Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-12-14

MONDAY. Dec. II.


Mr.. Trumbull presented petition of citizens for i'm
proving, by Congress, Of sth street cast
Mr.. Mallory gave notice Of bill to amend the patcn
laws so as to prevent fraud.
Mr.. Davis offered a resolution authorizing the appoint
ment OF committee of three to wait the President
and inform him that IL was ready to receive any CON
municaton he might be pleased to make IL agree
TO.
II is understood that the object OF this is to PERM
inc resident to make some nominations TO the Senate
Mr Bigler called up his resolution relating to IN
ministers OF the city officiating chapains for the Sen
ate
Mr. Wilson was opposed to it. and though, /, best tina
some minister Of the city should be elected Chaplain
the Senate.
Mr. Bgler modified his resolution so as to invite tn
the ministers of the city ociate and then paw then
compensation at the end of the session.
Mr.. Brown moved that Thursday be apart as a da,
for the election of Chaplain to the Senate; which
| agreed to.
Mr.. Iverson, arising to personal explanation, com
planned of Misrepresentation of his in Con
stftioa. lie there charged stating that portion
OF the Democratic party OF the North sympathzed viii
old Brown and his invasion. He stated the reverse
and believed that the Democracy of the North had
sympathy in any way with such acts He thought tina
the Democratic party unsourd N the North on IN,
question of a territorial pocy-a subject of most vita
interest to the Southland that they would finally end in
being AbolitioniEed
Mr.. Bgler said he heard the remarks of the Senator
from Georgia with amazement the other day, and pro
ceeded TO deny that portion of the Democratic
sympaihized with the invasion OF Brown In had been
denounced in all portions of the land nv the Democratic
knew OF the effect OF his remarks in the North about the
roitenneSs of the Democratic party
The policy OF the Douglas portion OF the Democracy
was as fatal to the South that OF the Wimot provo
The prevented the taking of slaves into the Terrific
reS by express legislation and the other ngen
Gus and unsophistical method of preventing it
portion of the Democracy divided on the terri.
toria question: but neither portion had any sympathy
with the Abolition Republican party. lie believed
a. all knew, that Congress neither established abolish
ed slavery in the Territories but left it the common
law and that of the fugitive slave law protect such
property and when there any infringement on pri-
waite rights that question for the Judiciary to set
tie aud the federal govrrnnent bound see the
laws executed.
Mr. B. defended the imputaons cast on the party by
the Senator and stated that the Democracy had ever
stood up in defiance Of the rights of the South solid
bulwark
Mr. Pugh said he glad that the Senator from Gcor
ga had given his disclaimer to what he had said the 9TH
er day about the Democratic party and wanted know
II his sentiments those of the Democracy of the
South If So he desired to know it. and it should be
known to the party before the meeting of the Charleston
Convention At the proper time, he should ask the Sen.
ator three questions but would not interrupt the
Senator who had the tioor
Mr.. lverson said ne willing and ready to answer
the Senator at any time.
The resolution relating to the invasion of Harper's
Ferry taken up.
Mr. johnson, OF Tennessee proceeded to address the
senate in review of the platform of the Republican par
", read by the Senator from illinois, Mr. Trumbulll
the other day. conending that when the Declaration of
Independence formed the trainers did consider
He desired know the Republicans intended to place
African equal footing with the white race in the
Territories over which they claimed sovereign power
Mr. proceeded at length to speak Of the position Of
the Republican party.
Mr.. Trumbu explained 1t was the abstract truth that
all men were created equal, but when TO form
governments and organize society, all persons don't
have equal rights The assertion in the republican plat
FORM copied from the Declaration of Independence
was merely enuncaton Of great natural right in the
organization of society We infringe as little as possible
no i
therefore, we do in Illinois make distinction between
the whites and blacks and also between the political
rights of men and women.
