York,
Nr. Mckean gave as his opinion that more
expeditions were fitted out and sustained by
Northern capital than from any other part of
The Union. As to the charge that the South
had broken the Missouri Compromise, he ar
gued that il could rot be called Compromise
1t was an experiment and had ceased 20 have
Validity in the quarter where alone it COZ ia lie
sustained when the violent excited feelings
produced by the Repeal Of the Missouri res' rc.
;on shall have ceased, the North will a. heart.
lly regard the rrlnciple OF the Kansas. \ ebras
K bill as congenlal to the Constitution AMI on
and as entirely fair to all porti ms If the Cons
ederaey he maintained that there h,i been
no violation of the Compromises Of 1850 "a.
The genteman from Pennsylvania, had sid
that the great question to be presented in the
next Residential election was shall slavery be
allowed to 90 .nto the territories" The gentle
man had not shown any reason In Justification
OF that issue In view Of such contiGge. cy in
our affairs, as existed two or three years ago.
with reference t. Kansas, We are to understand
that it was to be brought forward as an 80
stract not as ALI existing question, but the north
does MT deserve to enter the Presidential
election on any such question. When the
people at the north witness the inevitable re
suit of the doctrine OF the irrepressibe conflict,
and the acts of fanatics and traitors, invading
the peaceful mes and fresides, and creating
alarm and dread, when they find such are the
consequences Of giving an ascendency to Sec
tional party, they viii sweep ii out of exist
ence summarily as they woail d.!ve away
the enemy from their own doors
WAsulNG1oN, Dec 3-SEsA18-Alr. King
of N. Y, pre-vnted petition from Daniel F.
Tieman, Mayor of New York, and n nuulred
and three others, favorlug the passage Of the
Homestead Bill. and opposing mouopoly Of
the public lands.
MIR. Mason, Of Va, offered resolution to ap
point committee of investigation to inqulre
into the Harrers Ferry invasion.
Then cane up Mr.. Gary, OF Ala, who said
he wished to know where We stand. Let there
be no concealment. The Senators on the 9th.
er side profess to respec, the Constitutional
rights OF the South, aud declare they will pre-
serve and maintain them II that declaration
be sincere, and the Republican party will aeep
their pledge, there is no cause for complaint
but the South has good reason to distrust these
professions when the con .uct Of the Opposi-
iion Senators are SO different One Senator
tire .ts the whole matter as q levity which
would be offensive if he did not always treat
every subject in tn same manner. aid he will
probably die like kobelas, with Jest on his
i,s, and never wake to the responsibility OF
life and death until he is cal ed to ia gmeut.
Another ridicules the cowardce, weakness and
impotence Of the Sou tn in suffering haL diul
of n en- to seize the narsenal at Harners Ferry
in the face of fifteen hundred inhabitants An
other explains, as with newly discovered opn.
ions Of Washington, Jefferson, and Others, faith
ers and trainers OF the Decla alton OF Indepen-
dence and the Federal Constitution. disapprov-
ing of slavery. Anoth er endeavors t. excite
domestic di-sension and discord within our own
ranks at the South, by appealing to the non
slaveholders to come to the support Of the Re
publican party, profering to vindcate their
rights and rescue them from the curse of sla-
very, thus striving To- scatter the dragons
teeth ever the plains Of the South, in the hope
that there will sIring Up armed men. These
the evidences OF fraternsl affection, respect,
and regard for the South. VIII ch you present.
as Wendell Phillips had said, speaking Of the
foray in Virginia, that lit was the natural re-
suit of antlslavery teaching. and for one he *
pected it,"
Mr.. Clay admired his courage and candor;
it was he truth others had predicted the same
things he then quoted from the remarks Of
Republicans, showing their hostile feelings to-
wrads the South. Gov. Chase had said he hat
ed slaveholding and Shareholders and his col
league here had said substantially the same
thing