New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-01
XXXVITH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, Jan. 81,


A communication was received from the Commits
sioner Of Pa ents, shifting the meteorological OBJ
terysons for 1852 which be thought OF sufficient ln-
terest to be printed Referred.
Mr.. INVERSION Dem Ga introduced bill to car
ry out the provisions of the Fifteenth Article OF the
Treaty with Mexico.
Mr. FITCH Dem Tnd) introduced resolution to
print 1900 extra sopies OF the Presidents Message
aud accompanying documents. Adopted.
Mr. GRIMES rep, iOwa) asked to be excused
from serving the COMMITTEE on PrVAte Lana
Claims. Granted.
Mir. DOUGLASS resolution called mp.
Mr.. HUNTER Dem, Val said the bill itseli was
a commentary oil the state OF The umes III Which we
i've Ii is DOtOrOu, fact that the slavehOdnR States
are armed to-day not 70 repe foreign INVASION but to
defend themselves from invasion from confederate
States. What is this Union, aud what the eleme hts
that compose it In tue northeast section there exists
a MONOPOLY of manufactures and Navigation In tne
West they find il more profitable TO raise STOCK In
the South they find beet % plant and raise the great
STAPLES of cotton aud Tice In the Pacific States another
interest prevails These not conflicting INTERESTS
hint depepdeut on each other The exports OF the South
are two hundred millions and freight some seventy
five millions more. The cOastng trade amounts 10 q
large sum- Taking all things t7sether y Is Ia u
20 nnrose that in the North Eastern States there are
three 10 four hi lions of people dependent upon S0ut
ern commerce. Thus these interests are OF mutu'1 as
sisieDce TO each other what has oeeh tue Wv
n Government on these different SECTIONS lhe
coastinp and navigation interests have been raoeu
unser the protection ana influence OF UoNernmeu "a
AID the same might be ssd OF manufacturing anu tuo
complain but was merely stating facts Inc lnnu,
anrf az lie South al ways has been conservative au1
always Ipuet be. The shareholders represent o1'n
lsbor and capital and therefore decide justly DC,
tween both. The South, from interest as Wen
a. nrinciple has always been the watcn-d0g o,
the Constitution and guarded II we'll Wule All
these other interests were supported Dy 'ho ~
eulmept the South had never asked lor one uVi-
lar e1cert In the case of few sugar planters; VINO
were but a small portion Of the Sooth. Inc Chlol
If the States and OF these different interests Is now
perfect III der the Constitution and might De compared
10 mighty arch by whose concentrated strength We
are enabled 70 sustain such social supersuucIure dc
IL perhaps UNPARALLELED IN the history oil man ana Is
il NOT apparent that the very Keystone OF TINS arc
consists in the black marble cap-stohe, vi
African Slavery: and were IL hheh away ~, We
xsboIs fabric wound fall 20 pieces. Possibly
oetbiuO might be buh out of these detached pillars
md coipmns but il will be capable OF SUSTAINING Ine
weight that might safely be paced on Tue cohsou %
arch II might be supposed That me keystone VI %
,ast structure would be safe from assault YET
stTanCe 10 cav that iBsttGtion mas Do+n mtue 'o SUI
ec Of perssient attack for nOr5 than forty year,
So1nuenced with the Missouri hestrictohl ana war
was continued by the abuse 81 the sO-caied flgh ~
petitiOD," by max NJ the balls OF GoNeIn'TT b .n
Lesfr Of acitatiOD on the subject Of slavery lho>e
ti,iors uroposed 70 abolish Slavery, IN denauce %
he Constitution in the District Of columbia ana am
10 abolish the trade IN slaves IN STATES whch 9o 80
mpch 70 amelioTate and elevate the eohuu9h VI Wv
hiscks When his labor becOmes unprOhtaDle ih one
sce he can be Transferred % another, where no eau
get "a Larger share Of his production III return lo
,shoY II was for This reason and that OF eilhas.
that the slaye transierr'd from inc WI VI W, =.
Sonth A child Of the sum- II vas seen that the Ia" "
bs hsnnness and progress consisted in constant graVl
tston toward the source from whence ne sprung -
as this marty increased We heard boldly asserted VI
the constitutional provision Ior .ne return - ig,ancs
was not 10 be ODE ed and we heard many instance
eited by the Senator from Georgia Mr.. IoohDS "
tbese sbameless syasons OF the Fugitive Slave Ia"
Ly Personal Liberty bills and other State laws Is