Mr.. johnson asked him, if Arizona was colonzed and
hled up altogether with free coored people would he be
willing to admit It as State upon equal footing with
the other States Of the Couiederacy.
Mr.. Trumbull answered that he would not admit any
community applying to become member Of the con
federacy, by the admission of which he supposed he was
endangcring the peace OF the Union itself.
In his Judgment, there distinction made between
the white and black races-made by Omnipotence. He
did not believe these could live happily and
pleasantly together each enjoying equal rights without
one domineerng the other. Therefore he Adyoca-
ted the policy OF separating these by adopting
system TO rid the country of the black becomes
free He would say he should be prepared under
the existing state of things, to admit sovereign
State of this Union community of negroes Indians
either.
Mr.. Johnson thanked him for that admission and then
proceeded TO show whence John Browns foray origna
ted and read extracts from JeersOns works and other
documents showing that both the elder Adams and John
Quincy Adams contemplated the idea of dissolution Of
the Union. John Adams refused contribute to iu
stituon of learning in a Southern State because when
the Union. should be dissolved it would be in his
section.
Mr.. johnson also took up Mr.. Stewards Rochester
speech reading copious embracing the portion
speaking Of the irrepreS5le conflict between slave labor
and free labor lie denied that there such conflict
The only conflict between labor and capital and there
was always antagonism He spoke eoquenty in the de-
fence Of the Union. He would rather, he said see this
country involved IN hosties with every civilized
try on earth than engaged in civil seryle war; and
he went on TO denounce John Brown in strong
a horse thief aud murderer in Kansas He was sur
prsed he said TO hear Mr.. Dooitte apologize for him
the other dav
OF Browns act The people of the North have sym-
patty for his crime, hut many have sympathy with the
individual himself lie had stated facts and cir.
cumstances proceeding this difficulty, endcayorng 10
point the school in which Brown was educated to
take life upon the slavery question He now read some
extracts from the history Of Kansas by Governor cars
private secretary corObOratng his previous statements
and he declared that bad and wicked a. the foray was In
Virginia, it sinks into insignifcance when compared
With the iUrsy led into Kansas by David r. Atchison
One Of Brown aud his twenty men against great
State but what that when compared with the invasion
OF Kansas with almost FIVE thousand men, when at the
time OF the Invasion, there were not three thousand
voters in the whole tcrritOryy
Mr.. johnson continued his remarks in denuncaton of
brown, quoting the letter Of Mrs. Doyle Gov. WISE
IL seemed like righteous reribuiion that Brown and his
two sons should lose their lives for the murder Of Doyle
Mr. Davis reported that the committee appointed to
wait on the President had discharged that duty and that
he informed them he would send in an executive com.
munication tomorrow.
On motion Of Mr. Mallory the Senate adiourneJ
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. hilgore said his friends on the Republican side
wished 20 proceed TO organization. They did not
shrink from responsibility, aud the proper time would
discuss the agtating question. lie would endeavor 20
show who was In the wrong, and examine the account TO
sec how H stands while they had been told there was TO
| be dissolution Of the national cO-partnership
Mr. Maynard sought 10 introduce a resolution providing
for the appointment Of chairman until Speaker can be
elected This due 10 the order and dignity Of the
l House, IN order 70 preserve order
Mr. stewart Of Maryland, said that there should be
comparison Of views. A the candidate Of the Republi-
cans had placed himself on sectional platform how conid
u De expected any Southern could give TO him his
support Shefmans recommendation Of the compend of
The Helper book would stick TO him like the POISONED
shirt Of Ne,su'. lie declared that he could not vote for
| the plurality rule.
He never would consent 20 for the adoption of the
plurality rule. II hs opinion that the Union meet.
ings now being bold would amount 20 nothing and would
be deluson without corresponding action He appeal.
cd 70 gentlemen 10 iorego their zcctiouasm. ne did
not ask them 10 indorse slavery but 20 vindcate the
right Of the States Mr. Stewart continued his remark
"a u fIo Of