The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-12-30
CONGREGATIONAL.

Wc out Pefhaps ~ tue Etsk VI Ill
health. 80
MIR. Taylor asked that some gen
tle,han on the other side would pai
off with his colleague.
\ Mr.. Grow said they had heart
that appeal every day. Was it fail
to ask any gentleman present to pail
off with hims ,..
Pairs were usually made by indi,
vidusls themselves, and in case,
where both parties had to be absent
Mr.. Taylor said the question re.
solves itself into one Of courtesy, and
under the circumstances he consid.
cred that IL was proper to make a
pair.
| II bis appeal was not responded
to, he suggested to the gentlemen on
the Democratic side that they have
recourse to those familiar methods
which would have the effect of pre-.
venting a vote.
Mr.. Grow thought It was a bad
practice for one side coming into the
uouse and asking the other to offset
their sbsentees.
! Mr.. Clemens, Of Virginia, said
that he had a right to know what
policy the Republican side intended
to whether they intended to
take advantage of the absentecs.
Mr.. Grow knew OF no understand
ing among his party on that point,
and repeated what he before said.
The conversation ended by some
gentleman saying that when the
proper time comes there would be no
difficulty in finding a pair for Mr..
Landrum.
Mr. Hickman, of Pennsylvania
made an Intellectual appeal to act on
his resolution proposing the adoption
Of the plurality rule.
Mr.. Hollnsn, Of Indiana, said the
question OF slavery had not yet been
settled. Although there seemed to
be an approximation to that end, dif
ferent and conflicting views are en-
'tertained on the subject; but he was
Of the number who hold that Con
gress has 10 jurisdiction, under any
circumstances whatever, over slavery
in the territories, Lecause it is do
mes,ic institution. the Kansas Ne
braska Act giving the people tie
right to control their domestic il sti.
tutions il their own way. The
position Of a portion ol the South
was that slavery, 10y the Constitution,
goes into the territories. and when
there it 10 the duty Of Congress to
protect it by direct legislation. But
this is Is unsupported by the Con-
stitution as the other doctrine held
by the Republican party, namely.
that Congress possesses the power to
exclude slavery from oil our terrific
rics.
Whenever gentlemen talk about
dissolving the Union they touch TIE
great heart of this nation. There
nev er could be necessity for a
dis cussion Of the question in the
al sence Of propriety and feasibility
Of such q measure.
He presented the views of pinkney
of South Carolina, Patrick Henry
Jackson and others, against tho as-
sumed right OF state to secede from
the Upion, which being the act oi
the whole people could not be dis
mt mbered except by their explicit
act. He looked upon his doctrine
OF secession as an assertion higher
than the law doctrine. These cx
,treme views came from the extreme
North and South, while the ccntra
portions Of this country were con
servstive.
), Indiana was one OF the most con
servative states Of the Union, as i:
shown in all her ast history; anc
, she would never consent that tl.t
Ohio River, which washes hel
= Southern border, should be tn,
boundary line between the Cenfcde
:. racies. Ilo closed with a glowin;
4 eulogium on tho Union.
Mr.. John Cochrane, OF New York
next addressed the House. lie dc
> MED that the Union meetings wer
= OF no account, as has been asserted
+ they prepare tho public mind 70
( action.
Il He declared that tho Union was i
!, no danger, but strongly censured tn
linfiammatory course OF the Abol
y tionists and Republicans, in endeav
B. oring to bring about such an even
He asserted that the Union wa
:. in no danger as long as the Demo
" mocracy of tho North stand firm o
;, ~ the priciples Of the Constitution =
in Whatsoever the feelings OF the Sout
CD the North will protect and suppo
). it in every right. No crisis ca
o. approach that will paralyze the arl
he Is Of the Democracy. They will star
is, and always have stood firm by the
fellow Democratic all over the Unio
After q call of the House ii
:. =, fourteenth ballot was taken:
" Whole number OF votes 22S; ne
essary to Q choice, 115; Sherm,
III; McOlernsnd 81; Botsler 8
Bsrksdale Is; scattering 81.
d FIgrsENTH BALLor-Whole nur
Der Of votes 228; necessary to
choice ia; Sherman 10; Boteler 4
= McClernand as; Barksdale 10; &C,
=, tering "a. ...
10. SIXTEENTH BALLoT-Whole nul
g. Der Of votes 1913; necessary to
choice 112; Sherman 109; Boteler
- McClernsnd 28. Remainder SC
tering. Adjourned.
SENATE.--Mr. johnson, ofTenn
RS see, introduced the Homestead b
which was read twice.