Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-03-13

out the abuses, corruptions and extrava-
gances of this Administration. But at
the very commencement of the session
it was quite evident that the irrepressible
conflict was still going on, and that it
was not to be permitted by gentlemen to
1t " eharged that the Republican
party was sectional, because they had
no members here from the slave States
but they would have them in course
of time.
He wished to know how long it would
be before the Democratic party would be
subjected5to the same charge, for in the
North their numbers are growing less,
as the policy of the party becomes more
thoroughly developed.
He explained and sustained the Re
publican platform. His party should be
judged by that platform, and not by the
views of the extreme men of South Car
olina and Mississippi The Republi-
cans stand where the fathers of the Re-
public stood, and like them maintained
that Congress did and should exercise
power for the expulsion of slavery from
the Territories.
SENATE.-Mr: Seward presented Pc
tition of the citizens of Brooklyn in fa-
vor of the Homestead bill. He also
presented the petition of 500 citizens of
Berks and Bucks counties, Pennsylvania,
asking for protection On coal and iron.
Mr. Sumner introduced resolution
instructing the judiciary Committee to
inquire into the expediency of appoint
ing Commissioner to revise and arrange
in proper form the statutes of the Uni
ted States.
The bill making appropriations to
carry into effect the treaty stipulation
with the Indians of Washington and Or
egon, was reported from the Finance
Committee, and passed.
I'D u: WASHINGTON. March 8, 1860.
THE SCENE IN THE HOUSE
A scene of great excitement occurred
in the House yesterday, while Mr.. Van
wyck was speaking. 1 send you the
Globes report to show you how South
ern men behave In the course of his
remarks Mr. Vanwyck said: Gone other
gentleman spoke of Massachusetts, burn
ing witches in the ancient times. Does
he not know that your own people burn
slaves at the stake, and yet that seems to
awaken no horror in your minds"
Mr.. Davis, of Mississippi, interrupt
ing: 1 Ipronounce the gentleman liar
and scoupdrel. pronounce the gentle
mans assertion false-utterly false Mr..
Vanwyck-My time is short and hope
not to be interrupted. Mr.. Davis, of
Mississippi-You have no right to utter
such foul and false SANDERS Mr.. Cart
rell-I rise to point of order 1t is
that no member upon this floor has a
right to libel the people of any section
of this country and then deny the rep
resentatiyes of the people the right to
reply. pronounce that assertion made
by the gentleman false and unfounded.
TCries of order on the Republican side. I
Mr.. Vanwyck-I have heard such words
before, and am not to be disturbed OF
interfered with by any clustering OF
that sort. l am not here to libel any
part of the Union .., -.
Mr.. Davis, of Miss.-Will you go out
side of the District of Columbia and test
the question of personal courage with
any Southern man?
Mr.. Vanwyck-I travel anywhere, and
without fear of any one. For the first
eight weeks of this session you stood
upon this floor continually libeling the
North and the people of the Free States,
charging them with treason and all man.
ner of crimes, and now you are thrown
into great rage when l tell you a few
facts.
Mr.. Davis-Mr. Chairman.
The Chairman (NIr. Washburne, Of IL
linois)-The gentleman from New York
cannot be interrupted except by a point
of order; and the Chair appeals to gen
tlemen of the Committee not to violate
the rules of the House The Chair
trusts they will not do so.
Mr.. Davis, of Miss shall observe
them, sir, if others do, but | certainly
will not permit Southern people to be
slandered.
Mr. Vanwyck- If gentlemen are SO
sensitive in regard to their own feelings,
[ ask them to be as sensitive also to the
feelings of others. If they were we
would not have such wholesome denun-
Citations of the people of the North as
we had during the first eight weeks Of
this session. .i- Del. 4e r
WASHINGTON, March 9, 1860.
The House Committee, on Public Ex-
penditures are busily engaged upon the
subject of the Public Printing, extend
ing their Investigations into all its
branches. They have not learned any
new or material facts. The Senate
Printing Investigating Committee, ami
mated by laudable desire to make po-
litical capital, have resolved to extend
their inquiries beyond the limits assigned
them in the Senate resolution, and are
about summoning Ford and Defrees be-
fore them in the hope Of detecting some
great swindle connected with the cleo
ton of the former. | doubt whether
they will obey, but if they do a mares