Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-26
LATEST NEWS.
By TELFGRAPH
TO THE WORCESTER DAILY SPY
THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
FRIDAY, May %.
SENATE.


slavery which was not likely to be the case.
1t was useless to bring forward the future to
make mischief in the present He advocated
peace and quiet All parties had been wrong,
and contributed Ito mutual irritation. He vas
not going to be tied to the heels OF the demo-
cratic or any other party. The question was
taken on Mr.. Browns amendment, that inter
vention was now needed, aud was lost-yeas
., nays AZ. The yeas were Brown, Hale,
Iverson, johnson of Arkansas, and Lane.
Mr.. CoLLAMER offered an amendment to the
effect that no Intervention by Congress in the
territories ever would be required. The
amendment was lost-yeas l6, nays 80.
Mr.. CLINGMANs resolution that no neces.
slty now existed for the intervention of Con-
gress to protect slave property in the terrific
RES was adopted-ycas 70, nays %, as follows :;
lEAs-Messrs. Bigler Bingham Bragg Chandler,
Gnhgmani Collamer, Crittenden, Dixon. Doolittle,
Eo0te, Grimes Hale lIamlin Harlan, Johnson of
Tennessee, kennedy, Latham, Polk Pugh, Sim
mons, Ten Eyck, Toombs, rrumbull, Wade, Will
NAYs-Messrs. Benjamin, Bright, Brown, Ches-
nut, Clay, Davis Fitzpatrick, Green hammond,
Hunter Iyerson, Lane, Mallory, Mason, Nicholson,
Pearce, Powell, Rice, salisbury, Sebastian, odell,
Wigtall, Iuee
The fifth resolution was taken up. 1t was
as follows =
Resolved, That if experience should at any
time prove that judicial and executive authOri.
ty do not possess the means to insure adequate
protection to constitutional rights in terri
tory, and if territorial government should tail
or refuse to provide necessary remedies for
that purpose, it will be the duty of Congress
to supply such deficiency.
MIR. CLINGMAN offered the following, to come
In at the end OF the fifth resolution =
provided it is not hereby intended to as.
sert, at this time, the duty of Congress to pro-
vide a system of laws for the maintenance of
slavery"
Mr.. GREENE was surprised that such prop.
ositiOn should come from southern man.
Mr.. IvERsON was for an assertion of cOnsti-
tutional rights in a bold and manly manner.
He charged Clingman with acting under fear
of offending the north.
Mr.. PUGH moved to strike out the words
''at this time" and to add them at the end of
the words "as a political institution"
Mr.. GRIMES moved as an amendment the
words cor until after the ensuing presidential
election" (Laughter.) The resolution was
was withdrawn. Mr.. PuGH's proposition was
lost
Mr. CAMERON desired to add at the ends of
his proyiso the words cor any other species of
property" The chair decided that the
words could not be added except by general
consent.
Mr., CLINGMAN's proviso was rejected-Y cas-
r. nays 81. The yeas were Clark, Clingman,
Dixon, Footc, Foster, Hall, Hamlin Latham,
Pugh, Ten Eyck Trumbu and Wilson.
Mr.. BRowN offered the following as sub
stitute for the fifth resolution =
Resolved, That experience having already
shown that the constitution and common law
unaide1 by Stltutary enactments will not at
ford adequate and sufficient protection to slave
property, some of the territories having failed.
md oil To
ments, it has become the duty of Congress to
interpose and pass such law as will afford to
slave property in the territories that protec.
ton that is given to other kinds of property"
MIR. WIGFALL opposed the substitute, and
sad that somehow or other the senator from
Mississippi BROWN and the senator from
North Carolina (Clingman) pursued Il course
to embarrass the action OF the south, and boil
ster up the fortunes of man who had proved
himself unsound. He would not however,
question the gentlpmen's motives only to show
the effect OF their action.
Mr.. BROWN replied to these reflections. He
did not admit the right OF the senator lrou
Texas to lecture him He denied any desire
to embarrasS the action OF the party or of any
senator. In reply TO the charge that he ia
vored Douglas, he said he would support the
nominee of the Richmond convention, if he
was sound man on clean platform. But
ii Il mere series Of distractions were presented
he would not. He would then sever his con
nection with the national democratic party.
Mr.. HALE suggested that republicans take
no part in the vote on these resolutions, as it
seemed to be a democratic family affair.
Mr.. HALE thought Mr. Wigfall did grea
injustice to northern democrats, if he supposed
the adoption OF Browns resolution, or any
other, would embarrass the northern democ
racy They could not stagger the democracy
in his (lIale's state by any resolutions tina
might be passed. At the next state conven
ton they would declare they had always Ell
tertained these sentiments. He complimenteC
Browns course as consistent, for if the princi
piles embodied In the resolutions were correct
now was the time for action.
A personal coloquy ensucd between MessrS
Hale and Davis.
Mr. Brown said three votes were enough t
save Sodom.
Mr. TooMBs offered an amendment that ac
ton of Congress should be within the limits Q
constitutional power Adopted.
Mr.. TRUMBULL had no objection to the res
olution as it stood as a mere abstract PROPOSE
ton. He offered an amendment that there
no constitutional right to take and hold slave
in the territories. Rejected by yeas II, nay
81. The fifth resolution was adopted by yea
80, nays 2. Messrs. Hamlin and Trumbul
We're the only negatives, The sixth resolu
ton was reported as follows -
Resolved, That the inhabitants of a territor
of the United States when they righltuliy tOrI
constitution to be admitted as state ma
then Tor the first time, like the people OF a sta
when forming a new constitutio decit
for themselves whether slavery as a domest
institution shall be maintained or prohibitC
within their jurisdiction, and that they shall
received into the Union with or without slav
ry as their constitution may prescribe at IL
time of their admission
Mr. WILSON moved the following as a su
stitute -
Resolved, That slavery is against natur
rights, aud can only exist where it is uphe
by local and municipal law, and that the col
stitution neither creates, establishes, nor a
thOriZes Congress to create and esablis
slavery, nor guarantees the right to any persc
to take into or hold slaves in a territory, al
that slavery being wrong in itself and prejud
cial to the rights of freemen and the interest
free labor it is the duty Of Congress to preve
its extension into the territories OF the Unit
States.
The substitute was rejected by yeas g. ma.
49, The resolution was adopted by yeas 3
nays II.
The seventh resolution, relating to the fug
tive slave law, was taken up
Mr. Ten EYCK would vote for the reso
ton
Mr.. HALE was in favor of carrying out til
provisions of the constitution Tor the rendltit
of fugitives from labor, but was opposed
the provisions of the act of 1850. Discussit
ensued between Messrs. Hale and Mason as
the merits OF the fugitive slave law of lo5
A resolution offered by Mr.. Kennedy as 4
amendment to the seventh resolution, was wit
drawn.
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